BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Excluding insurance premiums, in the past year, what would you estimate your family's out-of-pocket healthcare costs have been?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

Excluding insurance premiums, in the past year, what would you estimate your family's out-of-pocket healthcare costs have been?

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	Total Respond.^	No cost	<$500	$500-$1499	$1500-$4999	$5000+
North Carolina	12,310	1,476	12.0	11.3-12.8	1,980	15.8	15.0-16.6	2,647	20.5	19.6-21.4	4,047	33.1	32.1-34.2	2,160	18.6	17.7-19.5
-Northeastern Partnership	790	98	13.2	10.4-16.6	135	15.9	13.2-19.0	194	23.4	20.2-27.0	229	29.4	25.8-33.3	134	18.1	15.2-21.4
GENDER
Male	282	33	12.5	8.1-18.8	43	14.1	10.2-19.2	67	23.8	18.7-29.8	80	28.6	23.0-35.0	59	20.9	16.2-26.6
Female	508	65	13.8	10.7-17.6	92	17.5	14.1-21.5	127	23.1	19.3-27.4	149	30.1	25.7-34.9	75	15.5	12.2-19.4
RACE
White	480	43	9.0	6.5-12.5	65	12.9	9.8-16.7	104	20.7	16.9-25.1	158	32.8	28.1-37.8	110	24.6	20.5-29.3
African American	282	49	17.3	12.9-22.8	65	20.1	15.5-25.6	83	29.1	23.3-35.7	64	24.5	19.0-30.8	21	9.1	5.8-14.0
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	25	8	45.7	21.3-72.5	7	24.4	9.4-50.1	5	13.4	4.6-33.1	3	10.9	2.8-34.3	2	5.5	1.3-21.3
25-34	106	14	13.4	7.6-22.6	25	21.0	13.7-30.9	30	29.8	20.5-41.1	25	23.1	14.8-34.2	12	12.6	7.0-21.5
35-44	133	15	11.8	6.7-20.0	27	16.3	10.7-23.9	35	25.2	17.9-34.1	33	26.9	18.9-36.8	23	19.8	13.1-28.8
45-54	167	10	5.4	2.8-10.0	28	17.6	11.8-25.3	37	17.9	12.5-24.9	59	37.8	29.7-46.7	33	21.3	14.9-29.6
55-64	155	10	5.3	2.7-10.0	27	13.4	9.1-19.4	34	21.2	14.9-29.2	48	34.3	26.3-43.3	36	25.8	18.8-34.4
65-74	125	19	15.4	9.6-24.0	12	9.3	4.9-17.1	36	29.6	21.3-39.6	37	28.4	20.5-37.8	21	17.2	11.1-25.8
75+	78	22	34.0	23.0-47.0	9	10.5	5.1-20.4	17	21.7	13.1-33.7	23	26.7	17.5-38.4	7	7.1	3.3-14.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	31	24.4	15.1-36.8	26	18.1	11.8-26.8	37	22.5	15.6-31.3	35	25.2	17.5-34.8	11	9.8	5.1-17.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	272	27	10.8	7.1-16.2	55	17.8	13.2-23.5	62	22.6	17.5-28.7	85	31.2	25.0-38.1	43	17.6	12.9-23.5
Some Post-H.S.	199	28	13.9	9.5-19.9	30	15.2	10.2-22.0	56	27.2	20.5-35.1	50	26.2	19.5-34.3	35	17.5	12.3-24.3
College Graduate	179	12	7.0	3.7-12.9	24	11.9	7.7-17.9	39	20.9	15.0-28.3	59	33.9	26.6-42.0	45	26.3	19.8-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	127	25	24.2	16.1-34.6	33	23.8	16.7-32.7	37	27.7	19.9-37.2	21	15.3	9.6-23.4	11	9.1	4.6-17.0
$15,000- 24,999	153	15	15.1	7.3-28.8	25	16.5	10.4-25.3	42	23.2	16.5-31.6	48	28.5	20.9-37.6	23	16.6	10.7-25.0
$25,000- 34,999	87	10	10.6	5.6-19.1	14	16.6	9.4-27.7	29	35.8	25.2-48.0	23	23.4	15.2-34.3	11	13.6	7.1-24.4
$35,000- 49,999	117	4	3.5	1.2- 9.4	20	15.7	9.7-24.3	26	21.0	14.1-30.2	42	40.1	30.2-51.0	25	19.7	13.1-28.5
$50,000-74,999	81	4	4.3	1.5-11.3	10	14.0	7.4-24.8	21	25.7	16.5-37.5	28	31.4	21.8-42.9	18	24.7	15.7-36.6
$75,000+	79	4	3.7	1.3- 9.9	10	12.8	6.4-23.8	8	11.6	5.7-22.0	32	39.9	28.7-52.3	25	32.0	21.8-44.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	292	37	13.6	8.5-21.1	52	15.3	11.2-20.4	66	21.6	16.5-27.7	83	29.7	23.7-36.6	54	19.8	15.0-25.8
No	490	60	12.9	9.9-16.8	81	16.1	12.7-20.2	126	24.4	20.4-29.0	144	29.3	24.8-34.1	79	17.3	13.8-21.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	104	21	20.8	13.4-30.8	8	6.1	2.7-13.2	24	22.4	14.9-32.2	31	30.9	22.0-41.5	20	19.8	12.8-29.4
Non-Veteran	679	76	11.6	8.7-15.2	124	17.3	14.3-20.8	169	23.9	20.3-27.8	197	29.4	25.4-33.6	113	17.9	14.8-21.5
Currently Serving	7	1	31.2	5.1-79.2	3	42.2	12.4-79.1	1	5.0	0.6-31.3	1	12.2	1.6-54.7	1	9.3	1.2-47.2

Total
Respond.^

No cost

<$500

$500-$1499

$1500-$4999

$5000+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,310

1,476

12.0

11.3-12.8

1,980

15.8

15.0-16.6

2,647

20.5

19.6-21.4

4,047

33.1

32.1-34.2

2,160

18.6

17.7-19.5

-Northeastern Partnership

790

13.2

10.4-16.6

135

15.9

13.2-19.0

194

23.4

20.2-27.0

229

29.4

25.8-33.3

134

18.1

15.2-21.4

GENDER

Male

282

12.5

8.1-18.8

14.1

10.2-19.2

23.8

18.7-29.8

28.6

23.0-35.0

20.9

16.2-26.6

Female

508

13.8

10.7-17.6

17.5

14.1-21.5

127

23.1

19.3-27.4

149

30.1

25.7-34.9

15.5

12.2-19.4

RACE

White

480

9.0

6.5-12.5

12.9

9.8-16.7

104

20.7

16.9-25.1

158

32.8

28.1-37.8

110

24.6

20.5-29.3

African American

282

17.3

12.9-22.8

20.1

15.5-25.6

29.1

23.3-35.7

24.5

19.0-30.8

9.1

5.8-14.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

45.7

21.3-72.5

24.4

9.4-50.1

13.4

4.6-33.1

10.9

2.8-34.3

5.5

1.3-21.3

25-34

106

13.4

7.6-22.6

21.0

13.7-30.9

29.8

20.5-41.1

23.1

14.8-34.2

12.6

7.0-21.5

35-44

133

11.8

6.7-20.0

16.3

10.7-23.9

25.2

17.9-34.1

26.9

18.9-36.8

19.8

13.1-28.8

45-54

167

5.4

2.8-10.0

17.6

11.8-25.3

17.9

12.5-24.9

37.8

29.7-46.7

21.3

14.9-29.6

55-64

155

5.3

2.7-10.0

13.4

9.1-19.4

21.2

14.9-29.2

34.3

26.3-43.3

25.8

18.8-34.4

65-74

125

15.4

9.6-24.0

9.3

4.9-17.1

29.6

21.3-39.6

28.4

20.5-37.8

17.2

11.1-25.8

75+

34.0

23.0-47.0

10.5

5.1-20.4

21.7

13.1-33.7

26.7

17.5-38.4

7.1

3.3-14.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

140

24.4

15.1-36.8

18.1

11.8-26.8

22.5

15.6-31.3

25.2

17.5-34.8

9.8

5.1-17.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

272

10.8

7.1-16.2

17.8

13.2-23.5

22.6

17.5-28.7

31.2

25.0-38.1

17.6

12.9-23.5

Some Post-H.S.

199

13.9

9.5-19.9

15.2

10.2-22.0

27.2

20.5-35.1

26.2

19.5-34.3

17.5

12.3-24.3

College Graduate

179

7.0

3.7-12.9

11.9

7.7-17.9

20.9

15.0-28.3

33.9

26.6-42.0

26.3

19.8-34.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

127

24.2

16.1-34.6

23.8

16.7-32.7

27.7

19.9-37.2

15.3

9.6-23.4

9.1

4.6-17.0

$15,000- 24,999

153

15.1

7.3-28.8

16.5

10.4-25.3

23.2

16.5-31.6

28.5

20.9-37.6

16.6

10.7-25.0

$25,000- 34,999

10.6

5.6-19.1

16.6

9.4-27.7

35.8

25.2-48.0

23.4

15.2-34.3

13.6

7.1-24.4

$35,000- 49,999

117

3.5

1.2- 9.4

15.7

9.7-24.3

21.0

14.1-30.2

40.1

30.2-51.0

19.7

13.1-28.5

$50,000-74,999

4.3

1.5-11.3

14.0

7.4-24.8

25.7

16.5-37.5

31.4

21.8-42.9

24.7

15.7-36.6

$75,000+

3.7

1.3- 9.9

12.8

6.4-23.8

11.6

5.7-22.0

39.9

28.7-52.3

32.0

21.8-44.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

292

13.6

8.5-21.1

15.3

11.2-20.4

21.6

16.5-27.7

29.7

23.7-36.6

19.8

15.0-25.8

490

12.9

9.9-16.8

16.1

12.7-20.2

126

24.4

20.4-29.0

144

29.3

24.8-34.1

17.3

13.8-21.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

104

20.8

13.4-30.8

6.1

2.7-13.2

22.4

14.9-32.2

30.9

22.0-41.5

19.8

12.8-29.4

Non-Veteran

679

11.6

8.7-15.2

124

17.3

14.3-20.8

169

23.9

20.3-27.8

197

29.4

25.4-33.6

113

17.9

14.8-21.5

Currently Serving

31.2

5.1-79.2

42.2

12.4-79.1

5.0

0.6-31.3

12.2

1.6-54.7

9.3

1.2-47.2

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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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