BRFSS 2002 - Henderson/Transylvania Counties: (Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

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Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?*

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	Total Respond.#	Worse than other races	Same as other races	Better than other races	Worse than some, better than others	Encountered people of same race
North Carolina	5,587	142	2.6	2.1- 3.3	4,862	89.4	88.1-90.5	532	7.1	6.2- 8.2	42	0.7	0.4- 1.1	9	0.2	0.1- 0.4
Henderson/ Transylvania	381	8	2.4	1.1- 4.9	328	87.6	83.4-90.8	43	9.7	6.9-13.3	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	0	0.0	. - .
GENDER
Male	160	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5	141	89.6	83.7-93.6	17	9.3	5.6-15.0	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	0	0.0	. - .
Female	221	7	4.1	1.9- 8.9	187	85.5	79.1-90.1	26	10.0	6.4-15.3	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	349	5	1.6	0.7- 3.9	300	87.3	83.1-90.6	42	10.7	7.7-14.6	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	0	0.0	. - .
Other	29	3	7.4	2.0-23.7	25	88.8	70.0-96.4	1	3.9	0.5-23.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-44	149	4	2.7	1.0- 7.4	130	89.2	82.6-93.5	14	7.7	4.2-13.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	0	0.0	. - .
45+	230	4	2.1	0.7- 5.9	196	85.9	80.2-90.2	29	11.6	7.8-16.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	148	3	2.8	0.9- 8.4	131	88.0	80.4-92.9	12	8.3	4.4-15.2	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	0	0.0	. - .
Some College +	232	5	2.1	0.8- 5.3	196	87.2	82.2-90.9	31	10.7	7.4-15.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	207	6	3.3	1.4- 7.6	184	91.0	85.8-94.5	17	5.6	3.2- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000+	87	0	0.0	. - .	71	83.7	74.0-90.2	15	15.5	9.1-25.1	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	342	6	1.2	0.5- 2.8	290	87.0	82.8-90.3	45	11.4	8.3-15.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	389	7	1.5	0.6- 3.4	341	88.6	84.7-91.6	38	9.1	6.4-12.6	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2
Guilford	346	11	4.0	1.9- 8.2	286	82.5	77.2-86.8	42	11.7	8.4-16.1	6	1.1	0.5- 2.6	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
Mecklenburg	383	18	3.8	2.3- 6.2	320	85.1	80.4-88.8	41	10.1	7.0-14.3	4	1.1	0.4- 3.1	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	370	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	287	79.4	73.7-84.1	80	19.9	15.2-25.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	0	0.0	. - .
Pitt	350	5	1.2	0.5- 3.0	311	88.9	84.1-92.3	31	8.1	5.4-12.1	3	1.8	0.5- 6.4	0	0.0	. - .
Randolph	351	9	2.0	0.9- 4.4	312	90.6	86.7-93.4	27	6.8	4.4-10.4	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	362	13	3.3	1.8- 6.3	326	90.9	87.0-93.7	17	3.8	2.2- 6.6	5	1.6	0.7- 3.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
Wake	359	11	2.0	1.0- 3.8	318	92.0	88.9-94.3	28	5.7	3.8- 8.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3	0	0.0	. - .
Western NC	531	13	2.7	1.5- 4.8	479	91.2	88.3-93.5	32	5.0	3.4- 7.3	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2	3	0.3	0.1- 1.1
Piedmont NC	735	17	2.1	1.2- 3.7	647	90.2	87.3-92.4	63	6.4	4.6- 8.7	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1
Eastern NC	688	22	3.3	2.0- 5.3	617	90.2	86.9-92.7	45	6.2	4.2- 9.1	2	0.1	0.0- 0.4	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1

Total
Respond.#

Worse than other races

Same as other races

Better than other races

Worse than some, better than others

Encountered people of same race

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,587

142

2.6

2.1- 3.3

4,862

89.4

88.1-90.5

532

7.1

6.2- 8.2

0.7

0.4- 1.1

0.2

0.1- 0.4

Henderson/ Transylvania

381

2.4

1.1- 4.9

328

87.6

83.4-90.8

9.7

6.9-13.3

0.4

0.1- 1.6

0.0

. - .

GENDER

Male

160

0.7

0.1- 4.5

141

89.6

83.7-93.6

9.3

5.6-15.0

0.4

0.1- 2.8

0.0

. - .

Female

221

4.1

1.9- 8.9

187

85.5

79.1-90.1

10.0

6.4-15.3

0.4

0.1- 2.8

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

349

1.6

0.7- 3.9

300

87.3

83.1-90.6

10.7

7.7-14.6

0.5

0.1- 1.9

0.0

. - .

Other

7.4

2.0-23.7

88.8

70.0-96.4

3.9

0.5-23.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-44

149

2.7

1.0- 7.4

130

89.2

82.6-93.5

7.7

4.2-13.5

0.4

0.1- 2.9

0.0

. - .

45+

230

2.1

0.7- 5.9

196

85.9

80.2-90.2

11.6

7.8-16.8

0.4

0.1- 2.7

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

148

2.8

0.9- 8.4

131

88.0

80.4-92.9

8.3

4.4-15.2

0.9

0.2- 3.7

0.0

. - .

Some College +

232

2.1

0.8- 5.3

196

87.2

82.2-90.9

10.7

7.4-15.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

207

3.3

1.4- 7.6

184

91.0

85.8-94.5

5.6

3.2- 9.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$50,000+

0.0

. - .

83.7

74.0-90.2

15.5

9.1-25.1

0.9

0.1- 5.9

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

342

1.2

0.5- 2.8

290

87.0

82.8-90.3

11.4

8.3-15.6

0.3

0.0- 2.1

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

389

1.5

0.6- 3.4

341

88.6

84.7-91.6

9.1

6.4-12.6

0.7

0.2- 3.1

0.2

0.0- 1.2

Guilford

346

4.0

1.9- 8.2

286

82.5

77.2-86.8

11.7

8.4-16.1

1.1

0.5- 2.6

0.6

0.1- 4.3

Mecklenburg

383

3.8

2.3- 6.2

320

85.1

80.4-88.8

10.1

7.0-14.3

1.1

0.4- 3.1

0.0

. - .

Orange

370

0.5

0.1- 2.1

287

79.4

73.7-84.1

19.9

15.2-25.5

0.2

0.0- 1.6

0.0

. - .

Pitt

350

1.2

0.5- 3.0

311

88.9

84.1-92.3

8.1

5.4-12.1

1.8

0.5- 6.4

0.0

. - .

Randolph

351

2.0

0.9- 4.4

312

90.6

86.7-93.4

6.8

4.4-10.4

0.6

0.2- 2.0

0.0

. - .

Robeson

362

3.3

1.8- 6.3

326

90.9

87.0-93.7

3.8

2.2- 6.6

1.6

0.7- 3.9

0.3

0.0- 2.1

Wake

359

2.0

1.0- 3.8

318

92.0

88.9-94.3

5.7

3.8- 8.5

0.3

0.1- 1.3

0.0

. - .

Western NC

531

2.7

1.5- 4.8

479

91.2

88.3-93.5

5.0

3.4- 7.3

0.8

0.3- 2.2

0.3

0.1- 1.1

Piedmont NC

735

2.1

1.2- 3.7

647

90.2

87.3-92.4

6.4

4.6- 8.7

1.2

0.5- 2.8

0.2

0.0- 1.1

Eastern NC

688

3.3

2.0- 5.3

617

90.2

86.9-92.7

6.2

4.2- 9.1

0.1

0.0- 0.4

0.3

0.1- 1.1

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*Respondents, who reported not using health care, were excluded.

#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, 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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