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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western 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
North Carolina	6,987	6,000	83.9	82.6-85.1	987	16.1	14.9-17.4
-Piedmont NC	4,020	3,516	85.6	84.0-87.1	504	14.4	12.9-16.0
GENDER
Male	1,714	1,472	82.9	80.3-85.3	242	17.1	14.7-19.7
Female	2,306	2,044	88.8	87.1-90.4	262	11.2	9.6-12.9
RACE
White	3,045	2,780	91.7	90.3-92.8	265	8.3	7.2- 9.7
African American	656	540	81.3	77.2-84.8	116	18.7	15.2-22.8
Other Minorities	46	40	91.7	80.6-96.7	6	8.3	3.3-19.4
AGE
18-24	215	140	53.1	44.2-61.8	75	46.9	38.2-55.8
25-34	972	826	81.9	78.3-85.1	146	18.1	14.9-21.7
35-44	1,151	1,003	86.2	83.0-88.8	148	13.8	11.2-17.0
45-54	1,032	944	92.7	90.6-94.3	88	7.3	5.7- 9.4
55-64	650	603	94.4	92.1-96.0	47	5.6	4.0- 7.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	358	214	52.5	45.7-59.3	144	47.5	40.7-54.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,030	854	80.3	76.5-83.6	176	19.7	16.4-23.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,053	924	86.4	83.2-89.1	129	13.6	10.9-16.8
College Graduate	1,577	1,522	96.9	95.7-97.8	55	3.1	2.2- 4.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	139	58	36.1	25.7-48.0	81	63.9	52.0-74.3
$15,000- 24,999	500	333	60.1	53.9-65.9	167	39.9	34.1-46.1
$25,000- 34,999	512	432	81.9	76.7-86.1	80	18.1	13.9-23.3
$35,000- 49,999	679	639	93.1	90.1-95.2	40	6.9	4.8- 9.9
$50,000-74,999	699	668	94.6	91.8-96.5	31	5.4	3.5- 8.2
$75,000+	897	885	98.7	97.6-99.3	12	1.3	0.7- 2.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	691	570	78.8	73.4-83.3	121	21.2	16.7-26.6
No	3,207	2,850	87.3	85.6-88.8	357	12.7	11.2-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	359	322	90.5	86.1-93.6	37	9.5	6.4-13.9
Non-Veteran	3,635	3,168	85.0	83.2-86.6	467	15.0	13.4-16.8
Currently Serving	21	21	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,987

6,000

83.9

82.6-85.1

987

16.1

14.9-17.4

-Piedmont NC

4,020

3,516

85.6

84.0-87.1

504

14.4

12.9-16.0

GENDER

Male

1,714

1,472

82.9

80.3-85.3

242

17.1

14.7-19.7

Female

2,306

2,044

88.8

87.1-90.4

262

11.2

9.6-12.9

RACE

White

3,045

2,780

91.7

90.3-92.8

265

8.3

7.2- 9.7

African American

656

540

81.3

77.2-84.8

116

18.7

15.2-22.8

Other Minorities

91.7

80.6-96.7

8.3

3.3-19.4

AGE

18-24

215

140

53.1

44.2-61.8

46.9

38.2-55.8

25-34

972

826

81.9

78.3-85.1

146

18.1

14.9-21.7

35-44

1,151

1,003

86.2

83.0-88.8

148

13.8

11.2-17.0

45-54

1,032

944

92.7

90.6-94.3

7.3

5.7- 9.4

55-64

650

603

94.4

92.1-96.0

5.6

4.0- 7.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

358

214

52.5

45.7-59.3

144

47.5

40.7-54.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,030

854

80.3

76.5-83.6

176

19.7

16.4-23.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,053

924

86.4

83.2-89.1

129

13.6

10.9-16.8

College Graduate

1,577

1,522

96.9

95.7-97.8

3.1

2.2- 4.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

139

36.1

25.7-48.0

63.9

52.0-74.3

$15,000- 24,999

500

333

60.1

53.9-65.9

167

39.9

34.1-46.1

$25,000- 34,999

512

432

81.9

76.7-86.1

18.1

13.9-23.3

$35,000- 49,999

679

639

93.1

90.1-95.2

6.9

4.8- 9.9

$50,000-74,999

699

668

94.6

91.8-96.5

5.4

3.5- 8.2

$75,000+

897

885

98.7

97.6-99.3

1.3

0.7- 2.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

691

570

78.8

73.4-83.3

121

21.2

16.7-26.6

3,207

2,850

87.3

85.6-88.8

357

12.7

11.2-14.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

359

322

90.5

86.1-93.6

9.5

6.4-13.9

Non-Veteran

3,635

3,168

85.0

83.2-86.6

467

15.0

13.4-16.8

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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