BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (In the past year, have you or anyone living in your household been contacted by a collection agency about owing money for medical bills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,531	2,442	16.1	15.4-16.8	12,089	83.9	83.2-84.6
-Northeastern Partnership	962	203	21.3	18.5-24.5	759	78.7	75.5-81.5
GENDER
Male	330	53	16.0	12.2-20.8	277	84.0	79.2-87.8
Female	632	150	25.9	22.0-30.1	482	74.1	69.9-78.0
RACE
White	560	90	16.3	13.1-20.1	470	83.7	79.9-86.9
African American	362	104	30.1	24.9-35.9	258	69.9	64.1-75.1
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	34	9	29.3	14.2-51.0	25	70.7	49.0-85.8
25-34	120	24	16.7	10.9-24.6	96	83.3	75.4-89.1
35-44	151	40	25.3	18.3-33.9	111	74.7	66.1-81.7
45-54	193	53	28.9	22.1-36.9	140	71.1	63.1-77.9
55-64	190	41	21.5	15.6-28.8	149	78.5	71.2-84.4
65-74	162	20	10.6	6.6-16.7	142	89.4	83.3-93.4
75+	111	15	14.2	8.4-22.8	96	85.8	77.2-91.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	212	65	32.7	25.5-40.9	147	67.3	59.1-74.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	335	64	19.5	15.1-25.0	271	80.5	75.0-84.9
Some Post-H.S.	223	45	17.7	12.8-23.9	178	82.3	76.1-87.2
College Graduate	192	29	16.3	11.2-23.1	163	83.7	76.9-88.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	48	31.7	24.0-40.6	120	68.3	59.4-76.0
$15,000- 24,999	188	53	28.1	21.1-36.4	135	71.9	63.6-78.9
$25,000- 34,999	99	23	27.0	18.2-38.1	76	73.0	61.9-81.8
$35,000- 49,999	126	26	21.8	14.5-31.5	100	78.2	68.5-85.5
$50,000-74,999	86	8	7.8	3.7-15.9	78	92.2	84.1-96.3
$75,000+	80	9	12.1	6.1-22.7	71	87.9	77.3-93.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	377	114	30.9	25.6-36.7	263	69.1	63.3-74.4
No	575	86	15.8	12.6-19.5	489	84.2	80.5-87.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	11	11.5	6.3-20.0	103	88.5	80.0-93.7
Non-Veteran	841	190	22.9	19.8-26.4	651	77.1	73.6-80.2
Currently Serving	7	2	23.0	5.0-62.8	5	77.0	37.2-95.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,531

2,442

16.1

15.4-16.8

12,089

83.9

83.2-84.6

-Northeastern Partnership

962

203

21.3

18.5-24.5

759

78.7

75.5-81.5

GENDER

Male

330

16.0

12.2-20.8

277

84.0

79.2-87.8

Female

632

150

25.9

22.0-30.1

482

74.1

69.9-78.0

RACE

White

560

16.3

13.1-20.1

470

83.7

79.9-86.9

African American

362

104

30.1

24.9-35.9

258

69.9

64.1-75.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

29.3

14.2-51.0

70.7

49.0-85.8

25-34

120

16.7

10.9-24.6

83.3

75.4-89.1

35-44

151

25.3

18.3-33.9

111

74.7

66.1-81.7

45-54

193

28.9

22.1-36.9

140

71.1

63.1-77.9

55-64

190

21.5

15.6-28.8

149

78.5

71.2-84.4

65-74

162

10.6

6.6-16.7

142

89.4

83.3-93.4

75+

111

14.2

8.4-22.8

85.8

77.2-91.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

212

32.7

25.5-40.9

147

67.3

59.1-74.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

335

19.5

15.1-25.0

271

80.5

75.0-84.9

Some Post-H.S.

223

17.7

12.8-23.9

178

82.3

76.1-87.2

College Graduate

192

16.3

11.2-23.1

163

83.7

76.9-88.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

31.7

24.0-40.6

120

68.3

59.4-76.0

$15,000- 24,999

188

28.1

21.1-36.4

135

71.9

63.6-78.9

$25,000- 34,999

27.0

18.2-38.1

73.0

61.9-81.8

$35,000- 49,999

126

21.8

14.5-31.5

100

78.2

68.5-85.5

$50,000-74,999

7.8

3.7-15.9

92.2

84.1-96.3

$75,000+

12.1

6.1-22.7

87.9

77.3-93.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

377

114

30.9

25.6-36.7

263

69.1

63.3-74.4

575

15.8

12.6-19.5

489

84.2

80.5-87.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

11.5

6.3-20.0

103

88.5

80.0-93.7

Non-Veteran

841

190

22.9

19.8-26.4

651

77.1

73.6-80.2

Currently Serving

23.0

5.0-62.8

77.0

37.2-95.0

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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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