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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors-MALES

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 2,406 2,081 80.0 77.3-82.5 325 20.0 17.5-22.7
RACE
White 1,831 1,668 88.2 85.6-90.4 163 11.8 9.6-14.4
African American 297 254 83.5 76.8-88.6 43 16.5 11.4-23.2
Asian 27 24 91.7 71.7-97.9 3 8.3 2.1-28.3
Native American 43 37 87.4 72.8-94.8 6 12.6 5.2-27.2
Other Minorities 197 89 35.9 27.8-44.9 108 64.1 55.1-72.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 185 83 37.9 29.7-47.0 102 62.1 53.0-70.3
-English Speaking 42 33 74.3 54.9-87.3 9 25.7 12.7-45.1
-Spanish Speaking 143 50 29.0 20.7-39.0 93 71.0 61.0-79.3
Non-Hispanic 2,216 1,993 86.4 83.9-88.7 223 13.6 11.3-16.1
AGE
18-24 120 68 54.6 43.3-65.5 52 45.4 34.5-56.7
25-34 376 299 74.2 68.1-79.6 77 25.8 20.4-31.9
35-44 661 573 85.5 81.6-88.7 88 14.5 11.3-18.4
45-54 739 662 89.1 86.0-91.6 77 10.9 8.4-14.0
55-64 510 479 93.2 89.7-95.6 31 6.8 4.4-10.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 241 123 41.6 32.9-50.8 118 58.4 49.2-67.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 688 570 76.6 71.3-81.1 118 23.4 18.9-28.7
Some Post-H.S. 607 549 87.4 82.5-91.2 58 12.6 8.8-17.5
College Graduate 867 836 92.6 87.8-95.6 31 7.4 4.4-12.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 9 9.5 4.5-19.2 40 90.5 80.8-95.5
$15,000- 24,999 247 128 47.4 38.6-56.3 119 52.6 43.7-61.4
$25,000- 34,999 261 203 71.1 62.0-78.8 58 28.9 21.2-38.0
$35,000- 49,999 407 363 83.8 77.5-88.7 44 16.2 11.3-22.5
$50,000-74,999 479 465 96.0 92.6-97.8 14 4.0 2.2- 7.4
$75,000+ 796 784 95.7 90.0-98.2 12 4.3 1.8-10.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 461 380 71.6 63.5-78.4 81 28.4 21.6-36.5
No 1,802 1,586 82.2 79.2-84.8 216 17.8 15.2-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 593 545 89.4 84.4-93.0 48 10.6 7.0-15.6
Non-Veteran 1,812 1,535 77.8 74.6-80.7 277 22.2 19.3-25.4

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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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