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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,695 1,860 66.9 64.6-69.2 356 11.8 10.5-13.3 479 21.2 19.2-23.4
GENDER
Male 892 561 62.0 57.9-65.8 105 10.2 8.2-12.6 226 27.9 24.3-31.8
Female 1,803 1,299 70.8 68.1-73.4 251 13.2 11.4-15.2 253 16.0 13.9-18.4
AGE
18-24 176 93 48.2 38.9-57.6 22 8.9 5.0-15.2 61 42.9 33.7-52.7
25-34 466 306 61.5 55.8-66.9 37 8.5 5.7-12.5 123 30.0 25.0-35.5
35-44 531 356 65.9 60.4-71.0 63 10.7 8.0-14.0 112 23.4 18.8-28.8
45-54 524 370 70.3 65.3-74.8 66 11.5 8.7-15.1 88 18.2 14.5-22.6
55-64 429 316 72.7 67.0-77.6 67 14.6 11.1-18.9 46 12.8 9.0-17.8
65-74 330 250 75.9 69.7-81.1 53 14.5 10.7-19.2 27 9.6 6.0-15.1
75+ 223 157 68.1 59.6-75.5 45 19.8 14.1-27.1 21 12.1 7.0-20.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 606 396 63.2 58.2-67.9 91 13.0 10.2-16.4 119 23.8 19.6-28.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 929 626 64.2 60.0-68.2 123 10.9 8.9-13.4 180 24.9 21.2-29.1
Some Post-H.S. 658 471 68.5 63.8-72.9 73 12.0 9.2-15.6 114 19.5 15.8-23.7
College Graduate 497 365 73.7 68.7-78.2 67 12.0 9.1-15.7 65 14.3 10.8-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 532 361 64.4 59.1-69.5 74 13.3 10.0-17.6 97 22.2 17.9-27.2
$15,000- 24,999 622 407 62.9 57.7-67.9 72 9.3 7.2-12.1 143 27.7 23.0-33.1
$25,000- 34,999 344 252 72.1 66.0-77.5 31 8.3 5.6-12.1 61 19.6 14.9-25.5
$35,000- 49,999 302 219 67.7 60.9-73.8 37 12.9 9.0-18.2 46 19.4 14.3-25.8
$50,000-74,999 192 144 74.8 67.0-81.3 28 13.0 8.7-18.9 20 12.2 7.5-19.3
$75,000+ 145 108 74.7 65.5-82.2 18 11.7 6.9-19.3 19 13.5 8.2-21.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 952 655 67.9 64.1-71.4 179 17.4 14.8-20.3 118 14.8 12.0-18.1
No 1,637 1,144 67.8 64.8-70.6 165 9.4 7.9-11.3 328 22.8 20.2-25.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 312 203 66.0 59.5-72.0 45 13.1 9.4-17.9 64 20.9 16.0-26.9
Non-Veteran 2,338 1,633 67.5 64.9-69.9 304 11.6 10.1-13.2 401 21.0 18.8-23.4
Currently Serving 38 20 46.8 28.9-65.6 7 19.5 8.2-39.7 11 33.7 18.1-53.8

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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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