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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	7,043	5,804	82.0	80.8-83.1	1,239	18.0	16.9-19.2
RACE
White	5,073	4,390	86.4	85.2-87.6	683	13.6	12.4-14.8
African American	1,405	1,088	78.6	75.8-81.1	317	21.4	18.9-24.2
Asian	46	38	83.8	67.7-92.8	8	16.2	7.2-32.3
Native American	162	117	71.7	61.7-79.9	45	28.3	20.1-38.3
Other Minorities	310	137	40.8	34.4-47.6	173	59.2	52.4-65.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	329	152	43.0	36.6-49.6	177	57.0	50.4-63.4
-English Speaking	143	113	82.1	74.0-88.1	30	17.9	11.9-26.0
-Spanish Speaking	186	39	20.1	14.0-27.9	147	79.9	72.1-86.0
Non-Hispanic	6,708	5,648	84.4	83.2-85.4	1,060	15.6	14.6-16.8
AGE
18-24	502	371	70.5	65.3-75.3	131	29.5	24.7-34.7
25-34	1,498	1,185	77.3	74.5-79.9	313	22.7	20.1-25.5
35-44	1,730	1,434	84.9	82.8-86.7	296	15.1	13.3-17.2
45-54	1,759	1,469	84.1	81.9-86.1	290	15.9	13.9-18.1
55-64	1,554	1,345	85.9	83.4-88.1	209	14.1	11.9-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	809	482	54.6	50.2-58.8	327	45.4	41.2-49.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,050	1,595	77.0	74.6-79.2	455	23.0	20.8-25.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,956	1,648	85.4	83.4-87.2	308	14.6	12.8-16.6
College Graduate	2,225	2,077	93.5	92.2-94.7	148	6.5	5.3- 7.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	765	483	62.1	57.7-66.4	282	37.9	33.6-42.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,194	785	63.8	60.2-67.1	409	36.2	32.9-39.8
$25,000- 34,999	838	702	82.4	78.8-85.5	136	17.6	14.5-21.2
$35,000- 49,999	976	902	90.9	88.4-92.9	74	9.1	7.1-11.6
$50,000-74,999	908	874	95.9	93.7-97.4	34	4.1	2.6- 6.3
$75,000+	1,059	1,030	97.5	96.2-98.3	29	2.5	1.7- 3.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,944	1,525	78.1	75.6-80.4	419	21.9	19.6-24.4
No	4,918	4,134	83.5	82.1-84.8	784	16.5	15.2-17.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	146	124	84.8	76.5-90.5	22	15.2	9.5-23.5
Non-Veteran	6,858	5,642	81.9	80.7-83.0	1,216	18.1	17.0-19.3
Currently Serving	34	34	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

7,043

5,804

82.0

80.8-83.1

1,239

18.0

16.9-19.2

RACE

White

5,073

4,390

86.4

85.2-87.6

683

13.6

12.4-14.8

African American

1,405

1,088

78.6

75.8-81.1

317

21.4

18.9-24.2

Asian

83.8

67.7-92.8

16.2

7.2-32.3

Native American

162

117

71.7

61.7-79.9

28.3

20.1-38.3

Other Minorities

310

137

40.8

34.4-47.6

173

59.2

52.4-65.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

329

152

43.0

36.6-49.6

177

57.0

50.4-63.4

-English Speaking

143

113

82.1

74.0-88.1

17.9

11.9-26.0

-Spanish Speaking

186

20.1

14.0-27.9

147

79.9

72.1-86.0

Non-Hispanic

6,708

5,648

84.4

83.2-85.4

1,060

15.6

14.6-16.8

AGE

18-24

502

371

70.5

65.3-75.3

131

29.5

24.7-34.7

25-34

1,498

1,185

77.3

74.5-79.9

313

22.7

20.1-25.5

35-44

1,730

1,434

84.9

82.8-86.7

296

15.1

13.3-17.2

45-54

1,759

1,469

84.1

81.9-86.1

290

15.9

13.9-18.1

55-64

1,554

1,345

85.9

83.4-88.1

209

14.1

11.9-16.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

809

482

54.6

50.2-58.8

327

45.4

41.2-49.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,050

1,595

77.0

74.6-79.2

455

23.0

20.8-25.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,956

1,648

85.4

83.4-87.2

308

14.6

12.8-16.6

College Graduate

2,225

2,077

93.5

92.2-94.7

148

6.5

5.3- 7.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

765

483

62.1

57.7-66.4

282

37.9

33.6-42.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,194

785

63.8

60.2-67.1

409

36.2

32.9-39.8

$25,000- 34,999

838

702

82.4

78.8-85.5

136

17.6

14.5-21.2

$35,000- 49,999

976

902

90.9

88.4-92.9

9.1

7.1-11.6

$50,000-74,999

908

874

95.9

93.7-97.4

4.1

2.6- 6.3

$75,000+

1,059

1,030

97.5

96.2-98.3

2.5

1.7- 3.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,944

1,525

78.1

75.6-80.4

419

21.9

19.6-24.4

4,918

4,134

83.5

82.1-84.8

784

16.5

15.2-17.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

146

124

84.8

76.5-90.5

15.2

9.5-23.5

Non-Veteran

6,858

5,642

81.9

80.7-83.0

1,216

18.1

17.0-19.3

Currently Serving

100

. - .

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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