BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (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: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	2,003	1,663	77.1	74.1-79.8	340	22.9	20.2-25.9
GENDER
Male	713	574	72.2	67.2-76.8	139	27.8	23.2-32.8
Female	1,290	1,089	81.2	77.9-84.1	201	18.8	15.9-22.1
RACE
White	1,783	1,533	81.4	78.5-84.0	250	18.6	16.0-21.5
African American	94	68	62.3	46.2-76.1	26	37.7	23.9-53.8
Other Minorities	125	62	41.1	29.5-53.8	63	58.9	46.2-70.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	21	19.5	11.0-32.2	58	80.5	67.8-89.0
Non-Hispanic	1,922	1,641	81.7	79.0-84.1	281	18.3	15.9-21.0
AGE
18-24	100	59	54.5	41.8-66.6	41	45.5	33.4-58.2
25-34	267	185	67.8	60.4-74.4	82	32.2	25.6-39.6
35-44	312	239	72.3	65.5-78.2	73	27.7	21.8-34.5
45-54	349	275	78.9	73.4-83.6	74	21.1	16.4-26.6
55-64	380	320	81.6	76.1-86.1	60	18.4	13.9-23.9
65-74	310	303	98.4	96.1-99.4	7	1.6	0.6- 3.9
75+	277	274	99.4	97.7-99.8	3	0.6	0.2- 2.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	348	246	57.7	49.5-65.6	102	42.3	34.4-50.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	610	485	70.7	65.1-75.7	125	29.3	24.3-34.9
Some Post-H.S.	481	406	83.7	78.8-87.7	75	16.3	12.3-21.2
College Graduate	555	517	93.0	89.7-95.2	38	7.0	4.8-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	203	65.0	56.7-72.5	79	35.0	27.5-43.3
$15,000- 24,999	416	294	59.6	52.8-66.1	122	40.4	33.9-47.2
$25,000- 34,999	270	232	80.1	72.2-86.2	38	19.9	13.8-27.8
$35,000- 49,999	294	258	85.7	79.9-90.1	36	14.3	9.9-20.1
$50,000-74,999	215	201	88.7	74.2-95.6	14	11.3	4.4-25.8
$75,000+	226	219	95.6	85.0-98.8	7	4.4	1.2-15.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	675	563	79.1	74.3-83.2	112	20.9	16.8-25.7
No	1,276	1,058	76.0	72.2-79.5	218	24.0	20.5-27.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	266	240	87.1	80.5-91.7	26	12.9	8.3-19.5
Non-Veteran	1,736	1,422	75.6	72.3-78.6	314	24.4	21.4-27.7

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

-Western NC

2,003

1,663

77.1

74.1-79.8

340

22.9

20.2-25.9

GENDER

Male

713

574

72.2

67.2-76.8

139

27.8

23.2-32.8

Female

1,290

1,089

81.2

77.9-84.1

201

18.8

15.9-22.1

RACE

White

1,783

1,533

81.4

78.5-84.0

250

18.6

16.0-21.5

African American

62.3

46.2-76.1

37.7

23.9-53.8

Other Minorities

125

41.1

29.5-53.8

58.9

46.2-70.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.5

11.0-32.2

80.5

67.8-89.0

Non-Hispanic

1,922

1,641

81.7

79.0-84.1

281

18.3

15.9-21.0

AGE

18-24

100

54.5

41.8-66.6

45.5

33.4-58.2

25-34

267

185

67.8

60.4-74.4

32.2

25.6-39.6

35-44

312

239

72.3

65.5-78.2

27.7

21.8-34.5

45-54

349

275

78.9

73.4-83.6

21.1

16.4-26.6

55-64

380

320

81.6

76.1-86.1

18.4

13.9-23.9

65-74

310

303

98.4

96.1-99.4

1.6

0.6- 3.9

75+

277

274

99.4

97.7-99.8

0.6

0.2- 2.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

348

246

57.7

49.5-65.6

102

42.3

34.4-50.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

610

485

70.7

65.1-75.7

125

29.3

24.3-34.9

Some Post-H.S.

481

406

83.7

78.8-87.7

16.3

12.3-21.2

College Graduate

555

517

93.0

89.7-95.2

7.0

4.8-10.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

282

203

65.0

56.7-72.5

35.0

27.5-43.3

$15,000- 24,999

416

294

59.6

52.8-66.1

122

40.4

33.9-47.2

$25,000- 34,999

270

232

80.1

72.2-86.2

19.9

13.8-27.8

$35,000- 49,999

294

258

85.7

79.9-90.1

14.3

9.9-20.1

$50,000-74,999

215

201

88.7

74.2-95.6

11.3

4.4-25.8

$75,000+

226

219

95.6

85.0-98.8

4.4

1.2-15.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

675

563

79.1

74.3-83.2

112

20.9

16.8-25.7

1,276

1,058

76.0

72.2-79.5

218

24.0

20.5-27.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

266

240

87.1

80.5-91.7

12.9

8.3-19.5

Non-Veteran

1,736

1,422

75.6

72.3-78.6

314

24.4

21.4-27.7

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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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