2013 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access-African Americans

Health Insurance Coverage - (Under age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,822 4,563 75.8 74.3-77.2 1,259 24.2 22.8-25.7
-African Americans 1,239 944 71.1 67.6-74.4 295 28.9 25.6-32.4
GENDER
Male 458 331 66.7 61.0-71.9 127 33.3 28.1-39.0
Female 781 613 74.9 70.4-78.9 168 25.1 21.1-29.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic 1,218 930 71.1 67.5-74.5 288 28.9 25.5-32.5
AGE
18-34 308 206 64.7 58.0-70.9 102 35.3 29.1-42.0
35-44 239 179 72.8 65.4-79.1 60 27.2 20.9-34.6
45-54 316 237 69.1 61.9-75.5 79 30.9 24.5-38.1
55-64 376 322 85.7 80.4-89.7 54 14.3 10.3-19.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 288 70.1 63.9-75.6 102 29.9 24.4-36.1
Some Post-H.S. 399 298 73.1 67.1-78.3 101 26.9 21.7-32.9
College Graduate 321 274 83.4 77.6-87.9 47 16.6 12.1-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 234 151 56.4 47.7-64.7 83 43.6 35.3-52.3
$15,000- 24,999 281 179 58.9 51.4-66.0 102 41.1 34.0-48.6
$25,000- 34,999 149 114 72.4 62.2-80.8 35 27.6 19.2-37.8
$35,000- 49,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 337 289 80.9 74.0-86.2 48 19.1 13.8-26.0
No 873 634 68.3 64.1-72.3 239 31.7 27.7-35.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 130 88.2 80.1-93.2 14 11.8 6.8-19.9
Non-Veteran 1,095 814 68.8 64.9-72.4 281 31.2 27.6-35.1
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 559 429 70.5 64.9-75.6 130 29.5 24.4-35.1
No 680 515 71.6 67.0-75.8 165 28.4 24.2-33.0

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*Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 included.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2013 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2013 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).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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