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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,049	527	13.7	12.4-15.0	3,522	86.3	85.0-87.6
AGE
18-24	193	21	12.1	7.4-19.2	172	87.9	80.8-92.6
25-34	599	89	16.6	13.2-20.7	510	83.4	79.3-86.8
35-44	782	124	15.9	13.1-19.3	658	84.1	80.7-86.9
45-54	790	124	16.7	13.7-20.2	666	83.3	79.8-86.3
55-64	770	107	12.8	10.3-15.9	663	87.2	84.1-89.7
65-74	554	43	8.6	6.1-12.1	511	91.4	87.9-93.9
75+	352	19	5.5	3.2- 9.4	333	94.5	90.6-96.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	498	109	22.5	18.3-27.4	389	77.5	72.6-81.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,113	176	18.0	15.3-21.1	937	82.0	78.9-84.7
Some Post-H.S.	995	129	13.3	10.9-16.1	866	86.7	83.9-89.1
College Graduate	1,437	113	7.8	6.3- 9.6	1,324	92.2	90.4-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	285	81	26.8	20.8-33.7	204	73.2	66.3-79.2
$15,000- 24,999	473	111	27.1	22.2-32.6	362	72.9	67.4-77.8
$25,000- 34,999	489	76	19.6	15.4-24.6	413	80.4	75.4-84.6
$35,000- 49,999	648	78	12.4	9.7-15.8	570	87.6	84.2-90.3
$50,000-74,999	639	60	9.1	6.9-12.0	579	90.9	88.0-93.1
$75,000+	789	38	5.1	3.6- 7.2	751	94.9	92.8-96.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,207	279	25.5	22.5-28.7	928	74.5	71.3-77.5
No	2,803	244	9.0	7.8-10.4	2,559	91.0	89.6-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,416	133	9.9	8.2-12.0	1,283	90.1	88.0-91.8
Non-Veteran	2,545	388	15.8	14.1-17.6	2,157	84.2	82.4-85.9
Currently Serving	86	6	7.5	3.1-16.8	80	92.5	83.2-96.9

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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.

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance-WHITE MALES

In the past year, did you or another family member in your household have any problems paying medical bills?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	4,049	527	13.7	12.4-15.0	3,522	86.3	85.0-87.6
AGE
18-24	193	21	12.1	7.4-19.2	172	87.9	80.8-92.6
25-34	599	89	16.6	13.2-20.7	510	83.4	79.3-86.8
35-44	782	124	15.9	13.1-19.3	658	84.1	80.7-86.9
45-54	790	124	16.7	13.7-20.2	666	83.3	79.8-86.3
55-64	770	107	12.8	10.3-15.9	663	87.2	84.1-89.7
65-74	554	43	8.6	6.1-12.1	511	91.4	87.9-93.9
75+	352	19	5.5	3.2- 9.4	333	94.5	90.6-96.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	498	109	22.5	18.3-27.4	389	77.5	72.6-81.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,113	176	18.0	15.3-21.1	937	82.0	78.9-84.7
Some Post-H.S.	995	129	13.3	10.9-16.1	866	86.7	83.9-89.1
College Graduate	1,437	113	7.8	6.3- 9.6	1,324	92.2	90.4-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	285	81	26.8	20.8-33.7	204	73.2	66.3-79.2
$15,000- 24,999	473	111	27.1	22.2-32.6	362	72.9	67.4-77.8
$25,000- 34,999	489	76	19.6	15.4-24.6	413	80.4	75.4-84.6
$35,000- 49,999	648	78	12.4	9.7-15.8	570	87.6	84.2-90.3
$50,000-74,999	639	60	9.1	6.9-12.0	579	90.9	88.0-93.1
$75,000+	789	38	5.1	3.6- 7.2	751	94.9	92.8-96.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,207	279	25.5	22.5-28.7	928	74.5	71.3-77.5
No	2,803	244	9.0	7.8-10.4	2,559	91.0	89.6-92.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,416	133	9.9	8.2-12.0	1,283	90.1	88.0-91.8
Non-Veteran	2,545	388	15.8	14.1-17.6	2,157	84.2	82.4-85.9
Currently Serving	86	6	7.5	3.1-16.8	80	92.5	83.2-96.9