BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,019	2,492	16.6	15.8-17.4	12,527	83.4	82.6-84.2
GENDER
Male	5,543	746	14.3	13.1-15.5	4,797	85.7	84.5-86.9
Female	9,476	1,746	18.7	17.7-19.7	7,730	81.3	80.3-82.3
RACE
White	11,234	1,614	14.4	13.6-15.2	9,620	85.6	84.8-86.4
African American	2,692	602	20.8	18.9-22.7	2,090	79.2	77.3-81.1
Asian	87	14	14.9	7.9-26.2	73	85.1	73.8-92.1
Native American	292	79	27.2	21.1-34.2	213	72.8	65.8-78.9
Other Minorities	624	165	27.3	22.7-32.4	459	72.7	67.6-77.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	669	160	24.2	19.9-29.1	509	75.8	70.9-80.1
-English Speaking	278	57	18.5	13.6-24.6	221	81.5	75.4-86.4
-Spanish Speaking	391	103	26.8	21.1-33.3	288	73.2	66.7-78.9
Non-Hispanic	14,330	2,326	16.0	15.3-16.8	12,004	84.0	83.2-84.7
AGE
18-24	843	154	18.3	15.1-22.0	689	81.7	78.0-84.9
25-34	2,396	448	18.8	16.9-20.9	1,948	81.2	79.1-83.1
35-44	2,824	581	20.1	18.3-22.1	2,243	79.9	77.9-81.7
45-54	2,805	602	20.7	18.9-22.7	2,203	79.3	77.3-81.1
55-64	2,558	387	14.2	12.6-15.9	2,171	85.8	84.1-87.4
65-74	1,994	189	8.1	6.8- 9.7	1,805	91.9	90.3-93.2
75+	1,524	121	7.7	6.2- 9.5	1,403	92.3	90.5-93.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,482	612	26.2	23.9-28.7	1,870	73.8	71.3-76.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,424	825	18.9	17.4-20.4	3,599	81.1	79.6-82.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,766	676	17.6	16.1-19.2	3,090	82.4	80.8-83.9
College Graduate	4,323	372	8.0	7.1- 9.0	3,951	92.0	91.0-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,735	581	34.7	31.6-38.0	1,154	65.3	62.0-68.4
$15,000- 24,999	2,539	680	28.6	26.3-31.0	1,859	71.4	69.0-73.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,731	306	19.6	17.2-22.2	1,425	80.4	77.8-82.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,973	226	11.9	10.3-13.8	1,747	88.1	86.2-89.7
$50,000-74,999	1,800	134	7.7	6.3- 9.4	1,666	92.3	90.6-93.7
$75,000+	2,018	73	3.9	2.9- 5.2	1,945	96.1	94.8-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,791	1,220	26.2	24.6-27.9	3,571	73.8	72.1-75.4
No	9,784	1,196	12.4	11.6-13.3	8,588	87.6	86.7-88.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,937	197	9.9	8.3-11.8	1,740	90.1	88.2-91.7
Non-Veteran	12,888	2,282	17.9	17.1-18.8	10,606	82.1	81.2-82.9
Currently Serving	169	9	5.6	2.6-11.4	160	94.4	88.6-97.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,019

2,492

16.6

15.8-17.4

12,527

83.4

82.6-84.2

GENDER

Male

5,543

746

14.3

13.1-15.5

4,797

85.7

84.5-86.9

Female

9,476

1,746

18.7

17.7-19.7

7,730

81.3

80.3-82.3

RACE

White

11,234

1,614

14.4

13.6-15.2

9,620

85.6

84.8-86.4

African American

2,692

602

20.8

18.9-22.7

2,090

79.2

77.3-81.1

Asian

14.9

7.9-26.2

85.1

73.8-92.1

Native American

292

27.2

21.1-34.2

213

72.8

65.8-78.9

Other Minorities

624

165

27.3

22.7-32.4

459

72.7

67.6-77.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

669

160

24.2

19.9-29.1

509

75.8

70.9-80.1

-English Speaking

278

18.5

13.6-24.6

221

81.5

75.4-86.4

-Spanish Speaking

391

103

26.8

21.1-33.3

288

73.2

66.7-78.9

Non-Hispanic

14,330

2,326

16.0

15.3-16.8

12,004

84.0

83.2-84.7

AGE

18-24

843

154

18.3

15.1-22.0

689

81.7

78.0-84.9

25-34

2,396

448

18.8

16.9-20.9

1,948

81.2

79.1-83.1

35-44

2,824

581

20.1

18.3-22.1

2,243

79.9

77.9-81.7

45-54

2,805

602

20.7

18.9-22.7

2,203

79.3

77.3-81.1

55-64

2,558

387

14.2

12.6-15.9

2,171

85.8

84.1-87.4

65-74

1,994

189

8.1

6.8- 9.7

1,805

91.9

90.3-93.2

75+

1,524

121

7.7

6.2- 9.5

1,403

92.3

90.5-93.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,482

612

26.2

23.9-28.7

1,870

73.8

71.3-76.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,424

825

18.9

17.4-20.4

3,599

81.1

79.6-82.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,766

676

17.6

16.1-19.2

3,090

82.4

80.8-83.9

College Graduate

4,323

372

8.0

7.1- 9.0

3,951

92.0

91.0-92.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,735

581

34.7

31.6-38.0

1,154

65.3

62.0-68.4

$15,000- 24,999

2,539

680

28.6

26.3-31.0

1,859

71.4

69.0-73.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,731

306

19.6

17.2-22.2

1,425

80.4

77.8-82.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,973

226

11.9

10.3-13.8

1,747

88.1

86.2-89.7

$50,000-74,999

1,800

134

7.7

6.3- 9.4

1,666

92.3

90.6-93.7

$75,000+

2,018

3.9

2.9- 5.2

1,945

96.1

94.8-97.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,791

1,220

26.2

24.6-27.9

3,571

73.8

72.1-75.4

9,784

1,196

12.4

11.6-13.3

8,588

87.6

86.7-88.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,937

197

9.9

8.3-11.8

1,740

90.1

88.2-91.7

Non-Veteran

12,888

2,282

17.9

17.1-18.8

10,606

82.1

81.2-82.9

Currently Serving

169

5.6

2.6-11.4

160

94.4

88.6-97.4

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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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