BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - Less than age 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,318	8,525	77.9	76.5-79.2	1,793	22.1	20.8-23.5
GENDER
Male	3,834	3,159	75.9	73.6-78.1	675	24.1	21.9-26.4
Female	6,484	5,366	79.8	78.2-81.4	1,118	20.2	18.6-21.8
RACE
White	7,771	6,724	84.8	83.4-86.1	1,047	15.2	13.9-16.6
African American	1,650	1,292	74.9	71.4-78.2	358	25.1	21.8-28.6
Asian	90	73	78.9	64.6-88.4	17	21.1	11.6-35.4
Native American	232	176	75.3	65.3-83.2	56	24.7	16.8-34.7
Other Minorities	549	237	33.8	28.6-39.4	312	66.2	60.6-71.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	546	246	35.3	30.0-40.8	300	64.7	59.2-70.0
-English Speaking	197	154	75.3	65.9-82.8	43	24.7	17.2-34.1
-Spanish Speaking	349	92	22.2	17.1-28.4	257	77.8	71.6-82.9
Non-Hispanic	9,761	8,269	82.1	80.8-83.4	1,492	17.9	16.6-19.2
AGE
18-24	488	298	60.3	54.5-65.8	190	39.7	34.2-45.5
25-34	1,502	1,130	71.8	68.3-75.1	372	28.2	24.9-31.7
35-44	2,338	1,921	80.8	78.5-82.8	417	19.2	17.2-21.5
45-54	2,921	2,455	84.6	82.8-86.2	466	15.4	13.8-17.2
55-64	3,069	2,721	88.9	87.3-90.3	348	11.1	9.7-12.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,137	674	47.5	42.8-52.2	463	52.5	47.8-57.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,012	2,307	72.2	69.6-74.7	705	27.8	25.3-30.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,807	2,399	82.2	79.5-84.6	408	17.8	15.4-20.5
College Graduate	3,357	3,140	92.4	90.6-93.9	217	7.6	6.1- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	855	528	49.6	44.2-54.9	327	50.4	45.1-55.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,475	900	52.9	48.7-57.1	575	47.1	42.9-51.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,109	854	70.0	65.6-74.0	255	30.0	26.0-34.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,556	1,353	84.5	81.5-87.1	203	15.5	12.9-18.5
$50,000-74,999	1,726	1,636	92.9	90.4-94.7	90	7.1	5.3- 9.6
$75,000+	2,510	2,426	95.3	93.2-96.8	84	4.7	3.2- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,136	2,532	75.6	72.8-78.3	604	24.4	21.7-27.2
No	6,734	5,645	79.1	77.4-80.7	1,089	20.9	19.3-22.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,186	1,045	85.3	81.7-88.3	141	14.7	11.7-18.3
Non-Veteran	9,131	7,479	77.0	75.4-78.4	1,652	23.0	21.6-24.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,318

8,525

77.9

76.5-79.2

1,793

22.1

20.8-23.5

GENDER

Male

3,834

3,159

75.9

73.6-78.1

675

24.1

21.9-26.4

Female

6,484

5,366

79.8

78.2-81.4

1,118

20.2

18.6-21.8

RACE

White

7,771

6,724

84.8

83.4-86.1

1,047

15.2

13.9-16.6

African American

1,650

1,292

74.9

71.4-78.2

358

25.1

21.8-28.6

Asian

78.9

64.6-88.4

21.1

11.6-35.4

Native American

232

176

75.3

65.3-83.2

24.7

16.8-34.7

Other Minorities

549

237

33.8

28.6-39.4

312

66.2

60.6-71.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

546

246

35.3

30.0-40.8

300

64.7

59.2-70.0

-English Speaking

197

154

75.3

65.9-82.8

24.7

17.2-34.1

-Spanish Speaking

349

22.2

17.1-28.4

257

77.8

71.6-82.9

Non-Hispanic

9,761

8,269

82.1

80.8-83.4

1,492

17.9

16.6-19.2

AGE

18-24

488

298

60.3

54.5-65.8

190

39.7

34.2-45.5

25-34

1,502

1,130

71.8

68.3-75.1

372

28.2

24.9-31.7

35-44

2,338

1,921

80.8

78.5-82.8

417

19.2

17.2-21.5

45-54

2,921

2,455

84.6

82.8-86.2

466

15.4

13.8-17.2

55-64

3,069

2,721

88.9

87.3-90.3

348

11.1

9.7-12.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,137

674

47.5

42.8-52.2

463

52.5

47.8-57.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,012

2,307

72.2

69.6-74.7

705

27.8

25.3-30.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,807

2,399

82.2

79.5-84.6

408

17.8

15.4-20.5

College Graduate

3,357

3,140

92.4

90.6-93.9

217

7.6

6.1- 9.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

855

528

49.6

44.2-54.9

327

50.4

45.1-55.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,475

900

52.9

48.7-57.1

575

47.1

42.9-51.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,109

854

70.0

65.6-74.0

255

30.0

26.0-34.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,556

1,353

84.5

81.5-87.1

203

15.5

12.9-18.5

$50,000-74,999

1,726

1,636

92.9

90.4-94.7

7.1

5.3- 9.6

$75,000+

2,510

2,426

95.3

93.2-96.8

4.7

3.2- 6.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,136

2,532

75.6

72.8-78.3

604

24.4

21.7-27.2

6,734

5,645

79.1

77.4-80.7

1,089

20.9

19.3-22.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,186

1,045

85.3

81.7-88.3

141

14.7

11.7-18.3

Non-Veteran

9,131

7,479

77.0

75.4-78.4

1,652

23.0

21.6-24.6

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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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