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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,177 6,739 80.1 78.8-81.3 1,438 19.9 18.7-21.2
RACE
White 5,827 5,048 84.9 83.5-86.1 779 15.1 13.9-16.5
African American 1,709 1,341 76.8 73.9-79.5 368 23.2 20.5-26.1
Asian 68 58 87.4 75.4-94.0 10 12.6 6.0-24.6
Native American 160 119 72.8 62.6-81.1 41 27.2 18.9-37.4
Other Minorities 389 154 36.8 30.9-43.1 235 63.2 56.9-69.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 480 182 34.0 28.9-39.5 298 66.0 60.5-71.1
-English Speaking 149 113 73.1 62.6-81.5 36 26.9 18.5-37.4
-Spanish Speaking 331 69 19.9 15.1-25.7 262 80.1 74.3-84.9
Non-Hispanic 7,691 6,552 84.3 83.2-85.4 1,139 15.7 14.6-16.8
AGE
18-24 519 359 69.7 64.5-74.4 160 30.3 25.6-35.5
25-34 1,538 1,162 74.6 71.7-77.3 376 25.4 22.7-28.3
35-44 2,041 1,696 82.3 80.2-84.2 345 17.7 15.8-19.8
45-54 2,099 1,797 85.4 83.4-87.2 302 14.6 12.8-16.6
55-64 1,980 1,725 86.2 84.1-88.1 255 13.8 11.9-15.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 892 493 49.2 44.6-53.8 399 50.8 46.2-55.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,401 1,879 74.7 72.1-77.1 522 25.3 22.9-27.9
Some Post-H.S. 2,229 1,895 84.6 82.5-86.5 334 15.4 13.5-17.5
College Graduate 2,649 2,467 93.5 92.3-94.6 182 6.5 5.4- 7.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 908 552 57.2 52.7-61.6 356 42.8 38.4-47.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,431 939 59.0 55.4-62.6 492 41.0 37.4-44.6
$25,000- 34,999 1,028 845 79.6 76.1-82.8 183 20.4 17.2-23.9
$35,000- 49,999 1,189 1,081 90.5 88.4-92.3 108 9.5 7.7-11.6
$50,000-74,999 1,177 1,132 95.1 93.2-96.4 45 4.9 3.6- 6.8
$75,000+ 1,466 1,431 97.4 95.5-98.5 35 2.6 1.5- 4.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,219 1,789 78.4 75.9-80.7 430 21.6 19.3-24.1
No 5,739 4,780 80.8 79.3-82.2 959 19.2 17.8-20.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 175 90.6 84.2-94.6 22 9.4 5.4-15.8
Non-Veteran 7,972 6,559 79.8 78.6-81.0 1,413 20.2 19.0-21.4

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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.

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