BRFSS 2002 - Mecklenburg County: (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 Mecklenburg County

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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
Mecklenburg County	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	. - .
GENDER
Male	144	5	2.3	0.9- 5.5	124	87.6	80.3-92.5	13	8.6	4.6-15.7	2	1.5	0.4- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .
Female	239	13	5.4	3.0- 9.7	196	82.3	76.3-87.0	28	11.6	7.9-16.8	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7	0	0.0	. - .
RACE
White	226	3	1.6	0.5- 5.4	191	86.2	80.4-90.5	32	12.2	8.3-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Other	154	15	6.7	3.9-11.3	126	83.4	75.5-89.1	9	7.4	3.4-15.1	4	2.5	0.9- 7.2	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-44	214	12	4.1	2.2- 7.5	176	85.2	78.8-89.9	24	9.9	6.1-15.7	2	0.9	0.2- 4.2	0	0.0	. - .
45+	165	5	2.9	1.2- 6.9	141	85.0	77.8-90.1	17	10.6	6.3-17.3	2	1.5	0.4- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	109	9	6.6	3.2-13.2	90	83.7	73.7-90.4	9	8.7	3.9-18.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	0	0.0	. - .
Some College +	273	8	2.2	1.1- 4.5	230	85.9	80.7-89.8	32	10.7	7.3-15.5	3	1.2	0.3- 4.1	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	162	12	5.5	3.0- 9.9	136	87.9	81.8-92.2	12	5.3	2.8- 9.6	2	1.3	0.3- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000+	136	0	0.0	. - .	114	84.7	76.8-90.2	21	14.8	9.4-22.6	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	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
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	. - .
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

Mecklenburg County

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

. - .

GENDER

Male

144

2.3

0.9- 5.5

124

87.6

80.3-92.5

8.6

4.6-15.7

1.5

0.4- 5.9

0.0

. - .

Female

239

5.4

3.0- 9.7

196

82.3

76.3-87.0

11.6

7.9-16.8

0.7

0.2- 2.7

0.0

. - .

RACE

White

226

1.6

0.5- 5.4

191

86.2

80.4-90.5

12.2

8.3-17.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Other

154

6.7

3.9-11.3

126

83.4

75.5-89.1

7.4

3.4-15.1

2.5

0.9- 7.2

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-44

214

4.1

2.2- 7.5

176

85.2

78.8-89.9

9.9

6.1-15.7

0.9

0.2- 4.2

0.0

. - .

45+

165

2.9

1.2- 6.9

141

85.0

77.8-90.1

10.6

6.3-17.3

1.5

0.4- 6.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

109

6.6

3.2-13.2

83.7

73.7-90.4

8.7

3.9-18.3

0.9

0.1- 6.4

0.0

. - .

Some College +

273

2.2

1.1- 4.5

230

85.9

80.7-89.8

10.7

7.3-15.5

1.2

0.3- 4.1

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

162

5.5

3.0- 9.9

136

87.9

81.8-92.2

5.3

2.8- 9.6

1.3

0.3- 6.2

0.0

. - .

$50,000+

136

0.0

. - .

114

84.7

76.8-90.2

14.8

9.4-22.6

0.5

0.1- 3.8

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

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

. - .

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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