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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage -Age Under 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 10,318 8,525 77.9 76.5-79.2 1,793 22.1 20.8-23.5
-Eastern NC 3,406 2,773 76.7 74.3-78.9 633 23.3 21.1-25.7
GENDER
Male 1,209 985 74.9 70.9-78.5 224 25.1 21.5-29.1
Female 2,197 1,788 78.5 76.0-80.9 409 21.5 19.1-24.0
RACE
White 2,195 1,896 83.3 80.5-85.7 299 16.7 14.3-19.5
African American 819 635 73.7 68.8-78.1 184 26.3 21.9-31.2
Other Minorities 382 234 51.6 44.3-58.8 148 48.4 41.2-55.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 197 94 41.4 32.4-51.1 103 58.6 48.9-67.6
Non-Hispanic 3,204 2,674 80.2 77.9-82.3 530 19.8 17.7-22.1
AGE
18-24 177 106 63.9 54.9-72.0 71 36.1 28.0-45.1
25-34 554 428 72.8 67.0-77.8 126 27.2 22.2-33.0
35-44 751 613 78.5 74.4-82.2 138 21.5 17.8-25.6
45-54 931 755 80.4 77.1-83.4 176 19.6 16.6-22.9
55-64 993 871 88.2 85.6-90.3 122 11.8 9.7-14.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 396 250 53.7 45.3-61.9 146 46.3 38.1-54.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,082 797 70.2 66.1-74.1 285 29.8 25.9-33.9
Some Post-H.S. 986 848 83.1 78.7-86.7 138 16.9 13.3-21.3
College Graduate 941 877 91.5 88.7-93.6 64 8.5 6.4-11.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 331 205 50.9 42.7-59.1 126 49.1 40.9-57.3
$15,000- 24,999 546 347 58.5 51.9-64.8 199 41.5 35.2-48.1
$25,000- 34,999 425 332 73.2 66.8-78.9 93 26.8 21.1-33.2
$35,000- 49,999 516 441 79.7 73.4-84.7 75 20.3 15.3-26.6
$50,000-74,999 544 514 92.5 88.2-95.3 30 7.5 4.7-11.8
$75,000+ 672 649 92.4 86.6-95.8 23 7.6 4.2-13.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,103 876 73.6 69.0-77.8 227 26.4 22.2-31.0
No 2,161 1,783 77.9 75.1-80.6 378 22.1 19.4-24.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 439 88.2 84.0-91.4 59 11.8 8.6-16.0
Non-Veteran 2,908 2,334 74.6 71.9-77.1 574 25.4 22.9-28.1

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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.

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