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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Access

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
-Western NC	1,185	906	75.9	72.6-78.8	279	24.1	21.2-27.4
GENDER
Male	461	337	72.4	67.0-77.2	124	27.6	22.8-33.0
Female	724	569	79.3	75.5-82.6	155	20.7	17.4-24.5
RACE
White	1,040	818	78.4	75.2-81.3	222	21.6	18.7-24.8
African American	54	44	84.5	70.4-92.6	10	15.5	7.4-29.6
Other Minorities	4	2	58.8	15.5-91.8	2	41.2	8.2-84.5
AGE
18-24	88	52	57.1	44.8-68.5	36	42.9	31.5-55.2
25-34	210	138	64.0	54.9-72.2	72	36.0	27.8-45.1
35-44	297	240	81.2	75.2-86.0	57	18.8	14.0-24.8
45-54	309	245	79.8	73.0-85.2	64	20.2	14.8-27.0
55-64	281	231	82.9	77.3-87.4	50	17.1	12.6-22.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	183	106	58.5	49.4-67.0	77	41.5	33.0-50.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	357	264	71.5	65.1-77.2	93	28.5	22.8-34.9
Some Post-H.S.	323	262	83.8	78.5-87.9	61	16.2	12.1-21.5
College Graduate	321	274	85.1	78.9-89.7	47	14.9	10.3-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	128	69	50.2	38.3-62.1	59	49.8	37.9-61.7
$15,000- 24,999	222	127	58.0	49.8-65.9	95	42.0	34.1-50.2
$25,000- 34,999	175	135	75.6	67.1-82.4	40	24.4	17.6-32.9
$35,000- 49,999	181	156	86.0	79.1-90.8	25	14.0	9.2-20.9
$50,000-74,999	153	141	90.8	83.7-95.0	12	9.2	5.0-16.3
$75,000+	126	120	96.5	92.0-98.5	6	3.5	1.5- 8.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	368	271	72.8	66.5-78.3	97	27.2	21.7-33.5
No	786	615	77.6	73.7-81.1	171	22.4	18.9-26.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	107	87	79.8	66.3-88.8	20	20.2	11.2-33.7
Non-Veteran	1,071	813	75.3	72.0-78.4	258	24.7	21.6-28.0
Currently Serving	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,185

906

75.9

72.6-78.8

279

24.1

21.2-27.4

GENDER

Male

461

337

72.4

67.0-77.2

124

27.6

22.8-33.0

Female

724

569

79.3

75.5-82.6

155

20.7

17.4-24.5

RACE

White

1,040

818

78.4

75.2-81.3

222

21.6

18.7-24.8

African American

84.5

70.4-92.6

15.5

7.4-29.6

Other Minorities

58.8

15.5-91.8

41.2

8.2-84.5

AGE

18-24

57.1

44.8-68.5

42.9

31.5-55.2

25-34

210

138

64.0

54.9-72.2

36.0

27.8-45.1

35-44

297

240

81.2

75.2-86.0

18.8

14.0-24.8

45-54

309

245

79.8

73.0-85.2

20.2

14.8-27.0

55-64

281

231

82.9

77.3-87.4

17.1

12.6-22.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

183

106

58.5

49.4-67.0

41.5

33.0-50.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

357

264

71.5

65.1-77.2

28.5

22.8-34.9

Some Post-H.S.

323

262

83.8

78.5-87.9

16.2

12.1-21.5

College Graduate

321

274

85.1

78.9-89.7

14.9

10.3-21.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

128

50.2

38.3-62.1

49.8

37.9-61.7

$15,000- 24,999

222

127

58.0

49.8-65.9

42.0

34.1-50.2

$25,000- 34,999

175

135

75.6

67.1-82.4

24.4

17.6-32.9

$35,000- 49,999

181

156

86.0

79.1-90.8

14.0

9.2-20.9

$50,000-74,999

153

141

90.8

83.7-95.0

9.2

5.0-16.3

$75,000+

126

120

96.5

92.0-98.5

3.5

1.5- 8.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

368

271

72.8

66.5-78.3

27.2

21.7-33.5

786

615

77.6

73.7-81.1

171

22.4

18.9-26.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

107

79.8

66.3-88.8

20.2

11.2-33.7

Non-Veteran

1,071

813

75.3

72.0-78.4

258

24.7

21.6-28.0

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 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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