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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,987	6,000	83.9	82.6-85.1	987	16.1	14.9-17.4
-Western NC	689	575	81.7	77.2-85.4	114	18.3	14.6-22.8
GENDER
Male	269	215	76.8	69.3-82.9	54	23.2	17.1-30.7
Female	420	360	86.9	82.5-90.3	60	13.1	9.7-17.5
RACE
White	598	512	85.6	81.5-88.9	86	14.4	11.1-18.5
African American	33	30	94.0	78.8-98.5	3	6.0	1.5-21.2
Other Minorities	2	1	58.6	8.1-95.8	1	41.4	4.2-91.9
AGE
18-24	48	31	59.3	42.6-74.2	17	40.7	25.8-57.4
25-34	145	105	69.9	58.5-79.3	40	30.1	20.7-41.5
35-44	199	175	86.4	78.6-91.6	24	13.6	8.4-21.4
45-54	183	163	89.2	78.9-94.8	20	10.8	5.2-21.1
55-64	114	101	91.3	84.5-95.3	13	8.7	4.7-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	82	49	58.1	44.1-70.9	33	41.9	29.1-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	207	172	78.3	69.2-85.3	35	21.7	14.7-30.8
Some Post-H.S.	193	169	89.9	83.8-93.8	24	10.1	6.2-16.2
College Graduate	207	185	89.0	80.1-94.2	22	11.0	5.8-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	33	15	30.7	14.1-54.5	18	69.3	45.5-85.9
$15,000- 24,999	113	69	59.8	47.3-71.1	44	40.2	28.9-52.7
$25,000- 34,999	119	103	85.4	75.8-91.6	16	14.6	8.4-24.2
$35,000- 49,999	130	120	93.3	87.1-96.6	10	6.7	3.4-12.9
$50,000-74,999	115	106	90.5	81.5-95.3	9	9.5	4.7-18.5
$75,000+	89	87	98.5	94.0-99.6	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	143	114	76.2	64.5-85.0	29	23.8	15.0-35.5
No	533	453	83.6	78.8-87.5	80	16.4	12.5-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	56	49	83.1	58.3-94.6	7	16.9	5.4-41.7
Non-Veteran	629	522	81.4	76.9-85.2	107	18.6	14.8-23.1
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	6,987	6,000	83.9	82.6-85.1	987	16.1	14.9-17.4
-Western NC	689	575	81.7	77.2-85.4	114	18.3	14.6-22.8
GENDER
Male	269	215	76.8	69.3-82.9	54	23.2	17.1-30.7
Female	420	360	86.9	82.5-90.3	60	13.1	9.7-17.5
RACE
White	598	512	85.6	81.5-88.9	86	14.4	11.1-18.5
African American	33	30	94.0	78.8-98.5	3	6.0	1.5-21.2
Other Minorities	2	1	58.6	8.1-95.8	1	41.4	4.2-91.9
AGE
18-24	48	31	59.3	42.6-74.2	17	40.7	25.8-57.4
25-34	145	105	69.9	58.5-79.3	40	30.1	20.7-41.5
35-44	199	175	86.4	78.6-91.6	24	13.6	8.4-21.4
45-54	183	163	89.2	78.9-94.8	20	10.8	5.2-21.1
55-64	114	101	91.3	84.5-95.3	13	8.7	4.7-15.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	82	49	58.1	44.1-70.9	33	41.9	29.1-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	207	172	78.3	69.2-85.3	35	21.7	14.7-30.8
Some Post-H.S.	193	169	89.9	83.8-93.8	24	10.1	6.2-16.2
College Graduate	207	185	89.0	80.1-94.2	22	11.0	5.8-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	33	15	30.7	14.1-54.5	18	69.3	45.5-85.9
$15,000- 24,999	113	69	59.8	47.3-71.1	44	40.2	28.9-52.7
$25,000- 34,999	119	103	85.4	75.8-91.6	16	14.6	8.4-24.2
$35,000- 49,999	130	120	93.3	87.1-96.6	10	6.7	3.4-12.9
$50,000-74,999	115	106	90.5	81.5-95.3	9	9.5	4.7-18.5
$75,000+	89	87	98.5	94.0-99.6	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	143	114	76.2	64.5-85.0	29	23.8	15.0-35.5
No	533	453	83.6	78.8-87.5	80	16.4	12.5-21.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	56	49	83.1	58.3-94.6	7	16.9	5.4-41.7
Non-Veteran	629	522	81.4	76.9-85.2	107	18.6	14.8-23.1
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*