BRFSS 2004 - Eastern 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?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,019	2,492	16.6	15.8-17.4	12,527	83.4	82.6-84.2
-Eastern NC	5,038	875	17.1	15.8-18.4	4,163	82.9	81.6-84.2
GENDER
Male	1,817	248	13.7	11.8-15.9	1,569	86.3	84.1-88.2
Female	3,221	627	20.1	18.5-21.8	2,594	79.9	78.2-81.5
RACE
White	3,322	475	14.0	12.7-15.5	2,847	86.0	84.5-87.3
African American	1,272	291	21.4	18.9-24.3	981	78.6	75.7-81.1
Other Minorities	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	335	51	16.1	10.9-23.1	284	83.9	76.9-89.1
25-34	822	143	16.6	13.8-19.8	679	83.4	80.2-86.2
35-44	886	204	22.0	18.9-25.4	682	78.0	74.6-81.1
45-54	927	221	22.7	19.6-26.1	706	77.3	73.9-80.4
55-64	875	142	16.2	13.5-19.3	733	83.8	80.7-86.5
65-74	680	61	6.9	5.2- 9.2	619	93.1	90.8-94.8
75+	494	50	10.8	7.9-14.7	444	89.2	85.3-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	865	213	25.3	21.4-29.5	652	74.7	70.5-78.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,623	323	19.5	17.3-21.9	1,300	80.5	78.1-82.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,321	235	16.2	14.1-18.6	1,086	83.8	81.4-85.9
College Graduate	1,220	101	8.0	6.4- 9.9	1,119	92.0	90.1-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	670	223	34.9	29.9-40.1	447	65.1	59.9-70.1
$15,000- 24,999	947	258	27.5	24.0-31.3	689	72.5	68.7-76.0
$25,000- 34,999	593	90	15.5	12.3-19.2	503	84.5	80.8-87.7
$35,000- 49,999	666	65	9.8	7.5-12.8	601	90.2	87.2-92.5
$50,000-74,999	540	42	7.9	5.7-10.8	498	92.1	89.2-94.3
$75,000+	549	20	4.5	2.7- 7.4	529	95.5	92.6-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,748	439	25.5	23.1-28.0	1,309	74.5	72.0-76.9
No	3,122	408	12.9	11.5-14.5	2,714	87.1	85.5-88.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	718	75	9.1	7.0-11.6	643	90.9	88.4-93.0
Non-Veteran	4,174	793	19.2	17.8-20.8	3,381	80.8	79.2-82.2
Currently Serving	136	5	3.4	1.2- 9.3	131	96.6	90.7-98.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,019

2,492

16.6

15.8-17.4

12,527

83.4

82.6-84.2

-Eastern NC

5,038

875

17.1

15.8-18.4

4,163

82.9

81.6-84.2

GENDER

Male

1,817

248

13.7

11.8-15.9

1,569

86.3

84.1-88.2

Female

3,221

627

20.1

18.5-21.8

2,594

79.9

78.2-81.5

RACE

White

3,322

475

14.0

12.7-15.5

2,847

86.0

84.5-87.3

African American

1,272

291

21.4

18.9-24.3

981

78.6

75.7-81.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

335

16.1

10.9-23.1

284

83.9

76.9-89.1

25-34

822

143

16.6

13.8-19.8

679

83.4

80.2-86.2

35-44

886

204

22.0

18.9-25.4

682

78.0

74.6-81.1

45-54

927

221

22.7

19.6-26.1

706

77.3

73.9-80.4

55-64

875

142

16.2

13.5-19.3

733

83.8

80.7-86.5

65-74

680

6.9

5.2- 9.2

619

93.1

90.8-94.8

75+

494

10.8

7.9-14.7

444

89.2

85.3-92.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

865

213

25.3

21.4-29.5

652

74.7

70.5-78.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,623

323

19.5

17.3-21.9

1,300

80.5

78.1-82.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,321

235

16.2

14.1-18.6

1,086

83.8

81.4-85.9

College Graduate

1,220

101

8.0

6.4- 9.9

1,119

92.0

90.1-93.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

670

223

34.9

29.9-40.1

447

65.1

59.9-70.1

$15,000- 24,999

947

258

27.5

24.0-31.3

689

72.5

68.7-76.0

$25,000- 34,999

593

15.5

12.3-19.2

503

84.5

80.8-87.7

$35,000- 49,999

666

9.8

7.5-12.8

601

90.2

87.2-92.5

$50,000-74,999

540

7.9

5.7-10.8

498

92.1

89.2-94.3

$75,000+

549

4.5

2.7- 7.4

529

95.5

92.6-97.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,748

439

25.5

23.1-28.0

1,309

74.5

72.0-76.9

3,122

408

12.9

11.5-14.5

2,714

87.1

85.5-88.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

718

9.1

7.0-11.6

643

90.9

88.4-93.0

Non-Veteran

4,174

793

19.2

17.8-20.8

3,381

80.8

79.2-82.2

Currently Serving

136

3.4

1.2- 9.3

131

96.6

90.7-98.8

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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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