BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,808	13,905	82.2	81.0-83.3	1,903	17.8	16.7-19.0
GENDER
Male	5,982	5,228	80.0	77.9-81.9	754	20.0	18.1-22.1
Female	9,826	8,677	84.3	83.1-85.5	1,149	15.7	14.5-16.9
RACE
White	12,272	11,210	88.9	87.9-89.9	1,062	11.1	10.1-12.1
African American	2,384	2,002	79.2	76.1-82.0	382	20.8	18.0-23.9
Asian	108	96	87.2	73.1-94.5	12	12.8	5.5-26.9
Native American	320	250	72.8	65.1-79.3	70	27.2	20.7-34.9
Other Minorities	660	296	35.4	30.3-40.9	364	64.6	59.1-69.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	637	283	32.6	27.6-37.9	354	67.4	62.1-72.4
-English Speaking	238	196	69.5	53.4-81.9	42	30.5	18.1-46.6
-Spanish Speaking	399	87	19.6	14.8-25.5	312	80.4	74.5-85.2
Non-Hispanic	15,121	13,576	86.5	85.5-87.5	1,545	13.5	12.5-14.5
AGE
18-24	468	309	64.3	58.1-70.1	159	35.7	29.9-41.9
25-34	1,511	1,152	72.5	69.3-75.5	359	27.5	24.5-30.7
35-44	2,451	2,021	82.1	80.0-84.1	430	17.9	15.9-20.0
45-54	3,079	2,617	85.1	83.3-86.7	462	14.9	13.3-16.7
55-64	3,381	2,968	87.5	85.9-88.9	413	12.5	11.1-14.1
65-74	2,735	2,691	97.6	96.5-98.3	44	2.4	1.7- 3.5
75+	2,070	2,048	98.4	97.3-99.1	22	1.6	0.9- 2.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,260	1,725	56.5	52.8-60.1	535	43.5	39.9-47.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,650	3,953	78.8	76.3-81.1	697	21.2	18.9-23.7
Some Post-H.S.	4,105	3,672	85.8	83.8-87.6	433	14.2	12.4-16.2
College Graduate	4,756	4,518	94.8	93.8-95.6	238	5.2	4.4- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,782	1,314	56.1	51.8-60.4	468	43.9	39.6-48.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,530	1,946	61.2	57.3-65.0	584	38.8	35.0-42.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,676	1,420	77.0	72.9-80.7	256	23.0	19.3-27.1
$35,000- 49,999	2,195	2,013	87.7	85.2-89.8	182	12.3	10.2-14.8
$50,000-74,999	2,243	2,135	93.6	91.6-95.1	108	6.4	4.9- 8.4
$75,000+	3,231	3,163	97.4	96.4-98.1	68	2.6	1.9- 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,881	5,201	82.9	81.0-84.6	680	17.1	15.4-19.0
No	9,479	8,334	81.9	80.4-83.4	1,145	18.1	16.6-19.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,384	2,250	92.1	89.3-94.2	134	7.9	5.8-10.7
Non-Veteran	13,418	11,650	80.6	79.3-81.9	1,768	19.4	18.1-20.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,808

13,905

82.2

81.0-83.3

1,903

17.8

16.7-19.0

GENDER

Male

5,982

5,228

80.0

77.9-81.9

754

20.0

18.1-22.1

Female

9,826

8,677

84.3

83.1-85.5

1,149

15.7

14.5-16.9

RACE

White

12,272

11,210

88.9

87.9-89.9

1,062

11.1

10.1-12.1

African American

2,384

2,002

79.2

76.1-82.0

382

20.8

18.0-23.9

Asian

108

87.2

73.1-94.5

12.8

5.5-26.9

Native American

320

250

72.8

65.1-79.3

27.2

20.7-34.9

Other Minorities

660

296

35.4

30.3-40.9

364

64.6

59.1-69.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

637

283

32.6

27.6-37.9

354

67.4

62.1-72.4

-English Speaking

238

196

69.5

53.4-81.9

30.5

18.1-46.6

-Spanish Speaking

399

19.6

14.8-25.5

312

80.4

74.5-85.2

Non-Hispanic

15,121

13,576

86.5

85.5-87.5

1,545

13.5

12.5-14.5

AGE

18-24

468

309

64.3

58.1-70.1

159

35.7

29.9-41.9

25-34

1,511

1,152

72.5

69.3-75.5

359

27.5

24.5-30.7

35-44

2,451

2,021

82.1

80.0-84.1

430

17.9

15.9-20.0

45-54

3,079

2,617

85.1

83.3-86.7

462

14.9

13.3-16.7

55-64

3,381

2,968

87.5

85.9-88.9

413

12.5

11.1-14.1

65-74

2,735

2,691

97.6

96.5-98.3

2.4

1.7- 3.5

75+

2,070

2,048

98.4

97.3-99.1

1.6

0.9- 2.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,260

1,725

56.5

52.8-60.1

535

43.5

39.9-47.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,650

3,953

78.8

76.3-81.1

697

21.2

18.9-23.7

Some Post-H.S.

4,105

3,672

85.8

83.8-87.6

433

14.2

12.4-16.2

College Graduate

4,756

4,518

94.8

93.8-95.6

238

5.2

4.4- 6.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,782

1,314

56.1

51.8-60.4

468

43.9

39.6-48.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,530

1,946

61.2

57.3-65.0

584

38.8

35.0-42.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,676

1,420

77.0

72.9-80.7

256

23.0

19.3-27.1

$35,000- 49,999

2,195

2,013

87.7

85.2-89.8

182

12.3

10.2-14.8

$50,000-74,999

2,243

2,135

93.6

91.6-95.1

108

6.4

4.9- 8.4

$75,000+

3,231

3,163

97.4

96.4-98.1

2.6

1.9- 3.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,881

5,201

82.9

81.0-84.6

680

17.1

15.4-19.0

9,479

8,334

81.9

80.4-83.4

1,145

18.1

16.6-19.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,384

2,250

92.1

89.3-94.2

134

7.9

5.8-10.7

Non-Veteran

13,418

11,650

80.6

79.3-81.9

1,768

19.4

18.1-20.7

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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