BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,446	8,077	82.6	81.2-83.9	1,369	17.4	16.1-18.8
-Piedmont NC	4,051	3,548	84.2	82.3-86.0	503	15.8	14.0-17.7
GENDER
Male	1,529	1,304	83.2	80.1-85.9	225	16.8	14.1-19.9
Female	2,522	2,244	85.1	82.7-87.3	278	14.9	12.7-17.3
RACE
White	2,972	2,704	89.4	87.6-91.0	268	10.6	9.0-12.4
African American	816	703	84.1	79.8-87.6	113	15.9	12.4-20.2
Other Minorities	203	91	35.3	26.8-44.9	112	64.7	55.1-73.2
AGE
18-24	244	183	68.4	59.4-76.2	61	31.6	23.8-40.6
25-34	639	512	79.4	74.7-83.4	127	20.6	16.6-25.3
35-44	848	716	82.7	78.7-86.2	132	17.3	13.8-21.3
45-54	816	728	88.1	84.0-91.2	88	11.9	8.8-16.0
55-64	613	540	89.0	84.8-92.1	73	11.0	7.9-15.2
65-74	469	458	96.7	92.5-98.6	11	3.3	1.4- 7.5
75+	390	382	97.3	93.0-99.0	8	2.7	1.0- 7.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	591	449	67.1	60.8-72.8	142	32.9	27.2-39.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,075	892	79.3	75.1-82.9	183	20.7	17.1-24.9
Some Post-H.S.	953	846	87.5	83.7-90.6	107	12.5	9.4-16.3
College Graduate	1,416	1,347	94.5	92.3-96.1	69	5.5	3.9- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	362	269	67.9	59.2-75.5	93	32.1	24.5-40.8
$15,000- 24,999	665	488	66.9	61.0-72.2	177	33.1	27.8-39.0
$25,000- 34,999	403	352	83.7	76.6-89.0	51	16.3	11.0-23.4
$35,000- 49,999	547	503	90.2	85.6-93.4	44	9.8	6.6-14.4
$50,000-74,999	472	455	96.4	93.2-98.1	17	3.6	1.9- 6.8
$75,000+	661	654	98.2	94.4-99.4	7	1.8	0.6- 5.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	383	81.2	76.3-85.4	71	18.8	14.6-23.7
Guilford	446	396	85.1	79.9-89.1	50	14.9	10.9-20.1
Mecklenburg	449	404	84.9	79.3-89.2	45	15.1	10.8-20.7
Orange	452	414	84.9	75.8-90.9	38	15.1	9.1-24.2
Wake	453	397	81.5	75.6-86.3	56	18.5	13.7-24.4
Chatham/Lee	400	337	81.1	75.4-85.7	63	18.9	14.3-24.6
Nash/Wilson	380	333	83.3	77.9-87.6	47	16.7	12.4-22.1
Craven/Pamlico	455	412	88.3	83.3-92.0	43	11.7	8.0-16.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	376	83.7	78.9-87.6	62	16.3	12.4-21.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	365	74.7	67.7-80.6	91	25.3	19.4-32.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	401	79.4	73.5-84.2	76	20.6	15.8-26.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	345	67.4	52.6-79.4	81	32.6	20.6-47.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	387	78.8	73.9-83.0	89	21.2	17.0-26.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	342	75.9	69.8-81.1	78	24.1	18.9-30.2
Northeast NC I	459	387	79.2	71.3-85.4	72	20.8	14.6-28.7
Northeast NC II	512	432	81.6	76.8-85.6	80	18.4	14.4-23.2
Northeastern Partnership	971	819	80.8	76.7-84.3	152	19.2	15.7-23.3
Mountain AHEC	1,308	1,090	79.6	75.7-83.0	218	20.4	17.0-24.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,315	2,815	81.6	79.0-84.0	500	18.4	16.0-21.0
Piedmont	4,051	3,548	84.2	82.3-86.0	503	15.8	14.0-17.7
Western NC	2,080	1,714	78.1	74.8-81.1	366	21.9	18.9-25.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,446

8,077

82.6

81.2-83.9

1,369

17.4

16.1-18.8

-Piedmont NC

4,051

3,548

84.2

82.3-86.0

503

15.8

14.0-17.7

GENDER

Male

1,529

1,304

83.2

80.1-85.9

225

16.8

14.1-19.9

Female

2,522

2,244

85.1

82.7-87.3

278

14.9

12.7-17.3

RACE

White

2,972

2,704

89.4

87.6-91.0

268

10.6

9.0-12.4

African American

816

703

84.1

79.8-87.6

113

15.9

12.4-20.2

Other Minorities

203

35.3

26.8-44.9

112

64.7

55.1-73.2

AGE

18-24

244

183

68.4

59.4-76.2

31.6

23.8-40.6

25-34

639

512

79.4

74.7-83.4

127

20.6

16.6-25.3

35-44

848

716

82.7

78.7-86.2

132

17.3

13.8-21.3

45-54

816

728

88.1

84.0-91.2

11.9

8.8-16.0

55-64

613

540

89.0

84.8-92.1

11.0

7.9-15.2

65-74

469

458

96.7

92.5-98.6

3.3

1.4- 7.5

75+

390

382

97.3

93.0-99.0

2.7

1.0- 7.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

591

449

67.1

60.8-72.8

142

32.9

27.2-39.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,075

892

79.3

75.1-82.9

183

20.7

17.1-24.9

Some Post-H.S.

953

846

87.5

83.7-90.6

107

12.5

9.4-16.3

College Graduate

1,416

1,347

94.5

92.3-96.1

5.5

3.9- 7.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

362

269

67.9

59.2-75.5

32.1

24.5-40.8

$15,000- 24,999

665

488

66.9

61.0-72.2

177

33.1

27.8-39.0

$25,000- 34,999

403

352

83.7

76.6-89.0

16.3

11.0-23.4

$35,000- 49,999

547

503

90.2

85.6-93.4

9.8

6.6-14.4

$50,000-74,999

472

455

96.4

93.2-98.1

3.6

1.9- 6.8

$75,000+

661

654

98.2

94.4-99.4

1.8

0.6- 5.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

383

81.2

76.3-85.4

18.8

14.6-23.7

Guilford

446

396

85.1

79.9-89.1

14.9

10.9-20.1

Mecklenburg

449

404

84.9

79.3-89.2

15.1

10.8-20.7

Orange

452

414

84.9

75.8-90.9

15.1

9.1-24.2

Wake

453

397

81.5

75.6-86.3

18.5

13.7-24.4

Chatham/Lee

400

337

81.1

75.4-85.7

18.9

14.3-24.6

Nash/Wilson

380

333

83.3

77.9-87.6

16.7

12.4-22.1

Craven/Pamlico

455

412

88.3

83.3-92.0

11.7

8.0-16.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

376

83.7

78.9-87.6

16.3

12.4-21.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

365

74.7

67.7-80.6

25.3

19.4-32.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

401

79.4

73.5-84.2

20.6

15.8-26.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

345

67.4

52.6-79.4

32.6

20.6-47.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

387

78.8

73.9-83.0

21.2

17.0-26.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

342

75.9

69.8-81.1

24.1

18.9-30.2

Northeast NC I

459

387

79.2

71.3-85.4

20.8

14.6-28.7

Northeast NC II

512

432

81.6

76.8-85.6

18.4

14.4-23.2

Northeastern Partnership

971

819

80.8

76.7-84.3

152

19.2

15.7-23.3

Mountain AHEC

1,308

1,090

79.6

75.7-83.0

218

20.4

17.0-24.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,315

2,815

81.6

79.0-84.0

500

18.4

16.0-21.0

Piedmont

4,051

3,548

84.2

82.3-86.0

503

15.8

14.0-17.7

Western NC

2,080

1,714

78.1

74.8-81.1

366

21.9

18.9-25.2

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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