BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
TOTAL	15,020	10,558	68.3	67.3-69.2	2,005	12.5	11.9-13.2	2,457	19.2	18.4-20.1
GENDER
Male	5,540	3,645	64.2	62.6-65.8	652	11.2	10.3-12.2	1,243	24.6	23.1-26.1
Female	9,480	6,913	72.0	70.9-73.2	1,353	13.7	12.9-14.6	1,214	14.2	13.3-15.2
RACE
White	11,232	8,183	72.1	71.1-73.2	1,546	13.3	12.6-14.1	1,503	14.6	13.7-15.4
African American	2,695	1,860	66.9	64.6-69.2	356	11.8	10.5-13.3	479	21.2	19.2-23.4
Asian	88	53	63.4	50.5-74.6	8	6.5	2.8-14.6	27	30.1	19.8-42.9
Native American	290	185	63.5	55.6-70.8	40	13.7	9.2-19.9	65	22.8	16.7-30.3
Other Minorities	625	217	29.8	25.3-34.7	48	6.4	4.5- 9.0	360	63.9	58.8-68.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	671	259	33.0	28.5-37.8	50	6.4	4.5- 9.2	362	60.6	55.6-65.3
-English Speaking	280	170	56.9	49.3-64.2	32	12.4	8.0-18.8	78	30.7	24.1-38.1
-Spanish Speaking	391	89	21.9	16.8-28.0	18	3.7	2.0- 6.8	284	74.4	68.2-79.8
Non-Hispanic	14,328	10,288	70.8	69.8-71.7	1,952	12.9	12.3-13.6	2,088	16.2	15.5-17.1
AGE
18-24	840	425	44.9	40.6-49.2	94	10.2	7.9-13.0	321	44.9	40.5-49.4
25-34	2,397	1,493	58.8	56.2-61.3	230	9.7	8.3-11.2	674	31.6	29.2-34.1
35-44	2,827	1,968	68.7	66.4-70.8	300	9.4	8.2-10.7	559	22.0	20.0-24.0
45-54	2,801	2,062	73.7	71.6-75.7	339	11.2	9.9-12.7	400	15.1	13.4-16.9
55-64	2,557	1,900	75.2	73.0-77.2	370	13.7	12.2-15.4	287	11.1	9.6-12.8
65-74	1,997	1,523	75.2	72.6-77.6	355	18.3	16.2-20.6	119	6.5	5.2- 8.1
75+	1,527	1,132	72.4	69.4-75.2	306	22.1	19.5-24.9	89	5.5	4.2- 7.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,490	1,502	53.9	51.2-56.5	368	13.2	11.7-15.0	620	32.9	30.3-35.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,419	3,126	68.0	66.1-69.8	560	11.6	10.5-12.8	733	20.4	18.8-22.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,765	2,700	69.8	67.9-71.7	505	13.3	12.0-14.8	560	16.8	15.3-18.5
College Graduate	4,320	3,212	75.3	73.7-76.9	568	12.3	11.2-13.6	540	12.3	11.1-13.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,736	1,130	59.3	55.9-62.7	260	13.6	11.6-15.8	346	27.1	23.9-30.5
$15,000- 24,999	2,547	1,638	59.2	56.5-61.7	291	10.1	8.8-11.6	618	30.7	28.2-33.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,732	1,215	67.5	64.7-70.3	213	12.1	10.4-14.2	304	20.3	17.9-22.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,974	1,450	71.4	68.9-73.8	231	11.9	10.3-13.8	293	16.7	14.7-18.8
$50,000-74,999	1,800	1,391	77.6	75.2-79.8	202	10.4	8.9-12.1	207	12.0	10.3-14.0
$75,000+	2,012	1,585	79.8	77.6-81.8	228	10.2	8.7-11.8	199	10.1	8.6-11.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,800	3,322	66.9	65.1-68.7	903	17.9	16.6-19.3	575	15.2	13.7-16.8
No	9,778	6,961	69.3	68.1-70.4	1,044	10.2	9.5-11.0	1,773	20.5	19.5-21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,935	1,308	68.7	66.2-71.2	328	16.5	14.6-18.6	299	14.7	12.9-16.8
Non-Veteran	12,891	9,159	68.6	67.5-69.6	1,644	11.7	11.0-12.4	2,088	19.7	18.8-20.7
Currently Serving	169	77	43.7	35.2-52.5	30	19.2	13.0-27.5	62	37.1	29.1-45.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,020

10,558

68.3

67.3-69.2

2,005

12.5

11.9-13.2

2,457

19.2

18.4-20.1

GENDER

Male

5,540

3,645

64.2

62.6-65.8

652

11.2

10.3-12.2

1,243

24.6

23.1-26.1

Female

9,480

6,913

72.0

70.9-73.2

1,353

13.7

12.9-14.6

1,214

14.2

13.3-15.2

RACE

White

11,232

8,183

72.1

71.1-73.2

1,546

13.3

12.6-14.1

1,503

14.6

13.7-15.4

African American

2,695

1,860

66.9

64.6-69.2

356

11.8

10.5-13.3

479

21.2

19.2-23.4

Asian

63.4

50.5-74.6

6.5

2.8-14.6

30.1

19.8-42.9

Native American

290

185

63.5

55.6-70.8

13.7

9.2-19.9

22.8

16.7-30.3

Other Minorities

625

217

29.8

25.3-34.7

6.4

4.5- 9.0

360

63.9

58.8-68.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

671

259

33.0

28.5-37.8

6.4

4.5- 9.2

362

60.6

55.6-65.3

-English Speaking

280

170

56.9

49.3-64.2

12.4

8.0-18.8

30.7

24.1-38.1

-Spanish Speaking

391

21.9

16.8-28.0

3.7

2.0- 6.8

284

74.4

68.2-79.8

Non-Hispanic

14,328

10,288

70.8

69.8-71.7

1,952

12.9

12.3-13.6

2,088

16.2

15.5-17.1

AGE

18-24

840

425

44.9

40.6-49.2

10.2

7.9-13.0

321

44.9

40.5-49.4

25-34

2,397

1,493

58.8

56.2-61.3

230

9.7

8.3-11.2

674

31.6

29.2-34.1

35-44

2,827

1,968

68.7

66.4-70.8

300

9.4

8.2-10.7

559

22.0

20.0-24.0

45-54

2,801

2,062

73.7

71.6-75.7

339

11.2

9.9-12.7

400

15.1

13.4-16.9

55-64

2,557

1,900

75.2

73.0-77.2

370

13.7

12.2-15.4

287

11.1

9.6-12.8

65-74

1,997

1,523

75.2

72.6-77.6

355

18.3

16.2-20.6

119

6.5

5.2- 8.1

75+

1,527

1,132

72.4

69.4-75.2

306

22.1

19.5-24.9

5.5

4.2- 7.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,490

1,502

53.9

51.2-56.5

368

13.2

11.7-15.0

620

32.9

30.3-35.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,419

3,126

68.0

66.1-69.8

560

11.6

10.5-12.8

733

20.4

18.8-22.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,765

2,700

69.8

67.9-71.7

505

13.3

12.0-14.8

560

16.8

15.3-18.5

College Graduate

4,320

3,212

75.3

73.7-76.9

568

12.3

11.2-13.6

540

12.3

11.1-13.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,736

1,130

59.3

55.9-62.7

260

13.6

11.6-15.8

346

27.1

23.9-30.5

$15,000- 24,999

2,547

1,638

59.2

56.5-61.7

291

10.1

8.8-11.6

618

30.7

28.2-33.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,732

1,215

67.5

64.7-70.3

213

12.1

10.4-14.2

304

20.3

17.9-22.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,974

1,450

71.4

68.9-73.8

231

11.9

10.3-13.8

293

16.7

14.7-18.8

$50,000-74,999

1,800

1,391

77.6

75.2-79.8

202

10.4

8.9-12.1

207

12.0

10.3-14.0

$75,000+

2,012

1,585

79.8

77.6-81.8

228

10.2

8.7-11.8

199

10.1

8.6-11.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,800

3,322

66.9

65.1-68.7

903

17.9

16.6-19.3

575

15.2

13.7-16.8

9,778

6,961

69.3

68.1-70.4

1,044

10.2

9.5-11.0

1,773

20.5

19.5-21.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,935

1,308

68.7

66.2-71.2

328

16.5

14.6-18.6

299

14.7

12.9-16.8

Non-Veteran

12,891

9,159

68.6

67.5-69.6

1,644

11.7

11.0-12.4

2,088

19.7

18.8-20.7

Currently Serving

169

43.7

35.2-52.5

19.2

13.0-27.5

37.1

29.1-45.9

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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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