BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (What do you think your household has had to give up in the last year to pay health care costs?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

What do you think your household has had to give up in the last year to pay health care costs?

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	Total Respond.^	Nothing	Only extra activities	Only non-necessities	Living expenses
North Carolina	14,172	8,738	61.6	60.6-62.6	1,415	10.8	10.2-11.5	1,232	9.0	8.4- 9.6	2,787	18.7	17.9-19.5
-Western NC	1,539	900	56.8	53.8-59.9	180	12.6	10.6-14.8	130	9.3	7.7-11.3	329	21.3	18.8-23.9
GENDER
Male	571	367	61.7	56.8-66.4	63	11.4	8.6-14.8	45	8.6	6.2-11.8	96	18.3	14.7-22.6
Female	968	533	52.3	48.5-56.1	117	13.7	11.1-16.7	85	10.1	7.9-12.7	233	23.9	20.8-27.4
RACE
White	1,370	794	56.9	53.7-60.0	164	12.9	10.8-15.3	116	9.2	7.5-11.2	296	21.0	18.6-23.7
African American	70	46	64.1	50.1-76.0	7	9.4	4.2-19.6	4	6.1	2.0-16.7	13	20.5	11.4-34.0
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	34.7	3.2-89.5
AGE
18-24	80	51	65.0	52.4-75.8	10	10.5	5.3-19.6	5	7.7	3.0-18.1	14	16.9	9.4-28.4
25-34	199	93	47.6	38.6-56.8	38	17.4	11.9-24.7	30	16.4	10.9-24.1	38	18.6	12.8-26.2
35-44	285	138	45.3	38.6-52.2	44	18.1	13.0-24.5	40	14.9	10.5-20.5	63	21.8	16.7-27.9
45-54	294	158	50.2	43.0-57.4	42	15.6	11.1-21.3	27	8.6	5.6-13.0	67	25.7	19.3-33.2
55-64	265	164	61.9	54.8-68.6	26	11.2	7.3-17.0	9	3.2	1.4- 6.9	66	23.7	18.3-30.1
65-74	234	163	71.1	63.5-77.7	15	4.6	2.5- 8.3	6	4.8	1.9-11.9	50	19.5	14.2-26.1
75+	176	129	72.6	64.1-79.8	5	3.4	1.1- 9.4	12	7.4	3.9-13.8	30	16.6	11.3-23.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	269	148	50.7	43.2-58.2	18	9.3	5.6-15.0	21	10.5	6.3-16.9	82	29.5	23.4-36.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	458	261	55.3	49.5-60.9	52	12.6	9.4-16.9	38	8.6	5.9-12.4	107	23.5	18.8-28.9
Some Post-H.S.	402	231	56.6	50.6-62.4	63	16.7	12.6-21.9	25	5.4	3.4- 8.4	83	21.3	16.8-26.7
College Graduate	406	257	62.7	57.0-68.2	47	10.4	7.5-14.2	46	13.9	10.2-18.6	56	13.0	9.7-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	196	90	41.0	32.0-50.7	13	6.4	3.2-12.3	24	15.3	9.4-23.8	69	37.3	28.4-47.2
$15,000- 24,999	283	142	50.3	43.1-57.5	34	12.5	8.4-18.1	25	9.5	5.9-15.0	82	27.7	21.8-34.4
$25,000- 34,999	214	119	47.3	39.5-55.3	25	14.6	9.5-21.9	15	9.3	5.4-15.6	55	28.7	21.8-36.8
$35,000- 49,999	216	139	61.8	53.8-69.2	27	14.1	9.2-20.9	18	8.7	5.1-14.4	32	15.4	10.6-21.9
$50,000-74,999	182	115	61.6	52.9-69.6	29	17.3	11.3-25.4	17	10.2	6.1-16.7	21	10.9	7.0-16.8
$75,000+	143	99	69.6	60.3-77.5	21	12.8	8.0-20.0	12	9.3	5.1-16.3	11	8.3	4.2-15.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	544	280	47.3	42.1-52.6	51	11.7	8.6-15.6	46	9.2	6.6-12.6	167	31.9	27.0-37.1
No	986	613	61.5	57.7-65.2	129	13.1	10.7-15.9	84	9.5	7.4-12.1	160	15.9	13.3-18.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	210	151	71.2	62.7-78.3	19	9.0	5.3-14.6	10	5.1	2.5- 9.8	30	14.8	9.3-22.9
Non-Veteran	1,324	744	53.9	50.6-57.2	161	13.3	11.2-15.8	120	10.2	8.3-12.5	299	22.6	19.9-25.4
Currently Serving	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Nothing

Only extra activities

Only non-necessities

Living expenses

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,172

8,738

61.6

60.6-62.6

1,415

10.8

10.2-11.5

1,232

9.0

8.4- 9.6

2,787

18.7

17.9-19.5

-Western NC

1,539

900

56.8

53.8-59.9

180

12.6

10.6-14.8

130

9.3

7.7-11.3

329

21.3

18.8-23.9

GENDER

Male

571

367

61.7

56.8-66.4

11.4

8.6-14.8

8.6

6.2-11.8

18.3

14.7-22.6

Female

968

533

52.3

48.5-56.1

117

13.7

11.1-16.7

10.1

7.9-12.7

233

23.9

20.8-27.4

RACE

White

1,370

794

56.9

53.7-60.0

164

12.9

10.8-15.3

116

9.2

7.5-11.2

296

21.0

18.6-23.7

African American

64.1

50.1-76.0

9.4

4.2-19.6

6.1

2.0-16.7

20.5

11.4-34.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

0.0

. - .

34.7

3.2-89.5

AGE

18-24

65.0

52.4-75.8

10.5

5.3-19.6

7.7

3.0-18.1

16.9

9.4-28.4

25-34

199

47.6

38.6-56.8

17.4

11.9-24.7

16.4

10.9-24.1

18.6

12.8-26.2

35-44

285

138

45.3

38.6-52.2

18.1

13.0-24.5

14.9

10.5-20.5

21.8

16.7-27.9

45-54

294

158

50.2

43.0-57.4

15.6

11.1-21.3

8.6

5.6-13.0

25.7

19.3-33.2

55-64

265

164

61.9

54.8-68.6

11.2

7.3-17.0

3.2

1.4- 6.9

23.7

18.3-30.1

65-74

234

163

71.1

63.5-77.7

4.6

2.5- 8.3

4.8

1.9-11.9

19.5

14.2-26.1

75+

176

129

72.6

64.1-79.8

3.4

1.1- 9.4

7.4

3.9-13.8

16.6

11.3-23.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

269

148

50.7

43.2-58.2

9.3

5.6-15.0

10.5

6.3-16.9

29.5

23.4-36.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

458

261

55.3

49.5-60.9

12.6

9.4-16.9

8.6

5.9-12.4

107

23.5

18.8-28.9

Some Post-H.S.

402

231

56.6

50.6-62.4

16.7

12.6-21.9

5.4

3.4- 8.4

21.3

16.8-26.7

College Graduate

406

257

62.7

57.0-68.2

10.4

7.5-14.2

13.9

10.2-18.6

13.0

9.7-17.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

196

41.0

32.0-50.7

6.4

3.2-12.3

15.3

9.4-23.8

37.3

28.4-47.2

$15,000- 24,999

283

142

50.3

43.1-57.5

12.5

8.4-18.1

9.5

5.9-15.0

27.7

21.8-34.4

$25,000- 34,999

214

119

47.3

39.5-55.3

14.6

9.5-21.9

9.3

5.4-15.6

28.7

21.8-36.8

$35,000- 49,999

216

139

61.8

53.8-69.2

14.1

9.2-20.9

8.7

5.1-14.4

15.4

10.6-21.9

$50,000-74,999

182

115

61.6

52.9-69.6

17.3

11.3-25.4

10.2

6.1-16.7

10.9

7.0-16.8

$75,000+

143

69.6

60.3-77.5

12.8

8.0-20.0

9.3

5.1-16.3

8.3

4.2-15.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

544

280

47.3

42.1-52.6

11.7

8.6-15.6

9.2

6.6-12.6

167

31.9

27.0-37.1

986

613

61.5

57.7-65.2

129

13.1

10.7-15.9

9.5

7.4-12.1

160

15.9

13.3-18.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

210

151

71.2

62.7-78.3

9.0

5.3-14.6

5.1

2.5- 9.8

14.8

9.3-22.9

Non-Veteran

1,324

744

53.9

50.6-57.2

161

13.3

11.2-15.8

120

10.2

8.3-12.5

299

22.6

19.9-25.4

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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