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-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,328	721	13.4	12.3-14.5	4,607	86.6	85.5-87.7
RACE
White	4,042	457	11.7	10.5-12.9	3,585	88.3	87.1-89.5
African American	840	207	22.7	19.6-26.1	633	77.3	73.9-80.4
Asian	39	3	6.9	1.8-23.5	36	93.1	76.5-98.2
Native American	88	21	20.7	12.7-31.8	67	79.3	68.2-87.3
Other Minorities	292	31	10.8	6.9-16.6	261	89.2	83.4-93.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	294	29	10.9	7.0-16.7	265	89.1	83.3-93.0
-English Speaking	97	13	14.3	7.6-25.2	84	85.7	74.8-92.4
-Spanish Speaking	197	16	9.7	5.3-17.1	181	90.3	82.9-94.7
Non-Hispanic	5,028	691	13.6	12.6-14.8	4,337	86.4	85.2-87.4
AGE
18-24	312	42	12.5	8.8-17.5	270	87.5	82.5-91.2
25-34	867	131	14.2	11.7-17.1	736	85.8	82.9-88.3
35-44	1,053	173	16.5	13.9-19.4	880	83.5	80.6-86.1
45-54	1,019	169	16.7	14.1-19.7	850	83.3	80.3-85.9
55-64	967	131	13.5	11.1-16.3	836	86.5	83.7-88.9
65-74	673	49	6.6	4.8- 8.9	624	93.4	91.1-95.2
75+	420	25	5.2	3.3- 8.2	395	94.8	91.8-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	911	198	20.2	17.2-23.6	713	79.8	76.4-82.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,508	248	17.1	14.8-19.6	1,260	82.9	80.4-85.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,249	160	12.5	10.6-14.8	1,089	87.5	85.2-89.4
College Graduate	1,648	114	6.7	5.4- 8.1	1,534	93.3	91.9-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	480	141	27.2	22.4-32.6	339	72.8	67.4-77.6
$15,000- 24,999	798	158	20.1	16.8-23.9	640	79.9	76.1-83.2
$25,000- 34,999	648	107	19.8	16.2-23.9	541	80.2	76.1-83.8
$35,000- 49,999	803	98	12.6	10.1-15.6	705	87.4	84.4-89.9
$50,000-74,999	766	61	7.2	5.5- 9.5	705	92.8	90.5-94.5
$75,000+	882	64	6.6	5.0- 8.7	818	93.4	91.3-95.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,616	373	23.3	20.9-25.9	1,243	76.7	74.1-79.1
No	3,668	342	9.4	8.3-10.6	3,326	90.6	89.4-91.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,711	153	8.6	7.2-10.3	1,558	91.4	89.7-92.8
Non-Veteran	3,485	560	15.7	14.3-17.2	2,925	84.3	82.8-85.7
Currently Serving	130	8	5.9	2.8-11.9	122	94.1	88.1-97.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,328

721

13.4

12.3-14.5

4,607

86.6

85.5-87.7

RACE

White

4,042

457

11.7

10.5-12.9

3,585

88.3

87.1-89.5

African American

840

207

22.7

19.6-26.1

633

77.3

73.9-80.4

Asian

6.9

1.8-23.5

93.1

76.5-98.2

Native American

20.7

12.7-31.8

79.3

68.2-87.3

Other Minorities

292

10.8

6.9-16.6

261

89.2

83.4-93.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

294

10.9

7.0-16.7

265

89.1

83.3-93.0

-English Speaking

14.3

7.6-25.2

85.7

74.8-92.4

-Spanish Speaking

197

9.7

5.3-17.1

181

90.3

82.9-94.7

Non-Hispanic

5,028

691

13.6

12.6-14.8

4,337

86.4

85.2-87.4

AGE

18-24

312

12.5

8.8-17.5

270

87.5

82.5-91.2

25-34

867

131

14.2

11.7-17.1

736

85.8

82.9-88.3

35-44

1,053

173

16.5

13.9-19.4

880

83.5

80.6-86.1

45-54

1,019

169

16.7

14.1-19.7

850

83.3

80.3-85.9

55-64

967

131

13.5

11.1-16.3

836

86.5

83.7-88.9

65-74

673

6.6

4.8- 8.9

624

93.4

91.1-95.2

75+

420

5.2

3.3- 8.2

395

94.8

91.8-96.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

911

198

20.2

17.2-23.6

713

79.8

76.4-82.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,508

248

17.1

14.8-19.6

1,260

82.9

80.4-85.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,249

160

12.5

10.6-14.8

1,089

87.5

85.2-89.4

College Graduate

1,648

114

6.7

5.4- 8.1

1,534

93.3

91.9-94.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

480

141

27.2

22.4-32.6

339

72.8

67.4-77.6

$15,000- 24,999

798

158

20.1

16.8-23.9

640

79.9

76.1-83.2

$25,000- 34,999

648

107

19.8

16.2-23.9

541

80.2

76.1-83.8

$35,000- 49,999

803

12.6

10.1-15.6

705

87.4

84.4-89.9

$50,000-74,999

766

7.2

5.5- 9.5

705

92.8

90.5-94.5

$75,000+

882

6.6

5.0- 8.7

818

93.4

91.3-95.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,616

373

23.3

20.9-25.9

1,243

76.7

74.1-79.1

3,668

342

9.4

8.3-10.6

3,326

90.6

89.4-91.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,711

153

8.6

7.2-10.3

1,558

91.4

89.7-92.8

Non-Veteran

3,485

560

15.7

14.3-17.2

2,925

84.3

82.8-85.7

Currently Serving

130

5.9

2.8-11.9

122

94.1

88.1-97.2

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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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