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2007 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 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

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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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