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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-WHITE 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 2,331 2,084 85.9 83.7-87.8 247 14.1 12.2-16.3
AGE
18-24 124 97 73.8 62.9-82.4 27 26.2 17.6-37.1
25-34 476 402 79.9 74.7-84.2 74 20.1 15.8-25.3
35-44 656 601 90.6 87.5-93.0 55 9.4 7.0-12.5
45-54 661 603 91.3 88.3-93.6 58 8.7 6.4-11.7
55-64 414 381 90.7 86.2-93.8 33 9.3 6.2-13.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 182 113 51.4 41.6-61.1 69 48.6 38.9-58.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 659 562 82.0 77.6-85.8 97 18.0 14.2-22.4
Some Post-H.S. 566 517 89.2 84.9-92.4 49 10.8 7.6-15.1
College Graduate 924 892 95.3 93.0-96.9 32 4.7 3.1- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 17 36.3 20.9-55.0 28 63.7 45.0-79.1
$15,000- 24,999 210 127 54.8 45.6-63.7 83 45.2 36.3-54.4
$25,000- 34,999 271 226 79.0 71.0-85.3 45 21.0 14.7-29.0
$35,000- 49,999 425 390 90.1 85.3-93.4 35 9.9 6.6-14.7
$50,000-74,999 500 481 95.1 91.9-97.1 19 4.9 2.9- 8.1
$75,000+ 698 689 98.4 96.8-99.2 9 1.6 0.8- 3.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 415 349 78.7 72.3-84.0 66 21.3 16.0-27.7
No 1,859 1,687 87.4 85.0-89.5 172 12.6 10.5-15.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 555 514 91.4 87.8-94.0 41 8.6 6.0-12.2
Non-Veteran 1,773 1,567 84.4 81.7-86.7 206 15.6 13.3-18.3

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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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