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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	880	115	13.3	10.9-16.2	765	86.7	83.8-89.1
GENDER
Male	308	37	11.6	8.3-16.1	271	88.4	83.9-91.7
Female	572	78	14.8	11.7-18.7	494	85.2	81.3-88.3
RACE
White	507	79	15.5	12.2-19.4	428	84.5	80.6-87.8
African American	338	31	11.0	7.4-15.9	307	89.0	84.1-92.6
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	30	2	2.9	0.6-12.4	28	97.1	87.6-99.4
25-34	107	12	13.7	7.6-23.3	95	86.3	76.7-92.4
35-44	138	19	14.5	9.0-22.5	119	85.5	77.5-91.0
45-54	179	32	18.5	12.8-26.1	147	81.5	73.9-87.2
55-64	180	18	9.9	6.0-16.0	162	90.1	84.0-94.0
65-74	146	18	13.1	8.0-20.8	128	86.9	79.2-92.0
75+	99	13	10.6	6.0-17.9	86	89.4	82.1-94.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	189	9	4.8	2.3- 9.9	180	95.2	90.1-97.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	311	45	15.2	11.1-20.4	266	84.8	79.6-88.9
Some Post-H.S.	208	31	14.8	9.9-21.4	177	85.2	78.6-90.1
College Graduate	172	30	17.6	12.1-24.9	142	82.4	75.1-87.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	158	8	6.2	2.8-13.2	150	93.8	86.8-97.2
$15,000- 24,999	174	21	11.9	7.4-18.6	153	88.1	81.4-92.6
$25,000- 34,999	92	12	10.5	5.6-18.7	80	89.5	81.3-94.4
$35,000- 49,999	118	24	21.6	14.1-31.7	94	78.4	68.3-85.9
$50,000-74,999	77	15	18.6	10.8-30.0	62	81.4	70.0-89.2
$75,000+	74	14	14.4	8.3-24.0	60	85.6	76.0-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	351	35	10.0	6.8-14.6	316	90.0	85.4-93.2
No	523	79	15.2	12.0-19.1	444	84.8	80.9-88.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	106	14	12.8	7.4-21.4	92	87.2	78.6-92.6
Non-Veteran	767	100	13.4	10.8-16.5	667	86.6	83.5-89.2
Currently Serving	7	1	14.3	1.9-59.3	6	85.7	40.7-98.1

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

-Northeastern Partnership

880

115

13.3

10.9-16.2

765

86.7

83.8-89.1

GENDER

Male

308

11.6

8.3-16.1

271

88.4

83.9-91.7

Female

572

14.8

11.7-18.7

494

85.2

81.3-88.3

RACE

White

507

15.5

12.2-19.4

428

84.5

80.6-87.8

African American

338

11.0

7.4-15.9

307

89.0

84.1-92.6

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

2.9

0.6-12.4

97.1

87.6-99.4

25-34

107

13.7

7.6-23.3

86.3

76.7-92.4

35-44

138

14.5

9.0-22.5

119

85.5

77.5-91.0

45-54

179

18.5

12.8-26.1

147

81.5

73.9-87.2

55-64

180

9.9

6.0-16.0

162

90.1

84.0-94.0

65-74

146

13.1

8.0-20.8

128

86.9

79.2-92.0

75+

10.6

6.0-17.9

89.4

82.1-94.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

189

4.8

2.3- 9.9

180

95.2

90.1-97.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

311

15.2

11.1-20.4

266

84.8

79.6-88.9

Some Post-H.S.

208

14.8

9.9-21.4

177

85.2

78.6-90.1

College Graduate

172

17.6

12.1-24.9

142

82.4

75.1-87.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

158

6.2

2.8-13.2

150

93.8

86.8-97.2

$15,000- 24,999

174

11.9

7.4-18.6

153

88.1

81.4-92.6

$25,000- 34,999

10.5

5.6-18.7

89.5

81.3-94.4

$35,000- 49,999

118

21.6

14.1-31.7

78.4

68.3-85.9

$50,000-74,999

18.6

10.8-30.0

81.4

70.0-89.2

$75,000+

14.4

8.3-24.0

85.6

76.0-91.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

351

10.0

6.8-14.6

316

90.0

85.4-93.2

523

15.2

12.0-19.1

444

84.8

80.9-88.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

106

12.8

7.4-21.4

87.2

78.6-92.6

Non-Veteran

767

100

13.4

10.8-16.5

667

86.6

83.5-89.2

Currently Serving

14.3

1.9-59.3

85.7

40.7-98.1

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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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