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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - Less than age 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,992 5,202 82.5 80.8-84.1 790 17.5 15.9-19.2
GENDER
Male 2,406 2,081 80.0 77.3-82.5 325 20.0 17.5-22.7
Female 3,586 3,121 85.6 83.6-87.4 465 14.4 12.6-16.4
RACE
White 4,551 4,127 89.0 87.3-90.5 424 11.0 9.5-12.7
African American 922 755 82.4 78.6-85.6 167 17.6 14.4-21.4
Asian 55 47 83.2 65.0-92.9 8 16.8 7.1-35.0
Native American 118 98 85.6 76.3-91.6 20 14.4 8.4-23.7
Other Minorities 324 156 37.9 31.0-45.4 168 62.1 54.6-69.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 323 162 40.1 33.1-47.5 161 59.9 52.5-66.9
-English Speaking 120 97 77.4 64.9-86.4 23 22.6 13.6-35.1
-Spanish Speaking 203 65 27.4 20.3-36.0 138 72.6 64.0-79.7
Non-Hispanic 5,662 5,033 86.9 85.3-88.4 629 13.1 11.6-14.7
AGE
18-24 261 165 61.4 53.4-68.9 96 38.6 31.1-46.6
25-34 981 799 77.7 73.7-81.3 182 22.3 18.7-26.3
35-44 1,609 1,410 86.5 84.0-88.7 199 13.5 11.3-16.0
45-54 1,861 1,659 90.0 88.2-91.6 202 10.0 8.4-11.8
55-64 1,280 1,169 91.9 89.8-93.6 111 8.1 6.4-10.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 449 234 45.3 38.4-52.3 215 54.7 47.7-61.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,622 1,320 77.3 73.9-80.4 302 22.7 19.6-26.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,668 1,486 86.5 83.1-89.2 182 13.5 10.8-16.9
College Graduate 2,250 2,159 94.1 91.6-95.9 91 5.9 4.1- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 186 67 22.8 16.2-31.0 119 77.2 69.0-83.8
$15,000- 24,999 731 449 55.3 49.5-61.0 282 44.7 39.0-50.5
$25,000- 34,999 659 534 73.7 67.8-79.0 125 26.3 21.0-32.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,002 908 86.9 83.1-90.0 94 13.1 10.0-16.9
$50,000-74,999 1,228 1,188 95.6 93.2-97.1 40 4.4 2.9- 6.8
$75,000+ 1,712 1,681 96.7 93.6-98.3 31 3.3 1.7- 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,138 950 77.4 72.4-81.7 188 22.6 18.3-27.6
No 4,528 3,990 84.1 82.2-85.8 538 15.9 14.2-17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 701 640 89.4 84.9-92.7 61 10.6 7.3-15.1
Non-Veteran 5,290 4,561 81.6 79.7-83.4 729 18.4 16.6-20.3

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages 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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