BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,316	3,740	84.4	82.5-86.2	576	15.6	13.8-17.5
-Piedmont NC	1,960	1,752	86.9	84.4-89.0	208	13.1	11.0-15.6
GENDER
Male	823	726	86.5	82.7-89.6	97	13.5	10.4-17.3
Female	1,137	1,026	87.3	83.9-90.0	111	12.7	10.0-16.1
RACE
White	1,365	1,274	92.4	90.0-94.2	91	7.6	5.8-10.0
African American	439	390	88.8	83.9-92.3	49	11.2	7.7-16.1
Other Minorities	120	56	39.9	28.5-52.4	64	60.1	47.6-71.5
AGE
18-24	127	95	71.2	59.4-80.7	32	28.8	19.3-40.6
25-34	454	390	85.0	79.6-89.2	64	15.0	10.8-20.4
35-44	583	522	87.6	83.0-91.1	61	12.4	8.9-17.0
45-54	515	489	94.6	91.2-96.7	26	5.4	3.3- 8.8
55-64	264	240	91.0	84.3-95.0	24	9.0	5.0-15.7
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	158	104	56.7	45.0-67.7	54	43.3	32.3-55.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	512	422	79.9	74.1-84.6	90	20.1	15.4-25.9
Some Post-H.S.	477	432	89.8	85.6-92.9	45	10.2	7.1-14.4
College Graduate	812	793	98.2	96.5-99.1	19	1.8	0.9- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	58	30	46.3	27.4-66.4	28	53.7	33.6-72.6
$15,000- 24,999	277	188	60.7	51.6-69.2	89	39.3	30.8-48.4
$25,000- 34,999	237	219	91.5	83.5-95.8	18	8.5	4.2-16.5
$35,000- 49,999	349	328	92.4	86.6-95.8	21	7.6	4.2-13.4
$50,000-74,999	302	293	96.3	91.3-98.5	9	3.7	1.5- 8.7
$75,000+	423	421	99.5	97.6-99.9	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	197	163	79.6	71.5-85.8	34	20.4	14.2-28.5
Guilford	230	200	83.1	75.2-88.8	30	16.9	11.2-24.8
Mecklenburg	231	211	85.5	77.2-91.1	20	14.5	8.9-22.8
Orange	221	205	88.2	78.3-93.9	16	11.8	6.1-21.7
Wake	243	219	87.1	80.4-91.8	24	12.9	8.2-19.6
Chatham/Lee	173	156	85.8	77.0-91.6	17	14.2	8.4-23.0
Nash/Wilson	181	161	85.9	78.3-91.2	20	14.1	8.8-21.7
Craven/Pamlico	186	171	90.5	82.6-95.1	15	9.5	4.9-17.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	191	163	83.1	75.6-88.6	28	16.9	11.4-24.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	195	163	76.3	62.9-86.0	32	23.7	14.0-37.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	220	194	83.5	74.7-89.6	26	16.5	10.4-25.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	193	154	60.1	38.4-78.5	39	39.9	21.5-61.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	201	167	80.8	73.2-86.7	34	19.2	13.3-26.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	188	154	78.7	70.3-85.2	34	21.3	14.8-29.7
Northeast NC I	206	174	83.8	76.8-89.0	32	16.2	11.0-23.2
Northeast NC II	214	181	79.7	71.3-86.2	33	20.3	13.8-28.7
Northeastern Partnership	420	355	81.1	75.2-85.9	65	18.9	14.1-24.8
Mountain AHEC	553	456	78.1	71.6-83.4	97	21.9	16.6-28.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,481	1,263	81.7	77.9-85.0	218	18.3	15.0-22.1
Piedmont	1,960	1,752	86.9	84.4-89.0	208	13.1	11.0-15.6
Western NC	875	725	79.0	74.1-83.3	150	21.0	16.7-25.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,316

3,740

84.4

82.5-86.2

576

15.6

13.8-17.5

-Piedmont NC

1,960

1,752

86.9

84.4-89.0

208

13.1

11.0-15.6

GENDER

Male

823

726

86.5

82.7-89.6

13.5

10.4-17.3

Female

1,137

1,026

87.3

83.9-90.0

111

12.7

10.0-16.1

RACE

White

1,365

1,274

92.4

90.0-94.2

7.6

5.8-10.0

African American

439

390

88.8

83.9-92.3

11.2

7.7-16.1

Other Minorities

120

39.9

28.5-52.4

60.1

47.6-71.5

AGE

18-24

127

71.2

59.4-80.7

28.8

19.3-40.6

25-34

454

390

85.0

79.6-89.2

15.0

10.8-20.4

35-44

583

522

87.6

83.0-91.1

12.4

8.9-17.0

45-54

515

489

94.6

91.2-96.7

5.4

3.3- 8.8

55-64

264

240

91.0

84.3-95.0

9.0

5.0-15.7

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

158

104

56.7

45.0-67.7

43.3

32.3-55.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

512

422

79.9

74.1-84.6

20.1

15.4-25.9

Some Post-H.S.

477

432

89.8

85.6-92.9

10.2

7.1-14.4

College Graduate

812

793

98.2

96.5-99.1

1.8

0.9- 3.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

46.3

27.4-66.4

53.7

33.6-72.6

$15,000- 24,999

277

188

60.7

51.6-69.2

39.3

30.8-48.4

$25,000- 34,999

237

219

91.5

83.5-95.8

8.5

4.2-16.5

$35,000- 49,999

349

328

92.4

86.6-95.8

7.6

4.2-13.4

$50,000-74,999

302

293

96.3

91.3-98.5

3.7

1.5- 8.7

$75,000+

423

421

99.5

97.6-99.9

0.5

0.1- 2.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

197

163

79.6

71.5-85.8

20.4

14.2-28.5

Guilford

230

200

83.1

75.2-88.8

16.9

11.2-24.8

Mecklenburg

231

211

85.5

77.2-91.1

14.5

8.9-22.8

Orange

221

205

88.2

78.3-93.9

11.8

6.1-21.7

Wake

243

219

87.1

80.4-91.8

12.9

8.2-19.6

Chatham/Lee

173

156

85.8

77.0-91.6

14.2

8.4-23.0

Nash/Wilson

181

161

85.9

78.3-91.2

14.1

8.8-21.7

Craven/Pamlico

186

171

90.5

82.6-95.1

9.5

4.9-17.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

191

163

83.1

75.6-88.6

16.9

11.4-24.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

195

163

76.3

62.9-86.0

23.7

14.0-37.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

220

194

83.5

74.7-89.6

16.5

10.4-25.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

193

154

60.1

38.4-78.5

39.9

21.5-61.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

201

167

80.8

73.2-86.7

19.2

13.3-26.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

188

154

78.7

70.3-85.2

21.3

14.8-29.7

Northeast NC I

206

174

83.8

76.8-89.0

16.2

11.0-23.2

Northeast NC II

214

181

79.7

71.3-86.2

20.3

13.8-28.7

Northeastern Partnership

420

355

81.1

75.2-85.9

18.9

14.1-24.8

Mountain AHEC

553

456

78.1

71.6-83.4

21.9

16.6-28.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,481

1,263

81.7

77.9-85.0

218

18.3

15.0-22.1

Piedmont

1,960

1,752

86.9

84.4-89.0

208

13.1

11.0-15.6

Western NC

875

725

79.0

74.1-83.3

150

21.0

16.7-25.9

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages included

^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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