BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Under Age 65)*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,355	5,564	83.7	82.0-85.3	791	16.3	14.7-18.0
GENDER
Male	2,676	2,332	81.6	78.8-84.0	344	18.4	16.0-21.2
Female	3,679	3,232	86.3	84.3-88.0	447	13.7	12.0-15.7
RACE
White	4,741	4,361	91.2	89.7-92.5	380	8.8	7.5-10.3
African American	1,063	879	82.6	79.3-85.5	184	17.4	14.5-20.7
Asian	58	56	97.6	90.3-99.4	2	2.4	0.6- 9.7
Native American	119	84	65.2	51.8-76.5	35	34.8	23.5-48.2
Other Minorities	353	169	36.5	29.8-43.9	184	63.5	56.1-70.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	322	148	33.9	27.0-41.5	174	66.1	58.5-73.0
-English Speaking	105	92	74.5	42.0-92.2	13	25.5	7.8-58.0
-Spanish Speaking	217	56	21.4	15.1-29.4	161	78.6	70.6-84.9
Non-Hispanic	6,030	5,413	88.7	87.3-89.9	617	11.3	10.1-12.7
AGE
18-24	228	151	62.7	53.3-71.1	77	37.3	28.9-46.7
25-34	1,045	856	79.0	75.4-82.3	189	21.0	17.7-24.6
35-44	1,655	1,465	87.8	85.3-89.9	190	12.2	10.1-14.7
45-54	2,007	1,796	89.7	87.9-91.3	211	10.3	8.7-12.1
55-64	1,420	1,296	91.8	89.8-93.5	124	8.2	6.5-10.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	451	238	39.7	33.3-46.4	213	60.3	53.6-66.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,708	1,394	80.0	76.2-83.3	314	20.0	16.7-23.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,784	1,614	88.7	85.8-91.1	170	11.3	8.9-14.2
College Graduate	2,411	2,317	95.7	94.3-96.7	94	4.3	3.3- 5.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	231	73	23.9	17.0-32.5	158	76.1	67.5-83.0
$15,000- 24,999	726	462	51.7	45.2-58.1	264	48.3	41.9-54.8
$25,000- 34,999	678	550	77.1	71.4-81.9	128	22.9	18.1-28.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,022	935	89.7	86.7-92.1	87	10.3	7.9-13.3
$50,000-74,999	1,264	1,213	94.8	92.0-96.7	51	5.2	3.3- 8.0
$75,000+	1,950	1,925	98.5	97.6-99.1	25	1.5	0.9- 2.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,333	1,126	82.5	79.2-85.3	207	17.5	14.7-20.8
No	4,813	4,263	83.9	81.8-85.8	550	16.1	14.2-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	768	726	94.4	90.6-96.8	42	5.6	3.2- 9.4
Non-Veteran	5,584	4,836	82.2	80.3-84.0	748	17.8	16.0-19.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,355

5,564

83.7

82.0-85.3

791

16.3

14.7-18.0

GENDER

Male

2,676

2,332

81.6

78.8-84.0

344

18.4

16.0-21.2

Female

3,679

3,232

86.3

84.3-88.0

447

13.7

12.0-15.7

RACE

White

4,741

4,361

91.2

89.7-92.5

380

8.8

7.5-10.3

African American

1,063

879

82.6

79.3-85.5

184

17.4

14.5-20.7

Asian

97.6

90.3-99.4

2.4

0.6- 9.7

Native American

119

65.2

51.8-76.5

34.8

23.5-48.2

Other Minorities

353

169

36.5

29.8-43.9

184

63.5

56.1-70.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

322

148

33.9

27.0-41.5

174

66.1

58.5-73.0

-English Speaking

105

74.5

42.0-92.2

25.5

7.8-58.0

-Spanish Speaking

217

21.4

15.1-29.4

161

78.6

70.6-84.9

Non-Hispanic

6,030

5,413

88.7

87.3-89.9

617

11.3

10.1-12.7

AGE

18-24

228

151

62.7

53.3-71.1

37.3

28.9-46.7

25-34

1,045

856

79.0

75.4-82.3

189

21.0

17.7-24.6

35-44

1,655

1,465

87.8

85.3-89.9

190

12.2

10.1-14.7

45-54

2,007

1,796

89.7

87.9-91.3

211

10.3

8.7-12.1

55-64

1,420

1,296

91.8

89.8-93.5

124

8.2

6.5-10.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

451

238

39.7

33.3-46.4

213

60.3

53.6-66.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,708

1,394

80.0

76.2-83.3

314

20.0

16.7-23.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,784

1,614

88.7

85.8-91.1

170

11.3

8.9-14.2

College Graduate

2,411

2,317

95.7

94.3-96.7

4.3

3.3- 5.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

231

23.9

17.0-32.5

158

76.1

67.5-83.0

$15,000- 24,999

726

462

51.7

45.2-58.1

264

48.3

41.9-54.8

$25,000- 34,999

678

550

77.1

71.4-81.9

128

22.9

18.1-28.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,022

935

89.7

86.7-92.1

10.3

7.9-13.3

$50,000-74,999

1,264

1,213

94.8

92.0-96.7

5.2

3.3- 8.0

$75,000+

1,950

1,925

98.5

97.6-99.1

1.5

0.9- 2.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,333

1,126

82.5

79.2-85.3

207

17.5

14.7-20.8

4,813

4,263

83.9

81.8-85.8

550

16.1

14.2-18.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

768

726

94.4

90.6-96.8

5.6

3.2- 9.4

Non-Veteran

5,584

4,836

82.2

80.3-84.0

748

17.8

16.0-19.7

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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 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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