BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (What do you think your household has had to give up in the last year to pay health care costs?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

What do you think your household has had to give up in the last year to pay health care costs?

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	Total Respond.^	Nothing	Only extra activities	Only non-necessities	Living expenses
North Carolina	14,172	8,738	61.6	60.6-62.6	1,415	10.8	10.2-11.5	1,232	9.0	8.4- 9.6	2,787	18.7	17.9-19.5
-Mountain AHEC	895	536	58.7	54.7-62.6	98	12.3	9.8-15.4	76	8.9	6.9-11.4	185	20.1	17.1-23.5
GENDER
Male	318	214	65.0	58.5-71.0	32	12.0	8.3-17.1	19	6.1	3.7- 9.9	53	16.9	12.6-22.3
Female	577	322	53.4	48.3-58.4	66	12.6	9.5-16.5	57	11.2	8.4-14.9	132	22.9	18.9-27.4
RACE
White	769	453	57.8	53.5-61.9	87	12.7	10.0-16.1	67	9.0	6.8-11.6	162	20.5	17.3-24.2
African American	49	32	65.2	48.4-78.9	5	7.8	3.0-18.8	2	4.1	0.9-17.4	10	22.8	11.7-39.7
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	34.7	3.2-89.5
AGE
18-24	45	29	66.1	49.2-79.6	6	12.7	5.5-26.8	4	12.0	4.4-28.7	6	9.2	3.4-22.4
25-34	120	60	51.4	39.5-63.2	22	17.9	11.0-27.9	18	14.4	8.1-24.1	20	16.3	9.5-26.6
35-44	147	74	45.6	36.3-55.3	18	16.5	9.9-26.2	20	12.9	7.9-20.4	35	25.0	17.5-34.3
45-54	173	91	48.7	39.5-57.9	21	14.9	9.2-23.1	18	10.0	5.9-16.3	43	26.5	18.8-35.9
55-64	151	90	60.1	50.4-69.0	19	13.9	8.2-22.5	5	3.6	1.3- 9.6	37	22.5	15.8-30.9
65-74	136	102	77.9	68.5-85.1	7	2.9	1.1- 7.4	2	2.0	0.4- 9.5	25	17.2	10.8-26.2
75+	118	87	74.1	63.8-82.3	5	4.5	1.5-12.4	8	7.8	3.6-16.0	18	13.7	8.2-21.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	122	72	56.6	45.0-67.4	9	11.1	5.5-21.2	6	6.4	2.6-14.9	35	25.9	17.7-36.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	252	144	55.7	48.0-63.3	25	13.5	8.9-19.9	22	7.8	4.5-13.1	61	23.0	17.1-30.1
Some Post-H.S.	245	142	56.1	48.4-63.5	35	15.2	10.2-22.0	17	6.1	3.5-10.3	51	22.7	16.8-29.9
College Graduate	272	175	64.3	57.3-70.8	29	9.3	6.1-13.9	31	13.8	9.6-19.6	37	12.6	8.7-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	111	54	50.4	38.2-62.5	4	2.4	0.7- 8.1	17	18.1	10.5-29.6	36	29.0	19.7-40.5
$15,000- 24,999	156	77	51.1	41.2-60.9	21	13.3	7.8-21.7	15	9.5	5.2-16.7	43	26.2	18.6-35.5
$25,000- 34,999	120	69	48.4	37.7-59.3	11	12.7	6.7-22.9	7	8.5	3.8-18.0	33	30.4	21.1-41.6
$35,000- 49,999	127	83	60.2	49.6-70.0	17	16.5	9.8-26.5	8	6.0	2.6-13.0	19	17.2	10.7-26.5
$50,000-74,999	113	77	64.0	52.8-73.9	11	15.5	8.3-27.2	11	9.3	4.9-16.9	14	11.2	6.3-19.0
$75,000+	91	64	71.0	59.2-80.5	15	12.8	7.1-22.0	6	8.0	3.6-16.8	6	8.2	3.3-19.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	306	165	49.5	42.5-56.5	24	9.8	6.2-15.1	27	10.3	6.7-15.3	90	30.4	24.3-37.4
No	581	365	62.7	57.8-67.4	74	13.6	10.5-17.5	49	8.3	6.0-11.4	93	15.4	12.2-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	134	100	75.5	65.9-83.1	10	7.4	3.6-14.9	5	3.4	1.2- 9.0	19	13.6	8.1-22.0
Non-Veteran	757	432	54.8	50.4-59.2	88	13.4	10.6-16.9	71	10.1	7.7-13.0	166	21.6	18.2-25.5
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Nothing

Only extra activities

Only non-necessities

Living expenses

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,172

8,738

61.6

60.6-62.6

1,415

10.8

10.2-11.5

1,232

9.0

8.4- 9.6

2,787

18.7

17.9-19.5

-Mountain AHEC

895

536

58.7

54.7-62.6

12.3

9.8-15.4

8.9

6.9-11.4

185

20.1

17.1-23.5

GENDER

Male

318

214

65.0

58.5-71.0

12.0

8.3-17.1

6.1

3.7- 9.9

16.9

12.6-22.3

Female

577

322

53.4

48.3-58.4

12.6

9.5-16.5

11.2

8.4-14.9

132

22.9

18.9-27.4

RACE

White

769

453

57.8

53.5-61.9

12.7

10.0-16.1

9.0

6.8-11.6

162

20.5

17.3-24.2

African American

65.2

48.4-78.9

7.8

3.0-18.8

4.1

0.9-17.4

22.8

11.7-39.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

0.0

. - .

34.7

3.2-89.5

AGE

18-24

66.1

49.2-79.6

12.7

5.5-26.8

12.0

4.4-28.7

9.2

3.4-22.4

25-34

120

51.4

39.5-63.2

17.9

11.0-27.9

14.4

8.1-24.1

16.3

9.5-26.6

35-44

147

45.6

36.3-55.3

16.5

9.9-26.2

12.9

7.9-20.4

25.0

17.5-34.3

45-54

173

48.7

39.5-57.9

14.9

9.2-23.1

10.0

5.9-16.3

26.5

18.8-35.9

55-64

151

60.1

50.4-69.0

13.9

8.2-22.5

3.6

1.3- 9.6

22.5

15.8-30.9

65-74

136

102

77.9

68.5-85.1

2.9

1.1- 7.4

2.0

0.4- 9.5

17.2

10.8-26.2

75+

118

74.1

63.8-82.3

4.5

1.5-12.4

7.8

3.6-16.0

13.7

8.2-21.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

122

56.6

45.0-67.4

11.1

5.5-21.2

6.4

2.6-14.9

25.9

17.7-36.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

252

144

55.7

48.0-63.3

13.5

8.9-19.9

7.8

4.5-13.1

23.0

17.1-30.1

Some Post-H.S.

245

142

56.1

48.4-63.5

15.2

10.2-22.0

6.1

3.5-10.3

22.7

16.8-29.9

College Graduate

272

175

64.3

57.3-70.8

9.3

6.1-13.9

13.8

9.6-19.6

12.6

8.7-17.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

111

50.4

38.2-62.5

2.4

0.7- 8.1

18.1

10.5-29.6

29.0

19.7-40.5

$15,000- 24,999

156

51.1

41.2-60.9

13.3

7.8-21.7

9.5

5.2-16.7

26.2

18.6-35.5

$25,000- 34,999

120

48.4

37.7-59.3

12.7

6.7-22.9

8.5

3.8-18.0

30.4

21.1-41.6

$35,000- 49,999

127

60.2

49.6-70.0

16.5

9.8-26.5

6.0

2.6-13.0

17.2

10.7-26.5

$50,000-74,999

113

64.0

52.8-73.9

15.5

8.3-27.2

9.3

4.9-16.9

11.2

6.3-19.0

$75,000+

71.0

59.2-80.5

12.8

7.1-22.0

8.0

3.6-16.8

8.2

3.3-19.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

306

165

49.5

42.5-56.5

9.8

6.2-15.1

10.3

6.7-15.3

30.4

24.3-37.4

581

365

62.7

57.8-67.4

13.6

10.5-17.5

8.3

6.0-11.4

15.4

12.2-19.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

134

100

75.5

65.9-83.1

7.4

3.6-14.9

3.4

1.2- 9.0

13.6

8.1-22.0

Non-Veteran

757

432

54.8

50.4-59.2

13.4

10.6-16.9

10.1

7.7-13.0

166

21.6

18.2-25.5

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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