BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (What do you think your household has had to give up in the last year to pay health care costs?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Nothing	Only extra activities	Only non-necessities	Living expenses
North Carolina	14,172	8,738	61.6	60.6-62.6	1,415	10.8	10.2-11.5	1,232	9.0	8.4- 9.6	2,787	18.7	17.9-19.5
-Northeastern Partnership	938	559	60.0	56.2-63.6	87	9.7	7.7-12.2	81	8.9	6.9-11.3	211	21.4	18.6-24.6
GENDER
Male	321	194	60.5	54.3-66.4	40	12.1	8.7-16.5	27	9.0	6.0-13.3	60	18.4	14.1-23.5
Female	617	365	59.5	55.0-63.8	47	7.7	5.6-10.5	54	8.8	6.4-11.8	151	24.0	20.5-28.0
RACE
White	546	338	62.1	57.4-66.6	54	10.8	8.1-14.3	51	8.9	6.6-11.9	103	18.2	14.8-22.0
African American	354	200	57.0	51.0-62.8	27	7.4	4.9-11.2	26	7.8	5.0-12.0	101	27.7	22.7-33.4
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	34	24	72.0	50.3-86.8	2	6.8	1.6-24.3	3	8.5	2.5-25.3	5	12.6	3.8-34.8
25-34	120	76	64.7	54.2-73.9	16	12.2	7.1-20.0	12	11.6	5.9-21.3	16	11.6	6.7-19.2
35-44	146	79	56.6	47.4-65.3	23	14.3	9.1-21.6	11	5.8	2.9-11.4	33	23.3	16.5-31.9
45-54	191	101	50.4	42.4-58.5	21	12.1	7.5-18.8	22	12.8	8.1-19.7	47	24.7	18.4-32.3
55-64	186	105	56.7	48.7-64.4	10	4.0	2.1- 7.6	19	10.8	6.7-16.9	52	28.5	21.9-36.2
65-74	155	98	67.0	58.4-74.5	11	7.1	3.8-13.0	7	3.4	1.5- 7.5	39	22.5	16.2-30.4
75+	105	76	71.4	60.7-80.1	4	7.7	2.9-19.0	7	5.6	2.5-11.7	18	15.3	9.5-23.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	203	102	49.7	41.1-58.4	12	8.0	4.4-14.0	15	8.5	4.5-15.5	74	33.7	26.5-41.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	327	206	62.0	55.7-67.9	28	8.3	5.4-12.4	31	9.2	6.2-13.4	62	20.5	15.8-26.2
Some Post-H.S.	219	136	66.5	59.1-73.1	22	9.3	5.9-14.4	15	6.7	3.6-12.0	46	17.5	12.8-23.5
College Graduate	189	115	59.1	51.0-66.7	25	14.7	9.7-21.6	20	11.5	7.2-17.9	29	14.7	10.0-21.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	161	76	45.2	36.6-54.0	11	7.8	4.1-14.5	10	5.2	2.6-10.4	64	41.8	33.4-50.7
$15,000- 24,999	183	99	51.4	42.2-60.6	17	9.6	5.7-15.5	15	10.2	5.4-18.4	52	28.8	21.5-37.5
$25,000- 34,999	95	58	60.1	48.7-70.5	11	10.7	5.6-19.5	9	9.6	4.7-18.5	17	19.6	12.0-30.4
$35,000- 49,999	124	68	56.5	46.5-66.1	14	12.4	7.1-20.8	17	13.2	7.6-21.8	25	17.9	12.0-25.9
$50,000-74,999	85	57	70.9	59.7-80.0	11	11.4	6.0-20.7	9	9.8	4.8-19.1	8	7.9	3.8-15.7
$75,000+	80	61	75.0	62.5-84.3	11	13.9	7.1-25.2	3	3.0	0.9- 9.6	5	8.2	3.2-19.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	362	177	48.9	42.6-55.3	24	6.9	4.5-10.4	33	9.0	6.0-13.1	128	35.2	29.6-41.3
No	566	376	66.1	61.4-70.5	62	11.3	8.6-14.6	45	8.5	6.1-11.8	83	14.1	11.2-17.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	112	74	66.0	55.9-74.9	18	15.4	9.5-23.8	6	4.7	2.1-10.3	14	13.9	8.0-23.1
Non-Veteran	819	480	58.7	54.7-62.7	69	8.9	6.8-11.5	75	9.7	7.5-12.5	195	22.7	19.6-26.1
Currently Serving	7	5	76.4	36.3-94.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	23.6	5.2-63.7

Total
Respond.^

Nothing

Only extra activities

Only non-necessities

Living expenses

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,172

8,738

61.6

60.6-62.6

1,415

10.8

10.2-11.5

1,232

9.0

8.4- 9.6

2,787

18.7

17.9-19.5

-Northeastern Partnership

938

559

60.0

56.2-63.6

9.7

7.7-12.2

8.9

6.9-11.3

211

21.4

18.6-24.6

GENDER

Male

321

194

60.5

54.3-66.4

12.1

8.7-16.5

9.0

6.0-13.3

18.4

14.1-23.5

Female

617

365

59.5

55.0-63.8

7.7

5.6-10.5

8.8

6.4-11.8

151

24.0

20.5-28.0

RACE

White

546

338

62.1

57.4-66.6

10.8

8.1-14.3

8.9

6.6-11.9

103

18.2

14.8-22.0

African American

354

200

57.0

51.0-62.8

7.4

4.9-11.2

7.8

5.0-12.0

101

27.7

22.7-33.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

72.0

50.3-86.8

6.8

1.6-24.3

8.5

2.5-25.3

12.6

3.8-34.8

25-34

120

64.7

54.2-73.9

12.2

7.1-20.0

11.6

5.9-21.3

11.6

6.7-19.2

35-44

146

56.6

47.4-65.3

14.3

9.1-21.6

5.8

2.9-11.4

23.3

16.5-31.9

45-54

191

101

50.4

42.4-58.5

12.1

7.5-18.8

12.8

8.1-19.7

24.7

18.4-32.3

55-64

186

105

56.7

48.7-64.4

4.0

2.1- 7.6

10.8

6.7-16.9

28.5

21.9-36.2

65-74

155

67.0

58.4-74.5

7.1

3.8-13.0

3.4

1.5- 7.5

22.5

16.2-30.4

75+

105

71.4

60.7-80.1

7.7

2.9-19.0

5.6

2.5-11.7

15.3

9.5-23.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

203

102

49.7

41.1-58.4

8.0

4.4-14.0

8.5

4.5-15.5

33.7

26.5-41.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

327

206

62.0

55.7-67.9

8.3

5.4-12.4

9.2

6.2-13.4

20.5

15.8-26.2

Some Post-H.S.

219

136

66.5

59.1-73.1

9.3

5.9-14.4

6.7

3.6-12.0

17.5

12.8-23.5

College Graduate

189

115

59.1

51.0-66.7

14.7

9.7-21.6

11.5

7.2-17.9

14.7

10.0-21.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

161

45.2

36.6-54.0

7.8

4.1-14.5

5.2

2.6-10.4

41.8

33.4-50.7

$15,000- 24,999

183

51.4

42.2-60.6

9.6

5.7-15.5

10.2

5.4-18.4

28.8

21.5-37.5

$25,000- 34,999

60.1

48.7-70.5

10.7

5.6-19.5

9.6

4.7-18.5

19.6

12.0-30.4

$35,000- 49,999

124

56.5

46.5-66.1

12.4

7.1-20.8

13.2

7.6-21.8

17.9

12.0-25.9

$50,000-74,999

70.9

59.7-80.0

11.4

6.0-20.7

9.8

4.8-19.1

7.9

3.8-15.7

$75,000+

75.0

62.5-84.3

13.9

7.1-25.2

3.0

0.9- 9.6

8.2

3.2-19.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

362

177

48.9

42.6-55.3

6.9

4.5-10.4

9.0

6.0-13.1

128

35.2

29.6-41.3

566

376

66.1

61.4-70.5

11.3

8.6-14.6

8.5

6.1-11.8

14.1

11.2-17.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

112

66.0

55.9-74.9

15.4

9.5-23.8

4.7

2.1-10.3

13.9

8.0-23.1

Non-Veteran

819

480

58.7

54.7-62.7

8.9

6.8-11.5

9.7

7.5-12.5

195

22.7

19.6-26.1

Currently Serving

76.4

36.3-94.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

23.6

5.2-63.7

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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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