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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-FEMALES

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,586 3,121 85.6 83.6-87.4 465 14.4 12.6-16.4
RACE
White 2,720 2,459 89.8 87.7-91.7 261 10.2 8.3-12.3
African American 625 501 81.3 77.1-84.8 124 18.7 15.2-22.9
Asian 28 23 69.4 39.2-88.9 5 30.6 11.1-60.8
Native American 75 61 83.3 69.7-91.5 14 16.7 8.5-30.3
Other Minorities 127 67 45.1 33.8-56.9 60 54.9 43.1-66.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 138 79 47.6 36.5-58.8 59 52.4 41.2-63.5
-English Speaking 78 64 82.1 69.7-90.2 14 17.9 9.8-30.3
-Spanish Speaking 60 15 19.7 10.7-33.2 45 80.3 66.8-89.3
Non-Hispanic 3,446 3,040 87.5 85.6-89.2 406 12.5 10.8-14.4
AGE
18-24 141 97 70.0 58.9-79.2 44 30.0 20.8-41.1
25-34 605 500 82.9 78.8-86.4 105 17.1 13.6-21.2
35-44 948 837 87.8 84.9-90.2 111 12.2 9.8-15.1
45-54 1,122 997 90.9 88.9-92.6 125 9.1 7.4-11.1
55-64 770 690 90.6 87.9-92.7 80 9.4 7.3-12.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 208 111 54.6 45.2-63.8 97 45.4 36.2-54.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 934 750 78.4 74.3-82.0 184 21.6 18.0-25.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,061 937 85.5 80.7-89.3 124 14.5 10.7-19.3
College Graduate 1,383 1,323 95.8 94.4-96.9 60 4.2 3.1- 5.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 137 58 41.0 31.0-51.8 79 59.0 48.2-69.0
$15,000- 24,999 484 321 64.2 56.9-70.9 163 35.8 29.1-43.1
$25,000- 34,999 398 331 77.3 70.2-83.2 67 22.7 16.8-29.8
$35,000- 49,999 595 545 90.8 87.0-93.5 50 9.2 6.5-13.0
$50,000-74,999 749 723 95.2 91.3-97.4 26 4.8 2.6- 8.7
$75,000+ 916 897 97.9 96.6-98.7 19 2.1 1.3- 3.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 677 570 84.8 80.7-88.1 107 15.2 11.9-19.3
No 2,726 2,404 86.4 84.0-88.4 322 13.6 11.6-16.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 95 89.4 81.2-94.3 13 10.6 5.7-18.8
Non-Veteran 3,478 3,026 85.5 83.5-87.3 452 14.5 12.7-16.5

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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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