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● Most of the respondents (73.5%) own their own home, which is less than the overall report. The average
number of adults in the home was 1.8 while the average number of children was 0.7. The majority of
respondents did not have any children in their home (66.0%), while 13.9% had children between the ages of
5 and 11 in the home and 12.9% had children between the ages of 12 and 18 in the home. This reflects that
the children in the home of Newport News respondents are younger than the overall report.
● Most of the survey population reported having insurance, with 48.5% reporting private insurance, 31.6%
Medicare, 9.3% Military (Tricare / VA Benefits). The remaining responses included Medicaid (8.4%) and
uninsured / self pay (2.3%). No respondents had insurance from the Indian Health Services.
● Most respondents were White (69.3%); other respondents self-reported as Black (22.4%) or Multi-racial
(3.9%). 2.2% were Asian / Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander and 0.9% were American Indian / Alaska
Native with an additional (1.2%) accounting for some other race. The Newport News respondents were more
diverse than the overall report.
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