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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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%)
North Carolina 5,992 5,202 82.5 80.8-84.1 790 17.5 15.9-19.2
-Western NC 994 838 82.0 78.2-85.3 156 18.0 14.7-21.8
GENDER
Male 391 331 79.4 73.0-84.6 60 20.6 15.4-27.0
Female 603 507 84.9 81.0-88.1 96 15.1 11.9-19.0
RACE
White 889 766 85.1 81.5-88.1 123 14.9 11.9-18.5
African American 47 37 68.4 40.2-87.4 10 31.6 12.6-59.8
Other Minorities 56 33 42.2 25.4-61.0 23 57.8 39.0-74.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 36 17 34.8 19.2-54.6 19 65.2 45.4-80.8
Non-Hispanic 958 821 84.3 80.6-87.5 137 15.7 12.5-19.4
AGE
18-24 40 26 60.2 40.7-77.0 14 39.8 23.0-59.3
25-34 138 111 80.1 70.2-87.3 27 19.9 12.7-29.8
35-44 243 201 83.2 77.1-87.9 42 16.8 12.1-22.9
45-54 308 261 86.6 81.7-90.4 47 13.4 9.6-18.3
55-64 265 239 88.3 81.8-92.7 26 11.7 7.3-18.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 44 44.7 31.4-58.9 40 55.3 41.1-68.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 266 82.8 76.4-87.7 55 17.2 12.3-23.6
Some Post-H.S. 276 229 80.8 73.0-86.8 47 19.2 13.2-27.0
College Graduate 312 298 93.8 88.5-96.8 14 6.2 3.2-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 17 62.4 38.4-81.6 15 37.6 18.4-61.6
$15,000- 24,999 152 90 51.4 40.4-62.3 62 48.6 37.7-59.6
$25,000- 34,999 124 101 71.3 56.1-82.9 23 28.7 17.1-43.9
$35,000- 49,999 198 175 88.4 81.3-93.0 23 11.6 7.0-18.7
$50,000-74,999 215 208 98.1 95.5-99.2 7 1.9 0.8- 4.5
$75,000+ 200 192 94.7 88.5-97.6 8 5.3 2.4-11.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 199 167 80.0 68.7-87.9 32 20.0 12.1-31.3
No 736 627 83.3 79.2-86.8 109 16.7 13.2-20.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 105 94 86.4 75.0-93.1 11 13.6 6.9-25.0
Non-Veteran 889 744 81.5 77.4-85.0 145 18.5 15.0-22.6

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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.

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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