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

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
-Mountain AHEC	771	94	10.9	8.3-14.2	110	15.5	12.6-19.0	151	18.2	15.2-21.7	253	33.4	29.5-37.6	163	21.9	18.6-25.7
GENDER
Male	293	37	12.5	8.2-18.6	37	14.5	10.2-20.2	55	17.0	12.5-22.7	95	33.4	27.2-40.1	69	22.7	17.7-28.6
Female	478	57	9.4	6.8-13.0	73	16.4	12.7-21.0	96	19.4	15.5-23.9	158	33.5	28.5-38.8	94	21.3	17.1-26.1
RACE
White	671	68	8.7	6.4-11.7	93	15.4	12.3-19.2	128	18.1	14.9-21.8	226	34.2	30.0-38.6	156	23.6	20.0-27.6
African American	40	8	18.9	7.1-41.8	7	19.3	8.5-38.0	9	19.7	9.3-37.2	14	38.1	22.0-57.3	2	3.9	0.9-15.6
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	1	34.7	3.2-89.5
AGE
18-24	37	8	16.6	7.5-32.9	14	44.3	27.3-62.8	6	14.7	5.5-33.6	7	20.7	9.7-38.9	2	3.7	0.7-16.7
25-34	111	18	18.4	9.2-33.3	21	17.6	10.7-27.5	18	16.6	9.6-27.2	35	28.8	19.6-40.1	19	18.7	11.1-29.6
35-44	136	14	8.0	4.1-15.0	20	15.9	9.8-24.9	21	13.3	8.3-20.8	50	41.2	31.6-51.5	31	21.5	14.8-30.3
45-54	148	14	7.0	3.7-12.9	22	8.6	4.9-14.6	34	23.0	16.0-32.0	47	36.6	27.4-46.8	31	24.8	17.0-34.7
55-64	129	12	9.2	4.5-17.8	15	16.3	9.5-26.7	26	18.8	11.8-28.7	37	27.1	19.3-36.8	39	28.5	20.5-38.1
65-74	119	16	11.7	6.8-19.5	7	7.5	3.3-16.1	32	23.0	15.1-33.3	44	36.6	26.9-47.5	20	21.1	13.3-31.9
75+	90	12	9.9	4.7-19.5	11	17.2	9.1-30.1	13	13.8	7.1-25.2	33	34.9	23.8-47.8	21	24.2	15.4-36.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	85	22	22.7	13.0-36.7	10	10.1	4.7-20.4	23	27.0	16.7-40.6	21	27.8	17.7-40.8	9	12.3	5.9-23.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	218	38	13.7	9.4-19.6	33	18.5	12.7-26.2	47	21.7	15.4-29.7	65	27.1	20.7-34.7	35	18.9	13.2-26.4
Some Post-H.S.	214	22	6.9	3.9-12.1	33	16.3	11.1-23.2	32	12.3	8.3-17.8	82	42.2	34.3-50.5	45	22.3	16.4-29.7
College Graduate	251	11	7.0	3.1-15.2	33	14.2	9.6-20.4	48	17.4	12.8-23.2	85	33.4	26.7-40.8	74	28.0	21.9-34.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	78	19	24.1	13.9-38.4	12	18.0	9.2-32.1	15	18.8	10.1-32.3	20	20.4	12.0-32.4	12	18.7	10.1-32.0
$15,000- 24,999	136	22	16.5	9.3-27.4	25	18.4	11.7-27.8	33	25.0	17.0-35.2	33	25.7	17.4-36.4	23	14.4	8.9-22.4
$25,000- 34,999	109	10	6.0	2.8-12.3	20	18.5	11.1-29.0	24	22.3	14.1-33.5	41	39.4	28.8-51.2	14	13.8	7.4-24.0
$35,000- 49,999	118	10	4.9	2.2-10.3	16	16.3	9.3-27.1	25	17.4	10.5-27.4	44	35.4	26.0-46.1	23	26.0	17.3-37.1
$50,000-74,999	105	2	1.5	0.3- 6.8	9	9.6	4.5-19.4	23	20.7	13.2-30.8	42	43.8	33.2-55.1	29	24.5	16.4-34.8
$75,000+	87	3	6.1	1.7-20.3	9	9.8	4.9-18.6	10	8.6	4.2-16.6	30	32.9	22.7-45.0	35	42.6	31.2-54.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	252	32	10.7	6.5-17.0	28	11.2	7.0-17.3	61	23.4	17.8-30.2	73	29.8	23.3-37.3	58	24.9	18.9-32.0
No	514	61	11.0	7.9-15.2	81	17.2	13.6-21.7	89	16.0	12.5-20.3	179	35.1	30.2-40.2	104	20.7	16.8-25.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	130	15	10.7	5.3-20.7	12	11.1	5.8-20.3	24	19.2	11.9-29.6	46	35.9	26.7-46.3	33	23.0	15.7-32.3
Non-Veteran	637	77	10.6	7.9-14.2	98	16.7	13.4-20.6	127	18.1	14.9-21.8	206	32.9	28.5-37.5	129	21.8	18.1-25.9
Currently Serving	4	2	71.8	19.7-96.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	22.9	2.4-78.5	1	5.3	0.5-37.6

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

-Mountain AHEC

771

10.9

8.3-14.2

110

15.5

12.6-19.0

151

18.2

15.2-21.7

253

33.4

29.5-37.6

163

21.9

18.6-25.7

GENDER

Male

293

12.5

8.2-18.6

14.5

10.2-20.2

17.0

12.5-22.7

33.4

27.2-40.1

22.7

17.7-28.6

Female

478

9.4

6.8-13.0

16.4

12.7-21.0

19.4

15.5-23.9

158

33.5

28.5-38.8

21.3

17.1-26.1

RACE

White

671

8.7

6.4-11.7

15.4

12.3-19.2

128

18.1

14.9-21.8

226

34.2

30.0-38.6

156

23.6

20.0-27.6

African American

18.9

7.1-41.8

19.3

8.5-38.0

19.7

9.3-37.2

38.1

22.0-57.3

3.9

0.9-15.6

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

34.7

3.2-89.5

AGE

18-24

16.6

7.5-32.9

44.3

27.3-62.8

14.7

5.5-33.6

20.7

9.7-38.9

3.7

0.7-16.7

25-34

111

18.4

9.2-33.3

17.6

10.7-27.5

16.6

9.6-27.2

28.8

19.6-40.1

18.7

11.1-29.6

35-44

136

8.0

4.1-15.0

15.9

9.8-24.9

13.3

8.3-20.8

41.2

31.6-51.5

21.5

14.8-30.3

45-54

148

7.0

3.7-12.9

8.6

4.9-14.6

23.0

16.0-32.0

36.6

27.4-46.8

24.8

17.0-34.7

55-64

129

9.2

4.5-17.8

16.3

9.5-26.7

18.8

11.8-28.7

27.1

19.3-36.8

28.5

20.5-38.1

65-74

119

11.7

6.8-19.5

7.5

3.3-16.1

23.0

15.1-33.3

36.6

26.9-47.5

21.1

13.3-31.9

75+

9.9

4.7-19.5

17.2

9.1-30.1

13.8

7.1-25.2

34.9

23.8-47.8

24.2

15.4-36.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

22.7

13.0-36.7

10.1

4.7-20.4

27.0

16.7-40.6

27.8

17.7-40.8

12.3

5.9-23.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

218

13.7

9.4-19.6

18.5

12.7-26.2

21.7

15.4-29.7

27.1

20.7-34.7

18.9

13.2-26.4

Some Post-H.S.

214

6.9

3.9-12.1

16.3

11.1-23.2

12.3

8.3-17.8

42.2

34.3-50.5

22.3

16.4-29.7

College Graduate

251

7.0

3.1-15.2

14.2

9.6-20.4

17.4

12.8-23.2

33.4

26.7-40.8

28.0

21.9-34.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

24.1

13.9-38.4

18.0

9.2-32.1

18.8

10.1-32.3

20.4

12.0-32.4

18.7

10.1-32.0

$15,000- 24,999

136

16.5

9.3-27.4

18.4

11.7-27.8

25.0

17.0-35.2

25.7

17.4-36.4

14.4

8.9-22.4

$25,000- 34,999

109

6.0

2.8-12.3

18.5

11.1-29.0

22.3

14.1-33.5

39.4

28.8-51.2

13.8

7.4-24.0

$35,000- 49,999

118

4.9

2.2-10.3

16.3

9.3-27.1

17.4

10.5-27.4

35.4

26.0-46.1

26.0

17.3-37.1

$50,000-74,999

105

1.5

0.3- 6.8

9.6

4.5-19.4

20.7

13.2-30.8

43.8

33.2-55.1

24.5

16.4-34.8

$75,000+

6.1

1.7-20.3

9.8

4.9-18.6

8.6

4.2-16.6

32.9

22.7-45.0

42.6

31.2-54.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

252

10.7

6.5-17.0

11.2

7.0-17.3

23.4

17.8-30.2

29.8

23.3-37.3

24.9

18.9-32.0

514

11.0

7.9-15.2

17.2

13.6-21.7

16.0

12.5-20.3

179

35.1

30.2-40.2

104

20.7

16.8-25.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

130

10.7

5.3-20.7

11.1

5.8-20.3

19.2

11.9-29.6

35.9

26.7-46.3

23.0

15.7-32.3

Non-Veteran

637

10.6

7.9-14.2

16.7

13.4-20.6

127

18.1

14.9-21.8

206

32.9

28.5-37.5

129

21.8

18.1-25.9

Currently Serving

71.8

19.7-96.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

22.9

2.4-78.5

5.3

0.5-37.6

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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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