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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,543	2,978	19.5	18.7-20.3	11,565	80.5	79.7-81.3
-Northeastern Partnership	966	229	24.3	21.2-27.6	737	75.7	72.4-78.8
GENDER
Male	332	63	20.2	15.7-25.6	269	79.8	74.4-84.3
Female	634	166	27.8	23.9-32.0	468	72.2	68.0-76.1
RACE
White	563	112	21.4	17.7-25.6	451	78.6	74.4-82.3
African American	363	107	29.1	24.0-34.7	256	70.9	65.3-76.0
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	35	12	32.9	17.0-54.0	23	67.1	46.0-83.0
25-34	120	30	22.6	15.6-31.7	90	77.4	68.3-84.4
35-44	153	38	24.6	17.5-33.5	115	75.4	66.5-82.5
45-54	193	56	31.4	24.3-39.6	137	68.6	60.4-75.7
55-64	190	50	27.8	21.2-35.5	140	72.2	64.5-78.8
65-74	162	27	13.9	9.3-20.4	135	86.1	79.6-90.7
75+	112	15	12.1	7.1-19.9	97	87.9	80.1-92.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	212	70	35.4	28.0-43.7	142	64.6	56.3-72.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	338	72	21.7	17.0-27.3	266	78.3	72.7-83.0
Some Post-H.S.	223	53	22.5	16.7-29.7	170	77.5	70.3-83.3
College Graduate	193	34	18.5	13.2-25.4	159	81.5	74.6-86.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	62	38.2	30.0-47.0	106	61.8	53.0-70.0
$15,000- 24,999	189	54	28.5	21.5-36.7	135	71.5	63.3-78.5
$25,000- 34,999	99	24	28.1	19.2-39.2	75	71.9	60.8-80.8
$35,000- 49,999	126	30	28.3	19.6-39.0	96	71.7	61.0-80.4
$50,000-74,999	87	15	14.7	8.6-24.0	72	85.3	76.0-91.4
$75,000+	80	8	12.0	5.8-23.3	72	88.0	76.7-94.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	377	131	37.2	31.4-43.3	246	62.8	56.7-68.6
No	578	97	17.2	13.9-21.1	481	82.8	78.9-86.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	12	11.2	6.3-19.0	102	88.8	81.0-93.7
Non-Veteran	845	216	26.6	23.2-30.3	629	73.4	69.7-76.8
Currently Serving	7	1	9.3	1.2-47.2	6	90.7	52.8-98.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,543

2,978

19.5

18.7-20.3

11,565

80.5

79.7-81.3

-Northeastern Partnership

966

229

24.3

21.2-27.6

737

75.7

72.4-78.8

GENDER

Male

332

20.2

15.7-25.6

269

79.8

74.4-84.3

Female

634

166

27.8

23.9-32.0

468

72.2

68.0-76.1

RACE

White

563

112

21.4

17.7-25.6

451

78.6

74.4-82.3

African American

363

107

29.1

24.0-34.7

256

70.9

65.3-76.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

32.9

17.0-54.0

67.1

46.0-83.0

25-34

120

22.6

15.6-31.7

77.4

68.3-84.4

35-44

153

24.6

17.5-33.5

115

75.4

66.5-82.5

45-54

193

31.4

24.3-39.6

137

68.6

60.4-75.7

55-64

190

27.8

21.2-35.5

140

72.2

64.5-78.8

65-74

162

13.9

9.3-20.4

135

86.1

79.6-90.7

75+

112

12.1

7.1-19.9

87.9

80.1-92.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

212

35.4

28.0-43.7

142

64.6

56.3-72.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

338

21.7

17.0-27.3

266

78.3

72.7-83.0

Some Post-H.S.

223

22.5

16.7-29.7

170

77.5

70.3-83.3

College Graduate

193

18.5

13.2-25.4

159

81.5

74.6-86.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

38.2

30.0-47.0

106

61.8

53.0-70.0

$15,000- 24,999

189

28.5

21.5-36.7

135

71.5

63.3-78.5

$25,000- 34,999

28.1

19.2-39.2

71.9

60.8-80.8

$35,000- 49,999

126

28.3

19.6-39.0

71.7

61.0-80.4

$50,000-74,999

14.7

8.6-24.0

85.3

76.0-91.4

$75,000+

12.0

5.8-23.3

88.0

76.7-94.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

377

131

37.2

31.4-43.3

246

62.8

56.7-68.6

578

17.2

13.9-21.1

481

82.8

78.9-86.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

11.2

6.3-19.0

102

88.8

81.0-93.7

Non-Veteran

845

216

26.6

23.2-30.3

629

73.4

69.7-76.8

Currently Serving

9.3

1.2-47.2

90.7

52.8-98.8

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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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