BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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
-Northeastern Partnership	419	353	78.9	72.7-84.1	66	21.1	15.9-27.3
GENDER
Male	147	126	78.0	67.0-86.1	21	22.0	13.9-33.0
Female	272	227	79.8	72.7-85.4	45	20.2	14.6-27.3
RACE
White	249	219	85.3	78.0-90.4	30	14.7	9.6-22.0
African American	141	115	78.5	68.4-86.1	26	21.5	13.9-31.6
Other Minorities	29	19	50.8	28.2-73.0	10	49.2	27.0-71.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	9	43.2	20.0-69.8	10	56.8	30.2-80.0
Non-Hispanic	400	344	83.4	77.8-87.8	56	16.6	12.2-22.2
AGE
18-24	22	11	54.8	31.4-76.2	11	45.2	23.8-68.6
25-34	63	46	69.9	55.3-81.4	17	30.1	18.6-44.7
35-44	93	80	82.5	70.6-90.2	13	17.5	9.8-29.4
45-54	139	125	91.1	84.5-95.1	14	8.9	4.9-15.5
55-64	102	91	90.5	82.2-95.1	11	9.5	4.9-17.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	25	57.5	35.9-76.6	14	42.5	23.4-64.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	150	121	73.4	62.0-82.3	29	26.6	17.7-38.0
Some Post-H.S.	112	95	83.7	72.7-90.9	17	16.3	9.1-27.3
College Graduate	117	111	93.7	85.8-97.4	6	6.3	2.6-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	27	15	49.6	27.9-71.5	12	50.4	28.5-72.1
$15,000- 24,999	79	55	61.1	44.4-75.6	24	38.9	24.4-55.6
$25,000- 34,999	58	49	79.8	61.6-90.7	9	20.2	9.3-38.4
$35,000- 49,999	84	76	86.4	73.1-93.7	8	13.6	6.3-26.9
$50,000-74,999	76	73	94.3	83.5-98.2	3	5.7	1.8-16.5
$75,000+	64	63	99.6	97.3-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	90	73	72.2	56.6-83.8	17	27.8	16.2-43.4
No	316	268	80.4	73.2-86.0	48	19.6	14.0-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	46	41	89.9	74.3-96.5	5	10.1	3.5-25.7
Non-Veteran	371	310	77.3	70.4-83.0	61	22.7	17.0-29.6

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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, 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***

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	419	353	78.9	72.7-84.1	66	21.1	15.9-27.3
GENDER
Male	147	126	78.0	67.0-86.1	21	22.0	13.9-33.0
Female	272	227	79.8	72.7-85.4	45	20.2	14.6-27.3
RACE
White	249	219	85.3	78.0-90.4	30	14.7	9.6-22.0
African American	141	115	78.5	68.4-86.1	26	21.5	13.9-31.6
Other Minorities	29	19	50.8	28.2-73.0	10	49.2	27.0-71.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	9	43.2	20.0-69.8	10	56.8	30.2-80.0
Non-Hispanic	400	344	83.4	77.8-87.8	56	16.6	12.2-22.2
AGE
18-24	22	11	54.8	31.4-76.2	11	45.2	23.8-68.6
25-34	63	46	69.9	55.3-81.4	17	30.1	18.6-44.7
35-44	93	80	82.5	70.6-90.2	13	17.5	9.8-29.4
45-54	139	125	91.1	84.5-95.1	14	8.9	4.9-15.5
55-64	102	91	90.5	82.2-95.1	11	9.5	4.9-17.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	25	57.5	35.9-76.6	14	42.5	23.4-64.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	150	121	73.4	62.0-82.3	29	26.6	17.7-38.0
Some Post-H.S.	112	95	83.7	72.7-90.9	17	16.3	9.1-27.3
College Graduate	117	111	93.7	85.8-97.4	6	6.3	2.6-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	27	15	49.6	27.9-71.5	12	50.4	28.5-72.1
$15,000- 24,999	79	55	61.1	44.4-75.6	24	38.9	24.4-55.6
$25,000- 34,999	58	49	79.8	61.6-90.7	9	20.2	9.3-38.4
$35,000- 49,999	84	76	86.4	73.1-93.7	8	13.6	6.3-26.9
$50,000-74,999	76	73	94.3	83.5-98.2	3	5.7	1.8-16.5
$75,000+	64	63	99.6	97.3-99.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	90	73	72.2	56.6-83.8	17	27.8	16.2-43.4
No	316	268	80.4	73.2-86.0	48	19.6	14.0-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	46	41	89.9	74.3-96.5	5	10.1	3.5-25.7
Non-Veteran	371	310	77.3	70.4-83.0	61	22.7	17.0-29.6