BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Health Insurance Coverage

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,339	9,449	79.1	77.9-80.2	1,890	20.9	19.8-22.1
-Northeastern Partnership	749	618	78.3	73.9-82.1	131	21.7	17.9-26.1
GENDER
Male	275	228	78.0	70.5-84.0	47	22.0	16.0-29.5
Female	474	390	78.6	73.5-83.0	84	21.4	17.0-26.5
RACE
White	454	386	83.5	78.7-87.5	68	16.5	12.5-21.3
African American	250	207	80.1	73.0-85.7	43	19.9	14.3-27.0
Other Minorities	45	25	44.2	27.0-62.9	20	55.8	37.1-73.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	12	38.8	20.1-61.5	18	61.2	38.5-79.9
Non-Hispanic	718	606	82.1	78.1-85.6	112	17.9	14.4-21.9
AGE
18-24	37	23	67.3	48.9-81.6	14	32.7	18.4-51.1
25-34	93	61	62.2	50.5-72.5	32	37.8	27.5-49.5
35-44	145	117	77.3	68.2-84.3	28	22.7	15.7-31.8
45-54	235	203	86.4	80.7-90.6	32	13.6	9.4-19.3
55-64	239	214	90.7	85.9-93.9	25	9.3	6.1-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	73	58.5	45.5-70.5	38	41.5	29.5-54.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	214	76.9	69.2-83.2	52	23.1	16.8-30.8
Some Post-H.S.	193	160	80.0	71.0-86.8	33	20.0	13.2-29.0
College Graduate	177	169	94.6	88.8-97.5	8	5.4	2.5-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	67	62.7	50.2-73.8	33	37.3	26.2-49.8
$15,000- 24,999	133	93	61.9	49.5-72.8	40	38.1	27.2-50.5
$25,000- 34,999	96	82	79.7	66.7-88.5	14	20.3	11.5-33.3
$35,000- 49,999	126	110	85.8	76.2-91.9	16	14.2	8.1-23.8
$50,000-74,999	104	98	89.1	73.7-96.0	6	10.9	4.0-26.3
$75,000+	114	110	97.1	91.6-99.0	4	2.9	1.0- 8.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	274	222	76.4	68.9-82.5	52	23.6	17.5-31.1
No	454	380	79.8	74.0-84.5	74	20.2	15.5-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	85	76	90.0	80.2-95.3	9	10.0	4.7-19.8
Non-Veteran	662	540	76.6	71.7-80.8	122	23.4	19.2-28.3

* 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.

**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, Edgecombe, 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: Northeastern Partnership***

Health Care Access

Health Insurance Coverage - Less than age 65*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	11,339	9,449	79.1	77.9-80.2	1,890	20.9	19.8-22.1
-Northeastern Partnership	749	618	78.3	73.9-82.1	131	21.7	17.9-26.1
GENDER
Male	275	228	78.0	70.5-84.0	47	22.0	16.0-29.5
Female	474	390	78.6	73.5-83.0	84	21.4	17.0-26.5
RACE
White	454	386	83.5	78.7-87.5	68	16.5	12.5-21.3
African American	250	207	80.1	73.0-85.7	43	19.9	14.3-27.0
Other Minorities	45	25	44.2	27.0-62.9	20	55.8	37.1-73.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	12	38.8	20.1-61.5	18	61.2	38.5-79.9
Non-Hispanic	718	606	82.1	78.1-85.6	112	17.9	14.4-21.9
AGE
18-24	37	23	67.3	48.9-81.6	14	32.7	18.4-51.1
25-34	93	61	62.2	50.5-72.5	32	37.8	27.5-49.5
35-44	145	117	77.3	68.2-84.3	28	22.7	15.7-31.8
45-54	235	203	86.4	80.7-90.6	32	13.6	9.4-19.3
55-64	239	214	90.7	85.9-93.9	25	9.3	6.1-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	111	73	58.5	45.5-70.5	38	41.5	29.5-54.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	214	76.9	69.2-83.2	52	23.1	16.8-30.8
Some Post-H.S.	193	160	80.0	71.0-86.8	33	20.0	13.2-29.0
College Graduate	177	169	94.6	88.8-97.5	8	5.4	2.5-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	100	67	62.7	50.2-73.8	33	37.3	26.2-49.8
$15,000- 24,999	133	93	61.9	49.5-72.8	40	38.1	27.2-50.5
$25,000- 34,999	96	82	79.7	66.7-88.5	14	20.3	11.5-33.3
$35,000- 49,999	126	110	85.8	76.2-91.9	16	14.2	8.1-23.8
$50,000-74,999	104	98	89.1	73.7-96.0	6	10.9	4.0-26.3
$75,000+	114	110	97.1	91.6-99.0	4	2.9	1.0- 8.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	274	222	76.4	68.9-82.5	52	23.6	17.5-31.1
No	454	380	79.8	74.0-84.5	74	20.2	15.5-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	85	76	90.0	80.2-95.3	9	10.0	4.7-19.8
Non-Veteran	662	540	76.6	71.7-80.8	122	23.4	19.2-28.3