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	11,234	1,614	14.4	13.6-15.2	9,620	85.6	84.8-86.4
GENDER
Male	4,192	474	11.8	10.7-13.1	3,718	88.2	86.9-89.3
Female	7,042	1,140	16.7	15.6-17.8	5,902	83.3	82.2-84.4
AGE
18-24	520	95	18.7	14.9-23.3	425	81.3	76.7-85.1
25-34	1,584	281	17.7	15.5-20.2	1,303	82.3	79.8-84.5
35-44	2,048	360	17.4	15.4-19.6	1,688	82.6	80.4-84.6
45-54	2,131	409	18.6	16.6-20.7	1,722	81.4	79.3-83.4
55-64	2,030	270	12.3	10.7-14.2	1,760	87.7	85.8-89.3
65-74	1,608	115	5.9	4.8- 7.4	1,493	94.1	92.6-95.2
75+	1,269	81	5.6	4.3- 7.3	1,188	94.4	92.7-95.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,442	335	25.3	22.4-28.4	1,107	74.7	71.6-77.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,237	528	17.2	15.5-18.9	2,709	82.8	81.1-84.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,908	462	15.5	13.9-17.2	2,446	84.5	82.8-86.1
College Graduate	3,633	286	7.3	6.3- 8.4	3,347	92.7	91.6-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,047	340	33.7	30.0-37.6	707	66.3	62.4-70.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,585	398	27.2	24.4-30.2	1,187	72.8	69.8-75.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,281	209	19.9	17.1-23.1	1,072	80.1	76.9-82.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,576	177	11.6	9.8-13.7	1,399	88.4	86.3-90.2
$50,000-74,999	1,541	111	7.2	5.8- 8.9	1,430	92.8	91.1-94.2
$75,000+	1,808	61	3.7	2.7- 5.0	1,747	96.3	95.0-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,548	823	24.4	22.6-26.3	2,725	75.6	73.7-77.4
No	7,393	754	10.1	9.3-11.0	6,639	89.9	89.0-90.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,560	140	8.6	7.1-10.4	1,420	91.4	89.6-92.9
Non-Veteran	9,551	1,468	15.6	14.7-16.6	8,083	84.4	83.4-85.3
Currently Serving	107	5	5.3	2.0-13.1	102	94.7	86.9-98.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,234

1,614

14.4

13.6-15.2

9,620

85.6

84.8-86.4

GENDER

Male

4,192

474

11.8

10.7-13.1

3,718

88.2

86.9-89.3

Female

7,042

1,140

16.7

15.6-17.8

5,902

83.3

82.2-84.4

AGE

18-24

520

18.7

14.9-23.3

425

81.3

76.7-85.1

25-34

1,584

281

17.7

15.5-20.2

1,303

82.3

79.8-84.5

35-44

2,048

360

17.4

15.4-19.6

1,688

82.6

80.4-84.6

45-54

2,131

409

18.6

16.6-20.7

1,722

81.4

79.3-83.4

55-64

2,030

270

12.3

10.7-14.2

1,760

87.7

85.8-89.3

65-74

1,608

115

5.9

4.8- 7.4

1,493

94.1

92.6-95.2

75+

1,269

5.6

4.3- 7.3

1,188

94.4

92.7-95.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,442

335

25.3

22.4-28.4

1,107

74.7

71.6-77.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,237

528

17.2

15.5-18.9

2,709

82.8

81.1-84.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,908

462

15.5

13.9-17.2

2,446

84.5

82.8-86.1

College Graduate

3,633

286

7.3

6.3- 8.4

3,347

92.7

91.6-93.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,047

340

33.7

30.0-37.6

707

66.3

62.4-70.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,585

398

27.2

24.4-30.2

1,187

72.8

69.8-75.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,281

209

19.9

17.1-23.1

1,072

80.1

76.9-82.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,576

177

11.6

9.8-13.7

1,399

88.4

86.3-90.2

$50,000-74,999

1,541

111

7.2

5.8- 8.9

1,430

92.8

91.1-94.2

$75,000+

1,808

3.7

2.7- 5.0

1,747

96.3

95.0-97.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,548

823

24.4

22.6-26.3

2,725

75.6

73.7-77.4

7,393

754

10.1

9.3-11.0

6,639

89.9

89.0-90.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,560

140

8.6

7.1-10.4

1,420

91.4

89.6-92.9

Non-Veteran

9,551

1,468

15.6

14.7-16.6

8,083

84.4

83.4-85.3

Currently Serving

107

5.3

2.0-13.1

102

94.7

86.9-98.0

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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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