BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,878	10,501	77.5	76.4-78.6	2,377	22.5	21.4-23.6
-Eastern NC	4,217	3,426	77.9	75.9-79.8	791	22.1	20.2-24.1
GENDER
Male	1,487	1,200	75.7	72.2-78.9	287	24.3	21.1-27.8
Female	2,730	2,226	80.1	78.1-82.0	504	19.9	18.0-21.9
RACE
White	2,694	2,300	83.0	80.8-85.0	394	17.0	15.0-19.2
African American	1,101	865	76.0	72.0-79.6	236	24.0	20.4-28.0
Other Minorities	414	256	53.0	45.5-60.4	158	47.0	39.6-54.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	230	106	40.9	33.1-49.3	124	59.1	50.7-66.9
Non-Hispanic	3,983	3,317	81.6	79.7-83.4	666	18.4	16.6-20.3
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
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	503	282	46.6	40.4-52.9	221	53.4	47.1-59.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,375	1,073	76.1	72.2-79.5	302	23.9	20.5-27.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,159	979	85.1	82.2-87.5	180	14.9	12.5-17.8
College Graduate	1,176	1,088	91.8	89.5-93.6	88	8.2	6.4-10.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	499	318	57.0	51.0-62.9	181	43.0	37.1-49.0
$15,000- 24,999	771	488	58.0	52.9-63.0	283	42.0	37.0-47.1
$25,000- 34,999	540	417	72.4	65.0-78.7	123	27.6	21.3-35.0
$35,000- 49,999	662	596	89.2	86.0-91.8	66	10.8	8.2-14.0
$50,000-74,999	621	593	92.9	89.4-95.3	28	7.1	4.7-10.6
$75,000+	672	656	96.6	93.6-98.2	16	3.4	1.8- 6.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,257	1,019	77.6	73.4-81.3	238	22.4	18.7-26.6
No	2,843	2,318	78.4	76.1-80.6	525	21.6	19.4-23.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	595	540	92.1	89.3-94.3	55	7.9	5.7-10.7
Non-Veteran	3,614	2,879	75.1	72.9-77.3	735	24.9	22.7-27.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,878

10,501

77.5

76.4-78.6

2,377

22.5

21.4-23.6

-Eastern NC

4,217

3,426

77.9

75.9-79.8

791

22.1

20.2-24.1

GENDER

Male

1,487

1,200

75.7

72.2-78.9

287

24.3

21.1-27.8

Female

2,730

2,226

80.1

78.1-82.0

504

19.9

18.0-21.9

RACE

White

2,694

2,300

83.0

80.8-85.0

394

17.0

15.0-19.2

African American

1,101

865

76.0

72.0-79.6

236

24.0

20.4-28.0

Other Minorities

414

256

53.0

45.5-60.4

158

47.0

39.6-54.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

230

106

40.9

33.1-49.3

124

59.1

50.7-66.9

Non-Hispanic

3,983

3,317

81.6

79.7-83.4

666

18.4

16.6-20.3

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

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

503

282

46.6

40.4-52.9

221

53.4

47.1-59.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,375

1,073

76.1

72.2-79.5

302

23.9

20.5-27.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,159

979

85.1

82.2-87.5

180

14.9

12.5-17.8

College Graduate

1,176

1,088

91.8

89.5-93.6

8.2

6.4-10.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

499

318

57.0

51.0-62.9

181

43.0

37.1-49.0

$15,000- 24,999

771

488

58.0

52.9-63.0

283

42.0

37.0-47.1

$25,000- 34,999

540

417

72.4

65.0-78.7

123

27.6

21.3-35.0

$35,000- 49,999

662

596

89.2

86.0-91.8

10.8

8.2-14.0

$50,000-74,999

621

593

92.9

89.4-95.3

7.1

4.7-10.6

$75,000+

672

656

96.6

93.6-98.2

3.4

1.8- 6.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,257

1,019

77.6

73.4-81.3

238

22.4

18.7-26.6

2,843

2,318

78.4

76.1-80.6

525

21.6

19.4-23.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

595

540

92.1

89.3-94.3

7.9

5.7-10.7

Non-Veteran

3,614

2,879

75.1

72.9-77.3

735

24.9

22.7-27.1

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

^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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