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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage - Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 8,958 7,385 78.4 76.6-80.1 1,573 21.6 19.9-23.4
-Mecklenburg County 473 407 82.7 76.7-87.4 66 17.3 12.6-23.3
GENDER
Male 189 167 84.1 75.7-89.9 22 15.9 10.1-24.3
Female 284 240 81.4 72.2-88.1 44 18.6 11.9-27.8
RACE
White 320 295 91.5 86.3-94.9 25 8.5 5.1-13.7
Other 145 105 69.4 57.4-79.2 40 30.6 20.8-42.6
AGE
18-44 191 159 79.5 69.9-86.6 32 20.5 13.4-30.1
45+ 282 248 87.2 81.6-91.2 34 12.8 8.8-18.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 99 67 66.3 53.2-77.3 32 33.7 22.7-46.8
Some College + 374 340 88.4 81.2-93.1 34 11.6 6.9-18.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 160 110 59.9 47.9-70.9 50 40.1 29.1-52.1
$50,000+ 251 245 96.9 92.3-98.8 6 3.1 1.2- 7.7

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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 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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