BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed medical care, but could not get it?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access--FEMALE Respondents Only

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed medical care, but could not get it?

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,131	411	10.8	9.3-12.4	3,720	89.2	87.6-90.7
RACE
White	3,140	271	9.8	8.2-11.6	2,869	90.2	88.4-91.8
African American	687	85	12.8	9.4-17.1	602	87.2	82.9-90.6
Asian	42	4	7.3	1.7-26.9	38	92.7	73.1-98.3
Native American	113	24	28.6	15.5-46.7	89	71.4	53.3-84.5
Other Minorities	120	22	13.0	7.5-21.6	98	87.0	78.4-92.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	142	26	21.5	12.9-33.5	116	78.5	66.5-87.1
-English Speaking	70	9	15.6	7.2-30.6	61	84.4	69.4-92.8
-Spanish Speaking	72	17	24.9	13.1-42.1	55	75.1	57.9-86.9
Non-Hispanic	3,982	385	10.2	8.8-11.8	3,597	89.8	88.2-91.2
AGE
18-24	298	41	13.4	8.7-20.0	257	86.6	80.0-91.3
25-34	691	70	13.4	9.8-18.0	621	86.6	82.0-90.2
35-44	756	84	10.2	7.2-14.3	672	89.8	85.7-92.8
45-54	798	97	12.8	9.7-16.8	701	87.2	83.2-90.3
55-64	602	59	7.6	5.2-10.9	543	92.4	89.1-94.8
65-74	504	33	8.1	5.0-12.8	471	91.9	87.2-95.0
75+	439	23	6.3	3.5-11.3	416	93.7	88.7-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	640	105	16.9	12.9-21.9	535	83.1	78.1-87.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,207	139	12.3	9.7-15.6	1,068	87.7	84.4-90.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,041	103	10.4	7.8-13.8	938	89.6	86.2-92.2
College Graduate	1,229	64	4.9	3.3- 7.1	1,165	95.1	92.9-96.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	470	101	26.1	19.8-33.5	369	73.9	66.5-80.2
$15,000- 24,999	692	114	16.1	12.3-20.8	578	83.9	79.2-87.7
$25,000- 34,999	491	47	9.3	6.3-13.7	444	90.7	86.3-93.7
$35,000- 49,999	500	33	6.5	4.1-10.3	467	93.5	89.7-95.9
$50,000-74,999	453	19	5.1	2.3-10.9	434	94.9	89.1-97.7
$75,000+	447	14	1.7	0.8- 3.3	433	98.3	96.7-99.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	254	26	9.2	6.0-13.8	228	90.8	86.2-94.0
Forsyth	286	28	10.9	7.0-16.6	258	89.1	83.4-93.0
Guilford	271	19	7.1	4.4-11.5	252	92.9	88.5-95.6
Henderson/Transylvania	285	28	10.1	6.6-15.2	257	89.9	84.8-93.4
Mecklenburg	287	29	10.6	6.9-16.0	258	89.4	84.0-93.1
Orange	257	15	5.4	3.0- 9.8	242	94.6	90.2-97.0
Pitt	261	30	13.0	8.4-19.7	231	87.0	80.3-91.6
Randolph	258	30	10.7	7.0-15.8	228	89.3	84.2-93.0
Robeson	266	35	12.0	8.3-17.1	231	88.0	82.9-91.7
Wake	248	15	8.5	4.7-15.0	233	91.5	85.0-95.3
Western NC	377	42	9.8	7.0-13.5	335	90.2	86.5-93.0
Piedmont NC	566	51	10.1	7.3-13.7	515	89.9	86.3-92.7
Eastern NC	515	63	13.3	10.1-17.3	452	86.7	82.7-89.9

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,131

411

10.8

9.3-12.4

3,720

89.2

87.6-90.7

RACE

White

3,140

271

9.8

8.2-11.6

2,869

90.2

88.4-91.8

African American

687

12.8

9.4-17.1

602

87.2

82.9-90.6

Asian

7.3

1.7-26.9

92.7

73.1-98.3

Native American

113

28.6

15.5-46.7

71.4

53.3-84.5

Other Minorities

120

13.0

7.5-21.6

87.0

78.4-92.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

142

21.5

12.9-33.5

116

78.5

66.5-87.1

-English Speaking

15.6

7.2-30.6

84.4

69.4-92.8

-Spanish Speaking

24.9

13.1-42.1

75.1

57.9-86.9

Non-Hispanic

3,982

385

10.2

8.8-11.8

3,597

89.8

88.2-91.2

AGE

18-24

298

13.4

8.7-20.0

257

86.6

80.0-91.3

25-34

691

13.4

9.8-18.0

621

86.6

82.0-90.2

35-44

756

10.2

7.2-14.3

672

89.8

85.7-92.8

45-54

798

12.8

9.7-16.8

701

87.2

83.2-90.3

55-64

602

7.6

5.2-10.9

543

92.4

89.1-94.8

65-74

504

8.1

5.0-12.8

471

91.9

87.2-95.0

75+

439

6.3

3.5-11.3

416

93.7

88.7-96.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

640

105

16.9

12.9-21.9

535

83.1

78.1-87.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,207

139

12.3

9.7-15.6

1,068

87.7

84.4-90.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,041

103

10.4

7.8-13.8

938

89.6

86.2-92.2

College Graduate

1,229

4.9

3.3- 7.1

1,165

95.1

92.9-96.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

470

101

26.1

19.8-33.5

369

73.9

66.5-80.2

$15,000- 24,999

692

114

16.1

12.3-20.8

578

83.9

79.2-87.7

$25,000- 34,999

491

9.3

6.3-13.7

444

90.7

86.3-93.7

$35,000- 49,999

500

6.5

4.1-10.3

467

93.5

89.7-95.9

$50,000-74,999

453

5.1

2.3-10.9

434

94.9

89.1-97.7

$75,000+

447

1.7

0.8- 3.3

433

98.3

96.7-99.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

254

9.2

6.0-13.8

228

90.8

86.2-94.0

Forsyth

286

10.9

7.0-16.6

258

89.1

83.4-93.0

Guilford

271

7.1

4.4-11.5

252

92.9

88.5-95.6

Henderson/Transylvania

285

10.1

6.6-15.2

257

89.9

84.8-93.4

Mecklenburg

287

10.6

6.9-16.0

258

89.4

84.0-93.1

Orange

257

5.4

3.0- 9.8

242

94.6

90.2-97.0

Pitt

261

13.0

8.4-19.7

231

87.0

80.3-91.6

Randolph

258

10.7

7.0-15.8

228

89.3

84.2-93.0

Robeson

266

12.0

8.3-17.1

231

88.0

82.9-91.7

Wake

248

8.5

4.7-15.0

233

91.5

85.0-95.3

Western NC

377

9.8

7.0-13.5

335

90.2

86.5-93.0

Piedmont NC

566

10.1

7.3-13.7

515

89.9

86.3-92.7

Eastern NC

515

13.3

10.1-17.3

452

86.7

82.7-89.9

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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, 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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