BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
TOTAL	1,872	1,294	67.7	64.3-71.0	310	15.0	12.8-17.5	268	17.3	14.6-20.4
GENDER
Male	607	400	65.6	59.5-71.2	77	10.8	7.7-15.0	130	23.6	18.6-29.4
Female	1,265	894	69.4	65.4-73.1	233	18.2	15.4-21.5	138	12.4	9.8-15.5
AGE
18-24	146	87	62.5	50.4-73.2	25	12.8	7.2-21.9	34	24.7	15.7-36.5
25-34	286	191	63.5	54.7-71.5	39	12.4	8.3-18.2	56	24.1	16.9-33.1
35-44	372	247	67.3	60.1-73.7	62	15.3	10.9-21.0	63	17.4	12.6-23.7
45-54	415	294	70.7	63.8-76.8	64	13.2	9.4-18.2	57	16.1	11.3-22.6
55-64	288	208	75.5	67.6-82.0	50	13.2	8.5-19.7	30	11.3	6.9-18.0
65-74	208	154	73.2	63.1-81.3	34	18.5	11.5-28.3	20	8.3	4.6-14.7
75+	143	101	63.9	51.0-75.1	34	31.9	21.0-45.3	8	4.2	1.8- 9.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	447	301	61.9	54.3-69.0	78	18.1	13.1-24.6	68	19.9	14.2-27.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	651	455	71.1	65.3-76.3	89	10.5	7.7-14.3	107	18.4	14.0-23.8
Some Post-H.S.	435	309	70.7	63.4-77.2	73	13.9	9.9-19.1	53	15.4	10.2-22.5
College Graduate	332	223	63.0	55.3-70.1	70	22.1	16.5-28.9	39	14.9	10.0-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	350	241	62.2	53.2-70.4	58	20.7	14.6-28.6	51	17.1	10.6-26.2
$15,000- 24,999	435	285	62.0	54.1-69.3	57	9.8	6.8-14.1	93	28.2	21.3-36.2
$25,000- 34,999	227	165	75.9	67.6-82.5	34	10.9	6.9-16.7	28	13.3	8.2-20.7
$35,000- 49,999	199	146	70.5	60.4-78.9	32	13.2	8.1-21.0	21	16.3	9.7-26.0
$50,000-74,999	118	86	74.4	62.4-83.5	20	13.6	7.7-23.0	12	12.0	5.7-23.5
$75,000+	94	71	69.7	56.0-80.6	19	24.0	14.3-37.4	4	6.3	2.1-17.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	22	69.0	46.3-85.2	4	13.6	4.5-34.5	3	17.4	5.8-42.0
Guilford	116	79	70.3	59.3-79.3	18	12.3	7.1-20.4	19	17.4	10.3-28.0
Mecklenburg	120	79	66.4	56.5-75.1	27	19.7	13.2-28.4	14	13.9	8.1-22.7
Orange	48	34	68.8	51.8-81.8	8	11.9	5.6-23.6	6	19.3	8.6-38.0
Wake	86	51	57.5	44.7-69.3	20	20.2	12.6-30.9	15	22.3	12.7-36.3
Chatham/Lee	70	52	79.3	66.2-88.2	13	16.6	8.7-29.3	5	4.1	1.6-10.3
Nash/Wilson	125	90	70.5	60.2-79.1	15	10.4	5.9-17.7	20	19.1	11.9-29.2
Craven/Pamlico	92	68	70.4	55.3-82.1	16	20.7	10.5-36.8	8	8.9	3.7-19.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	13	83.2	51.5-95.9	3	16.8	4.1-48.5	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	5	49.0	19.2-79.5	2	24.6	5.8-63.2	2	26.4	6.5-64.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	109	66.4	51.7-78.5	29	14.2	8.2-23.3	28	19.4	11.1-31.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	6	63.7	32.1-86.7	1	8.0	1.1-41.2	3	28.3	8.9-61.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	104	66.9	56.9-75.6	24	16.3	10.7-24.1	17	16.8	9.9-27.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	128	92	76.7	66.7-84.4	22	13.1	8.0-20.6	14	10.2	5.3-18.7
Northeast NC I	238	163	66.5	58.7-73.6	44	18.6	12.9-26.0	31	14.9	10.1-21.3
Northeast NC II	147	105	66.3	55.5-75.6	13	10.6	5.1-20.7	29	23.2	15.5-33.2
Northeastern Partnership	385	268	66.4	59.8-72.4	57	14.5	10.2-20.2	60	19.1	14.4-25.0
Mountain AHEC	51	37	72.2	54.0-85.1	8	16.2	6.9-33.4	6	11.6	4.2-28.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	981	689	67.0	61.7-71.8	145	12.9	10.2-16.2	147	20.1	15.8-25.3
Piedmont	817	553	68.5	63.7-72.9	152	16.3	13.1-20.1	112	15.2	11.9-19.3
Western NC	74	52	63.7	42.6-80.6	13	18.5	8.4-36.0	9	17.8	5.8-43.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,872

1,294

67.7

64.3-71.0

310

15.0

12.8-17.5

268

17.3

14.6-20.4

GENDER

Male

607

400

65.6

59.5-71.2

10.8

7.7-15.0

130

23.6

18.6-29.4

Female

1,265

894

69.4

65.4-73.1

233

18.2

15.4-21.5

138

12.4

9.8-15.5

AGE

18-24

146

62.5

50.4-73.2

12.8

7.2-21.9

24.7

15.7-36.5

25-34

286

191

63.5

54.7-71.5

12.4

8.3-18.2

24.1

16.9-33.1

35-44

372

247

67.3

60.1-73.7

15.3

10.9-21.0

17.4

12.6-23.7

45-54

415

294

70.7

63.8-76.8

13.2

9.4-18.2

16.1

11.3-22.6

55-64

288

208

75.5

67.6-82.0

13.2

8.5-19.7

11.3

6.9-18.0

65-74

208

154

73.2

63.1-81.3

18.5

11.5-28.3

8.3

4.6-14.7

75+

143

101

63.9

51.0-75.1

31.9

21.0-45.3

4.2

1.8- 9.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

447

301

61.9

54.3-69.0

18.1

13.1-24.6

19.9

14.2-27.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

651

455

71.1

65.3-76.3

10.5

7.7-14.3

107

18.4

14.0-23.8

Some Post-H.S.

435

309

70.7

63.4-77.2

13.9

9.9-19.1

15.4

10.2-22.5

College Graduate

332

223

63.0

55.3-70.1

22.1

16.5-28.9

14.9

10.0-21.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

350

241

62.2

53.2-70.4

20.7

14.6-28.6

17.1

10.6-26.2

$15,000- 24,999

435

285

62.0

54.1-69.3

9.8

6.8-14.1

28.2

21.3-36.2

$25,000- 34,999

227

165

75.9

67.6-82.5

10.9

6.9-16.7

13.3

8.2-20.7

$35,000- 49,999

199

146

70.5

60.4-78.9

13.2

8.1-21.0

16.3

9.7-26.0

$50,000-74,999

118

74.4

62.4-83.5

13.6

7.7-23.0

12.0

5.7-23.5

$75,000+

69.7

56.0-80.6

24.0

14.3-37.4

6.3

2.1-17.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

69.0

46.3-85.2

13.6

4.5-34.5

17.4

5.8-42.0

Guilford

116

70.3

59.3-79.3

12.3

7.1-20.4

17.4

10.3-28.0

Mecklenburg

120

66.4

56.5-75.1

19.7

13.2-28.4

13.9

8.1-22.7

Orange

68.8

51.8-81.8

11.9

5.6-23.6

19.3

8.6-38.0

Wake

57.5

44.7-69.3

20.2

12.6-30.9

22.3

12.7-36.3

Chatham/Lee

79.3

66.2-88.2

16.6

8.7-29.3

4.1

1.6-10.3

Nash/Wilson

125

70.5

60.2-79.1

10.4

5.9-17.7

19.1

11.9-29.2

Craven/Pamlico

70.4

55.3-82.1

20.7

10.5-36.8

8.9

3.7-19.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

83.2

51.5-95.9

16.8

4.1-48.5

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

49.0

19.2-79.5

24.6

5.8-63.2

26.4

6.5-64.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

109

66.4

51.7-78.5

14.2

8.2-23.3

19.4

11.1-31.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

63.7

32.1-86.7

8.0

1.1-41.2

28.3

8.9-61.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

104

66.9

56.9-75.6

16.3

10.7-24.1

16.8

9.9-27.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

128

76.7

66.7-84.4

13.1

8.0-20.6

10.2

5.3-18.7

Northeast NC I

238

163

66.5

58.7-73.6

18.6

12.9-26.0

14.9

10.1-21.3

Northeast NC II

147

105

66.3

55.5-75.6

10.6

5.1-20.7

23.2

15.5-33.2

Northeastern Partnership

385

268

66.4

59.8-72.4

14.5

10.2-20.2

19.1

14.4-25.0

Mountain AHEC

72.2

54.0-85.1

16.2

6.9-33.4

11.6

4.2-28.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

981

689

67.0

61.7-71.8

145

12.9

10.2-16.2

147

20.1

15.8-25.3

Piedmont

817

553

68.5

63.7-72.9

152

16.3

13.1-20.1

112

15.2

11.9-19.3

Western NC

63.7

42.6-80.6

18.5

8.4-36.0

17.8

5.8-43.2

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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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