BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,187	1,000	79.6	75.9-82.8	187	20.4	17.2-24.1
GENDER
Male	419	347	76.3	69.8-81.7	72	23.7	18.3-30.2
Female	768	653	82.9	79.3-86.0	115	17.1	14.0-20.7
RACE
White	698	614	83.0	78.1-87.1	84	17.0	12.9-21.9
African American	428	349	78.7	72.5-83.7	79	21.3	16.3-27.5
Other Minorities	54	32	55.3	39.5-70.0	22	44.7	30.0-60.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	16	41.6	23.9-61.8	21	58.4	38.2-76.1
Non-Hispanic	1,150	984	81.8	78.1-85.0	166	18.2	15.0-21.9
AGE
18-24	36	22	56.9	37.5-74.3	14	43.1	25.7-62.5
25-34	129	98	73.8	63.7-82.0	31	26.2	18.0-36.3
35-44	179	134	77.0	68.7-83.6	45	23.0	16.4-31.3
45-54	269	220	78.8	71.6-84.6	49	21.2	15.4-28.4
55-64	247	208	83.8	77.4-88.6	39	16.2	11.4-22.6
65-74	177	171	92.6	83.0-97.0	6	7.4	3.0-17.0
75+	143	140	98.2	94.3-99.4	3	1.8	0.6- 5.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	180	64.8	56.1-72.6	63	35.2	27.4-43.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	438	368	80.8	74.4-86.0	70	19.2	14.0-25.6
Some Post-H.S.	262	222	79.2	70.5-85.8	40	20.8	14.2-29.5
College Graduate	242	228	92.9	87.4-96.1	14	7.1	3.9-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	156	69.5	59.0-78.3	41	30.5	21.7-41.0
$15,000- 24,999	231	165	63.5	53.5-72.4	66	36.5	27.6-46.5
$25,000- 34,999	157	128	78.9	68.9-86.4	29	21.1	13.6-31.1
$35,000- 49,999	137	126	91.2	83.5-95.5	11	8.8	4.5-16.5
$50,000-74,999	133	127	93.7	86.0-97.3	6	6.3	2.7-14.0
$75,000+	130	128	99.1	96.3-99.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	479	410	83.5	78.7-87.4	69	16.5	12.6-21.3
No	677	563	77.3	72.1-81.8	114	22.7	18.2-27.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	148	90.2	82.6-94.7	15	9.8	5.3-17.4
Non-Veteran	1,017	846	77.5	73.3-81.2	171	22.5	18.8-26.7

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,187

1,000

79.6

75.9-82.8

187

20.4

17.2-24.1

GENDER

Male

419

347

76.3

69.8-81.7

23.7

18.3-30.2

Female

768

653

82.9

79.3-86.0

115

17.1

14.0-20.7

RACE

White

698

614

83.0

78.1-87.1

17.0

12.9-21.9

African American

428

349

78.7

72.5-83.7

21.3

16.3-27.5

Other Minorities

55.3

39.5-70.0

44.7

30.0-60.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.6

23.9-61.8

58.4

38.2-76.1

Non-Hispanic

1,150

984

81.8

78.1-85.0

166

18.2

15.0-21.9

AGE

18-24

56.9

37.5-74.3

43.1

25.7-62.5

25-34

129

73.8

63.7-82.0

26.2

18.0-36.3

35-44

179

134

77.0

68.7-83.6

23.0

16.4-31.3

45-54

269

220

78.8

71.6-84.6

21.2

15.4-28.4

55-64

247

208

83.8

77.4-88.6

16.2

11.4-22.6

65-74

177

171

92.6

83.0-97.0

7.4

3.0-17.0

75+

143

140

98.2

94.3-99.4

1.8

0.6- 5.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

180

64.8

56.1-72.6

35.2

27.4-43.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

438

368

80.8

74.4-86.0

19.2

14.0-25.6

Some Post-H.S.

262

222

79.2

70.5-85.8

20.8

14.2-29.5

College Graduate

242

228

92.9

87.4-96.1

7.1

3.9-12.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

156

69.5

59.0-78.3

30.5

21.7-41.0

$15,000- 24,999

231

165

63.5

53.5-72.4

36.5

27.6-46.5

$25,000- 34,999

157

128

78.9

68.9-86.4

21.1

13.6-31.1

$35,000- 49,999

137

126

91.2

83.5-95.5

8.8

4.5-16.5

$50,000-74,999

133

127

93.7

86.0-97.3

6.3

2.7-14.0

$75,000+

130

128

99.1

96.3-99.8

0.9

0.2- 3.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

479

410

83.5

78.7-87.4

16.5

12.6-21.3

677

563

77.3

72.1-81.8

114

22.7

18.2-27.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

148

90.2

82.6-94.7

9.8

5.3-17.4

Non-Veteran

1,017

846

77.5

73.3-81.2

171

22.5

18.8-26.7

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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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