BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (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 Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

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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
-Northeast NC II	512	432	81.6	76.8-85.6	80	18.4	14.4-23.2
GENDER
Male	186	154	80.9	72.5-87.1	32	19.1	12.9-27.5
Female	326	278	82.4	76.8-86.8	48	17.6	13.2-23.2
RACE
White	348	303	84.3	78.6-88.7	45	15.7	11.3-21.4
Other	162	128	76.6	66.9-84.1	34	23.4	15.9-33.1
AGE
18-44	174	132	72.2	63.2-79.7	42	27.8	20.3-36.8
45+	333	295	89.0	84.7-92.2	38	11.0	7.8-15.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	264	208	74.7	67.0-81.1	56	25.3	18.9-33.0
Some College +	246	222	89.3	84.0-93.0	24	10.7	7.0-16.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	279	214	72.3	64.9-78.7	65	27.7	21.3-35.1
$50,000+	97	94	96.3	89.0-98.8	3	3.7	1.2-11.0
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
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***
Eastern NC	3,315	2,815	81.6	79.0-84.0	500	18.4	16.0-21.0
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

-Northeast NC II

512

432

81.6

76.8-85.6

18.4

14.4-23.2

GENDER

Male

186

154

80.9

72.5-87.1

19.1

12.9-27.5

Female

326

278

82.4

76.8-86.8

17.6

13.2-23.2

RACE

White

348

303

84.3

78.6-88.7

15.7

11.3-21.4

Other

162

128

76.6

66.9-84.1

23.4

15.9-33.1

AGE

18-44

174

132

72.2

63.2-79.7

27.8

20.3-36.8

45+

333

295

89.0

84.7-92.2

11.0

7.8-15.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

264

208

74.7

67.0-81.1

25.3

18.9-33.0

Some College +

246

222

89.3

84.0-93.0

10.7

7.0-16.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

279

214

72.3

64.9-78.7

27.7

21.3-35.1

$50,000+

96.3

89.0-98.8

3.7

1.2-11.0

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

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***

Eastern NC

3,315

2,815

81.6

79.0-84.0

500

18.4

16.0-21.0

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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