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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,477 1,210 78.1 74.7-81.2 267 21.9 18.8-25.3
GENDER
Male 465 368 74.7 69.0-79.7 97 25.3 20.3-31.0
Female 1,012 842 81.5 77.8-84.8 170 18.5 15.2-22.2
AGE
18-24 82 53 59.4 45.2-72.2 29 40.6 27.8-54.8
25-34 324 256 76.6 69.1-82.8 68 23.4 17.2-30.9
35-44 474 390 79.4 73.9-84.0 84 20.6 16.0-26.1
45-54 396 347 86.0 80.6-90.1 49 14.0 9.9-19.4
55-64 201 164 83.6 76.8-88.6 37 16.4 11.4-23.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 69 54.3 41.5-66.6 49 45.7 33.4-58.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 538 419 72.4 66.0-77.9 119 27.6 22.1-34.0
Some Post-H.S. 432 364 80.4 74.2-85.4 68 19.6 14.6-25.8
College Graduate 389 358 93.0 89.5-95.4 31 7.0 4.6-10.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 56 45.3 33.0-58.1 65 54.7 41.9-67.0
$15,000- 24,999 368 261 61.1 53.6-68.2 107 38.9 31.8-46.4
$25,000- 34,999 296 239 75.0 66.1-82.1 57 25.0 17.9-33.9
$35,000- 49,999 238 226 94.4 89.0-97.2 12 5.6 2.8-11.0
$50,000-74,999 183 180 98.0 93.5-99.4 3 2.0 0.6- 6.5
$75,000+ 168 165 98.7 96.1-99.6 3 1.3 0.4- 3.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 243 198 81.5 74.5-86.8 45 18.5 13.2-25.5
No 1,158 947 77.3 73.4-80.9 211 22.7 19.1-26.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 141 92.9 87.6-96.0 15 7.1 4.0-12.4
Non-Veteran 1,316 1,064 75.9 72.1-79.3 252 24.1 20.7-27.9

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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.

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