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	9,439	1,478	14.9	13.8-16.1	7,961	85.1	83.9-86.2
GENDER
Male	3,473	446	12.3	10.6-14.2	3,027	87.7	85.8-89.4
Female	5,966	1,032	17.4	15.9-19.0	4,934	82.6	81.0-84.1
RACE
White	6,926	897	12.2	11.0-13.5	6,029	87.8	86.5-89.0
African American	1,873	443	20.7	18.2-23.6	1,430	79.3	76.4-81.8
Asian	50	13	24.2	11.4-44.4	37	75.8	55.6-88.6
Native American	230	58	29.6	20.0-41.5	172	70.4	58.5-80.0
Other Minorities	323	65	24.6	17.8-33.0	258	75.4	67.0-82.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	338	74	26.3	19.3-34.7	264	73.7	65.3-80.7
-English Speaking	137	29	24.5	14.5-38.5	108	75.5	61.5-85.5
-Spanish Speaking	201	45	26.9	18.4-37.4	156	73.1	62.6-81.6
Non-Hispanic	9,091	1,403	14.2	13.1-15.4	7,688	85.8	84.6-86.9
AGE
18-24	582	106	16.2	12.3-20.9	476	83.8	79.1-87.7
25-34	1,413	258	17.6	14.6-21.0	1,155	82.4	79.0-85.4
35-44	1,786	339	17.3	14.7-20.1	1,447	82.7	79.9-85.3
45-54	1,844	342	16.9	14.3-19.9	1,502	83.1	80.1-85.7
55-64	1,534	232	13.0	10.7-15.7	1,302	87.0	84.3-89.3
65-74	1,273	115	8.2	6.3-10.7	1,158	91.8	89.3-93.7
75+	938	72	6.4	4.6- 8.8	866	93.6	91.2-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,601	367	24.3	20.6-28.3	1,234	75.7	71.7-79.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,826	503	16.6	14.6-18.8	2,323	83.4	81.2-85.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,349	384	14.7	12.6-17.0	1,965	85.3	83.0-87.4
College Graduate	2,634	216	7.7	6.2- 9.5	2,418	92.3	90.5-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,104	335	28.8	24.6-33.4	769	71.2	66.6-75.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,730	446	23.9	20.9-27.2	1,284	76.1	72.8-79.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,037	167	16.1	12.8-20.0	870	83.9	80.0-87.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,241	118	11.2	8.7-14.3	1,123	88.8	85.7-91.3
$50,000-74,999	1,010	51	5.1	3.5- 7.3	959	94.9	92.7-96.5
$75,000+	1,157	40	4.8	2.9- 7.9	1,117	95.2	92.1-97.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	69	16.2	12.5-20.7	385	83.8	79.3-87.5
Guilford	443	59	15.2	11.4-20.0	384	84.8	80.0-88.6
Mecklenburg	448	57	13.8	10.4-18.3	391	86.2	81.7-89.6
Orange	452	52	15.1	9.7-22.6	400	84.9	77.4-90.3
Wake	453	63	17.0	12.7-22.5	390	83.0	77.5-87.3
Chatham/Lee	400	58	12.4	9.3-16.3	342	87.6	83.7-90.7
Nash/Wilson	379	65	19.7	15.4-24.9	314	80.3	75.1-84.6
Craven/Pamlico	456	63	14.0	10.5-18.5	393	86.0	81.5-89.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	73	15.0	11.5-19.2	364	85.0	80.8-88.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	455	75	20.2	13.6-28.7	380	79.8	71.3-86.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	95	18.2	14.0-23.3	384	81.8	76.7-86.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	425	72	18.9	10.6-31.4	353	81.1	68.6-89.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	476	109	23.7	19.5-28.6	367	76.3	71.4-80.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	89	21.0	16.7-26.0	331	79.0	74.0-83.3
Northeast NC I	459	77	16.7	13.0-21.1	382	83.3	78.9-87.0
Northeast NC II	514	88	17.6	13.9-22.0	426	82.4	78.0-86.1
Northeastern Partnership	973	165	17.3	14.5-20.5	808	82.7	79.5-85.5
Mountain AHEC	1,305	196	16.2	12.3-21.0	1,109	83.8	79.0-87.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,318	564	15.0	13.1-17.1	2,754	85.0	82.9-86.9
Piedmont	4,047	583	14.1	12.6-15.8	3,464	85.9	84.2-87.4
Western NC	2,074	331	18.0	14.9-21.6	1,743	82.0	78.4-85.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,439

1,478

14.9

13.8-16.1

7,961

85.1

83.9-86.2

GENDER

Male

3,473

446

12.3

10.6-14.2

3,027

87.7

85.8-89.4

Female

5,966

1,032

17.4

15.9-19.0

4,934

82.6

81.0-84.1

RACE

White

6,926

897

12.2

11.0-13.5

6,029

87.8

86.5-89.0

African American

1,873

443

20.7

18.2-23.6

1,430

79.3

76.4-81.8

Asian

24.2

11.4-44.4

75.8

55.6-88.6

Native American

230

29.6

20.0-41.5

172

70.4

58.5-80.0

Other Minorities

323

24.6

17.8-33.0

258

75.4

67.0-82.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

338

26.3

19.3-34.7

264

73.7

65.3-80.7

-English Speaking

137

24.5

14.5-38.5

108

75.5

61.5-85.5

-Spanish Speaking

201

26.9

18.4-37.4

156

73.1

62.6-81.6

Non-Hispanic

9,091

1,403

14.2

13.1-15.4

7,688

85.8

84.6-86.9

AGE

18-24

582

106

16.2

12.3-20.9

476

83.8

79.1-87.7

25-34

1,413

258

17.6

14.6-21.0

1,155

82.4

79.0-85.4

35-44

1,786

339

17.3

14.7-20.1

1,447

82.7

79.9-85.3

45-54

1,844

342

16.9

14.3-19.9

1,502

83.1

80.1-85.7

55-64

1,534

232

13.0

10.7-15.7

1,302

87.0

84.3-89.3

65-74

1,273

115

8.2

6.3-10.7

1,158

91.8

89.3-93.7

75+

938

6.4

4.6- 8.8

866

93.6

91.2-95.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,601

367

24.3

20.6-28.3

1,234

75.7

71.7-79.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,826

503

16.6

14.6-18.8

2,323

83.4

81.2-85.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,349

384

14.7

12.6-17.0

1,965

85.3

83.0-87.4

College Graduate

2,634

216

7.7

6.2- 9.5

2,418

92.3

90.5-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,104

335

28.8

24.6-33.4

769

71.2

66.6-75.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,730

446

23.9

20.9-27.2

1,284

76.1

72.8-79.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,037

167

16.1

12.8-20.0

870

83.9

80.0-87.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,241

118

11.2

8.7-14.3

1,123

88.8

85.7-91.3

$50,000-74,999

1,010

5.1

3.5- 7.3

959

94.9

92.7-96.5

$75,000+

1,157

4.8

2.9- 7.9

1,117

95.2

92.1-97.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

16.2

12.5-20.7

385

83.8

79.3-87.5

Guilford

443

15.2

11.4-20.0

384

84.8

80.0-88.6

Mecklenburg

448

13.8

10.4-18.3

391

86.2

81.7-89.6

Orange

452

15.1

9.7-22.6

400

84.9

77.4-90.3

Wake

453

17.0

12.7-22.5

390

83.0

77.5-87.3

Chatham/Lee

400

12.4

9.3-16.3

342

87.6

83.7-90.7

Nash/Wilson

379

19.7

15.4-24.9

314

80.3

75.1-84.6

Craven/Pamlico

456

14.0

10.5-18.5

393

86.0

81.5-89.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

15.0

11.5-19.2

364

85.0

80.8-88.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

455

20.2

13.6-28.7

380

79.8

71.3-86.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

18.2

14.0-23.3

384

81.8

76.7-86.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

425

18.9

10.6-31.4

353

81.1

68.6-89.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

476

109

23.7

19.5-28.6

367

76.3

71.4-80.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

21.0

16.7-26.0

331

79.0

74.0-83.3

Northeast NC I

459

16.7

13.0-21.1

382

83.3

78.9-87.0

Northeast NC II

514

17.6

13.9-22.0

426

82.4

78.0-86.1

Northeastern Partnership

973

165

17.3

14.5-20.5

808

82.7

79.5-85.5

Mountain AHEC

1,305

196

16.2

12.3-21.0

1,109

83.8

79.0-87.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,318

564

15.0

13.1-17.1

2,754

85.0

82.9-86.9

Piedmont

4,047

583

14.1

12.6-15.8

3,464

85.9

84.2-87.4

Western NC

2,074

331

18.0

14.9-21.6

1,743

82.0

78.4-85.1

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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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