BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,196	990	77.8	73.9-81.2	206	22.2	18.8-26.1
GENDER
Male	422	339	72.6	65.9-78.5	83	27.4	21.5-34.1
Female	774	651	82.3	78.0-85.9	123	17.7	14.1-22.0
RACE
White	1,043	895	81.6	77.7-85.0	148	18.4	15.0-22.3
African American	65	48	65.9	46.3-81.2	17	34.1	18.8-53.7
Other Minorities	88	47	47.7	32.2-63.6	41	52.3	36.4-67.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	14	25.9	12.8-45.4	31	74.1	54.6-87.2
Non-Hispanic	1,149	975	81.5	77.8-84.7	174	18.5	15.3-22.2
AGE
18-24	58	37	57.0	39.9-72.7	21	43.0	27.3-60.1
25-34	172	116	69.4	60.3-77.2	56	30.6	22.8-39.7
35-44	185	141	73.3	64.4-80.6	44	26.7	19.4-35.6
45-54	201	153	77.3	69.5-83.5	48	22.7	16.5-30.5
55-64	217	187	83.0	75.3-88.6	30	17.0	11.4-24.7
65-74	187	182	98.1	94.4-99.4	5	1.9	0.6- 5.6
75+	171	169	99.4	96.8-99.9	2	0.6	0.1- 3.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	127	57.5	45.5-68.7	54	42.5	31.3-54.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	269	68.6	61.1-75.2	84	31.4	24.8-38.9
Some Post-H.S.	306	264	86.5	80.5-90.9	42	13.5	9.1-19.5
College Graduate	353	327	92.6	88.2-95.5	26	7.4	4.5-11.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	154	113	65.2	53.3-75.5	41	34.8	24.5-46.7
$15,000- 24,999	244	169	61.6	52.6-69.8	75	38.4	30.2-47.4
$25,000- 34,999	166	145	80.8	69.7-88.4	21	19.2	11.6-30.3
$35,000- 49,999	168	143	84.6	77.1-90.0	25	15.4	10.0-22.9
$50,000-74,999	144	134	87.4	67.1-96.0	10	12.6	4.0-32.9
$75,000+	135	129	93.3	77.2-98.3	6	6.7	1.7-22.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	399	332	79.6	73.2-84.8	67	20.4	15.2-26.8
No	764	630	76.7	71.6-81.1	134	23.3	18.9-28.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	148	88.7	80.4-93.8	15	11.3	6.2-19.6
Non-Veteran	1,032	841	76.1	71.7-79.9	191	23.9	20.1-28.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,196

990

77.8

73.9-81.2

206

22.2

18.8-26.1

GENDER

Male

422

339

72.6

65.9-78.5

27.4

21.5-34.1

Female

774

651

82.3

78.0-85.9

123

17.7

14.1-22.0

RACE

White

1,043

895

81.6

77.7-85.0

148

18.4

15.0-22.3

African American

65.9

46.3-81.2

34.1

18.8-53.7

Other Minorities

47.7

32.2-63.6

52.3

36.4-67.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.9

12.8-45.4

74.1

54.6-87.2

Non-Hispanic

1,149

975

81.5

77.8-84.7

174

18.5

15.3-22.2

AGE

18-24

57.0

39.9-72.7

43.0

27.3-60.1

25-34

172

116

69.4

60.3-77.2

30.6

22.8-39.7

35-44

185

141

73.3

64.4-80.6

26.7

19.4-35.6

45-54

201

153

77.3

69.5-83.5

22.7

16.5-30.5

55-64

217

187

83.0

75.3-88.6

17.0

11.4-24.7

65-74

187

182

98.1

94.4-99.4

1.9

0.6- 5.6

75+

171

169

99.4

96.8-99.9

0.6

0.1- 3.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

127

57.5

45.5-68.7

42.5

31.3-54.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

269

68.6

61.1-75.2

31.4

24.8-38.9

Some Post-H.S.

306

264

86.5

80.5-90.9

13.5

9.1-19.5

College Graduate

353

327

92.6

88.2-95.5

7.4

4.5-11.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

154

113

65.2

53.3-75.5

34.8

24.5-46.7

$15,000- 24,999

244

169

61.6

52.6-69.8

38.4

30.2-47.4

$25,000- 34,999

166

145

80.8

69.7-88.4

19.2

11.6-30.3

$35,000- 49,999

168

143

84.6

77.1-90.0

15.4

10.0-22.9

$50,000-74,999

144

134

87.4

67.1-96.0

12.6

4.0-32.9

$75,000+

135

129

93.3

77.2-98.3

6.7

1.7-22.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

399

332

79.6

73.2-84.8

20.4

15.2-26.8

764

630

76.7

71.6-81.1

134

23.3

18.9-28.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

148

88.7

80.4-93.8

11.3

6.2-19.6

Non-Veteran

1,032

841

76.1

71.7-79.9

191

23.9

20.1-28.3

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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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