BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (In the past year, have you or anyone living in your household been contacted by a collection agency about owing money for medical bills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,531	2,442	16.1	15.4-16.8	12,089	83.9	83.2-84.6
GENDER
Male	5,328	721	13.4	12.3-14.5	4,607	86.6	85.5-87.7
Female	9,203	1,721	18.6	17.6-19.6	7,482	81.4	80.4-82.4
RACE
White	10,905	1,484	13.4	12.7-14.3	9,421	86.6	85.7-87.3
African American	2,569	747	26.8	24.8-28.9	1,822	73.2	71.1-75.2
Asian	86	7	7.1	2.9-16.5	79	92.9	83.5-97.1
Native American	285	84	29.0	22.8-36.0	201	71.0	64.0-77.2
Other Minorities	606	112	15.5	12.2-19.5	494	84.5	80.5-87.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	650	117	15.1	11.9-19.0	533	84.9	81.0-88.1
-English Speaking	269	56	19.0	13.8-25.5	213	81.0	74.5-86.2
-Spanish Speaking	381	61	13.4	9.5-18.4	320	86.6	81.6-90.5
Non-Hispanic	13,865	2,323	16.2	15.4-16.9	11,542	83.8	83.1-84.6
AGE
18-24	781	121	13.9	11.2-17.0	660	86.1	83.0-88.8
25-34	2,330	476	18.0	16.2-19.9	1,854	82.0	80.1-83.8
35-44	2,732	608	20.5	18.7-22.4	2,124	79.5	77.6-81.3
45-54	2,728	583	20.2	18.4-22.1	2,145	79.8	77.9-81.6
55-64	2,491	378	14.8	13.1-16.6	2,113	85.2	83.4-86.9
65-74	1,942	189	9.2	7.7-10.9	1,753	90.8	89.1-92.3
75+	1,459	82	5.4	4.2- 6.9	1,377	94.6	93.1-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,368	557	23.2	21.1-25.5	1,811	76.8	74.5-78.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,240	819	19.0	17.6-20.6	3,421	81.0	79.4-82.4
Some Post-H.S.	3,654	651	16.8	15.4-18.4	3,003	83.2	81.6-84.6
College Graduate	4,245	412	8.8	7.9- 9.9	3,833	91.2	90.1-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,671	491	30.2	27.3-33.2	1,180	69.8	66.8-72.7
$15,000- 24,999	2,463	613	24.9	22.8-27.2	1,850	75.1	72.8-77.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,693	315	20.2	17.8-22.7	1,378	79.8	77.3-82.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,928	303	16.1	14.2-18.2	1,625	83.9	81.8-85.8
$50,000-74,999	1,761	184	9.6	8.2-11.3	1,577	90.4	88.7-91.8
$75,000+	1,990	149	7.1	5.9- 8.5	1,841	92.9	91.5-94.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,689	1,231	26.6	25.0-28.2	3,458	73.4	71.8-75.0
No	9,727	1,191	11.6	10.9-12.4	8,536	88.4	87.6-89.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,876	180	9.3	7.9-11.0	1,696	90.7	89.0-92.1
Non-Veteran	12,489	2,250	17.4	16.6-18.3	10,239	82.6	81.7-83.4
Currently Serving	164	12	6.8	3.7-12.2	152	93.2	87.8-96.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,531

2,442

16.1

15.4-16.8

12,089

83.9

83.2-84.6

GENDER

Male

5,328

721

13.4

12.3-14.5

4,607

86.6

85.5-87.7

Female

9,203

1,721

18.6

17.6-19.6

7,482

81.4

80.4-82.4

RACE

White

10,905

1,484

13.4

12.7-14.3

9,421

86.6

85.7-87.3

African American

2,569

747

26.8

24.8-28.9

1,822

73.2

71.1-75.2

Asian

7.1

2.9-16.5

92.9

83.5-97.1

Native American

285

29.0

22.8-36.0

201

71.0

64.0-77.2

Other Minorities

606

112

15.5

12.2-19.5

494

84.5

80.5-87.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

650

117

15.1

11.9-19.0

533

84.9

81.0-88.1

-English Speaking

269

19.0

13.8-25.5

213

81.0

74.5-86.2

-Spanish Speaking

381

13.4

9.5-18.4

320

86.6

81.6-90.5

Non-Hispanic

13,865

2,323

16.2

15.4-16.9

11,542

83.8

83.1-84.6

AGE

18-24

781

121

13.9

11.2-17.0

660

86.1

83.0-88.8

25-34

2,330

476

18.0

16.2-19.9

1,854

82.0

80.1-83.8

35-44

2,732

608

20.5

18.7-22.4

2,124

79.5

77.6-81.3

45-54

2,728

583

20.2

18.4-22.1

2,145

79.8

77.9-81.6

55-64

2,491

378

14.8

13.1-16.6

2,113

85.2

83.4-86.9

65-74

1,942

189

9.2

7.7-10.9

1,753

90.8

89.1-92.3

75+

1,459

5.4

4.2- 6.9

1,377

94.6

93.1-95.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,368

557

23.2

21.1-25.5

1,811

76.8

74.5-78.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,240

819

19.0

17.6-20.6

3,421

81.0

79.4-82.4

Some Post-H.S.

3,654

651

16.8

15.4-18.4

3,003

83.2

81.6-84.6

College Graduate

4,245

412

8.8

7.9- 9.9

3,833

91.2

90.1-92.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,671

491

30.2

27.3-33.2

1,180

69.8

66.8-72.7

$15,000- 24,999

2,463

613

24.9

22.8-27.2

1,850

75.1

72.8-77.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,693

315

20.2

17.8-22.7

1,378

79.8

77.3-82.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,928

303

16.1

14.2-18.2

1,625

83.9

81.8-85.8

$50,000-74,999

1,761

184

9.6

8.2-11.3

1,577

90.4

88.7-91.8

$75,000+

1,990

149

7.1

5.9- 8.5

1,841

92.9

91.5-94.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,689

1,231

26.6

25.0-28.2

3,458

73.4

71.8-75.0

9,727

1,191

11.6

10.9-12.4

8,536

88.4

87.6-89.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,876

180

9.3

7.9-11.0

1,696

90.7

89.0-92.1

Non-Veteran

12,489

2,250

17.4

16.6-18.3

10,239

82.6

81.7-83.4

Currently Serving

164

6.8

3.7-12.2

152

93.2

87.8-96.3

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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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