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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,980	1,634	16.7	15.9-17.7	8,346	83.3	82.3-84.1
GENDER
Male	3,754	586	15.7	14.3-17.1	3,168	84.3	82.9-85.7
Female	6,226	1,048	17.8	16.6-19.0	5,178	82.2	81.0-83.4
AGE
18-24	403	24	5.5	3.4- 8.7	379	94.5	91.3-96.6
25-34	1,422	185	13.8	11.7-16.1	1,237	86.2	83.9-88.3
35-44	1,843	309	17.2	15.1-19.5	1,534	82.8	80.5-84.9
45-54	1,928	329	16.9	14.9-19.0	1,599	83.1	81.0-85.1
55-64	1,849	348	19.2	17.1-21.5	1,501	80.8	78.5-82.9
65-74	1,440	275	20.0	17.5-22.6	1,165	80.0	77.4-82.5
75+	1,063	155	16.6	13.8-19.8	908	83.4	80.2-86.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,218	104	8.8	7.1-10.9	1,114	91.2	89.1-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,820	425	15.6	14.1-17.4	2,395	84.4	82.6-85.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,600	452	18.2	16.4-20.2	2,148	81.8	79.8-83.6
College Graduate	3,330	650	19.1	17.5-20.7	2,680	80.9	79.3-82.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	928	53	5.9	4.2- 8.2	875	94.1	91.8-95.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,428	159	11.3	9.5-13.5	1,269	88.7	86.5-90.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,172	204	16.7	14.3-19.5	968	83.3	80.5-85.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,453	308	20.7	18.3-23.3	1,145	79.3	76.7-81.7
$50,000-74,999	1,389	278	20.4	18.0-23.2	1,111	79.6	76.8-82.0
$75,000+	1,657	328	19.1	16.9-21.4	1,329	80.9	78.6-83.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,173	536	17.3	15.7-19.0	2,637	82.7	81.0-84.3
No	6,744	1,094	16.6	15.6-17.7	5,650	83.4	82.3-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,423	230	16.7	14.5-19.1	1,193	83.3	80.9-85.5
Non-Veteran	8,455	1,398	16.9	15.9-17.9	7,057	83.1	82.1-84.1
Currently Serving	100	6	5.7	2.4-13.2	94	94.3	86.8-97.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,980

1,634

16.7

15.9-17.7

8,346

83.3

82.3-84.1

GENDER

Male

3,754

586

15.7

14.3-17.1

3,168

84.3

82.9-85.7

Female

6,226

1,048

17.8

16.6-19.0

5,178

82.2

81.0-83.4

AGE

18-24

403

5.5

3.4- 8.7

379

94.5

91.3-96.6

25-34

1,422

185

13.8

11.7-16.1

1,237

86.2

83.9-88.3

35-44

1,843

309

17.2

15.1-19.5

1,534

82.8

80.5-84.9

45-54

1,928

329

16.9

14.9-19.0

1,599

83.1

81.0-85.1

55-64

1,849

348

19.2

17.1-21.5

1,501

80.8

78.5-82.9

65-74

1,440

275

20.0

17.5-22.6

1,165

80.0

77.4-82.5

75+

1,063

155

16.6

13.8-19.8

908

83.4

80.2-86.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,218

104

8.8

7.1-10.9

1,114

91.2

89.1-92.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,820

425

15.6

14.1-17.4

2,395

84.4

82.6-85.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,600

452

18.2

16.4-20.2

2,148

81.8

79.8-83.6

College Graduate

3,330

650

19.1

17.5-20.7

2,680

80.9

79.3-82.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

928

5.9

4.2- 8.2

875

94.1

91.8-95.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,428

159

11.3

9.5-13.5

1,269

88.7

86.5-90.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,172

204

16.7

14.3-19.5

968

83.3

80.5-85.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,453

308

20.7

18.3-23.3

1,145

79.3

76.7-81.7

$50,000-74,999

1,389

278

20.4

18.0-23.2

1,111

79.6

76.8-82.0

$75,000+

1,657

328

19.1

16.9-21.4

1,329

80.9

78.6-83.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,173

536

17.3

15.7-19.0

2,637

82.7

81.0-84.3

6,744

1,094

16.6

15.6-17.7

5,650

83.4

82.3-84.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,423

230

16.7

14.5-19.1

1,193

83.3

80.9-85.5

Non-Veteran

8,455

1,398

16.9

15.9-17.9

7,057

83.1

82.1-84.1

Currently Serving

100

5.7

2.4-13.2

94.3

86.8-97.6

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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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