BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Health Care Access

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,019	2,492	16.6	15.8-17.4	12,527	83.4	82.6-84.2
-Northeastern Partnership	1,000	188	19.2	16.5-22.2	812	80.8	77.8-83.5
GENDER
Male	346	60	17.6	13.5-22.7	286	82.4	77.3-86.5
Female	654	128	20.5	17.2-24.3	526	79.5	75.7-82.8
RACE
White	577	86	16.4	13.2-20.3	491	83.6	79.7-86.8
African American	379	92	22.2	17.8-27.4	287	77.8	72.6-82.2
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	10	28.2	13.6-49.3	27	71.8	50.7-86.4
25-34	126	16	11.1	6.5-18.4	110	88.9	81.6-93.5
35-44	158	48	27.3	19.8-36.4	110	72.7	63.6-80.2
45-54	198	55	25.4	19.4-32.6	143	74.6	67.4-80.6
55-64	200	39	22.7	16.7-30.1	161	77.3	69.9-83.3
65-74	163	13	6.4	3.5-11.6	150	93.6	88.4-96.5
75+	117	7	7.0	3.3-14.3	110	93.0	85.7-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	53	27.0	20.3-34.8	168	73.0	65.2-79.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	71	21.5	16.8-27.2	282	78.5	72.8-83.2
Some Post-H.S.	231	45	16.7	12.2-22.5	186	83.3	77.5-87.8
College Graduate	195	19	8.8	5.5-13.7	176	91.2	86.3-94.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	173	53	36.9	28.6-46.1	120	63.1	53.9-71.4
$15,000- 24,999	196	50	24.9	18.0-33.2	146	75.1	66.8-82.0
$25,000- 34,999	103	14	16.3	9.7-26.3	89	83.7	73.7-90.3
$35,000- 49,999	130	14	10.0	5.7-17.0	116	90.0	83.0-94.3
$50,000-74,999	88	11	12.6	6.7-22.3	77	87.4	77.7-93.3
$75,000+	83	5	5.5	2.2-12.8	78	94.5	87.2-97.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	384	100	28.0	23.0-33.7	284	72.0	66.3-77.0
No	580	81	14.6	11.5-18.4	499	85.4	81.6-88.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	120	21	18.0	11.5-26.9	99	82.0	73.1-88.5
Non-Veteran	870	165	19.5	16.6-22.8	705	80.5	77.2-83.4
Currently Serving	8	1	7.7	1.0-41.3	7	92.3	58.7-99.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,019

2,492

16.6

15.8-17.4

12,527

83.4

82.6-84.2

-Northeastern Partnership

1,000

188

19.2

16.5-22.2

812

80.8

77.8-83.5

GENDER

Male

346

17.6

13.5-22.7

286

82.4

77.3-86.5

Female

654

128

20.5

17.2-24.3

526

79.5

75.7-82.8

RACE

White

577

16.4

13.2-20.3

491

83.6

79.7-86.8

African American

379

22.2

17.8-27.4

287

77.8

72.6-82.2

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

28.2

13.6-49.3

71.8

50.7-86.4

25-34

126

11.1

6.5-18.4

110

88.9

81.6-93.5

35-44

158

27.3

19.8-36.4

110

72.7

63.6-80.2

45-54

198

25.4

19.4-32.6

143

74.6

67.4-80.6

55-64

200

22.7

16.7-30.1

161

77.3

69.9-83.3

65-74

163

6.4

3.5-11.6

150

93.6

88.4-96.5

75+

117

7.0

3.3-14.3

110

93.0

85.7-96.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

221

27.0

20.3-34.8

168

73.0

65.2-79.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

21.5

16.8-27.2

282

78.5

72.8-83.2

Some Post-H.S.

231

16.7

12.2-22.5

186

83.3

77.5-87.8

College Graduate

195

8.8

5.5-13.7

176

91.2

86.3-94.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

173

36.9

28.6-46.1

120

63.1

53.9-71.4

$15,000- 24,999

196

24.9

18.0-33.2

146

75.1

66.8-82.0

$25,000- 34,999

103

16.3

9.7-26.3

83.7

73.7-90.3

$35,000- 49,999

130

10.0

5.7-17.0

116

90.0

83.0-94.3

$50,000-74,999

12.6

6.7-22.3

87.4

77.7-93.3

$75,000+

5.5

2.2-12.8

94.5

87.2-97.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

384

100

28.0

23.0-33.7

284

72.0

66.3-77.0

580

14.6

11.5-18.4

499

85.4

81.6-88.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

120

18.0

11.5-26.9

82.0

73.1-88.5

Non-Veteran

870

165

19.5

16.6-22.8

705

80.5

77.2-83.4

Currently Serving

7.7

1.0-41.3

92.3

58.7-99.0

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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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