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2009 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 4,952 4,361 84.0 81.7-86.1 591 16.0 13.9-18.3
-Eastern NC 1,411 1,208 80.9 75.7-85.3 203 19.1 14.7-24.3
GENDER
Male 556 470 76.2 67.3-83.3 86 23.8 16.7-32.7
Female 855 738 86.4 82.3-89.7 117 13.6 10.3-17.7
RACE
White 909 817 87.9 83.4-91.4 92 12.1 8.6-16.6
African American 333 269 77.9 68.3-85.3 64 22.1 14.7-31.7
Other Minorities 165 118 53.0 34.2-70.9 47 47.0 29.1-65.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 82 55 41.8 22.3-64.1 27 58.2 35.9-77.7
Non-Hispanic 1,327 1,151 84.7 80.8-88.0 176 15.3 12.0-19.2
AGE
18-24 60 40 75.1 59.9-86.0 20 24.9 14.0-40.1
25-34 251 197 66.0 51.9-77.7 54 34.0 22.3-48.1
35-44 371 326 84.8 76.5-90.6 45 15.2 9.4-23.5
45-54 429 377 90.3 85.8-93.5 52 9.7 6.5-14.2
55-64 300 268 92.3 87.2-95.5 32 7.7 4.5-12.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 43 41.7 25.4-60.1 40 58.3 39.9-74.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 305 72.4 59.9-82.2 94 27.6 17.8-40.1
Some Post-H.S. 432 381 85.7 78.0-91.0 51 14.3 9.0-22.0
College Graduate 495 478 96.4 93.1-98.1 17 3.6 1.9- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 23 23.1 10.3-44.0 46 76.9 56.0-89.7
$15,000- 24,999 189 112 46.3 33.7-59.4 77 53.7 40.6-66.3
$25,000- 34,999 156 127 84.3 74.3-90.9 29 15.7 9.1-25.7
$35,000- 49,999 227 206 91.9 86.7-95.2 21 8.1 4.8-13.3
$50,000-74,999 262 254 97.7 94.0-99.1 8 2.3 0.9- 6.0
$75,000+ 406 396 96.9 92.9-98.7 10 3.1 1.3- 7.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 274 220 76.7 66.4-84.6 54 23.3 15.4-33.6
No 1,018 887 82.4 75.6-87.6 131 17.6 12.4-24.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 230 222 97.1 92.6-98.9 8 2.9 1.1- 7.4
Non-Veteran 1,076 891 77.4 71.0-82.7 185 22.6 17.3-29.0

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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 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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