BRFSS 2006 - Western 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
-Western NC	674	571	78.7	73.6-83.0	103	21.3	17.0-26.4
GENDER
Male	269	222	77.3	69.9-83.4	47	22.7	16.6-30.1
Female	405	349	80.1	72.8-85.8	56	19.9	14.2-27.2
RACE
White	584	511	82.4	77.0-86.7	73	17.6	13.3-23.0
African American	28	26	96.3	84.1-99.2	2	3.7	0.8-15.9
Other Minorities	60	33	41.3	26.3-58.1	27	58.7	41.9-73.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	19	37.1	22.5-54.7	24	62.9	45.3-77.5
Non-Hispanic	631	552	82.9	77.7-87.0	79	17.1	13.0-22.3
AGE
18-24	29	18	58.7	38.5-76.4	11	41.3	23.6-61.5
25-34	111	83	69.4	57.6-79.1	28	30.6	20.9-42.4
35-44	158	136	86.8	78.8-92.1	22	13.2	7.9-21.2
45-54	235	206	84.1	76.4-89.7	29	15.9	10.3-23.6
55-64	141	128	90.0	81.0-95.0	13	10.0	5.0-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	36	47.4	32.5-62.7	29	52.6	37.3-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	205	167	71.9	61.8-80.2	38	28.1	19.8-38.2
Some Post-H.S.	182	159	83.3	73.6-89.9	23	16.7	10.1-26.4
College Graduate	222	209	95.2	91.0-97.5	13	4.8	2.5- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	12	41.2	20.7-65.4	19	58.8	34.6-79.3
$15,000- 24,999	107	71	57.9	44.7-70.0	36	42.1	30.0-55.3
$25,000- 34,999	106	90	74.4	57.8-86.1	16	25.6	13.9-42.2
$35,000- 49,999	142	130	85.4	72.7-92.8	12	14.6	7.2-27.3
$50,000-74,999	117	113	94.8	82.9-98.6	4	5.2	1.4-17.1
$75,000+	110	106	95.4	85.3-98.7	4	4.6	1.3-14.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	164	138	80.1	70.6-87.2	26	19.9	12.8-29.4
No	489	415	79.0	73.0-84.0	74	21.0	16.0-27.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	59	52	84.4	66.7-93.6	7	15.6	6.4-33.3
Non-Veteran	615	519	78.1	72.7-82.7	96	21.9	17.3-27.3

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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: Western 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
-Western NC	674	571	78.7	73.6-83.0	103	21.3	17.0-26.4
GENDER
Male	269	222	77.3	69.9-83.4	47	22.7	16.6-30.1
Female	405	349	80.1	72.8-85.8	56	19.9	14.2-27.2
RACE
White	584	511	82.4	77.0-86.7	73	17.6	13.3-23.0
African American	28	26	96.3	84.1-99.2	2	3.7	0.8-15.9
Other Minorities	60	33	41.3	26.3-58.1	27	58.7	41.9-73.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	19	37.1	22.5-54.7	24	62.9	45.3-77.5
Non-Hispanic	631	552	82.9	77.7-87.0	79	17.1	13.0-22.3
AGE
18-24	29	18	58.7	38.5-76.4	11	41.3	23.6-61.5
25-34	111	83	69.4	57.6-79.1	28	30.6	20.9-42.4
35-44	158	136	86.8	78.8-92.1	22	13.2	7.9-21.2
45-54	235	206	84.1	76.4-89.7	29	15.9	10.3-23.6
55-64	141	128	90.0	81.0-95.0	13	10.0	5.0-19.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	36	47.4	32.5-62.7	29	52.6	37.3-67.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	205	167	71.9	61.8-80.2	38	28.1	19.8-38.2
Some Post-H.S.	182	159	83.3	73.6-89.9	23	16.7	10.1-26.4
College Graduate	222	209	95.2	91.0-97.5	13	4.8	2.5- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	12	41.2	20.7-65.4	19	58.8	34.6-79.3
$15,000- 24,999	107	71	57.9	44.7-70.0	36	42.1	30.0-55.3
$25,000- 34,999	106	90	74.4	57.8-86.1	16	25.6	13.9-42.2
$35,000- 49,999	142	130	85.4	72.7-92.8	12	14.6	7.2-27.3
$50,000-74,999	117	113	94.8	82.9-98.6	4	5.2	1.4-17.1
$75,000+	110	106	95.4	85.3-98.7	4	4.6	1.3-14.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	164	138	80.1	70.6-87.2	26	19.9	12.8-29.4
No	489	415	79.0	73.0-84.0	74	21.0	16.0-27.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	59	52	84.4	66.7-93.6	7	15.6	6.4-33.3
Non-Veteran	615	519	78.1	72.7-82.7	96	21.9	17.3-27.3