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	6,926	897	12.2	11.0-13.5	6,029	87.8	86.5-89.0
GENDER
Male	2,576	265	10.1	8.3-12.2	2,311	89.9	87.8-91.7
Female	4,350	632	14.2	12.7-15.9	3,718	85.8	84.1-87.3
AGE
18-24	365	61	13.9	9.6-19.6	304	86.1	80.4-90.4
25-34	949	152	15.3	11.8-19.7	797	84.7	80.3-88.2
35-44	1,271	206	14.8	12.2-17.9	1,065	85.2	82.1-87.8
45-54	1,326	197	13.1	10.4-16.3	1,129	86.9	83.7-89.6
55-64	1,182	145	10.0	7.8-12.7	1,037	90.0	87.3-92.2
65-74	1,023	77	6.7	4.9- 9.1	946	93.3	90.9-95.1
75+	767	50	6.0	4.0- 8.8	717	94.0	91.2-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	918	192	21.6	17.1-26.9	726	78.4	73.1-82.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,010	299	14.2	12.0-16.8	1,711	85.8	83.2-88.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,798	250	12.6	10.4-15.2	1,548	87.4	84.8-89.6
College Graduate	2,184	154	6.4	4.8- 8.5	2,030	93.6	91.5-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	644	184	26.8	21.9-32.4	460	73.2	67.6-78.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,100	263	23.8	20.0-28.1	837	76.2	71.9-80.0
$25,000- 34,999	749	104	13.1	9.8-17.3	645	86.9	82.7-90.2
$35,000- 49,999	994	80	10.1	7.5-13.7	914	89.9	86.3-92.5
$50,000-74,999	846	40	5.0	3.2- 7.5	806	95.0	92.5-96.8
$75,000+	1,027	31	3.3	1.7- 6.1	996	96.7	93.9-98.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	402	58	14.3	10.8-18.5	344	85.7	81.5-89.2
Guilford	312	28	9.7	6.3-14.6	284	90.3	85.4-93.7
Mecklenburg	292	24	8.2	5.2-12.7	268	91.8	87.3-94.8
Orange	372	37	14.6	8.5-23.9	335	85.4	76.1-91.5
Wake	325	26	7.5	4.9-11.4	299	92.5	88.6-95.1
Chatham/Lee	292	38	10.4	7.4-14.4	254	89.6	85.6-92.6
Nash/Wilson	235	29	14.7	10.0-21.2	206	85.3	78.8-90.0
Craven/Pamlico	352	41	11.9	8.3-16.8	311	88.1	83.2-91.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	406	66	15.2	11.5-19.8	340	84.8	80.2-88.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	434	69	19.9	13.2-28.8	365	80.1	71.2-86.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	47	16.3	11.7-22.3	243	83.7	77.7-88.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	366	59	14.5	11.0-18.9	307	85.5	81.1-89.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	202	38	21.5	15.4-29.2	164	78.5	70.8-84.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	262	49	20.6	15.3-27.1	213	79.4	72.9-84.7
Northeast NC I	210	26	13.4	8.8-20.0	184	86.6	80.0-91.2
Northeast NC II	349	43	14.2	10.3-19.3	306	85.8	80.7-89.7
Northeastern Partnership	559	69	14.0	10.7-18.0	490	86.0	82.0-89.3
Mountain AHEC	1,164	166	15.3	11.2-20.5	998	84.7	79.5-88.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,070	276	13.5	11.1-16.2	1,794	86.5	83.8-88.9
Piedmont	2,969	330	9.8	8.4-11.4	2,639	90.2	88.6-91.6
Western NC	1,887	291	18.0	14.6-21.8	1,596	82.0	78.2-85.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,926

897

12.2

11.0-13.5

6,029

87.8

86.5-89.0

GENDER

Male

2,576

265

10.1

8.3-12.2

2,311

89.9

87.8-91.7

Female

4,350

632

14.2

12.7-15.9

3,718

85.8

84.1-87.3

AGE

18-24

365

13.9

9.6-19.6

304

86.1

80.4-90.4

25-34

949

152

15.3

11.8-19.7

797

84.7

80.3-88.2

35-44

1,271

206

14.8

12.2-17.9

1,065

85.2

82.1-87.8

45-54

1,326

197

13.1

10.4-16.3

1,129

86.9

83.7-89.6

55-64

1,182

145

10.0

7.8-12.7

1,037

90.0

87.3-92.2

65-74

1,023

6.7

4.9- 9.1

946

93.3

90.9-95.1

75+

767

6.0

4.0- 8.8

717

94.0

91.2-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

918

192

21.6

17.1-26.9

726

78.4

73.1-82.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,010

299

14.2

12.0-16.8

1,711

85.8

83.2-88.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,798

250

12.6

10.4-15.2

1,548

87.4

84.8-89.6

College Graduate

2,184

154

6.4

4.8- 8.5

2,030

93.6

91.5-95.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

644

184

26.8

21.9-32.4

460

73.2

67.6-78.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,100

263

23.8

20.0-28.1

837

76.2

71.9-80.0

$25,000- 34,999

749

104

13.1

9.8-17.3

645

86.9

82.7-90.2

$35,000- 49,999

994

10.1

7.5-13.7

914

89.9

86.3-92.5

$50,000-74,999

846

5.0

3.2- 7.5

806

95.0

92.5-96.8

$75,000+

1,027

3.3

1.7- 6.1

996

96.7

93.9-98.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

402

14.3

10.8-18.5

344

85.7

81.5-89.2

Guilford

312

9.7

6.3-14.6

284

90.3

85.4-93.7

Mecklenburg

292

8.2

5.2-12.7

268

91.8

87.3-94.8

Orange

372

14.6

8.5-23.9

335

85.4

76.1-91.5

Wake

325

7.5

4.9-11.4

299

92.5

88.6-95.1

Chatham/Lee

292

10.4

7.4-14.4

254

89.6

85.6-92.6

Nash/Wilson

235

14.7

10.0-21.2

206

85.3

78.8-90.0

Craven/Pamlico

352

11.9

8.3-16.8

311

88.1

83.2-91.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

406

15.2

11.5-19.8

340

84.8

80.2-88.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

434

19.9

13.2-28.8

365

80.1

71.2-86.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

16.3

11.7-22.3

243

83.7

77.7-88.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

366

14.5

11.0-18.9

307

85.5

81.1-89.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

202

21.5

15.4-29.2

164

78.5

70.8-84.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

262

20.6

15.3-27.1

213

79.4

72.9-84.7

Northeast NC I

210

13.4

8.8-20.0

184

86.6

80.0-91.2

Northeast NC II

349

14.2

10.3-19.3

306

85.8

80.7-89.7

Northeastern Partnership

559

14.0

10.7-18.0

490

86.0

82.0-89.3

Mountain AHEC

1,164

166

15.3

11.2-20.5

998

84.7

79.5-88.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,070

276

13.5

11.1-16.2

1,794

86.5

83.8-88.9

Piedmont

2,969

330

9.8

8.4-11.4

2,639

90.2

88.6-91.6

Western NC

1,887

291

18.0

14.6-21.8

1,596

82.0

78.2-85.4

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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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