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	9,476	1,746	18.7	17.7-19.7	7,730	81.3	80.3-82.3
RACE
White	7,042	1,140	16.7	15.6-17.8	5,902	83.3	82.2-84.4
African American	1,800	427	22.4	20.2-24.9	1,373	77.6	75.1-79.8
Asian	48	10	15.9	7.6-30.3	38	84.1	69.7-92.4
Native American	202	60	34.4	26.3-43.6	142	65.6	56.4-73.7
Other Minorities	323	94	28.0	22.6-34.2	229	72.0	65.8-77.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	367	96	24.2	19.4-29.7	271	75.8	70.3-80.6
-English Speaking	177	44	23.8	17.1-32.3	133	76.2	67.7-82.9
-Spanish Speaking	190	52	24.4	18.1-32.0	138	75.6	68.0-81.9
Non-Hispanic	9,097	1,645	18.4	17.4-19.4	7,452	81.6	80.6-82.6
AGE
18-24	505	98	19.8	15.9-24.3	407	80.2	75.7-84.1
25-34	1,497	310	20.9	18.5-23.5	1,187	79.1	76.5-81.5
35-44	1,728	406	22.0	19.7-24.4	1,322	78.0	75.6-80.3
45-54	1,758	440	25.1	22.6-27.7	1,318	74.9	72.3-77.4
55-64	1,553	255	15.7	13.6-18.0	1,298	84.3	82.0-86.4
65-74	1,299	144	10.2	8.3-12.4	1,155	89.8	87.6-91.7
75+	1,080	84	7.6	5.9- 9.7	996	92.4	90.3-94.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,519	388	28.0	25.2-31.0	1,131	72.0	69.0-74.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,838	580	21.1	19.2-23.0	2,258	78.9	77.0-80.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,465	498	20.1	18.2-22.2	1,967	79.9	77.8-81.8
College Graduate	2,640	275	10.3	8.9-11.8	2,365	89.7	88.2-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,228	420	35.7	32.4-39.1	808	64.3	60.9-67.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,707	473	29.6	27.0-32.4	1,234	70.4	67.6-73.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,065	210	22.1	19.0-25.6	855	77.9	74.4-81.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,146	165	16.2	13.6-19.1	981	83.8	80.9-86.4
$50,000-74,999	1,009	83	9.1	7.0-11.7	926	90.9	88.3-93.0
$75,000+	1,121	45	4.0	2.8- 5.7	1,076	96.0	94.3-97.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,144	855	28.3	26.4-30.4	2,289	71.7	69.6-73.6
No	6,096	847	14.4	13.3-15.5	5,249	85.6	84.5-86.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	28	15.8	10.3-23.5	138	84.2	76.5-89.7
Non-Veteran	9,269	1,714	18.8	17.8-19.8	7,555	81.2	80.2-82.2
Currently Serving	35	3	6.6	2.0-19.8	32	93.4	80.2-98.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,476

1,746

18.7

17.7-19.7

7,730

81.3

80.3-82.3

RACE

White

7,042

1,140

16.7

15.6-17.8

5,902

83.3

82.2-84.4

African American

1,800

427

22.4

20.2-24.9

1,373

77.6

75.1-79.8

Asian

15.9

7.6-30.3

84.1

69.7-92.4

Native American

202

34.4

26.3-43.6

142

65.6

56.4-73.7

Other Minorities

323

28.0

22.6-34.2

229

72.0

65.8-77.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

367

24.2

19.4-29.7

271

75.8

70.3-80.6

-English Speaking

177

23.8

17.1-32.3

133

76.2

67.7-82.9

-Spanish Speaking

190

24.4

18.1-32.0

138

75.6

68.0-81.9

Non-Hispanic

9,097

1,645

18.4

17.4-19.4

7,452

81.6

80.6-82.6

AGE

18-24

505

19.8

15.9-24.3

407

80.2

75.7-84.1

25-34

1,497

310

20.9

18.5-23.5

1,187

79.1

76.5-81.5

35-44

1,728

406

22.0

19.7-24.4

1,322

78.0

75.6-80.3

45-54

1,758

440

25.1

22.6-27.7

1,318

74.9

72.3-77.4

55-64

1,553

255

15.7

13.6-18.0

1,298

84.3

82.0-86.4

65-74

1,299

144

10.2

8.3-12.4

1,155

89.8

87.6-91.7

75+

1,080

7.6

5.9- 9.7

996

92.4

90.3-94.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,519

388

28.0

25.2-31.0

1,131

72.0

69.0-74.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,838

580

21.1

19.2-23.0

2,258

78.9

77.0-80.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,465

498

20.1

18.2-22.2

1,967

79.9

77.8-81.8

College Graduate

2,640

275

10.3

8.9-11.8

2,365

89.7

88.2-91.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,228

420

35.7

32.4-39.1

808

64.3

60.9-67.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,707

473

29.6

27.0-32.4

1,234

70.4

67.6-73.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,065

210

22.1

19.0-25.6

855

77.9

74.4-81.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,146

165

16.2

13.6-19.1

981

83.8

80.9-86.4

$50,000-74,999

1,009

9.1

7.0-11.7

926

90.9

88.3-93.0

$75,000+

1,121

4.0

2.8- 5.7

1,076

96.0

94.3-97.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,144

855

28.3

26.4-30.4

2,289

71.7

69.6-73.6

6,096

847

14.4

13.3-15.5

5,249

85.6

84.5-86.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

15.8

10.3-23.5

138

84.2

76.5-89.7

Non-Veteran

9,269

1,714

18.8

17.8-19.8

7,555

81.2

80.2-82.2

Currently Serving

6.6

2.0-19.8

93.4

80.2-98.0

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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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