BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,873	443	20.7	18.2-23.6	1,430	79.3	76.4-81.8
GENDER
Male	607	124	16.8	13.2-21.2	483	83.2	78.8-86.8
Female	1,266	319	23.8	20.5-27.6	947	76.2	72.4-79.5
AGE
18-24	147	31	18.4	11.2-28.5	116	81.6	71.5-88.8
25-34	286	73	23.1	17.1-30.4	213	76.9	69.6-82.9
35-44	372	94	21.6	16.3-28.0	278	78.4	72.0-83.7
45-54	415	110	22.6	17.6-28.5	305	77.4	71.5-82.4
55-64	287	79	27.0	20.0-35.3	208	73.0	64.7-80.0
65-74	208	34	15.4	9.3-24.4	174	84.6	75.6-90.7
75+	143	19	8.0	4.3-14.4	124	92.0	85.6-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	122	28.9	22.7-36.0	325	71.1	64.0-77.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	652	162	20.2	16.3-24.8	490	79.8	75.2-83.7
Some Post-H.S.	435	111	21.8	16.5-28.3	324	78.2	71.7-83.5
College Graduate	332	44	11.6	7.7-16.9	288	88.4	83.1-92.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	114	29.4	22.8-37.1	237	70.6	62.9-77.2
$15,000- 24,999	435	135	25.2	19.8-31.6	300	74.8	68.4-80.2
$25,000- 34,999	226	50	21.6	14.9-30.2	176	78.4	69.8-85.1
$35,000- 49,999	199	30	13.4	8.1-21.1	169	86.6	78.9-91.9
$50,000-74,999	118	8	5.6	2.1-13.8	110	94.4	86.2-97.9
$75,000+	94	6	9.5	3.9-21.1	88	90.5	78.9-96.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	7	30.0	13.9-53.3	22	70.0	46.7-86.1
Guilford	116	26	26.4	17.5-37.7	90	73.6	62.3-82.5
Mecklenburg	120	24	20.6	13.5-30.1	96	79.4	69.9-86.5
Orange	48	10	21.1	10.9-37.0	38	78.9	63.0-89.1
Wake	86	23	29.0	19.0-41.5	63	71.0	58.5-81.0
Chatham/Lee	70	13	16.1	8.4-28.7	57	83.9	71.3-91.6
Nash/Wilson	125	33	28.0	19.9-37.9	92	72.0	62.1-80.1
Craven/Pamlico	92	20	19.4	11.9-30.2	72	80.6	69.8-88.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	6	23.1	8.2-50.2	10	76.9	49.8-91.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	3	33.0	10.0-68.5	6	67.0	31.5-90.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	44	21.2	13.3-32.1	122	78.8	67.9-86.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	3	32.9	10.4-67.5	7	67.1	32.5-89.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	39	28.0	20.0-37.7	106	72.0	62.3-80.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	36	26.3	17.9-37.0	93	73.7	63.0-82.1
Northeast NC I	237	48	19.8	14.7-26.1	189	80.2	73.9-85.3
Northeast NC II	148	44	27.0	19.0-36.8	104	73.0	63.2-81.0
Northeastern Partnership	385	92	23.5	18.5-29.3	293	76.5	70.7-81.5
Mountain AHEC	51	12	25.0	12.5-43.7	39	75.0	56.3-87.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	982	236	18.2	15.2-21.7	746	81.8	78.3-84.8
Piedmont	817	190	22.8	19.0-27.1	627	77.2	72.9-81.0
Western NC	74	17	16.4	8.2-30.3	57	83.6	69.7-91.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,873

443

20.7

18.2-23.6

1,430

79.3

76.4-81.8

GENDER

Male

607

124

16.8

13.2-21.2

483

83.2

78.8-86.8

Female

1,266

319

23.8

20.5-27.6

947

76.2

72.4-79.5

AGE

18-24

147

18.4

11.2-28.5

116

81.6

71.5-88.8

25-34

286

23.1

17.1-30.4

213

76.9

69.6-82.9

35-44

372

21.6

16.3-28.0

278

78.4

72.0-83.7

45-54

415

110

22.6

17.6-28.5

305

77.4

71.5-82.4

55-64

287

27.0

20.0-35.3

208

73.0

64.7-80.0

65-74

208

15.4

9.3-24.4

174

84.6

75.6-90.7

75+

143

8.0

4.3-14.4

124

92.0

85.6-95.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

122

28.9

22.7-36.0

325

71.1

64.0-77.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

652

162

20.2

16.3-24.8

490

79.8

75.2-83.7

Some Post-H.S.

435

111

21.8

16.5-28.3

324

78.2

71.7-83.5

College Graduate

332

11.6

7.7-16.9

288

88.4

83.1-92.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

114

29.4

22.8-37.1

237

70.6

62.9-77.2

$15,000- 24,999

435

135

25.2

19.8-31.6

300

74.8

68.4-80.2

$25,000- 34,999

226

21.6

14.9-30.2

176

78.4

69.8-85.1

$35,000- 49,999

199

13.4

8.1-21.1

169

86.6

78.9-91.9

$50,000-74,999

118

5.6

2.1-13.8

110

94.4

86.2-97.9

$75,000+

9.5

3.9-21.1

90.5

78.9-96.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

30.0

13.9-53.3

70.0

46.7-86.1

Guilford

116

26.4

17.5-37.7

73.6

62.3-82.5

Mecklenburg

120

20.6

13.5-30.1

79.4

69.9-86.5

Orange

21.1

10.9-37.0

78.9

63.0-89.1

Wake

29.0

19.0-41.5

71.0

58.5-81.0

Chatham/Lee

16.1

8.4-28.7

83.9

71.3-91.6

Nash/Wilson

125

28.0

19.9-37.9

72.0

62.1-80.1

Craven/Pamlico

19.4

11.9-30.2

80.6

69.8-88.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

23.1

8.2-50.2

76.9

49.8-91.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

33.0

10.0-68.5

67.0

31.5-90.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

21.2

13.3-32.1

122

78.8

67.9-86.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

32.9

10.4-67.5

67.1

32.5-89.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

28.0

20.0-37.7

106

72.0

62.3-80.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

26.3

17.9-37.0

73.7

63.0-82.1

Northeast NC I

237

19.8

14.7-26.1

189

80.2

73.9-85.3

Northeast NC II

148

27.0

19.0-36.8

104

73.0

63.2-81.0

Northeastern Partnership

385

23.5

18.5-29.3

293

76.5

70.7-81.5

Mountain AHEC

25.0

12.5-43.7

75.0

56.3-87.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

982

236

18.2

15.2-21.7

746

81.8

78.3-84.8

Piedmont

817

190

22.8

19.0-27.1

627

77.2

72.9-81.0

Western NC

16.4

8.2-30.3

83.6

69.7-91.8

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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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