BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	11,432	9,325	79.8	78.8-80.8	2,107	20.2	19.2-21.2
GENDER
Male	4,389	3,521	77.6	75.9-79.2	868	22.4	20.8-24.1
Female	7,043	5,804	82.0	80.8-83.1	1,239	18.0	16.9-19.2
RACE
White	8,315	7,134	85.5	84.5-86.4	1,181	14.5	13.6-15.5
African American	2,127	1,643	76.7	74.3-79.0	484	23.3	21.0-25.7
Asian	85	70	83.9	73.0-91.0	15	16.1	9.0-27.0
Native American	241	171	70.5	62.4-77.5	70	29.5	22.5-37.6
Other Minorities	596	256	36.6	31.8-41.7	340	63.4	58.3-68.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	622	284	39.2	34.4-44.2	338	60.8	55.8-65.6
-English Speaking	235	186	78.4	70.8-84.4	49	21.6	15.6-29.2
-Spanish Speaking	387	98	23.4	18.4-29.2	289	76.6	70.8-81.6
Non-Hispanic	10,801	9,035	83.3	82.4-84.2	1,766	16.7	15.8-17.6
AGE
18-24	837	576	61.4	56.9-65.7	261	38.6	34.3-43.1
25-34	2,400	1,860	74.4	71.9-76.7	540	25.6	23.3-28.1
35-44	2,827	2,315	81.1	79.1-83.0	512	18.9	17.0-20.9
45-54	2,807	2,361	84.6	82.8-86.2	446	15.4	13.8-17.2
55-64	2,561	2,213	86.9	85.1-88.5	348	13.1	11.5-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,478	860	52.3	48.9-55.6	618	47.7	44.4-51.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,335	2,583	75.8	73.8-77.7	752	24.2	22.3-26.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,025	2,537	83.7	82.0-85.4	488	16.3	14.6-18.0
College Graduate	3,586	3,339	93.3	92.2-94.3	247	6.7	5.7- 7.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,122	681	56.1	52.0-60.2	441	43.9	39.8-48.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,810	1,132	58.2	55.0-61.2	678	41.8	38.8-45.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,368	1,120	79.5	76.5-82.1	248	20.5	17.9-23.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,679	1,528	89.3	87.3-91.1	151	10.7	8.9-12.7
$50,000-74,999	1,586	1,500	93.9	92.2-95.3	86	6.1	4.7- 7.8
$75,000+	1,861	1,805	97.1	96.0-97.9	56	2.9	2.1- 4.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,090	2,406	74.9	72.7-77.0	684	25.1	23.0-27.3
No	8,001	6,662	81.9	80.7-83.0	1,339	18.1	17.0-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,144	976	86.0	83.2-88.3	168	14.0	11.7-16.8
Non-Veteran	10,105	8,174	78.7	77.6-79.8	1,931	21.3	20.2-22.4
Currently Serving	163	159	98.0	93.3-99.4	4	2.0	0.6- 6.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,432

9,325

79.8

78.8-80.8

2,107

20.2

19.2-21.2

GENDER

Male

4,389

3,521

77.6

75.9-79.2

868

22.4

20.8-24.1

Female

7,043

5,804

82.0

80.8-83.1

1,239

18.0

16.9-19.2

RACE

White

8,315

7,134

85.5

84.5-86.4

1,181

14.5

13.6-15.5

African American

2,127

1,643

76.7

74.3-79.0

484

23.3

21.0-25.7

Asian

83.9

73.0-91.0

16.1

9.0-27.0

Native American

241

171

70.5

62.4-77.5

29.5

22.5-37.6

Other Minorities

596

256

36.6

31.8-41.7

340

63.4

58.3-68.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

622

284

39.2

34.4-44.2

338

60.8

55.8-65.6

-English Speaking

235

186

78.4

70.8-84.4

21.6

15.6-29.2

-Spanish Speaking

387

23.4

18.4-29.2

289

76.6

70.8-81.6

Non-Hispanic

10,801

9,035

83.3

82.4-84.2

1,766

16.7

15.8-17.6

AGE

18-24

837

576

61.4

56.9-65.7

261

38.6

34.3-43.1

25-34

2,400

1,860

74.4

71.9-76.7

540

25.6

23.3-28.1

35-44

2,827

2,315

81.1

79.1-83.0

512

18.9

17.0-20.9

45-54

2,807

2,361

84.6

82.8-86.2

446

15.4

13.8-17.2

55-64

2,561

2,213

86.9

85.1-88.5

348

13.1

11.5-14.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,478

860

52.3

48.9-55.6

618

47.7

44.4-51.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,335

2,583

75.8

73.8-77.7

752

24.2

22.3-26.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,025

2,537

83.7

82.0-85.4

488

16.3

14.6-18.0

College Graduate

3,586

3,339

93.3

92.2-94.3

247

6.7

5.7- 7.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,122

681

56.1

52.0-60.2

441

43.9

39.8-48.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,810

1,132

58.2

55.0-61.2

678

41.8

38.8-45.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,368

1,120

79.5

76.5-82.1

248

20.5

17.9-23.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,679

1,528

89.3

87.3-91.1

151

10.7

8.9-12.7

$50,000-74,999

1,586

1,500

93.9

92.2-95.3

6.1

4.7- 7.8

$75,000+

1,861

1,805

97.1

96.0-97.9

2.9

2.1- 4.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,090

2,406

74.9

72.7-77.0

684

25.1

23.0-27.3

8,001

6,662

81.9

80.7-83.0

1,339

18.1

17.0-19.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,144

976

86.0

83.2-88.3

168

14.0

11.7-16.8

Non-Veteran

10,105

8,174

78.7

77.6-79.8

1,931

21.3

20.2-22.4

Currently Serving

163

159

98.0

93.3-99.4

2.0

0.6- 6.7

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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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