BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,987	6,000	83.9	82.6-85.1	987	16.1	14.9-17.4
-Eastern NC	2,278	1,909	81.3	78.9-83.4	369	18.7	16.6-21.1
GENDER
Male	921	776	79.6	75.6-83.1	145	20.4	16.9-24.4
Female	1,357	1,133	83.1	80.6-85.4	224	16.9	14.6-19.4
RACE
White	1,455	1,291	88.5	86.4-90.4	164	11.5	9.6-13.6
African American	590	467	78.2	73.0-82.5	123	21.8	17.5-27.0
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	177	126	63.5	53.1-72.9	51	36.5	27.1-46.9
25-34	575	469	78.0	73.2-82.3	106	22.0	17.7-26.8
35-44	614	528	84.7	79.7-88.6	86	15.3	11.4-20.3
45-54	579	495	85.5	81.4-88.8	84	14.5	11.2-18.6
55-64	333	291	86.4	80.6-90.7	42	13.6	9.3-19.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	220	120	48.8	39.9-57.7	100	51.2	42.3-60.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	729	577	78.5	74.2-82.3	152	21.5	17.7-25.8
Some Post-H.S.	650	569	87.1	83.6-89.9	81	12.9	10.1-16.4
College Graduate	677	642	95.1	92.9-96.7	35	4.9	3.3- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	139	61	45.0	32.7-57.8	78	55.0	42.2-67.3
$15,000- 24,999	394	254	56.3	49.1-63.2	140	43.7	36.8-50.9
$25,000- 34,999	329	282	83.3	77.9-87.6	47	16.7	12.4-22.1
$35,000- 49,999	401	371	91.1	86.7-94.2	30	8.9	5.8-13.3
$50,000-74,999	351	340	96.8	94.0-98.3	11	3.2	1.7- 6.0
$75,000+	350	343	97.6	94.6-98.9	7	2.4	1.1- 5.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	423	328	73.1	66.9-78.6	95	26.9	21.4-33.1
No	1,772	1,513	83.5	81.1-85.7	259	16.5	14.3-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	259	236	91.6	87.2-94.6	23	8.4	5.4-12.8
Non-Veteran	1,889	1,545	78.4	75.7-81.0	344	21.6	19.0-24.3
Currently Serving	124	122	97.9	90.8-99.6	2	2.1	0.4- 9.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,987

6,000

83.9

82.6-85.1

987

16.1

14.9-17.4

-Eastern NC

2,278

1,909

81.3

78.9-83.4

369

18.7

16.6-21.1

GENDER

Male

921

776

79.6

75.6-83.1

145

20.4

16.9-24.4

Female

1,357

1,133

83.1

80.6-85.4

224

16.9

14.6-19.4

RACE

White

1,455

1,291

88.5

86.4-90.4

164

11.5

9.6-13.6

African American

590

467

78.2

73.0-82.5

123

21.8

17.5-27.0

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

177

126

63.5

53.1-72.9

36.5

27.1-46.9

25-34

575

469

78.0

73.2-82.3

106

22.0

17.7-26.8

35-44

614

528

84.7

79.7-88.6

15.3

11.4-20.3

45-54

579

495

85.5

81.4-88.8

14.5

11.2-18.6

55-64

333

291

86.4

80.6-90.7

13.6

9.3-19.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

220

120

48.8

39.9-57.7

100

51.2

42.3-60.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

729

577

78.5

74.2-82.3

152

21.5

17.7-25.8

Some Post-H.S.

650

569

87.1

83.6-89.9

12.9

10.1-16.4

College Graduate

677

642

95.1

92.9-96.7

4.9

3.3- 7.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

139

45.0

32.7-57.8

55.0

42.2-67.3

$15,000- 24,999

394

254

56.3

49.1-63.2

140

43.7

36.8-50.9

$25,000- 34,999

329

282

83.3

77.9-87.6

16.7

12.4-22.1

$35,000- 49,999

401

371

91.1

86.7-94.2

8.9

5.8-13.3

$50,000-74,999

351

340

96.8

94.0-98.3

3.2

1.7- 6.0

$75,000+

350

343

97.6

94.6-98.9

2.4

1.1- 5.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

423

328

73.1

66.9-78.6

26.9

21.4-33.1

1,772

1,513

83.5

81.1-85.7

259

16.5

14.3-18.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

259

236

91.6

87.2-94.6

8.4

5.4-12.8

Non-Veteran

1,889

1,545

78.4

75.7-81.0

344

21.6

19.0-24.3

Currently Serving

124

122

97.9

90.8-99.6

2.1

0.4- 9.2

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages included

^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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