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	4,389	3,521	77.6	75.9-79.2	868	22.4	20.8-24.1
RACE
White	3,242	2,744	84.5	82.9-86.0	498	15.5	14.0-17.1
African American	722	555	74.5	70.2-78.3	167	25.5	21.7-29.8
Asian	39	32	84.0	67.0-93.1	7	16.0	6.9-33.0
Native American	79	54	68.8	54.8-80.1	25	31.2	19.9-45.2
Other Minorities	286	119	34.1	27.7-41.2	167	65.9	58.8-72.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	293	132	37.1	30.6-44.0	161	62.9	56.0-69.4
-English Speaking	92	73	75.1	62.5-84.5	19	24.9	15.5-37.5
-Spanish Speaking	201	59	25.0	18.4-33.0	142	75.0	67.0-81.6
Non-Hispanic	4,093	3,387	82.2	80.7-83.6	706	17.8	16.4-19.3
AGE
18-24	335	205	52.9	46.0-59.7	130	47.1	40.3-54.0
25-34	902	675	71.4	67.4-75.1	227	28.6	24.9-32.6
35-44	1,097	881	77.2	73.7-80.4	216	22.8	19.6-26.3
45-54	1,048	892	85.1	82.0-87.8	156	14.9	12.2-18.0
55-64	1,007	868	87.8	85.3-90.0	139	12.2	10.0-14.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	669	378	50.7	45.9-55.6	291	49.3	44.4-54.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,285	988	74.6	71.3-77.7	297	25.4	22.3-28.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,069	889	81.7	78.5-84.6	180	18.3	15.4-21.5
College Graduate	1,361	1,262	93.0	91.1-94.5	99	7.0	5.5- 8.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	357	198	49.1	42.0-56.2	159	50.9	43.8-58.0
$15,000- 24,999	616	347	52.4	47.3-57.4	269	47.6	42.6-52.7
$25,000- 34,999	530	418	76.3	71.4-80.6	112	23.7	19.4-28.6
$35,000- 49,999	703	626	87.7	84.3-90.4	77	12.3	9.6-15.7
$50,000-74,999	678	626	92.1	89.3-94.2	52	7.9	5.8-10.7
$75,000+	802	775	96.7	94.9-97.9	27	3.3	2.1- 5.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,146	881	71.5	67.7-75.0	265	28.5	25.0-32.3
No	3,083	2,528	80.2	78.3-82.0	555	19.8	18.0-21.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	998	852	86.1	83.2-88.6	146	13.9	11.4-16.8
Non-Veteran	3,247	2,532	74.6	72.5-76.5	715	25.4	23.5-27.5
Currently Serving	129	125	97.8	92.4-99.4	4	2.2	0.6- 7.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,389

3,521

77.6

75.9-79.2

868

22.4

20.8-24.1

RACE

White

3,242

2,744

84.5

82.9-86.0

498

15.5

14.0-17.1

African American

722

555

74.5

70.2-78.3

167

25.5

21.7-29.8

Asian

84.0

67.0-93.1

16.0

6.9-33.0

Native American

68.8

54.8-80.1

31.2

19.9-45.2

Other Minorities

286

119

34.1

27.7-41.2

167

65.9

58.8-72.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

293

132

37.1

30.6-44.0

161

62.9

56.0-69.4

-English Speaking

75.1

62.5-84.5

24.9

15.5-37.5

-Spanish Speaking

201

25.0

18.4-33.0

142

75.0

67.0-81.6

Non-Hispanic

4,093

3,387

82.2

80.7-83.6

706

17.8

16.4-19.3

AGE

18-24

335

205

52.9

46.0-59.7

130

47.1

40.3-54.0

25-34

902

675

71.4

67.4-75.1

227

28.6

24.9-32.6

35-44

1,097

881

77.2

73.7-80.4

216

22.8

19.6-26.3

45-54

1,048

892

85.1

82.0-87.8

156

14.9

12.2-18.0

55-64

1,007

868

87.8

85.3-90.0

139

12.2

10.0-14.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

669

378

50.7

45.9-55.6

291

49.3

44.4-54.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,285

988

74.6

71.3-77.7

297

25.4

22.3-28.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,069

889

81.7

78.5-84.6

180

18.3

15.4-21.5

College Graduate

1,361

1,262

93.0

91.1-94.5

7.0

5.5- 8.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

357

198

49.1

42.0-56.2

159

50.9

43.8-58.0

$15,000- 24,999

616

347

52.4

47.3-57.4

269

47.6

42.6-52.7

$25,000- 34,999

530

418

76.3

71.4-80.6

112

23.7

19.4-28.6

$35,000- 49,999

703

626

87.7

84.3-90.4

12.3

9.6-15.7

$50,000-74,999

678

626

92.1

89.3-94.2

7.9

5.8-10.7

$75,000+

802

775

96.7

94.9-97.9

3.3

2.1- 5.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,146

881

71.5

67.7-75.0

265

28.5

25.0-32.3

3,083

2,528

80.2

78.3-82.0

555

19.8

18.0-21.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

998

852

86.1

83.2-88.6

146

13.9

11.4-16.8

Non-Veteran

3,247

2,532

74.6

72.5-76.5

715

25.4

23.5-27.5

Currently Serving

129

125

97.8

92.4-99.4

2.2

0.6- 7.6

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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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