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	3,473	446	12.3	10.6-14.2	3,027	87.7	85.8-89.4
RACE
White	2,576	265	10.1	8.3-12.2	2,311	89.9	87.8-91.7
African American	607	124	16.8	13.2-21.2	483	83.2	78.8-86.8
Asian	26	7	18.7	7.1-41.0	19	81.3	59.0-92.9
Native American	83	18	25.4	12.5-44.9	65	74.6	55.1-87.5
Other Minorities	163	32	20.1	12.3-31.1	131	79.9	68.9-87.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	170	35	21.5	13.6-32.3	135	78.5	67.7-86.4
-English Speaking	54	10	22.0	9.3-43.6	44	78.0	56.4-90.7
-Spanish Speaking	116	25	21.4	12.4-34.3	91	78.6	65.7-87.6
Non-Hispanic	3,300	411	11.5	9.9-13.3	2,889	88.5	86.7-90.1
AGE
18-24	218	29	9.6	5.6-15.8	189	90.4	84.2-94.4
25-34	533	69	14.1	9.9-19.8	464	85.9	80.2-90.1
35-44	688	98	13.4	10.1-17.6	590	86.6	82.4-89.9
45-54	687	116	15.6	11.6-20.6	571	84.4	79.4-88.4
55-64	586	79	11.5	8.2-15.9	507	88.5	84.1-91.8
65-74	463	29	6.7	4.1-11.0	434	93.3	89.0-95.9
75+	277	21	7.2	3.9-12.9	256	92.8	87.1-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	607	129	23.1	17.5-29.8	478	76.9	70.2-82.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,027	158	13.4	10.6-16.8	869	86.6	83.2-89.4
Some Post-H.S.	811	95	10.4	7.8-13.9	716	89.6	86.1-92.2
College Graduate	1,016	59	6.2	4.2- 9.2	957	93.8	90.8-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	299	94	27.4	19.7-36.7	205	72.6	63.3-80.3
$15,000- 24,999	615	137	19.5	15.2-24.6	478	80.5	75.4-84.8
$25,000- 34,999	365	41	11.5	7.5-17.4	324	88.5	82.6-92.5
$35,000- 49,999	526	40	6.9	4.4-10.7	486	93.1	89.3-95.6
$50,000-74,999	436	11	3.5	1.7- 7.2	425	96.5	92.8-98.3
$75,000+	504	17	5.3	2.5-10.9	487	94.7	89.1-97.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	179	20	14.0	8.7-21.9	159	86.0	78.1-91.3
Guilford	164	19	13.8	8.4-21.8	145	86.2	78.2-91.6
Mecklenburg	169	25	14.3	9.1-21.6	144	85.7	78.4-90.9
Orange	170	12	9.4	5.1-16.9	158	90.6	83.1-94.9
Wake	176	21	16.6	10.1-26.2	155	83.4	73.8-89.9
Chatham/Lee	152	21	10.2	6.3-16.2	131	89.8	83.8-93.7
Nash/Wilson	140	20	15.2	9.7-23.0	120	84.8	77.0-90.3
Craven/Pamlico	170	16	12.2	6.9-20.6	154	87.8	79.4-93.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	162	20	9.7	6.0-15.6	142	90.3	84.4-94.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	168	21	16.4	7.9-31.1	147	83.6	68.9-92.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	178	34	16.4	10.4-24.9	144	83.6	75.1-89.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	162	21	19.2	6.9-43.2	141	80.8	56.8-93.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	177	37	21.3	15.0-29.4	140	78.7	70.6-85.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	127	28	20.3	13.6-29.2	99	79.7	70.8-86.4
Northeast NC I	143	21	13.2	8.1-20.8	122	86.8	79.2-91.9
Northeast NC II	186	26	14.7	9.5-22.1	160	85.3	77.9-90.5
Northeastern Partnership	329	47	14.2	10.1-19.6	282	85.8	80.4-89.9
Mountain AHEC	492	61	16.8	10.1-26.4	431	83.2	73.6-89.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,167	166	12.3	9.6-15.7	1,001	87.7	84.3-90.4
Piedmont	1,529	181	11.3	9.2-13.7	1,348	88.7	86.3-90.8
Western NC	777	99	16.2	11.2-22.9	678	83.8	77.1-88.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,473

446

12.3

10.6-14.2

3,027

87.7

85.8-89.4

RACE

White

2,576

265

10.1

8.3-12.2

2,311

89.9

87.8-91.7

African American

607

124

16.8

13.2-21.2

483

83.2

78.8-86.8

Asian

18.7

7.1-41.0

81.3

59.0-92.9

Native American

25.4

12.5-44.9

74.6

55.1-87.5

Other Minorities

163

20.1

12.3-31.1

131

79.9

68.9-87.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

170

21.5

13.6-32.3

135

78.5

67.7-86.4

-English Speaking

22.0

9.3-43.6

78.0

56.4-90.7

-Spanish Speaking

116

21.4

12.4-34.3

78.6

65.7-87.6

Non-Hispanic

3,300

411

11.5

9.9-13.3

2,889

88.5

86.7-90.1

AGE

18-24

218

9.6

5.6-15.8

189

90.4

84.2-94.4

25-34

533

14.1

9.9-19.8

464

85.9

80.2-90.1

35-44

688

13.4

10.1-17.6

590

86.6

82.4-89.9

45-54

687

116

15.6

11.6-20.6

571

84.4

79.4-88.4

55-64

586

11.5

8.2-15.9

507

88.5

84.1-91.8

65-74

463

6.7

4.1-11.0

434

93.3

89.0-95.9

75+

277

7.2

3.9-12.9

256

92.8

87.1-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

607

129

23.1

17.5-29.8

478

76.9

70.2-82.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,027

158

13.4

10.6-16.8

869

86.6

83.2-89.4

Some Post-H.S.

811

10.4

7.8-13.9

716

89.6

86.1-92.2

College Graduate

1,016

6.2

4.2- 9.2

957

93.8

90.8-95.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

299

27.4

19.7-36.7

205

72.6

63.3-80.3

$15,000- 24,999

615

137

19.5

15.2-24.6

478

80.5

75.4-84.8

$25,000- 34,999

365

11.5

7.5-17.4

324

88.5

82.6-92.5

$35,000- 49,999

526

6.9

4.4-10.7

486

93.1

89.3-95.6

$50,000-74,999

436

3.5

1.7- 7.2

425

96.5

92.8-98.3

$75,000+

504

5.3

2.5-10.9

487

94.7

89.1-97.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

179

14.0

8.7-21.9

159

86.0

78.1-91.3

Guilford

164

13.8

8.4-21.8

145

86.2

78.2-91.6

Mecklenburg

169

14.3

9.1-21.6

144

85.7

78.4-90.9

Orange

170

9.4

5.1-16.9

158

90.6

83.1-94.9

Wake

176

16.6

10.1-26.2

155

83.4

73.8-89.9

Chatham/Lee

152

10.2

6.3-16.2

131

89.8

83.8-93.7

Nash/Wilson

140

15.2

9.7-23.0

120

84.8

77.0-90.3

Craven/Pamlico

170

12.2

6.9-20.6

154

87.8

79.4-93.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

162

9.7

6.0-15.6

142

90.3

84.4-94.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

168

16.4

7.9-31.1

147

83.6

68.9-92.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

178

16.4

10.4-24.9

144

83.6

75.1-89.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

162

19.2

6.9-43.2

141

80.8

56.8-93.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

177

21.3

15.0-29.4

140

78.7

70.6-85.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

127

20.3

13.6-29.2

79.7

70.8-86.4

Northeast NC I

143

13.2

8.1-20.8

122

86.8

79.2-91.9

Northeast NC II

186

14.7

9.5-22.1

160

85.3

77.9-90.5

Northeastern Partnership

329

14.2

10.1-19.6

282

85.8

80.4-89.9

Mountain AHEC

492

16.8

10.1-26.4

431

83.2

73.6-89.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,167

166

12.3

9.6-15.7

1,001

87.7

84.3-90.4

Piedmont

1,529

181

11.3

9.2-13.7

1,348

88.7

86.3-90.8

Western NC

777

16.2

11.2-22.9

678

83.8

77.1-88.8

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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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