BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (What do you think your household has had to give up in the last year to pay health care costs?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Nothing	Only extra activities	Only non-necessities	Living expenses
TOTAL	14,172	8,738	61.6	60.6-62.6	1,415	10.8	10.2-11.5	1,232	9.0	8.4- 9.6	2,787	18.7	17.9-19.5
GENDER
Male	5,198	3,490	66.0	64.4-67.6	509	10.1	9.2-11.2	401	8.1	7.2- 9.0	798	15.8	14.6-17.1
Female	8,974	5,248	57.5	56.2-58.8	906	11.4	10.5-12.3	831	9.8	9.0-10.6	1,989	21.3	20.3-22.4
RACE
White	10,653	6,674	62.6	61.4-63.7	1,077	10.8	10.1-11.6	924	8.9	8.2- 9.6	1,978	17.7	16.8-18.6
African American	2,504	1,473	60.0	57.6-62.4	216	9.3	8.0-10.8	202	8.5	7.2-10.0	613	22.2	20.3-24.2
Asian	82	56	67.3	53.3-78.7	10	9.5	4.3-19.9	6	12.4	5.1-27.2	10	10.8	5.3-20.9
Native American	277	172	62.7	54.8-70.0	20	8.6	5.0-14.6	18	5.1	2.9- 8.8	67	23.5	17.5-30.8
Other Minorities	580	308	52.4	46.9-57.9	86	15.1	11.9-19.0	80	12.2	9.3-15.8	106	20.2	15.8-25.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	621	324	52.9	47.6-58.2	101	16.1	12.8-20.0	80	11.5	8.8-14.9	116	19.5	15.3-24.6
-English Speaking	258	156	64.9	57.3-71.8	29	11.0	7.1-16.6	22	9.8	5.8-16.0	51	14.4	10.2-19.8
-Spanish Speaking	363	168	47.4	40.5-54.3	72	18.5	14.2-23.7	58	12.3	8.9-16.6	65	21.9	16.2-28.9
Non-Hispanic	13,536	8,404	62.2	61.2-63.2	1,314	10.4	9.8-11.1	1,151	8.8	8.2- 9.4	2,667	18.6	17.8-19.4
AGE
18-24	738	509	68.7	64.1-72.9	68	8.6	6.5-11.1	65	8.3	6.2-11.1	96	14.4	11.1-18.5
25-34	2,298	1,355	59.6	57.0-62.0	326	14.2	12.5-16.0	274	11.8	10.3-13.5	343	14.4	12.8-16.3
35-44	2,678	1,509	55.7	53.4-58.1	373	15.0	13.3-16.8	275	10.3	8.9-11.8	521	19.0	17.2-21.0
45-54	2,685	1,559	57.8	55.4-60.1	292	11.8	10.4-13.5	250	9.3	8.0-10.7	584	21.1	19.2-23.2
55-64	2,443	1,533	62.8	60.3-65.2	192	8.6	7.2-10.1	179	7.6	6.3- 9.1	539	21.1	19.2-23.2
65-74	1,878	1,252	69.4	66.7-71.9	109	5.4	4.3- 6.7	115	6.2	4.8- 7.9	402	19.1	17.0-21.3
75+	1,392	986	72.0	69.0-74.8	53	3.9	2.8- 5.5	67	5.0	3.7- 6.6	286	19.1	16.7-21.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,269	1,251	53.3	50.6-56.1	157	8.7	7.2-10.4	163	8.2	6.7- 9.9	698	29.8	27.3-32.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,137	2,507	60.2	58.3-62.1	396	10.5	9.4-11.8	332	8.4	7.4- 9.6	902	20.9	19.3-22.5
Some Post-H.S.	3,573	2,196	61.9	59.9-63.9	406	12.2	10.9-13.6	280	7.3	6.4- 8.4	691	18.6	17.0-20.2
College Graduate	4,172	2,769	66.9	65.1-68.7	456	11.1	10.0-12.3	456	11.2	10.1-12.5	491	10.8	9.7-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,606	765	47.1	43.7-50.5	105	6.9	5.5- 8.8	109	7.3	5.7- 9.4	627	38.7	35.4-42.1
$15,000- 24,999	2,387	1,230	49.8	47.2-52.5	254	11.7	10.1-13.5	229	10.7	9.1-12.6	674	27.8	25.5-30.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,652	962	54.5	51.5-57.5	194	12.5	10.6-14.7	147	9.6	8.0-11.5	349	23.4	20.8-26.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,905	1,181	60.9	58.2-63.6	232	13.4	11.5-15.4	199	10.3	8.8-12.1	293	15.4	13.5-17.4
$50,000-74,999	1,743	1,163	67.0	64.3-69.6	229	13.6	11.7-15.8	176	10.0	8.5-11.8	175	9.4	7.9-11.1
$75,000+	1,970	1,470	74.6	72.2-76.9	192	9.8	8.3-11.5	172	8.4	7.0-10.0	136	7.2	5.9- 8.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,540	2,336	51.3	49.4-53.2	374	9.6	8.5-10.8	398	9.1	8.1-10.2	1,432	30.0	28.3-31.7
No	9,518	6,331	65.9	64.7-67.1	1,035	11.4	10.6-12.2	824	8.8	8.1- 9.6	1,328	13.9	13.0-14.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,837	1,339	72.9	70.4-75.3	165	9.2	7.7-10.9	100	5.3	4.3- 6.7	233	12.6	10.8-14.6
Non-Veteran	12,173	7,263	59.2	58.1-60.3	1,239	11.1	10.4-11.9	1,127	9.7	9.0-10.4	2,544	20.0	19.1-20.9
Currently Serving	160	135	84.7	77.3-90.0	11	8.1	4.2-14.8	4	2.2	0.7- 6.6	10	5.1	2.5- 9.8

Total
Respond.^

Nothing

Only extra activities

Only non-necessities

Living expenses

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,172

8,738

61.6

60.6-62.6

1,415

10.8

10.2-11.5

1,232

9.0

8.4- 9.6

2,787

18.7

17.9-19.5

GENDER

Male

5,198

3,490

66.0

64.4-67.6

509

10.1

9.2-11.2

401

8.1

7.2- 9.0

798

15.8

14.6-17.1

Female

8,974

5,248

57.5

56.2-58.8

906

11.4

10.5-12.3

831

9.8

9.0-10.6

1,989

21.3

20.3-22.4

RACE

White

10,653

6,674

62.6

61.4-63.7

1,077

10.8

10.1-11.6

924

8.9

8.2- 9.6

1,978

17.7

16.8-18.6

African American

2,504

1,473

60.0

57.6-62.4

216

9.3

8.0-10.8

202

8.5

7.2-10.0

613

22.2

20.3-24.2

Asian

67.3

53.3-78.7

9.5

4.3-19.9

12.4

5.1-27.2

10.8

5.3-20.9

Native American

277

172

62.7

54.8-70.0

8.6

5.0-14.6

5.1

2.9- 8.8

23.5

17.5-30.8

Other Minorities

580

308

52.4

46.9-57.9

15.1

11.9-19.0

12.2

9.3-15.8

106

20.2

15.8-25.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

621

324

52.9

47.6-58.2

101

16.1

12.8-20.0

11.5

8.8-14.9

116

19.5

15.3-24.6

-English Speaking

258

156

64.9

57.3-71.8

11.0

7.1-16.6

9.8

5.8-16.0

14.4

10.2-19.8

-Spanish Speaking

363

168

47.4

40.5-54.3

18.5

14.2-23.7

12.3

8.9-16.6

21.9

16.2-28.9

Non-Hispanic

13,536

8,404

62.2

61.2-63.2

1,314

10.4

9.8-11.1

1,151

8.8

8.2- 9.4

2,667

18.6

17.8-19.4

AGE

18-24

738

509

68.7

64.1-72.9

8.6

6.5-11.1

8.3

6.2-11.1

14.4

11.1-18.5

25-34

2,298

1,355

59.6

57.0-62.0

326

14.2

12.5-16.0

274

11.8

10.3-13.5

343

14.4

12.8-16.3

35-44

2,678

1,509

55.7

53.4-58.1

373

15.0

13.3-16.8

275

10.3

8.9-11.8

521

19.0

17.2-21.0

45-54

2,685

1,559

57.8

55.4-60.1

292

11.8

10.4-13.5

250

9.3

8.0-10.7

584

21.1

19.2-23.2

55-64

2,443

1,533

62.8

60.3-65.2

192

8.6

7.2-10.1

179

7.6

6.3- 9.1

539

21.1

19.2-23.2

65-74

1,878

1,252

69.4

66.7-71.9

109

5.4

4.3- 6.7

115

6.2

4.8- 7.9

402

19.1

17.0-21.3

75+

1,392

986

72.0

69.0-74.8

3.9

2.8- 5.5

5.0

3.7- 6.6

286

19.1

16.7-21.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,269

1,251

53.3

50.6-56.1

157

8.7

7.2-10.4

163

8.2

6.7- 9.9

698

29.8

27.3-32.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,137

2,507

60.2

58.3-62.1

396

10.5

9.4-11.8

332

8.4

7.4- 9.6

902

20.9

19.3-22.5

Some Post-H.S.

3,573

2,196

61.9

59.9-63.9

406

12.2

10.9-13.6

280

7.3

6.4- 8.4

691

18.6

17.0-20.2

College Graduate

4,172

2,769

66.9

65.1-68.7

456

11.1

10.0-12.3

456

11.2

10.1-12.5

491

10.8

9.7-11.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,606

765

47.1

43.7-50.5

105

6.9

5.5- 8.8

109

7.3

5.7- 9.4

627

38.7

35.4-42.1

$15,000- 24,999

2,387

1,230

49.8

47.2-52.5

254

11.7

10.1-13.5

229

10.7

9.1-12.6

674

27.8

25.5-30.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,652

962

54.5

51.5-57.5

194

12.5

10.6-14.7

147

9.6

8.0-11.5

349

23.4

20.8-26.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,905

1,181

60.9

58.2-63.6

232

13.4

11.5-15.4

199

10.3

8.8-12.1

293

15.4

13.5-17.4

$50,000-74,999

1,743

1,163

67.0

64.3-69.6

229

13.6

11.7-15.8

176

10.0

8.5-11.8

175

9.4

7.9-11.1

$75,000+

1,970

1,470

74.6

72.2-76.9

192

9.8

8.3-11.5

172

8.4

7.0-10.0

136

7.2

5.9- 8.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,540

2,336

51.3

49.4-53.2

374

9.6

8.5-10.8

398

9.1

8.1-10.2

1,432

30.0

28.3-31.7

9,518

6,331

65.9

64.7-67.1

1,035

11.4

10.6-12.2

824

8.8

8.1- 9.6

1,328

13.9

13.0-14.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,837

1,339

72.9

70.4-75.3

165

9.2

7.7-10.9

100

5.3

4.3- 6.7

233

12.6

10.8-14.6

Non-Veteran

12,173

7,263

59.2

58.1-60.3

1,239

11.1

10.4-11.9

1,127

9.7

9.0-10.4

2,544

20.0

19.1-20.9

Currently Serving

160

135

84.7

77.3-90.0

8.1

4.2-14.8

2.2

0.7- 6.6

5.1

2.5- 9.8

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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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