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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 11,339 9,449 79.1 77.9-80.2 1,890 20.9 19.8-22.1
-Mtn. AHEC 624 508 76.0 70.5-80.7 116 24.0 19.3-29.5
GENDER
Male 228 185 74.3 65.5-81.6 43 25.7 18.4-34.5
Female 396 323 77.5 70.4-83.3 73 22.5 16.7-29.6
RACE
White 537 445 77.3 71.4-82.3 92 22.7 17.7-28.6
Other 84 61 66.0 50.1-78.9 23 34.0 21.1-49.9
AGE
18-44 242 175 69.1 60.4-76.7 67 30.9 23.3-39.6
45+ 382 333 84.1 78.2-88.6 49 15.9 11.4-21.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 223 154 62.0 52.2-70.9 69 38.0 29.1-47.8
Some College + 399 353 86.4 81.0-90.5 46 13.6 9.5-19.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 370 279 69.5 62.3-75.9 91 30.5 24.1-37.7
$50,000+ 194 183 93.6 87.3-96.9 11 6.4 3.1-12.7

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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.


*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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