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	2,904	2,463	81.2	79.1-83.1	441	18.8	16.9-20.9
RACE
White	2,142	1,922	89.3	87.5-90.9	220	10.7	9.1-12.5
African American	443	367	79.0	73.5-83.7	76	21.0	16.3-26.5
Asian	29	26	94.5	82.0-98.5	3	5.5	1.5-18.0
Native American	42	32	73.6	52.8-87.4	10	26.4	12.6-47.2
Other Minorities	230	101	36.3	29.0-44.2	129	63.7	55.8-71.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	247	120	40.6	33.2-48.3	127	59.4	51.7-66.8
-English Speaking	70	62	88.1	76.8-94.3	8	11.9	5.7-23.2
-Spanish Speaking	177	58	27.7	20.3-36.5	119	72.3	63.5-79.7
Non-Hispanic	2,656	2,342	87.2	85.4-88.7	314	12.8	11.3-14.6
AGE
18-24	190	112	48.7	39.6-57.9	78	51.3	42.1-60.4
25-34	745	594	76.2	71.8-80.1	151	23.8	19.9-28.2
35-44	827	714	82.7	78.6-86.2	113	17.3	13.8-21.4
45-54	693	635	90.8	87.2-93.5	58	9.2	6.5-12.8
55-64	449	408	91.5	88.0-94.1	41	8.5	5.9-12.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	371	205	48.6	42.1-55.0	166	51.4	45.0-57.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	840	687	78.1	73.9-81.9	153	21.9	18.1-26.1
Some Post-H.S.	718	639	86.4	82.6-89.5	79	13.6	10.5-17.4
College Graduate	971	929	95.9	93.8-97.4	42	4.1	2.6- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	92	34	29.8	18.5-44.2	58	70.2	55.8-81.5
$15,000- 24,999	363	202	49.1	42.6-55.7	161	50.9	44.3-57.4
$25,000- 34,999	389	320	80.3	74.7-84.9	69	19.7	15.1-25.3
$35,000- 49,999	532	492	91.7	88.3-94.2	40	8.3	5.8-11.7
$50,000-74,999	530	500	93.7	90.7-95.8	30	6.3	4.2- 9.3
$75,000+	613	602	98.4	96.9-99.1	11	1.6	0.9- 3.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	499	399	71.1	64.8-76.7	100	28.9	23.3-35.2
No	2,300	1,984	83.7	81.6-85.7	316	16.3	14.3-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	589	533	90.2	86.3-93.1	56	9.8	6.9-13.7
Non-Veteran	2,187	1,804	78.3	75.8-80.6	383	21.7	19.4-24.2
Currently Serving	119	117	98.1	91.6-99.6	2	1.9	0.4- 8.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,904

2,463

81.2

79.1-83.1

441

18.8

16.9-20.9

RACE

White

2,142

1,922

89.3

87.5-90.9

220

10.7

9.1-12.5

African American

443

367

79.0

73.5-83.7

21.0

16.3-26.5

Asian

94.5

82.0-98.5

5.5

1.5-18.0

Native American

73.6

52.8-87.4

26.4

12.6-47.2

Other Minorities

230

101

36.3

29.0-44.2

129

63.7

55.8-71.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

247

120

40.6

33.2-48.3

127

59.4

51.7-66.8

-English Speaking

88.1

76.8-94.3

11.9

5.7-23.2

-Spanish Speaking

177

27.7

20.3-36.5

119

72.3

63.5-79.7

Non-Hispanic

2,656

2,342

87.2

85.4-88.7

314

12.8

11.3-14.6

AGE

18-24

190

112

48.7

39.6-57.9

51.3

42.1-60.4

25-34

745

594

76.2

71.8-80.1

151

23.8

19.9-28.2

35-44

827

714

82.7

78.6-86.2

113

17.3

13.8-21.4

45-54

693

635

90.8

87.2-93.5

9.2

6.5-12.8

55-64

449

408

91.5

88.0-94.1

8.5

5.9-12.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

371

205

48.6

42.1-55.0

166

51.4

45.0-57.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

840

687

78.1

73.9-81.9

153

21.9

18.1-26.1

Some Post-H.S.

718

639

86.4

82.6-89.5

13.6

10.5-17.4

College Graduate

971

929

95.9

93.8-97.4

4.1

2.6- 6.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

29.8

18.5-44.2

70.2

55.8-81.5

$15,000- 24,999

363

202

49.1

42.6-55.7

161

50.9

44.3-57.4

$25,000- 34,999

389

320

80.3

74.7-84.9

19.7

15.1-25.3

$35,000- 49,999

532

492

91.7

88.3-94.2

8.3

5.8-11.7

$50,000-74,999

530

500

93.7

90.7-95.8

6.3

4.2- 9.3

$75,000+

613

602

98.4

96.9-99.1

1.6

0.9- 3.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

499

399

71.1

64.8-76.7

100

28.9

23.3-35.2

2,300

1,984

83.7

81.6-85.7

316

16.3

14.3-18.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

589

533

90.2

86.3-93.1

9.8

6.9-13.7

Non-Veteran

2,187

1,804

78.3

75.8-80.6

383

21.7

19.4-24.2

Currently Serving

119

117

98.1

91.6-99.6

1.9

0.4- 8.4

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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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