BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,339	9,449	79.1	77.9-80.2	1,890	20.9	19.8-22.1
-Western NC	1,146	929	75.1	71.1-78.7	217	24.9	21.3-28.9
GENDER
Male	432	346	73.0	66.6-78.7	86	27.0	21.3-33.4
Female	714	583	77.1	72.1-81.4	131	22.9	18.6-27.9
RACE
White	1,007	839	77.9	73.6-81.6	168	22.1	18.4-26.4
African American	39	35	93.3	81.3-97.8	4	6.7	2.2-18.7
Other Minorities	94	51	44.6	32.0-57.9	43	55.4	42.1-68.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	26	38.0	24.9-53.3	34	62.0	46.7-75.1
Non-Hispanic	1,082	900	78.2	74.1-81.8	182	21.8	18.2-25.9
AGE
18-24	53	34	59.7	43.2-74.2	19	40.3	25.8-56.8
25-34	172	121	67.3	57.7-75.6	51	32.7	24.4-42.3
35-44	246	196	78.2	71.1-84.0	50	21.8	16.0-28.9
45-54	320	266	79.2	72.3-84.8	54	20.8	15.2-27.7
55-64	355	312	86.2	81.0-90.2	43	13.8	9.8-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	136	76	45.0	33.6-56.9	60	55.0	43.1-66.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	347	273	71.9	64.6-78.3	74	28.1	21.7-35.4
Some Post-H.S.	309	258	79.5	72.2-85.2	51	20.5	14.8-27.8
College Graduate	352	321	92.4	88.7-95.0	31	7.6	5.0-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	123	81	55.4	42.4-67.8	42	44.6	32.2-57.6
$15,000- 24,999	196	125	54.3	44.6-63.6	71	45.7	36.4-55.4
$25,000- 34,999	165	133	74.1	61.7-83.5	32	25.9	16.5-38.3
$35,000- 49,999	206	184	84.6	75.2-90.8	22	15.4	9.2-24.8
$50,000-74,999	159	150	92.7	84.1-96.8	9	7.3	3.2-15.9
$75,000+	170	162	94.1	87.4-97.3	8	5.9	2.7-12.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	400	326	72.5	64.7-79.1	74	27.5	20.9-35.3
No	712	576	76.8	72.0-81.0	136	23.2	19.0-28.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	116	98	80.2	67.9-88.6	18	19.8	11.4-32.1
Non-Veteran	1,030	831	74.6	70.4-78.4	199	25.4	21.6-29.6

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* 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, 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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	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
-Western NC	1,146	929	75.1	71.1-78.7	217	24.9	21.3-28.9
GENDER
Male	432	346	73.0	66.6-78.7	86	27.0	21.3-33.4
Female	714	583	77.1	72.1-81.4	131	22.9	18.6-27.9
RACE
White	1,007	839	77.9	73.6-81.6	168	22.1	18.4-26.4
African American	39	35	93.3	81.3-97.8	4	6.7	2.2-18.7
Other Minorities	94	51	44.6	32.0-57.9	43	55.4	42.1-68.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	26	38.0	24.9-53.3	34	62.0	46.7-75.1
Non-Hispanic	1,082	900	78.2	74.1-81.8	182	21.8	18.2-25.9
AGE
18-24	53	34	59.7	43.2-74.2	19	40.3	25.8-56.8
25-34	172	121	67.3	57.7-75.6	51	32.7	24.4-42.3
35-44	246	196	78.2	71.1-84.0	50	21.8	16.0-28.9
45-54	320	266	79.2	72.3-84.8	54	20.8	15.2-27.7
55-64	355	312	86.2	81.0-90.2	43	13.8	9.8-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	136	76	45.0	33.6-56.9	60	55.0	43.1-66.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	347	273	71.9	64.6-78.3	74	28.1	21.7-35.4
Some Post-H.S.	309	258	79.5	72.2-85.2	51	20.5	14.8-27.8
College Graduate	352	321	92.4	88.7-95.0	31	7.6	5.0-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	123	81	55.4	42.4-67.8	42	44.6	32.2-57.6
$15,000- 24,999	196	125	54.3	44.6-63.6	71	45.7	36.4-55.4
$25,000- 34,999	165	133	74.1	61.7-83.5	32	25.9	16.5-38.3
$35,000- 49,999	206	184	84.6	75.2-90.8	22	15.4	9.2-24.8
$50,000-74,999	159	150	92.7	84.1-96.8	9	7.3	3.2-15.9
$75,000+	170	162	94.1	87.4-97.3	8	5.9	2.7-12.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	400	326	72.5	64.7-79.1	74	27.5	20.9-35.3
No	712	576	76.8	72.0-81.0	136	23.2	19.0-28.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	116	98	80.2	67.9-88.6	18	19.8	11.4-32.1
Non-Veteran	1,030	831	74.6	70.4-78.4	199	25.4	21.6-29.6

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*