BRFSS 2004 - Union County: (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: Union County

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
-Union County	376	26	6.3	4.1- 9.4	43	11.0	7.8-15.2	66	17.1	13.0-22.2	147	40.2	34.3-46.4	94	25.5	20.6-31.1
GENDER
Male	115	9	7.3	3.7-13.9	11	10.0	5.3-18.0	20	14.8	9.1-23.0	46	44.1	33.9-54.9	29	23.8	16.5-33.1
Female	261	17	5.6	3.3- 9.3	32	11.6	7.8-16.9	46	18.6	13.2-25.4	101	37.6	30.9-44.9	65	26.6	20.5-33.7
RACE
White	329	19	5.1	3.1- 8.2	35	9.8	6.7-14.0	55	16.9	12.4-22.6	133	40.4	34.1-46.9	87	27.9	22.5-34.1
Other	46	7	13.5	6.1-27.5	7	13.6	5.8-28.7	11	19.0	9.9-33.4	14	41.0	24.8-59.3	7	12.9	5.6-27.3
AGE
18-44	163	6	3.4	1.4- 7.8	21	14.5	9.2-22.3	28	15.8	10.7-22.7	70	44.2	35.4-53.3	38	22.1	15.5-30.4
45+	212	20	8.7	5.4-13.8	22	8.0	4.9-12.7	38	18.3	12.4-26.0	77	37.0	29.3-45.4	55	28.1	21.4-35.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	137	11	7.8	4.1-14.3	19	13.2	7.8-21.4	22	15.4	9.7-23.7	53	41.9	32.5-51.9	32	21.7	15.1-30.2
Some College +	239	15	5.5	3.1- 9.4	24	9.8	6.2-15.0	44	18.0	12.7-24.8	94	39.3	31.9-47.2	62	27.5	21.2-34.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	157	10	5.9	3.0-11.4	24	16.1	10.3-24.2	31	16.0	10.7-23.3	62	42.6	33.6-52.0	30	19.4	13.2-27.6
$50,000+	160	4	2.6	0.9- 7.3	15	8.7	4.9-15.1	22	15.4	9.9-23.4	72	44.8	35.7-54.3	47	28.4	21.0-37.3

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

-Union County

376

6.3

4.1- 9.4

11.0

7.8-15.2

17.1

13.0-22.2

147

40.2

34.3-46.4

25.5

20.6-31.1

GENDER

Male

115

7.3

3.7-13.9

10.0

5.3-18.0

14.8

9.1-23.0

44.1

33.9-54.9

23.8

16.5-33.1

Female

261

5.6

3.3- 9.3

11.6

7.8-16.9

18.6

13.2-25.4

101

37.6

30.9-44.9

26.6

20.5-33.7

RACE

White

329

5.1

3.1- 8.2

9.8

6.7-14.0

16.9

12.4-22.6

133

40.4

34.1-46.9

27.9

22.5-34.1

Other

13.5

6.1-27.5

13.6

5.8-28.7

19.0

9.9-33.4

41.0

24.8-59.3

12.9

5.6-27.3

AGE

18-44

163

3.4

1.4- 7.8

14.5

9.2-22.3

15.8

10.7-22.7

44.2

35.4-53.3

22.1

15.5-30.4

45+

212

8.7

5.4-13.8

8.0

4.9-12.7

18.3

12.4-26.0

37.0

29.3-45.4

28.1

21.4-35.9

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

137

7.8

4.1-14.3

13.2

7.8-21.4

15.4

9.7-23.7

41.9

32.5-51.9

21.7

15.1-30.2

Some College +

239

5.5

3.1- 9.4

9.8

6.2-15.0

18.0

12.7-24.8

39.3

31.9-47.2

27.5

21.2-34.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

157

5.9

3.0-11.4

16.1

10.3-24.2

16.0

10.7-23.3

42.6

33.6-52.0

19.4

13.2-27.6

$50,000+

160

2.6

0.9- 7.3

8.7

4.9-15.1

15.4

9.9-23.4

44.8

35.7-54.3

28.4

21.0-37.3

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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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