BRFSS 2003 - Appalachian/Wilkes Counties: (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 2003 for Appalachian/Wilkes Counties

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Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,439	1,478	14.9	13.8-16.1	7,961	85.1	83.9-86.2
-Appalachian/Wilkes	455	75	20.2	13.6-28.7	380	79.8	71.3-86.4
GENDER
Male	168	21	16.4	7.9-31.1	147	83.6	68.9-92.1
Female	287	54	23.1	14.6-34.6	233	76.9	65.4-85.4
RACE
White	434	69	19.9	13.2-28.8	365	80.1	71.2-86.8
Other	21	6	27.8	11.7-52.7	15	72.2	47.3-88.3
AGE
18-44	183	31	20.8	11.5-34.7	152	79.2	65.3-88.5
45+	268	43	19.6	11.6-31.3	225	80.4	68.7-88.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	227	49	24.9	16.1-36.5	178	75.1	63.5-83.9
Some College +	226	25	15.6	7.3-30.4	201	84.4	69.6-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	274	59	27.4	17.7-39.8	215	72.6	60.2-82.3
$50,000+	89	4	4.3	1.5-12.0	85	95.7	88.0-98.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	69	16.2	12.5-20.7	385	83.8	79.3-87.5
Guilford	443	59	15.2	11.4-20.0	384	84.8	80.0-88.6
Mecklenburg	448	57	13.8	10.4-18.3	391	86.2	81.7-89.6
Orange	452	52	15.1	9.7-22.6	400	84.9	77.4-90.3
Wake	453	63	17.0	12.7-22.5	390	83.0	77.5-87.3
Chatham/Lee	400	58	12.4	9.3-16.3	342	87.6	83.7-90.7
Nash/Wilson	379	65	19.7	15.4-24.9	314	80.3	75.1-84.6
Craven/Pamlico	456	63	14.0	10.5-18.5	393	86.0	81.5-89.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	73	15.0	11.5-19.2	364	85.0	80.8-88.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	95	18.2	14.0-23.3	384	81.8	76.7-86.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	72	18.9	10.6-31.4	353	81.1	68.6-89.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	109	23.7	19.5-28.6	367	76.3	71.4-80.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	89	21.0	16.7-26.0	331	79.0	74.0-83.3
Northeast NC I	459	77	16.7	13.0-21.1	382	83.3	78.9-87.0
Northeast NC II	514	88	17.6	13.9-22.0	426	82.4	78.0-86.1
Northeastern Partnership	973	165	17.3	14.5-20.5	808	82.7	79.5-85.5
Mountain AHEC	1,305	196	16.2	12.3-21.0	1,109	83.8	79.0-87.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,318	564	15.0	13.1-17.1	2,754	85.0	82.9-86.9
Piedmont	4,047	583	14.1	12.6-15.8	3,464	85.9	84.2-87.4
Western NC	2,074	331	18.0	14.9-21.6	1,743	82.0	78.4-85.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,439

1,478

14.9

13.8-16.1

7,961

85.1

83.9-86.2

-Appalachian/Wilkes

455

20.2

13.6-28.7

380

79.8

71.3-86.4

GENDER

Male

168

16.4

7.9-31.1

147

83.6

68.9-92.1

Female

287

23.1

14.6-34.6

233

76.9

65.4-85.4

RACE

White

434

19.9

13.2-28.8

365

80.1

71.2-86.8

Other

27.8

11.7-52.7

72.2

47.3-88.3

AGE

18-44

183

20.8

11.5-34.7

152

79.2

65.3-88.5

45+

268

19.6

11.6-31.3

225

80.4

68.7-88.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

227

24.9

16.1-36.5

178

75.1

63.5-83.9

Some College +

226

15.6

7.3-30.4

201

84.4

69.6-92.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

274

27.4

17.7-39.8

215

72.6

60.2-82.3

$50,000+

4.3

1.5-12.0

95.7

88.0-98.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

16.2

12.5-20.7

385

83.8

79.3-87.5

Guilford

443

15.2

11.4-20.0

384

84.8

80.0-88.6

Mecklenburg

448

13.8

10.4-18.3

391

86.2

81.7-89.6

Orange

452

15.1

9.7-22.6

400

84.9

77.4-90.3

Wake

453

17.0

12.7-22.5

390

83.0

77.5-87.3

Chatham/Lee

400

12.4

9.3-16.3

342

87.6

83.7-90.7

Nash/Wilson

379

19.7

15.4-24.9

314

80.3

75.1-84.6

Craven/Pamlico

456

14.0

10.5-18.5

393

86.0

81.5-89.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

15.0

11.5-19.2

364

85.0

80.8-88.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

18.2

14.0-23.3

384

81.8

76.7-86.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

18.9

10.6-31.4

353

81.1

68.6-89.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

109

23.7

19.5-28.6

367

76.3

71.4-80.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

21.0

16.7-26.0

331

79.0

74.0-83.3

Northeast NC I

459

16.7

13.0-21.1

382

83.3

78.9-87.0

Northeast NC II

514

17.6

13.9-22.0

426

82.4

78.0-86.1

Northeastern Partnership

973

165

17.3

14.5-20.5

808

82.7

79.5-85.5

Mountain AHEC

1,305

196

16.2

12.3-21.0

1,109

83.8

79.0-87.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,318

564

15.0

13.1-17.1

2,754

85.0

82.9-86.9

Piedmont

4,047

583

14.1

12.6-15.8

3,464

85.9

84.2-87.4

Western NC

2,074

331

18.0

14.9-21.6

1,743

82.0

78.4-85.1

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* Data in this table were derived from health insurance question and only those under age 65 and employed for wages included

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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