2012 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Health Insurance Coverage (Under Age 65)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 8,064 6,225 74.6 73.3-75.8 1,839 25.4 24.2-26.7
-Eastern NC 2,621 1,996 73.8 71.6-75.9 625 26.2 24.1-28.4
GENDER
Male 1,065 801 73.7 70.3-76.9 264 26.3 23.1-29.7
Female 1,556 1,195 73.9 71.0-76.6 361 26.1 23.4-29.0
RACE
White 1,511 1,230 78.8 76.1-81.3 281 21.2 18.7-23.9
African American 638 466 71.5 66.7-75.8 172 28.5 24.2-33.3
Other minorities 453 288 54.2 47.2-61.1 165 45.8 38.9-52.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 189 80 32.5 25.2-40.6 109 67.5 59.4-74.8
Non-Hispanic 2,430 1,914 77.4 75.1-79.5 516 22.6 20.5-24.9
AGE
18-34 627 441 69.3 64.9-73.4 186 30.7 26.6-35.1
35-54 1,168 867 72.9 69.5-76.0 301 27.1 24.0-30.5
55-64 826 688 83.6 80.2-86.5 138 16.4 13.5-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 280 146 48.6 41.2-56.0 134 51.4 44.0-58.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 775 521 67.0 62.8-71.0 254 33.0 29.0-37.2
Some Post-H.S. 769 598 79.5 75.8-82.7 171 20.5 17.3-24.2
College Graduate 795 731 91.8 89.2-93.8 64 8.2 6.2-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 362 184 46.7 40.0-53.7 178 53.3 46.3-60.0
$15,000- 24,999 436 251 52.4 46.3-58.5 185 47.6 41.5-53.7
$25,000- 34,999 293 221 71.2 64.0-77.5 72 28.8 22.5-36.0
$35,000- 49,999 348 298 85.9 80.7-89.9 50 14.1 10.1-19.3
$50,000+ 845 797 93.0 90.5-95.0 48 7.0 5.0- 9.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 660 504 73.4 68.6-77.7 156 26.6 22.3-31.4
No 1,930 1,474 74.2 71.6-76.6 456 25.8 23.4-28.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 292 86.7 81.8-90.5 46 13.3 9.5-18.2
Non-Veteran 2,283 1,704 71.8 69.3-74.1 579 28.2 25.9-30.7

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*Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 included

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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