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	1,265	894	69.4	65.4-73.1	233	18.2	15.4-21.5	138	12.4	9.8-15.5
GENDER
Female	1,265	894	69.4	65.4-73.1	233	18.2	15.4-21.5	138	12.4	9.8-15.5
RACE
African American	1,265	894	69.4	65.4-73.1	233	18.2	15.4-21.5	138	12.4	9.8-15.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	11	44.4	14.5-79.0	1	28.9	4.6-77.5	1	26.7	4.1-75.7
-English Speaking	13	11	44.4	14.5-79.0	1	28.9	4.6-77.5	1	26.7	4.1-75.7
Non-Hispanic	1,252	883	69.5	65.6-73.2	232	18.2	15.3-21.4	137	12.3	9.7-15.4
AGE
18-24	93	56	64.7	49.5-77.4	19	14.1	7.5-24.9	18	21.2	11.3-36.3
25-34	200	139	69.7	60.4-77.6	36	19.4	12.9-28.0	25	11.0	6.6-17.8
35-44	262	172	61.9	53.1-70.0	49	19.3	13.5-26.8	41	18.8	12.9-26.6
45-54	259	195	76.0	67.9-82.6	42	15.9	10.6-23.1	22	8.1	4.4-14.5
55-64	184	133	75.4	66.3-82.6	34	13.9	8.9-21.2	17	10.7	5.9-18.5
65-74	149	113	76.5	65.4-84.9	25	17.0	10.1-27.3	11	6.5	2.7-15.1
75+	106	76	64.3	48.9-77.2	26	33.0	20.3-48.8	4	2.7	0.9- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	207	66.9	58.1-74.7	58	22.6	15.8-31.3	29	10.5	6.4-16.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	428	316	73.1	66.1-79.1	59	11.4	8.1-15.9	53	15.5	10.6-22.2
Some Post-H.S.	303	210	69.5	61.4-76.6	59	18.0	12.5-25.1	34	12.5	8.2-18.6
College Graduate	237	159	64.6	56.0-72.4	57	27.1	20.2-35.3	21	8.3	4.5-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	198	69.6	61.1-76.9	45	21.1	14.7-29.4	31	9.3	5.9-14.5
$15,000- 24,999	286	199	64.7	55.5-72.9	45	16.4	10.9-24.0	42	18.9	12.6-27.3
$25,000- 34,999	163	118	73.7	63.2-82.0	28	12.8	7.8-20.5	17	13.5	7.3-23.5
$35,000- 49,999	113	87	73.4	59.4-84.0	21	16.3	8.8-28.0	5	10.3	3.7-25.6
$50,000-74,999	64	45	74.9	58.6-86.3	13	16.6	7.8-31.9	6	8.5	2.9-22.8
$75,000+	53	38	63.7	45.6-78.6	14	35.1	20.4-53.4	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	12	56.9	28.0-81.7	3	28.0	8.8-61.2	1	15.1	2.3-57.8
Guilford	71	50	74.4	61.5-84.1	13	13.8	7.4-24.2	8	11.8	5.5-23.7
Mecklenburg	82	52	61.7	49.2-72.8	21	24.9	16.0-36.8	9	13.4	6.8-24.7
Orange	31	23	78.0	59.8-89.4	6	15.7	6.6-32.9	2	6.3	1.5-23.1
Wake	55	31	52.7	37.8-67.2	17	30.4	18.8-45.1	7	16.9	7.5-33.8
Chatham/Lee	53	35	66.0	50.3-78.8	13	27.3	15.5-43.3	5	6.7	2.6-16.1
Nash/Wilson	81	61	75.8	64.2-84.6	10	10.9	5.4-20.8	10	13.2	7.0-23.6
Craven/Pamlico	57	43	66.4	44.9-82.8	10	24.7	10.2-48.7	4	8.8	2.5-27.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	8	94.8	65.7-99.4	1	5.2	0.6-34.3	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	38.0	10.7-75.9	2	44.3	12.0-82.2	1	17.7	2.4-65.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	105	73	71.4	60.4-80.3	20	18.1	10.7-28.8	12	10.5	5.8-18.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	5	60.0	27.7-85.5	1	8.9	1.2-44.2	3	31.2	9.8-65.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	95	73	72.5	60.1-82.1	15	16.1	9.4-26.1	7	11.4	4.9-24.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	102	73	73.9	63.2-82.3	19	16.2	10.1-24.8	10	10.0	4.5-20.5
Northeast NC I	171	123	71.7	62.8-79.2	32	19.1	12.7-27.6	16	9.2	5.3-15.5
Northeast NC II	99	76	72.3	60.4-81.8	9	10.3	5.3-19.3	14	17.3	9.6-29.3
Northeastern Partnership	270	199	72.0	64.9-78.2	41	15.0	10.6-20.9	30	13.0	8.5-19.3
Mountain AHEC	32	22	66.2	42.6-83.8	6	22.6	9.0-46.4	4	11.2	2.5-38.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	670	488	70.2	64.4-75.4	105	16.3	12.4-21.1	77	13.5	10.0-18.1
Piedmont	549	376	69.6	64.2-74.6	118	19.5	15.5-24.2	55	10.9	7.7-15.1
Western NC	46	30	48.4	24.7-72.9	10	21.2	9.0-42.4	6	30.3	8.3-67.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,265

894

69.4

65.4-73.1

233

18.2

15.4-21.5

138

12.4

9.8-15.5

GENDER

Female

1,265

894

69.4

65.4-73.1

233

18.2

15.4-21.5

138

12.4

9.8-15.5

RACE

African American

1,265

894

69.4

65.4-73.1

233

18.2

15.4-21.5

138

12.4

9.8-15.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.4

14.5-79.0

28.9

4.6-77.5

26.7

4.1-75.7

-English Speaking

44.4

14.5-79.0

28.9

4.6-77.5

26.7

4.1-75.7

Non-Hispanic

1,252

883

69.5

65.6-73.2

232

18.2

15.3-21.4

137

12.3

9.7-15.4

AGE

18-24

64.7

49.5-77.4

14.1

7.5-24.9

21.2

11.3-36.3

25-34

200

139

69.7

60.4-77.6

19.4

12.9-28.0

11.0

6.6-17.8

35-44

262

172

61.9

53.1-70.0

19.3

13.5-26.8

18.8

12.9-26.6

45-54

259

195

76.0

67.9-82.6

15.9

10.6-23.1

8.1

4.4-14.5

55-64

184

133

75.4

66.3-82.6

13.9

8.9-21.2

10.7

5.9-18.5

65-74

149

113

76.5

65.4-84.9

17.0

10.1-27.3

6.5

2.7-15.1

75+

106

64.3

48.9-77.2

33.0

20.3-48.8

2.7

0.9- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

294

207

66.9

58.1-74.7

22.6

15.8-31.3

10.5

6.4-16.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

428

316

73.1

66.1-79.1

11.4

8.1-15.9

15.5

10.6-22.2

Some Post-H.S.

303

210

69.5

61.4-76.6

18.0

12.5-25.1

12.5

8.2-18.6

College Graduate

237

159

64.6

56.0-72.4

27.1

20.2-35.3

8.3

4.5-14.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

198

69.6

61.1-76.9

21.1

14.7-29.4

9.3

5.9-14.5

$15,000- 24,999

286

199

64.7

55.5-72.9

16.4

10.9-24.0

18.9

12.6-27.3

$25,000- 34,999

163

118

73.7

63.2-82.0

12.8

7.8-20.5

13.5

7.3-23.5

$35,000- 49,999

113

73.4

59.4-84.0

16.3

8.8-28.0

10.3

3.7-25.6

$50,000-74,999

74.9

58.6-86.3

16.6

7.8-31.9

8.5

2.9-22.8

$75,000+

63.7

45.6-78.6

35.1

20.4-53.4

1.2

0.2- 8.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

56.9

28.0-81.7

28.0

8.8-61.2

15.1

2.3-57.8

Guilford

74.4

61.5-84.1

13.8

7.4-24.2

11.8

5.5-23.7

Mecklenburg

61.7

49.2-72.8

24.9

16.0-36.8

13.4

6.8-24.7

Orange

78.0

59.8-89.4

15.7

6.6-32.9

6.3

1.5-23.1

Wake

52.7

37.8-67.2

30.4

18.8-45.1

16.9

7.5-33.8

Chatham/Lee

66.0

50.3-78.8

27.3

15.5-43.3

6.7

2.6-16.1

Nash/Wilson

75.8

64.2-84.6

10.9

5.4-20.8

13.2

7.0-23.6

Craven/Pamlico

66.4

44.9-82.8

24.7

10.2-48.7

8.8

2.5-27.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

94.8

65.7-99.4

5.2

0.6-34.3

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

38.0

10.7-75.9

44.3

12.0-82.2

17.7

2.4-65.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

105

71.4

60.4-80.3

18.1

10.7-28.8

10.5

5.8-18.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

60.0

27.7-85.5

8.9

1.2-44.2

31.2

9.8-65.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

72.5

60.1-82.1

16.1

9.4-26.1

11.4

4.9-24.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

102

73.9

63.2-82.3

16.2

10.1-24.8

10.0

4.5-20.5

Northeast NC I

171

123

71.7

62.8-79.2

19.1

12.7-27.6

9.2

5.3-15.5

Northeast NC II

72.3

60.4-81.8

10.3

5.3-19.3

17.3

9.6-29.3

Northeastern Partnership

270

199

72.0

64.9-78.2

15.0

10.6-20.9

13.0

8.5-19.3

Mountain AHEC

66.2

42.6-83.8

22.6

9.0-46.4

11.2

2.5-38.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

670

488

70.2

64.4-75.4

105

16.3

12.4-21.1

13.5

10.0-18.1

Piedmont

549

376

69.6

64.2-74.6

118

19.5

15.5-24.2

10.9

7.7-15.1

Western NC

48.4

24.7-72.9

21.2

9.0-42.4

30.3

8.3-67.7

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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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