BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Health Care Coverage and Utilization

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,964	664	11.5	10.2-12.8	5,300	88.5	87.2-89.8
GENDER
Male	2,285	194	9.0	7.3-11.1	2,091	91.0	88.9-92.7
Female	3,679	470	13.7	12.0-15.4	3,209	86.3	84.6-88.0
RACE
White	4,537	453	9.9	8.6-11.3	4,084	90.1	88.7-91.4
African American	1,085	149	14.3	11.5-17.7	936	85.7	82.3-88.5
Other Minorities	256	44	20.1	12.4-31.0	212	79.9	69.0-87.6
HISPANIC
Yes	168	21	20.5	10.3-36.6	147	79.5	63.4-89.7
No	5,782	641	11.1	10.0-12.4	5,141	88.9	87.6-90.0
AGE
18-24	529	78	16.7	12.1-22.6	451	83.3	77.4-87.9
25-34	1,114	144	12.5	9.7-16.0	970	87.5	84.0-90.3
35-44	1,240	170	11.5	9.3-14.1	1,070	88.5	85.9-90.7
45-54	1,103	121	12.5	9.6-16.1	982	87.5	83.9-90.4
55-64	790	70	9.8	7.2-13.2	720	90.2	86.8-92.8
65+	1,138	72	6.3	4.7- 8.5	1,066	93.7	91.5-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	787	144	21.8	17.3-27.2	643	78.2	72.8-82.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,771	223	11.9	9.8-14.3	1,548	88.1	85.7-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,544	185	11.4	9.3-13.9	1,359	88.6	86.1-90.7
College Graduate	1,843	109	5.0	3.9- 6.5	1,734	95.0	93.5-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	562	144	24.5	19.5-30.2	418	75.5	69.8-80.5
$15,000- 24,999	976	192	17.8	14.5-21.7	784	82.2	78.3-85.5
$25,000- 34,999	859	112	14.8	11.5-18.7	747	85.2	81.3-88.5
$35,000- 49,999	942	72	7.5	5.2-10.7	870	92.5	89.3-94.8
$50,000+	1,556	34	2.4	1.4- 3.9	1,522	97.6	96.1-98.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	406	53	13.6	10.0-18.3	353	86.4	81.7-90.0
Cumberland	417	35	12.4	5.0-27.7	382	87.6	72.3-95.0
Durham	386	36	9.8	6.6-14.1	350	90.2	85.9-93.4
Forsyth	446	42	8.3	5.9-11.6	404	91.7	88.4-94.1
Gaston	444	73	17.5	13.7-22.1	371	82.5	77.9-86.3
Guilford	395	30	7.6	5.0-11.5	365	92.4	88.5-95.0
Mecklenburg	418	34	8.6	6.0-12.3	384	91.4	87.7-94.0
New Hanover	391	43	12.4	8.8-17.1	348	87.6	82.9-91.2
Onslow	419	46	8.3	6.0-11.4	373	91.7	88.6-94.0
Wake	408	34	6.9	4.7-10.1	374	93.1	89.9-95.3
Western NC	597	69	11.9	9.3-15.1	528	88.1	84.9-90.7
Piedmont NC	645	72	9.9	7.5-12.9	573	90.1	87.1-92.5
Eastern NC	592	97	16.3	13.1-20.1	495	83.7	79.9-86.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,964

664

11.5

10.2-12.8

5,300

88.5

87.2-89.8

GENDER

Male

2,285

194

9.0

7.3-11.1

2,091

91.0

88.9-92.7

Female

3,679

470

13.7

12.0-15.4

3,209

86.3

84.6-88.0

RACE

White

4,537

453

9.9

8.6-11.3

4,084

90.1

88.7-91.4

African American

1,085

149

14.3

11.5-17.7

936

85.7

82.3-88.5

Other Minorities

256

20.1

12.4-31.0

212

79.9

69.0-87.6

HISPANIC

Yes

168

20.5

10.3-36.6

147

79.5

63.4-89.7

5,782

641

11.1

10.0-12.4

5,141

88.9

87.6-90.0

AGE

18-24

529

16.7

12.1-22.6

451

83.3

77.4-87.9

25-34

1,114

144

12.5

9.7-16.0

970

87.5

84.0-90.3

35-44

1,240

170

11.5

9.3-14.1

1,070

88.5

85.9-90.7

45-54

1,103

121

12.5

9.6-16.1

982

87.5

83.9-90.4

55-64

790

9.8

7.2-13.2

720

90.2

86.8-92.8

65+

1,138

6.3

4.7- 8.5

1,066

93.7

91.5-95.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

787

144

21.8

17.3-27.2

643

78.2

72.8-82.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,771

223

11.9

9.8-14.3

1,548

88.1

85.7-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,544

185

11.4

9.3-13.9

1,359

88.6

86.1-90.7

College Graduate

1,843

109

5.0

3.9- 6.5

1,734

95.0

93.5-96.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

562

144

24.5

19.5-30.2

418

75.5

69.8-80.5

$15,000- 24,999

976

192

17.8

14.5-21.7

784

82.2

78.3-85.5

$25,000- 34,999

859

112

14.8

11.5-18.7

747

85.2

81.3-88.5

$35,000- 49,999

942

7.5

5.2-10.7

870

92.5

89.3-94.8

$50,000+

1,556

2.4

1.4- 3.9

1,522

97.6

96.1-98.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

406

13.6

10.0-18.3

353

86.4

81.7-90.0

Cumberland

417

12.4

5.0-27.7

382

87.6

72.3-95.0

Durham

386

9.8

6.6-14.1

350

90.2

85.9-93.4

Forsyth

446

8.3

5.9-11.6

404

91.7

88.4-94.1

Gaston

444

17.5

13.7-22.1

371

82.5

77.9-86.3

Guilford

395

7.6

5.0-11.5

365

92.4

88.5-95.0

Mecklenburg

418

8.6

6.0-12.3

384

91.4

87.7-94.0

New Hanover

391

12.4

8.8-17.1

348

87.6

82.9-91.2

Onslow

419

8.3

6.0-11.4

373

91.7

88.6-94.0

Wake

408

6.9

4.7-10.1

374

93.1

89.9-95.3

Western NC

597

11.9

9.3-15.1

528

88.1

84.9-90.7

Piedmont NC

645

9.9

7.5-12.9

573

90.1

87.1-92.5

Eastern NC

592

16.3

13.1-20.1

495

83.7

79.9-86.9

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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