BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Did your household take a tax deduction for health care expenses in the last federal tax return your household filed?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	13,280	2,068	16.1	15.3-16.9	11,212	83.9	83.1-84.7
-Eastern NC	4,417	658	15.2	14.0-16.5	3,759	84.8	83.5-86.0
GENDER
Male	1,596	235	14.9	13.0-16.9	1,361	85.1	83.1-87.0
Female	2,821	423	15.5	13.9-17.2	2,398	84.5	82.8-86.1
RACE
White	2,920	470	16.0	14.5-17.6	2,450	84.0	82.4-85.5
African American	1,120	139	14.7	12.3-17.4	981	85.3	82.6-87.7
Other Minorities	8	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	255	13	5.3	2.9- 9.4	242	94.7	90.6-97.1
25-34	726	89	14.2	11.4-17.6	637	85.8	82.4-88.6
35-44	788	117	15.2	12.4-18.4	671	84.8	81.6-87.6
45-54	837	148	16.7	14.0-19.8	689	83.3	80.2-86.0
55-64	787	134	18.2	15.1-21.7	653	81.8	78.3-84.9
65-74	601	102	16.8	13.5-20.6	499	83.2	79.4-86.5
75+	409	53	13.5	10.0-18.0	356	86.5	82.0-90.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	729	70	8.9	6.8-11.5	659	91.1	88.5-93.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,399	193	14.7	12.6-17.1	1,206	85.3	82.9-87.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,169	175	16.3	13.9-19.1	994	83.7	80.9-86.1
College Graduate	1,114	220	19.1	16.6-21.9	894	80.9	78.1-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	589	39	7.6	5.3-10.7	550	92.4	89.3-94.7
$15,000- 24,999	841	94	11.2	8.8-14.0	747	88.8	86.0-91.2
$25,000- 34,999	543	88	14.5	11.4-18.2	455	85.5	81.8-88.6
$35,000- 49,999	603	120	19.8	16.4-23.8	483	80.2	76.2-83.6
$50,000-74,999	482	99	20.7	16.9-25.2	383	79.3	74.8-83.1
$75,000+	494	101	20.3	16.5-24.7	393	79.7	75.3-83.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,562	223	14.8	12.8-17.1	1,339	85.2	82.9-87.2
No	2,818	432	15.5	14.0-17.1	2,386	84.5	82.9-86.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	651	97	15.6	12.6-19.0	554	84.4	81.0-87.4
Non-Veteran	3,642	552	15.3	14.0-16.8	3,090	84.7	83.2-86.0
Currently Serving	124	9	10.2	5.1-19.4	115	89.8	80.6-94.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,280

2,068

16.1

15.3-16.9

11,212

83.9

83.1-84.7

-Eastern NC

4,417

658

15.2

14.0-16.5

3,759

84.8

83.5-86.0

GENDER

Male

1,596

235

14.9

13.0-16.9

1,361

85.1

83.1-87.0

Female

2,821

423

15.5

13.9-17.2

2,398

84.5

82.8-86.1

RACE

White

2,920

470

16.0

14.5-17.6

2,450

84.0

82.4-85.5

African American

1,120

139

14.7

12.3-17.4

981

85.3

82.6-87.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

255

5.3

2.9- 9.4

242

94.7

90.6-97.1

25-34

726

14.2

11.4-17.6

637

85.8

82.4-88.6

35-44

788

117

15.2

12.4-18.4

671

84.8

81.6-87.6

45-54

837

148

16.7

14.0-19.8

689

83.3

80.2-86.0

55-64

787

134

18.2

15.1-21.7

653

81.8

78.3-84.9

65-74

601

102

16.8

13.5-20.6

499

83.2

79.4-86.5

75+

409

13.5

10.0-18.0

356

86.5

82.0-90.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

729

8.9

6.8-11.5

659

91.1

88.5-93.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,399

193

14.7

12.6-17.1

1,206

85.3

82.9-87.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,169

175

16.3

13.9-19.1

994

83.7

80.9-86.1

College Graduate

1,114

220

19.1

16.6-21.9

894

80.9

78.1-83.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

589

7.6

5.3-10.7

550

92.4

89.3-94.7

$15,000- 24,999

841

11.2

8.8-14.0

747

88.8

86.0-91.2

$25,000- 34,999

543

14.5

11.4-18.2

455

85.5

81.8-88.6

$35,000- 49,999

603

120

19.8

16.4-23.8

483

80.2

76.2-83.6

$50,000-74,999

482

20.7

16.9-25.2

383

79.3

74.8-83.1

$75,000+

494

101

20.3

16.5-24.7

393

79.7

75.3-83.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,562

223

14.8

12.8-17.1

1,339

85.2

82.9-87.2

2,818

432

15.5

14.0-17.1

2,386

84.5

82.9-86.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

651

15.6

12.6-19.0

554

84.4

81.0-87.4

Non-Veteran

3,642

552

15.3

14.0-16.8

3,090

84.7

83.2-86.0

Currently Serving

124

10.2

5.1-19.4

115

89.8

80.6-94.9

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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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