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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,878	6,767	81.2	79.7-82.5	1,111	18.8	17.5-20.3
-Western NC	801	661	77.2	72.6-81.2	140	22.8	18.8-27.4
GENDER
Male	288	224	71.7	64.2-78.1	64	28.3	21.9-35.8
Female	513	437	82.4	76.9-86.9	76	17.6	13.1-23.1
RACE
White	697	599	83.5	79.3-87.0	98	16.5	13.0-20.7
African American	38	29	60.6	36.3-80.5	9	39.4	19.5-63.7
Other Minorities	66	33	35.2	20.9-52.7	33	64.8	47.3-79.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	12	18.9	8.4-37.5	32	81.1	62.5-91.6
Non-Hispanic	757	649	83.8	79.9-87.1	108	16.2	12.9-20.1
AGE
18-24	49	31	56.6	39.2-72.6	18	43.4	27.4-60.8
25-34	182	142	74.8	65.4-82.3	40	25.2	17.7-34.6
35-44	211	178	79.9	71.6-86.3	33	20.1	13.7-28.4
45-54	219	190	86.4	80.3-90.8	29	13.6	9.2-19.7
55-64	140	120	84.1	74.0-90.7	20	15.9	9.3-26.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	40	38.4	26.0-52.5	41	61.6	47.5-74.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	245	191	71.1	62.1-78.8	54	28.9	21.2-37.9
Some Post-H.S.	221	190	85.9	78.4-91.1	31	14.1	8.9-21.6
College Graduate	253	239	95.5	92.0-97.5	14	4.5	2.5- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	16	26.4	13.9-44.3	28	73.6	55.7-86.1
$15,000- 24,999	156	92	53.2	42.1-64.0	64	46.8	36.0-57.9
$25,000- 34,999	132	117	81.3	68.5-89.7	15	18.7	10.3-31.5
$35,000- 49,999	159	141	89.2	81.9-93.7	18	10.8	6.3-18.1
$50,000-74,999	125	121	96.3	88.2-98.9	4	3.7	1.1-11.8
$75,000+	131	128	94.1	76.1-98.8	3	5.9	1.2-23.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	151	121	75.4	64.0-84.1	30	24.6	15.9-36.0
No	625	519	77.4	72.2-81.9	106	22.6	18.1-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	62	56	90.0	75.2-96.4	6	10.0	3.6-24.8
Non-Veteran	739	605	76.2	71.4-80.4	134	23.8	19.6-28.6

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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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	7,878	6,767	81.2	79.7-82.5	1,111	18.8	17.5-20.3
-Western NC	801	661	77.2	72.6-81.2	140	22.8	18.8-27.4
GENDER
Male	288	224	71.7	64.2-78.1	64	28.3	21.9-35.8
Female	513	437	82.4	76.9-86.9	76	17.6	13.1-23.1
RACE
White	697	599	83.5	79.3-87.0	98	16.5	13.0-20.7
African American	38	29	60.6	36.3-80.5	9	39.4	19.5-63.7
Other Minorities	66	33	35.2	20.9-52.7	33	64.8	47.3-79.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	44	12	18.9	8.4-37.5	32	81.1	62.5-91.6
Non-Hispanic	757	649	83.8	79.9-87.1	108	16.2	12.9-20.1
AGE
18-24	49	31	56.6	39.2-72.6	18	43.4	27.4-60.8
25-34	182	142	74.8	65.4-82.3	40	25.2	17.7-34.6
35-44	211	178	79.9	71.6-86.3	33	20.1	13.7-28.4
45-54	219	190	86.4	80.3-90.8	29	13.6	9.2-19.7
55-64	140	120	84.1	74.0-90.7	20	15.9	9.3-26.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	81	40	38.4	26.0-52.5	41	61.6	47.5-74.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	245	191	71.1	62.1-78.8	54	28.9	21.2-37.9
Some Post-H.S.	221	190	85.9	78.4-91.1	31	14.1	8.9-21.6
College Graduate	253	239	95.5	92.0-97.5	14	4.5	2.5- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	16	26.4	13.9-44.3	28	73.6	55.7-86.1
$15,000- 24,999	156	92	53.2	42.1-64.0	64	46.8	36.0-57.9
$25,000- 34,999	132	117	81.3	68.5-89.7	15	18.7	10.3-31.5
$35,000- 49,999	159	141	89.2	81.9-93.7	18	10.8	6.3-18.1
$50,000-74,999	125	121	96.3	88.2-98.9	4	3.7	1.1-11.8
$75,000+	131	128	94.1	76.1-98.8	3	5.9	1.2-23.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	151	121	75.4	64.0-84.1	30	24.6	15.9-36.0
No	625	519	77.4	72.2-81.9	106	22.6	18.1-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	62	56	90.0	75.2-96.4	6	10.0	3.6-24.8
Non-Veteran	739	605	76.2	71.4-80.4	134	23.8	19.6-28.6

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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