BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (In the past year, did you or another family member in your household have any problems paying medical bills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,911	1,968	17.5	16.6-18.4	8,943	82.5	81.6-83.4
GENDER
Male	4,049	527	13.7	12.4-15.0	3,522	86.3	85.0-87.6
Female	6,862	1,441	21.0	19.9-22.2	5,421	79.0	77.8-80.1
AGE
18-24	486	85	16.8	13.1-21.2	401	83.2	78.8-86.9
25-34	1,548	313	19.4	17.1-22.0	1,235	80.6	78.0-82.9
35-44	1,993	436	20.1	18.1-22.4	1,557	79.9	77.6-81.9
45-54	2,080	466	21.9	19.8-24.2	1,614	78.1	75.8-80.2
55-64	1,980	356	16.6	14.7-18.6	1,624	83.4	81.4-85.3
65-74	1,567	197	12.0	10.1-14.2	1,370	88.0	85.8-89.9
75+	1,217	110	8.4	6.7-10.5	1,107	91.6	89.5-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,374	372	28.6	25.6-31.8	1,002	71.4	68.2-74.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,125	654	21.4	19.6-23.3	2,471	78.6	76.7-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,823	552	18.7	17.0-20.6	2,271	81.3	79.4-83.0
College Graduate	3,576	388	9.6	8.6-10.8	3,188	90.4	89.2-91.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,006	352	35.4	31.6-39.4	654	64.6	60.6-68.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,544	436	30.9	28.0-34.1	1,108	69.1	65.9-72.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,259	258	22.5	19.6-25.6	1,001	77.5	74.4-80.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,540	272	17.4	15.3-19.8	1,268	82.6	80.2-84.7
$50,000-74,999	1,510	183	11.3	9.6-13.3	1,327	88.7	86.7-90.4
$75,000+	1,787	111	5.8	4.6- 7.2	1,676	94.2	92.8-95.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,469	1,051	31.0	29.0-33.0	2,418	69.0	67.0-71.0
No	7,362	907	11.8	10.9-12.7	6,455	88.2	87.3-89.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,514	144	10.0	8.3-12.1	1,370	90.0	87.9-91.7
Non-Veteran	9,289	1,817	19.1	18.1-20.1	7,472	80.9	79.9-81.9
Currently Serving	106	7	7.2	3.2-15.4	99	92.8	84.6-96.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,911

1,968

17.5

16.6-18.4

8,943

82.5

81.6-83.4

GENDER

Male

4,049

527

13.7

12.4-15.0

3,522

86.3

85.0-87.6

Female

6,862

1,441

21.0

19.9-22.2

5,421

79.0

77.8-80.1

AGE

18-24

486

16.8

13.1-21.2

401

83.2

78.8-86.9

25-34

1,548

313

19.4

17.1-22.0

1,235

80.6

78.0-82.9

35-44

1,993

436

20.1

18.1-22.4

1,557

79.9

77.6-81.9

45-54

2,080

466

21.9

19.8-24.2

1,614

78.1

75.8-80.2

55-64

1,980

356

16.6

14.7-18.6

1,624

83.4

81.4-85.3

65-74

1,567

197

12.0

10.1-14.2

1,370

88.0

85.8-89.9

75+

1,217

110

8.4

6.7-10.5

1,107

91.6

89.5-93.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,374

372

28.6

25.6-31.8

1,002

71.4

68.2-74.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,125

654

21.4

19.6-23.3

2,471

78.6

76.7-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,823

552

18.7

17.0-20.6

2,271

81.3

79.4-83.0

College Graduate

3,576

388

9.6

8.6-10.8

3,188

90.4

89.2-91.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,006

352

35.4

31.6-39.4

654

64.6

60.6-68.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,544

436

30.9

28.0-34.1

1,108

69.1

65.9-72.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,259

258

22.5

19.6-25.6

1,001

77.5

74.4-80.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,540

272

17.4

15.3-19.8

1,268

82.6

80.2-84.7

$50,000-74,999

1,510

183

11.3

9.6-13.3

1,327

88.7

86.7-90.4

$75,000+

1,787

111

5.8

4.6- 7.2

1,676

94.2

92.8-95.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,469

1,051

31.0

29.0-33.0

2,418

69.0

67.0-71.0

7,362

907

11.8

10.9-12.7

6,455

88.2

87.3-89.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,514

144

10.0

8.3-12.1

1,370

90.0

87.9-91.7

Non-Veteran

9,289

1,817

19.1

18.1-20.1

7,472

80.9

79.9-81.9

Currently Serving

106

7.2

3.2-15.4

92.8

84.6-96.8

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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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