BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western 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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	7,400	1,175	16.3	15.3-17.4	6,225	83.7	82.6-84.7
GENDER
Male	2,787	434	15.7	14.1-17.4	2,353	84.3	82.6-85.9
Female	4,613	741	16.9	15.6-18.4	3,872	83.1	81.6-84.4
RACE
White	5,761	949	17.0	15.8-18.2	4,812	83.0	81.8-84.2
African American	1,197	169	15.9	13.3-18.9	1,028	84.1	81.1-86.7
Other Minorities	61	8	15.3	7.2-29.6	53	84.7	70.4-92.8
AGE
18-24	316	22	5.7	3.3- 9.6	294	94.3	90.4-96.7
25-34	1,214	151	13.0	10.8-15.5	1,063	87.0	84.5-89.2
35-44	1,465	233	15.7	13.5-18.2	1,232	84.3	81.8-86.5
45-54	1,436	242	16.8	14.6-19.3	1,194	83.2	80.7-85.4
55-64	1,279	242	20.9	18.1-23.9	1,037	79.1	76.1-81.9
65-74	951	188	21.0	17.9-24.5	763	79.0	75.5-82.1
75+	707	90	15.9	12.4-20.1	617	84.1	79.9-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,106	91	8.9	7.0-11.2	1,015	91.1	88.8-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,008	312	16.4	14.4-18.5	1,696	83.6	81.5-85.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,833	327	18.7	16.5-21.2	1,506	81.3	78.8-83.5
College Graduate	2,443	442	17.6	15.8-19.5	2,001	82.4	80.5-84.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	762	50	6.6	4.7- 9.3	712	93.4	90.7-95.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,155	126	12.0	9.6-14.8	1,029	88.0	85.2-90.4
$25,000- 34,999	829	148	18.9	15.7-22.6	681	81.1	77.4-84.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,017	213	20.4	17.6-23.6	804	79.6	76.4-82.4
$50,000-74,999	969	188	19.2	16.4-22.4	781	80.8	77.6-83.6
$75,000+	1,216	232	18.0	15.6-20.7	984	82.0	79.3-84.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,215	355	16.7	14.8-18.7	1,860	83.3	81.3-85.2
No	5,135	815	16.3	15.0-17.6	4,320	83.7	82.4-85.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	908	150	17.9	15.0-21.2	758	82.1	78.8-85.0
Non-Veteran	6,465	1,021	16.0	14.9-17.2	5,444	84.0	82.8-85.1
Currently Serving	25	4	17.0	6.2-38.7	21	83.0	61.3-93.8

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

-Piedmont NC

7,400

1,175

16.3

15.3-17.4

6,225

83.7

82.6-84.7

GENDER

Male

2,787

434

15.7

14.1-17.4

2,353

84.3

82.6-85.9

Female

4,613

741

16.9

15.6-18.4

3,872

83.1

81.6-84.4

RACE

White

5,761

949

17.0

15.8-18.2

4,812

83.0

81.8-84.2

African American

1,197

169

15.9

13.3-18.9

1,028

84.1

81.1-86.7

Other Minorities

15.3

7.2-29.6

84.7

70.4-92.8

AGE

18-24

316

5.7

3.3- 9.6

294

94.3

90.4-96.7

25-34

1,214

151

13.0

10.8-15.5

1,063

87.0

84.5-89.2

35-44

1,465

233

15.7

13.5-18.2

1,232

84.3

81.8-86.5

45-54

1,436

242

16.8

14.6-19.3

1,194

83.2

80.7-85.4

55-64

1,279

242

20.9

18.1-23.9

1,037

79.1

76.1-81.9

65-74

951

188

21.0

17.9-24.5

763

79.0

75.5-82.1

75+

707

15.9

12.4-20.1

617

84.1

79.9-87.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,106

8.9

7.0-11.2

1,015

91.1

88.8-93.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,008

312

16.4

14.4-18.5

1,696

83.6

81.5-85.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,833

327

18.7

16.5-21.2

1,506

81.3

78.8-83.5

College Graduate

2,443

442

17.6

15.8-19.5

2,001

82.4

80.5-84.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

762

6.6

4.7- 9.3

712

93.4

90.7-95.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,155

126

12.0

9.6-14.8

1,029

88.0

85.2-90.4

$25,000- 34,999

829

148

18.9

15.7-22.6

681

81.1

77.4-84.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,017

213

20.4

17.6-23.6

804

79.6

76.4-82.4

$50,000-74,999

969

188

19.2

16.4-22.4

781

80.8

77.6-83.6

$75,000+

1,216

232

18.0

15.6-20.7

984

82.0

79.3-84.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,215

355

16.7

14.8-18.7

1,860

83.3

81.3-85.2

5,135

815

16.3

15.0-17.6

4,320

83.7

82.4-85.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

908

150

17.9

15.0-21.2

758

82.1

78.8-85.0

Non-Veteran

6,465

1,021

16.0

14.9-17.2

5,444

84.0

82.8-85.1

Currently Serving

17.0

6.2-38.7

83.0

61.3-93.8

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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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