BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,808	13,905	82.2	81.0-83.3	1,903	17.8	16.7-19.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	390	354	86.6	79.5-91.5	36	13.4	8.5-20.5
Buncombe	345	304	85.6	79.8-89.9	41	14.4	10.1-20.2
Cabarrus	369	331	87.9	82.7-91.6	38	12.1	8.4-17.3
Catawba	448	394	83.8	78.2-88.2	54	16.2	11.8-21.8
Cumberland	476	417	81.6	74.0-87.4	59	18.4	12.6-26.0
Davidson	407	346	80.1	74.0-85.0	61	19.9	15.0-26.0
Durham	395	348	73.4	64.1-80.9	47	26.6	19.1-35.9
Forsyth	408	369	87.9	82.6-91.8	39	12.1	8.2-17.4
Gaston	413	352	78.0	70.2-84.3	61	22.0	15.7-29.8
Guilford	422	389	87.9	81.1-92.5	33	12.1	7.5-18.9
Iredell	429	383	85.2	79.6-89.5	46	14.8	10.5-20.4
Johnston	470	408	80.6	73.9-85.9	62	19.4	14.1-26.1
Mecklenburg	677	607	85.0	80.7-88.5	70	15.0	11.5-19.3
New Hanover	371	347	85.6	76.6-91.5	24	14.4	8.5-23.4
Onslow	410	364	85.8	80.0-90.2	46	14.2	9.8-20.0
Orange	379	353	89.0	83.4-92.8	26	11.0	7.2-16.6
Pitt	391	346	84.6	77.5-89.8	45	15.4	10.2-22.5
Randolph	399	354	81.1	73.2-87.2	45	18.9	12.8-26.8
Robeson	397	308	71.4	64.2-77.7	89	28.6	22.3-35.8
Rowan	447	394	76.5	68.7-82.9	53	23.5	17.1-31.3
Union	409	369	82.6	74.3-88.7	40	17.4	11.3-25.7
Wake	584	525	82.3	76.7-86.8	59	17.7	13.2-23.3
Wayne	447	400	81.9	72.1-88.8	47	18.1	11.2-27.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,296	4,627	81.3	79.3-83.2	669	18.7	16.8-20.7
Piedmont	7,603	6,770	83.0	81.3-84.6	833	17.0	15.4-18.7
Western NC	2,909	2,508	80.5	78.1-82.8	401	19.5	17.2-21.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,906	1,644	80.4	77.5-83.1	262	19.6	16.9-22.5
Northwest	3,310	2,891	81.8	79.4-84.0	419	18.2	16.0-20.6
Charlotte	2,102	1,872	84.8	82.1-87.0	230	15.2	13.0-17.9
Greensboro	1,812	1,640	84.8	81.0-88.0	172	15.2	12.0-19.0
Southern Regional	1,545	1,309	80.0	76.2-83.2	236	20.0	16.8-23.8
Coastal	776	687	82.8	78.2-86.6	89	17.2	13.4-21.8
Wake	1,715	1,512	79.9	75.9-83.4	203	20.1	16.6-24.1
Area L	474	418	81.8	75.8-86.6	56	18.2	13.4-24.2
Eastern	2,168	1,932	83.4	80.0-86.3	236	16.6	13.7-20.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,808

13,905

82.2

81.0-83.3

1,903

17.8

16.7-19.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

390

354

86.6

79.5-91.5

13.4

8.5-20.5

Buncombe

345

304

85.6

79.8-89.9

14.4

10.1-20.2

Cabarrus

369

331

87.9

82.7-91.6

12.1

8.4-17.3

Catawba

448

394

83.8

78.2-88.2

16.2

11.8-21.8

Cumberland

476

417

81.6

74.0-87.4

18.4

12.6-26.0

Davidson

407

346

80.1

74.0-85.0

19.9

15.0-26.0

Durham

395

348

73.4

64.1-80.9

26.6

19.1-35.9

Forsyth

408

369

87.9

82.6-91.8

12.1

8.2-17.4

Gaston

413

352

78.0

70.2-84.3

22.0

15.7-29.8

Guilford

422

389

87.9

81.1-92.5

12.1

7.5-18.9

Iredell

429

383

85.2

79.6-89.5

14.8

10.5-20.4

Johnston

470

408

80.6

73.9-85.9

19.4

14.1-26.1

Mecklenburg

677

607

85.0

80.7-88.5

15.0

11.5-19.3

New Hanover

371

347

85.6

76.6-91.5

14.4

8.5-23.4

Onslow

410

364

85.8

80.0-90.2

14.2

9.8-20.0

Orange

379

353

89.0

83.4-92.8

11.0

7.2-16.6

Pitt

391

346

84.6

77.5-89.8

15.4

10.2-22.5

Randolph

399

354

81.1

73.2-87.2

18.9

12.8-26.8

Robeson

397

308

71.4

64.2-77.7

28.6

22.3-35.8

Rowan

447

394

76.5

68.7-82.9

23.5

17.1-31.3

Union

409

369

82.6

74.3-88.7

17.4

11.3-25.7

Wake

584

525

82.3

76.7-86.8

17.7

13.2-23.3

Wayne

447

400

81.9

72.1-88.8

18.1

11.2-27.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,296

4,627

81.3

79.3-83.2

669

18.7

16.8-20.7

Piedmont

7,603

6,770

83.0

81.3-84.6

833

17.0

15.4-18.7

Western NC

2,909

2,508

80.5

78.1-82.8

401

19.5

17.2-21.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,906

1,644

80.4

77.5-83.1

262

19.6

16.9-22.5

Northwest

3,310

2,891

81.8

79.4-84.0

419

18.2

16.0-20.6

Charlotte

2,102

1,872

84.8

82.1-87.0

230

15.2

13.0-17.9

Greensboro

1,812

1,640

84.8

81.0-88.0

172

15.2

12.0-19.0

Southern Regional

1,545

1,309

80.0

76.2-83.2

236

20.0

16.8-23.8

Coastal

776

687

82.8

78.2-86.6

17.2

13.4-21.8

Wake

1,715

1,512

79.9

75.9-83.4

203

20.1

16.6-24.1

Area L

474

418

81.8

75.8-86.6

18.2

13.4-24.2

Eastern

2,168

1,932

83.4

80.0-86.3

236

16.6

13.7-20.0

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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.

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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