BRFSS 2004 - 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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,028	12,791	82.9	82.1-83.8	2,237	17.1	16.2-17.9
-Eastern NC	5,039	4,208	80.8	79.2-82.2	831	19.2	17.8-20.8
GENDER
Male	1,816	1,501	78.9	76.2-81.4	315	21.1	18.6-23.8
Female	3,223	2,707	82.4	80.7-84.0	516	17.6	16.0-19.3
RACE
White	3,320	2,928	87.3	85.8-88.7	392	12.7	11.3-14.2
African American	1,273	999	76.4	73.0-79.5	274	23.6	20.5-27.0
Other Minorities	14	12	75.6	32.4-95.3	2	24.4	4.7-67.6
AGE
18-24	332	241	64.0	56.3-71.0	91	36.0	29.0-43.7
25-34	822	629	73.4	69.3-77.1	193	26.6	22.9-30.7
35-44	890	716	79.2	75.3-82.6	174	20.8	17.4-24.7
45-54	927	746	79.8	76.3-83.0	181	20.2	17.0-23.7
55-64	876	739	83.7	80.1-86.7	137	16.3	13.3-19.9
65-74	679	649	95.1	92.1-97.0	30	4.9	3.0- 7.9
75+	494	470	94.7	91.6-96.7	24	5.3	3.3- 8.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	866	616	61.1	56.3-65.7	250	38.9	34.3-43.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,622	1,306	78.6	75.8-81.1	316	21.4	18.9-24.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,321	1,125	84.8	82.2-87.0	196	15.2	13.0-17.8
College Graduate	1,221	1,154	94.8	93.1-96.0	67	5.2	4.0- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	671	478	66.2	61.0-71.0	193	33.8	29.0-39.0
$15,000- 24,999	949	671	64.0	59.5-68.3	278	36.0	31.7-40.5
$25,000- 34,999	593	512	85.0	81.3-88.1	81	15.0	11.9-18.7
$35,000- 49,999	668	610	88.9	85.3-91.7	58	11.1	8.3-14.7
$50,000-74,999	540	524	96.8	94.6-98.1	16	3.2	1.9- 5.4
$75,000+	550	532	96.8	94.6-98.1	18	3.2	1.9- 5.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,748	1,460	79.8	77.0-82.3	288	20.2	17.7-23.0
No	3,122	2,611	81.4	79.5-83.2	511	18.6	16.8-20.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	717	638	89.3	86.4-91.6	79	10.7	8.4-13.6
Non-Veteran	4,176	3,428	78.3	76.5-80.0	748	21.7	20.0-23.5
Currently Serving	136	133	97.9	91.8-99.5	3	2.1	0.5- 8.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,028

12,791

82.9

82.1-83.8

2,237

17.1

16.2-17.9

-Eastern NC

5,039

4,208

80.8

79.2-82.2

831

19.2

17.8-20.8

GENDER

Male

1,816

1,501

78.9

76.2-81.4

315

21.1

18.6-23.8

Female

3,223

2,707

82.4

80.7-84.0

516

17.6

16.0-19.3

RACE

White

3,320

2,928

87.3

85.8-88.7

392

12.7

11.3-14.2

African American

1,273

999

76.4

73.0-79.5

274

23.6

20.5-27.0

Other Minorities

75.6

32.4-95.3

24.4

4.7-67.6

AGE

18-24

332

241

64.0

56.3-71.0

36.0

29.0-43.7

25-34

822

629

73.4

69.3-77.1

193

26.6

22.9-30.7

35-44

890

716

79.2

75.3-82.6

174

20.8

17.4-24.7

45-54

927

746

79.8

76.3-83.0

181

20.2

17.0-23.7

55-64

876

739

83.7

80.1-86.7

137

16.3

13.3-19.9

65-74

679

649

95.1

92.1-97.0

4.9

3.0- 7.9

75+

494

470

94.7

91.6-96.7

5.3

3.3- 8.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

866

616

61.1

56.3-65.7

250

38.9

34.3-43.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,622

1,306

78.6

75.8-81.1

316

21.4

18.9-24.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,321

1,125

84.8

82.2-87.0

196

15.2

13.0-17.8

College Graduate

1,221

1,154

94.8

93.1-96.0

5.2

4.0- 6.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

671

478

66.2

61.0-71.0

193

33.8

29.0-39.0

$15,000- 24,999

949

671

64.0

59.5-68.3

278

36.0

31.7-40.5

$25,000- 34,999

593

512

85.0

81.3-88.1

15.0

11.9-18.7

$35,000- 49,999

668

610

88.9

85.3-91.7

11.1

8.3-14.7

$50,000-74,999

540

524

96.8

94.6-98.1

3.2

1.9- 5.4

$75,000+

550

532

96.8

94.6-98.1

3.2

1.9- 5.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,748

1,460

79.8

77.0-82.3

288

20.2

17.7-23.0

3,122

2,611

81.4

79.5-83.2

511

18.6

16.8-20.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

717

638

89.3

86.4-91.6

10.7

8.4-13.6

Non-Veteran

4,176

3,428

78.3

76.5-80.0

748

21.7

20.0-23.5

Currently Serving

136

133

97.9

91.8-99.5

2.1

0.5- 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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