BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
TOTAL	6,931	4,842	67.7	65.9-69.5	1,193	16.7	15.4-18.2	896	15.6	14.2-17.1
GENDER
Male	2,575	1,699	65.6	62.6-68.4	397	14.7	12.7-17.1	479	19.7	17.4-22.3
Female	4,356	3,143	69.7	67.5-71.8	796	18.6	16.9-20.4	417	11.7	10.2-13.5
AGE
18-24	364	188	47.1	39.1-55.3	55	17.8	12.0-25.4	121	35.1	27.9-43.1
25-34	950	572	61.1	56.3-65.6	143	13.7	10.9-17.2	235	25.2	21.3-29.5
35-44	1,272	892	71.3	67.6-74.8	179	12.9	10.5-15.6	201	15.8	13.0-19.1
45-54	1,326	976	73.4	69.4-76.9	195	15.4	12.6-18.8	155	11.2	8.8-14.2
55-64	1,184	883	75.4	71.7-78.7	211	17.3	14.4-20.6	90	7.3	5.5- 9.7
65-74	1,025	725	70.4	66.1-74.3	242	23.3	19.8-27.3	58	6.3	4.3- 9.2
75+	767	573	70.1	64.9-74.8	164	25.2	20.8-30.2	30	4.7	2.8- 7.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	919	644	69.1	64.2-73.6	165	16.4	13.2-20.3	110	14.5	11.2-18.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,015	1,413	66.8	63.3-70.1	318	15.4	13.1-18.0	284	17.8	15.1-20.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,797	1,228	65.5	61.5-69.2	339	17.5	14.7-20.7	230	17.0	13.9-20.5
College Graduate	2,184	1,544	70.0	67.1-72.8	368	17.2	14.9-19.7	272	12.8	10.9-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	646	418	65.0	59.2-70.5	114	17.2	13.2-22.1	114	17.8	13.8-22.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,102	732	61.2	56.2-66.0	170	15.0	11.8-18.9	200	23.8	19.5-28.6
$25,000- 34,999	751	535	68.2	62.5-73.4	105	12.2	9.1-16.2	111	19.6	15.2-25.0
$35,000- 49,999	992	714	70.6	65.9-74.9	163	13.9	11.1-17.1	115	15.6	12.0-20.0
$50,000-74,999	847	618	72.1	67.2-76.5	141	17.1	13.4-21.7	88	10.8	8.2-14.2
$75,000+	1,028	784	75.9	71.8-79.6	150	14.2	11.4-17.4	94	9.9	7.3-13.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	402	275	67.2	61.4-72.5	72	16.6	12.7-21.5	55	16.2	12.2-21.2
Guilford	312	208	67.3	60.9-73.2	67	20.7	15.8-26.7	37	11.9	8.4-16.8
Mecklenburg	292	209	67.1	58.8-74.5	53	19.5	13.5-27.4	30	13.3	8.3-20.7
Orange	372	223	55.9	48.1-63.5	70	17.4	12.3-23.8	79	26.7	20.6-33.9
Wake	325	232	70.1	63.8-75.7	50	12.8	9.5-17.1	43	17.1	12.3-23.2
Chatham/Lee	292	204	66.9	59.6-73.6	53	16.7	12.2-22.4	35	16.4	11.0-23.7
Nash/Wilson	236	183	77.8	71.1-83.3	34	12.5	8.7-17.5	19	9.8	6.0-15.5
Craven/Pamlico	352	246	65.0	58.5-71.1	62	17.0	13.1-21.8	44	18.0	12.8-24.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	406	315	78.0	73.0-82.3	56	13.3	9.9-17.5	35	8.8	6.1-12.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	435	299	63.8	56.1-70.9	78	21.0	14.2-29.9	58	15.2	11.3-20.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	290	213	69.2	61.0-76.4	40	14.6	9.4-22.0	37	16.2	11.1-23.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	365	266	71.4	65.5-76.7	51	14.2	10.3-19.4	48	14.3	10.6-19.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	201	135	64.5	56.2-72.0	37	17.6	12.4-24.5	29	17.9	12.0-25.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	262	191	71.1	63.9-77.3	43	13.2	9.6-17.9	28	15.7	10.5-22.9
Northeast NC I	211	156	72.2	64.1-79.0	29	13.1	8.6-19.5	26	14.7	9.4-22.2
Northeast NC II	349	239	65.5	59.0-71.5	58	15.4	11.5-20.3	52	19.1	14.0-25.4
Northeastern Partnership	560	395	67.3	62.0-72.1	87	14.8	11.6-18.7	78	17.9	13.8-22.9
Mountain AHEC	1,165	808	66.5	62.3-70.5	202	17.4	14.6-20.6	155	16.1	13.1-19.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,070	1,442	63.7	60.0-67.3	358	17.8	15.3-20.7	270	18.4	15.5-21.9
Piedmont	2,971	2,070	69.4	66.8-71.8	516	16.2	14.4-18.3	385	14.4	12.6-16.5
Western NC	1,890	1,330	68.4	64.9-71.7	319	16.7	14.1-19.6	241	15.0	12.5-17.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,931

4,842

67.7

65.9-69.5

1,193

16.7

15.4-18.2

896

15.6

14.2-17.1

GENDER

Male

2,575

1,699

65.6

62.6-68.4

397

14.7

12.7-17.1

479

19.7

17.4-22.3

Female

4,356

3,143

69.7

67.5-71.8

796

18.6

16.9-20.4

417

11.7

10.2-13.5

AGE

18-24

364

188

47.1

39.1-55.3

17.8

12.0-25.4

121

35.1

27.9-43.1

25-34

950

572

61.1

56.3-65.6

143

13.7

10.9-17.2

235

25.2

21.3-29.5

35-44

1,272

892

71.3

67.6-74.8

179

12.9

10.5-15.6

201

15.8

13.0-19.1

45-54

1,326

976

73.4

69.4-76.9

195

15.4

12.6-18.8

155

11.2

8.8-14.2

55-64

1,184

883

75.4

71.7-78.7

211

17.3

14.4-20.6

7.3

5.5- 9.7

65-74

1,025

725

70.4

66.1-74.3

242

23.3

19.8-27.3

6.3

4.3- 9.2

75+

767

573

70.1

64.9-74.8

164

25.2

20.8-30.2

4.7

2.8- 7.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

919

644

69.1

64.2-73.6

165

16.4

13.2-20.3

110

14.5

11.2-18.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,015

1,413

66.8

63.3-70.1

318

15.4

13.1-18.0

284

17.8

15.1-20.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,797

1,228

65.5

61.5-69.2

339

17.5

14.7-20.7

230

17.0

13.9-20.5

College Graduate

2,184

1,544

70.0

67.1-72.8

368

17.2

14.9-19.7

272

12.8

10.9-15.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

646

418

65.0

59.2-70.5

114

17.2

13.2-22.1

114

17.8

13.8-22.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,102

732

61.2

56.2-66.0

170

15.0

11.8-18.9

200

23.8

19.5-28.6

$25,000- 34,999

751

535

68.2

62.5-73.4

105

12.2

9.1-16.2

111

19.6

15.2-25.0

$35,000- 49,999

992

714

70.6

65.9-74.9

163

13.9

11.1-17.1

115

15.6

12.0-20.0

$50,000-74,999

847

618

72.1

67.2-76.5

141

17.1

13.4-21.7

10.8

8.2-14.2

$75,000+

1,028

784

75.9

71.8-79.6

150

14.2

11.4-17.4

9.9

7.3-13.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

402

275

67.2

61.4-72.5

16.6

12.7-21.5

16.2

12.2-21.2

Guilford

312

208

67.3

60.9-73.2

20.7

15.8-26.7

11.9

8.4-16.8

Mecklenburg

292

209

67.1

58.8-74.5

19.5

13.5-27.4

13.3

8.3-20.7

Orange

372

223

55.9

48.1-63.5

17.4

12.3-23.8

26.7

20.6-33.9

Wake

325

232

70.1

63.8-75.7

12.8

9.5-17.1

17.1

12.3-23.2

Chatham/Lee

292

204

66.9

59.6-73.6

16.7

12.2-22.4

16.4

11.0-23.7

Nash/Wilson

236

183

77.8

71.1-83.3

12.5

8.7-17.5

9.8

6.0-15.5

Craven/Pamlico

352

246

65.0

58.5-71.1

17.0

13.1-21.8

18.0

12.8-24.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

406

315

78.0

73.0-82.3

13.3

9.9-17.5

8.8

6.1-12.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

435

299

63.8

56.1-70.9

21.0

14.2-29.9

15.2

11.3-20.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

290

213

69.2

61.0-76.4

14.6

9.4-22.0

16.2

11.1-23.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

365

266

71.4

65.5-76.7

14.2

10.3-19.4

14.3

10.6-19.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

201

135

64.5

56.2-72.0

17.6

12.4-24.5

17.9

12.0-25.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

262

191

71.1

63.9-77.3

13.2

9.6-17.9

15.7

10.5-22.9

Northeast NC I

211

156

72.2

64.1-79.0

13.1

8.6-19.5

14.7

9.4-22.2

Northeast NC II

349

239

65.5

59.0-71.5

15.4

11.5-20.3

19.1

14.0-25.4

Northeastern Partnership

560

395

67.3

62.0-72.1

14.8

11.6-18.7

17.9

13.8-22.9

Mountain AHEC

1,165

808

66.5

62.3-70.5

202

17.4

14.6-20.6

155

16.1

13.1-19.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,070

1,442

63.7

60.0-67.3

358

17.8

15.3-20.7

270

18.4

15.5-21.9

Piedmont

2,971

2,070

69.4

66.8-71.8

516

16.2

14.4-18.3

385

14.4

12.6-16.5

Western NC

1,890

1,330

68.4

64.9-71.7

319

16.7

14.1-19.6

241

15.0

12.5-17.8

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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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