BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,083	3,537	86.9	85.5-88.1	546	13.1	11.9-14.5
RACE
White	2,956	2,661	90.5	89.1-91.7	295	9.5	8.3-10.9
African American	836	670	81.6	78.2-84.6	166	18.4	15.4-21.8
Asian	22	18	84.3	60.4-95.0	4	15.7	5.0-39.6
Native American	90	71	77.5	63.9-87.0	19	22.5	13.0-36.1
Other Minorities	151	93	59.0	48.8-68.5	58	41.0	31.5-51.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	162	101	59.7	49.8-68.9	61	40.3	31.1-50.2
-English Speaking	88	70	81.5	70.3-89.2	18	18.5	10.8-29.7
-Spanish Speaking	74	31	40.5	27.6-55.0	43	59.5	45.0-72.4
Non-Hispanic	3,918	3,433	88.2	86.9-89.4	485	11.8	10.6-13.1
AGE
18-24	250	185	69.4	61.9-76.0	65	30.6	24.0-38.1
25-34	947	806	83.7	80.4-86.5	141	16.3	13.5-19.6
35-44	1,137	992	89.3	87.1-91.2	145	10.7	8.8-12.9
45-54	1,101	967	89.4	87.0-91.3	134	10.6	8.7-13.0
55-64	648	587	92.0	89.3-94.1	61	8.0	5.9-10.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	289	178	61.4	54.4-68.0	111	38.6	32.0-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,126	916	80.8	77.6-83.7	210	19.2	16.3-22.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,178	1,023	87.8	85.5-89.8	155	12.2	10.2-14.5
College Graduate	1,490	1,420	95.5	94.0-96.6	70	4.5	3.4- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	219	100	48.3	39.7-57.0	119	51.7	43.0-60.3
$15,000- 24,999	644	454	70.1	65.6-74.3	190	29.9	25.7-34.4
$25,000- 34,999	571	497	85.7	81.8-89.0	74	14.3	11.0-18.2
$35,000- 49,999	678	638	93.3	90.5-95.3	40	6.7	4.7- 9.5
$50,000-74,999	635	614	95.8	92.8-97.5	21	4.2	2.5- 7.2
$75,000+	723	713	98.5	97.1-99.2	10	1.5	0.8- 2.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	758	613	82.7	79.2-85.7	145	17.3	14.3-20.8
No	3,212	2,832	88.0	86.5-89.4	380	12.0	10.6-13.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	85	74	88.5	78.2-94.3	11	11.5	5.7-21.8
Non-Veteran	3,966	3,431	86.8	85.4-88.0	535	13.2	12.0-14.6
Currently Serving	30	30	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,083

3,537

86.9

85.5-88.1

546

13.1

11.9-14.5

RACE

White

2,956

2,661

90.5

89.1-91.7

295

9.5

8.3-10.9

African American

836

670

81.6

78.2-84.6

166

18.4

15.4-21.8

Asian

84.3

60.4-95.0

15.7

5.0-39.6

Native American

77.5

63.9-87.0

22.5

13.0-36.1

Other Minorities

151

59.0

48.8-68.5

41.0

31.5-51.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

162

101

59.7

49.8-68.9

40.3

31.1-50.2

-English Speaking

81.5

70.3-89.2

18.5

10.8-29.7

-Spanish Speaking

40.5

27.6-55.0

59.5

45.0-72.4

Non-Hispanic

3,918

3,433

88.2

86.9-89.4

485

11.8

10.6-13.1

AGE

18-24

250

185

69.4

61.9-76.0

30.6

24.0-38.1

25-34

947

806

83.7

80.4-86.5

141

16.3

13.5-19.6

35-44

1,137

992

89.3

87.1-91.2

145

10.7

8.8-12.9

45-54

1,101

967

89.4

87.0-91.3

134

10.6

8.7-13.0

55-64

648

587

92.0

89.3-94.1

8.0

5.9-10.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

289

178

61.4

54.4-68.0

111

38.6

32.0-45.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,126

916

80.8

77.6-83.7

210

19.2

16.3-22.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,178

1,023

87.8

85.5-89.8

155

12.2

10.2-14.5

College Graduate

1,490

1,420

95.5

94.0-96.6

4.5

3.4- 6.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

219

100

48.3

39.7-57.0

119

51.7

43.0-60.3

$15,000- 24,999

644

454

70.1

65.6-74.3

190

29.9

25.7-34.4

$25,000- 34,999

571

497

85.7

81.8-89.0

14.3

11.0-18.2

$35,000- 49,999

678

638

93.3

90.5-95.3

6.7

4.7- 9.5

$50,000-74,999

635

614

95.8

92.8-97.5

4.2

2.5- 7.2

$75,000+

723

713

98.5

97.1-99.2

1.5

0.8- 2.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

758

613

82.7

79.2-85.7

145

17.3

14.3-20.8

3,212

2,832

88.0

86.5-89.4

380

12.0

10.6-13.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

88.5

78.2-94.3

11.5

5.7-21.8

Non-Veteran

3,966

3,431

86.8

85.4-88.0

535

13.2

12.0-14.6

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 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 (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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