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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,701 3,762 75.0 73.1-76.8 939 25.0 23.2-26.9
RACE
White 3,522 2,987 82.0 80.1-83.8 535 18.0 16.2-19.9
African American 745 543 69.4 64.7-73.8 202 30.6 26.2-35.3
Asian 39 33 79.4 59.2-91.1 6 20.6 8.9-40.8
Native American 90 57 67.5 55.7-77.5 33 32.5 22.5-44.3
Other Minorities 293 131 36.6 29.8-44.0 162 63.4 56.0-70.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 347 129 31.2 25.5-37.5 218 68.8 62.5-74.5
-English Speaking 80 55 64.4 49.9-76.7 25 35.6 23.3-50.1
-Spanish Speaking 267 74 24.7 18.8-31.6 193 75.3 68.4-81.2
Non-Hispanic 4,354 3,633 81.1 79.4-82.8 721 18.9 17.2-20.6
AGE
18-24 289 193 60.3 52.9-67.1 96 39.7 32.9-47.1
25-34 863 617 67.0 63.0-70.8 246 33.0 29.2-37.0
35-44 1,153 932 78.3 75.0-81.3 221 21.7 18.7-25.0
45-54 1,230 1,014 82.7 80.0-85.1 216 17.3 14.9-20.0
55-64 1,166 1,006 86.6 84.0-88.8 160 13.4 11.2-16.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 656 333 42.9 37.6-48.4 323 57.1 51.6-62.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,399 1,061 70.9 67.3-74.2 338 29.1 25.8-32.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,100 933 83.0 79.6-86.0 167 17.0 14.0-20.4
College Graduate 1,540 1,431 92.5 90.7-94.0 109 7.5 6.0- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 363 189 44.7 37.9-51.7 174 55.3 48.3-62.1
$15,000- 24,999 727 393 47.6 42.6-52.6 334 52.4 47.4-57.4
$25,000- 34,999 579 430 67.1 60.7-72.8 149 32.9 27.2-39.3
$35,000- 49,999 733 650 86.4 82.6-89.6 83 13.6 10.4-17.4
$50,000-74,999 762 711 91.1 87.0-94.1 51 8.9 5.9-13.0
$75,000+ 1,059 1,030 97.2 95.6-98.2 29 2.8 1.8- 4.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,215 932 72.4 68.4-76.1 283 27.6 23.9-31.6
No 3,344 2,722 76.0 73.8-78.0 622 24.0 22.0-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,158 1,021 88.9 86.5-91.0 137 11.1 9.0-13.5
Non-Veteran 3,535 2,734 71.6 69.3-73.7 801 28.4 26.3-30.7

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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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