BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,346	1,326	15.4	14.4-16.4	7,020	84.6	83.6-85.6
GENDER
Male	3,112	399	13.2	11.8-14.8	2,713	86.8	85.2-88.2
Female	5,234	927	17.5	16.3-18.9	4,307	82.5	81.1-83.7
RACE
White	6,462	887	13.0	12.0-14.1	5,575	87.0	85.9-88.0
African American	1,347	297	20.4	17.8-23.2	1,050	79.6	76.8-82.2
Other Minorities	70	12	15.0	7.5-27.6	58	85.0	72.4-92.5
AGE
18-24	419	81	19.5	15.1-24.8	338	80.5	75.2-84.9
25-34	1,365	251	17.6	15.2-20.3	1,114	82.4	79.7-84.8
35-44	1,641	311	18.6	16.3-21.2	1,330	81.4	78.8-83.7
45-54	1,569	308	17.1	15.0-19.4	1,261	82.9	80.6-85.0
55-64	1,402	206	13.2	11.1-15.6	1,196	86.8	84.4-88.9
65-74	1,063	106	9.2	7.1-11.8	957	90.8	88.2-92.9
75+	837	56	6.0	4.4- 8.1	781	94.0	91.9-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,316	322	26.7	23.6-30.2	994	73.3	69.8-76.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,315	413	17.4	15.5-19.5	1,902	82.6	80.5-84.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,019	368	17.8	15.7-20.1	1,651	82.2	79.9-84.3
College Graduate	2,685	220	7.2	6.2- 8.5	2,465	92.8	91.5-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	853	296	34.0	29.9-38.5	557	66.0	61.5-70.1
$15,000- 24,999	1,290	332	27.5	24.3-31.1	958	72.5	68.9-75.7
$25,000- 34,999	911	171	20.7	17.4-24.5	740	79.3	75.5-82.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,087	144	13.7	11.3-16.4	943	86.3	83.6-88.7
$50,000-74,999	1,076	78	7.5	5.7- 9.7	998	92.5	90.3-94.3
$75,000+	1,321	51	4.1	2.8- 5.8	1,270	95.9	94.2-97.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,463	623	25.2	23.0-27.5	1,840	74.8	72.5-77.0
No	5,645	659	11.6	10.6-12.7	4,986	88.4	87.3-89.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	994	99	9.7	7.6-12.2	895	90.3	87.8-92.4
Non-Veteran	7,312	1,221	16.4	15.3-17.5	6,091	83.6	82.5-84.7
Currently Serving	28	4	15.7	5.4-37.5	24	84.3	62.5-94.6

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

-Piedmont NC

8,346

1,326

15.4

14.4-16.4

7,020

84.6

83.6-85.6

GENDER

Male

3,112

399

13.2

11.8-14.8

2,713

86.8

85.2-88.2

Female

5,234

927

17.5

16.3-18.9

4,307

82.5

81.1-83.7

RACE

White

6,462

887

13.0

12.0-14.1

5,575

87.0

85.9-88.0

African American

1,347

297

20.4

17.8-23.2

1,050

79.6

76.8-82.2

Other Minorities

15.0

7.5-27.6

85.0

72.4-92.5

AGE

18-24

419

19.5

15.1-24.8

338

80.5

75.2-84.9

25-34

1,365

251

17.6

15.2-20.3

1,114

82.4

79.7-84.8

35-44

1,641

311

18.6

16.3-21.2

1,330

81.4

78.8-83.7

45-54

1,569

308

17.1

15.0-19.4

1,261

82.9

80.6-85.0

55-64

1,402

206

13.2

11.1-15.6

1,196

86.8

84.4-88.9

65-74

1,063

106

9.2

7.1-11.8

957

90.8

88.2-92.9

75+

837

6.0

4.4- 8.1

781

94.0

91.9-95.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,316

322

26.7

23.6-30.2

994

73.3

69.8-76.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,315

413

17.4

15.5-19.5

1,902

82.6

80.5-84.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,019

368

17.8

15.7-20.1

1,651

82.2

79.9-84.3

College Graduate

2,685

220

7.2

6.2- 8.5

2,465

92.8

91.5-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

853

296

34.0

29.9-38.5

557

66.0

61.5-70.1

$15,000- 24,999

1,290

332

27.5

24.3-31.1

958

72.5

68.9-75.7

$25,000- 34,999

911

171

20.7

17.4-24.5

740

79.3

75.5-82.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,087

144

13.7

11.3-16.4

943

86.3

83.6-88.7

$50,000-74,999

1,076

7.5

5.7- 9.7

998

92.5

90.3-94.3

$75,000+

1,321

4.1

2.8- 5.8

1,270

95.9

94.2-97.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,463

623

25.2

23.0-27.5

1,840

74.8

72.5-77.0

5,645

659

11.6

10.6-12.7

4,986

88.4

87.3-89.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

994

9.7

7.6-12.2

895

90.3

87.8-92.4

Non-Veteran

7,312

1,221

16.4

15.3-17.5

6,091

83.6

82.5-84.7

Currently Serving

15.7

5.4-37.5

84.3

62.5-94.6

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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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