BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,878	6,767	81.2	79.7-82.5	1,111	18.8	17.5-20.3
-Piedmont NC	4,575	4,005	82.8	80.9-84.5	570	17.2	15.5-19.1
GENDER
Male	1,850	1,587	79.8	76.8-82.4	263	20.2	17.6-23.2
Female	2,725	2,418	86.5	84.5-88.3	307	13.5	11.7-15.5
RACE
White	3,439	3,151	89.3	87.5-90.8	288	10.7	9.2-12.5
African American	806	664	78.3	73.7-82.3	142	21.7	17.7-26.3
Other Minorities	312	173	46.6	39.1-54.2	139	53.4	45.8-60.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	311	132	34.4	27.9-41.5	179	65.6	58.5-72.1
Non-Hispanic	4,263	3,872	88.9	87.3-90.2	391	11.1	9.8-12.7
AGE
18-24	238	165	62.6	54.1-70.4	73	37.4	29.6-45.9
25-34	961	772	76.6	72.7-80.0	189	23.4	20.0-27.3
35-44	1,360	1,195	85.6	82.5-88.3	165	14.4	11.7-17.5
45-54	1,230	1,142	92.9	90.8-94.5	88	7.1	5.5- 9.2
55-64	786	731	92.5	89.5-94.7	55	7.5	5.3-10.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	399	224	45.2	38.4-52.1	175	54.8	47.9-61.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,214	1,007	77.5	73.7-80.8	207	22.5	19.2-26.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,149	1,032	86.1	82.2-89.2	117	13.9	10.8-17.8
College Graduate	1,811	1,741	95.9	94.5-97.0	70	4.1	3.0- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	65	36.3	27.1-46.6	116	63.7	53.4-72.9
$15,000- 24,999	617	411	53.7	47.5-59.8	206	46.3	40.2-52.5
$25,000- 34,999	588	493	75.5	69.0-81.1	95	24.5	18.9-31.0
$35,000- 49,999	760	717	93.1	89.8-95.4	43	6.9	4.6-10.2
$50,000-74,999	846	819	95.8	93.6-97.3	27	4.2	2.7- 6.4
$75,000+	1,198	1,181	98.6	97.6-99.2	17	1.4	0.8- 2.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	722	612	79.0	73.9-83.3	110	21.0	16.7-26.1
No	3,719	3,282	83.9	81.9-85.7	437	16.1	14.3-18.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	384	353	91.4	87.2-94.4	31	8.6	5.6-12.8
Non-Veteran	4,186	3,647	81.9	79.9-83.7	539	18.1	16.3-20.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,878

6,767

81.2

79.7-82.5

1,111

18.8

17.5-20.3

-Piedmont NC

4,575

4,005

82.8

80.9-84.5

570

17.2

15.5-19.1

GENDER

Male

1,850

1,587

79.8

76.8-82.4

263

20.2

17.6-23.2

Female

2,725

2,418

86.5

84.5-88.3

307

13.5

11.7-15.5

RACE

White

3,439

3,151

89.3

87.5-90.8

288

10.7

9.2-12.5

African American

806

664

78.3

73.7-82.3

142

21.7

17.7-26.3

Other Minorities

312

173

46.6

39.1-54.2

139

53.4

45.8-60.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

311

132

34.4

27.9-41.5

179

65.6

58.5-72.1

Non-Hispanic

4,263

3,872

88.9

87.3-90.2

391

11.1

9.8-12.7

AGE

18-24

238

165

62.6

54.1-70.4

37.4

29.6-45.9

25-34

961

772

76.6

72.7-80.0

189

23.4

20.0-27.3

35-44

1,360

1,195

85.6

82.5-88.3

165

14.4

11.7-17.5

45-54

1,230

1,142

92.9

90.8-94.5

7.1

5.5- 9.2

55-64

786

731

92.5

89.5-94.7

7.5

5.3-10.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

399

224

45.2

38.4-52.1

175

54.8

47.9-61.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,214

1,007

77.5

73.7-80.8

207

22.5

19.2-26.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,149

1,032

86.1

82.2-89.2

117

13.9

10.8-17.8

College Graduate

1,811

1,741

95.9

94.5-97.0

4.1

3.0- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

36.3

27.1-46.6

116

63.7

53.4-72.9

$15,000- 24,999

617

411

53.7

47.5-59.8

206

46.3

40.2-52.5

$25,000- 34,999

588

493

75.5

69.0-81.1

24.5

18.9-31.0

$35,000- 49,999

760

717

93.1

89.8-95.4

6.9

4.6-10.2

$50,000-74,999

846

819

95.8

93.6-97.3

4.2

2.7- 6.4

$75,000+

1,198

1,181

98.6

97.6-99.2

1.4

0.8- 2.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

722

612

79.0

73.9-83.3

110

21.0

16.7-26.1

3,719

3,282

83.9

81.9-85.7

437

16.1

14.3-18.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

384

353

91.4

87.2-94.4

8.6

5.6-12.8

Non-Veteran

4,186

3,647

81.9

79.9-83.7

539

18.1

16.3-20.1

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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.

** 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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