BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (In the past year, have you or anyone living in your household been contacted by a collection agency about owing money for medical bills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,531	2,442	16.1	15.4-16.8	12,089	83.9	83.2-84.6
-Mountain AHEC	916	132	14.4	11.9-17.4	784	85.6	82.6-88.1
GENDER
Male	327	45	14.2	10.3-19.3	282	85.8	80.7-89.7
Female	589	87	14.6	11.5-18.4	502	85.4	81.6-88.5
RACE
White	783	113	14.4	11.7-17.7	670	85.6	82.3-88.3
African American	50	12	26.4	14.8-42.6	38	73.6	57.4-85.2
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	48	8	16.5	7.8-31.7	40	83.5	68.3-92.2
25-34	122	27	23.0	14.7-34.0	95	77.0	66.0-85.3
35-44	150	32	21.6	14.8-30.3	118	78.4	69.7-85.2
45-54	175	38	20.8	14.4-29.1	137	79.2	70.9-85.6
55-64	154	18	9.2	5.1-16.1	136	90.8	83.9-94.9
65-74	140	8	5.4	2.4-11.6	132	94.6	88.4-97.6
75+	122	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	121	99.3	95.3-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	131	26	21.3	13.7-31.6	105	78.7	68.4-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	259	43	17.3	12.4-23.8	216	82.7	76.2-87.6
Some Post-H.S.	246	37	15.1	10.5-21.4	209	84.9	78.6-89.5
College Graduate	276	26	7.5	4.7-11.9	250	92.5	88.1-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	26	21.0	13.3-31.4	90	79.0	68.6-86.7
$15,000- 24,999	161	33	21.3	14.2-30.6	128	78.7	69.4-85.8
$25,000- 34,999	122	24	24.9	16.3-36.0	98	75.1	64.0-83.7
$35,000- 49,999	127	18	17.7	10.8-27.6	109	82.3	72.4-89.2
$50,000-74,999	113	10	8.2	4.1-15.8	103	91.8	84.2-95.9
$75,000+	93	5	4.3	1.3-13.0	88	95.7	87.0-98.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	316	76	23.5	18.2-29.7	240	76.5	70.3-81.8
No	593	56	10.3	7.7-13.8	537	89.7	86.2-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	10	5.3	2.5-10.9	129	94.7	89.1-97.5
Non-Veteran	773	122	16.5	13.5-20.0	651	83.5	80.0-86.5
Currently Serving	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,531

2,442

16.1

15.4-16.8

12,089

83.9

83.2-84.6

-Mountain AHEC

916

132

14.4

11.9-17.4

784

85.6

82.6-88.1

GENDER

Male

327

14.2

10.3-19.3

282

85.8

80.7-89.7

Female

589

14.6

11.5-18.4

502

85.4

81.6-88.5

RACE

White

783

113

14.4

11.7-17.7

670

85.6

82.3-88.3

African American

26.4

14.8-42.6

73.6

57.4-85.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

16.5

7.8-31.7

83.5

68.3-92.2

25-34

122

23.0

14.7-34.0

77.0

66.0-85.3

35-44

150

21.6

14.8-30.3

118

78.4

69.7-85.2

45-54

175

20.8

14.4-29.1

137

79.2

70.9-85.6

55-64

154

9.2

5.1-16.1

136

90.8

83.9-94.9

65-74

140

5.4

2.4-11.6

132

94.6

88.4-97.6

75+

122

0.7

0.1- 4.7

121

99.3

95.3-99.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

131

21.3

13.7-31.6

105

78.7

68.4-86.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

259

17.3

12.4-23.8

216

82.7

76.2-87.6

Some Post-H.S.

246

15.1

10.5-21.4

209

84.9

78.6-89.5

College Graduate

276

7.5

4.7-11.9

250

92.5

88.1-95.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

21.0

13.3-31.4

79.0

68.6-86.7

$15,000- 24,999

161

21.3

14.2-30.6

128

78.7

69.4-85.8

$25,000- 34,999

122

24.9

16.3-36.0

75.1

64.0-83.7

$35,000- 49,999

127

17.7

10.8-27.6

109

82.3

72.4-89.2

$50,000-74,999

113

8.2

4.1-15.8

103

91.8

84.2-95.9

$75,000+

4.3

1.3-13.0

95.7

87.0-98.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

316

23.5

18.2-29.7

240

76.5

70.3-81.8

593

10.3

7.7-13.8

537

89.7

86.2-92.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

5.3

2.5-10.9

129

94.7

89.1-97.5

Non-Veteran

773

122

16.5

13.5-20.0

651

83.5

80.0-86.5

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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