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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage for Those Employed for Wages (Age under 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,992 5,202 82.5 80.8-84.1 790 17.5 15.9-19.2
-Eastern NC 1,905 1,618 80.2 77.1-82.9 287 19.8 17.1-22.9
GENDER
Male 732 617 77.2 72.1-81.5 115 22.8 18.5-27.9
Female 1,173 1,001 84.0 81.0-86.5 172 16.0 13.5-19.0
RACE
White 1,243 1,120 87.1 83.4-90.0 123 12.9 10.0-16.6
African American 439 357 80.4 74.5-85.2 82 19.6 14.8-25.5
Other Minorities 214 134 50.7 41.0-60.4 80 49.3 39.6-59.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 118 61 45.3 33.4-57.8 57 54.7 42.2-66.6
Non-Hispanic 1,784 1,554 84.3 81.4-86.9 230 15.7 13.1-18.6
AGE
18-24 97 61 64.8 52.4-75.6 36 35.2 24.4-47.6
25-34 362 296 77.1 69.9-83.0 66 22.9 17.0-30.1
35-44 507 439 84.8 80.3-88.4 68 15.2 11.6-19.7
45-54 575 497 84.3 80.0-87.8 78 15.7 12.2-20.0
55-64 364 325 90.2 85.9-93.3 39 9.8 6.7-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 82 51.7 38.5-64.7 63 48.3 35.3-61.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 554 425 73.7 68.3-78.5 129 26.3 21.5-31.7
Some Post-H.S. 595 533 87.5 82.1-91.4 62 12.5 8.6-17.9
College Graduate 610 577 92.8 89.3-95.2 33 7.2 4.8-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 23 23.6 13.5-37.9 46 76.4 62.1-86.5
$15,000- 24,999 279 178 60.8 51.9-69.0 101 39.2 31.0-48.1
$25,000- 34,999 239 197 81.3 74.1-86.9 42 18.7 13.1-25.9
$35,000- 49,999 324 288 81.4 73.3-87.4 36 18.6 12.6-26.7
$50,000-74,999 375 359 94.7 90.6-97.0 16 5.3 3.0- 9.4
$75,000+ 451 442 92.9 83.9-97.0 9 7.1 3.0-16.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 360 289 72.9 64.1-80.2 71 27.1 19.8-35.9
No 1,447 1,251 82.3 78.9-85.2 196 17.7 14.8-21.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 305 278 91.4 86.6-94.6 27 8.6 5.4-13.4
Non-Veteran 1,600 1,340 77.7 74.1-81.0 260 22.3 19.0-25.9

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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.

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