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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

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 3,125 2,624 77.7 75.4-79.9 501 22.3 20.1-24.6
RACE
White 2,331 2,084 85.9 83.7-87.8 247 14.1 12.2-16.3
African American 465 368 74.7 69.0-79.7 97 25.3 20.3-31.0
Asian 26 24 88.1 58.6-97.5 2 11.9 2.5-41.4
Native American 55 38 76.3 63.3-85.8 17 23.7 14.2-36.7
Other Minorities 239 101 34.6 27.3-42.7 138 65.4 57.3-72.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 282 107 31.1 24.9-38.1 175 68.9 61.9-75.1
-English Speaking 60 44 71.2 55.1-83.3 16 28.8 16.7-44.9
-Spanish Speaking 222 63 24.5 18.2-32.1 159 75.5 67.9-81.8
Non-Hispanic 2,843 2,517 85.5 83.5-87.4 326 14.5 12.6-16.5
AGE
18-24 188 126 57.6 48.5-66.2 62 42.4 33.8-51.5
25-34 698 529 71.3 66.9-75.3 169 28.7 24.7-33.1
35-44 904 778 82.5 78.7-85.8 126 17.5 14.2-21.3
45-54 834 742 88.2 85.2-90.6 92 11.8 9.4-14.8
55-64 501 449 89.0 85.1-92.0 52 11.0 8.0-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 377 179 39.0 32.8-45.5 198 61.0 54.5-67.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 927 747 74.1 69.6-78.2 180 25.9 21.8-30.4
Some Post-H.S. 723 643 85.6 81.2-89.1 80 14.4 10.9-18.8
College Graduate 1,096 1,053 95.1 93.1-96.6 43 4.9 3.4- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 32 26.0 17.4-36.9 76 74.0 63.1-82.6
$15,000- 24,999 431 222 46.4 40.1-52.8 209 53.6 47.2-59.9
$25,000- 34,999 395 307 67.7 59.5-74.9 88 32.3 25.1-40.5
$35,000- 49,999 550 506 90.6 86.6-93.5 44 9.4 6.5-13.4
$50,000-74,999 593 567 94.5 91.6-96.5 26 5.5 3.5- 8.4
$75,000+ 798 788 98.6 97.3-99.3 10 1.4 0.7- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 540 436 74.5 68.1-80.0 104 25.5 20.0-31.9
No 2,483 2,104 78.6 76.1-80.8 379 21.4 19.2-23.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 706 646 91.3 88.4-93.5 60 8.7 6.5-11.6
Non-Veteran 2,413 1,972 74.6 71.9-77.1 441 25.4 22.9-28.1

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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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