BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional to get any kind of care for yourself?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators

In the past 12 months, have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional to get any kind of care for yourself?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,258	1,571	65.0	61.6-68.3	687	35.0	31.7-38.4
GENDER
Male	948	536	54.4	49.3-59.5	412	45.6	40.5-50.7
Female	1,310	1,035	77.6	73.7-81.1	275	22.4	18.9-26.3
RACE
White	1,675	1,174	66.4	62.5-70.2	501	33.6	29.8-37.5
African American	418	308	68.6	61.1-75.3	110	31.4	24.7-38.9
Asian	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	76	54	62.7	38.6-81.8	22	37.3	18.2-61.4
Other Minorities	81	32	37.0	21.5-55.7	49	63.0	44.3-78.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	72	24	30.1	15.1-51.1	48	69.9	48.9-84.9
-English Speaking	33	19	58.8	31.5-81.5	14	41.2	18.5-68.5
-Spanish Speaking	39	5	16.4	3.7-50.4	34	83.6	49.6-96.3
Non-Hispanic	2,184	1,546	66.8	63.4-70.0	638	33.2	30.0-36.6
AGE
18-24	200	121	57.4	46.8-67.4	79	42.6	32.6-53.2
25-34	386	240	57.5	49.0-65.5	146	42.5	34.5-51.0
35-44	507	327	61.1	54.3-67.5	180	38.9	32.5-45.7
45-54	532	392	68.0	60.8-74.4	140	32.0	25.6-39.2
55-64	377	293	79.2	72.2-84.8	84	20.8	15.2-27.8
65-74	174	131	75.1	64.5-83.3	43	24.9	16.7-35.5
75+	74	62	85.3	67.5-94.1	12	14.7	5.9-32.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	477	304	53.0	45.3-60.6	173	47.0	39.4-54.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	822	555	66.0	60.6-71.0	267	34.0	29.0-39.4
Some Post-H.S.	586	420	66.0	59.1-72.2	166	34.0	27.8-40.9
College Graduate	369	289	78.2	71.1-84.0	80	21.8	16.0-28.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	354	270	67.0	56.8-75.8	84	33.0	24.2-43.2
$15,000- 24,999	582	360	56.1	49.3-62.7	222	43.9	37.3-50.7
$25,000- 34,999	282	197	70.9	62.1-78.4	85	29.1	21.6-37.9
$35,000- 49,999	296	211	67.8	59.0-75.4	85	32.2	24.6-41.0
$50,000-74,999	187	133	66.0	55.3-75.2	54	34.0	24.8-44.7
$75,000+	155	126	81.2	71.1-88.4	29	18.8	11.6-28.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	111	86	68.4	56.4-78.4	25	31.6	21.6-43.6
Guilford	89	65	77.0	65.7-85.4	24	23.0	14.6-34.3
Mecklenburg	89	65	66.4	52.3-78.0	24	33.6	22.0-47.7
Orange	59	35	52.7	32.5-72.0	24	47.3	28.0-67.5
Wake	67	52	73.6	55.7-86.1	15	26.4	13.9-44.3
Chatham/Lee	92	55	48.9	36.9-60.9	37	51.1	39.1-63.1
Nash/Wilson	89	65	70.0	57.4-80.2	24	30.0	19.8-42.6
Craven/Pamlico	113	89	76.8	66.8-84.4	24	23.2	15.6-33.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	142	97	65.3	55.2-74.2	45	34.7	25.8-44.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	120	75	49.1	36.1-62.2	45	50.9	37.8-63.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	111	78	64.7	50.7-76.5	33	35.3	23.5-49.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	106	74	47.2	26.0-69.5	32	52.8	30.5-74.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	136	86	58.9	48.8-68.3	50	41.1	31.7-51.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	112	70	58.7	47.7-69.0	42	41.3	31.0-52.3
Northeast NC I	105	80	78.0	68.0-85.6	25	22.0	14.4-32.0
Northeast NC II	132	95	67.4	56.4-76.8	37	32.6	23.2-43.6
Northeastern Partnership	237	175	70.6	62.3-77.8	62	29.4	22.2-37.7
Mountain AHEC	316	234	63.0	50.3-74.1	82	37.0	25.9-49.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	834	584	67.6	62.1-72.6	250	32.4	27.4-37.9
Piedmont	882	607	64.9	60.0-69.6	275	35.1	30.4-40.0
Western NC	542	380	60.5	51.8-68.5	162	39.5	31.5-48.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,258

1,571

65.0

61.6-68.3

687

35.0

31.7-38.4

GENDER

Male

948

536

54.4

49.3-59.5

412

45.6

40.5-50.7

Female

1,310

1,035

77.6

73.7-81.1

275

22.4

18.9-26.3

RACE

White

1,675

1,174

66.4

62.5-70.2

501

33.6

29.8-37.5

African American

418

308

68.6

61.1-75.3

110

31.4

24.7-38.9

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

62.7

38.6-81.8

37.3

18.2-61.4

Other Minorities

37.0

21.5-55.7

63.0

44.3-78.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

30.1

15.1-51.1

69.9

48.9-84.9

-English Speaking

58.8

31.5-81.5

41.2

18.5-68.5

-Spanish Speaking

16.4

3.7-50.4

83.6

49.6-96.3

Non-Hispanic

2,184

1,546

66.8

63.4-70.0

638

33.2

30.0-36.6

AGE

18-24

200

121

57.4

46.8-67.4

42.6

32.6-53.2

25-34

386

240

57.5

49.0-65.5

146

42.5

34.5-51.0

35-44

507

327

61.1

54.3-67.5

180

38.9

32.5-45.7

45-54

532

392

68.0

60.8-74.4

140

32.0

25.6-39.2

55-64

377

293

79.2

72.2-84.8

20.8

15.2-27.8

65-74

174

131

75.1

64.5-83.3

24.9

16.7-35.5

75+

85.3

67.5-94.1

14.7

5.9-32.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

477

304

53.0

45.3-60.6

173

47.0

39.4-54.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

822

555

66.0

60.6-71.0

267

34.0

29.0-39.4

Some Post-H.S.

586

420

66.0

59.1-72.2

166

34.0

27.8-40.9

College Graduate

369

289

78.2

71.1-84.0

21.8

16.0-28.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

354

270

67.0

56.8-75.8

33.0

24.2-43.2

$15,000- 24,999

582

360

56.1

49.3-62.7

222

43.9

37.3-50.7

$25,000- 34,999

282

197

70.9

62.1-78.4

29.1

21.6-37.9

$35,000- 49,999

296

211

67.8

59.0-75.4

32.2

24.6-41.0

$50,000-74,999

187

133

66.0

55.3-75.2

34.0

24.8-44.7

$75,000+

155

126

81.2

71.1-88.4

18.8

11.6-28.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

111

68.4

56.4-78.4

31.6

21.6-43.6

Guilford

77.0

65.7-85.4

23.0

14.6-34.3

Mecklenburg

66.4

52.3-78.0

33.6

22.0-47.7

Orange

52.7

32.5-72.0

47.3

28.0-67.5

Wake

73.6

55.7-86.1

26.4

13.9-44.3

Chatham/Lee

48.9

36.9-60.9

51.1

39.1-63.1

Nash/Wilson

70.0

57.4-80.2

30.0

19.8-42.6

Craven/Pamlico

113

76.8

66.8-84.4

23.2

15.6-33.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

142

65.3

55.2-74.2

34.7

25.8-44.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

120

49.1

36.1-62.2

50.9

37.8-63.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

111

64.7

50.7-76.5

35.3

23.5-49.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

106

47.2

26.0-69.5

52.8

30.5-74.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

136

58.9

48.8-68.3

41.1

31.7-51.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

112

58.7

47.7-69.0

41.3

31.0-52.3

Northeast NC I

105

78.0

68.0-85.6

22.0

14.4-32.0

Northeast NC II

132

67.4

56.4-76.8

32.6

23.2-43.6

Northeastern Partnership

237

175

70.6

62.3-77.8

29.4

22.2-37.7

Mountain AHEC

316

234

63.0

50.3-74.1

37.0

25.9-49.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

834

584

67.6

62.1-72.6

250

32.4

27.4-37.9

Piedmont

882

607

64.9

60.0-69.6

275

35.1

30.4-40.0

Western NC

542

380

60.5

51.8-68.5

162

39.5

31.5-48.2

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking regularly within the past year.

^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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