BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - Less than age 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,339	9,449	79.1	77.9-80.2	1,890	20.9	19.8-22.1
-Piedmont NC	6,391	5,397	81.0	79.5-82.4	994	19.0	17.6-20.5
GENDER
Male	2,406	2,022	79.6	77.1-81.9	384	20.4	18.1-22.9
Female	3,985	3,375	82.5	80.8-84.1	610	17.5	15.9-19.2
RACE
White	4,768	4,247	88.2	86.8-89.5	521	11.8	10.5-13.2
African American	1,038	833	80.4	76.9-83.4	205	19.6	16.6-23.1
Other Minorities	557	292	46.8	41.2-52.4	265	53.2	47.6-58.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	463	215	39.3	33.5-45.4	248	60.7	54.6-66.5
Non-Hispanic	5,922	5,177	86.7	85.3-87.9	745	13.3	12.1-14.7
AGE
18-24	332	218	67.9	61.6-73.7	114	32.1	26.3-38.4
25-34	1,060	806	72.9	69.3-76.3	254	27.1	23.7-30.7
35-44	1,574	1,355	85.4	82.9-87.6	219	14.6	12.4-17.1
45-54	1,727	1,508	88.5	86.6-90.2	219	11.5	9.8-13.4
55-64	1,698	1,510	88.9	86.9-90.6	188	11.1	9.4-13.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	729	429	48.3	43.0-53.6	300	51.7	46.4-57.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,771	1,390	74.6	71.4-77.5	381	25.4	22.5-28.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,603	1,405	85.9	82.9-88.5	198	14.1	11.5-17.1
College Graduate	2,279	2,166	94.6	93.1-95.7	113	5.4	4.3- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	513	310	51.4	44.2-58.5	203	48.6	41.5-55.8
$15,000- 24,999	889	551	54.5	49.8-59.2	338	45.5	40.8-50.2
$25,000- 34,999	695	559	78.8	74.5-82.7	136	21.2	17.3-25.5
$35,000- 49,999	951	851	87.8	84.6-90.4	100	12.2	9.6-15.4
$50,000-74,999	963	917	90.9	86.6-93.9	46	9.1	6.1-13.4
$75,000+	1,690	1,654	97.2	95.9-98.2	36	2.8	1.8- 4.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,885	1,543	78.4	75.3-81.2	342	21.6	18.8-24.7
No	4,303	3,701	82.6	80.8-84.3	602	17.4	15.7-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	596	541	90.8	87.4-93.3	55	9.2	6.7-12.6
Non-Veteran	5,781	4,844	80.0	78.4-81.5	937	20.0	18.5-21.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,339

9,449

79.1

77.9-80.2

1,890

20.9

19.8-22.1

-Piedmont NC

6,391

5,397

81.0

79.5-82.4

994

19.0

17.6-20.5

GENDER

Male

2,406

2,022

79.6

77.1-81.9

384

20.4

18.1-22.9

Female

3,985

3,375

82.5

80.8-84.1

610

17.5

15.9-19.2

RACE

White

4,768

4,247

88.2

86.8-89.5

521

11.8

10.5-13.2

African American

1,038

833

80.4

76.9-83.4

205

19.6

16.6-23.1

Other Minorities

557

292

46.8

41.2-52.4

265

53.2

47.6-58.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

463

215

39.3

33.5-45.4

248

60.7

54.6-66.5

Non-Hispanic

5,922

5,177

86.7

85.3-87.9

745

13.3

12.1-14.7

AGE

18-24

332

218

67.9

61.6-73.7

114

32.1

26.3-38.4

25-34

1,060

806

72.9

69.3-76.3

254

27.1

23.7-30.7

35-44

1,574

1,355

85.4

82.9-87.6

219

14.6

12.4-17.1

45-54

1,727

1,508

88.5

86.6-90.2

219

11.5

9.8-13.4

55-64

1,698

1,510

88.9

86.9-90.6

188

11.1

9.4-13.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

729

429

48.3

43.0-53.6

300

51.7

46.4-57.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,771

1,390

74.6

71.4-77.5

381

25.4

22.5-28.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,603

1,405

85.9

82.9-88.5

198

14.1

11.5-17.1

College Graduate

2,279

2,166

94.6

93.1-95.7

113

5.4

4.3- 6.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

513

310

51.4

44.2-58.5

203

48.6

41.5-55.8

$15,000- 24,999

889

551

54.5

49.8-59.2

338

45.5

40.8-50.2

$25,000- 34,999

695

559

78.8

74.5-82.7

136

21.2

17.3-25.5

$35,000- 49,999

951

851

87.8

84.6-90.4

100

12.2

9.6-15.4

$50,000-74,999

963

917

90.9

86.6-93.9

9.1

6.1-13.4

$75,000+

1,690

1,654

97.2

95.9-98.2

2.8

1.8- 4.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,885

1,543

78.4

75.3-81.2

342

21.6

18.8-24.7

4,303

3,701

82.6

80.8-84.3

602

17.4

15.7-19.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

596

541

90.8

87.4-93.3

9.2

6.7-12.6

Non-Veteran

5,781

4,844

80.0

78.4-81.5

937

20.0

18.5-21.6

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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