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

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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	1,310	1,035	77.6	73.7-81.1	275	22.4	18.9-26.3
RACE
White	996	790	78.6	74.2-82.5	206	21.4	17.5-25.8
African American	228	182	74.6	64.1-82.8	46	25.4	17.2-35.9
Native American	52	38	71.5	47.7-87.3	14	28.5	12.7-52.3
Other Minorities	32	24	75.3	48.6-90.7	8	24.7	9.3-51.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	18	68.5	33.9-90.2	5	31.5	9.8-66.1
-English Speaking	19	16	70.2	31.8-92.2	3	29.8	7.8-68.2
-Spanish Speaking	4	2	54.2	10.5-92.3	2	45.8	7.7-89.5
Non-Hispanic	1,285	1,016	77.8	73.9-81.3	269	22.2	18.7-26.1
AGE
18-24	110	82	72.3	57.3-83.6	28	27.7	16.4-42.7
25-34	226	171	73.0	63.5-80.8	55	27.0	19.2-36.5
35-44	298	226	74.4	66.3-81.1	72	25.6	18.9-33.7
45-54	323	264	80.2	72.4-86.2	59	19.8	13.8-27.6
55-64	206	172	89.8	83.1-94.1	34	10.2	5.9-16.9
65-74	98	80	85.1	73.3-92.2	18	14.9	7.8-26.7
75+	44	37	79.6	51.0-93.6	7	20.4	6.4-49.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	251	185	69.9	60.2-78.0	66	30.1	22.0-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	474	365	79.0	73.1-84.0	109	21.0	16.0-26.9
Some Post-H.S.	355	292	77.2	68.1-84.3	63	22.8	15.7-31.9
College Graduate	229	192	84.8	76.1-90.7	37	15.2	9.3-23.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	244	200	85.0	78.6-89.8	44	15.0	10.2-21.4
$15,000- 24,999	335	246	70.4	61.7-77.8	89	29.6	22.2-38.3
$25,000- 34,999	160	128	81.0	69.8-88.7	32	19.0	11.3-30.2
$35,000- 49,999	168	133	75.5	63.8-84.4	35	24.5	15.6-36.2
$50,000-74,999	96	82	86.4	74.6-93.3	14	13.6	6.7-25.4
$75,000+	79	69	87.9	73.6-95.0	10	12.1	5.0-26.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	64	53	73.7	57.2-85.5	11	26.3	14.5-42.8
Guilford	48	39	84.3	68.2-93.1	9	15.7	6.9-31.8
Mecklenburg	53	45	81.0	63.4-91.3	8	19.0	8.7-36.6
Orange	30	22	67.5	32.3-90.0	8	32.5	10.0-67.7
Wake	42	40	97.2	89.2-99.3	2	2.8	0.7-10.8
Chatham/Lee	55	42	77.8	64.0-87.4	13	22.2	12.6-36.0
Nash/Wilson	49	42	83.6	67.0-92.7	7	16.4	7.3-33.0
Craven/Pamlico	70	62	89.0	78.8-94.7	8	11.0	5.3-21.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	83	65	81.0	70.7-88.2	18	19.0	11.8-29.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	71	51	68.3	54.2-79.6	20	31.7	20.4-45.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	54	43	81.4	66.3-90.7	11	18.6	9.3-33.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	62	50	80.2	66.9-89.1	12	19.8	10.9-33.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	55	67.5	55.1-77.9	25	32.5	22.1-44.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	64	50	83.2	72.2-90.4	14	16.8	9.6-27.8
Northeast NC I	69	56	83.1	70.7-91.0	13	16.9	9.0-29.3
Northeast NC II	75	55	67.9	53.8-79.4	20	32.1	20.6-46.2
Northeastern Partnership	144	111	73.2	62.9-81.5	33	26.8	18.5-37.1
Mountain AHEC	193	161	85.4	78.3-90.4	32	14.6	9.6-21.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	485	381	77.9	71.4-83.2	104	22.1	16.8-28.6
Piedmont	496	387	75.4	69.1-80.7	109	24.6	19.3-30.9
Western NC	329	267	84.3	79.0-88.4	62	15.7	11.6-21.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,310

1,035

77.6

73.7-81.1

275

22.4

18.9-26.3

RACE

White

996

790

78.6

74.2-82.5

206

21.4

17.5-25.8

African American

228

182

74.6

64.1-82.8

25.4

17.2-35.9

Native American

71.5

47.7-87.3

28.5

12.7-52.3

Other Minorities

75.3

48.6-90.7

24.7

9.3-51.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

68.5

33.9-90.2

31.5

9.8-66.1

-English Speaking

70.2

31.8-92.2

29.8

7.8-68.2

-Spanish Speaking

54.2

10.5-92.3

45.8

7.7-89.5

Non-Hispanic

1,285

1,016

77.8

73.9-81.3

269

22.2

18.7-26.1

AGE

18-24

110

72.3

57.3-83.6

27.7

16.4-42.7

25-34

226

171

73.0

63.5-80.8

27.0

19.2-36.5

35-44

298

226

74.4

66.3-81.1

25.6

18.9-33.7

45-54

323

264

80.2

72.4-86.2

19.8

13.8-27.6

55-64

206

172

89.8

83.1-94.1

10.2

5.9-16.9

65-74

85.1

73.3-92.2

14.9

7.8-26.7

75+

79.6

51.0-93.6

20.4

6.4-49.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

251

185

69.9

60.2-78.0

30.1

22.0-39.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

474

365

79.0

73.1-84.0

109

21.0

16.0-26.9

Some Post-H.S.

355

292

77.2

68.1-84.3

22.8

15.7-31.9

College Graduate

229

192

84.8

76.1-90.7

15.2

9.3-23.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

244

200

85.0

78.6-89.8

15.0

10.2-21.4

$15,000- 24,999

335

246

70.4

61.7-77.8

29.6

22.2-38.3

$25,000- 34,999

160

128

81.0

69.8-88.7

19.0

11.3-30.2

$35,000- 49,999

168

133

75.5

63.8-84.4

24.5

15.6-36.2

$50,000-74,999

86.4

74.6-93.3

13.6

6.7-25.4

$75,000+

87.9

73.6-95.0

12.1

5.0-26.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.7

57.2-85.5

26.3

14.5-42.8

Guilford

84.3

68.2-93.1

15.7

6.9-31.8

Mecklenburg

81.0

63.4-91.3

19.0

8.7-36.6

Orange

67.5

32.3-90.0

32.5

10.0-67.7

Wake

97.2

89.2-99.3

2.8

0.7-10.8

Chatham/Lee

77.8

64.0-87.4

22.2

12.6-36.0

Nash/Wilson

83.6

67.0-92.7

16.4

7.3-33.0

Craven/Pamlico

89.0

78.8-94.7

11.0

5.3-21.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

81.0

70.7-88.2

19.0

11.8-29.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

68.3

54.2-79.6

31.7

20.4-45.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

81.4

66.3-90.7

18.6

9.3-33.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

80.2

66.9-89.1

19.8

10.9-33.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

67.5

55.1-77.9

32.5

22.1-44.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

83.2

72.2-90.4

16.8

9.6-27.8

Northeast NC I

83.1

70.7-91.0

16.9

9.0-29.3

Northeast NC II

67.9

53.8-79.4

32.1

20.6-46.2

Northeastern Partnership

144

111

73.2

62.9-81.5

26.8

18.5-37.1

Mountain AHEC

193

161

85.4

78.3-90.4

14.6

9.6-21.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

485

381

77.9

71.4-83.2

104

22.1

16.8-28.6

Piedmont

496

387

75.4

69.1-80.7

109

24.6

19.3-30.9

Western NC

329

267

84.3

79.0-88.4

15.7

11.6-21.0

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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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