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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Health Care Access

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
-Western NC	875	725	79.0	74.1-83.3	150	21.0	16.7-25.9
GENDER
Male	346	274	75.2	67.0-81.9	72	24.8	18.1-33.0
Female	529	451	83.1	77.6-87.5	78	16.9	12.5-22.4
RACE
White	775	657	82.6	78.1-86.4	118	17.4	13.6-21.9
African American	38	31	84.9	66.0-94.2	7	15.1	5.8-34.0
Other Minorities	57	34	34.1	17.4-56.1	23	65.9	43.9-82.6
AGE
18-24	70	42	53.2	37.9-67.9	28	46.8	32.1-62.1
25-34	191	153	80.1	70.8-87.0	38	19.9	13.0-29.2
35-44	234	194	79.2	67.3-87.6	40	20.8	12.4-32.7
45-54	222	190	84.6	73.9-91.4	32	15.4	8.6-26.1
55-64	151	139	92.2	84.5-96.3	12	7.8	3.7-15.5
65-74	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
75+	0	0	.	. - .	0	.	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	41	44.3	28.3-61.5	36	55.7	38.5-71.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	279	226	75.4	66.3-82.7	53	24.6	17.3-33.7
Some Post-H.S.	250	213	84.3	76.1-90.1	37	15.7	9.9-23.9
College Graduate	268	244	93.6	89.8-96.0	24	6.4	4.0-10.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	17	23.2	11.4-41.3	27	76.8	58.7-88.6
$15,000- 24,999	156	98	56.5	42.9-69.2	58	43.5	30.8-57.1
$25,000- 34,999	144	120	83.8	74.6-90.1	24	16.2	9.9-25.4
$35,000- 49,999	140	130	89.1	76.4-95.3	10	10.9	4.7-23.6
$50,000-74,999	148	145	97.7	88.5-99.6	3	2.3	0.4-11.5
$75,000+	115	113	97.2	84.3-99.6	2	2.8	0.4-15.7
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

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

-Western NC

875

725

79.0

74.1-83.3

150

21.0

16.7-25.9

GENDER

Male

346

274

75.2

67.0-81.9

24.8

18.1-33.0

Female

529

451

83.1

77.6-87.5

16.9

12.5-22.4

RACE

White

775

657

82.6

78.1-86.4

118

17.4

13.6-21.9

African American

84.9

66.0-94.2

15.1

5.8-34.0

Other Minorities

34.1

17.4-56.1

65.9

43.9-82.6

AGE

18-24

53.2

37.9-67.9

46.8

32.1-62.1

25-34

191

153

80.1

70.8-87.0

19.9

13.0-29.2

35-44

234

194

79.2

67.3-87.6

20.8

12.4-32.7

45-54

222

190

84.6

73.9-91.4

15.4

8.6-26.1

55-64

151

139

92.2

84.5-96.3

7.8

3.7-15.5

65-74

. - .

75+

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

44.3

28.3-61.5

55.7

38.5-71.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

279

226

75.4

66.3-82.7

24.6

17.3-33.7

Some Post-H.S.

250

213

84.3

76.1-90.1

15.7

9.9-23.9

College Graduate

268

244

93.6

89.8-96.0

6.4

4.0-10.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

23.2

11.4-41.3

76.8

58.7-88.6

$15,000- 24,999

156

56.5

42.9-69.2

43.5

30.8-57.1

$25,000- 34,999

144

120

83.8

74.6-90.1

16.2

9.9-25.4

$35,000- 49,999

140

130

89.1

76.4-95.3

10.9

4.7-23.6

$50,000-74,999

148

145

97.7

88.5-99.6

2.3

0.4-11.5

$75,000+

115

113

97.2

84.3-99.6

2.8

0.4-15.7

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

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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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