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

Tobacco Indicators-WHITE FEMALES

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	996	790	78.6	74.2-82.5	206	21.4	17.5-25.8
AGE
18-24	77	56	72.1	53.5-85.3	21	27.9	14.7-46.5
25-34	177	135	72.9	62.1-81.6	42	27.1	18.4-37.9
35-44	222	173	78.7	69.8-85.5	49	21.3	14.5-30.2
45-54	234	195	81.3	71.7-88.1	39	18.7	11.9-28.3
55-64	166	134	88.2	80.1-93.3	32	11.8	6.7-19.9
65-74	77	62	82.7	68.6-91.3	15	17.3	8.7-31.4
75+	40	33	77.8	47.9-93.0	7	22.2	7.0-52.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	167	123	70.0	58.0-79.8	44	30.0	20.2-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	358	279	81.9	75.5-86.9	79	18.1	13.1-24.5
Some Post-H.S.	287	233	77.7	68.1-85.1	54	22.3	14.9-31.9
College Graduate	184	155	83.9	73.8-90.7	29	16.1	9.3-26.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	135	84.5	76.4-90.3	30	15.5	9.7-23.6
$15,000- 24,999	252	191	75.1	66.0-82.4	61	24.9	17.6-34.0
$25,000- 34,999	126	104	86.3	73.8-93.4	22	13.7	6.6-26.2
$35,000- 49,999	136	105	70.9	57.4-81.5	31	29.1	18.5-42.6
$50,000-74,999	89	75	85.6	73.1-92.9	14	14.4	7.1-26.9
$75,000+	68	58	85.8	69.6-94.1	10	14.2	5.9-30.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	58	49	76.3	58.7-88.0	9	23.7	12.0-41.3
Guilford	34	26	78.7	56.9-91.2	8	21.3	8.8-43.1
Mecklenburg	34	30	90.1	73.5-96.8	4	9.9	3.2-26.5
Orange	27	19	65.6	29.5-89.7	8	34.4	10.3-70.5
Wake	28	27	97.7	84.9-99.7	1	2.3	0.3-15.1
Chatham/Lee	41	33	80.5	63.9-90.6	8	19.5	9.4-36.1
Nash/Wilson	32	30	95.9	83.8-99.1	2	4.1	0.9-16.2
Craven/Pamlico	58	52	88.9	76.8-95.1	6	11.1	4.9-23.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	78	62	82.7	72.4-89.7	16	17.3	10.3-27.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	68	50	69.9	55.4-81.2	18	30.1	18.8-44.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	39	29	76.2	57.4-88.3	10	23.8	11.7-42.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	49	40	82.7	67.9-91.5	9	17.3	8.5-32.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	35	22	66.1	48.0-80.4	13	33.9	19.6-52.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	45	35	83.3	70.2-91.4	10	16.7	8.6-29.8
Northeast NC I	35	27	80.3	62.0-91.0	8	19.7	9.0-38.0
Northeast NC II	54	37	63.2	46.8-77.0	17	36.8	23.0-53.2
Northeastern Partnership	89	64	67.5	54.0-78.5	25	32.5	21.5-46.0
Mountain AHEC	171	145	87.0	79.8-91.9	26	13.0	8.1-20.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	324	257	81.6	74.3-87.1	67	18.4	12.9-25.7
Piedmont	375	290	74.7	67.3-80.9	85	25.3	19.1-32.7
Western NC	297	243	84.6	79.1-88.9	54	15.4	11.1-20.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

996

790

78.6

74.2-82.5

206

21.4

17.5-25.8

AGE

18-24

72.1

53.5-85.3

27.9

14.7-46.5

25-34

177

135

72.9

62.1-81.6

27.1

18.4-37.9

35-44

222

173

78.7

69.8-85.5

21.3

14.5-30.2

45-54

234

195

81.3

71.7-88.1

18.7

11.9-28.3

55-64

166

134

88.2

80.1-93.3

11.8

6.7-19.9

65-74

82.7

68.6-91.3

17.3

8.7-31.4

75+

77.8

47.9-93.0

22.2

7.0-52.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

167

123

70.0

58.0-79.8

30.0

20.2-42.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

358

279

81.9

75.5-86.9

18.1

13.1-24.5

Some Post-H.S.

287

233

77.7

68.1-85.1

22.3

14.9-31.9

College Graduate

184

155

83.9

73.8-90.7

16.1

9.3-26.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

135

84.5

76.4-90.3

15.5

9.7-23.6

$15,000- 24,999

252

191

75.1

66.0-82.4

24.9

17.6-34.0

$25,000- 34,999

126

104

86.3

73.8-93.4

13.7

6.6-26.2

$35,000- 49,999

136

105

70.9

57.4-81.5

29.1

18.5-42.6

$50,000-74,999

85.6

73.1-92.9

14.4

7.1-26.9

$75,000+

85.8

69.6-94.1

14.2

5.9-30.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

76.3

58.7-88.0

23.7

12.0-41.3

Guilford

78.7

56.9-91.2

21.3

8.8-43.1

Mecklenburg

90.1

73.5-96.8

9.9

3.2-26.5

Orange

65.6

29.5-89.7

34.4

10.3-70.5

Wake

97.7

84.9-99.7

2.3

0.3-15.1

Chatham/Lee

80.5

63.9-90.6

19.5

9.4-36.1

Nash/Wilson

95.9

83.8-99.1

4.1

0.9-16.2

Craven/Pamlico

88.9

76.8-95.1

11.1

4.9-23.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

82.7

72.4-89.7

17.3

10.3-27.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

69.9

55.4-81.2

30.1

18.8-44.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

76.2

57.4-88.3

23.8

11.7-42.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

82.7

67.9-91.5

17.3

8.5-32.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

66.1

48.0-80.4

33.9

19.6-52.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

83.3

70.2-91.4

16.7

8.6-29.8

Northeast NC I

80.3

62.0-91.0

19.7

9.0-38.0

Northeast NC II

63.2

46.8-77.0

36.8

23.0-53.2

Northeastern Partnership

67.5

54.0-78.5

32.5

21.5-46.0

Mountain AHEC

171

145

87.0

79.8-91.9

13.0

8.1-20.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

324

257

81.6

74.3-87.1

18.4

12.9-25.7

Piedmont

375

290

74.7

67.3-80.9

25.3

19.1-32.7

Western NC

297

243

84.6

79.1-88.9

15.4

11.1-20.9

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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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