BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,635	291	19.9	17.5-22.5	1,344	80.1	77.5-82.5
GENDER
Male	614	99	19.4	15.7-23.8	515	80.6	76.2-84.3
Female	1,021	192	20.3	17.4-23.5	829	79.7	76.5-82.6
RACE
White	1,450	252	19.0	16.6-21.6	1,198	81.0	78.4-83.4
African American	73	14	18.6	10.3-31.1	59	81.4	68.9-89.7
Other Minorities	4	2	47.6	10.2-87.9	2	52.4	12.1-89.8
AGE
18-24	89	22	19.4	12.2-29.5	67	80.6	70.5-87.8
25-34	209	54	31.0	23.2-40.0	155	69.0	60.0-76.8
35-44	297	66	22.7	17.4-29.0	231	77.3	71.0-82.6
45-54	309	73	30.2	23.7-37.5	236	69.8	62.5-76.3
55-64	281	39	13.5	9.4-19.0	242	86.5	81.0-90.6
65-74	251	22	7.0	4.3-11.0	229	93.0	89.0-95.7
75+	193	15	7.8	4.1-14.1	178	92.2	85.9-95.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	301	77	26.7	20.7-33.6	224	73.3	66.4-79.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	486	89	22.1	17.5-27.5	397	77.9	72.5-82.5
Some Post-H.S.	426	73	19.5	15.1-24.7	353	80.5	75.3-84.9
College Graduate	418	51	11.9	8.7-16.1	367	88.1	83.9-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	212	62	36.2	27.3-46.1	150	63.8	53.9-72.7
$15,000- 24,999	302	90	34.0	27.6-41.1	212	66.0	58.9-72.4
$25,000- 34,999	227	45	23.7	17.4-31.6	182	76.3	68.4-82.6
$35,000- 49,999	220	17	10.0	6.1-16.2	203	90.0	83.8-93.9
$50,000-74,999	184	14	8.6	4.6-15.3	170	91.4	84.7-95.4
$75,000+	148	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	146	99.2	96.7-99.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	580	158	30.8	26.2-36.0	422	69.2	64.0-73.8
No	1,017	129	14.5	11.9-17.6	888	85.5	82.4-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	23	12.4	7.4-20.2	202	87.6	79.8-92.6
Non-Veteran	1,402	268	21.4	18.8-24.2	1,134	78.6	75.8-81.2
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,635

291

19.9

17.5-22.5

1,344

80.1

77.5-82.5

GENDER

Male

614

19.4

15.7-23.8

515

80.6

76.2-84.3

Female

1,021

192

20.3

17.4-23.5

829

79.7

76.5-82.6

RACE

White

1,450

252

19.0

16.6-21.6

1,198

81.0

78.4-83.4

African American

18.6

10.3-31.1

81.4

68.9-89.7

Other Minorities

47.6

10.2-87.9

52.4

12.1-89.8

AGE

18-24

19.4

12.2-29.5

80.6

70.5-87.8

25-34

209

31.0

23.2-40.0

155

69.0

60.0-76.8

35-44

297

22.7

17.4-29.0

231

77.3

71.0-82.6

45-54

309

30.2

23.7-37.5

236

69.8

62.5-76.3

55-64

281

13.5

9.4-19.0

242

86.5

81.0-90.6

65-74

251

7.0

4.3-11.0

229

93.0

89.0-95.7

75+

193

7.8

4.1-14.1

178

92.2

85.9-95.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

301

26.7

20.7-33.6

224

73.3

66.4-79.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

486

22.1

17.5-27.5

397

77.9

72.5-82.5

Some Post-H.S.

426

19.5

15.1-24.7

353

80.5

75.3-84.9

College Graduate

418

11.9

8.7-16.1

367

88.1

83.9-91.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

212

36.2

27.3-46.1

150

63.8

53.9-72.7

$15,000- 24,999

302

34.0

27.6-41.1

212

66.0

58.9-72.4

$25,000- 34,999

227

23.7

17.4-31.6

182

76.3

68.4-82.6

$35,000- 49,999

220

10.0

6.1-16.2

203

90.0

83.8-93.9

$50,000-74,999

184

8.6

4.6-15.3

170

91.4

84.7-95.4

$75,000+

148

0.8

0.2- 3.3

146

99.2

96.7-99.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

580

158

30.8

26.2-36.0

422

69.2

64.0-73.8

1,017

129

14.5

11.9-17.6

888

85.5

82.4-88.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

12.4

7.4-20.2

202

87.6

79.8-92.6

Non-Veteran

1,402

268

21.4

18.8-24.2

1,134

78.6

75.8-81.2

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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