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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
North Carolina	9,444	6,439	64.9	63.3-66.4	1,587	15.8	14.7-17.0	1,418	19.4	18.0-20.8
-Western NC	2,077	1,436	66.3	62.8-69.7	351	16.5	14.1-19.3	290	17.1	14.4-20.3
GENDER
Male	776	491	60.8	54.9-66.4	137	16.6	12.8-21.3	148	22.6	18.0-28.0
Female	1,301	945	71.6	67.6-75.3	214	16.4	13.6-19.7	142	12.0	9.3-15.3
RACE
White	1,890	1,330	68.4	64.9-71.7	319	16.7	14.1-19.6	241	15.0	12.5-17.8
African American	74	52	63.7	42.6-80.6	13	18.5	8.4-36.0	9	17.8	5.8-43.2
Other Minorities	104	49	33.5	20.2-50.2	17	12.6	4.5-30.6	38	53.9	35.3-71.4
AGE
18-24	134	72	46.0	34.5-57.9	15	14.3	7.0-26.8	47	39.7	28.4-52.3
25-34	282	174	65.0	55.0-73.9	42	13.2	8.0-20.8	66	21.8	15.2-30.2
35-44	342	246	69.6	60.4-77.5	40	11.0	7.3-16.1	56	19.4	12.2-29.6
45-54	383	270	67.1	58.3-74.9	55	19.5	12.6-29.0	58	13.4	9.2-19.1
55-64	355	254	71.8	64.7-78.0	72	18.6	13.9-24.6	29	9.5	5.7-15.5
65-74	344	234	67.9	60.6-74.5	88	23.4	17.9-30.1	22	8.6	4.8-15.0
75+	220	176	77.4	68.9-84.1	38	19.4	13.2-27.7	6	3.2	1.1- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	234	63.4	52.9-72.7	55	11.1	7.5-16.1	62	25.5	17.1-36.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	645	447	64.1	57.7-69.9	101	18.6	13.7-24.9	97	17.3	13.2-22.4
Some Post-H.S.	545	370	65.3	58.5-71.6	112	18.4	13.9-23.9	63	16.3	11.4-22.8
College Graduate	529	380	73.3	68.1-77.8	81	15.4	11.8-19.9	68	11.3	8.4-15.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	163	56.9	47.9-65.5	53	20.4	13.5-29.6	56	22.8	16.4-30.6
$15,000- 24,999	408	271	56.0	46.9-64.6	62	17.6	11.2-26.5	75	26.4	18.7-35.9
$25,000- 34,999	255	171	66.2	57.0-74.4	41	12.5	8.4-18.1	43	21.3	14.2-30.7
$35,000- 49,999	268	198	73.4	64.2-81.0	41	13.6	9.1-19.8	29	13.0	7.1-22.6
$50,000-74,999	206	161	75.0	65.7-82.4	29	15.3	9.8-23.1	16	9.7	5.0-17.9
$75,000+	206	163	77.1	67.5-84.5	30	17.6	10.9-27.2	13	5.3	2.5-10.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	313	67.7	62.3-72.7	78	15.8	12.2-20.2	63	16.5	12.7-21.2
Guilford	444	292	66.7	61.3-71.8	86	17.7	13.9-22.3	66	15.6	11.9-20.1
Mecklenburg	448	308	64.0	57.7-69.9	81	17.1	12.8-22.5	59	18.9	14.1-24.8
Orange	452	266	55.8	48.6-62.8	80	15.4	11.2-20.8	106	28.8	23.0-35.3
Wake	452	298	61.5	55.7-67.1	76	13.8	10.7-17.6	78	24.6	19.4-30.7
Chatham/Lee	400	266	62.2	55.8-68.3	72	16.3	12.5-21.1	62	21.5	16.2-27.8
Nash/Wilson	380	284	72.5	66.8-77.6	50	11.7	8.6-15.7	46	15.8	11.6-21.1
Craven/Pamlico	456	321	65.7	59.8-71.1	80	17.6	13.7-22.3	55	16.7	12.3-22.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	437	332	75.5	70.5-79.9	61	13.4	10.2-17.5	44	11.1	8.1-15.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	311	63.6	56.1-70.5	82	20.9	14.3-29.5	63	15.5	11.7-20.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	329	64.6	57.2-71.4	72	15.2	10.8-20.8	78	20.2	15.2-26.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	424	290	56.9	44.6-68.4	64	13.1	9.2-18.3	70	30.0	17.8-45.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	475	317	62.0	56.6-67.1	87	18.0	14.4-22.3	71	20.0	15.6-25.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	419	297	68.6	62.4-74.1	68	13.0	9.9-16.9	54	18.5	13.6-24.6
Northeast NC I	461	327	66.5	59.2-73.0	73	14.8	11.1-19.4	61	18.7	12.6-26.9
Northeast NC II	513	350	63.6	58.2-68.8	75	14.1	10.8-18.2	88	22.3	17.7-27.6
Northeastern Partnership	974	677	64.6	60.3-68.7	148	14.3	11.8-17.4	149	21.0	17.3-25.3
Mountain AHEC	1,306	888	64.8	60.6-68.8	226	17.1	14.4-20.2	192	18.1	14.8-21.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,318	2,274	61.2	58.2-64.1	546	16.5	14.5-18.8	498	22.3	19.6-25.2
Piedmont	4,049	2,729	66.4	64.2-68.6	690	15.2	13.7-16.9	630	18.4	16.6-20.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,444

6,439

64.9

63.3-66.4

1,587

15.8

14.7-17.0

1,418

19.4

18.0-20.8

-Western NC

2,077

1,436

66.3

62.8-69.7

351

16.5

14.1-19.3

290

17.1

14.4-20.3

GENDER

Male

776

491

60.8

54.9-66.4

137

16.6

12.8-21.3

148

22.6

18.0-28.0

Female

1,301

945

71.6

67.6-75.3

214

16.4

13.6-19.7

142

12.0

9.3-15.3

RACE

White

1,890

1,330

68.4

64.9-71.7

319

16.7

14.1-19.6

241

15.0

12.5-17.8

African American

63.7

42.6-80.6

18.5

8.4-36.0

17.8

5.8-43.2

Other Minorities

104

33.5

20.2-50.2

12.6

4.5-30.6

53.9

35.3-71.4

AGE

18-24

134

46.0

34.5-57.9

14.3

7.0-26.8

39.7

28.4-52.3

25-34

282

174

65.0

55.0-73.9

13.2

8.0-20.8

21.8

15.2-30.2

35-44

342

246

69.6

60.4-77.5

11.0

7.3-16.1

19.4

12.2-29.6

45-54

383

270

67.1

58.3-74.9

19.5

12.6-29.0

13.4

9.2-19.1

55-64

355

254

71.8

64.7-78.0

18.6

13.9-24.6

9.5

5.7-15.5

65-74

344

234

67.9

60.6-74.5

23.4

17.9-30.1

8.6

4.8-15.0

75+

220

176

77.4

68.9-84.1

19.4

13.2-27.7

3.2

1.1- 8.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

234

63.4

52.9-72.7

11.1

7.5-16.1

25.5

17.1-36.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

645

447

64.1

57.7-69.9

101

18.6

13.7-24.9

17.3

13.2-22.4

Some Post-H.S.

545

370

65.3

58.5-71.6

112

18.4

13.9-23.9

16.3

11.4-22.8

College Graduate

529

380

73.3

68.1-77.8

15.4

11.8-19.9

11.3

8.4-15.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

163

56.9

47.9-65.5

20.4

13.5-29.6

22.8

16.4-30.6

$15,000- 24,999

408

271

56.0

46.9-64.6

17.6

11.2-26.5

26.4

18.7-35.9

$25,000- 34,999

255

171

66.2

57.0-74.4

12.5

8.4-18.1

21.3

14.2-30.7

$35,000- 49,999

268

198

73.4

64.2-81.0

13.6

9.1-19.8

13.0

7.1-22.6

$50,000-74,999

206

161

75.0

65.7-82.4

15.3

9.8-23.1

9.7

5.0-17.9

$75,000+

206

163

77.1

67.5-84.5

17.6

10.9-27.2

5.3

2.5-10.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

313

67.7

62.3-72.7

15.8

12.2-20.2

16.5

12.7-21.2

Guilford

444

292

66.7

61.3-71.8

17.7

13.9-22.3

15.6

11.9-20.1

Mecklenburg

448

308

64.0

57.7-69.9

17.1

12.8-22.5

18.9

14.1-24.8

Orange

452

266

55.8

48.6-62.8

15.4

11.2-20.8

106

28.8

23.0-35.3

Wake

452

298

61.5

55.7-67.1

13.8

10.7-17.6

24.6

19.4-30.7

Chatham/Lee

400

266

62.2

55.8-68.3

16.3

12.5-21.1

21.5

16.2-27.8

Nash/Wilson

380

284

72.5

66.8-77.6

11.7

8.6-15.7

15.8

11.6-21.1

Craven/Pamlico

456

321

65.7

59.8-71.1

17.6

13.7-22.3

16.7

12.3-22.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

437

332

75.5

70.5-79.9

13.4

10.2-17.5

11.1

8.1-15.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

311

63.6

56.1-70.5

20.9

14.3-29.5

15.5

11.7-20.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

329

64.6

57.2-71.4

15.2

10.8-20.8

20.2

15.2-26.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

424

290

56.9

44.6-68.4

13.1

9.2-18.3

30.0

17.8-45.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

475

317

62.0

56.6-67.1

18.0

14.4-22.3

20.0

15.6-25.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

419

297

68.6

62.4-74.1

13.0

9.9-16.9

18.5

13.6-24.6

Northeast NC I

461

327

66.5

59.2-73.0

14.8

11.1-19.4

18.7

12.6-26.9

Northeast NC II

513

350

63.6

58.2-68.8

14.1

10.8-18.2

22.3

17.7-27.6

Northeastern Partnership

974

677

64.6

60.3-68.7

148

14.3

11.8-17.4

149

21.0

17.3-25.3

Mountain AHEC

1,306

888

64.8

60.6-68.8

226

17.1

14.4-20.2

192

18.1

14.8-21.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,318

2,274

61.2

58.2-64.1

546

16.5

14.5-18.8

498

22.3

19.6-25.2

Piedmont

4,049

2,729

66.4

64.2-68.6

690

15.2

13.7-16.9

630

18.4

16.6-20.4

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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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