BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,585	242	15.6	13.5-17.9	1,343	84.4	82.1-86.5
GENDER
Male	587	85	15.4	12.2-19.2	502	84.6	80.8-87.8
Female	998	157	15.8	13.2-18.7	841	84.2	81.3-86.8
RACE
White	1,406	210	15.3	13.1-17.8	1,196	84.7	82.2-86.9
African American	72	18	26.6	16.5-39.9	54	73.4	60.1-83.5
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	85	16	18.9	11.3-29.9	69	81.1	70.1-88.7
25-34	204	47	23.5	16.9-31.7	157	76.5	68.3-83.1
35-44	290	64	20.9	16.0-26.8	226	79.1	73.2-84.0
45-54	298	61	20.7	15.5-27.0	237	79.3	73.0-84.5
55-64	270	32	11.0	7.3-16.1	238	89.0	83.9-92.7
65-74	245	20	7.5	4.5-12.3	225	92.5	87.7-95.5
75+	187	2	0.7	0.1- 3.1	185	99.3	96.9-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	286	57	20.3	15.2-26.6	229	79.7	73.4-84.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	470	89	19.9	15.8-24.7	381	80.1	75.3-84.2
Some Post-H.S.	413	63	15.4	11.6-20.2	350	84.6	79.8-88.4
College Graduate	412	33	7.1	4.7-10.6	379	92.9	89.4-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	202	50	25.3	18.4-33.8	152	74.7	66.2-81.6
$15,000- 24,999	297	69	24.8	19.1-31.5	228	75.2	68.5-80.9
$25,000- 34,999	220	40	22.3	16.1-29.9	180	77.7	70.1-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	219	26	12.9	8.4-19.3	193	87.1	80.7-91.6
$50,000-74,999	182	15	7.5	4.3-13.0	167	92.5	87.0-95.7
$75,000+	145	8	4.3	1.8-10.0	137	95.7	90.0-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	564	140	25.6	21.4-30.3	424	74.4	69.7-78.6
No	1,013	102	10.5	8.4-13.1	911	89.5	86.9-91.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	221	16	5.8	3.3-10.0	205	94.2	90.0-96.7
Non-Veteran	1,359	226	17.6	15.2-20.2	1,133	82.4	79.8-84.8
Currently Serving	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,585

242

15.6

13.5-17.9

1,343

84.4

82.1-86.5

GENDER

Male

587

15.4

12.2-19.2

502

84.6

80.8-87.8

Female

998

157

15.8

13.2-18.7

841

84.2

81.3-86.8

RACE

White

1,406

210

15.3

13.1-17.8

1,196

84.7

82.2-86.9

African American

26.6

16.5-39.9

73.4

60.1-83.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

18.9

11.3-29.9

81.1

70.1-88.7

25-34

204

23.5

16.9-31.7

157

76.5

68.3-83.1

35-44

290

20.9

16.0-26.8

226

79.1

73.2-84.0

45-54

298

20.7

15.5-27.0

237

79.3

73.0-84.5

55-64

270

11.0

7.3-16.1

238

89.0

83.9-92.7

65-74

245

7.5

4.5-12.3

225

92.5

87.7-95.5

75+

187

0.7

0.1- 3.1

185

99.3

96.9-99.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

286

20.3

15.2-26.6

229

79.7

73.4-84.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

470

19.9

15.8-24.7

381

80.1

75.3-84.2

Some Post-H.S.

413

15.4

11.6-20.2

350

84.6

79.8-88.4

College Graduate

412

7.1

4.7-10.6

379

92.9

89.4-95.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

202

25.3

18.4-33.8

152

74.7

66.2-81.6

$15,000- 24,999

297

24.8

19.1-31.5

228

75.2

68.5-80.9

$25,000- 34,999

220

22.3

16.1-29.9

180

77.7

70.1-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

219

12.9

8.4-19.3

193

87.1

80.7-91.6

$50,000-74,999

182

7.5

4.3-13.0

167

92.5

87.0-95.7

$75,000+

145

4.3

1.8-10.0

137

95.7

90.0-98.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

564

140

25.6

21.4-30.3

424

74.4

69.7-78.6

1,013

102

10.5

8.4-13.1

911

89.5

86.9-91.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

221

5.8

3.3-10.0

205

94.2

90.0-96.7

Non-Veteran

1,359

226

17.6

15.2-20.2

1,133

82.4

79.8-84.8

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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