BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,028	12,791	82.9	82.1-83.8	2,237	17.1	16.2-17.9
-Piedmont NC	8,353	7,238	84.7	83.6-85.8	1,115	15.3	14.2-16.4
GENDER
Male	3,117	2,648	82.8	80.9-84.5	469	17.2	15.5-19.1
Female	5,236	4,590	86.6	85.4-87.8	646	13.4	12.2-14.6
RACE
White	6,466	5,831	90.0	89.0-90.9	635	10.0	9.1-11.0
African American	1,349	1,108	81.1	78.2-83.6	241	18.9	16.4-21.8
Other Minorities	71	60	86.4	75.2-93.0	11	13.6	7.0-24.8
AGE
18-24	417	283	60.7	54.4-66.8	134	39.3	33.2-45.6
25-34	1,368	1,093	76.9	73.7-79.8	275	23.1	20.2-26.3
35-44	1,640	1,359	82.0	79.4-84.4	281	18.0	15.6-20.6
45-54	1,571	1,370	88.5	86.5-90.2	201	11.5	9.8-13.5
55-64	1,404	1,243	89.9	87.8-91.7	161	10.1	8.3-12.2
65-74	1,066	1,029	95.7	93.3-97.3	37	4.3	2.7- 6.7
75+	837	814	97.5	95.9-98.5	23	2.5	1.5- 4.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,320	970	63.9	60.1-67.5	350	36.1	32.5-39.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,317	1,941	81.7	79.4-83.8	376	18.3	16.2-20.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,019	1,770	86.5	84.3-88.5	249	13.5	11.5-15.7
College Graduate	2,684	2,545	95.1	93.9-96.0	139	4.9	4.0- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	855	630	66.1	61.2-70.7	225	33.9	29.3-38.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,295	965	68.4	64.7-71.9	330	31.6	28.1-35.3
$25,000- 34,999	914	781	82.4	78.6-85.6	133	17.6	14.4-21.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,087	1,016	92.3	90.0-94.1	71	7.7	5.9-10.0
$50,000-74,999	1,075	1,016	94.1	91.9-95.7	59	5.9	4.3- 8.1
$75,000+	1,321	1,289	97.5	96.2-98.4	32	2.5	1.6- 3.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,467	2,113	82.5	80.0-84.7	354	17.5	15.3-20.0
No	5,646	4,930	85.8	84.5-87.0	716	14.2	13.0-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	994	899	90.8	88.3-92.8	95	9.2	7.2-11.7
Non-Veteran	7,319	6,302	83.7	82.5-84.9	1,017	16.3	15.1-17.5
Currently Serving	28	27	99.0	92.8-99.9	1	1.0	0.1- 7.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,028

12,791

82.9

82.1-83.8

2,237

17.1

16.2-17.9

-Piedmont NC

8,353

7,238

84.7

83.6-85.8

1,115

15.3

14.2-16.4

GENDER

Male

3,117

2,648

82.8

80.9-84.5

469

17.2

15.5-19.1

Female

5,236

4,590

86.6

85.4-87.8

646

13.4

12.2-14.6

RACE

White

6,466

5,831

90.0

89.0-90.9

635

10.0

9.1-11.0

African American

1,349

1,108

81.1

78.2-83.6

241

18.9

16.4-21.8

Other Minorities

86.4

75.2-93.0

13.6

7.0-24.8

AGE

18-24

417

283

60.7

54.4-66.8

134

39.3

33.2-45.6

25-34

1,368

1,093

76.9

73.7-79.8

275

23.1

20.2-26.3

35-44

1,640

1,359

82.0

79.4-84.4

281

18.0

15.6-20.6

45-54

1,571

1,370

88.5

86.5-90.2

201

11.5

9.8-13.5

55-64

1,404

1,243

89.9

87.8-91.7

161

10.1

8.3-12.2

65-74

1,066

1,029

95.7

93.3-97.3

4.3

2.7- 6.7

75+

837

814

97.5

95.9-98.5

2.5

1.5- 4.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,320

970

63.9

60.1-67.5

350

36.1

32.5-39.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,317

1,941

81.7

79.4-83.8

376

18.3

16.2-20.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,019

1,770

86.5

84.3-88.5

249

13.5

11.5-15.7

College Graduate

2,684

2,545

95.1

93.9-96.0

139

4.9

4.0- 6.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

855

630

66.1

61.2-70.7

225

33.9

29.3-38.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,295

965

68.4

64.7-71.9

330

31.6

28.1-35.3

$25,000- 34,999

914

781

82.4

78.6-85.6

133

17.6

14.4-21.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,087

1,016

92.3

90.0-94.1

7.7

5.9-10.0

$50,000-74,999

1,075

1,016

94.1

91.9-95.7

5.9

4.3- 8.1

$75,000+

1,321

1,289

97.5

96.2-98.4

2.5

1.6- 3.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,467

2,113

82.5

80.0-84.7

354

17.5

15.3-20.0

5,646

4,930

85.8

84.5-87.0

716

14.2

13.0-15.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

994

899

90.8

88.3-92.8

9.2

7.2-11.7

Non-Veteran

7,319

6,302

83.7

82.5-84.9

1,017

16.3

15.1-17.5

Currently Serving

99.0

92.8-99.9

1.0

0.1- 7.2

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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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