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	948	536	54.4	49.3-59.5	412	45.6	40.5-50.7
RACE
White	679	384	55.5	49.4-61.4	295	44.5	38.6-50.6
African American	190	126	64.1	53.4-73.7	64	35.9	26.3-46.6
Asian	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	24	16	55.0	20.5-85.3	8	45.0	14.7-79.5
Other Minorities	49	8	16.6	4.2-47.4	41	83.4	52.6-95.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	49	6	17.7	4.9-47.1	43	82.3	52.9-95.1
-English Speaking	14	3	34.6	9.1-73.6	11	65.4	26.4-90.9
-Spanish Speaking	35	3	15.0	2.7-52.6	32	85.0	47.4-97.3
Non-Hispanic	899	530	57.1	51.9-62.2	369	42.9	37.8-48.1
AGE
18-24	90	39	46.0	31.5-61.2	51	54.0	38.8-68.5
25-34	160	69	44.7	32.6-57.4	91	55.3	42.6-67.4
35-44	209	101	49.3	39.5-59.2	108	50.7	40.8-60.5
45-54	209	128	58.0	47.0-68.2	81	42.0	31.8-53.0
55-64	171	121	70.5	59.6-79.5	50	29.5	20.5-40.4
65-74	76	51	65.8	49.1-79.3	25	34.2	20.7-50.9
75+	30	25	91.7	75.7-97.5	5	8.3	2.5-24.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	226	119	40.5	30.9-51.0	107	59.5	49.0-69.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	348	190	55.3	47.0-63.3	158	44.7	36.7-53.0
Some Post-H.S.	231	128	55.3	45.1-65.1	103	44.7	34.9-54.9
College Graduate	140	97	72.2	60.7-81.4	43	27.8	18.6-39.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	110	70	42.6	28.8-57.6	40	57.4	42.4-71.2
$15,000- 24,999	247	114	45.1	35.5-55.0	133	54.9	45.0-64.5
$25,000- 34,999	122	69	61.6	47.9-73.7	53	38.4	26.3-52.1
$35,000- 49,999	128	78	60.4	47.4-72.0	50	39.6	28.0-52.6
$50,000-74,999	91	51	50.1	36.0-64.1	40	49.9	35.9-64.0
$75,000+	76	57	77.6	63.1-87.5	19	22.4	12.5-36.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	47	33	64.3	46.9-78.6	14	35.7	21.4-53.1
Guilford	41	26	70.9	53.8-83.6	15	29.1	16.4-46.2
Mecklenburg	36	20	55.4	34.7-74.4	16	44.6	25.6-65.3
Orange	29	13	35.3	19.6-54.9	16	64.7	45.1-80.4
Wake	25	12	52.7	28.9-75.4	13	47.3	24.6-71.1
Chatham/Lee	37	13	24.0	12.9-40.3	24	76.0	59.7-87.1
Nash/Wilson	40	23	59.7	40.8-76.0	17	40.3	24.0-59.2
Craven/Pamlico	43	27	62.7	45.7-77.1	16	37.3	22.9-54.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	59	32	50.0	35.6-64.3	27	50.0	35.7-64.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	49	24	32.4	18.3-50.8	25	67.6	49.2-81.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	57	35	56.6	38.9-72.9	22	43.4	27.1-61.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	44	24	29.9	12.3-56.6	20	70.1	43.4-87.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	56	31	51.4	36.6-65.9	25	48.6	34.1-63.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	48	20	38.8	24.8-55.0	28	61.2	45.0-75.2
Northeast NC I	36	24	71.4	53.6-84.4	12	28.6	15.6-46.4
Northeast NC II	57	40	67.0	50.2-80.3	17	33.0	19.7-49.8
Northeastern Partnership	93	64	68.1	54.9-79.0	29	31.9	21.0-45.1
Mountain AHEC	123	73	44.1	28.8-60.6	50	55.9	39.4-71.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	349	203	58.7	50.4-66.6	146	41.3	33.4-49.6
Piedmont	386	220	56.3	49.0-63.3	166	43.7	36.7-51.0
Western NC	213	113	40.0	29.0-52.0	100	60.0	48.0-71.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

948

536

54.4

49.3-59.5

412

45.6

40.5-50.7

RACE

White

679

384

55.5

49.4-61.4

295

44.5

38.6-50.6

African American

190

126

64.1

53.4-73.7

35.9

26.3-46.6

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

55.0

20.5-85.3

45.0

14.7-79.5

Other Minorities

16.6

4.2-47.4

83.4

52.6-95.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.7

4.9-47.1

82.3

52.9-95.1

-English Speaking

34.6

9.1-73.6

65.4

26.4-90.9

-Spanish Speaking

15.0

2.7-52.6

85.0

47.4-97.3

Non-Hispanic

899

530

57.1

51.9-62.2

369

42.9

37.8-48.1

AGE

18-24

46.0

31.5-61.2

54.0

38.8-68.5

25-34

160

44.7

32.6-57.4

55.3

42.6-67.4

35-44

209

101

49.3

39.5-59.2

108

50.7

40.8-60.5

45-54

209

128

58.0

47.0-68.2

42.0

31.8-53.0

55-64

171

121

70.5

59.6-79.5

29.5

20.5-40.4

65-74

65.8

49.1-79.3

34.2

20.7-50.9

75+

91.7

75.7-97.5

8.3

2.5-24.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

226

119

40.5

30.9-51.0

107

59.5

49.0-69.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

348

190

55.3

47.0-63.3

158

44.7

36.7-53.0

Some Post-H.S.

231

128

55.3

45.1-65.1

103

44.7

34.9-54.9

College Graduate

140

72.2

60.7-81.4

27.8

18.6-39.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

110

42.6

28.8-57.6

57.4

42.4-71.2

$15,000- 24,999

247

114

45.1

35.5-55.0

133

54.9

45.0-64.5

$25,000- 34,999

122

61.6

47.9-73.7

38.4

26.3-52.1

$35,000- 49,999

128

60.4

47.4-72.0

39.6

28.0-52.6

$50,000-74,999

50.1

36.0-64.1

49.9

35.9-64.0

$75,000+

77.6

63.1-87.5

22.4

12.5-36.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

64.3

46.9-78.6

35.7

21.4-53.1

Guilford

70.9

53.8-83.6

29.1

16.4-46.2

Mecklenburg

55.4

34.7-74.4

44.6

25.6-65.3

Orange

35.3

19.6-54.9

64.7

45.1-80.4

Wake

52.7

28.9-75.4

47.3

24.6-71.1

Chatham/Lee

24.0

12.9-40.3

76.0

59.7-87.1

Nash/Wilson

59.7

40.8-76.0

40.3

24.0-59.2

Craven/Pamlico

62.7

45.7-77.1

37.3

22.9-54.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

50.0

35.6-64.3

50.0

35.7-64.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

32.4

18.3-50.8

67.6

49.2-81.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

56.6

38.9-72.9

43.4

27.1-61.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

29.9

12.3-56.6

70.1

43.4-87.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

51.4

36.6-65.9

48.6

34.1-63.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

38.8

24.8-55.0

61.2

45.0-75.2

Northeast NC I

71.4

53.6-84.4

28.6

15.6-46.4

Northeast NC II

67.0

50.2-80.3

33.0

19.7-49.8

Northeastern Partnership

68.1

54.9-79.0

31.9

21.0-45.1

Mountain AHEC

123

44.1

28.8-60.6

55.9

39.4-71.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

349

203

58.7

50.4-66.6

146

41.3

33.4-49.6

Piedmont

386

220

56.3

49.0-63.3

166

43.7

36.7-51.0

Western NC

213

113

40.0

29.0-52.0

100

60.0

48.0-71.0

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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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