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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 11,339 9,449 79.1 77.9-80.2 1,890 20.9 19.8-22.1
GENDER
Male 4,209 3,493 77.5 75.6-79.3 716 22.5 20.7-24.4
Female 7,130 5,956 80.6 79.3-81.9 1,174 19.4 18.1-20.7
RACE
White 8,235 7,224 85.3 84.1-86.5 1,011 14.7 13.5-15.9
African American 1,980 1,592 80.1 77.6-82.4 388 19.9 17.6-22.4
Asian 100 90 91.3 82.4-95.9 10 8.7 4.1-17.6
Native American 241 184 71.5 61.4-79.8 57 28.5 20.2-38.6
Other Minorities 741 323 37.4 32.9-42.2 418 62.6 57.8-67.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 765 345 38.5 34.0-43.2 420 61.5 56.8-66.0
-English Speaking 265 208 73.1 64.2-80.5 57 26.9 19.5-35.8
-Spanish Speaking 499 137 27.3 22.3-33.0 362 72.7 67.0-77.7
Non-Hispanic 10,561 9,094 84.2 83.1-85.2 1,467 15.8 14.8-16.9
AGE
18-24 618 401 64.5 59.7-69.1 217 35.5 30.9-40.3
25-34 1,864 1,387 71.1 68.3-73.7 477 28.9 26.3-31.7
35-44 2,669 2,248 83.1 81.1-84.9 421 16.9 15.1-18.9
45-54 3,089 2,663 86.0 84.3-87.5 426 14.0 12.5-15.7
55-64 3,099 2,750 88.7 87.2-90.0 349 11.3 10.0-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,316 762 48.1 44.2-52.1 554 51.9 47.9-55.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,355 2,640 73.7 71.3-75.9 715 26.3 24.1-28.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,957 2,541 83.7 81.5-85.7 416 16.3 14.3-18.5
College Graduate 3,697 3,495 94.2 93.1-95.1 202 5.8 4.9- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,021 627 53.0 48.2-57.8 394 47.0 42.2-51.8
$15,000- 24,999 1,692 1,077 55.0 51.5-58.5 615 45.0 41.5-48.5
$25,000- 34,999 1,331 1,069 76.9 73.4-80.1 262 23.1 19.9-26.6
$35,000- 49,999 1,766 1,580 87.1 84.6-89.2 186 12.9 10.8-15.4
$50,000-74,999 1,718 1,643 92.1 89.2-94.2 75 7.9 5.8-10.8
$75,000+ 2,538 2,475 97.0 95.9-97.8 63 3.0 2.2- 4.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,529 2,873 76.9 74.6-79.0 656 23.1 21.0-25.4
No 7,444 6,303 80.5 79.1-81.8 1,141 19.5 18.2-20.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,276 1,152 89.7 87.3-91.7 124 10.3 8.3-12.7
Non-Veteran 10,039 8,279 77.7 76.4-79.0 1,760 22.3 21.0-23.6

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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.

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