BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - Less than age 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,952	4,361	84.0	81.7-86.1	591	16.0	13.9-18.3
GENDER
Male	2,033	1,775	82.3	78.7-85.4	258	17.7	14.6-21.3
Female	2,919	2,586	86.0	83.1-88.5	333	14.0	11.5-16.9
RACE
White	3,815	3,477	89.9	87.8-91.7	338	10.1	8.3-12.2
African American	732	609	82.1	76.7-86.4	123	17.9	13.6-23.3
Asian	51	41	77.1	57.1-89.5	10	22.9	10.5-42.9
Native American	108	84	73.1	58.9-83.7	24	26.9	16.3-41.1
Other Minorities	220	128	45.3	33.9-57.2	92	54.7	42.8-66.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	228	131	41.8	31.5-52.9	97	58.2	47.1-68.5
-English Speaking	118	101	81.6	64.3-91.6	17	18.4	8.4-35.7
-Spanish Speaking	110	30	19.7	10.1-34.8	80	80.3	65.2-89.9
Non-Hispanic	4,717	4,223	88.0	86.1-89.7	494	12.0	10.3-13.9
AGE
18-24	169	120	68.9	56.9-78.8	49	31.1	21.2-43.1
25-34	800	658	77.5	71.4-82.5	142	22.5	17.5-28.6
35-44	1,289	1,137	85.9	82.1-89.0	152	14.1	11.0-17.9
45-54	1,537	1,394	90.7	88.5-92.6	143	9.3	7.4-11.5
55-64	1,157	1,052	91.8	89.4-93.7	105	8.2	6.3-10.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	271	147	42.6	32.5-53.3	124	57.4	46.7-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,304	1,050	76.0	70.8-80.5	254	24.0	19.5-29.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,310	1,173	88.4	84.6-91.3	137	11.6	8.7-15.4
College Graduate	2,063	1,989	95.2	92.1-97.1	74	4.8	2.9- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	183	77	30.4	19.1-44.7	106	69.6	55.3-80.9
$15,000- 24,999	515	312	47.3	39.2-55.4	203	52.7	44.6-60.8
$25,000- 34,999	488	394	80.4	74.5-85.2	94	19.6	14.8-25.5
$35,000- 49,999	773	699	89.4	86.3-91.9	74	10.6	8.1-13.7
$50,000-74,999	971	928	94.6	91.9-96.4	43	5.4	3.6- 8.1
$75,000+	1,625	1,602	98.1	96.6-98.9	23	1.9	1.1- 3.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	906	751	78.1	72.2-83.0	155	21.9	17.0-27.8
No	3,699	3,307	85.9	83.5-88.1	392	14.1	11.9-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	500	474	95.8	93.3-97.4	26	4.2	2.6- 6.7
Non-Veteran	4,075	3,543	82.4	79.8-84.8	532	17.6	15.2-20.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,952

4,361

84.0

81.7-86.1

591

16.0

13.9-18.3

GENDER

Male

2,033

1,775

82.3

78.7-85.4

258

17.7

14.6-21.3

Female

2,919

2,586

86.0

83.1-88.5

333

14.0

11.5-16.9

RACE

White

3,815

3,477

89.9

87.8-91.7

338

10.1

8.3-12.2

African American

732

609

82.1

76.7-86.4

123

17.9

13.6-23.3

Asian

77.1

57.1-89.5

22.9

10.5-42.9

Native American

108

73.1

58.9-83.7

26.9

16.3-41.1

Other Minorities

220

128

45.3

33.9-57.2

54.7

42.8-66.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

228

131

41.8

31.5-52.9

58.2

47.1-68.5

-English Speaking

118

101

81.6

64.3-91.6

18.4

8.4-35.7

-Spanish Speaking

110

19.7

10.1-34.8

80.3

65.2-89.9

Non-Hispanic

4,717

4,223

88.0

86.1-89.7

494

12.0

10.3-13.9

AGE

18-24

169

120

68.9

56.9-78.8

31.1

21.2-43.1

25-34

800

658

77.5

71.4-82.5

142

22.5

17.5-28.6

35-44

1,289

1,137

85.9

82.1-89.0

152

14.1

11.0-17.9

45-54

1,537

1,394

90.7

88.5-92.6

143

9.3

7.4-11.5

55-64

1,157

1,052

91.8

89.4-93.7

105

8.2

6.3-10.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

271

147

42.6

32.5-53.3

124

57.4

46.7-67.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,304

1,050

76.0

70.8-80.5

254

24.0

19.5-29.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,310

1,173

88.4

84.6-91.3

137

11.6

8.7-15.4

College Graduate

2,063

1,989

95.2

92.1-97.1

4.8

2.9- 7.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

183

30.4

19.1-44.7

106

69.6

55.3-80.9

$15,000- 24,999

515

312

47.3

39.2-55.4

203

52.7

44.6-60.8

$25,000- 34,999

488

394

80.4

74.5-85.2

19.6

14.8-25.5

$35,000- 49,999

773

699

89.4

86.3-91.9

10.6

8.1-13.7

$50,000-74,999

971

928

94.6

91.9-96.4

5.4

3.6- 8.1

$75,000+

1,625

1,602

98.1

96.6-98.9

1.9

1.1- 3.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

906

751

78.1

72.2-83.0

155

21.9

17.0-27.8

3,699

3,307

85.9

83.5-88.1

392

14.1

11.9-16.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

500

474

95.8

93.3-97.4

4.2

2.6- 6.7

Non-Veteran

4,075

3,543

82.4

79.8-84.8

532

17.6

15.2-20.2

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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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