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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Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,543	746	14.3	13.1-15.5	4,797	85.7	84.5-86.9
RACE
White	4,192	474	11.8	10.7-13.1	3,718	88.2	86.9-89.3
African American	892	175	18.6	15.8-21.8	717	81.4	78.2-84.2
Asian	39	4	14.0	4.9-33.9	35	86.0	66.1-95.1
Native American	90	19	17.3	10.2-27.7	71	82.7	72.3-89.8
Other Minorities	301	71	26.9	20.6-34.3	230	73.1	65.7-79.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	302	64	24.2	18.1-31.5	238	75.8	68.5-81.9
-English Speaking	101	13	13.1	7.1-23.0	88	86.9	77.0-92.9
-Spanish Speaking	201	51	28.0	20.4-37.1	150	72.0	62.9-79.6
Non-Hispanic	5,233	681	13.4	12.3-14.6	4,552	86.6	85.4-87.7
AGE
18-24	338	56	16.9	12.1-23.1	282	83.1	76.9-87.9
25-34	899	138	16.7	13.7-20.2	761	83.3	79.8-86.3
35-44	1,096	175	18.2	15.4-21.3	921	81.8	78.7-84.6
45-54	1,047	162	15.7	13.0-18.7	885	84.3	81.3-87.0
55-64	1,005	132	12.8	10.5-15.4	873	87.2	84.6-89.5
65-74	695	45	5.8	4.0- 8.4	650	94.2	91.6-96.0
75+	444	37	7.8	5.4-11.3	407	92.2	88.7-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	963	224	24.7	21.3-28.6	739	75.3	71.4-78.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,586	245	16.4	14.2-18.9	1,341	83.6	81.1-85.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,301	178	14.5	12.2-17.2	1,123	85.5	82.8-87.8
College Graduate	1,683	97	5.6	4.5- 7.0	1,586	94.4	93.0-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	507	161	33.5	27.8-39.6	346	66.5	60.4-72.2
$15,000- 24,999	832	207	27.4	23.6-31.6	625	72.6	68.4-76.4
$25,000- 34,999	666	96	16.9	13.5-20.9	570	83.1	79.1-86.5
$35,000- 49,999	827	61	7.6	5.7-10.1	766	92.4	89.9-94.3
$50,000-74,999	791	51	6.6	4.8- 8.9	740	93.4	91.1-95.2
$75,000+	897	28	3.7	2.4- 5.8	869	96.3	94.2-97.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,647	365	23.8	21.2-26.6	1,282	76.2	73.4-78.8
No	3,688	349	10.3	9.1-11.7	3,339	89.7	88.3-90.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,771	169	9.5	7.9-11.5	1,602	90.5	88.5-92.1
Non-Veteran	3,619	568	16.6	15.1-18.2	3,051	83.4	81.8-84.9
Currently Serving	134	6	5.4	2.3-12.3	128	94.6	87.7-97.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,543

746

14.3

13.1-15.5

4,797

85.7

84.5-86.9

RACE

White

4,192

474

11.8

10.7-13.1

3,718

88.2

86.9-89.3

African American

892

175

18.6

15.8-21.8

717

81.4

78.2-84.2

Asian

14.0

4.9-33.9

86.0

66.1-95.1

Native American

17.3

10.2-27.7

82.7

72.3-89.8

Other Minorities

301

26.9

20.6-34.3

230

73.1

65.7-79.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

302

24.2

18.1-31.5

238

75.8

68.5-81.9

-English Speaking

101

13.1

7.1-23.0

86.9

77.0-92.9

-Spanish Speaking

201

28.0

20.4-37.1

150

72.0

62.9-79.6

Non-Hispanic

5,233

681

13.4

12.3-14.6

4,552

86.6

85.4-87.7

AGE

18-24

338

16.9

12.1-23.1

282

83.1

76.9-87.9

25-34

899

138

16.7

13.7-20.2

761

83.3

79.8-86.3

35-44

1,096

175

18.2

15.4-21.3

921

81.8

78.7-84.6

45-54

1,047

162

15.7

13.0-18.7

885

84.3

81.3-87.0

55-64

1,005

132

12.8

10.5-15.4

873

87.2

84.6-89.5

65-74

695

5.8

4.0- 8.4

650

94.2

91.6-96.0

75+

444

7.8

5.4-11.3

407

92.2

88.7-94.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

963

224

24.7

21.3-28.6

739

75.3

71.4-78.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,586

245

16.4

14.2-18.9

1,341

83.6

81.1-85.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,301

178

14.5

12.2-17.2

1,123

85.5

82.8-87.8

College Graduate

1,683

5.6

4.5- 7.0

1,586

94.4

93.0-95.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

507

161

33.5

27.8-39.6

346

66.5

60.4-72.2

$15,000- 24,999

832

207

27.4

23.6-31.6

625

72.6

68.4-76.4

$25,000- 34,999

666

16.9

13.5-20.9

570

83.1

79.1-86.5

$35,000- 49,999

827

7.6

5.7-10.1

766

92.4

89.9-94.3

$50,000-74,999

791

6.6

4.8- 8.9

740

93.4

91.1-95.2

$75,000+

897

3.7

2.4- 5.8

869

96.3

94.2-97.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,647

365

23.8

21.2-26.6

1,282

76.2

73.4-78.8

3,688

349

10.3

9.1-11.7

3,339

89.7

88.3-90.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,771

169

9.5

7.9-11.5

1,602

90.5

88.5-92.1

Non-Veteran

3,619

568

16.6

15.1-18.2

3,051

83.4

81.8-84.9

Currently Serving

134

5.4

2.3-12.3

128

94.6

87.7-97.7

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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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