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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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Health Insurance Coverage - Less than age 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 10,318 8,525 77.9 76.5-79.2 1,793 22.1 20.8-23.5
-Western NC 1,863 1,467 74.6 71.6-77.4 396 25.4 22.6-28.4
GENDER
Male 705 549 71.6 66.5-76.1 156 28.4 23.9-33.5
Female 1,158 918 77.7 74.4-80.7 240 22.3 19.3-25.6
RACE
White 1,677 1,355 78.6 75.8-81.2 322 21.4 18.8-24.2
African American 77 60 70.5 48.9-85.6 17 29.5 14.4-51.1
Other Minorities 106 49 27.9 18.1-40.4 57 72.1 59.6-81.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 62 25 25.8 14.9-40.7 37 74.2 59.3-85.1
Non-Hispanic 1,800 1,441 77.3 74.4-79.9 359 22.7 20.1-25.6
AGE
18-24 76 48 56.3 42.0-69.6 28 43.7 30.4-58.0
25-34 237 160 67.6 60.1-74.4 77 32.4 25.6-39.9
35-44 378 283 74.5 69.1-79.3 95 25.5 20.7-30.9
45-54 526 421 81.2 77.1-84.7 105 18.8 15.3-22.9
55-64 646 555 85.0 81.1-88.1 91 15.0 11.9-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 135 50.7 41.8-59.5 94 49.3 40.5-58.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 606 457 73.9 68.5-78.6 149 26.1 21.4-31.5
Some Post-H.S. 502 401 74.8 68.8-79.9 101 25.2 20.1-31.2
College Graduate 524 472 87.0 82.0-90.7 52 13.0 9.3-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 177 113 59.8 49.1-69.6 64 40.2 30.4-50.9
$15,000- 24,999 321 190 50.9 43.3-58.4 131 49.1 41.6-56.7
$25,000- 34,999 210 157 61.2 50.6-70.9 53 38.8 29.1-49.4
$35,000- 49,999 324 269 83.0 77.3-87.6 55 17.0 12.4-22.7
$50,000-74,999 308 286 92.5 88.1-95.4 22 7.5 4.6-11.9
$75,000+ 340 318 92.5 88.1-95.3 22 7.5 4.7-11.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 617 487 74.9 69.3-79.8 130 25.1 20.2-30.7
No 1,169 925 75.1 71.4-78.5 244 24.9 21.5-28.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 196 172 85.5 77.7-90.9 24 14.5 9.1-22.3
Non-Veteran 1,667 1,295 73.4 70.2-76.4 372 26.6 23.6-29.8

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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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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