BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,585	346	23.3	20.8-26.1	1,239	76.7	73.9-79.2
GENDER
Male	588	106	21.0	17.1-25.5	482	79.0	74.5-82.9
Female	997	240	25.5	22.3-29.1	757	74.5	70.9-77.7
RACE
White	1,407	301	22.3	19.7-25.1	1,106	77.7	74.9-80.3
African American	72	17	27.3	16.8-41.1	55	72.7	58.9-83.2
Other Minorities	3	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	2	55.3	10.0-93.2
AGE
18-24	85	22	23.5	14.8-35.2	63	76.5	64.8-85.2
25-34	205	58	32.3	24.6-41.1	147	67.7	58.9-75.4
35-44	290	81	25.9	20.5-32.3	209	74.1	67.7-79.5
45-54	299	86	32.7	26.0-40.1	213	67.3	59.9-74.0
55-64	269	51	18.4	13.4-24.8	218	81.6	75.2-86.6
65-74	244	32	14.2	9.3-21.1	212	85.8	78.9-90.7
75+	187	16	8.1	4.6-13.9	171	91.9	86.1-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	285	87	33.0	26.5-40.3	198	67.0	59.7-73.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	470	115	27.6	22.5-33.3	355	72.4	66.7-77.5
Some Post-H.S.	414	91	22.3	17.7-27.7	323	77.7	72.3-82.3
College Graduate	412	52	12.3	9.0-16.5	360	87.7	83.5-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	203	64	36.7	27.7-46.8	139	63.3	53.2-72.3
$15,000- 24,999	295	97	33.8	27.5-40.9	198	66.2	59.1-72.5
$25,000- 34,999	221	51	30.1	22.9-38.4	170	69.9	61.6-77.1
$35,000- 49,999	218	36	18.2	12.8-25.2	182	81.8	74.8-87.2
$50,000-74,999	182	21	11.9	7.5-18.6	161	88.1	81.4-92.5
$75,000+	145	10	4.9	2.3- 9.8	135	95.1	90.2-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	565	182	35.7	30.7-41.0	383	64.3	59.0-69.3
No	1,012	164	17.1	14.4-20.2	848	82.9	79.8-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	220	23	13.5	8.0-21.9	197	86.5	78.1-92.0
Non-Veteran	1,360	323	25.3	22.6-28.4	1,037	74.7	71.6-77.4
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,585

346

23.3

20.8-26.1

1,239

76.7

73.9-79.2

GENDER

Male

588

106

21.0

17.1-25.5

482

79.0

74.5-82.9

Female

997

240

25.5

22.3-29.1

757

74.5

70.9-77.7

RACE

White

1,407

301

22.3

19.7-25.1

1,106

77.7

74.9-80.3

African American

27.3

16.8-41.1

72.7

58.9-83.2

Other Minorities

44.7

6.8-90.0

55.3

10.0-93.2

AGE

18-24

23.5

14.8-35.2

76.5

64.8-85.2

25-34

205

32.3

24.6-41.1

147

67.7

58.9-75.4

35-44

290

25.9

20.5-32.3

209

74.1

67.7-79.5

45-54

299

32.7

26.0-40.1

213

67.3

59.9-74.0

55-64

269

18.4

13.4-24.8

218

81.6

75.2-86.6

65-74

244

14.2

9.3-21.1

212

85.8

78.9-90.7

75+

187

8.1

4.6-13.9

171

91.9

86.1-95.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

285

33.0

26.5-40.3

198

67.0

59.7-73.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

470

115

27.6

22.5-33.3

355

72.4

66.7-77.5

Some Post-H.S.

414

22.3

17.7-27.7

323

77.7

72.3-82.3

College Graduate

412

12.3

9.0-16.5

360

87.7

83.5-91.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

203

36.7

27.7-46.8

139

63.3

53.2-72.3

$15,000- 24,999

295

33.8

27.5-40.9

198

66.2

59.1-72.5

$25,000- 34,999

221

30.1

22.9-38.4

170

69.9

61.6-77.1

$35,000- 49,999

218

18.2

12.8-25.2

182

81.8

74.8-87.2

$50,000-74,999

182

11.9

7.5-18.6

161

88.1

81.4-92.5

$75,000+

145

4.9

2.3- 9.8

135

95.1

90.2-97.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

565

182

35.7

30.7-41.0

383

64.3

59.0-69.3

1,012

164

17.1

14.4-20.2

848

82.9

79.8-85.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

220

13.5

8.0-21.9

197

86.5

78.1-92.0

Non-Veteran

1,360

323

25.3

22.6-28.4

1,037

74.7

71.6-77.4

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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