BRFSS 2004 - 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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,028	12,791	82.9	82.1-83.8	2,237	17.1	16.2-17.9
GENDER
Male	5,547	4,634	80.8	79.4-82.2	913	19.2	17.8-20.6
Female	9,481	8,157	84.9	84.0-85.8	1,324	15.1	14.2-16.0
RACE
White	11,237	9,978	88.0	87.2-88.8	1,259	12.0	11.2-12.8
African American	2,695	2,169	79.4	77.2-81.3	526	20.6	18.7-22.8
Asian	89	74	84.7	74.1-91.4	15	15.3	8.6-25.9
Native American	293	219	73.3	65.8-79.6	74	26.7	20.4-34.2
Other Minorities	623	280	37.3	32.5-42.3	343	62.7	57.7-67.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	671	329	41.2	36.4-46.1	342	58.8	53.9-63.6
-English Speaking	281	229	79.4	72.2-85.2	52	20.6	14.8-27.8
-Spanish Speaking	390	100	23.4	18.4-29.2	290	76.6	70.8-81.6
Non-Hispanic	14,337	12,448	85.9	85.2-86.7	1,889	14.1	13.3-14.8
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
65-74	1,996	1,921	95.3	93.6-96.5	75	4.7	3.5- 6.4
75+	1,525	1,474	96.9	95.7-97.8	51	3.1	2.2- 4.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,490	1,807	63.7	61.0-66.3	683	36.3	33.7-39.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,424	3,636	79.9	78.2-81.5	788	20.1	18.5-21.8
Some Post-H.S.	3,765	3,256	85.9	84.4-87.3	509	14.1	12.7-15.6
College Graduate	4,323	4,070	94.2	93.2-95.0	253	5.8	5.0- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,739	1,257	65.5	62.1-68.7	482	34.5	31.3-37.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,547	1,844	66.8	64.2-69.3	703	33.2	30.7-35.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,734	1,479	82.8	80.2-85.0	255	17.2	15.0-19.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,976	1,822	90.6	88.9-92.2	154	9.4	7.8-11.1
$50,000-74,999	1,799	1,712	94.5	93.0-95.7	87	5.5	4.3- 7.0
$75,000+	2,018	1,962	97.3	96.3-98.0	56	2.7	2.0- 3.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,796	4,052	81.2	79.5-82.8	744	18.8	17.2-20.5
No	9,784	8,379	83.9	82.9-84.8	1,405	16.1	15.2-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,935	1,738	90.0	88.1-91.6	197	10.0	8.4-11.9
Non-Veteran	12,899	10,867	81.4	80.5-82.4	2,032	18.6	17.6-19.5
Currently Serving	169	165	98.1	93.6-99.5	4	1.9	0.5- 6.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,028

12,791

82.9

82.1-83.8

2,237

17.1

16.2-17.9

GENDER

Male

5,547

4,634

80.8

79.4-82.2

913

19.2

17.8-20.6

Female

9,481

8,157

84.9

84.0-85.8

1,324

15.1

14.2-16.0

RACE

White

11,237

9,978

88.0

87.2-88.8

1,259

12.0

11.2-12.8

African American

2,695

2,169

79.4

77.2-81.3

526

20.6

18.7-22.8

Asian

84.7

74.1-91.4

15.3

8.6-25.9

Native American

293

219

73.3

65.8-79.6

26.7

20.4-34.2

Other Minorities

623

280

37.3

32.5-42.3

343

62.7

57.7-67.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

671

329

41.2

36.4-46.1

342

58.8

53.9-63.6

-English Speaking

281

229

79.4

72.2-85.2

20.6

14.8-27.8

-Spanish Speaking

390

100

23.4

18.4-29.2

290

76.6

70.8-81.6

Non-Hispanic

14,337

12,448

85.9

85.2-86.7

1,889

14.1

13.3-14.8

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

65-74

1,996

1,921

95.3

93.6-96.5

4.7

3.5- 6.4

75+

1,525

1,474

96.9

95.7-97.8

3.1

2.2- 4.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,490

1,807

63.7

61.0-66.3

683

36.3

33.7-39.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,424

3,636

79.9

78.2-81.5

788

20.1

18.5-21.8

Some Post-H.S.

3,765

3,256

85.9

84.4-87.3

509

14.1

12.7-15.6

College Graduate

4,323

4,070

94.2

93.2-95.0

253

5.8

5.0- 6.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,739

1,257

65.5

62.1-68.7

482

34.5

31.3-37.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,547

1,844

66.8

64.2-69.3

703

33.2

30.7-35.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,734

1,479

82.8

80.2-85.0

255

17.2

15.0-19.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,976

1,822

90.6

88.9-92.2

154

9.4

7.8-11.1

$50,000-74,999

1,799

1,712

94.5

93.0-95.7

5.5

4.3- 7.0

$75,000+

2,018

1,962

97.3

96.3-98.0

2.7

2.0- 3.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,796

4,052

81.2

79.5-82.8

744

18.8

17.2-20.5

9,784

8,379

83.9

82.9-84.8

1,405

16.1

15.2-17.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,935

1,738

90.0

88.1-91.6

197

10.0

8.4-11.9

Non-Veteran

12,899

10,867

81.4

80.5-82.4

2,032

18.6

17.6-19.5

Currently Serving

169

165

98.1

93.6-99.5

1.9

0.5- 6.4

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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 (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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