BRFSS 2004 - Gaston 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: Gaston 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
-Gaston County	312	36	13.4	9.5-18.7	43	13.5	9.8-18.4	67	20.8	16.2-26.3	108	35.1	29.3-41.3	58	17.1	13.1-22.1
GENDER
Male	121	16	14.9	8.8-23.9	13	9.1	5.1-16.0	29	23.2	16.0-32.3	43	36.6	27.7-46.6	20	16.1	10.4-24.2
Female	191	20	12.2	7.7-18.7	30	17.4	11.8-24.8	38	18.7	13.4-25.6	65	33.7	26.6-41.6	38	18.0	12.8-24.7
RACE
White	261	28	11.4	7.7-16.6	36	13.6	9.5-19.0	57	21.9	16.7-28.1	87	34.3	28.0-41.3	53	18.8	14.2-24.5
Other	50	7	20.2	9.6-37.6	7	13.4	5.9-27.7	10	16.9	8.7-30.3	21	39.0	25.6-54.3	5	10.5	4.2-23.9
AGE
18-44	119	14	14.2	8.4-23.1	19	16.6	10.4-25.6	31	24.6	17.0-34.3	32	27.7	19.8-37.3	23	16.8	11.0-24.9
45+	192	21	12.3	7.6-19.2	24	11.3	7.2-17.1	36	18.2	13.0-24.9	76	40.8	33.0-49.1	35	17.5	12.3-24.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	159	30	21.1	14.8-29.3	19	11.5	7.0-18.2	39	25.4	18.4-34.0	50	30.5	23.1-39.0	21	11.5	7.2-17.8
Some College +	153	6	5.8	2.3-13.8	24	15.5	10.0-23.2	28	16.3	11.0-23.4	58	39.7	31.1-48.8	37	22.8	16.3-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	196	26	15.7	10.6-22.5	28	13.8	9.1-20.3	48	24.0	17.9-31.5	64	32.8	25.7-40.8	30	13.7	9.3-19.8
$50,000+	68	3	5.0	1.5-16.1	4	7.0	2.6-17.7	14	17.1	9.9-28.0	27	42.1	30.1-55.1	20	28.7	18.7-41.3

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

-Gaston County

312

13.4

9.5-18.7

13.5

9.8-18.4

20.8

16.2-26.3

108

35.1

29.3-41.3

17.1

13.1-22.1

GENDER

Male

121

14.9

8.8-23.9

9.1

5.1-16.0

23.2

16.0-32.3

36.6

27.7-46.6

16.1

10.4-24.2

Female

191

12.2

7.7-18.7

17.4

11.8-24.8

18.7

13.4-25.6

33.7

26.6-41.6

18.0

12.8-24.7

RACE

White

261

11.4

7.7-16.6

13.6

9.5-19.0

21.9

16.7-28.1

34.3

28.0-41.3

18.8

14.2-24.5

Other

20.2

9.6-37.6

13.4

5.9-27.7

16.9

8.7-30.3

39.0

25.6-54.3

10.5

4.2-23.9

AGE

18-44

119

14.2

8.4-23.1

16.6

10.4-25.6

24.6

17.0-34.3

27.7

19.8-37.3

16.8

11.0-24.9

45+

192

12.3

7.6-19.2

11.3

7.2-17.1

18.2

13.0-24.9

40.8

33.0-49.1

17.5

12.3-24.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

159

21.1

14.8-29.3

11.5

7.0-18.2

25.4

18.4-34.0

30.5

23.1-39.0

11.5

7.2-17.8

Some College +

153

5.8

2.3-13.8

15.5

10.0-23.2

16.3

11.0-23.4

39.7

31.1-48.8

22.8

16.3-30.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

196

15.7

10.6-22.5

13.8

9.1-20.3

24.0

17.9-31.5

32.8

25.7-40.8

13.7

9.3-19.8

$50,000+

5.0

1.5-16.1

7.0

2.6-17.7

17.1

9.9-28.0

42.1

30.1-55.1

28.7

18.7-41.3

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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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