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	4,350	632	14.2	12.7-15.9	3,718	85.8	84.1-87.3
AGE
18-24	231	51	23.9	16.6-33.0	180	76.1	67.0-83.4
25-34	590	111	17.5	13.5-22.3	479	82.5	77.7-86.5
35-44	764	142	17.3	13.9-21.4	622	82.7	78.6-86.1
45-54	839	132	14.2	11.0-18.0	707	85.8	82.0-89.0
55-64	727	97	10.7	8.1-14.1	630	89.3	85.9-91.9
65-74	635	57	8.5	5.9-12.0	578	91.5	88.0-94.1
75+	533	36	5.2	3.4- 8.1	497	94.8	91.9-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	580	126	20.5	16.1-25.8	454	79.5	74.2-83.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,287	205	16.3	13.4-19.7	1,082	83.7	80.3-86.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,161	187	16.6	13.5-20.1	974	83.4	79.9-86.5
College Graduate	1,313	113	7.4	5.3-10.1	1,200	92.6	89.9-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	459	132	28.8	23.0-35.3	327	71.2	64.7-77.0
$15,000- 24,999	737	184	27.2	22.5-32.4	553	72.8	67.6-77.5
$25,000- 34,999	477	78	16.3	11.7-22.2	399	83.7	77.8-88.3
$35,000- 49,999	574	55	14.9	10.4-20.8	519	85.1	79.2-89.6
$50,000-74,999	487	30	6.0	3.7- 9.8	457	94.0	90.2-96.3
$75,000+	580	19	3.1	1.6- 5.9	561	96.9	94.1-98.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	245	41	16.9	12.2-23.0	204	83.1	77.0-87.8
Guilford	201	22	13.5	8.4-21.0	179	86.5	79.0-91.6
Mecklenburg	182	13	8.1	4.4-14.3	169	91.9	85.7-95.6
Orange	237	31	19.3	10.3-33.2	206	80.7	66.8-89.7
Wake	197	18	8.8	5.4-14.1	179	91.2	85.9-94.6
Chatham/Lee	175	23	12.0	7.8-18.0	152	88.0	82.0-92.2
Nash/Wilson	150	22	21.0	13.8-30.6	128	79.0	69.4-86.2
Craven/Pamlico	221	31	13.8	9.5-19.6	190	86.2	80.4-90.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	257	48	19.5	14.2-26.2	209	80.5	73.8-85.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	274	51	23.3	14.5-35.1	223	76.7	64.9-85.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	185	32	17.4	11.7-25.0	153	82.6	75.0-88.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	228	42	17.2	12.6-23.1	186	82.8	76.9-87.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	119	23	22.5	14.9-32.3	96	77.5	67.7-85.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	177	30	18.3	12.2-26.6	147	81.7	73.4-87.8
Northeast NC I	137	19	15.6	9.8-24.0	118	84.4	76.0-90.2
Northeast NC II	221	29	16.6	11.2-23.8	192	83.4	76.2-88.8
Northeastern Partnership	358	48	16.3	11.9-21.8	310	83.7	78.2-88.1
Mountain AHEC	735	118	15.4	12.1-19.4	617	84.6	80.6-87.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,324	192	14.8	12.0-18.0	1,132	85.2	82.0-88.0
Piedmont	1,834	231	12.1	10.1-14.4	1,603	87.9	85.6-89.9
Western NC	1,192	209	20.0	16.4-24.1	983	80.0	75.9-83.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,350

632

14.2

12.7-15.9

3,718

85.8

84.1-87.3

AGE

18-24

231

23.9

16.6-33.0

180

76.1

67.0-83.4

25-34

590

111

17.5

13.5-22.3

479

82.5

77.7-86.5

35-44

764

142

17.3

13.9-21.4

622

82.7

78.6-86.1

45-54

839

132

14.2

11.0-18.0

707

85.8

82.0-89.0

55-64

727

10.7

8.1-14.1

630

89.3

85.9-91.9

65-74

635

8.5

5.9-12.0

578

91.5

88.0-94.1

75+

533

5.2

3.4- 8.1

497

94.8

91.9-96.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

580

126

20.5

16.1-25.8

454

79.5

74.2-83.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,287

205

16.3

13.4-19.7

1,082

83.7

80.3-86.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,161

187

16.6

13.5-20.1

974

83.4

79.9-86.5

College Graduate

1,313

113

7.4

5.3-10.1

1,200

92.6

89.9-94.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

459

132

28.8

23.0-35.3

327

71.2

64.7-77.0

$15,000- 24,999

737

184

27.2

22.5-32.4

553

72.8

67.6-77.5

$25,000- 34,999

477

16.3

11.7-22.2

399

83.7

77.8-88.3

$35,000- 49,999

574

14.9

10.4-20.8

519

85.1

79.2-89.6

$50,000-74,999

487

6.0

3.7- 9.8

457

94.0

90.2-96.3

$75,000+

580

3.1

1.6- 5.9

561

96.9

94.1-98.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

245

16.9

12.2-23.0

204

83.1

77.0-87.8

Guilford

201

13.5

8.4-21.0

179

86.5

79.0-91.6

Mecklenburg

182

8.1

4.4-14.3

169

91.9

85.7-95.6

Orange

237

19.3

10.3-33.2

206

80.7

66.8-89.7

Wake

197

8.8

5.4-14.1

179

91.2

85.9-94.6

Chatham/Lee

175

12.0

7.8-18.0

152

88.0

82.0-92.2

Nash/Wilson

150

21.0

13.8-30.6

128

79.0

69.4-86.2

Craven/Pamlico

221

13.8

9.5-19.6

190

86.2

80.4-90.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

257

19.5

14.2-26.2

209

80.5

73.8-85.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

274

23.3

14.5-35.1

223

76.7

64.9-85.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

185

17.4

11.7-25.0

153

82.6

75.0-88.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

228

17.2

12.6-23.1

186

82.8

76.9-87.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

119

22.5

14.9-32.3

77.5

67.7-85.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

177

18.3

12.2-26.6

147

81.7

73.4-87.8

Northeast NC I

137

15.6

9.8-24.0

118

84.4

76.0-90.2

Northeast NC II

221

16.6

11.2-23.8

192

83.4

76.2-88.8

Northeastern Partnership

358

16.3

11.9-21.8

310

83.7

78.2-88.1

Mountain AHEC

735

118

15.4

12.1-19.4

617

84.6

80.6-87.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,324

192

14.8

12.0-18.0

1,132

85.2

82.0-88.0

Piedmont

1,834

231

12.1

10.1-14.4

1,603

87.9

85.6-89.9

Western NC

1,192

209

20.0

16.4-24.1

983

80.0

75.9-83.6

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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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