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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,484 5,366 79.8 78.2-81.4 1,118 20.2 18.6-21.8
RACE
White 4,829 4,181 85.8 84.2-87.3 648 14.2 12.7-15.8
African American 1,127 884 77.3 73.6-80.6 243 22.7 19.4-26.4
Asian 54 46 76.2 54.0-89.8 8 23.8 10.2-46.0
Native American 153 114 73.1 58.7-83.9 39 26.9 16.1-41.3
Other Minorities 310 131 33.3 26.9-40.3 179 66.7 59.7-73.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 316 143 34.5 28.1-41.6 173 65.5 58.4-71.9
-English Speaking 129 103 79.2 68.6-87.0 26 20.8 13.0-31.4
-Spanish Speaking 187 40 16.7 11.4-23.8 147 83.3 76.2-88.6
Non-Hispanic 6,164 5,219 83.4 82.0-84.8 945 16.6 15.2-18.0
AGE
18-24 287 183 64.5 56.9-71.4 104 35.5 28.6-43.1
25-34 1,027 780 75.0 71.4-78.2 247 25.0 21.8-28.6
35-44 1,475 1,212 81.3 78.7-83.7 263 18.7 16.3-21.3
45-54 1,796 1,510 85.4 83.3-87.3 286 14.6 12.7-16.7
55-64 1,899 1,681 89.3 87.6-90.8 218 10.7 9.2-12.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 663 398 50.5 44.5-56.4 265 49.5 43.6-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,865 1,415 73.1 70.0-75.9 450 26.9 24.1-30.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,858 1,582 81.9 78.5-84.8 276 18.1 15.2-21.5
College Graduate 2,096 1,969 94.4 93.1-95.4 127 5.6 4.6- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 602 385 59.1 53.4-64.5 217 40.9 35.5-46.6
$15,000- 24,999 970 626 58.6 53.7-63.3 344 41.4 36.7-46.3
$25,000- 34,999 695 541 71.0 65.8-75.8 154 29.0 24.2-34.2
$35,000- 49,999 957 833 86.5 83.3-89.1 124 13.5 10.9-16.7
$50,000-74,999 1,076 1,026 93.5 90.4-95.6 50 6.5 4.4- 9.6
$75,000+ 1,430 1,377 96.3 94.9-97.4 53 3.7 2.6- 5.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,974 1,608 79.8 77.0-82.3 366 20.2 17.7-23.0
No 4,242 3,552 80.5 78.5-82.4 690 19.5 17.6-21.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 183 158 86.3 78.7-91.4 25 13.7 8.6-21.3
Non-Veteran 6,301 5,208 79.7 78.0-81.2 1,093 20.3 18.8-22.0

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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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