BRFSS 2011 - North Carolina: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages - (Under age 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,007	3,483	82.1	80.0-84.0	524	17.9	16.0-20.0
GENDER
Male	1,679	1,454	80.5	77.2-83.4	225	19.5	16.6-22.8
Female	2,328	2,029	84.0	81.3-86.4	299	16.0	13.6-18.7
RACE
White	2,925	2,653	87.4	85.2-89.3	272	12.6	10.7-14.8
African American	687	577	79.3	73.7-84.0	110	20.7	16.0-26.3
Native American	106	84	80.9	69.0-89.0	22	19.1	11.0-31.0
Other Minorities	274	155	45.9	36.9-55.2	119	54.1	44.8-63.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	246	134	42.6	33.4-52.3	112	57.4	47.7-66.6
-English Speaking	96	***	***	***	***	***	***
-Spanish Speaking	150	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	3,758	3,346	85.8	83.8-87.6	412	14.2	12.4-16.2
AGE
18-34	798	627	73.5	68.8-77.6	171	26.5	22.4-31.2
35-44	988	870	85.5	82.1-88.4	118	14.5	11.6-17.9
45-54	1,237	1,105	87.6	84.2-90.3	132	12.4	9.7-15.8
55-64	984	881	88.6	85.2-91.3	103	11.4	8.7-14.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	240	117	46.9	38.0-56.1	123	53.1	43.9-62.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	980	785	77.1	72.7-80.9	195	22.9	19.1-27.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,051	925	85.8	82.1-88.9	126	14.2	11.1-17.9
College Graduate	1,735	1,655	95.4	93.7-96.7	80	4.6	3.3- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	163	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	480	286	51.7	44.8-58.4	194	48.3	41.6-55.2
$25,000- 34,999	380	313	80.2	73.2-85.7	67	19.8	14.3-26.8
$35,000- 49,999	581	512	85.9	81.0-89.7	69	14.1	10.3-19.0
$50,000-74,999	672	652	94.5	89.4-97.2	20	5.5	2.8-10.6
$75,000+	1,336	1,321	99.0	98.1-99.5	15	1.0	0.5- 1.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	604	529	82.0	76.1-86.8	75	18.0	13.2-23.9
No	3,230	2,813	82.6	80.2-84.7	417	17.4	15.3-19.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	406	378	93.2	88.5-96.1	28	6.8	3.9-11.5
Non-Veteran	3,600	3,104	80.7	78.4-82.9	496	19.3	17.1-21.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,007

3,483

82.1

80.0-84.0

524

17.9

16.0-20.0

GENDER

Male

1,679

1,454

80.5

77.2-83.4

225

19.5

16.6-22.8

Female

2,328

2,029

84.0

81.3-86.4

299

16.0

13.6-18.7

RACE

White

2,925

2,653

87.4

85.2-89.3

272

12.6

10.7-14.8

African American

687

577

79.3

73.7-84.0

110

20.7

16.0-26.3

Native American

106

80.9

69.0-89.0

19.1

11.0-31.0

Other Minorities

274

155

45.9

36.9-55.2

119

54.1

44.8-63.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

246

134

42.6

33.4-52.3

112

57.4

47.7-66.6

-English Speaking

***

-Spanish Speaking

150

***

Non-Hispanic

3,758

3,346

85.8

83.8-87.6

412

14.2

12.4-16.2

AGE

18-34

798

627

73.5

68.8-77.6

171

26.5

22.4-31.2

35-44

988

870

85.5

82.1-88.4

118

14.5

11.6-17.9

45-54

1,237

1,105

87.6

84.2-90.3

132

12.4

9.7-15.8

55-64

984

881

88.6

85.2-91.3

103

11.4

8.7-14.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

240

117

46.9

38.0-56.1

123

53.1

43.9-62.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

980

785

77.1

72.7-80.9

195

22.9

19.1-27.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,051

925

85.8

82.1-88.9

126

14.2

11.1-17.9

College Graduate

1,735

1,655

95.4

93.7-96.7

4.6

3.3- 6.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

163

***

$15,000- 24,999

480

286

51.7

44.8-58.4

194

48.3

41.6-55.2

$25,000- 34,999

380

313

80.2

73.2-85.7

19.8

14.3-26.8

$35,000- 49,999

581

512

85.9

81.0-89.7

14.1

10.3-19.0

$50,000-74,999

672

652

94.5

89.4-97.2

5.5

2.8-10.6

$75,000+

1,336

1,321

99.0

98.1-99.5

1.0

0.5- 1.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

604

529

82.0

76.1-86.8

18.0

13.2-23.9

3,230

2,813

82.6

80.2-84.7

417

17.4

15.3-19.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

406

378

93.2

88.5-96.1

6.8

3.9-11.5

Non-Veteran

3,600

3,104

80.7

78.4-82.9

496

19.3

17.1-21.6

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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

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

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