BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe County: (Excluding insurance premiums, in the past year, what would you estimate your family's out-of-pocket healthcare costs have been?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

Excluding insurance premiums, in the past year, what would you estimate your family's out-of-pocket healthcare costs have been?

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	Total Respond.^	No cost	<$500	$500-$1499	$1500-$4999	$5000+
North Carolina	12,310	1,476	12.0	11.3-12.8	1,980	15.8	15.0-16.6	2,647	20.5	19.6-21.4	4,047	33.1	32.1-34.2	2,160	18.6	17.7-19.5
-Buncombe County	302	28	7.6	5.0-11.3	39	14.9	10.6-20.5	57	19.5	14.9-25.2	111	34.3	28.7-40.3	67	23.7	18.7-29.6
GENDER
Male	124	11	7.8	4.1-14.4	16	14.7	8.8-23.6	24	19.2	12.8-27.9	43	32.7	24.6-42.0	30	25.5	18.0-34.9
Female	178	17	7.4	4.4-12.0	23	15.0	9.6-22.7	33	19.9	13.9-27.6	68	35.9	28.7-43.8	37	21.9	15.9-29.3
RACE
White	273	23	7.2	4.6-11.2	36	15.4	10.8-21.4	52	18.9	14.2-24.7	99	33.5	27.8-39.9	63	24.9	19.6-31.2
Other	27	5	12.2	4.7-28.2	3	10.4	3.1-29.6	5	27.7	11.9-52.2	11	39.0	21.4-60.1	3	10.6	3.2-29.8
AGE
18-44	116	12	9.6	5.2-17.3	21	20.9	13.5-31.1	21	18.2	11.8-27.0	44	34.4	25.8-44.1	18	16.8	10.5-25.8
45+	186	16	6.1	3.6-10.2	18	10.5	6.2-17.1	36	20.5	14.5-28.2	67	34.2	27.1-42.0	49	28.7	21.9-36.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	98	19	17.1	10.5-26.7	9	9.3	4.7-17.4	20	18.9	11.7-28.9	35	38.7	28.6-49.9	15	16.0	9.4-26.0
Some College +	204	9	3.1	1.5- 6.1	30	17.5	11.9-25.1	37	19.9	14.3-26.9	76	32.1	25.7-39.3	52	27.4	21.0-34.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	170	21	11.0	6.9-17.3	22	14.1	8.8-21.7	33	18.6	12.8-26.1	65	37.4	29.7-45.8	29	18.9	13.0-26.6
$50,000+	86	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	9	11.6	5.9-21.7	16	20.6	12.5-31.9	32	34.0	24.3-45.2	28	33.3	23.5-44.7

Total
Respond.^

No cost

<$500

$500-$1499

$1500-$4999

$5000+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,310

1,476

12.0

11.3-12.8

1,980

15.8

15.0-16.6

2,647

20.5

19.6-21.4

4,047

33.1

32.1-34.2

2,160

18.6

17.7-19.5

-Buncombe County

302

7.6

5.0-11.3

14.9

10.6-20.5

19.5

14.9-25.2

111

34.3

28.7-40.3

23.7

18.7-29.6

GENDER

Male

124

7.8

4.1-14.4

14.7

8.8-23.6

19.2

12.8-27.9

32.7

24.6-42.0

25.5

18.0-34.9

Female

178

7.4

4.4-12.0

15.0

9.6-22.7

19.9

13.9-27.6

35.9

28.7-43.8

21.9

15.9-29.3

RACE

White

273

7.2

4.6-11.2

15.4

10.8-21.4

18.9

14.2-24.7

33.5

27.8-39.9

24.9

19.6-31.2

Other

12.2

4.7-28.2

10.4

3.1-29.6

27.7

11.9-52.2

39.0

21.4-60.1

10.6

3.2-29.8

AGE

18-44

116

9.6

5.2-17.3

20.9

13.5-31.1

18.2

11.8-27.0

34.4

25.8-44.1

16.8

10.5-25.8

45+

186

6.1

3.6-10.2

10.5

6.2-17.1

20.5

14.5-28.2

34.2

27.1-42.0

28.7

21.9-36.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

17.1

10.5-26.7

9.3

4.7-17.4

18.9

11.7-28.9

38.7

28.6-49.9

16.0

9.4-26.0

Some College +

204

3.1

1.5- 6.1

17.5

11.9-25.1

19.9

14.3-26.9

32.1

25.7-39.3

27.4

21.0-34.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

170

11.0

6.9-17.3

14.1

8.8-21.7

18.6

12.8-26.1

37.4

29.7-45.8

18.9

13.0-26.6

$50,000+

0.5

0.1- 3.5

11.6

5.9-21.7

20.6

12.5-31.9

34.0

24.3-45.2

33.3

23.5-44.7

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^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 (MAHEC): 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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