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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 12,878 10,501 77.5 76.4-78.6 2,377 22.5 21.4-23.6
-Northeastern Partnership 860 682 75.7 71.3-79.6 178 24.3 20.4-28.7
GENDER
Male 297 230 72.6 65.1-79.1 67 27.4 20.9-34.9
Female 563 452 78.8 74.3-82.6 111 21.2 17.4-25.7
RACE
White 489 407 79.3 73.4-84.2 82 20.7 15.8-26.6
African American 324 251 75.0 67.7-81.1 73 25.0 18.9-32.3
Other Minorities 45 24 52.3 35.8-68.3 21 47.7 31.7-64.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 32 12 40.0 21.9-61.5 20 60.0 38.5-78.1
Non-Hispanic 828 670 78.1 73.7-82.0 158 21.9 18.0-26.3
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
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 136 78 48.9 37.7-60.3 58 51.1 39.7-62.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 329 262 77.9 70.5-83.9 67 22.1 16.1-29.5
Some Post-H.S. 206 166 75.7 66.0-83.4 40 24.3 16.6-34.0
College Graduate 188 175 91.8 85.3-95.6 13 8.2 4.4-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 81 56.6 43.8-68.5 38 43.4 31.5-56.2
$15,000- 24,999 166 103 57.2 45.8-67.8 63 42.8 32.2-54.2
$25,000- 34,999 124 95 75.2 63.6-84.0 29 24.8 16.0-36.4
$35,000- 49,999 112 101 89.7 80.9-94.7 11 10.3 5.3-19.1
$50,000-74,999 118 112 93.2 85.0-97.1 6 6.8 2.9-15.0
$75,000+ 109 108 99.5 96.3-99.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 304 241 78.4 71.9-83.8 63 21.6 16.2-28.1
No 532 421 74.3 68.6-79.4 111 25.7 20.6-31.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 94 80 86.5 76.0-92.9 14 13.5 7.1-24.0
Non-Veteran 763 599 73.8 68.9-78.1 164 26.2 21.9-31.1

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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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