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	5,966	1,032	17.4	15.9-19.0	4,934	82.6	81.0-84.1
RACE
White	4,350	632	14.2	12.7-15.9	3,718	85.8	84.1-87.3
African American	1,266	319	23.8	20.5-27.6	947	76.2	72.4-79.5
Asian	24	6	37.9	13.1-71.1	18	62.1	28.9-86.9
Native American	147	40	34.0	22.0-48.5	107	66.0	51.5-78.0
Other Minorities	160	33	31.2	20.3-44.7	127	68.8	55.3-79.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	168	39	33.9	22.5-47.6	129	66.1	52.4-77.5
-English Speaking	83	19	27.4	14.2-46.4	64	72.6	53.6-85.8
-Spanish Speaking	85	20	36.8	22.1-54.5	65	63.2	45.5-77.9
Non-Hispanic	5,791	992	16.6	15.2-18.1	4,799	83.4	81.9-84.8
AGE
18-24	364	77	23.7	17.6-31.1	287	76.3	68.9-82.4
25-34	880	189	21.2	17.5-25.4	691	78.8	74.6-82.5
35-44	1,098	241	21.1	17.5-25.2	857	78.9	74.8-82.5
45-54	1,157	226	18.3	15.2-21.9	931	81.7	78.1-84.8
55-64	948	153	14.3	11.4-17.8	795	85.7	82.2-88.6
65-74	810	86	9.4	7.0-12.6	724	90.6	87.4-93.0
75+	661	51	5.9	4.1- 8.5	610	94.1	91.5-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	994	238	25.3	20.9-30.4	756	74.7	69.6-79.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,799	345	19.7	17.0-22.7	1,454	80.3	77.3-83.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,538	289	18.5	15.7-21.7	1,249	81.5	78.3-84.3
College Graduate	1,618	157	9.1	7.0-11.6	1,461	90.9	88.4-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	805	241	29.7	25.0-34.7	564	70.3	65.3-75.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,115	309	28.4	24.4-32.7	806	71.6	67.3-75.6
$25,000- 34,999	672	126	20.1	15.4-25.7	546	79.9	74.3-84.6
$35,000- 49,999	715	78	15.7	11.7-20.7	637	84.3	79.3-88.3
$50,000-74,999	574	40	6.7	4.4-10.2	534	93.3	89.8-95.6
$75,000+	653	23	4.2	2.3- 7.6	630	95.8	92.4-97.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	275	49	18.5	13.8-24.2	226	81.5	75.8-86.2
Guilford	279	40	16.5	11.7-22.7	239	83.5	77.3-88.3
Mecklenburg	279	32	13.4	9.2-19.1	247	86.6	80.9-90.8
Orange	282	40	19.5	11.3-31.4	242	80.5	68.6-88.7
Wake	277	42	17.4	12.2-24.2	235	82.6	75.8-87.8
Chatham/Lee	248	37	14.5	10.2-20.2	211	85.5	79.8-89.8
Nash/Wilson	239	45	24.2	18.2-31.4	194	75.8	68.6-81.8
Craven/Pamlico	286	47	15.6	11.5-20.8	239	84.4	79.2-88.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	275	53	19.3	14.3-25.6	222	80.7	74.4-85.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	54	23.1	14.6-34.6	233	76.9	65.4-85.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	301	61	20.1	15.2-26.1	240	79.9	73.9-84.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	263	51	18.5	14.0-24.1	212	81.5	75.9-86.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	299	72	25.8	20.5-31.9	227	74.2	68.1-79.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	293	61	21.5	16.5-27.6	232	78.5	72.4-83.5
Northeast NC I	316	56	19.2	14.6-24.8	260	80.8	75.2-85.4
Northeast NC II	328	62	20.4	15.7-26.2	266	79.6	73.8-84.3
Northeastern Partnership	644	118	20.0	16.5-24.0	526	80.0	76.0-83.5
Mountain AHEC	813	135	15.7	12.6-19.4	678	84.3	80.6-87.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,151	398	17.5	15.0-20.3	1,753	82.5	79.7-85.0
Piedmont	2,518	402	16.8	14.7-19.1	2,116	83.2	80.9-85.3
Western NC	1,297	232	19.7	16.3-23.7	1,065	80.3	76.3-83.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,966

1,032

17.4

15.9-19.0

4,934

82.6

81.0-84.1

RACE

White

4,350

632

14.2

12.7-15.9

3,718

85.8

84.1-87.3

African American

1,266

319

23.8

20.5-27.6

947

76.2

72.4-79.5

Asian

37.9

13.1-71.1

62.1

28.9-86.9

Native American

147

34.0

22.0-48.5

107

66.0

51.5-78.0

Other Minorities

160

31.2

20.3-44.7

127

68.8

55.3-79.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

168

33.9

22.5-47.6

129

66.1

52.4-77.5

-English Speaking

27.4

14.2-46.4

72.6

53.6-85.8

-Spanish Speaking

36.8

22.1-54.5

63.2

45.5-77.9

Non-Hispanic

5,791

992

16.6

15.2-18.1

4,799

83.4

81.9-84.8

AGE

18-24

364

23.7

17.6-31.1

287

76.3

68.9-82.4

25-34

880

189

21.2

17.5-25.4

691

78.8

74.6-82.5

35-44

1,098

241

21.1

17.5-25.2

857

78.9

74.8-82.5

45-54

1,157

226

18.3

15.2-21.9

931

81.7

78.1-84.8

55-64

948

153

14.3

11.4-17.8

795

85.7

82.2-88.6

65-74

810

9.4

7.0-12.6

724

90.6

87.4-93.0

75+

661

5.9

4.1- 8.5

610

94.1

91.5-95.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

994

238

25.3

20.9-30.4

756

74.7

69.6-79.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,799

345

19.7

17.0-22.7

1,454

80.3

77.3-83.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,538

289

18.5

15.7-21.7

1,249

81.5

78.3-84.3

College Graduate

1,618

157

9.1

7.0-11.6

1,461

90.9

88.4-93.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

805

241

29.7

25.0-34.7

564

70.3

65.3-75.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,115

309

28.4

24.4-32.7

806

71.6

67.3-75.6

$25,000- 34,999

672

126

20.1

15.4-25.7

546

79.9

74.3-84.6

$35,000- 49,999

715

15.7

11.7-20.7

637

84.3

79.3-88.3

$50,000-74,999

574

6.7

4.4-10.2

534

93.3

89.8-95.6

$75,000+

653

4.2

2.3- 7.6

630

95.8

92.4-97.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

275

18.5

13.8-24.2

226

81.5

75.8-86.2

Guilford

279

16.5

11.7-22.7

239

83.5

77.3-88.3

Mecklenburg

279

13.4

9.2-19.1

247

86.6

80.9-90.8

Orange

282

19.5

11.3-31.4

242

80.5

68.6-88.7

Wake

277

17.4

12.2-24.2

235

82.6

75.8-87.8

Chatham/Lee

248

14.5

10.2-20.2

211

85.5

79.8-89.8

Nash/Wilson

239

24.2

18.2-31.4

194

75.8

68.6-81.8

Craven/Pamlico

286

15.6

11.5-20.8

239

84.4

79.2-88.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

275

19.3

14.3-25.6

222

80.7

74.4-85.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

23.1

14.6-34.6

233

76.9

65.4-85.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

301

20.1

15.2-26.1

240

79.9

73.9-84.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

263

18.5

14.0-24.1

212

81.5

75.9-86.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

299

25.8

20.5-31.9

227

74.2

68.1-79.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

293

21.5

16.5-27.6

232

78.5

72.4-83.5

Northeast NC I

316

19.2

14.6-24.8

260

80.8

75.2-85.4

Northeast NC II

328

20.4

15.7-26.2

266

79.6

73.8-84.3

Northeastern Partnership

644

118

20.0

16.5-24.0

526

80.0

76.0-83.5

Mountain AHEC

813

135

15.7

12.6-19.4

678

84.3

80.6-87.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,151

398

17.5

15.0-20.3

1,753

82.5

79.7-85.0

Piedmont

2,518

402

16.8

14.7-19.1

2,116

83.2

80.9-85.3

Western NC

1,297

232

19.7

16.3-23.7

1,065

80.3

76.3-83.7

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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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