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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Nothing	Only extra activities	Only non-necessities	Living expenses
TOTAL	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	6,698	3,950	57.7	56.3-59.2	705	11.7	10.7-12.7	625	10.0	9.1-10.9	1,418	20.6	19.4-21.8
African American	1,689	960	57.3	54.3-60.2	132	8.6	7.1-10.5	149	9.2	7.6-11.1	448	24.9	22.4-27.5
Asian	46	30	61.2	40.8-78.4	6	10.7	3.3-29.7	3	14.1	3.7-41.1	7	13.9	5.9-29.3
Native American	190	113	58.7	49.2-67.6	16	12.4	6.8-21.8	15	6.4	3.5-11.4	46	22.5	16.2-30.3
Other Minorities	301	162	53.0	46.0-59.9	42	17.5	12.6-23.8	37	10.3	7.0-14.8	60	19.2	14.1-25.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	340	172	51.2	44.6-57.8	55	19.7	14.7-25.9	41	10.5	7.4-14.8	72	18.5	14.0-24.2
-English Speaking	165	89	56.2	46.8-65.2	19	13.4	7.7-22.3	14	9.3	5.2-16.1	43	21.1	14.9-29.0
-Spanish Speaking	175	83	47.7	38.7-56.9	36	24.3	17.1-33.2	27	11.4	7.2-17.5	29	16.7	10.7-25.0
Non-Hispanic	8,625	5,070	57.8	56.5-59.1	851	11.0	10.1-11.9	789	9.7	9.0-10.6	1,915	21.4	20.4-22.5
AGE
18-24	440	291	65.4	59.6-70.7	41	10.4	7.4-14.5	42	10.1	7.0-14.3	66	14.2	10.6-18.7
25-34	1,443	809	55.6	52.5-58.7	229	16.4	14.2-18.9	175	12.3	10.4-14.5	230	15.7	13.6-18.0
35-44	1,645	871	51.7	48.7-54.7	231	15.5	13.3-18.0	179	11.1	9.3-13.1	364	21.7	19.4-24.2
45-54	1,684	903	52.3	49.4-55.3	184	12.6	10.6-14.8	177	10.8	9.1-12.7	420	24.3	21.8-27.0
55-64	1,501	904	60.2	57.1-63.2	113	8.2	6.6-10.2	115	7.7	6.2- 9.5	369	24.0	21.4-26.8
65-74	1,228	766	64.1	60.7-67.4	73	5.3	4.0- 6.8	85	7.1	5.3- 9.4	304	23.6	20.8-26.6
75+	987	679	69.3	65.7-72.6	33	3.1	2.0- 4.8	51	5.4	4.0- 7.3	224	22.2	19.3-25.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,399	755	51.7	48.4-54.9	83	7.4	5.8- 9.5	97	7.7	6.0- 9.7	464	33.3	30.2-36.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,668	1,552	57.9	55.6-60.3	232	9.5	8.1-11.0	224	8.6	7.3-10.0	660	24.0	22.1-26.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,345	1,340	55.8	53.3-58.3	283	13.8	12.1-15.8	197	8.4	7.1- 9.9	525	22.0	19.9-24.1
College Graduate	2,552	1,595	61.4	59.0-63.7	308	13.0	11.4-14.8	313	13.2	11.7-15.0	336	12.4	10.9-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,149	535	45.9	42.2-49.5	71	6.3	4.7- 8.3	86	8.9	6.7-11.7	457	39.0	35.5-42.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,620	809	47.3	44.3-50.4	159	10.5	8.7-12.6	152	10.0	8.2-12.1	500	32.2	29.3-35.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,019	574	54.0	50.1-57.8	129	13.4	10.9-16.3	95	9.9	7.8-12.5	221	22.8	19.5-26.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,114	643	56.2	52.6-59.6	143	14.0	11.6-16.8	131	12.4	10.3-15.0	197	17.4	14.9-20.3
$50,000-74,999	987	628	61.4	57.6-65.0	131	15.3	12.5-18.5	111	11.4	9.2-14.0	117	12.0	9.8-14.6
$75,000+	1,096	767	68.8	65.3-72.1	127	12.1	9.9-14.7	121	11.1	9.1-13.6	81	8.0	6.1-10.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,973	1,434	47.0	44.7-49.2	235	9.4	8.0-10.9	274	10.0	8.7-11.4	1,030	33.7	31.6-35.9
No	5,931	3,773	62.2	60.6-63.7	668	12.4	11.3-13.5	550	9.6	8.7-10.6	940	15.8	14.7-17.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	112	67.0	57.5-75.3	15	12.2	6.9-20.8	12	9.3	4.9-16.9	24	11.5	7.3-17.5
Non-Veteran	8,777	5,109	57.3	56.0-58.6	890	11.4	10.5-12.3	817	9.8	9.0-10.6	1,961	21.5	20.5-22.6
Currently Serving	34	27	81.0	63.4-91.3	1	3.5	0.5-21.4	2	3.5	0.8-13.6	4	12.0	4.4-29.0

Total
Respond.^

Nothing

Only extra activities

Only non-necessities

Living expenses

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

6,698

3,950

57.7

56.3-59.2

705

11.7

10.7-12.7

625

10.0

9.1-10.9

1,418

20.6

19.4-21.8

African American

1,689

960

57.3

54.3-60.2

132

8.6

7.1-10.5

149

9.2

7.6-11.1

448

24.9

22.4-27.5

Asian

61.2

40.8-78.4

10.7

3.3-29.7

14.1

3.7-41.1

13.9

5.9-29.3

Native American

190

113

58.7

49.2-67.6

12.4

6.8-21.8

6.4

3.5-11.4

22.5

16.2-30.3

Other Minorities

301

162

53.0

46.0-59.9

17.5

12.6-23.8

10.3

7.0-14.8

19.2

14.1-25.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

340

172

51.2

44.6-57.8

19.7

14.7-25.9

10.5

7.4-14.8

18.5

14.0-24.2

-English Speaking

165

56.2

46.8-65.2

13.4

7.7-22.3

9.3

5.2-16.1

21.1

14.9-29.0

-Spanish Speaking

175

47.7

38.7-56.9

24.3

17.1-33.2

11.4

7.2-17.5

16.7

10.7-25.0

Non-Hispanic

8,625

5,070

57.8

56.5-59.1

851

11.0

10.1-11.9

789

9.7

9.0-10.6

1,915

21.4

20.4-22.5

AGE

18-24

440

291

65.4

59.6-70.7

10.4

7.4-14.5

10.1

7.0-14.3

14.2

10.6-18.7

25-34

1,443

809

55.6

52.5-58.7

229

16.4

14.2-18.9

175

12.3

10.4-14.5

230

15.7

13.6-18.0

35-44

1,645

871

51.7

48.7-54.7

231

15.5

13.3-18.0

179

11.1

9.3-13.1

364

21.7

19.4-24.2

45-54

1,684

903

52.3

49.4-55.3

184

12.6

10.6-14.8

177

10.8

9.1-12.7

420

24.3

21.8-27.0

55-64

1,501

904

60.2

57.1-63.2

113

8.2

6.6-10.2

115

7.7

6.2- 9.5

369

24.0

21.4-26.8

65-74

1,228

766

64.1

60.7-67.4

5.3

4.0- 6.8

7.1

5.3- 9.4

304

23.6

20.8-26.6

75+

987

679

69.3

65.7-72.6

3.1

2.0- 4.8

5.4

4.0- 7.3

224

22.2

19.3-25.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,399

755

51.7

48.4-54.9

7.4

5.8- 9.5

7.7

6.0- 9.7

464

33.3

30.2-36.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,668

1,552

57.9

55.6-60.3

232

9.5

8.1-11.0

224

8.6

7.3-10.0

660

24.0

22.1-26.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,345

1,340

55.8

53.3-58.3

283

13.8

12.1-15.8

197

8.4

7.1- 9.9

525

22.0

19.9-24.1

College Graduate

2,552

1,595

61.4

59.0-63.7

308

13.0

11.4-14.8

313

13.2

11.7-15.0

336

12.4

10.9-14.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,149

535

45.9

42.2-49.5

6.3

4.7- 8.3

8.9

6.7-11.7

457

39.0

35.5-42.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,620

809

47.3

44.3-50.4

159

10.5

8.7-12.6

152

10.0

8.2-12.1

500

32.2

29.3-35.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,019

574

54.0

50.1-57.8

129

13.4

10.9-16.3

9.9

7.8-12.5

221

22.8

19.5-26.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,114

643

56.2

52.6-59.6

143

14.0

11.6-16.8

131

12.4

10.3-15.0

197

17.4

14.9-20.3

$50,000-74,999

987

628

61.4

57.6-65.0

131

15.3

12.5-18.5

111

11.4

9.2-14.0

117

12.0

9.8-14.6

$75,000+

1,096

767

68.8

65.3-72.1

127

12.1

9.9-14.7

121

11.1

9.1-13.6

8.0

6.1-10.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,973

1,434

47.0

44.7-49.2

235

9.4

8.0-10.9

274

10.0

8.7-11.4

1,030

33.7

31.6-35.9

5,931

3,773

62.2

60.6-63.7

668

12.4

11.3-13.5

550

9.6

8.7-10.6

940

15.8

14.7-17.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

112

67.0

57.5-75.3

12.2

6.9-20.8

9.3

4.9-16.9

11.5

7.3-17.5

Non-Veteran

8,777

5,109

57.3

56.0-58.6

890

11.4

10.5-12.3

817

9.8

9.0-10.6

1,961

21.5

20.5-22.6

Currently Serving

81.0

63.4-91.3

3.5

0.5-21.4

3.5

0.8-13.6

12.0

4.4-29.0

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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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