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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

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 4,753 4,143 85.3 83.8-86.7 610 14.7 13.3-16.2
RACE
White 3,421 3,093 88.9 87.3-90.4 328 11.1 9.6-12.7
African American 1,012 842 81.5 77.8-84.8 170 18.5 15.2-22.2
Asian 35 31 87.3 68.3-95.6 4 12.7 4.4-31.7
Native American 87 68 81.1 70.3-88.6 19 18.9 11.4-29.7
Other Minorities 185 99 48.0 38.7-57.4 86 52.0 42.6-61.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 224 110 43.5 35.3-52.1 114 56.5 47.9-64.7
-English Speaking 88 70 71.8 57.1-83.0 18 28.2 17.0-42.9
-Spanish Speaking 136 40 29.3 20.5-40.0 96 70.7 60.0-79.5
Non-Hispanic 4,526 4,031 88.4 87.0-89.6 495 11.6 10.4-13.0
AGE
18-24 251 186 71.4 63.5-78.2 65 28.6 21.8-36.5
25-34 969 802 82.9 79.5-85.9 167 17.1 14.1-20.5
35-44 1,353 1,170 86.2 83.8-88.3 183 13.8 11.7-16.2
45-54 1,344 1,229 91.2 89.1-92.9 115 8.8 7.1-10.9
55-64 836 756 90.1 86.8-92.6 80 9.9 7.4-13.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 300 178 51.7 44.0-59.3 122 48.3 40.7-56.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,332 1,092 79.3 75.8-82.4 240 20.7 17.6-24.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,357 1,193 86.9 84.2-89.3 164 13.1 10.7-15.8
College Graduate 1,760 1,677 95.8 94.6-96.7 83 4.2 3.3- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 113 48.9 40.3-57.5 137 51.1 42.5-59.7
$15,000- 24,999 793 557 63.7 58.5-68.5 236 36.3 31.5-41.5
$25,000- 34,999 689 590 84.7 81.0-87.8 99 15.3 12.2-19.0
$35,000- 49,999 806 758 93.6 91.4-95.3 48 6.4 4.7- 8.6
$50,000-74,999 827 805 96.6 94.6-97.8 22 3.4 2.2- 5.4
$75,000+ 1,003 987 97.7 94.7-99.0 16 2.3 1.0- 5.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 794 681 82.8 78.5-86.4 113 17.2 13.6-21.5
No 3,826 3,348 86.0 84.3-87.5 478 14.0 12.5-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 124 116 94.8 88.8-97.7 8 5.2 2.3-11.2
Non-Veteran 4,625 4,023 85.1 83.5-86.5 602 14.9 13.5-16.5

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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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