BRFSS 2004 - Mecklenburg County: (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: Mecklenburg County

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
-Mecklenburg County	541	43	8.1	5.9-11.1	92	16.2	13.0-20.0	105	18.2	14.9-22.1	207	38.9	34.3-43.6	94	18.6	15.2-22.5
GENDER
Male	211	16	7.4	4.4-12.3	27	12.0	7.9-17.7	32	15.1	10.6-21.2	89	42.3	35.2-49.7	47	23.2	17.7-29.9
Female	330	27	8.8	6.0-12.9	65	20.3	15.9-25.7	73	21.2	16.7-26.5	118	35.5	30.0-41.4	47	14.1	10.6-18.7
RACE
White	394	22	5.6	3.6- 8.6	54	12.7	9.6-16.8	72	17.1	13.4-21.5	168	43.8	38.4-49.3	78	20.8	16.7-25.5
Other	144	20	13.9	8.7-21.5	38	25.0	17.9-33.9	32	21.0	14.5-29.5	38	26.7	19.2-35.7	16	13.5	8.1-21.5
AGE
18-44	270	28	11.3	7.7-16.3	52	18.3	13.8-23.9	51	17.1	12.8-22.4	94	36.0	29.8-42.7	45	17.3	12.9-22.8
45+	270	15	4.5	2.7- 7.6	40	13.9	9.8-19.3	54	19.6	14.7-25.6	112	41.8	35.3-48.6	49	20.2	15.3-26.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	132	19	14.7	9.2-22.7	25	18.7	12.1-27.8	32	20.5	13.9-29.1	34	28.7	20.3-38.9	22	17.4	11.2-26.0
Some College +	409	24	5.8	3.7- 8.8	67	15.3	11.9-19.5	73	17.4	13.7-21.8	173	42.5	37.3-47.9	72	19.1	15.2-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	230	23	10.6	6.8-16.0	47	17.4	12.8-23.2	53	23.9	18.0-31.0	76	33.4	26.7-40.8	31	14.8	10.1-21.1
$50,000+	228	11	5.1	2.7- 9.4	26	11.7	7.9-17.0	38	15.2	10.9-20.8	104	46.2	39.2-53.3	49	21.9	16.7-28.2

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

-Mecklenburg County

541

8.1

5.9-11.1

16.2

13.0-20.0

105

18.2

14.9-22.1

207

38.9

34.3-43.6

18.6

15.2-22.5

GENDER

Male

211

7.4

4.4-12.3

12.0

7.9-17.7

15.1

10.6-21.2

42.3

35.2-49.7

23.2

17.7-29.9

Female

330

8.8

6.0-12.9

20.3

15.9-25.7

21.2

16.7-26.5

118

35.5

30.0-41.4

14.1

10.6-18.7

RACE

White

394

5.6

3.6- 8.6

12.7

9.6-16.8

17.1

13.4-21.5

168

43.8

38.4-49.3

20.8

16.7-25.5

Other

144

13.9

8.7-21.5

25.0

17.9-33.9

21.0

14.5-29.5

26.7

19.2-35.7

13.5

8.1-21.5

AGE

18-44

270

11.3

7.7-16.3

18.3

13.8-23.9

17.1

12.8-22.4

36.0

29.8-42.7

17.3

12.9-22.8

45+

270

4.5

2.7- 7.6

13.9

9.8-19.3

19.6

14.7-25.6

112

41.8

35.3-48.6

20.2

15.3-26.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

132

14.7

9.2-22.7

18.7

12.1-27.8

20.5

13.9-29.1

28.7

20.3-38.9

17.4

11.2-26.0

Some College +

409

5.8

3.7- 8.8

15.3

11.9-19.5

17.4

13.7-21.8

173

42.5

37.3-47.9

19.1

15.2-23.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

230

10.6

6.8-16.0

17.4

12.8-23.2

23.9

18.0-31.0

33.4

26.7-40.8

14.8

10.1-21.1

$50,000+

228

5.1

2.7- 9.4

11.7

7.9-17.0

15.2

10.9-20.8

104

46.2

39.2-53.3

21.9

16.7-28.2

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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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