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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,432	9,325	79.8	78.8-80.8	2,107	20.2	19.2-21.2
-Piedmont NC	6,400	5,348	82.2	80.8-83.4	1,052	17.8	16.6-19.2
GENDER
Male	2,499	2,049	80.0	77.9-82.0	450	20.0	18.0-22.1
Female	3,901	3,299	84.2	82.7-85.7	602	15.8	14.3-17.3
RACE
White	4,821	4,229	88.1	86.9-89.3	592	11.9	10.7-13.1
African American	1,074	851	78.8	75.5-81.6	223	21.2	18.4-24.5
Other Minorities	70	59	85.9	74.4-92.8	11	14.1	7.2-25.6
AGE
18-24	417	283	60.7	54.4-66.8	134	39.3	33.2-45.6
25-34	1,368	1,093	76.9	73.7-79.8	275	23.1	20.2-26.3
35-44	1,640	1,359	82.0	79.4-84.4	281	18.0	15.6-20.6
45-54	1,571	1,370	88.5	86.5-90.2	201	11.5	9.8-13.5
55-64	1,404	1,243	89.9	87.8-91.7	161	10.1	8.3-12.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	788	468	52.3	47.7-56.8	320	47.7	43.2-52.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,713	1,353	77.6	74.8-80.2	360	22.4	19.8-25.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,617	1,379	84.4	81.8-86.7	238	15.6	13.3-18.2
College Graduate	2,278	2,144	94.5	93.2-95.5	134	5.5	4.5- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	546	338	56.8	50.9-62.6	208	43.2	37.4-49.1
$15,000- 24,999	885	570	59.9	55.5-64.2	315	40.1	35.8-44.5
$25,000- 34,999	720	591	79.2	74.7-83.0	129	20.8	17.0-25.3
$35,000- 49,999	924	856	91.3	88.7-93.4	68	8.7	6.6-11.3
$50,000-74,999	958	900	93.5	91.2-95.3	58	6.5	4.7- 8.8
$75,000+	1,233	1,201	97.3	95.9-98.3	32	2.7	1.7- 4.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,585	1,259	76.7	73.5-79.6	326	23.3	20.4-26.5
No	4,631	3,949	84.1	82.6-85.4	682	15.9	14.6-17.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	588	504	87.3	83.8-90.1	84	12.7	9.9-16.2
Non-Veteran	5,777	4,812	81.5	80.0-82.8	965	18.5	17.2-20.0
Currently Serving	24	23	98.8	91.9-99.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,432

9,325

79.8

78.8-80.8

2,107

20.2

19.2-21.2

-Piedmont NC

6,400

5,348

82.2

80.8-83.4

1,052

17.8

16.6-19.2

GENDER

Male

2,499

2,049

80.0

77.9-82.0

450

20.0

18.0-22.1

Female

3,901

3,299

84.2

82.7-85.7

602

15.8

14.3-17.3

RACE

White

4,821

4,229

88.1

86.9-89.3

592

11.9

10.7-13.1

African American

1,074

851

78.8

75.5-81.6

223

21.2

18.4-24.5

Other Minorities

85.9

74.4-92.8

14.1

7.2-25.6

AGE

18-24

417

283

60.7

54.4-66.8

134

39.3

33.2-45.6

25-34

1,368

1,093

76.9

73.7-79.8

275

23.1

20.2-26.3

35-44

1,640

1,359

82.0

79.4-84.4

281

18.0

15.6-20.6

45-54

1,571

1,370

88.5

86.5-90.2

201

11.5

9.8-13.5

55-64

1,404

1,243

89.9

87.8-91.7

161

10.1

8.3-12.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

788

468

52.3

47.7-56.8

320

47.7

43.2-52.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,713

1,353

77.6

74.8-80.2

360

22.4

19.8-25.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,617

1,379

84.4

81.8-86.7

238

15.6

13.3-18.2

College Graduate

2,278

2,144

94.5

93.2-95.5

134

5.5

4.5- 6.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

546

338

56.8

50.9-62.6

208

43.2

37.4-49.1

$15,000- 24,999

885

570

59.9

55.5-64.2

315

40.1

35.8-44.5

$25,000- 34,999

720

591

79.2

74.7-83.0

129

20.8

17.0-25.3

$35,000- 49,999

924

856

91.3

88.7-93.4

8.7

6.6-11.3

$50,000-74,999

958

900

93.5

91.2-95.3

6.5

4.7- 8.8

$75,000+

1,233

1,201

97.3

95.9-98.3

2.7

1.7- 4.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,585

1,259

76.7

73.5-79.6

326

23.3

20.4-26.5

4,631

3,949

84.1

82.6-85.4

682

15.9

14.6-17.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

588

504

87.3

83.8-90.1

12.7

9.9-16.2

Non-Veteran

5,777

4,812

81.5

80.0-82.8

965

18.5

17.2-20.0

Currently Serving

98.8

91.9-99.8

1.2

0.2- 8.1

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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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