BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,636	1,345	80.5	77.9-83.0	291	19.5	17.0-22.1
GENDER
Male	614	485	77.3	72.7-81.3	129	22.7	18.7-27.3
Female	1,022	860	83.6	80.7-86.2	162	16.4	13.8-19.3
RACE
White	1,451	1,219	82.9	80.3-85.2	232	17.1	14.8-19.7
African American	73	62	88.0	77.2-94.1	11	12.0	5.9-22.8
Other Minorities	4	2	58.8	15.5-91.8	2	41.2	8.2-84.5
AGE
18-24	88	52	57.1	44.8-68.5	36	42.9	31.5-55.2
25-34	210	138	64.0	54.9-72.2	72	36.0	27.8-45.1
35-44	297	240	81.2	75.2-86.0	57	18.8	14.0-24.8
45-54	309	245	79.8	73.0-85.2	64	20.2	14.8-27.0
55-64	281	231	82.9	77.3-87.4	50	17.1	12.6-22.7
65-74	251	243	94.2	87.7-97.3	8	5.8	2.7-12.3
75+	194	190	98.7	94.4-99.7	4	1.3	0.3- 5.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	304	221	68.0	60.7-74.5	83	32.0	25.5-39.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	485	389	77.0	71.6-81.6	96	23.0	18.4-28.4
Some Post-H.S.	425	361	86.2	81.8-89.7	64	13.8	10.3-18.2
College Graduate	418	371	88.5	83.5-92.1	47	11.5	7.9-16.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	149	62.4	52.4-71.4	64	37.6	28.6-47.6
$15,000- 24,999	303	208	67.7	60.7-73.9	95	32.3	26.1-39.3
$25,000- 34,999	227	186	79.9	72.7-85.6	41	20.1	14.4-27.3
$35,000- 49,999	221	196	88.4	82.6-92.4	25	11.6	7.6-17.4
$50,000-74,999	184	172	92.3	86.3-95.8	12	7.7	4.2-13.7
$75,000+	147	141	97.0	93.1-98.7	6	3.0	1.3- 6.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	581	479	80.3	75.5-84.3	102	19.7	15.7-24.5
No	1,016	838	81.0	77.6-84.0	178	19.0	16.0-22.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	224	201	88.9	81.2-93.7	23	11.1	6.3-18.8
Non-Veteran	1,404	1,137	78.9	76.0-81.5	267	21.1	18.5-24.0
Currently Serving	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,636

1,345

80.5

77.9-83.0

291

19.5

17.0-22.1

GENDER

Male

614

485

77.3

72.7-81.3

129

22.7

18.7-27.3

Female

1,022

860

83.6

80.7-86.2

162

16.4

13.8-19.3

RACE

White

1,451

1,219

82.9

80.3-85.2

232

17.1

14.8-19.7

African American

88.0

77.2-94.1

12.0

5.9-22.8

Other Minorities

58.8

15.5-91.8

41.2

8.2-84.5

AGE

18-24

57.1

44.8-68.5

42.9

31.5-55.2

25-34

210

138

64.0

54.9-72.2

36.0

27.8-45.1

35-44

297

240

81.2

75.2-86.0

18.8

14.0-24.8

45-54

309

245

79.8

73.0-85.2

20.2

14.8-27.0

55-64

281

231

82.9

77.3-87.4

17.1

12.6-22.7

65-74

251

243

94.2

87.7-97.3

5.8

2.7-12.3

75+

194

190

98.7

94.4-99.7

1.3

0.3- 5.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

304

221

68.0

60.7-74.5

32.0

25.5-39.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

485

389

77.0

71.6-81.6

23.0

18.4-28.4

Some Post-H.S.

425

361

86.2

81.8-89.7

13.8

10.3-18.2

College Graduate

418

371

88.5

83.5-92.1

11.5

7.9-16.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

213

149

62.4

52.4-71.4

37.6

28.6-47.6

$15,000- 24,999

303

208

67.7

60.7-73.9

32.3

26.1-39.3

$25,000- 34,999

227

186

79.9

72.7-85.6

20.1

14.4-27.3

$35,000- 49,999

221

196

88.4

82.6-92.4

11.6

7.6-17.4

$50,000-74,999

184

172

92.3

86.3-95.8

7.7

4.2-13.7

$75,000+

147

141

97.0

93.1-98.7

3.0

1.3- 6.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

581

479

80.3

75.5-84.3

102

19.7

15.7-24.5

1,016

838

81.0

77.6-84.0

178

19.0

16.0-22.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

224

201

88.9

81.2-93.7

11.1

6.3-18.8

Non-Veteran

1,404

1,137

78.9

76.0-81.5

267

21.1

18.5-24.0

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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