BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the past year, have you or anyone living in your household been contacted by a collection agency about owing money for medical bills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,531	2,442	16.1	15.4-16.8	12,089	83.9	83.2-84.6
-Eastern NC	4,857	888	17.9	16.7-19.3	3,969	82.1	80.7-83.3
GENDER
Male	1,742	263	15.0	13.1-17.1	1,479	85.0	82.9-86.9
Female	3,115	625	20.6	18.9-22.3	2,490	79.4	77.7-81.1
RACE
White	3,216	431	13.6	12.2-15.0	2,785	86.4	85.0-87.8
African American	1,211	350	27.8	24.8-30.9	861	72.2	69.1-75.2
Other Minorities	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	308	40	11.4	8.0-16.0	268	88.6	84.0-92.0
25-34	796	161	18.6	15.7-21.8	635	81.4	78.2-84.3
35-44	854	213	23.6	20.4-27.1	641	76.4	72.9-79.6
45-54	903	218	24.4	21.0-28.1	685	75.6	71.9-79.0
55-64	844	137	15.9	13.2-19.0	707	84.1	81.0-86.8
65-74	661	78	10.9	8.4-13.9	583	89.1	86.1-91.6
75+	473	39	9.5	6.6-13.6	434	90.5	86.4-93.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	823	205	24.4	20.8-28.3	618	75.6	71.7-79.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,547	318	20.6	18.3-23.1	1,229	79.4	76.9-81.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,277	234	17.1	14.9-19.6	1,043	82.9	80.4-85.1
College Graduate	1,201	131	10.5	8.6-12.6	1,070	89.5	87.4-91.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	645	201	32.3	27.8-37.1	444	67.7	62.9-72.2
$15,000- 24,999	911	251	26.2	22.8-30.0	660	73.8	70.0-77.2
$25,000- 34,999	581	102	19.9	16.3-24.2	479	80.1	75.8-83.7
$35,000- 49,999	647	100	16.5	13.3-20.3	547	83.5	79.7-86.7
$50,000-74,999	523	52	10.6	7.8-14.2	471	89.4	85.8-92.2
$75,000+	544	44	7.8	5.6-10.7	500	92.2	89.3-94.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,711	469	27.5	25.0-30.1	1,242	72.5	69.9-75.0
No	3,103	412	13.2	11.8-14.7	2,691	86.8	85.3-88.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	695	75	11.7	9.1-14.8	620	88.3	85.2-90.9
Non-Veteran	4,029	805	19.8	18.3-21.3	3,224	80.2	78.7-81.7
Currently Serving	133	8	5.5	2.6-11.1	125	94.5	88.9-97.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,531

2,442

16.1

15.4-16.8

12,089

83.9

83.2-84.6

-Eastern NC

4,857

888

17.9

16.7-19.3

3,969

82.1

80.7-83.3

GENDER

Male

1,742

263

15.0

13.1-17.1

1,479

85.0

82.9-86.9

Female

3,115

625

20.6

18.9-22.3

2,490

79.4

77.7-81.1

RACE

White

3,216

431

13.6

12.2-15.0

2,785

86.4

85.0-87.8

African American

1,211

350

27.8

24.8-30.9

861

72.2

69.1-75.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

308

11.4

8.0-16.0

268

88.6

84.0-92.0

25-34

796

161

18.6

15.7-21.8

635

81.4

78.2-84.3

35-44

854

213

23.6

20.4-27.1

641

76.4

72.9-79.6

45-54

903

218

24.4

21.0-28.1

685

75.6

71.9-79.0

55-64

844

137

15.9

13.2-19.0

707

84.1

81.0-86.8

65-74

661

10.9

8.4-13.9

583

89.1

86.1-91.6

75+

473

9.5

6.6-13.6

434

90.5

86.4-93.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

823

205

24.4

20.8-28.3

618

75.6

71.7-79.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,547

318

20.6

18.3-23.1

1,229

79.4

76.9-81.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,277

234

17.1

14.9-19.6

1,043

82.9

80.4-85.1

College Graduate

1,201

131

10.5

8.6-12.6

1,070

89.5

87.4-91.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

645

201

32.3

27.8-37.1

444

67.7

62.9-72.2

$15,000- 24,999

911

251

26.2

22.8-30.0

660

73.8

70.0-77.2

$25,000- 34,999

581

102

19.9

16.3-24.2

479

80.1

75.8-83.7

$35,000- 49,999

647

100

16.5

13.3-20.3

547

83.5

79.7-86.7

$50,000-74,999

523

10.6

7.8-14.2

471

89.4

85.8-92.2

$75,000+

544

7.8

5.6-10.7

500

92.2

89.3-94.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,711

469

27.5

25.0-30.1

1,242

72.5

69.9-75.0

3,103

412

13.2

11.8-14.7

2,691

86.8

85.3-88.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

695

11.7

9.1-14.8

620

88.3

85.2-90.9

Non-Veteran

4,029

805

19.8

18.3-21.3

3,224

80.2

78.7-81.7

Currently Serving

133

5.5

2.6-11.1

125

94.5

88.9-97.4

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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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