BRFSS 2005 - Eastern 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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,226	14,750	80.9	79.9-81.8	2,476	19.1	18.2-20.1
-Eastern NC	5,555	4,728	81.0	79.3-82.6	827	19.0	17.4-20.7
GENDER
Male	1,930	1,627	78.6	75.5-81.3	303	21.4	18.7-24.5
Female	3,625	3,101	83.3	81.6-84.9	524	16.7	15.1-18.4
RACE
White	3,706	3,294	85.7	83.8-87.3	412	14.3	12.7-16.2
African American	1,363	1,111	78.8	75.4-81.9	252	21.2	18.1-24.6
Other Minorities	468	308	56.1	48.9-63.2	160	43.9	36.8-51.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	245	120	42.3	34.5-50.4	125	57.7	49.6-65.5
Non-Hispanic	5,303	4,602	84.3	82.6-85.8	701	15.7	14.2-17.4
AGE
18-24	274	203	68.9	60.4-76.3	71	31.1	23.7-39.6
25-34	775	587	73.7	69.5-77.5	188	26.3	22.5-30.5
35-44	991	794	78.4	74.9-81.4	197	21.6	18.6-25.1
45-54	1,138	944	81.2	78.0-84.0	194	18.8	16.0-22.0
55-64	1,039	898	86.4	83.5-88.8	141	13.6	11.2-16.5
65-74	768	742	95.9	93.6-97.4	26	4.1	2.6- 6.4
75+	538	531	98.5	96.6-99.3	7	1.5	0.7- 3.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	866	630	60.3	55.1-65.2	236	39.7	34.8-44.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,832	1,519	79.4	76.1-82.4	313	20.6	17.6-23.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,418	1,233	86.5	84.0-88.7	185	13.5	11.3-16.0
College Graduate	1,429	1,337	92.7	90.7-94.3	92	7.3	5.7- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	755	566	68.0	63.1-72.6	189	32.0	27.4-36.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,033	737	63.7	59.1-68.0	296	36.3	32.0-40.9
$25,000- 34,999	711	584	76.3	69.8-81.8	127	23.7	18.2-30.2
$35,000- 49,999	787	718	90.1	87.2-92.4	69	9.9	7.6-12.8
$50,000-74,999	716	688	93.6	90.3-95.7	28	6.4	4.3- 9.7
$75,000+	753	735	96.6	93.8-98.1	18	3.4	1.9- 6.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,886	1,636	82.7	79.3-85.6	250	17.3	14.4-20.7
No	3,511	2,964	80.6	78.6-82.5	547	19.4	17.5-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	900	838	93.4	91.2-95.1	62	6.6	4.9- 8.8
Non-Veteran	4,638	3,876	78.3	76.3-80.2	762	21.7	19.8-23.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,226

14,750

80.9

79.9-81.8

2,476

19.1

18.2-20.1

-Eastern NC

5,555

4,728

81.0

79.3-82.6

827

19.0

17.4-20.7

GENDER

Male

1,930

1,627

78.6

75.5-81.3

303

21.4

18.7-24.5

Female

3,625

3,101

83.3

81.6-84.9

524

16.7

15.1-18.4

RACE

White

3,706

3,294

85.7

83.8-87.3

412

14.3

12.7-16.2

African American

1,363

1,111

78.8

75.4-81.9

252

21.2

18.1-24.6

Other Minorities

468

308

56.1

48.9-63.2

160

43.9

36.8-51.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

245

120

42.3

34.5-50.4

125

57.7

49.6-65.5

Non-Hispanic

5,303

4,602

84.3

82.6-85.8

701

15.7

14.2-17.4

AGE

18-24

274

203

68.9

60.4-76.3

31.1

23.7-39.6

25-34

775

587

73.7

69.5-77.5

188

26.3

22.5-30.5

35-44

991

794

78.4

74.9-81.4

197

21.6

18.6-25.1

45-54

1,138

944

81.2

78.0-84.0

194

18.8

16.0-22.0

55-64

1,039

898

86.4

83.5-88.8

141

13.6

11.2-16.5

65-74

768

742

95.9

93.6-97.4

4.1

2.6- 6.4

75+

538

531

98.5

96.6-99.3

1.5

0.7- 3.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

866

630

60.3

55.1-65.2

236

39.7

34.8-44.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,832

1,519

79.4

76.1-82.4

313

20.6

17.6-23.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,418

1,233

86.5

84.0-88.7

185

13.5

11.3-16.0

College Graduate

1,429

1,337

92.7

90.7-94.3

7.3

5.7- 9.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

755

566

68.0

63.1-72.6

189

32.0

27.4-36.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,033

737

63.7

59.1-68.0

296

36.3

32.0-40.9

$25,000- 34,999

711

584

76.3

69.8-81.8

127

23.7

18.2-30.2

$35,000- 49,999

787

718

90.1

87.2-92.4

9.9

7.6-12.8

$50,000-74,999

716

688

93.6

90.3-95.7

6.4

4.3- 9.7

$75,000+

753

735

96.6

93.8-98.1

3.4

1.9- 6.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,886

1,636

82.7

79.3-85.6

250

17.3

14.4-20.7

3,511

2,964

80.6

78.6-82.5

547

19.4

17.5-21.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

900

838

93.4

91.2-95.1

6.6

4.9- 8.8

Non-Veteran

4,638

3,876

78.3

76.3-80.2

762

21.7

19.8-23.7

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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