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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,127 1,643 76.7 74.3-79.0 484 23.3 21.0-25.7
GENDER
Male 722 555 74.5 70.2-78.3 167 25.5 21.7-29.8
Female 1,405 1,088 78.6 75.8-81.1 317 21.4 18.9-24.2
AGE
18-24 176 127 64.0 53.9-72.9 49 36.0 27.1-46.1
25-34 467 360 76.1 71.0-80.6 107 23.9 19.4-29.0
35-44 531 411 77.7 72.6-82.2 120 22.3 17.8-27.4
45-54 524 405 78.3 73.7-82.3 119 21.7 17.7-26.3
55-64 429 340 80.7 75.6-85.0 89 19.3 15.0-24.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 330 224 63.0 56.0-69.4 106 37.0 30.6-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 781 570 72.3 67.9-76.3 211 27.7 23.7-32.1
Some Post-H.S. 590 466 80.2 75.8-83.9 124 19.8 16.1-24.2
College Graduate 425 382 90.2 86.2-93.2 43 9.8 6.8-13.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 379 240 61.4 55.1-67.3 139 38.6 32.7-44.9
$15,000- 24,999 489 330 65.5 59.4-71.1 159 34.5 28.9-40.6
$25,000- 34,999 300 252 84.8 79.5-89.0 48 15.2 11.0-20.5
$35,000- 49,999 281 255 89.4 84.1-93.1 26 10.6 6.9-15.9
$50,000-74,999 182 167 90.1 83.0-94.5 15 9.9 5.5-17.0
$75,000+ 139 129 92.8 85.8-96.5 10 7.2 3.5-14.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 652 498 73.9 69.2-78.1 154 26.1 21.9-30.8
No 1,386 1,080 78.5 75.7-81.1 306 21.5 18.9-24.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 234 191 84.5 78.5-89.0 43 15.5 11.0-21.5
Non-Veteran 1,851 1,411 75.1 72.4-77.6 440 24.9 22.4-27.6
Currently Serving 36 36 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 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 (MAHEC): 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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