BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont 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?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,620	13,646	82.2	81.2-83.2	1,974	17.8	16.8-18.8
-Piedmont NC	8,727	7,693	83.7	82.4-84.9	1,034	16.3	15.1-17.6
GENDER
Male	3,236	2,832	82.0	79.8-84.0	404	18.0	16.0-20.2
Female	5,491	4,861	85.4	83.9-86.7	630	14.6	13.3-16.1
RACE
White	6,765	6,218	90.2	89.0-91.2	547	9.8	8.8-11.0
African American	1,331	1,115	82.8	79.8-85.4	216	17.2	14.6-20.2
Other Minorities	590	323	48.0	42.6-53.6	267	52.0	46.4-57.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	488	238	40.2	34.5-46.2	250	59.8	53.8-65.5
Non-Hispanic	8,222	7,439	88.7	87.6-89.7	783	11.3	10.3-12.4
AGE
18-24	332	218	67.9	61.6-73.7	114	32.1	26.3-38.4
25-34	1,060	806	72.9	69.3-76.3	254	27.1	23.7-30.7
35-44	1,574	1,355	85.4	82.9-87.6	219	14.6	12.4-17.1
45-54	1,727	1,508	88.5	86.6-90.2	219	11.5	9.8-13.4
55-64	1,698	1,510	88.9	86.9-90.6	188	11.1	9.4-13.1
65-74	1,279	1,256	97.8	95.7-98.9	23	2.2	1.1- 4.3
75+	987	980	99.1	97.5-99.7	7	0.9	0.3- 2.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,266	952	59.8	55.5-64.1	314	40.2	35.9-44.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,529	2,134	78.7	76.0-81.2	395	21.3	18.8-24.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,112	1,908	87.8	85.2-90.0	204	12.2	10.0-14.8
College Graduate	2,796	2,677	95.1	93.8-96.2	119	4.9	3.8- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	891	678	63.2	57.2-68.8	213	36.8	31.2-42.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,372	1,025	63.2	59.2-67.0	347	36.8	33.0-40.8
$25,000- 34,999	966	825	82.3	78.7-85.5	141	17.7	14.5-21.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,194	1,093	89.3	86.5-91.6	101	10.7	8.4-13.5
$50,000-74,999	1,123	1,077	91.8	87.8-94.5	46	8.2	5.5-12.2
$75,000+	1,885	1,847	97.4	96.1-98.3	38	2.6	1.7- 3.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,980	2,620	83.2	80.8-85.4	360	16.8	14.6-19.2
No	5,476	4,856	84.5	82.9-86.0	620	15.5	14.0-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,144	1,078	93.4	91.2-95.2	66	6.6	4.8- 8.8
Non-Veteran	7,565	6,599	82.4	81.0-83.8	966	17.6	16.2-19.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,620

13,646

82.2

81.2-83.2

1,974

17.8

16.8-18.8

-Piedmont NC

8,727

7,693

83.7

82.4-84.9

1,034

16.3

15.1-17.6

GENDER

Male

3,236

2,832

82.0

79.8-84.0

404

18.0

16.0-20.2

Female

5,491

4,861

85.4

83.9-86.7

630

14.6

13.3-16.1

RACE

White

6,765

6,218

90.2

89.0-91.2

547

9.8

8.8-11.0

African American

1,331

1,115

82.8

79.8-85.4

216

17.2

14.6-20.2

Other Minorities

590

323

48.0

42.6-53.6

267

52.0

46.4-57.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

488

238

40.2

34.5-46.2

250

59.8

53.8-65.5

Non-Hispanic

8,222

7,439

88.7

87.6-89.7

783

11.3

10.3-12.4

AGE

18-24

332

218

67.9

61.6-73.7

114

32.1

26.3-38.4

25-34

1,060

806

72.9

69.3-76.3

254

27.1

23.7-30.7

35-44

1,574

1,355

85.4

82.9-87.6

219

14.6

12.4-17.1

45-54

1,727

1,508

88.5

86.6-90.2

219

11.5

9.8-13.4

55-64

1,698

1,510

88.9

86.9-90.6

188

11.1

9.4-13.1

65-74

1,279

1,256

97.8

95.7-98.9

2.2

1.1- 4.3

75+

987

980

99.1

97.5-99.7

0.9

0.3- 2.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,266

952

59.8

55.5-64.1

314

40.2

35.9-44.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,529

2,134

78.7

76.0-81.2

395

21.3

18.8-24.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,112

1,908

87.8

85.2-90.0

204

12.2

10.0-14.8

College Graduate

2,796

2,677

95.1

93.8-96.2

119

4.9

3.8- 6.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

891

678

63.2

57.2-68.8

213

36.8

31.2-42.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,372

1,025

63.2

59.2-67.0

347

36.8

33.0-40.8

$25,000- 34,999

966

825

82.3

78.7-85.5

141

17.7

14.5-21.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,194

1,093

89.3

86.5-91.6

101

10.7

8.4-13.5

$50,000-74,999

1,123

1,077

91.8

87.8-94.5

8.2

5.5-12.2

$75,000+

1,885

1,847

97.4

96.1-98.3

2.6

1.7- 3.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,980

2,620

83.2

80.8-85.4

360

16.8

14.6-19.2

5,476

4,856

84.5

82.9-86.0

620

15.5

14.0-17.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,144

1,078

93.4

91.2-95.2

6.6

4.8- 8.8

Non-Veteran

7,565

6,599

82.4

81.0-83.8

966

17.6

16.2-19.0

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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.

** 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.

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