BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina: (Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	17,226	14,750	80.9	79.9-81.8	2,476	19.1	18.2-20.1
GENDER
Male	6,160	5,185	78.2	76.5-79.7	975	21.8	20.3-23.5
Female	11,066	9,565	83.4	82.4-84.4	1,501	16.6	15.6-17.6
RACE
White	12,999	11,630	86.3	85.3-87.2	1,369	13.7	12.8-14.7
African American	3,030	2,422	76.3	73.9-78.5	608	23.7	21.5-26.1
Asian	115	99	84.7	74.1-91.4	16	15.3	8.6-25.9
Native American	296	221	74.0	67.1-79.8	75	26.0	20.2-32.9
Other Minorities	728	326	38.6	33.8-43.5	402	61.4	56.5-66.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	880	356	34.0	30.0-38.2	524	66.0	61.8-70.0
-English Speaking	268	204	71.1	63.0-78.1	64	28.9	21.9-37.0
-Spanish Speaking	612	152	23.3	19.2-28.1	460	76.7	71.9-80.8
Non-Hispanic	16,331	14,381	85.5	84.6-86.3	1,950	14.5	13.7-15.4
AGE
18-24	808	552	64.8	60.2-69.1	256	35.2	30.9-39.8
25-34	2,401	1,779	70.7	68.2-73.1	622	29.3	26.9-31.8
35-44	3,194	2,628	80.3	78.3-82.1	566	19.7	17.9-21.7
45-54	3,329	2,811	84.1	82.4-85.6	518	15.9	14.4-17.6
55-64	3,146	2,731	86.4	84.8-87.8	415	13.6	12.2-15.2
65-74	2,381	2,314	96.6	95.5-97.5	67	3.4	2.5- 4.5
75+	1,881	1,854	98.6	97.8-99.1	27	1.4	0.9- 2.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,725	1,957	59.0	56.0-62.0	768	41.0	38.0-44.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,194	4,307	77.1	75.2-78.8	887	22.9	21.2-24.8
Some Post-H.S.	4,197	3,680	85.8	84.1-87.3	517	14.2	12.7-15.9
College Graduate	5,072	4,772	93.8	92.9-94.6	300	6.2	5.4- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,082	1,518	64.1	60.9-67.2	564	35.9	32.8-39.1
$15,000- 24,999	3,091	2,239	61.3	58.5-64.0	852	38.7	36.0-41.5
$25,000- 34,999	2,119	1,778	77.5	74.3-80.4	341	22.5	19.6-25.7
$35,000- 49,999	2,344	2,148	89.8	87.9-91.4	196	10.2	8.6-12.1
$50,000-74,999	2,244	2,147	93.7	91.6-95.3	97	6.3	4.7- 8.4
$75,000+	2,790	2,724	97.4	96.4-98.2	66	2.6	1.8- 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,400	4,631	81.3	79.5-82.9	769	18.7	17.1-20.5
No	11,346	9,726	80.9	79.7-82.0	1,620	19.1	18.0-20.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,316	2,144	92.1	90.6-93.4	172	7.9	6.6- 9.4
Non-Veteran	14,880	12,582	79.1	78.1-80.2	2,298	20.9	19.8-21.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,226

14,750

80.9

79.9-81.8

2,476

19.1

18.2-20.1

GENDER

Male

6,160

5,185

78.2

76.5-79.7

975

21.8

20.3-23.5

Female

11,066

9,565

83.4

82.4-84.4

1,501

16.6

15.6-17.6

RACE

White

12,999

11,630

86.3

85.3-87.2

1,369

13.7

12.8-14.7

African American

3,030

2,422

76.3

73.9-78.5

608

23.7

21.5-26.1

Asian

115

84.7

74.1-91.4

15.3

8.6-25.9

Native American

296

221

74.0

67.1-79.8

26.0

20.2-32.9

Other Minorities

728

326

38.6

33.8-43.5

402

61.4

56.5-66.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

880

356

34.0

30.0-38.2

524

66.0

61.8-70.0

-English Speaking

268

204

71.1

63.0-78.1

28.9

21.9-37.0

-Spanish Speaking

612

152

23.3

19.2-28.1

460

76.7

71.9-80.8

Non-Hispanic

16,331

14,381

85.5

84.6-86.3

1,950

14.5

13.7-15.4

AGE

18-24

808

552

64.8

60.2-69.1

256

35.2

30.9-39.8

25-34

2,401

1,779

70.7

68.2-73.1

622

29.3

26.9-31.8

35-44

3,194

2,628

80.3

78.3-82.1

566

19.7

17.9-21.7

45-54

3,329

2,811

84.1

82.4-85.6

518

15.9

14.4-17.6

55-64

3,146

2,731

86.4

84.8-87.8

415

13.6

12.2-15.2

65-74

2,381

2,314

96.6

95.5-97.5

3.4

2.5- 4.5

75+

1,881

1,854

98.6

97.8-99.1

1.4

0.9- 2.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,725

1,957

59.0

56.0-62.0

768

41.0

38.0-44.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,194

4,307

77.1

75.2-78.8

887

22.9

21.2-24.8

Some Post-H.S.

4,197

3,680

85.8

84.1-87.3

517

14.2

12.7-15.9

College Graduate

5,072

4,772

93.8

92.9-94.6

300

6.2

5.4- 7.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,082

1,518

64.1

60.9-67.2

564

35.9

32.8-39.1

$15,000- 24,999

3,091

2,239

61.3

58.5-64.0

852

38.7

36.0-41.5

$25,000- 34,999

2,119

1,778

77.5

74.3-80.4

341

22.5

19.6-25.7

$35,000- 49,999

2,344

2,148

89.8

87.9-91.4

196

10.2

8.6-12.1

$50,000-74,999

2,244

2,147

93.7

91.6-95.3

6.3

4.7- 8.4

$75,000+

2,790

2,724

97.4

96.4-98.2

2.6

1.8- 3.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,400

4,631

81.3

79.5-82.9

769

18.7

17.1-20.5

11,346

9,726

80.9

79.7-82.0

1,620

19.1

18.0-20.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,316

2,144

92.1

90.6-93.4

172

7.9

6.6- 9.4

Non-Veteran

14,880

12,582

79.1

78.1-80.2

2,298

20.9

19.8-21.9

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^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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