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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 4,641 3,930 79.5 77.1-81.7 711 20.5 18.3-22.9
GENDER
Male 1,839 1,542 78.0 74.2-81.4 297 22.0 18.6-25.8
Female 2,802 2,388 81.0 78.0-83.7 414 19.0 16.3-22.0
RACE
White 3,613 3,183 86.1 83.8-88.1 430 13.9 11.9-16.2
African American 702 552 76.8 71.8-81.1 150 23.2 18.9-28.2
Other Minorities 292 169 46.8 37.5-56.3 123 53.2 43.7-62.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 211 90 33.9 24.9-44.2 121 66.1 55.8-75.1
Non-Hispanic 4,420 3,830 84.2 82.2-86.0 590 15.8 14.0-17.8
AGE
18-24 180 123 64.1 53.5-73.5 57 35.9 26.5-46.5
25-34 637 508 76.2 70.8-80.8 129 23.8 19.2-29.2
35-44 1,092 920 81.1 76.8-84.8 172 18.9 15.2-23.2
45-54 1,352 1,170 85.0 82.0-87.6 182 15.0 12.4-18.0
55-64 1,380 1,209 86.7 83.7-89.1 171 13.3 10.9-16.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 225 46.3 37.2-55.7 179 53.7 44.3-62.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,180 917 70.9 66.0-75.3 263 29.1 24.7-34.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,141 973 83.9 80.1-87.0 168 16.1 13.0-19.9
College Graduate 1,912 1,811 93.2 90.3-95.3 101 6.8 4.7- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 356 207 45.7 36.5-55.2 149 54.3 44.8-63.5
$15,000- 24,999 525 323 50.6 43.0-58.2 202 49.4 41.8-57.0
$25,000- 34,999 377 276 71.0 63.5-77.5 101 29.0 22.5-36.5
$35,000- 49,999 589 516 84.9 80.1-88.6 73 15.1 11.4-19.9
$50,000-74,999 769 721 91.9 88.0-94.6 48 8.1 5.4-12.0
$75,000+ 1,478 1,457 97.9 96.3-98.8 21 2.1 1.2- 3.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,195 961 76.3 71.5-80.4 234 23.7 19.6-28.5
No 3,146 2,721 81.9 79.3-84.3 425 18.1 15.7-20.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 378 336 86.2 79.8-90.8 42 13.8 9.2-20.2
Non-Veteran 3,895 3,273 78.2 75.6-80.7 622 21.8 19.3-24.4

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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.

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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