BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,446	8,077	82.6	81.2-83.9	1,369	17.4	16.1-18.8
-Eastern NC	3,315	2,815	81.6	79.0-84.0	500	18.4	16.0-21.0
GENDER
Male	1,163	964	78.1	73.7-82.1	199	21.9	17.9-26.3
Female	2,152	1,851	84.7	81.8-87.3	301	15.3	12.7-18.2
RACE
White	2,068	1,829	86.4	83.6-88.8	239	13.6	11.2-16.4
African American	980	793	78.5	73.4-82.9	187	21.5	17.1-26.6
Other Minorities	248	179	58.8	46.6-70.0	69	41.2	30.0-53.4
AGE
18-24	198	142	73.4	63.0-81.7	56	26.6	18.3-37.0
25-34	494	394	72.3	65.1-78.6	100	27.7	21.4-34.9
35-44	597	480	78.8	72.0-84.3	117	21.2	15.7-28.0
45-54	647	535	81.5	76.2-85.9	112	18.5	14.1-23.8
55-64	568	480	87.0	81.7-91.0	88	13.0	9.0-18.3
65-74	461	445	96.3	92.5-98.2	16	3.7	1.8- 7.5
75+	329	318	97.7	94.9-98.9	11	2.3	1.1- 5.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	659	522	68.8	61.5-75.3	137	31.2	24.7-38.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,112	912	78.5	73.7-82.6	200	21.5	17.4-26.3
Some Post-H.S.	850	734	84.9	79.9-88.8	116	15.1	11.2-20.1
College Graduate	689	642	93.1	89.5-95.5	47	6.9	4.5-10.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	472	359	71.5	63.6-78.3	113	28.5	21.7-36.4
$15,000- 24,999	658	489	66.4	59.4-72.8	169	33.6	27.2-40.6
$25,000- 34,999	382	322	82.9	75.9-88.2	60	17.1	11.8-24.1
$35,000- 49,999	425	391	88.3	82.0-92.6	34	11.7	7.4-18.0
$50,000-74,999	332	319	96.2	92.8-98.0	13	3.8	2.0- 7.2
$75,000+	291	281	93.8	85.8-97.4	10	6.2	2.6-14.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	383	81.2	76.3-85.4	71	18.8	14.6-23.7
Guilford	446	396	85.1	79.9-89.1	50	14.9	10.9-20.1
Mecklenburg	449	404	84.9	79.3-89.2	45	15.1	10.8-20.7
Orange	452	414	84.9	75.8-90.9	38	15.1	9.1-24.2
Wake	453	397	81.5	75.6-86.3	56	18.5	13.7-24.4
Chatham/Lee	400	337	81.1	75.4-85.7	63	18.9	14.3-24.6
Nash/Wilson	380	333	83.3	77.9-87.6	47	16.7	12.4-22.1
Craven/Pamlico	455	412	88.3	83.3-92.0	43	11.7	8.0-16.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	376	83.7	78.9-87.6	62	16.3	12.4-21.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	365	74.7	67.7-80.6	91	25.3	19.4-32.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	477	401	79.4	73.5-84.2	76	20.6	15.8-26.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	345	67.4	52.6-79.4	81	32.6	20.6-47.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	387	78.8	73.9-83.0	89	21.2	17.0-26.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	342	75.9	69.8-81.1	78	24.1	18.9-30.2
Northeast NC I	459	387	79.2	71.3-85.4	72	20.8	14.6-28.7
Northeast NC II	512	432	81.6	76.8-85.6	80	18.4	14.4-23.2
Northeastern Partnership	971	819	80.8	76.7-84.3	152	19.2	15.7-23.3
Mountain AHEC	1,308	1,090	79.6	75.7-83.0	218	20.4	17.0-24.3
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	4,051	3,548	84.2	82.3-86.0	503	15.8	14.0-17.7
Western NC	2,080	1,714	78.1	74.8-81.1	366	21.9	18.9-25.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,446

8,077

82.6

81.2-83.9

1,369

17.4

16.1-18.8

-Eastern NC

3,315

2,815

81.6

79.0-84.0

500

18.4

16.0-21.0

GENDER

Male

1,163

964

78.1

73.7-82.1

199

21.9

17.9-26.3

Female

2,152

1,851

84.7

81.8-87.3

301

15.3

12.7-18.2

RACE

White

2,068

1,829

86.4

83.6-88.8

239

13.6

11.2-16.4

African American

980

793

78.5

73.4-82.9

187

21.5

17.1-26.6

Other Minorities

248

179

58.8

46.6-70.0

41.2

30.0-53.4

AGE

18-24

198

142

73.4

63.0-81.7

26.6

18.3-37.0

25-34

494

394

72.3

65.1-78.6

100

27.7

21.4-34.9

35-44

597

480

78.8

72.0-84.3

117

21.2

15.7-28.0

45-54

647

535

81.5

76.2-85.9

112

18.5

14.1-23.8

55-64

568

480

87.0

81.7-91.0

13.0

9.0-18.3

65-74

461

445

96.3

92.5-98.2

3.7

1.8- 7.5

75+

329

318

97.7

94.9-98.9

2.3

1.1- 5.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

659

522

68.8

61.5-75.3

137

31.2

24.7-38.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,112

912

78.5

73.7-82.6

200

21.5

17.4-26.3

Some Post-H.S.

850

734

84.9

79.9-88.8

116

15.1

11.2-20.1

College Graduate

689

642

93.1

89.5-95.5

6.9

4.5-10.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

472

359

71.5

63.6-78.3

113

28.5

21.7-36.4

$15,000- 24,999

658

489

66.4

59.4-72.8

169

33.6

27.2-40.6

$25,000- 34,999

382

322

82.9

75.9-88.2

17.1

11.8-24.1

$35,000- 49,999

425

391

88.3

82.0-92.6

11.7

7.4-18.0

$50,000-74,999

332

319

96.2

92.8-98.0

3.8

2.0- 7.2

$75,000+

291

281

93.8

85.8-97.4

6.2

2.6-14.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

383

81.2

76.3-85.4

18.8

14.6-23.7

Guilford

446

396

85.1

79.9-89.1

14.9

10.9-20.1

Mecklenburg

449

404

84.9

79.3-89.2

15.1

10.8-20.7

Orange

452

414

84.9

75.8-90.9

15.1

9.1-24.2

Wake

453

397

81.5

75.6-86.3

18.5

13.7-24.4

Chatham/Lee

400

337

81.1

75.4-85.7

18.9

14.3-24.6

Nash/Wilson

380

333

83.3

77.9-87.6

16.7

12.4-22.1

Craven/Pamlico

455

412

88.3

83.3-92.0

11.7

8.0-16.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

376

83.7

78.9-87.6

16.3

12.4-21.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

365

74.7

67.7-80.6

25.3

19.4-32.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

477

401

79.4

73.5-84.2

20.6

15.8-26.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

345

67.4

52.6-79.4

32.6

20.6-47.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

387

78.8

73.9-83.0

21.2

17.0-26.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

342

75.9

69.8-81.1

24.1

18.9-30.2

Northeast NC I

459

387

79.2

71.3-85.4

20.8

14.6-28.7

Northeast NC II

512

432

81.6

76.8-85.6

18.4

14.4-23.2

Northeastern Partnership

971

819

80.8

76.7-84.3

152

19.2

15.7-23.3

Mountain AHEC

1,308

1,090

79.6

75.7-83.0

218

20.4

17.0-24.3

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

4,051

3,548

84.2

82.3-86.0

503

15.8

14.0-17.7

Western NC

2,080

1,714

78.1

74.8-81.1

366

21.9

18.9-25.2

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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