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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	14,543	2,978	19.5	18.7-20.3	11,565	80.5	79.7-81.3
GENDER
Male	5,334	804	15.4	14.2-16.6	4,530	84.6	83.4-85.8
Female	9,209	2,174	23.3	22.2-24.4	7,035	76.7	75.6-77.8
RACE
White	10,911	1,968	17.5	16.6-18.4	8,943	82.5	81.6-83.4
African American	2,579	766	27.0	25.0-29.1	1,813	73.0	70.9-75.0
Asian	87	5	5.8	2.1-15.0	82	94.2	85.0-97.9
Native American	285	86	28.6	22.3-35.8	199	71.4	64.2-77.7
Other Minorities	604	143	22.2	18.0-27.0	461	77.8	73.0-82.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	647	154	21.5	17.5-26.2	493	78.5	73.8-82.5
-English Speaking	269	64	21.3	15.9-27.9	205	78.7	72.1-84.1
-Spanish Speaking	378	90	21.6	16.5-27.9	288	78.4	72.1-83.5
Non-Hispanic	13,881	2,821	19.3	18.6-20.2	11,060	80.7	79.8-81.4
AGE
18-24	783	144	17.4	14.3-21.0	639	82.6	79.0-85.7
25-34	2,334	496	19.6	17.7-21.6	1,838	80.4	78.4-82.3
35-44	2,736	652	22.1	20.2-24.0	2,084	77.9	76.0-79.8
45-54	2,733	690	24.1	22.1-26.2	2,043	75.9	73.8-77.9
55-64	2,490	522	19.3	17.5-21.2	1,968	80.7	78.8-82.5
65-74	1,941	294	14.4	12.5-16.5	1,647	85.6	83.5-87.5
75+	1,461	167	11.0	9.2-13.1	1,294	89.0	86.9-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,370	690	28.8	26.5-31.3	1,680	71.2	68.7-73.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,244	989	23.0	21.4-24.7	3,255	77.0	75.3-78.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,658	794	20.4	18.9-22.1	2,864	79.6	77.9-81.1
College Graduate	4,248	500	10.3	9.3-11.4	3,748	89.7	88.6-90.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,676	619	36.8	33.6-40.0	1,057	63.2	60.0-66.4
$15,000- 24,999	2,461	767	31.5	29.1-33.9	1,694	68.5	66.1-70.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,693	378	23.2	20.7-25.8	1,315	76.8	74.2-79.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,929	347	17.9	15.9-20.0	1,582	82.1	80.0-84.1
$50,000-74,999	1,762	213	11.5	9.9-13.3	1,549	88.5	86.7-90.1
$75,000+	1,992	127	5.8	4.7- 7.1	1,865	94.2	92.9-95.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,691	1,556	33.4	31.7-35.2	3,135	66.6	64.8-68.3
No	9,731	1,397	13.6	12.7-14.4	8,334	86.4	85.6-87.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,877	209	11.3	9.6-13.3	1,668	88.7	86.7-90.4
Non-Veteran	12,500	2,760	21.2	20.3-22.1	9,740	78.8	77.9-79.7
Currently Serving	164	9	5.3	2.6-10.8	155	94.7	89.2-97.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,543

2,978

19.5

18.7-20.3

11,565

80.5

79.7-81.3

GENDER

Male

5,334

804

15.4

14.2-16.6

4,530

84.6

83.4-85.8

Female

9,209

2,174

23.3

22.2-24.4

7,035

76.7

75.6-77.8

RACE

White

10,911

1,968

17.5

16.6-18.4

8,943

82.5

81.6-83.4

African American

2,579

766

27.0

25.0-29.1

1,813

73.0

70.9-75.0

Asian

5.8

2.1-15.0

94.2

85.0-97.9

Native American

285

28.6

22.3-35.8

199

71.4

64.2-77.7

Other Minorities

604

143

22.2

18.0-27.0

461

77.8

73.0-82.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

647

154

21.5

17.5-26.2

493

78.5

73.8-82.5

-English Speaking

269

21.3

15.9-27.9

205

78.7

72.1-84.1

-Spanish Speaking

378

21.6

16.5-27.9

288

78.4

72.1-83.5

Non-Hispanic

13,881

2,821

19.3

18.6-20.2

11,060

80.7

79.8-81.4

AGE

18-24

783

144

17.4

14.3-21.0

639

82.6

79.0-85.7

25-34

2,334

496

19.6

17.7-21.6

1,838

80.4

78.4-82.3

35-44

2,736

652

22.1

20.2-24.0

2,084

77.9

76.0-79.8

45-54

2,733

690

24.1

22.1-26.2

2,043

75.9

73.8-77.9

55-64

2,490

522

19.3

17.5-21.2

1,968

80.7

78.8-82.5

65-74

1,941

294

14.4

12.5-16.5

1,647

85.6

83.5-87.5

75+

1,461

167

11.0

9.2-13.1

1,294

89.0

86.9-90.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,370

690

28.8

26.5-31.3

1,680

71.2

68.7-73.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,244

989

23.0

21.4-24.7

3,255

77.0

75.3-78.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,658

794

20.4

18.9-22.1

2,864

79.6

77.9-81.1

College Graduate

4,248

500

10.3

9.3-11.4

3,748

89.7

88.6-90.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,676

619

36.8

33.6-40.0

1,057

63.2

60.0-66.4

$15,000- 24,999

2,461

767

31.5

29.1-33.9

1,694

68.5

66.1-70.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,693

378

23.2

20.7-25.8

1,315

76.8

74.2-79.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,929

347

17.9

15.9-20.0

1,582

82.1

80.0-84.1

$50,000-74,999

1,762

213

11.5

9.9-13.3

1,549

88.5

86.7-90.1

$75,000+

1,992

127

5.8

4.7- 7.1

1,865

94.2

92.9-95.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,691

1,556

33.4

31.7-35.2

3,135

66.6

64.8-68.3

9,731

1,397

13.6

12.7-14.4

8,334

86.4

85.6-87.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,877

209

11.3

9.6-13.3

1,668

88.7

86.7-90.4

Non-Veteran

12,500

2,760

21.2

20.3-22.1

9,740

78.8

77.9-79.7

Currently Serving

164

5.3

2.6-10.8

155

94.7

89.2-97.4

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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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