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-WHITES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,905	1,484	13.4	12.7-14.3	9,421	86.6	85.7-87.3
GENDER
Male	4,042	457	11.7	10.5-12.9	3,585	88.3	87.1-89.5
Female	6,863	1,027	15.1	14.0-16.2	5,836	84.9	83.8-86.0
AGE
18-24	484	70	14.7	11.3-19.0	414	85.3	81.0-88.7
25-34	1,544	289	17.6	15.5-20.1	1,255	82.4	79.9-84.5
35-44	1,993	383	17.2	15.4-19.3	1,610	82.8	80.7-84.6
45-54	2,075	358	16.8	15.0-18.9	1,717	83.2	81.1-85.0
55-64	1,982	226	11.1	9.5-13.0	1,756	88.9	87.0-90.5
65-74	1,569	111	6.7	5.3- 8.3	1,458	93.3	91.7-94.7
75+	1,218	46	3.6	2.5- 5.0	1,172	96.4	95.0-97.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,373	280	22.4	19.7-25.5	1,093	77.6	74.5-80.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,126	498	16.1	14.6-17.8	2,628	83.9	82.2-85.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,821	411	14.1	12.6-15.7	2,410	85.9	84.3-87.4
College Graduate	3,572	294	7.7	6.8- 8.8	3,278	92.3	91.2-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,004	266	30.2	26.5-34.1	738	69.8	65.9-73.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,547	302	22.1	19.5-25.1	1,245	77.9	74.9-80.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,259	191	17.3	14.7-20.2	1,068	82.7	79.8-85.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,540	227	14.5	12.6-16.8	1,313	85.5	83.2-87.4
$50,000-74,999	1,509	154	9.3	7.7-11.0	1,355	90.7	89.0-92.3
$75,000+	1,785	119	6.4	5.2- 7.9	1,666	93.6	92.1-94.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,469	762	23.2	21.4-25.0	2,707	76.8	75.0-78.6
No	7,360	715	9.3	8.6-10.2	6,645	90.7	89.8-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,513	117	7.9	6.5- 9.6	1,396	92.1	90.4-93.5
Non-Veteran	9,284	1,358	14.6	13.7-15.6	7,926	85.4	84.4-86.3
Currently Serving	106	9	8.2	4.1-15.8	97	91.8	84.2-95.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,905

1,484

13.4

12.7-14.3

9,421

86.6

85.7-87.3

GENDER

Male

4,042

457

11.7

10.5-12.9

3,585

88.3

87.1-89.5

Female

6,863

1,027

15.1

14.0-16.2

5,836

84.9

83.8-86.0

AGE

18-24

484

14.7

11.3-19.0

414

85.3

81.0-88.7

25-34

1,544

289

17.6

15.5-20.1

1,255

82.4

79.9-84.5

35-44

1,993

383

17.2

15.4-19.3

1,610

82.8

80.7-84.6

45-54

2,075

358

16.8

15.0-18.9

1,717

83.2

81.1-85.0

55-64

1,982

226

11.1

9.5-13.0

1,756

88.9

87.0-90.5

65-74

1,569

111

6.7

5.3- 8.3

1,458

93.3

91.7-94.7

75+

1,218

3.6

2.5- 5.0

1,172

96.4

95.0-97.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,373

280

22.4

19.7-25.5

1,093

77.6

74.5-80.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,126

498

16.1

14.6-17.8

2,628

83.9

82.2-85.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,821

411

14.1

12.6-15.7

2,410

85.9

84.3-87.4

College Graduate

3,572

294

7.7

6.8- 8.8

3,278

92.3

91.2-93.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,004

266

30.2

26.5-34.1

738

69.8

65.9-73.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,547

302

22.1

19.5-25.1

1,245

77.9

74.9-80.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,259

191

17.3

14.7-20.2

1,068

82.7

79.8-85.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,540

227

14.5

12.6-16.8

1,313

85.5

83.2-87.4

$50,000-74,999

1,509

154

9.3

7.7-11.0

1,355

90.7

89.0-92.3

$75,000+

1,785

119

6.4

5.2- 7.9

1,666

93.6

92.1-94.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,469

762

23.2

21.4-25.0

2,707

76.8

75.0-78.6

7,360

715

9.3

8.6-10.2

6,645

90.7

89.8-91.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,513

117

7.9

6.5- 9.6

1,396

92.1

90.4-93.5

Non-Veteran

9,284

1,358

14.6

13.7-15.6

7,926

85.4

84.4-86.3

Currently Serving

106

8.2

4.1-15.8

91.8

84.2-95.9

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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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