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-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,203	1,721	18.6	17.6-19.6	7,482	81.4	80.4-82.4
RACE
White	6,863	1,027	15.1	14.0-16.2	5,836	84.9	83.8-86.0
African American	1,729	540	29.9	27.3-32.7	1,189	70.1	67.3-72.7
Asian	47	4	7.4	2.3-21.4	43	92.6	78.6-97.7
Native American	197	63	34.9	26.7-44.0	134	65.1	56.0-73.3
Other Minorities	314	81	23.5	18.4-29.6	233	76.5	70.4-81.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	356	88	22.0	17.3-27.6	268	78.0	72.4-82.7
-English Speaking	172	43	23.7	16.8-32.3	129	76.3	67.7-83.2
-Spanish Speaking	184	45	20.8	14.8-28.4	139	79.2	71.6-85.2
Non-Hispanic	8,837	1,632	18.4	17.4-19.4	7,205	81.6	80.6-82.6
AGE
18-24	469	79	15.3	11.8-19.5	390	84.7	80.5-88.2
25-34	1,463	345	21.6	19.3-24.2	1,118	78.4	75.8-80.7
35-44	1,679	435	24.3	21.9-26.8	1,244	75.7	73.2-78.1
45-54	1,709	414	23.2	20.9-25.8	1,295	76.8	74.2-79.1
55-64	1,524	247	16.1	13.9-18.5	1,277	83.9	81.5-86.1
65-74	1,269	140	11.5	9.4-14.0	1,129	88.5	86.0-90.6
75+	1,039	57	5.5	4.1- 7.4	982	94.5	92.6-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,457	359	26.7	23.9-29.7	1,098	73.3	70.3-76.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,732	571	20.8	19.0-22.7	2,161	79.2	77.3-81.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,405	491	20.3	18.3-22.4	1,914	79.7	77.6-81.7
College Graduate	2,597	298	10.9	9.5-12.4	2,299	89.1	87.6-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,191	350	32.4	29.1-35.9	841	67.6	64.1-70.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,665	455	29.2	26.6-32.1	1,210	70.8	67.9-73.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,045	208	20.5	17.5-23.9	837	79.5	76.1-82.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,125	205	19.5	16.8-22.6	920	80.5	77.4-83.2
$50,000-74,999	995	123	12.4	10.1-15.1	872	87.6	84.9-89.9
$75,000+	1,108	85	7.6	5.9- 9.8	1,023	92.4	90.2-94.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,073	858	29.4	27.4-31.5	2,215	70.6	68.5-72.6
No	6,059	849	13.8	12.7-14.9	5,210	86.2	85.1-87.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	165	27	20.5	13.5-29.8	138	79.5	70.2-86.5
Non-Veteran	9,004	1,690	18.6	17.6-19.6	7,314	81.4	80.4-82.4
Currently Serving	34	4	13.1	4.8-31.3	30	86.9	68.7-95.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,203

1,721

18.6

17.6-19.6

7,482

81.4

80.4-82.4

RACE

White

6,863

1,027

15.1

14.0-16.2

5,836

84.9

83.8-86.0

African American

1,729

540

29.9

27.3-32.7

1,189

70.1

67.3-72.7

Asian

7.4

2.3-21.4

92.6

78.6-97.7

Native American

197

34.9

26.7-44.0

134

65.1

56.0-73.3

Other Minorities

314

23.5

18.4-29.6

233

76.5

70.4-81.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

356

22.0

17.3-27.6

268

78.0

72.4-82.7

-English Speaking

172

23.7

16.8-32.3

129

76.3

67.7-83.2

-Spanish Speaking

184

20.8

14.8-28.4

139

79.2

71.6-85.2

Non-Hispanic

8,837

1,632

18.4

17.4-19.4

7,205

81.6

80.6-82.6

AGE

18-24

469

15.3

11.8-19.5

390

84.7

80.5-88.2

25-34

1,463

345

21.6

19.3-24.2

1,118

78.4

75.8-80.7

35-44

1,679

435

24.3

21.9-26.8

1,244

75.7

73.2-78.1

45-54

1,709

414

23.2

20.9-25.8

1,295

76.8

74.2-79.1

55-64

1,524

247

16.1

13.9-18.5

1,277

83.9

81.5-86.1

65-74

1,269

140

11.5

9.4-14.0

1,129

88.5

86.0-90.6

75+

1,039

5.5

4.1- 7.4

982

94.5

92.6-95.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,457

359

26.7

23.9-29.7

1,098

73.3

70.3-76.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,732

571

20.8

19.0-22.7

2,161

79.2

77.3-81.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,405

491

20.3

18.3-22.4

1,914

79.7

77.6-81.7

College Graduate

2,597

298

10.9

9.5-12.4

2,299

89.1

87.6-90.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,191

350

32.4

29.1-35.9

841

67.6

64.1-70.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,665

455

29.2

26.6-32.1

1,210

70.8

67.9-73.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,045

208

20.5

17.5-23.9

837

79.5

76.1-82.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,125

205

19.5

16.8-22.6

920

80.5

77.4-83.2

$50,000-74,999

995

123

12.4

10.1-15.1

872

87.6

84.9-89.9

$75,000+

1,108

7.6

5.9- 9.8

1,023

92.4

90.2-94.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,073

858

29.4

27.4-31.5

2,215

70.6

68.5-72.6

6,059

849

13.8

12.7-14.9

5,210

86.2

85.1-87.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

165

20.5

13.5-29.8

138

79.5

70.2-86.5

Non-Veteran

9,004

1,690

18.6

17.6-19.6

7,314

81.4

80.4-82.4

Currently Serving

13.1

4.8-31.3

86.9

68.7-95.2

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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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