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	1,675	1,174	66.4	62.5-70.2	501	33.6	29.8-37.5
GENDER
Male	679	384	55.5	49.4-61.4	295	44.5	38.6-50.6
Female	996	790	78.6	74.2-82.5	206	21.4	17.5-25.8
AGE
18-24	135	79	53.1	40.1-65.7	56	46.9	34.3-59.9
25-34	285	183	60.9	50.5-70.3	102	39.1	29.7-49.5
35-44	377	252	65.4	58.0-72.1	125	34.6	27.9-42.0
45-54	381	283	69.4	61.0-76.6	98	30.6	23.4-39.0
55-64	295	223	77.3	69.0-83.9	72	22.7	16.1-31.0
65-74	136	101	73.0	60.8-82.6	35	27.0	17.4-39.2
75+	61	50	84.8	64.0-94.6	11	15.2	5.4-36.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	300	192	56.8	46.8-66.2	108	43.2	33.8-53.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	602	413	67.6	61.2-73.4	189	32.4	26.6-38.8
Some Post-H.S.	462	327	64.8	57.0-71.8	135	35.2	28.2-43.0
College Graduate	309	241	76.8	68.7-83.3	68	23.2	16.7-31.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	238	182	68.3	56.4-78.3	56	31.7	21.7-43.6
$15,000- 24,999	401	257	60.1	51.8-67.8	144	39.9	32.2-48.2
$25,000- 34,999	211	152	70.9	60.2-79.7	59	29.1	20.3-39.8
$35,000- 49,999	246	170	66.6	57.2-74.8	76	33.4	25.2-42.8
$50,000-74,999	161	114	67.1	55.6-76.8	47	32.9	23.2-44.4
$75,000+	136	110	80.6	69.6-88.3	26	19.4	11.7-30.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	96	77	70.9	57.7-81.3	19	29.1	18.7-42.3
Guilford	60	41	72.4	57.5-83.5	19	27.6	16.5-42.5
Mecklenburg	53	41	78.8	61.9-89.4	12	21.2	10.6-38.1
Orange	49	29	54.2	31.5-75.3	20	45.8	24.7-68.5
Wake	44	35	78.0	60.7-89.1	9	22.0	10.9-39.3
Chatham/Lee	72	45	51.7	37.9-65.2	27	48.3	34.8-62.1
Nash/Wilson	53	41	78.5	62.6-88.9	12	21.5	11.1-37.4
Craven/Pamlico	90	71	76.3	64.9-84.9	19	23.7	15.1-35.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	131	91	66.4	55.9-75.5	40	33.6	24.5-44.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	114	72	49.3	35.9-62.8	42	50.7	37.2-64.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	74	52	76.9	64.8-85.7	22	23.1	14.3-35.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	87	63	66.4	52.3-78.1	24	33.6	21.9-47.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	56	33	61.3	46.5-74.2	23	38.7	25.8-53.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	78	48	58.0	44.8-70.2	30	42.0	29.8-55.2
Northeast NC I	53	37	74.9	60.1-85.5	16	25.1	14.5-39.9
Northeast NC II	91	65	67.0	54.0-77.9	26	33.0	22.1-46.0
Northeastern Partnership	144	102	68.9	58.4-77.8	42	31.1	22.2-41.6
Mountain AHEC	274	209	66.8	52.3-78.7	65	33.2	21.3-47.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	538	380	70.7	64.1-76.5	158	29.3	23.5-35.9
Piedmont	655	451	65.4	59.7-70.7	204	34.6	29.3-40.3
Western NC	482	343	63.0	53.8-71.3	139	37.0	28.7-46.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,675

1,174

66.4

62.5-70.2

501

33.6

29.8-37.5

GENDER

Male

679

384

55.5

49.4-61.4

295

44.5

38.6-50.6

Female

996

790

78.6

74.2-82.5

206

21.4

17.5-25.8

AGE

18-24

135

53.1

40.1-65.7

46.9

34.3-59.9

25-34

285

183

60.9

50.5-70.3

102

39.1

29.7-49.5

35-44

377

252

65.4

58.0-72.1

125

34.6

27.9-42.0

45-54

381

283

69.4

61.0-76.6

30.6

23.4-39.0

55-64

295

223

77.3

69.0-83.9

22.7

16.1-31.0

65-74

136

101

73.0

60.8-82.6

27.0

17.4-39.2

75+

84.8

64.0-94.6

15.2

5.4-36.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

300

192

56.8

46.8-66.2

108

43.2

33.8-53.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

602

413

67.6

61.2-73.4

189

32.4

26.6-38.8

Some Post-H.S.

462

327

64.8

57.0-71.8

135

35.2

28.2-43.0

College Graduate

309

241

76.8

68.7-83.3

23.2

16.7-31.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

238

182

68.3

56.4-78.3

31.7

21.7-43.6

$15,000- 24,999

401

257

60.1

51.8-67.8

144

39.9

32.2-48.2

$25,000- 34,999

211

152

70.9

60.2-79.7

29.1

20.3-39.8

$35,000- 49,999

246

170

66.6

57.2-74.8

33.4

25.2-42.8

$50,000-74,999

161

114

67.1

55.6-76.8

32.9

23.2-44.4

$75,000+

136

110

80.6

69.6-88.3

19.4

11.7-30.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

70.9

57.7-81.3

29.1

18.7-42.3

Guilford

72.4

57.5-83.5

27.6

16.5-42.5

Mecklenburg

78.8

61.9-89.4

21.2

10.6-38.1

Orange

54.2

31.5-75.3

45.8

24.7-68.5

Wake

78.0

60.7-89.1

22.0

10.9-39.3

Chatham/Lee

51.7

37.9-65.2

48.3

34.8-62.1

Nash/Wilson

78.5

62.6-88.9

21.5

11.1-37.4

Craven/Pamlico

76.3

64.9-84.9

23.7

15.1-35.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

131

66.4

55.9-75.5

33.6

24.5-44.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

114

49.3

35.9-62.8

50.7

37.2-64.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

76.9

64.8-85.7

23.1

14.3-35.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

66.4

52.3-78.1

33.6

21.9-47.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

61.3

46.5-74.2

38.7

25.8-53.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

58.0

44.8-70.2

42.0

29.8-55.2

Northeast NC I

74.9

60.1-85.5

25.1

14.5-39.9

Northeast NC II

67.0

54.0-77.9

33.0

22.1-46.0

Northeastern Partnership

144

102

68.9

58.4-77.8

31.1

22.2-41.6

Mountain AHEC

274

209

66.8

52.3-78.7

33.2

21.3-47.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

538

380

70.7

64.1-76.5

158

29.3

23.5-35.9

Piedmont

655

451

65.4

59.7-70.7

204

34.6

29.3-40.3

Western NC

482

343

63.0

53.8-71.3

139

37.0

28.7-46.2

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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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