BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (In the past year, have you or anyone living in your household been contacted by a collection agency about owing money for 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	14,531	2,442	16.1	15.4-16.8	12,089	83.9	83.2-84.6
-Piedmont NC	8,089	1,312	15.2	14.3-16.2	6,777	84.8	83.8-85.7
GENDER
Male	2,999	373	12.0	10.7-13.5	2,626	88.0	86.5-89.3
Female	5,090	939	18.3	17.0-19.6	4,151	81.7	80.4-83.0
RACE
White	6,283	843	12.8	11.8-13.8	5,440	87.2	86.2-88.2
African American	1,286	379	26.1	23.3-29.1	907	73.9	70.9-76.7
Other Minorities	70	7	8.0	3.2-18.3	63	92.0	81.7-96.8
AGE
18-24	388	65	14.1	10.4-18.8	323	85.9	81.2-89.6
25-34	1,330	268	16.6	14.4-19.0	1,062	83.4	81.0-85.6
35-44	1,588	331	19.0	16.7-21.6	1,257	81.0	78.4-83.3
45-54	1,527	304	17.8	15.6-20.1	1,223	82.2	79.9-84.4
55-64	1,377	209	15.2	12.9-17.9	1,168	84.8	82.1-87.1
65-74	1,036	91	8.7	6.8-11.2	945	91.3	88.8-93.2
75+	799	41	4.8	3.4- 6.8	758	95.2	93.2-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,259	295	23.4	20.5-26.6	964	76.6	73.4-79.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,223	412	17.8	15.8-19.9	1,811	82.2	80.1-84.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,964	354	17.1	15.2-19.2	1,610	82.9	80.8-84.8
College Graduate	2,632	248	8.5	7.4- 9.9	2,384	91.5	90.1-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	824	240	30.4	26.3-34.9	584	69.6	65.1-73.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,255	293	24.2	21.2-27.4	962	75.8	72.6-78.8
$25,000- 34,999	892	173	19.5	16.4-23.2	719	80.5	76.8-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,062	177	16.8	14.2-19.7	885	83.2	80.3-85.8
$50,000-74,999	1,056	117	9.7	7.9-12.0	939	90.3	88.0-92.1
$75,000+	1,301	97	7.2	5.7- 9.1	1,204	92.8	90.9-94.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,414	622	26.3	24.1-28.6	1,792	73.7	71.4-75.9
No	5,611	677	11.1	10.2-12.2	4,934	88.9	87.8-89.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	960	89	9.0	7.1-11.3	871	91.0	88.7-92.9
Non-Veteran	7,101	1,219	16.3	15.2-17.4	5,882	83.7	82.6-84.8
Currently Serving	26	4	13.6	4.5-34.2	22	86.4	65.8-95.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,531

2,442

16.1

15.4-16.8

12,089

83.9

83.2-84.6

-Piedmont NC

8,089

1,312

15.2

14.3-16.2

6,777

84.8

83.8-85.7

GENDER

Male

2,999

373

12.0

10.7-13.5

2,626

88.0

86.5-89.3

Female

5,090

939

18.3

17.0-19.6

4,151

81.7

80.4-83.0

RACE

White

6,283

843

12.8

11.8-13.8

5,440

87.2

86.2-88.2

African American

1,286

379

26.1

23.3-29.1

907

73.9

70.9-76.7

Other Minorities

8.0

3.2-18.3

92.0

81.7-96.8

AGE

18-24

388

14.1

10.4-18.8

323

85.9

81.2-89.6

25-34

1,330

268

16.6

14.4-19.0

1,062

83.4

81.0-85.6

35-44

1,588

331

19.0

16.7-21.6

1,257

81.0

78.4-83.3

45-54

1,527

304

17.8

15.6-20.1

1,223

82.2

79.9-84.4

55-64

1,377

209

15.2

12.9-17.9

1,168

84.8

82.1-87.1

65-74

1,036

8.7

6.8-11.2

945

91.3

88.8-93.2

75+

799

4.8

3.4- 6.8

758

95.2

93.2-96.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,259

295

23.4

20.5-26.6

964

76.6

73.4-79.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,223

412

17.8

15.8-19.9

1,811

82.2

80.1-84.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,964

354

17.1

15.2-19.2

1,610

82.9

80.8-84.8

College Graduate

2,632

248

8.5

7.4- 9.9

2,384

91.5

90.1-92.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

824

240

30.4

26.3-34.9

584

69.6

65.1-73.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,255

293

24.2

21.2-27.4

962

75.8

72.6-78.8

$25,000- 34,999

892

173

19.5

16.4-23.2

719

80.5

76.8-83.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,062

177

16.8

14.2-19.7

885

83.2

80.3-85.8

$50,000-74,999

1,056

117

9.7

7.9-12.0

939

90.3

88.0-92.1

$75,000+

1,301

7.2

5.7- 9.1

1,204

92.8

90.9-94.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,414

622

26.3

24.1-28.6

1,792

73.7

71.4-75.9

5,611

677

11.1

10.2-12.2

4,934

88.9

87.8-89.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

960

9.0

7.1-11.3

871

91.0

88.7-92.9

Non-Veteran

7,101

1,219

16.3

15.2-17.4

5,882

83.7

82.6-84.8

Currently Serving

13.6

4.5-34.2

86.4

65.8-95.5

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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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