BRFSS 2003 - Appalachian/Wilkes Counties: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Appalachian/Wilkes Counties

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
North Carolina	9,444	6,439	64.9	63.3-66.4	1,587	15.8	14.7-17.0	1,418	19.4	18.0-20.8
-Appalachian/Wilkes	456	311	63.6	56.1-70.5	82	20.9	14.3-29.5	63	15.5	11.7-20.3
GENDER
Male	169	108	61.6	50.2-71.8	33	21.3	12.2-34.5	28	17.1	10.9-25.7
Female	287	203	65.2	55.0-74.1	49	20.6	12.1-32.8	35	14.2	9.9-20.0
RACE
White	435	299	63.8	56.1-70.9	78	21.0	14.2-29.9	58	15.2	11.3-20.1
Other	21	12	56.9	33.2-77.8	4	19.3	6.4-45.5	5	23.8	9.6-47.7
AGE
18-44	184	115	58.8	47.7-69.0	20	14.6	6.3-30.4	49	26.7	19.3-35.6
45+	268	194	68.3	57.9-77.1	61	27.0	18.3-37.9	13	4.7	2.6- 8.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	228	163	67.0	56.3-76.2	32	16.1	8.2-29.3	33	16.8	11.5-24.0
Some College +	226	147	60.0	49.2-69.8	49	25.4	16.0-37.9	30	14.6	9.5-21.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	275	181	59.1	48.7-68.7	45	21.9	12.5-35.5	49	19.0	13.6-26.0
$50,000+	89	70	76.0	62.4-85.8	16	20.9	11.6-34.7	3	3.1	0.9- 9.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	313	67.7	62.3-72.7	78	15.8	12.2-20.2	63	16.5	12.7-21.2
Guilford	444	292	66.7	61.3-71.8	86	17.7	13.9-22.3	66	15.6	11.9-20.1
Mecklenburg	448	308	64.0	57.7-69.9	81	17.1	12.8-22.5	59	18.9	14.1-24.8
Orange	452	266	55.8	48.6-62.8	80	15.4	11.2-20.8	106	28.8	23.0-35.3
Wake	452	298	61.5	55.7-67.1	76	13.8	10.7-17.6	78	24.6	19.4-30.7
Chatham/Lee	400	266	62.2	55.8-68.3	72	16.3	12.5-21.1	62	21.5	16.2-27.8
Nash/Wilson	380	284	72.5	66.8-77.6	50	11.7	8.6-15.7	46	15.8	11.6-21.1
Craven/Pamlico	456	321	65.7	59.8-71.1	80	17.6	13.7-22.3	55	16.7	12.3-22.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	332	75.5	70.5-79.9	61	13.4	10.2-17.5	44	11.1	8.1-15.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	329	64.6	57.2-71.4	72	15.2	10.8-20.8	78	20.2	15.2-26.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	290	56.9	44.6-68.4	64	13.1	9.2-18.3	70	30.0	17.8-45.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	475	317	62.0	56.6-67.1	87	18.0	14.4-22.3	71	20.0	15.6-25.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	297	68.6	62.4-74.1	68	13.0	9.9-16.9	54	18.5	13.6-24.6
Northeast NC I	461	327	66.5	59.2-73.0	73	14.8	11.1-19.4	61	18.7	12.6-26.9
Northeast NC II	513	350	63.6	58.2-68.8	75	14.1	10.8-18.2	88	22.3	17.7-27.6
Northeastern Partnership	974	677	64.6	60.3-68.7	148	14.3	11.8-17.4	149	21.0	17.3-25.3
Mountain AHEC	1,306	888	64.8	60.6-68.8	226	17.1	14.4-20.2	192	18.1	14.8-21.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,318	2,274	61.2	58.2-64.1	546	16.5	14.5-18.8	498	22.3	19.6-25.2
Piedmont	4,049	2,729	66.4	64.2-68.6	690	15.2	13.7-16.9	630	18.4	16.6-20.4
Western NC	2,077	1,436	66.3	62.8-69.7	351	16.5	14.1-19.3	290	17.1	14.4-20.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,444

6,439

64.9

63.3-66.4

1,587

15.8

14.7-17.0

1,418

19.4

18.0-20.8

-Appalachian/Wilkes

456

311

63.6

56.1-70.5

20.9

14.3-29.5

15.5

11.7-20.3

GENDER

Male

169

108

61.6

50.2-71.8

21.3

12.2-34.5

17.1

10.9-25.7

Female

287

203

65.2

55.0-74.1

20.6

12.1-32.8

14.2

9.9-20.0

RACE

White

435

299

63.8

56.1-70.9

21.0

14.2-29.9

15.2

11.3-20.1

Other

56.9

33.2-77.8

19.3

6.4-45.5

23.8

9.6-47.7

AGE

18-44

184

115

58.8

47.7-69.0

14.6

6.3-30.4

26.7

19.3-35.6

45+

268

194

68.3

57.9-77.1

27.0

18.3-37.9

4.7

2.6- 8.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

228

163

67.0

56.3-76.2

16.1

8.2-29.3

16.8

11.5-24.0

Some College +

226

147

60.0

49.2-69.8

25.4

16.0-37.9

14.6

9.5-21.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

275

181

59.1

48.7-68.7

21.9

12.5-35.5

19.0

13.6-26.0

$50,000+

76.0

62.4-85.8

20.9

11.6-34.7

3.1

0.9- 9.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

313

67.7

62.3-72.7

15.8

12.2-20.2

16.5

12.7-21.2

Guilford

444

292

66.7

61.3-71.8

17.7

13.9-22.3

15.6

11.9-20.1

Mecklenburg

448

308

64.0

57.7-69.9

17.1

12.8-22.5

18.9

14.1-24.8

Orange

452

266

55.8

48.6-62.8

15.4

11.2-20.8

106

28.8

23.0-35.3

Wake

452

298

61.5

55.7-67.1

13.8

10.7-17.6

24.6

19.4-30.7

Chatham/Lee

400

266

62.2

55.8-68.3

16.3

12.5-21.1

21.5

16.2-27.8

Nash/Wilson

380

284

72.5

66.8-77.6

11.7

8.6-15.7

15.8

11.6-21.1

Craven/Pamlico

456

321

65.7

59.8-71.1

17.6

13.7-22.3

16.7

12.3-22.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

332

75.5

70.5-79.9

13.4

10.2-17.5

11.1

8.1-15.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

329

64.6

57.2-71.4

15.2

10.8-20.8

20.2

15.2-26.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

290

56.9

44.6-68.4

13.1

9.2-18.3

30.0

17.8-45.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

475

317

62.0

56.6-67.1

18.0

14.4-22.3

20.0

15.6-25.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

297

68.6

62.4-74.1

13.0

9.9-16.9

18.5

13.6-24.6

Northeast NC I

461

327

66.5

59.2-73.0

14.8

11.1-19.4

18.7

12.6-26.9

Northeast NC II

513

350

63.6

58.2-68.8

14.1

10.8-18.2

22.3

17.7-27.6

Northeastern Partnership

974

677

64.6

60.3-68.7

148

14.3

11.8-17.4

149

21.0

17.3-25.3

Mountain AHEC

1,306

888

64.8

60.6-68.8

226

17.1

14.4-20.2

192

18.1

14.8-21.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,318

2,274

61.2

58.2-64.1

546

16.5

14.5-18.8

498

22.3

19.6-25.2

Piedmont

4,049

2,729

66.4

64.2-68.6

690

15.2

13.7-16.9

630

18.4

16.6-20.4

Western NC

2,077

1,436

66.3

62.8-69.7

351

16.5

14.1-19.3

290

17.1

14.4-20.3

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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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