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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,543	2,978	19.5	18.7-20.3	11,565	80.5	79.7-81.3
-Mountain AHEC	916	196	22.0	18.8-25.5	720	78.0	74.5-81.2
GENDER
Male	328	54	18.1	13.5-23.7	274	81.9	76.3-86.5
Female	588	142	25.3	21.2-29.9	446	74.7	70.1-78.8
RACE
White	784	169	22.2	18.9-26.0	615	77.8	74.0-81.1
African American	50	11	24.4	13.0-41.1	39	75.6	58.9-87.0
Other Minorities	3	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	2	55.3	10.0-93.2
AGE
18-24	47	12	19.4	9.9-34.7	35	80.6	65.3-90.1
25-34	123	35	33.2	23.2-44.9	88	66.8	55.1-76.8
35-44	150	37	22.2	15.5-30.7	113	77.8	69.3-84.5
45-54	176	54	33.1	24.9-42.5	122	66.9	57.5-75.1
55-64	153	31	18.5	12.3-27.0	122	81.5	73.0-87.7
65-74	140	17	12.2	6.9-20.6	123	87.8	79.4-93.1
75+	122	10	8.2	4.1-15.8	112	91.8	84.2-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	130	39	30.4	21.4-41.2	91	69.6	58.8-78.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	259	65	27.1	20.7-34.5	194	72.9	65.5-79.3
Some Post-H.S.	247	53	22.0	16.3-29.1	194	78.0	70.9-83.7
College Graduate	276	38	12.8	8.9-18.1	238	87.2	81.9-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	39	32.3	22.3-44.2	77	67.7	55.8-77.7
$15,000- 24,999	160	53	33.0	24.6-42.6	107	67.0	57.4-75.4
$25,000- 34,999	123	28	30.9	21.3-42.4	95	69.1	57.6-78.7
$35,000- 49,999	126	21	20.8	13.4-30.9	105	79.2	69.1-86.6
$50,000-74,999	113	15	14.1	8.1-23.2	98	85.9	76.8-91.9
$75,000+	93	5	3.0	1.0- 8.7	88	97.0	91.3-99.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	317	108	36.4	29.9-43.3	209	63.6	56.7-70.1
No	592	88	15.4	12.1-19.4	504	84.6	80.6-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	16	11.7	6.5-20.1	123	88.3	79.9-93.5
Non-Veteran	773	180	24.3	20.7-28.3	593	75.7	71.7-79.3
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,543

2,978

19.5

18.7-20.3

11,565

80.5

79.7-81.3

-Mountain AHEC

916

196

22.0

18.8-25.5

720

78.0

74.5-81.2

GENDER

Male

328

18.1

13.5-23.7

274

81.9

76.3-86.5

Female

588

142

25.3

21.2-29.9

446

74.7

70.1-78.8

RACE

White

784

169

22.2

18.9-26.0

615

77.8

74.0-81.1

African American

24.4

13.0-41.1

75.6

58.9-87.0

Other Minorities

44.7

6.8-90.0

55.3

10.0-93.2

AGE

18-24

19.4

9.9-34.7

80.6

65.3-90.1

25-34

123

33.2

23.2-44.9

66.8

55.1-76.8

35-44

150

22.2

15.5-30.7

113

77.8

69.3-84.5

45-54

176

33.1

24.9-42.5

122

66.9

57.5-75.1

55-64

153

18.5

12.3-27.0

122

81.5

73.0-87.7

65-74

140

12.2

6.9-20.6

123

87.8

79.4-93.1

75+

122

8.2

4.1-15.8

112

91.8

84.2-95.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

130

30.4

21.4-41.2

69.6

58.8-78.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

259

27.1

20.7-34.5

194

72.9

65.5-79.3

Some Post-H.S.

247

22.0

16.3-29.1

194

78.0

70.9-83.7

College Graduate

276

12.8

8.9-18.1

238

87.2

81.9-91.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

32.3

22.3-44.2

67.7

55.8-77.7

$15,000- 24,999

160

33.0

24.6-42.6

107

67.0

57.4-75.4

$25,000- 34,999

123

30.9

21.3-42.4

69.1

57.6-78.7

$35,000- 49,999

126

20.8

13.4-30.9

105

79.2

69.1-86.6

$50,000-74,999

113

14.1

8.1-23.2

85.9

76.8-91.9

$75,000+

3.0

1.0- 8.7

97.0

91.3-99.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

317

108

36.4

29.9-43.3

209

63.6

56.7-70.1

592

15.4

12.1-19.4

504

84.6

80.6-87.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

11.7

6.5-20.1

123

88.3

79.9-93.5

Non-Veteran

773

180

24.3

20.7-28.3

593

75.7

71.7-79.3

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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