BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	944	158	19.0	16.0-22.4	786	81.0	77.6-84.0
GENDER
Male	343	50	18.2	13.6-24.1	293	81.8	75.9-86.4
Female	601	108	19.7	16.0-23.9	493	80.3	76.1-84.0
RACE
White	807	132	18.5	15.4-22.0	675	81.5	78.0-84.6
African American	51	10	18.1	8.8-33.5	41	81.9	66.5-91.2
Other Minorities	3	2	55.3	10.0-93.2	1	44.7	6.8-90.0
AGE
18-24	48	11	14.8	7.4-27.4	37	85.2	72.6-92.6
25-34	125	33	34.2	23.7-46.4	92	65.8	53.6-76.3
35-44	154	33	22.5	15.4-31.7	121	77.5	68.3-84.6
45-54	182	42	28.8	21.1-38.0	140	71.2	62.0-78.9
55-64	162	19	13.2	8.0-21.0	143	86.8	79.0-92.0
65-74	142	11	4.9	2.5- 9.1	131	95.1	90.9-97.5
75+	126	9	7.9	3.6-16.6	117	92.1	83.4-96.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	141	34	25.5	17.0-36.4	107	74.5	63.6-83.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	266	45	20.5	14.9-27.5	221	79.5	72.5-85.1
Some Post-H.S.	254	41	20.2	14.6-27.2	213	79.8	72.8-85.4
College Graduate	279	37	12.4	8.5-17.7	242	87.6	82.3-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	35	31.8	21.4-44.4	84	68.2	55.6-78.6
$15,000- 24,999	164	42	31.7	23.2-41.8	122	68.3	58.2-76.8
$25,000- 34,999	126	29	28.9	19.7-40.2	97	71.1	59.8-80.3
$35,000- 49,999	128	12	13.3	7.5-22.6	116	86.7	77.4-92.5
$50,000-74,999	115	10	9.9	4.8-19.3	105	90.1	80.7-95.2
$75,000+	94	0	0.0	. - .	94	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	322	82	29.2	23.2-35.9	240	70.8	64.1-76.8
No	595	72	14.6	11.2-18.8	523	85.4	81.2-88.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	12	9.5	5.0-17.2	130	90.5	82.8-95.0
Non-Veteran	797	146	21.1	17.7-25.0	651	78.9	75.0-82.3
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .

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

-Mountain AHEC

944

158

19.0

16.0-22.4

786

81.0

77.6-84.0

GENDER

Male

343

18.2

13.6-24.1

293

81.8

75.9-86.4

Female

601

108

19.7

16.0-23.9

493

80.3

76.1-84.0

RACE

White

807

132

18.5

15.4-22.0

675

81.5

78.0-84.6

African American

18.1

8.8-33.5

81.9

66.5-91.2

Other Minorities

55.3

10.0-93.2

44.7

6.8-90.0

AGE

18-24

14.8

7.4-27.4

85.2

72.6-92.6

25-34

125

34.2

23.7-46.4

65.8

53.6-76.3

35-44

154

22.5

15.4-31.7

121

77.5

68.3-84.6

45-54

182

28.8

21.1-38.0

140

71.2

62.0-78.9

55-64

162

13.2

8.0-21.0

143

86.8

79.0-92.0

65-74

142

4.9

2.5- 9.1

131

95.1

90.9-97.5

75+

126

7.9

3.6-16.6

117

92.1

83.4-96.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

141

25.5

17.0-36.4

107

74.5

63.6-83.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

266

20.5

14.9-27.5

221

79.5

72.5-85.1

Some Post-H.S.

254

20.2

14.6-27.2

213

79.8

72.8-85.4

College Graduate

279

12.4

8.5-17.7

242

87.6

82.3-91.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

31.8

21.4-44.4

68.2

55.6-78.6

$15,000- 24,999

164

31.7

23.2-41.8

122

68.3

58.2-76.8

$25,000- 34,999

126

28.9

19.7-40.2

71.1

59.8-80.3

$35,000- 49,999

128

13.3

7.5-22.6

116

86.7

77.4-92.5

$50,000-74,999

115

9.9

4.8-19.3

105

90.1

80.7-95.2

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

322

29.2

23.2-35.9

240

70.8

64.1-76.8

595

14.6

11.2-18.8

523

85.4

81.2-88.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

9.5

5.0-17.2

130

90.5

82.8-95.0

Non-Veteran

797

146

21.1

17.7-25.0

651

78.9

75.0-82.3

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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