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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,739	565	31.1	28.5-33.8	1,174	68.9	66.2-71.5
AGE
18-24	105	22	16.8	9.6-27.7	83	83.2	72.3-90.4
25-34	319	90	26.2	20.9-32.3	229	73.8	67.7-79.1
35-44	339	122	35.6	29.6-42.1	217	64.4	57.9-70.4
45-54	334	140	41.3	34.9-47.9	194	58.7	52.1-65.1
55-64	256	85	29.8	23.8-36.7	171	70.2	63.3-76.2
65-74	219	65	26.9	20.3-34.7	154	73.1	65.3-79.7
75+	157	35	22.6	15.9-31.0	122	77.4	69.0-84.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	370	127	35.8	30.2-41.8	243	64.2	58.2-69.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	561	203	34.2	29.6-39.1	358	65.8	60.9-70.4
Some Post-H.S.	456	154	32.7	27.6-38.4	302	67.3	61.6-72.4
College Graduate	349	79	20.3	15.8-25.7	270	79.7	74.3-84.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	375	147	38.1	32.4-44.1	228	61.9	55.9-67.6
$15,000- 24,999	430	179	44.1	38.2-50.0	251	55.9	50.0-61.8
$25,000- 34,999	227	71	28.5	21.9-36.2	156	71.5	63.8-78.1
$35,000- 49,999	176	45	24.0	17.5-31.9	131	76.0	68.1-82.5
$50,000-74,999	91	18	24.7	15.1-37.7	73	75.3	62.3-84.9
$75,000+	79	7	7.6	3.5-15.8	72	92.4	84.2-96.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	629	271	43.0	38.3-47.7	358	57.0	52.3-61.7
No	1,087	282	24.8	21.8-28.1	805	75.2	71.9-78.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	15	29.5	16.5-47.0	35	70.5	53.0-83.5
Non-Veteran	1,679	548	31.2	28.5-33.9	1,131	68.8	66.1-71.5
Currently Serving	10	2	22.0	5.2-59.2	8	78.0	40.8-94.8

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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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

In the past year, did you or another family member in your household have any problems paying medical bills?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	1,739	565	31.1	28.5-33.8	1,174	68.9	66.2-71.5
AGE
18-24	105	22	16.8	9.6-27.7	83	83.2	72.3-90.4
25-34	319	90	26.2	20.9-32.3	229	73.8	67.7-79.1
35-44	339	122	35.6	29.6-42.1	217	64.4	57.9-70.4
45-54	334	140	41.3	34.9-47.9	194	58.7	52.1-65.1
55-64	256	85	29.8	23.8-36.7	171	70.2	63.3-76.2
65-74	219	65	26.9	20.3-34.7	154	73.1	65.3-79.7
75+	157	35	22.6	15.9-31.0	122	77.4	69.0-84.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	370	127	35.8	30.2-41.8	243	64.2	58.2-69.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	561	203	34.2	29.6-39.1	358	65.8	60.9-70.4
Some Post-H.S.	456	154	32.7	27.6-38.4	302	67.3	61.6-72.4
College Graduate	349	79	20.3	15.8-25.7	270	79.7	74.3-84.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	375	147	38.1	32.4-44.1	228	61.9	55.9-67.6
$15,000- 24,999	430	179	44.1	38.2-50.0	251	55.9	50.0-61.8
$25,000- 34,999	227	71	28.5	21.9-36.2	156	71.5	63.8-78.1
$35,000- 49,999	176	45	24.0	17.5-31.9	131	76.0	68.1-82.5
$50,000-74,999	91	18	24.7	15.1-37.7	73	75.3	62.3-84.9
$75,000+	79	7	7.6	3.5-15.8	72	92.4	84.2-96.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	629	271	43.0	38.3-47.7	358	57.0	52.3-61.7
No	1,087	282	24.8	21.8-28.1	805	75.2	71.9-78.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	15	29.5	16.5-47.0	35	70.5	53.0-83.5
Non-Veteran	1,679	548	31.2	28.5-33.9	1,131	68.8	66.1-71.5
Currently Serving	10	2	22.0	5.2-59.2	8	78.0	40.8-94.8