2013 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 5,822 4,563 75.8 74.3-77.2 1,259 24.2 22.8-25.7
GENDER
Male 2,407 1,857 74.1 71.8-76.3 550 25.9 23.7-28.2
Female 3,415 2,706 77.5 75.6-79.3 709 22.5 20.7-24.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,674 3,089 83.2 81.6-84.7 585 16.8 15.3-18.4
Non-Hispanic Black 1,209 924 71.2 67.6-74.6 285 28.8 25.4-32.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 247 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 208 166 76.1 66.7-83.4 42 23.9 16.6-33.3
Hispanic 437 159 34.3 29.2-39.7 278 65.7 60.3-70.8
AGE
18-34 1,368 973 70.4 67.5-73.3 395 29.6 26.7-32.5
35-44 1,166 878 73.3 70.0-76.3 288 26.7 23.7-30.0
45-54 1,475 1,157 77.6 74.7-80.2 318 22.4 19.8-25.3
55-64 1,813 1,555 86.5 84.4-88.3 258 13.5 11.7-15.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 657 314 44.3 39.6-49.1 343 55.7 50.9-60.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,526 1,126 73.6 70.7-76.3 400 26.4 23.7-29.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,693 1,353 80.1 77.6-82.4 340 19.9 17.6-22.4
College Graduate 1,942 1,767 91.8 90.2-93.1 175 8.2 6.9- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 715 410 52.2 47.3-57.0 305 47.8 43.0-52.7
$15,000- 24,999 993 555 51.5 47.5-55.4 438 48.5 44.6-52.5
$25,000- 34,999 548 399 68.6 63.3-73.5 149 31.4 26.5-36.7
$35,000- 49,999 697 607 86.1 82.3-89.2 90 13.9 10.8-17.7
$50,000-74,999 694 658 94.3 91.4-96.3 36 5.7 3.7- 8.6
$75,000+ 1,307 1,267 95.4 93.5-96.9 40 4.6 3.1- 6.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,411 1,137 77.7 74.6-80.6 274 22.3 19.4-25.4
No 4,329 3,367 75.5 73.8-77.1 962 24.5 22.9-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 579 510 88.4 84.8-91.2 69 11.6 8.8-15.2
Non-Veteran 5,242 4,052 74.4 72.8-75.9 1,190 25.6 24.1-27.2
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 2,932 2,267 74.4 72.2-76.5 665 25.6 23.5-27.8
No 2,890 2,296 77.3 75.3-79.1 594 22.7 20.9-24.7

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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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