2012 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,331 3,539 78.6 76.9-80.2 792 21.4 19.8-23.1
-Eastern NC 1,373 1,105 78.7 75.8-81.3 268 21.3 18.7-24.2
GENDER
Male 592 473 77.3 72.8-81.2 119 22.7 18.8-27.2
Female 781 632 80.3 76.6-83.5 149 19.7 16.5-23.4
RACE
White 812 697 83.9 80.4-86.8 115 16.1 13.2-19.6
African American 321 253 78.2 71.6-83.6 68 21.8 16.4-28.4
Other minorities 233 151 53.6 44.7-62.4 82 46.4 37.6-55.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 116 49 35.9 26.2-46.9 67 64.1 53.1-73.8
Non-Hispanic 1,257 1,056 82.9 80.0-85.5 201 17.1 14.5-20.0
AGE
18-34 386 290 74.4 69.0-79.2 96 25.6 20.8-31.0
35-54 686 557 80.0 75.8-83.6 129 20.0 16.4-24.2
55-64 301 258 86.2 81.1-90.2 43 13.8 9.8-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 371 261 72.2 66.5-77.2 110 27.8 22.8-33.5
Some Post-H.S. 397 317 81.4 76.5-85.5 80 18.6 14.5-23.5
College Graduate 514 489 95.5 92.8-97.2 25 4.5 2.8- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 183 101 51.3 41.9-60.6 82 48.7 39.4-58.1
$25,000- 34,999 181 137 72.5 63.3-80.1 44 27.5 19.9-36.7
$35,000- 49,999 219 191 89.2 83.1-93.3 28 10.8 6.7-16.9
$50,000+ 577 552 94.6 91.8-96.5 25 5.4 3.5- 8.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 163 126 75.3 66.3-82.6 37 24.7 17.4-33.7
No 1,199 972 79.2 76.0-82.0 227 20.8 18.0-24.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 194 180 92.3 86.8-95.6 14 7.7 4.4-13.2
Non-Veteran 1,179 925 76.1 72.8-79.1 254 23.9 20.9-27.2

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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

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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