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

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,952	4,361	84.0	81.7-86.1	591	16.0	13.9-18.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	122	115	92.5	83.8-96.7	7	7.5	3.3-16.2
Buncombe	135	123	87.7	77.2-93.8	12	12.3	6.2-22.8
Cabarrus	148	131	85.9	76.3-92.0	17	14.1	8.0-23.7
Catawba	141	124	79.1	62.7-89.5	17	20.9	10.5-37.3
Cumberland	153	134	87.1	79.3-92.3	19	12.9	7.7-20.7
Davidson	131	121	84.4	70.7-92.4	10	15.6	7.6-29.3
Durham	196	175	76.2	64.8-84.8	21	23.8	15.2-35.2
Forsyth	162	139	84.5	76.0-90.4	23	15.5	9.6-24.0
Gaston	116	104	88.6	78.6-94.2	12	11.4	5.8-21.4
Guilford	172	159	89.0	77.9-94.9	13	11.0	5.1-22.1
Iredell	156	140	88.3	79.5-93.6	16	11.7	6.4-20.5
Johnston	169	144	83.7	75.4-89.6	25	16.3	10.4-24.6
Mecklenburg	271	249	88.5	78.9-94.1	22	11.5	5.9-21.1
New Hanover	129	117	79.3	63.9-89.2	12	20.7	10.8-36.1
Onslow	157	141	92.1	85.2-95.9	16	7.9	4.1-14.8
Orange	162	153	91.9	84.0-96.1	9	8.1	3.9-16.0
Pitt	160	141	83.6	72.9-90.6	19	16.4	9.4-27.1
Randolph	139	116	74.6	62.0-84.1	23	25.4	15.9-38.0
Robeson	144	109	65.5	53.8-75.7	35	34.5	24.3-46.2
Rowan	159	143	89.6	82.2-94.1	16	10.4	5.9-17.8
Union	152	142	89.3	79.6-94.7	10	10.7	5.3-20.4
Wake	270	250	86.6	76.7-92.7	20	13.4	7.3-23.3
Wayne	135	118	81.9	69.2-90.1	17	18.1	9.9-30.8
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	1,411	1,208	80.9	75.7-85.3	203	19.1	14.7-24.3
Piedmont	2,665	2,408	85.7	82.7-88.2	257	14.3	11.8-17.3
Western NC	876	745	83.0	78.7-86.6	131	17.0	13.4-21.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	559	467	80.7	75.3-85.2	92	19.3	14.8-24.7
Northwest	1,092	968	85.9	82.3-88.9	124	14.1	11.1-17.7
Charlotte	729	661	85.6	78.4-90.6	68	14.4	9.4-21.6
Greensboro	638	582	86.2	79.9-90.8	56	13.8	9.2-20.1
Southern Regional	461	380	85.0	80.2-88.7	81	15.0	11.3-19.8
Coastal	185	161	66.1	46.0-81.7	24	33.9	18.3-54.0
Wake	674	603	84.5	78.8-88.8	71	15.5	11.2-21.2
Area L	53	44	85.2	71.0-93.1	9	14.8	6.9-29.0
Eastern	561	495	83.7	75.4-89.6	66	16.3	10.4-24.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,952

4,361

84.0

81.7-86.1

591

16.0

13.9-18.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

122

115

92.5

83.8-96.7

7.5

3.3-16.2

Buncombe

135

123

87.7

77.2-93.8

12.3

6.2-22.8

Cabarrus

148

131

85.9

76.3-92.0

14.1

8.0-23.7

Catawba

141

124

79.1

62.7-89.5

20.9

10.5-37.3

Cumberland

153

134

87.1

79.3-92.3

12.9

7.7-20.7

Davidson

131

121

84.4

70.7-92.4

15.6

7.6-29.3

Durham

196

175

76.2

64.8-84.8

23.8

15.2-35.2

Forsyth

162

139

84.5

76.0-90.4

15.5

9.6-24.0

Gaston

116

104

88.6

78.6-94.2

11.4

5.8-21.4

Guilford

172

159

89.0

77.9-94.9

11.0

5.1-22.1

Iredell

156

140

88.3

79.5-93.6

11.7

6.4-20.5

Johnston

169

144

83.7

75.4-89.6

16.3

10.4-24.6

Mecklenburg

271

249

88.5

78.9-94.1

11.5

5.9-21.1

New Hanover

129

117

79.3

63.9-89.2

20.7

10.8-36.1

Onslow

157

141

92.1

85.2-95.9

7.9

4.1-14.8

Orange

162

153

91.9

84.0-96.1

8.1

3.9-16.0

Pitt

160

141

83.6

72.9-90.6

16.4

9.4-27.1

Randolph

139

116

74.6

62.0-84.1

25.4

15.9-38.0

Robeson

144

109

65.5

53.8-75.7

34.5

24.3-46.2

Rowan

159

143

89.6

82.2-94.1

10.4

5.9-17.8

Union

152

142

89.3

79.6-94.7

10.7

5.3-20.4

Wake

270

250

86.6

76.7-92.7

13.4

7.3-23.3

Wayne

135

118

81.9

69.2-90.1

18.1

9.9-30.8

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

1,411

1,208

80.9

75.7-85.3

203

19.1

14.7-24.3

Piedmont

2,665

2,408

85.7

82.7-88.2

257

14.3

11.8-17.3

Western NC

876

745

83.0

78.7-86.6

131

17.0

13.4-21.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

559

467

80.7

75.3-85.2

19.3

14.8-24.7

Northwest

1,092

968

85.9

82.3-88.9

124

14.1

11.1-17.7

Charlotte

729

661

85.6

78.4-90.6

14.4

9.4-21.6

Greensboro

638

582

86.2

79.9-90.8

13.8

9.2-20.1

Southern Regional

461

380

85.0

80.2-88.7

15.0

11.3-19.8

Coastal

185

161

66.1

46.0-81.7

33.9

18.3-54.0

Wake

674

603

84.5

78.8-88.8

15.5

11.2-21.2

Area L

85.2

71.0-93.1

14.8

6.9-29.0

Eastern

561

495

83.7

75.4-89.6

16.3

10.4-24.6

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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.

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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