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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,878 6,767 81.2 79.7-82.5 1,111 18.8 17.5-20.3
-Northeastern Partnership 488 399 77.2 71.2-82.3 89 22.8 17.7-28.8
GENDER
Male 187 147 72.3 62.7-80.2 40 27.7 19.8-37.3
Female 301 252 83.8 78.1-88.2 49 16.2 11.8-21.9
RACE
White 290 255 83.0 75.0-88.8 35 17.0 11.2-25.0
African American 171 131 74.4 63.6-82.9 40 25.6 17.1-36.4
Other Minorities 26 13 43.1 23.9-64.7 13 56.9 35.3-76.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 21 9 43.7 21.4-68.9 12 56.3 31.1-78.6
Non-Hispanic 467 390 80.0 73.8-85.0 77 20.0 15.0-26.2
AGE
18-24 20 12 54.6 29.5-77.6 8 45.4 22.4-70.5
25-34 93 76 77.9 65.5-86.7 17 22.1 13.3-34.5
35-44 125 96 78.9 68.6-86.5 29 21.1 13.5-31.4
45-54 161 139 82.4 72.9-89.0 22 17.6 11.0-27.1
55-64 89 76 84.4 71.9-92.0 13 15.6 8.0-28.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 20 43.6 25.3-63.7 22 56.4 36.3-74.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 193 153 78.1 67.9-85.8 40 21.9 14.2-32.1
Some Post-H.S. 127 106 77.5 64.6-86.7 21 22.5 13.3-35.4
College Graduate 126 120 92.7 83.3-97.0 6 7.3 3.0-16.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 9 20.6 8.6-41.5 17 79.4 58.5-91.4
$15,000- 24,999 97 59 54.6 40.2-68.3 38 45.4 31.7-59.8
$25,000- 34,999 90 72 80.0 67.4-88.6 18 20.0 11.4-32.6
$35,000- 49,999 75 70 91.6 78.9-97.0 5 8.4 3.0-21.1
$50,000-74,999 75 74 97.6 84.7-99.7 1 2.4 0.3-15.3
$75,000+ 79 79 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 96 77 81.5 69.9-89.3 19 18.5 10.7-30.1
No 376 307 75.8 68.6-81.7 69 24.2 18.3-31.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 45 86.2 70.4-94.3 6 13.8 5.7-29.6
Non-Veteran 435 352 75.5 68.9-81.2 83 24.5 18.8-31.1

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