BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the past year, did you or another family member in your household have any problems paying medical bills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,543	2,978	19.5	18.7-20.3	11,565	80.5	79.7-81.3
-Eastern NC	4,868	1,037	20.5	19.2-21.9	3,831	79.5	78.1-80.8
GENDER
Male	1,745	280	16.0	14.1-18.2	1,465	84.0	81.8-85.9
Female	3,123	757	24.5	22.8-26.3	2,366	75.5	73.7-77.2
RACE
White	3,221	579	17.7	16.2-19.3	2,642	82.3	80.7-83.8
African American	1,217	348	26.6	23.8-29.6	869	73.4	70.4-76.2
Other Minorities	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	311	46	13.1	9.3-18.3	265	86.9	81.7-90.7
25-34	797	157	18.2	15.4-21.4	640	81.8	78.6-84.6
35-44	859	215	23.6	20.5-27.1	644	76.4	72.9-79.5
45-54	903	246	26.3	22.9-29.9	657	73.7	70.1-77.1
55-64	846	193	22.4	19.3-25.9	653	77.6	74.1-80.7
65-74	661	113	16.0	13.0-19.6	548	84.0	80.4-87.0
75+	474	62	14.4	10.9-18.8	412	85.6	81.2-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	825	245	29.7	25.8-34.0	580	70.3	66.0-74.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,551	364	22.3	20.0-24.9	1,187	77.7	75.1-80.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,280	273	19.9	17.5-22.5	1,007	80.1	77.5-82.5
College Graduate	1,204	154	11.8	9.9-13.9	1,050	88.2	86.1-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	646	246	38.0	33.3-43.1	400	62.0	56.9-66.7
$15,000- 24,999	910	276	29.7	26.1-33.7	634	70.3	66.3-73.9
$25,000- 34,999	582	116	19.2	15.8-23.2	466	80.8	76.8-84.2
$35,000- 49,999	649	104	17.0	13.8-20.8	545	83.0	79.2-86.2
$50,000-74,999	525	69	13.6	10.6-17.4	456	86.4	82.6-89.4
$75,000+	545	44	7.6	5.4-10.5	501	92.4	89.5-94.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,711	567	33.4	30.8-36.2	1,144	66.6	63.8-69.2
No	3,110	461	14.1	12.6-15.6	2,649	85.9	84.4-87.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	697	78	11.5	9.0-14.6	619	88.5	85.4-91.0
Non-Veteran	4,038	954	23.1	21.6-24.7	3,084	76.9	75.3-78.4
Currently Serving	133	5	3.0	1.2- 7.7	128	97.0	92.3-98.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,543

2,978

19.5

18.7-20.3

11,565

80.5

79.7-81.3

-Eastern NC

4,868

1,037

20.5

19.2-21.9

3,831

79.5

78.1-80.8

GENDER

Male

1,745

280

16.0

14.1-18.2

1,465

84.0

81.8-85.9

Female

3,123

757

24.5

22.8-26.3

2,366

75.5

73.7-77.2

RACE

White

3,221

579

17.7

16.2-19.3

2,642

82.3

80.7-83.8

African American

1,217

348

26.6

23.8-29.6

869

73.4

70.4-76.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

311

13.1

9.3-18.3

265

86.9

81.7-90.7

25-34

797

157

18.2

15.4-21.4

640

81.8

78.6-84.6

35-44

859

215

23.6

20.5-27.1

644

76.4

72.9-79.5

45-54

903

246

26.3

22.9-29.9

657

73.7

70.1-77.1

55-64

846

193

22.4

19.3-25.9

653

77.6

74.1-80.7

65-74

661

113

16.0

13.0-19.6

548

84.0

80.4-87.0

75+

474

14.4

10.9-18.8

412

85.6

81.2-89.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

825

245

29.7

25.8-34.0

580

70.3

66.0-74.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,551

364

22.3

20.0-24.9

1,187

77.7

75.1-80.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,280

273

19.9

17.5-22.5

1,007

80.1

77.5-82.5

College Graduate

1,204

154

11.8

9.9-13.9

1,050

88.2

86.1-90.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

646

246

38.0

33.3-43.1

400

62.0

56.9-66.7

$15,000- 24,999

910

276

29.7

26.1-33.7

634

70.3

66.3-73.9

$25,000- 34,999

582

116

19.2

15.8-23.2

466

80.8

76.8-84.2

$35,000- 49,999

649

104

17.0

13.8-20.8

545

83.0

79.2-86.2

$50,000-74,999

525

13.6

10.6-17.4

456

86.4

82.6-89.4

$75,000+

545

7.6

5.4-10.5

501

92.4

89.5-94.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,711

567

33.4

30.8-36.2

1,144

66.6

63.8-69.2

3,110

461

14.1

12.6-15.6

2,649

85.9

84.4-87.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

697

11.5

9.0-14.6

619

88.5

85.4-91.0

Non-Veteran

4,038

954

23.1

21.6-24.7

3,084

76.9

75.3-78.4

Currently Serving

133

3.0

1.2- 7.7

128

97.0

92.3-98.8

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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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