BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (What do you think your household has had to give up in the last year to pay health care costs?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Nothing	Only extra activities	Only non-necessities	Living expenses
North Carolina	14,172	8,738	61.6	60.6-62.6	1,415	10.8	10.2-11.5	1,232	9.0	8.4- 9.6	2,787	18.7	17.9-19.5
-Eastern NC	4,730	3,008	63.5	61.8-65.2	411	9.6	8.6-10.8	380	7.8	6.9- 8.7	931	19.0	17.7-20.5
GENDER
Male	1,695	1,144	66.7	63.9-69.4	161	10.4	8.7-12.3	117	6.7	5.5- 8.2	273	16.2	14.1-18.5
Female	3,035	1,864	60.8	58.7-62.8	250	9.0	7.8-10.3	263	8.7	7.6-10.0	658	21.6	19.9-23.4
RACE
White	3,135	2,031	65.2	63.2-67.2	274	9.2	8.0-10.5	261	8.0	7.0- 9.2	569	17.6	16.1-19.2
African American	1,177	736	63.1	59.7-66.3	89	8.8	6.9-11.2	76	6.4	4.9- 8.2	276	21.7	19.1-24.6
Other Minorities	14	12	71.0	31.5-92.8	1	7.2	1.0-38.0	1	21.8	3.5-68.4	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	293	215	73.9	66.3-80.4	21	5.9	3.6- 9.4	21	6.0	3.8- 9.5	36	14.1	8.7-22.1
25-34	782	495	62.5	58.3-66.4	93	12.7	10.1-15.8	81	10.7	8.4-13.7	113	14.1	11.6-17.1
35-44	835	500	59.0	55.0-63.0	97	12.8	10.1-16.1	70	8.5	6.5-11.1	168	19.6	16.7-22.9
45-54	885	528	58.5	54.5-62.5	89	11.7	9.2-14.7	86	9.4	7.5-11.8	182	20.3	17.2-23.9
55-64	833	523	62.9	58.8-66.8	60	7.5	5.5-10.1	60	6.3	4.7- 8.4	190	23.4	20.0-27.1
65-74	642	431	70.9	66.7-74.7	34	5.3	3.6- 7.9	40	5.3	3.7- 7.5	137	18.6	15.4-22.2
75+	444	307	68.9	63.6-73.7	16	4.7	2.7- 8.2	22	4.3	2.7- 6.7	99	22.1	17.9-27.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	793	433	53.9	49.1-58.7	56	9.8	7.2-13.3	52	6.3	4.5- 8.7	252	30.1	25.8-34.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,504	943	62.0	59.0-64.9	127	9.3	7.6-11.4	116	7.2	5.9- 8.8	318	21.5	19.1-24.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,246	818	67.3	64.2-70.3	104	8.5	6.9-10.5	96	7.5	6.0- 9.4	228	16.6	14.4-19.1
College Graduate	1,180	808	68.6	65.4-71.6	124	11.2	9.2-13.6	116	10.0	8.2-12.2	132	10.2	8.4-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	619	301	46.7	41.4-52.0	39	8.0	5.4-11.7	40	5.7	3.9- 8.1	239	39.7	34.4-45.2
$15,000- 24,999	879	479	52.1	47.8-56.4	87	11.5	8.9-14.7	76	8.9	6.8-11.6	237	27.5	23.8-31.5
$25,000- 34,999	568	376	65.4	60.6-69.8	54	9.9	7.3-13.3	40	7.6	5.4-10.6	98	17.2	13.8-21.1
$35,000- 49,999	636	422	66.0	61.5-70.2	65	10.8	8.2-14.2	54	7.9	5.9-10.5	95	15.3	12.3-18.9
$50,000-74,999	519	358	69.1	64.3-73.5	56	11.7	8.7-15.5	58	10.8	8.1-14.2	47	8.5	6.2-11.6
$75,000+	541	418	77.5	73.1-81.3	52	10.1	7.4-13.6	41	6.6	4.7- 9.2	30	5.8	3.9- 8.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,650	869	52.5	49.6-55.5	119	8.5	6.9-10.5	135	7.9	6.5- 9.6	527	31.0	28.4-33.8
No	3,036	2,109	68.8	66.7-70.9	288	10.2	8.9-11.6	240	7.7	6.7- 8.9	399	13.3	11.8-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	684	500	73.7	69.8-77.3	61	9.1	6.9-11.9	39	5.7	4.0- 8.0	84	11.5	9.0-14.5
Non-Veteran	3,916	2,394	60.3	58.4-62.2	344	9.9	8.8-11.2	338	8.5	7.5- 9.6	840	21.3	19.7-22.9
Currently Serving	130	114	89.7	82.7-94.1	6	4.9	2.0-11.6	3	1.5	0.4- 5.8	7	3.9	1.8- 8.2

Total
Respond.^

Nothing

Only extra activities

Only non-necessities

Living expenses

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,172

8,738

61.6

60.6-62.6

1,415

10.8

10.2-11.5

1,232

9.0

8.4- 9.6

2,787

18.7

17.9-19.5

-Eastern NC

4,730

3,008

63.5

61.8-65.2

411

9.6

8.6-10.8

380

7.8

6.9- 8.7

931

19.0

17.7-20.5

GENDER

Male

1,695

1,144

66.7

63.9-69.4

161

10.4

8.7-12.3

117

6.7

5.5- 8.2

273

16.2

14.1-18.5

Female

3,035

1,864

60.8

58.7-62.8

250

9.0

7.8-10.3

263

8.7

7.6-10.0

658

21.6

19.9-23.4

RACE

White

3,135

2,031

65.2

63.2-67.2

274

9.2

8.0-10.5

261

8.0

7.0- 9.2

569

17.6

16.1-19.2

African American

1,177

736

63.1

59.7-66.3

8.8

6.9-11.2

6.4

4.9- 8.2

276

21.7

19.1-24.6

Other Minorities

71.0

31.5-92.8

7.2

1.0-38.0

21.8

3.5-68.4

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

293

215

73.9

66.3-80.4

5.9

3.6- 9.4

6.0

3.8- 9.5

14.1

8.7-22.1

25-34

782

495

62.5

58.3-66.4

12.7

10.1-15.8

10.7

8.4-13.7

113

14.1

11.6-17.1

35-44

835

500

59.0

55.0-63.0

12.8

10.1-16.1

8.5

6.5-11.1

168

19.6

16.7-22.9

45-54

885

528

58.5

54.5-62.5

11.7

9.2-14.7

9.4

7.5-11.8

182

20.3

17.2-23.9

55-64

833

523

62.9

58.8-66.8

7.5

5.5-10.1

6.3

4.7- 8.4

190

23.4

20.0-27.1

65-74

642

431

70.9

66.7-74.7

5.3

3.6- 7.9

5.3

3.7- 7.5

137

18.6

15.4-22.2

75+

444

307

68.9

63.6-73.7

4.7

2.7- 8.2

4.3

2.7- 6.7

22.1

17.9-27.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

793

433

53.9

49.1-58.7

9.8

7.2-13.3

6.3

4.5- 8.7

252

30.1

25.8-34.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,504

943

62.0

59.0-64.9

127

9.3

7.6-11.4

116

7.2

5.9- 8.8

318

21.5

19.1-24.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,246

818

67.3

64.2-70.3

104

8.5

6.9-10.5

7.5

6.0- 9.4

228

16.6

14.4-19.1

College Graduate

1,180

808

68.6

65.4-71.6

124

11.2

9.2-13.6

116

10.0

8.2-12.2

132

10.2

8.4-12.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

619

301

46.7

41.4-52.0

8.0

5.4-11.7

5.7

3.9- 8.1

239

39.7

34.4-45.2

$15,000- 24,999

879

479

52.1

47.8-56.4

11.5

8.9-14.7

8.9

6.8-11.6

237

27.5

23.8-31.5

$25,000- 34,999

568

376

65.4

60.6-69.8

9.9

7.3-13.3

7.6

5.4-10.6

17.2

13.8-21.1

$35,000- 49,999

636

422

66.0

61.5-70.2

10.8

8.2-14.2

7.9

5.9-10.5

15.3

12.3-18.9

$50,000-74,999

519

358

69.1

64.3-73.5

11.7

8.7-15.5

10.8

8.1-14.2

8.5

6.2-11.6

$75,000+

541

418

77.5

73.1-81.3

10.1

7.4-13.6

6.6

4.7- 9.2

5.8

3.9- 8.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,650

869

52.5

49.6-55.5

119

8.5

6.9-10.5

135

7.9

6.5- 9.6

527

31.0

28.4-33.8

3,036

2,109

68.8

66.7-70.9

288

10.2

8.9-11.6

240

7.7

6.7- 8.9

399

13.3

11.8-14.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

684

500

73.7

69.8-77.3

9.1

6.9-11.9

5.7

4.0- 8.0

11.5

9.0-14.5

Non-Veteran

3,916

2,394

60.3

58.4-62.2

344

9.9

8.8-11.2

338

8.5

7.5- 9.6

840

21.3

19.7-22.9

Currently Serving

130

114

89.7

82.7-94.1

4.9

2.0-11.6

1.5

0.4- 5.8

3.9

1.8- 8.2

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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 (MAHEC): 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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