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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	8,090	1,595	17.9	16.9-19.0	6,495	82.1	81.0-83.1
GENDER
Male	3,001	418	13.6	12.1-15.2	2,583	86.4	84.8-87.9
Female	5,089	1,177	22.0	20.6-23.4	3,912	78.0	76.6-79.4
RACE
White	6,283	1,088	15.8	14.7-16.9	5,195	84.2	83.1-85.3
African American	1,290	401	27.2	24.4-30.2	889	72.8	69.8-75.6
Other Minorities	70	4	5.1	1.6-15.4	66	94.9	84.6-98.4
AGE
18-24	387	76	18.7	14.3-24.2	311	81.3	75.8-85.7
25-34	1,332	281	17.7	15.4-20.3	1,051	82.3	79.7-84.6
35-44	1,587	356	20.4	18.0-23.0	1,231	79.6	77.0-82.0
45-54	1,531	358	20.6	18.3-23.1	1,173	79.4	76.9-81.7
55-64	1,375	278	17.8	15.5-20.3	1,097	82.2	79.7-84.5
65-74	1,036	149	13.5	11.1-16.3	887	86.5	83.7-88.9
75+	800	89	10.1	7.9-12.9	711	89.9	87.1-92.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,260	358	26.9	23.8-30.2	902	73.1	69.8-76.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,223	510	22.1	20.0-24.4	1,713	77.9	75.6-80.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,964	430	20.2	18.1-22.4	1,534	79.8	77.6-81.9
College Graduate	2,632	294	9.4	8.2-10.8	2,338	90.6	89.2-91.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	827	309	35.9	31.6-40.4	518	64.1	59.6-68.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,256	394	31.9	28.5-35.4	862	68.1	64.6-71.5
$25,000- 34,999	890	211	23.1	19.8-26.7	679	76.9	73.3-80.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,062	207	18.3	15.7-21.2	855	81.7	78.8-84.3
$50,000-74,999	1,055	123	10.4	8.5-12.8	932	89.6	87.2-91.5
$75,000+	1,302	73	5.3	4.0- 6.9	1,229	94.7	93.1-96.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,415	807	32.6	30.2-35.1	1,608	67.4	64.9-69.8
No	5,609	772	12.4	11.4-13.5	4,837	87.6	86.5-88.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	960	108	10.6	8.5-13.0	852	89.4	87.0-91.5
Non-Veteran	7,102	1,483	19.1	18.0-20.3	5,619	80.9	79.7-82.0
Currently Serving	26	4	16.2	5.6-39.0	22	83.8	61.0-94.4

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

-Piedmont NC

8,090

1,595

17.9

16.9-19.0

6,495

82.1

81.0-83.1

GENDER

Male

3,001

418

13.6

12.1-15.2

2,583

86.4

84.8-87.9

Female

5,089

1,177

22.0

20.6-23.4

3,912

78.0

76.6-79.4

RACE

White

6,283

1,088

15.8

14.7-16.9

5,195

84.2

83.1-85.3

African American

1,290

401

27.2

24.4-30.2

889

72.8

69.8-75.6

Other Minorities

5.1

1.6-15.4

94.9

84.6-98.4

AGE

18-24

387

18.7

14.3-24.2

311

81.3

75.8-85.7

25-34

1,332

281

17.7

15.4-20.3

1,051

82.3

79.7-84.6

35-44

1,587

356

20.4

18.0-23.0

1,231

79.6

77.0-82.0

45-54

1,531

358

20.6

18.3-23.1

1,173

79.4

76.9-81.7

55-64

1,375

278

17.8

15.5-20.3

1,097

82.2

79.7-84.5

65-74

1,036

149

13.5

11.1-16.3

887

86.5

83.7-88.9

75+

800

10.1

7.9-12.9

711

89.9

87.1-92.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,260

358

26.9

23.8-30.2

902

73.1

69.8-76.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,223

510

22.1

20.0-24.4

1,713

77.9

75.6-80.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,964

430

20.2

18.1-22.4

1,534

79.8

77.6-81.9

College Graduate

2,632

294

9.4

8.2-10.8

2,338

90.6

89.2-91.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

827

309

35.9

31.6-40.4

518

64.1

59.6-68.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,256

394

31.9

28.5-35.4

862

68.1

64.6-71.5

$25,000- 34,999

890

211

23.1

19.8-26.7

679

76.9

73.3-80.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,062

207

18.3

15.7-21.2

855

81.7

78.8-84.3

$50,000-74,999

1,055

123

10.4

8.5-12.8

932

89.6

87.2-91.5

$75,000+

1,302

5.3

4.0- 6.9

1,229

94.7

93.1-96.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,415

807

32.6

30.2-35.1

1,608

67.4

64.9-69.8

5,609

772

12.4

11.4-13.5

4,837

87.6

86.5-88.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

960

108

10.6

8.5-13.0

852

89.4

87.0-91.5

Non-Veteran

7,102

1,483

19.1

18.0-20.3

5,619

80.9

79.7-82.0

Currently Serving

16.2

5.6-39.0

83.8

61.0-94.4

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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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