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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,255 9,660 67.3 65.7-68.8 1,636 10.4 9.6-11.3 1,959 22.3 20.8-23.9
-Eastern NC 3,661 2,525 62.9 59.7-66.0 485 12.0 10.3-13.9 651 25.1 22.2-28.2
GENDER
Male 1,328 833 56.0 50.7-61.1 161 10.2 7.7-13.4 334 33.9 29.0-39.1
Female 2,333 1,692 69.4 65.8-72.8 324 13.7 11.5-16.2 317 16.9 14.1-20.2
RACE
White 2,441 1,703 65.7 62.0-69.1 352 12.8 10.8-15.1 386 21.6 18.5-25.0
African American 849 591 63.7 56.9-70.0 104 12.2 8.8-16.6 154 24.1 18.3-31.1
Other Minorities 348 213 44.6 32.7-57.1 29 7.7 3.1-18.0 106 47.8 35.8-60.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 146 65 33.9 17.7-55.0 16 4.5 2.3- 8.5 65 61.6 41.8-78.2
Non-Hispanic 3,508 2,454 65.0 61.8-68.0 469 12.5 10.7-14.6 585 22.5 19.7-25.5
AGE
18-24 136 62 48.8 35.4-62.5 9 6.6 2.6-15.9 65 44.5 31.9-57.9
25-34 394 207 47.9 39.0-57.0 36 7.1 4.3-11.4 151 45.0 36.3-53.9
35-44 556 360 62.5 54.9-69.5 62 9.8 6.5-14.6 134 27.7 21.0-35.6
45-54 721 506 70.8 65.4-75.8 79 11.8 8.5-16.2 136 17.3 13.5-22.0
55-64 740 551 69.5 63.8-74.7 96 18.0 13.6-23.3 93 12.5 9.2-16.7
65+ 1,085 821 76.3 71.4-80.5 195 18.5 14.5-23.2 69 5.3 3.6- 7.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 503 328 48.2 40.0-56.5 51 9.9 5.7-16.6 124 41.9 33.4-50.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,167 797 64.7 59.0-70.0 144 10.3 7.5-14.0 226 25.0 20.3-30.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,020 687 62.1 55.6-68.2 144 11.6 8.8-15.0 189 26.4 20.7-33.0
College Graduate 965 709 70.6 65.5-75.2 145 15.9 12.4-20.2 111 13.5 10.1-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 467 312 60.4 50.3-69.6 51 8.0 4.9-13.0 104 31.6 23.1-41.6
$15,000- 24,999 627 399 49.7 42.0-57.4 88 12.9 9.4-17.4 140 37.4 29.3-46.3
$25,000- 34,999 373 239 56.5 46.4-66.0 56 12.0 8.0-17.6 78 31.6 22.9-41.7
$35,000- 49,999 489 352 71.0 62.2-78.5 65 11.8 7.5-18.0 72 17.2 11.1-25.7
$50,000-74,999 491 351 70.3 63.2-76.5 62 10.9 7.3-15.9 78 18.8 13.6-25.6
$75,000+ 683 505 71.4 64.7-77.3 93 13.6 9.4-19.3 85 15.0 10.8-20.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,367 964 66.2 61.1-71.0 225 16.7 13.1-21.1 178 17.0 13.5-21.3
No 2,055 1,409 61.5 57.2-65.7 238 10.3 8.4-12.6 408 28.2 24.2-32.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 583 376 56.8 49.0-64.3 90 16.6 11.1-24.1 117 26.6 19.8-34.8
Non-Veteran 2,766 1,917 64.0 60.3-67.6 373 11.4 9.7-13.4 476 24.6 21.3-28.2

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^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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