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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,952 4,361 84.0 81.7-86.1 591 16.0 13.9-18.3
-Piedmont NC 2,665 2,408 85.7 82.7-88.2 257 14.3 11.8-17.3
GENDER
Male 1,133 1,023 85.6 81.5-88.9 110 14.4 11.1-18.5
Female 1,532 1,385 85.8 81.3-89.4 147 14.2 10.6-18.7
RACE
White 2,098 1,961 91.8 88.8-94.1 137 8.2 5.9-11.2
African American 383 327 84.3 77.5-89.4 56 15.7 10.6-22.5
Other Minorities 163 103 52.9 40.9-64.5 60 47.1 35.5-59.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 119 60 41.3 28.9-54.8 59 58.7 45.2-71.1
Non-Hispanic 2,541 2,343 90.2 87.6-92.3 198 9.8 7.7-12.4
AGE
18-24 73 52 62.7 45.1-77.5 21 37.3 22.5-54.9
25-34 425 367 82.9 76.5-87.8 58 17.1 12.2-23.5
35-44 710 641 87.9 82.9-91.6 69 12.1 8.4-17.1
45-54 836 776 91.0 87.9-93.4 60 9.0 6.6-12.1
55-64 621 572 91.9 88.6-94.3 49 8.1 5.7-11.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 80 43.3 29.7-58.0 61 56.7 42.0-70.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 627 526 77.8 71.7-82.8 101 22.2 17.2-28.3
Some Post-H.S. 651 592 90.2 85.0-93.8 59 9.8 6.2-15.0
College Graduate 1,246 1,210 95.0 90.3-97.5 36 5.0 2.5- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 35 31.5 16.0-52.5 48 68.5 47.5-84.0
$15,000- 24,999 205 133 48.7 36.3-61.2 72 51.3 38.8-63.7
$25,000- 34,999 223 182 79.8 70.8-86.6 41 20.2 13.4-29.2
$35,000- 49,999 389 349 87.8 83.0-91.4 40 12.2 8.6-17.0
$50,000-74,999 519 493 93.3 89.2-95.9 26 6.7 4.1-10.8
$75,000+ 1,017 1,009 98.5 96.4-99.4 8 1.5 0.6- 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 461 398 79.1 70.2-85.8 63 20.9 14.2-29.8
No 2,022 1,847 87.9 85.1-90.2 175 12.1 9.8-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 213 202 96.0 92.4-97.9 11 4.0 2.1- 7.6
Non-Veteran 2,255 2,024 84.5 81.1-87.3 231 15.5 12.7-18.9

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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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