BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,878	10,501	77.5	76.4-78.6	2,377	22.5	21.4-23.6
-Piedmont NC	7,253	5,997	79.0	77.5-80.4	1,256	21.0	19.6-22.5
GENDER
Male	2,703	2,189	76.8	74.4-79.1	514	23.2	20.9-25.6
Female	4,550	3,808	81.2	79.5-82.7	742	18.8	17.3-20.5
RACE
White	5,429	4,751	85.9	84.5-87.2	678	14.1	12.8-15.5
African American	1,281	972	72.8	69.1-76.2	309	27.2	23.8-30.9
Other Minorities	516	249	43.1	37.4-48.9	267	56.9	51.1-62.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	526	191	32.3	27.3-37.8	335	67.7	62.2-72.7
Non-Hispanic	6,725	5,804	85.0	83.7-86.2	921	15.0	13.8-16.3
AGE
18-24	434	290	65.5	59.5-71.1	144	34.5	28.9-40.5
25-34	1,359	1,007	70.2	66.8-73.3	352	29.8	26.7-33.2
35-44	1,891	1,595	82.9	80.4-85.2	296	17.1	14.8-19.6
45-54	1,842	1,592	86.9	84.9-88.7	250	13.1	11.3-15.1
55-64	1,727	1,513	87.9	85.8-89.6	214	12.1	10.4-14.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	856	450	46.2	41.2-51.3	406	53.8	48.7-58.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,990	1,556	73.4	70.5-76.1	434	26.6	23.9-29.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,807	1,559	84.0	81.2-86.5	248	16.0	13.5-18.8
College Graduate	2,594	2,429	93.8	92.5-94.9	165	6.2	5.1- 7.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	610	336	49.8	44.0-55.5	274	50.2	44.5-56.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,102	679	51.6	47.1-56.1	423	48.4	43.9-52.9
$25,000- 34,999	861	690	73.1	68.1-77.6	171	26.9	22.4-31.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,033	944	89.7	86.4-92.3	89	10.3	7.7-13.6
$50,000-74,999	1,144	1,090	94.3	92.3-95.8	54	5.7	4.2- 7.7
$75,000+	1,660	1,619	97.8	96.9-98.5	41	2.2	1.5- 3.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,764	1,395	75.6	72.4-78.5	369	24.4	21.5-27.6
No	5,283	4,442	80.1	78.4-81.7	841	19.9	18.3-21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	628	548	89.0	85.7-91.6	80	11.0	8.4-14.3
Non-Veteran	6,617	5,444	78.0	76.4-79.5	1,173	22.0	20.5-23.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,878

10,501

77.5

76.4-78.6

2,377

22.5

21.4-23.6

-Piedmont NC

7,253

5,997

79.0

77.5-80.4

1,256

21.0

19.6-22.5

GENDER

Male

2,703

2,189

76.8

74.4-79.1

514

23.2

20.9-25.6

Female

4,550

3,808

81.2

79.5-82.7

742

18.8

17.3-20.5

RACE

White

5,429

4,751

85.9

84.5-87.2

678

14.1

12.8-15.5

African American

1,281

972

72.8

69.1-76.2

309

27.2

23.8-30.9

Other Minorities

516

249

43.1

37.4-48.9

267

56.9

51.1-62.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

526

191

32.3

27.3-37.8

335

67.7

62.2-72.7

Non-Hispanic

6,725

5,804

85.0

83.7-86.2

921

15.0

13.8-16.3

AGE

18-24

434

290

65.5

59.5-71.1

144

34.5

28.9-40.5

25-34

1,359

1,007

70.2

66.8-73.3

352

29.8

26.7-33.2

35-44

1,891

1,595

82.9

80.4-85.2

296

17.1

14.8-19.6

45-54

1,842

1,592

86.9

84.9-88.7

250

13.1

11.3-15.1

55-64

1,727

1,513

87.9

85.8-89.6

214

12.1

10.4-14.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

856

450

46.2

41.2-51.3

406

53.8

48.7-58.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,990

1,556

73.4

70.5-76.1

434

26.6

23.9-29.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,807

1,559

84.0

81.2-86.5

248

16.0

13.5-18.8

College Graduate

2,594

2,429

93.8

92.5-94.9

165

6.2

5.1- 7.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

610

336

49.8

44.0-55.5

274

50.2

44.5-56.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,102

679

51.6

47.1-56.1

423

48.4

43.9-52.9

$25,000- 34,999

861

690

73.1

68.1-77.6

171

26.9

22.4-31.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,033

944

89.7

86.4-92.3

10.3

7.7-13.6

$50,000-74,999

1,144

1,090

94.3

92.3-95.8

5.7

4.2- 7.7

$75,000+

1,660

1,619

97.8

96.9-98.5

2.2

1.5- 3.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,764

1,395

75.6

72.4-78.5

369

24.4

21.5-27.6

5,283

4,442

80.1

78.4-81.7

841

19.9

18.3-21.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

628

548

89.0

85.7-91.6

11.0

8.4-14.3

Non-Veteran

6,617

5,444

78.0

76.4-79.5

1,173

22.0

20.5-23.6

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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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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