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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,878 10,501 77.5 76.4-78.6 2,377 22.5 21.4-23.6
-Forsyth County 344 304 84.6 78.7-89.1 40 15.4 10.9-21.3
GENDER
Male 121 103 81.8 71.5-88.9 18 18.2 11.1-28.5
Female 223 201 87.1 79.8-92.0 22 12.9 8.0-20.2
RACE
White 248 227 87.1 79.6-92.0 21 12.9 8.0-20.4
Other 95 76 78.7 67.1-87.0 19 21.3 13.0-32.9
AGE
18-44 151 121 76.8 67.1-84.3 30 23.2 15.7-32.9
45+ 193 183 94.3 89.2-97.1 10 5.7 2.9-10.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 102 78 73.9 61.4-83.4 24 26.1 16.6-38.6
Some College + 242 226 90.5 84.1-94.4 16 9.5 5.6-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 155 125 74.8 64.4-83.0 30 25.2 17.0-35.6
$50,000+ 150 144 94.4 87.1-97.7 6 5.6 2.3-12.9

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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