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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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Health Insurance Coverage - Less than age 65*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 8,958 7,385 78.4 76.6-80.1 1,573 21.6 19.9-23.4
-Eastern NC 2,546 2,085 77.8 74.0-81.1 461 22.2 18.9-26.0
GENDER
Male 937 763 77.1 71.1-82.1 174 22.9 17.9-28.9
Female 1,609 1,322 78.5 73.5-82.7 287 21.5 17.3-26.5
RACE
White 1,608 1,387 84.4 80.6-87.5 221 15.6 12.5-19.4
African American 636 491 72.3 63.8-79.4 145 27.7 20.6-36.2
Other Minorities 289 196 55.6 41.9-68.6 93 44.4 31.4-58.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 137 84 42.9 26.6-60.9 53 57.1 39.1-73.4
Non-Hispanic 2,405 1,997 80.8 77.3-83.8 408 19.2 16.2-22.7
AGE
18-24 136 93 68.6 55.2-79.5 43 31.4 20.5-44.8
25-34 395 297 67.0 56.5-76.0 98 33.0 24.0-43.5
35-44 555 455 78.9 71.9-84.5 100 21.1 15.5-28.1
45-54 719 592 85.3 81.1-88.7 127 14.7 11.3-18.9
55-64 741 648 88.6 84.6-91.7 93 11.4 8.3-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 252 152 51.7 40.5-62.8 100 48.3 37.2-59.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 778 579 67.3 59.2-74.5 199 32.7 25.5-40.8
Some Post-H.S. 771 653 86.2 81.0-90.1 118 13.8 9.9-19.0
College Graduate 741 698 93.3 89.4-95.8 43 6.7 4.2-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 278 162 48.7 35.9-61.7 116 51.3 38.3-64.1
$15,000- 24,999 400 254 59.1 49.4-68.1 146 40.9 31.9-50.6
$25,000- 34,999 247 191 74.4 63.9-82.7 56 25.6 17.3-36.1
$35,000- 49,999 363 319 85.5 75.3-91.9 44 14.5 8.1-24.7
$50,000-74,999 394 365 90.9 83.8-95.1 29 9.1 4.9-16.2
$75,000+ 589 572 96.1 92.6-98.0 17 3.9 2.0- 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 803 655 78.8 72.8-83.7 148 21.2 16.3-27.2
No 1,559 1,292 78.3 73.1-82.7 267 21.7 17.3-26.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 360 330 91.1 85.6-94.6 30 8.9 5.4-14.4
Non-Veteran 1,980 1,585 75.1 70.5-79.1 395 24.9 20.9-29.5

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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 cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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