BRFSS 2004 - Gaston County: (In the past year, did you or another family member in your household have any problems paying medical bills?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,543	2,978	19.5	18.7-20.3	11,565	80.5	79.7-81.3
-Gaston County	361	94	28.4	23.3-34.1	267	71.6	65.9-76.7
GENDER
Male	133	30	25.5	17.9-34.9	103	74.5	65.1-82.1
Female	228	64	30.8	24.4-38.1	164	69.2	61.9-75.6
RACE
White	300	70	25.8	20.4-32.1	230	74.2	67.9-79.6
Other	61	24	39.1	26.6-53.1	37	60.9	46.9-73.4
AGE
18-44	132	43	30.8	22.9-40.0	89	69.2	60.0-77.1
45+	227	50	26.5	20.2-34.0	177	73.5	66.0-79.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	55	30.8	23.9-38.7	139	69.2	61.3-76.1
Some College +	166	38	25.3	18.3-33.9	128	74.7	66.1-81.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	65	33.1	26.2-40.8	152	66.9	59.2-73.8
$50,000+	75	13	17.6	10.1-28.8	62	82.4	71.2-89.9

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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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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,543	2,978	19.5	18.7-20.3	11,565	80.5	79.7-81.3
-Gaston County	361	94	28.4	23.3-34.1	267	71.6	65.9-76.7
GENDER
Male	133	30	25.5	17.9-34.9	103	74.5	65.1-82.1
Female	228	64	30.8	24.4-38.1	164	69.2	61.9-75.6
RACE
White	300	70	25.8	20.4-32.1	230	74.2	67.9-79.6
Other	61	24	39.1	26.6-53.1	37	60.9	46.9-73.4
AGE
18-44	132	43	30.8	22.9-40.0	89	69.2	60.0-77.1
45+	227	50	26.5	20.2-34.0	177	73.5	66.0-79.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	194	55	30.8	23.9-38.7	139	69.2	61.3-76.1
Some College +	166	38	25.3	18.3-33.9	128	74.7	66.1-81.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	217	65	33.1	26.2-40.8	152	66.9	59.2-73.8
$50,000+	75	13	17.6	10.1-28.8	62	82.4	71.2-89.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

In the past year, did you or another family member in your household have any problems paying medical bills?