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

Health Care Access-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,266	319	23.8	20.5-27.6	947	76.2	72.4-79.5
GENDER
Female	1,266	319	23.8	20.5-27.6	947	76.2	72.4-79.5
RACE
African American	1,266	319	23.8	20.5-27.6	947	76.2	72.4-79.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	2	14.5	3.0-48.4	11	85.5	51.6-97.0
-English Speaking	13	2	14.5	3.0-48.4	11	85.5	51.6-97.0
Non-Hispanic	1,253	317	23.9	20.5-27.6	936	76.1	72.4-79.5
AGE
18-24	93	18	19.2	9.3-35.4	75	80.8	64.6-90.7
25-34	200	56	27.6	19.9-37.1	144	72.4	62.9-80.1
35-44	262	77	28.2	20.9-36.8	185	71.8	63.2-79.1
45-54	259	75	26.6	19.9-34.6	184	73.4	65.4-80.1
55-64	184	52	29.5	21.1-39.5	132	70.5	60.5-78.9
65-74	149	27	15.6	8.9-25.7	122	84.4	74.3-91.1
75+	106	13	8.8	4.3-17.2	93	91.2	82.8-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	79	28.2	21.0-36.8	215	71.8	63.2-79.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	429	119	26.1	20.4-32.7	310	73.9	67.3-79.6
Some Post-H.S.	303	89	26.6	19.4-35.4	214	73.4	64.6-80.6
College Graduate	237	31	11.8	7.4-18.4	206	88.2	81.6-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	83	26.0	19.6-33.5	191	74.0	66.5-80.4
$15,000- 24,999	286	98	31.2	23.7-39.9	188	68.8	60.1-76.3
$25,000- 34,999	163	40	23.1	15.1-33.7	123	76.9	66.3-84.9
$35,000- 49,999	113	18	16.1	9.3-26.5	95	83.9	73.5-90.7
$50,000-74,999	64	7	9.7	3.4-24.6	57	90.3	75.4-96.6
$75,000+	53	2	5.8	1.0-27.5	51	94.2	72.5-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	5	35.8	14.2-65.2	11	64.2	34.8-85.8
Guilford	71	16	24.9	14.8-38.7	55	75.1	61.3-85.2
Mecklenburg	82	15	19.2	11.1-31.0	67	80.8	69.0-88.9
Orange	31	6	19.7	8.3-39.9	25	80.3	60.1-91.7
Wake	55	16	29.9	18.1-45.2	39	70.1	54.8-81.9
Chatham/Lee	53	12	24.8	13.6-41.0	41	75.2	59.0-86.4
Nash/Wilson	81	23	31.9	21.3-44.7	58	68.1	55.3-78.7
Craven/Pamlico	57	15	22.2	12.2-36.9	42	77.8	63.1-87.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	5	33.8	8.0-75.0	4	66.2	25.0-92.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	2	29.5	6.7-71.0	4	70.5	29.0-93.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	27	26.5	17.7-37.7	78	73.5	62.3-82.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	3	36.3	11.5-71.3	6	63.7	28.7-88.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	25	25.4	17.0-36.1	70	74.6	63.9-83.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	29	29.3	20.4-40.1	73	70.7	59.9-79.6
Northeast NC I	171	34	20.1	14.1-27.9	137	79.9	72.1-85.9
Northeast NC II	100	33	31.3	22.0-42.4	67	68.7	57.6-78.0
Northeastern Partnership	271	67	25.4	19.8-31.9	204	74.6	68.1-80.2
Mountain AHEC	32	8	23.3	9.9-45.6	24	76.7	54.4-90.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	671	171	20.3	16.6-24.7	500	79.7	75.3-83.4
Piedmont	549	136	26.6	21.6-32.3	413	73.4	67.7-78.4
Western NC	46	12	17.0	7.3-34.8	34	83.0	65.2-92.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,266

319

23.8

20.5-27.6

947

76.2

72.4-79.5

GENDER

Female

1,266

319

23.8

20.5-27.6

947

76.2

72.4-79.5

RACE

African American

1,266

319

23.8

20.5-27.6

947

76.2

72.4-79.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.5

3.0-48.4

85.5

51.6-97.0

-English Speaking

14.5

3.0-48.4

85.5

51.6-97.0

Non-Hispanic

1,253

317

23.9

20.5-27.6

936

76.1

72.4-79.5

AGE

18-24

19.2

9.3-35.4

80.8

64.6-90.7

25-34

200

27.6

19.9-37.1

144

72.4

62.9-80.1

35-44

262

28.2

20.9-36.8

185

71.8

63.2-79.1

45-54

259

26.6

19.9-34.6

184

73.4

65.4-80.1

55-64

184

29.5

21.1-39.5

132

70.5

60.5-78.9

65-74

149

15.6

8.9-25.7

122

84.4

74.3-91.1

75+

106

8.8

4.3-17.2

91.2

82.8-95.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

294

28.2

21.0-36.8

215

71.8

63.2-79.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

429

119

26.1

20.4-32.7

310

73.9

67.3-79.6

Some Post-H.S.

303

26.6

19.4-35.4

214

73.4

64.6-80.6

College Graduate

237

11.8

7.4-18.4

206

88.2

81.6-92.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

26.0

19.6-33.5

191

74.0

66.5-80.4

$15,000- 24,999

286

31.2

23.7-39.9

188

68.8

60.1-76.3

$25,000- 34,999

163

23.1

15.1-33.7

123

76.9

66.3-84.9

$35,000- 49,999

113

16.1

9.3-26.5

83.9

73.5-90.7

$50,000-74,999

9.7

3.4-24.6

90.3

75.4-96.6

$75,000+

5.8

1.0-27.5

94.2

72.5-99.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

35.8

14.2-65.2

64.2

34.8-85.8

Guilford

24.9

14.8-38.7

75.1

61.3-85.2

Mecklenburg

19.2

11.1-31.0

80.8

69.0-88.9

Orange

19.7

8.3-39.9

80.3

60.1-91.7

Wake

29.9

18.1-45.2

70.1

54.8-81.9

Chatham/Lee

24.8

13.6-41.0

75.2

59.0-86.4

Nash/Wilson

31.9

21.3-44.7

68.1

55.3-78.7

Craven/Pamlico

22.2

12.2-36.9

77.8

63.1-87.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

33.8

8.0-75.0

66.2

25.0-92.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

29.5

6.7-71.0

70.5

29.0-93.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

26.5

17.7-37.7

73.5

62.3-82.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

36.3

11.5-71.3

63.7

28.7-88.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

25.4

17.0-36.1

74.6

63.9-83.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

29.3

20.4-40.1

70.7

59.9-79.6

Northeast NC I

171

20.1

14.1-27.9

137

79.9

72.1-85.9

Northeast NC II

100

31.3

22.0-42.4

68.7

57.6-78.0

Northeastern Partnership

271

25.4

19.8-31.9

204

74.6

68.1-80.2

Mountain AHEC

23.3

9.9-45.6

76.7

54.4-90.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

671

171

20.3

16.6-24.7

500

79.7

75.3-83.4

Piedmont

549

136

26.6

21.6-32.3

413

73.4

67.7-78.4

Western NC

17.0

7.3-34.8

83.0

65.2-92.7

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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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