BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Routine Checkup--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	Within the past year	Within past 2 years	Within past 5 years	5 or more years ago	Never
TOTAL	991	811	82.2	78.2-85.7	102	10.5	7.7-14.2	42	4.3	2.7- 6.7	33	2.7	1.7- 4.4	3	0.2	0.1- 0.9
GENDER
Male	357	267	77.0	70.4-82.4	43	11.1	7.5-16.1	26	7.5	4.2-12.8	21	4.5	2.5- 8.0	0	0.0	. - .
Female	634	544	86.2	80.7-90.4	59	10.0	6.2-15.7	16	1.9	1.0- 3.6	12	1.4	0.7- 3.1	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5
AGE
18-24	82	62	79.4	61.0-90.5	11	14.5	5.0-35.3	5	3.4	1.0-10.5	4	2.7	0.8- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	183	142	77.9	67.7-85.7	21	12.5	7.1-20.8	15	7.9	3.3-18.0	4	1.1	0.3- 4.0	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
35-44	228	178	83.3	76.1-88.7	28	7.0	4.3-11.2	9	4.9	2.1-10.9	13	4.7	2.0-10.8	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	209	169	80.2	71.4-86.8	24	12.7	7.4-20.8	10	3.6	1.4- 8.7	5	3.4	1.2- 9.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9
55-64	120	106	89.5	79.6-94.9	8	5.9	2.0-16.2	2	1.8	0.4- 6.8	4	2.9	0.9- 8.8	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	92	82	84.2	70.2-92.4	8	11.5	4.8-25.1	1	2.6	0.4-16.2	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	0	0.0	. - .
75+	63	59	97.0	87.3-99.4	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9	1	2.3	0.3-14.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	189	148	76.2	65.6-84.3	26	16.5	9.5-26.9	8	5.0	2.0-11.6	6	1.8	0.7- 4.7	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	333	277	84.0	75.6-89.8	29	8.5	3.9-17.6	10	1.7	0.8- 3.7	16	5.5	3.0-10.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
Some Post-H.S.	269	214	82.0	74.4-87.8	31	9.3	6.0-14.3	16	7.8	3.7-15.7	7	0.7	0.3- 1.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
College Graduate	194	166	85.2	77.4-90.6	16	10.4	5.8-17.9	8	3.2	1.4- 7.4	4	1.3	0.3- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	107	80.3	69.1-88.1	20	12.5	6.2-23.5	7	2.6	0.9- 7.1	8	4.6	1.7-11.6	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	222	181	81.9	73.7-87.9	24	12.4	7.5-19.8	7	2.1	0.9- 4.8	10	3.7	1.4- 9.4	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	151	121	76.9	59.9-88.2	18	13.7	4.9-32.6	7	5.7	1.3-21.2	5	3.7	1.2-11.2	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	119	102	88.0	79.2-93.4	10	6.1	2.6-13.8	6	4.8	1.9-11.3	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	61	52	82.8	64.0-92.9	4	7.7	2.1-24.3	3	8.9	2.3-28.2	2	0.6	0.2- 2.6	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	57	49	84.8	69.4-93.2	5	8.3	3.0-20.7	3	6.9	1.9-22.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	24	21	90.7	73.6-97.2	2	5.5	1.3-20.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.8	0.5-22.7	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	92	78	87.6	78.5-93.2	10	9.6	4.7-18.5	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	3	2.1	0.6- 7.0	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	109	82	72.8	60.8-82.2	16	16.2	9.0-27.4	6	5.0	2.0-12.1	5	6.0	2.3-14.8	0	0.0	. - .
Henderson/Transylvania	12	10	88.9	56.6-98.0	2	11.1	2.0-43.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Mecklenburg	128	109	84.0	75.5-89.9	10	7.9	4.1-14.7	6	5.8	2.5-12.7	2	1.5	0.3- 6.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2
Orange	40	31	73.9	54.5-87.0	5	13.6	5.0-31.9	3	10.2	3.0-29.4	1	2.3	0.3-14.7	0	0.0	. - .
Pitt	105	85	74.6	65.5-82.0	11	14.2	10.0-19.6	3	3.8	1.1-11.8	6	7.4	3.1-16.6	0	0.0	. - .
Randolph	17	14	65.9	32.2-88.7	2	30.6	8.9-66.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.5	0.5-22.0	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	84	62	64.0	45.5-79.1	9	18.3	6.0-44.2	7	7.8	3.4-16.8	5	8.6	3.1-21.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5
Wake	69	56	84.9	73.3-92.0	6	9.7	4.1-21.2	5	4.6	1.8-11.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5	0	0.0	. - .
Western NC	23	19	77.8	49.7-92.6	4	22.2	7.4-50.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Piedmont NC	107	90	80.6	66.5-89.7	11	15.1	6.8-30.2	3	2.5	0.7- 8.4	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
Eastern NC	181	154	85.0	77.6-90.3	14	6.5	3.6-11.4	8	5.1	2.1-12.0	5	3.4	1.4- 8.2	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.#

Within the past year

Within past 2 years

Within past 5 years

5 or more years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

991

811

82.2

78.2-85.7

102

10.5

7.7-14.2

4.3

2.7- 6.7

2.7

1.7- 4.4

0.2

0.1- 0.9

GENDER

Male

357

267

77.0

70.4-82.4

11.1

7.5-16.1

7.5

4.2-12.8

4.5

2.5- 8.0

0.0

. - .

Female

634

544

86.2

80.7-90.4

10.0

6.2-15.7

1.9

1.0- 3.6

1.4

0.7- 3.1

0.4

0.1- 1.5

AGE

18-24

79.4

61.0-90.5

14.5

5.0-35.3

3.4

1.0-10.5

2.7

0.8- 9.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

183

142

77.9

67.7-85.7

12.5

7.1-20.8

7.9

3.3-18.0

1.1

0.3- 4.0

0.6

0.1- 4.2

35-44

228

178

83.3

76.1-88.7

7.0

4.3-11.2

4.9

2.1-10.9

4.7

2.0-10.8

0.0

. - .

45-54

209

169

80.2

71.4-86.8

12.7

7.4-20.8

3.6

1.4- 8.7

3.4

1.2- 9.1

0.1

0.0- 0.9

55-64

120

106

89.5

79.6-94.9

5.9

2.0-16.2

1.8

0.4- 6.8

2.9

0.9- 8.8

0.0

. - .

65-74

84.2

70.2-92.4

11.5

4.8-25.1

2.6

0.4-16.2

1.6

0.2-10.8

0.0

. - .

75+

97.0

87.3-99.4

0.3

0.0- 1.8

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 1.9

2.3

0.3-14.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

189

148

76.2

65.6-84.3

16.5

9.5-26.9

5.0

2.0-11.6

1.8

0.7- 4.7

0.5

0.1- 3.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

333

277

84.0

75.6-89.8

8.5

3.9-17.6

1.7

0.8- 3.7

5.5

3.0-10.0

0.3

0.0- 2.4

Some Post-H.S.

269

214

82.0

74.4-87.8

9.3

6.0-14.3

7.8

3.7-15.7

0.7

0.3- 1.8

0.1

0.0- 0.6

College Graduate

194

166

85.2

77.4-90.6

10.4

5.8-17.9

3.2

1.4- 7.4

1.3

0.3- 5.3

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

107

80.3

69.1-88.1

12.5

6.2-23.5

2.6

0.9- 7.1

4.6

1.7-11.6

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

222

181

81.9

73.7-87.9

12.4

7.5-19.8

2.1

0.9- 4.8

3.7

1.4- 9.4

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

151

121

76.9

59.9-88.2

13.7

4.9-32.6

5.7

1.3-21.2

3.7

1.2-11.2

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

119

102

88.0

79.2-93.4

6.1

2.6-13.8

4.8

1.9-11.3

1.1

0.1- 7.2

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

82.8

64.0-92.9

7.7

2.1-24.3

8.9

2.3-28.2

0.6

0.2- 2.6

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

84.8

69.4-93.2

8.3

3.0-20.7

6.9

1.9-22.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

90.7

73.6-97.2

5.5

1.3-20.8

0.0

. - .

3.8

0.5-22.7

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

87.6

78.5-93.2

9.6

4.7-18.5

0.7

0.1- 4.8

2.1

0.6- 7.0

0.0

. - .

Guilford

109

72.8

60.8-82.2

16.2

9.0-27.4

5.0

2.0-12.1

6.0

2.3-14.8

0.0

. - .

Henderson/Transylvania

88.9

56.6-98.0

11.1

2.0-43.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Mecklenburg

128

109

84.0

75.5-89.9

7.9

4.1-14.7

5.8

2.5-12.7

1.5

0.3- 6.7

0.9

0.1- 6.2

Orange

73.9

54.5-87.0

13.6

5.0-31.9

10.2

3.0-29.4

2.3

0.3-14.7

0.0

. - .

Pitt

105

74.6

65.5-82.0

14.2

10.0-19.6

3.8

1.1-11.8

7.4

3.1-16.6

0.0

. - .

Randolph

65.9

32.2-88.7

30.6

8.9-66.7

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.5-22.0

0.0

. - .

Robeson

64.0

45.5-79.1

18.3

6.0-44.2

7.8

3.4-16.8

8.6

3.1-21.9

1.3

0.2- 8.5

Wake

84.9

73.3-92.0

9.7

4.1-21.2

4.6

1.8-11.4

0.8

0.2- 3.5

0.0

. - .

Western NC

77.8

49.7-92.6

22.2

7.4-50.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Piedmont NC

107

80.6

66.5-89.7

15.1

6.8-30.2

2.5

0.7- 8.4

1.3

0.3- 5.2

0.4

0.1- 3.1

Eastern NC

181

154

85.0

77.6-90.3

6.5

3.6-11.4

5.1

2.1-12.0

3.4

1.4- 8.2

0.0

. - .

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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, 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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