BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,923	6,020	82.3	80.8-83.7	903	17.7	16.3-19.2
-Eastern NC	2,249	1,931	80.6	77.9-83.0	318	19.4	17.0-22.1
GENDER
Male	885	759	78.6	74.3-82.5	126	21.4	17.5-25.7
Female	1,364	1,172	82.9	79.9-85.5	192	17.1	14.5-20.1
RACE
White	1,452	1,321	88.7	86.0-90.9	131	11.3	9.1-14.0
African American	533	440	81.6	76.7-85.7	93	18.4	14.3-23.3
Other Minorities	259	165	47.6	39.0-56.4	94	52.4	43.6-61.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	157	79	40.6	31.0-51.1	78	59.4	48.9-69.0
Non-Hispanic	2,091	1,851	86.6	84.3-88.5	240	13.4	11.5-15.7
AGE
18-24	126	76	55.7	44.7-66.2	50	44.3	33.8-55.3
25-34	421	330	75.7	70.1-80.5	91	24.3	19.5-29.9
35-44	583	510	85.3	80.5-89.1	73	14.7	10.9-19.5
45-54	678	616	90.5	87.4-93.0	62	9.5	7.0-12.6
55-64	441	399	92.0	88.8-94.4	42	8.0	5.6-11.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	187	98	47.1	37.2-57.2	89	52.9	42.8-62.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	701	582	75.3	69.7-80.1	119	24.7	19.9-30.3
Some Post-H.S.	632	550	86.4	82.5-89.5	82	13.6	10.5-17.5
College Graduate	727	699	95.3	92.6-97.1	28	4.7	2.9- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	105	50	47.5	35.5-59.7	55	52.5	40.3-64.5
$15,000- 24,999	339	222	53.5	45.2-61.6	117	46.5	38.4-54.8
$25,000- 34,999	297	251	80.4	72.6-86.3	46	19.6	13.7-27.4
$35,000- 49,999	393	362	89.7	84.2-93.4	31	10.3	6.6-15.8
$50,000-74,999	446	437	97.2	94.6-98.6	9	2.8	1.4- 5.4
$75,000+	474	468	98.4	95.4-99.4	6	1.6	0.6- 4.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	495	416	78.8	72.8-83.7	79	21.2	16.3-27.2
No	1,669	1,449	81.2	78.0-84.0	220	18.8	16.0-22.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	366	340	93.5	89.6-96.0	26	6.5	4.0-10.4
Non-Veteran	1,876	1,586	77.5	74.4-80.4	290	22.5	19.6-25.6

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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.

** 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.

***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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	6,923	6,020	82.3	80.8-83.7	903	17.7	16.3-19.2
-Eastern NC	2,249	1,931	80.6	77.9-83.0	318	19.4	17.0-22.1
GENDER
Male	885	759	78.6	74.3-82.5	126	21.4	17.5-25.7
Female	1,364	1,172	82.9	79.9-85.5	192	17.1	14.5-20.1
RACE
White	1,452	1,321	88.7	86.0-90.9	131	11.3	9.1-14.0
African American	533	440	81.6	76.7-85.7	93	18.4	14.3-23.3
Other Minorities	259	165	47.6	39.0-56.4	94	52.4	43.6-61.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	157	79	40.6	31.0-51.1	78	59.4	48.9-69.0
Non-Hispanic	2,091	1,851	86.6	84.3-88.5	240	13.4	11.5-15.7
AGE
18-24	126	76	55.7	44.7-66.2	50	44.3	33.8-55.3
25-34	421	330	75.7	70.1-80.5	91	24.3	19.5-29.9
35-44	583	510	85.3	80.5-89.1	73	14.7	10.9-19.5
45-54	678	616	90.5	87.4-93.0	62	9.5	7.0-12.6
55-64	441	399	92.0	88.8-94.4	42	8.0	5.6-11.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	187	98	47.1	37.2-57.2	89	52.9	42.8-62.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	701	582	75.3	69.7-80.1	119	24.7	19.9-30.3
Some Post-H.S.	632	550	86.4	82.5-89.5	82	13.6	10.5-17.5
College Graduate	727	699	95.3	92.6-97.1	28	4.7	2.9- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	105	50	47.5	35.5-59.7	55	52.5	40.3-64.5
$15,000- 24,999	339	222	53.5	45.2-61.6	117	46.5	38.4-54.8
$25,000- 34,999	297	251	80.4	72.6-86.3	46	19.6	13.7-27.4
$35,000- 49,999	393	362	89.7	84.2-93.4	31	10.3	6.6-15.8
$50,000-74,999	446	437	97.2	94.6-98.6	9	2.8	1.4- 5.4
$75,000+	474	468	98.4	95.4-99.4	6	1.6	0.6- 4.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	495	416	78.8	72.8-83.7	79	21.2	16.3-27.2
No	1,669	1,449	81.2	78.0-84.0	220	18.8	16.0-22.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	366	340	93.5	89.6-96.0	26	6.5	4.0-10.4
Non-Veteran	1,876	1,586	77.5	74.4-80.4	290	22.5	19.6-25.6