BRFSS 2004 - 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: North Carolina

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	8,355	1,317	16.8	15.8-17.9	7,038	83.2	82.1-84.2
RACE
White	6,226	1,048	17.8	16.6-19.0	5,178	82.2	81.0-83.4
African American	1,609	206	15.4	13.1-17.9	1,403	84.6	82.1-86.9
Asian	36	3	14.4	3.8-41.3	33	85.6	58.7-96.2
Native American	180	22	12.3	7.4-19.7	158	87.7	80.3-92.6
Other Minorities	262	31	9.0	6.0-13.4	231	91.0	86.6-94.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	298	42	13.2	9.4-18.4	256	86.8	81.6-90.6
-English Speaking	157	29	21.0	14.1-30.1	128	79.0	69.9-85.9
-Spanish Speaking	141	13	6.3	3.3-11.5	128	93.7	88.5-96.7
Non-Hispanic	8,050	1,274	17.0	16.0-18.1	6,776	83.0	81.9-84.0
AGE
18-24	387	28	7.6	5.0-11.5	359	92.4	88.5-95.0
25-34	1,334	166	13.4	11.3-15.9	1,168	86.6	84.1-88.7
35-44	1,547	253	17.5	15.2-20.1	1,294	82.5	79.9-84.8
45-54	1,587	287	18.6	16.3-21.0	1,300	81.4	79.0-83.7
55-64	1,410	250	19.0	16.6-21.6	1,160	81.0	78.4-83.4
65-74	1,153	210	20.4	17.5-23.7	943	79.6	76.3-82.5
75+	895	113	14.1	11.5-17.2	782	85.9	82.8-88.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,299	102	9.1	7.3-11.2	1,197	90.9	88.8-92.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,469	348	14.9	13.2-16.7	2,121	85.1	83.3-86.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,215	388	19.4	17.3-21.6	1,827	80.6	78.4-82.7
College Graduate	2,365	477	20.0	18.1-22.1	1,888	80.0	77.9-81.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,105	68	7.1	5.3- 9.5	1,037	92.9	90.5-94.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,548	185	13.1	11.1-15.4	1,363	86.9	84.6-88.9
$25,000- 34,999	971	170	16.7	14.0-19.7	801	83.3	80.3-86.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,056	237	22.4	19.5-25.5	819	77.6	74.5-80.5
$50,000-74,999	906	199	23.9	20.6-27.7	707	76.1	72.3-79.4
$75,000+	999	205	20.1	17.3-23.2	794	79.9	76.8-82.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,805	448	17.5	15.8-19.4	2,357	82.5	80.6-84.2
No	5,494	864	16.6	15.4-17.9	4,630	83.4	82.1-84.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	158	23	16.4	10.2-25.2	135	83.6	74.8-89.8
Non-Veteran	8,165	1,292	16.9	15.8-17.9	6,873	83.1	82.1-84.2
Currently Serving	32	2	5.1	1.1-21.2	30	94.9	78.8-98.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

8,355

1,317

16.8

15.8-17.9

7,038

83.2

82.1-84.2

RACE

White

6,226

1,048

17.8

16.6-19.0

5,178

82.2

81.0-83.4

African American

1,609

206

15.4

13.1-17.9

1,403

84.6

82.1-86.9

Asian

14.4

3.8-41.3

85.6

58.7-96.2

Native American

180

12.3

7.4-19.7

158

87.7

80.3-92.6

Other Minorities

262

9.0

6.0-13.4

231

91.0

86.6-94.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

298

13.2

9.4-18.4

256

86.8

81.6-90.6

-English Speaking

157

21.0

14.1-30.1

128

79.0

69.9-85.9

-Spanish Speaking

141

6.3

3.3-11.5

128

93.7

88.5-96.7

Non-Hispanic

8,050

1,274

17.0

16.0-18.1

6,776

83.0

81.9-84.0

AGE

18-24

387

7.6

5.0-11.5

359

92.4

88.5-95.0

25-34

1,334

166

13.4

11.3-15.9

1,168

86.6

84.1-88.7

35-44

1,547

253

17.5

15.2-20.1

1,294

82.5

79.9-84.8

45-54

1,587

287

18.6

16.3-21.0

1,300

81.4

79.0-83.7

55-64

1,410

250

19.0

16.6-21.6

1,160

81.0

78.4-83.4

65-74

1,153

210

20.4

17.5-23.7

943

79.6

76.3-82.5

75+

895

113

14.1

11.5-17.2

782

85.9

82.8-88.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,299

102

9.1

7.3-11.2

1,197

90.9

88.8-92.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,469

348

14.9

13.2-16.7

2,121

85.1

83.3-86.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,215

388

19.4

17.3-21.6

1,827

80.6

78.4-82.7

College Graduate

2,365

477

20.0

18.1-22.1

1,888

80.0

77.9-81.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,105

7.1

5.3- 9.5

1,037

92.9

90.5-94.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,548

185

13.1

11.1-15.4

1,363

86.9

84.6-88.9

$25,000- 34,999

971

170

16.7

14.0-19.7

801

83.3

80.3-86.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,056

237

22.4

19.5-25.5

819

77.6

74.5-80.5

$50,000-74,999

906

199

23.9

20.6-27.7

707

76.1

72.3-79.4

$75,000+

999

205

20.1

17.3-23.2

794

79.9

76.8-82.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,805

448

17.5

15.8-19.4

2,357

82.5

80.6-84.2

5,494

864

16.6

15.4-17.9

4,630

83.4

82.1-84.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

158

16.4

10.2-25.2

135

83.6

74.8-89.8

Non-Veteran

8,165

1,292

16.9

15.8-17.9

6,873

83.1

82.1-84.2

Currently Serving

5.1

1.1-21.2

94.9

78.8-98.9

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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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