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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	842	147	18.7	15.7-22.1	695	81.3	77.9-84.3
GENDER
Male	303	47	14.9	11.0-20.0	256	85.1	80.0-89.0
Female	539	100	21.9	17.8-26.7	439	78.1	73.3-82.2
RACE
White	721	133	19.1	16.0-22.8	588	80.9	77.2-84.0
African American	43	7	19.9	9.3-37.7	36	80.1	62.3-90.7
Other Minorities	3	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	2	55.3	10.0-93.2
AGE
18-24	38	5	13.8	5.4-30.8	33	86.2	69.2-94.6
25-34	113	15	11.7	6.4-20.6	98	88.3	79.4-93.6
35-44	140	34	26.5	18.4-36.6	106	73.5	63.4-81.6
45-54	159	19	15.1	9.4-23.4	140	84.9	76.6-90.6
55-64	149	30	17.7	11.9-25.7	119	82.3	74.3-88.1
65-74	132	23	22.3	14.6-32.6	109	77.7	67.4-85.4
75+	106	19	18.6	11.3-29.1	87	81.4	70.9-88.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	120	5	3.1	1.2- 7.8	115	96.9	92.2-98.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	235	28	14.4	9.5-21.3	207	85.6	78.7-90.5
Some Post-H.S.	224	42	20.5	14.8-27.8	182	79.5	72.2-85.2
College Graduate	261	72	28.9	22.9-35.8	189	71.1	64.2-77.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	108	4	4.4	1.5-12.6	104	95.6	87.4-98.5
$15,000- 24,999	151	17	11.2	6.2-19.4	134	88.8	80.6-93.8
$25,000- 34,999	116	14	13.8	7.8-23.2	102	86.2	76.8-92.2
$35,000- 49,999	118	39	32.1	23.2-42.6	79	67.9	57.4-76.8
$50,000-74,999	105	31	32.9	23.1-44.6	74	67.1	55.4-76.9
$75,000+	85	21	26.3	17.2-37.9	64	73.7	62.1-82.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	286	53	18.8	13.8-24.9	233	81.2	75.1-86.2
No	547	94	18.9	15.2-23.2	453	81.1	76.8-84.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	134	22	16.9	10.8-25.6	112	83.1	74.4-89.2
Non-Veteran	704	124	19.2	15.8-23.0	580	80.8	77.0-84.2
Currently Serving	4	1	5.3	0.5-37.6	3	94.7	62.4-99.5

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

-Mountain AHEC

842

147

18.7

15.7-22.1

695

81.3

77.9-84.3

GENDER

Male

303

14.9

11.0-20.0

256

85.1

80.0-89.0

Female

539

100

21.9

17.8-26.7

439

78.1

73.3-82.2

RACE

White

721

133

19.1

16.0-22.8

588

80.9

77.2-84.0

African American

19.9

9.3-37.7

80.1

62.3-90.7

Other Minorities

44.7

6.8-90.0

55.3

10.0-93.2

AGE

18-24

13.8

5.4-30.8

86.2

69.2-94.6

25-34

113

11.7

6.4-20.6

88.3

79.4-93.6

35-44

140

26.5

18.4-36.6

106

73.5

63.4-81.6

45-54

159

15.1

9.4-23.4

140

84.9

76.6-90.6

55-64

149

17.7

11.9-25.7

119

82.3

74.3-88.1

65-74

132

22.3

14.6-32.6

109

77.7

67.4-85.4

75+

106

18.6

11.3-29.1

81.4

70.9-88.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

120

3.1

1.2- 7.8

115

96.9

92.2-98.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

235

14.4

9.5-21.3

207

85.6

78.7-90.5

Some Post-H.S.

224

20.5

14.8-27.8

182

79.5

72.2-85.2

College Graduate

261

28.9

22.9-35.8

189

71.1

64.2-77.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

108

4.4

1.5-12.6

104

95.6

87.4-98.5

$15,000- 24,999

151

11.2

6.2-19.4

134

88.8

80.6-93.8

$25,000- 34,999

116

13.8

7.8-23.2

102

86.2

76.8-92.2

$35,000- 49,999

118

32.1

23.2-42.6

67.9

57.4-76.8

$50,000-74,999

105

32.9

23.1-44.6

67.1

55.4-76.9

$75,000+

26.3

17.2-37.9

73.7

62.1-82.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

286

18.8

13.8-24.9

233

81.2

75.1-86.2

547

18.9

15.2-23.2

453

81.1

76.8-84.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

134

16.9

10.8-25.6

112

83.1

74.4-89.2

Non-Veteran

704

124

19.2

15.8-23.0

580

80.8

77.0-84.2

Currently Serving

5.3

0.5-37.6

94.7

62.4-99.5

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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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