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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Access

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, only one Yes, more than one No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,020 10,558 68.3 67.3-69.2 2,005 12.5 11.9-13.2 2,457 19.2 18.4-20.1
-Western NC 1,635 1,169 70.2 67.3-73.0 223 12.9 11.1-15.0 243 16.8 14.5-19.5
GENDER
Male 616 420 66.7 61.9-71.1 58 9.2 6.8-12.2 138 24.1 20.1-28.7
Female 1,019 749 73.7 70.2-76.8 165 16.5 13.9-19.4 105 9.9 7.9-12.3
RACE
White 1,451 1,054 71.7 68.8-74.5 210 13.6 11.7-15.8 187 14.6 12.4-17.2
African American 73 59 81.7 67.6-90.5 5 10.0 3.5-25.3 9 8.3 3.7-17.8
Other Minorities 4 2 58.8 15.5-91.8 1 14.0 1.6-61.4 1 27.2 3.5-79.1
AGE
18-24 88 45 47.9 36.1-59.9 7 7.3 3.2-15.7 36 44.8 33.2-57.0
25-34 210 132 59.9 50.8-68.5 24 12.0 7.4-18.9 54 28.1 20.3-37.4
35-44 297 209 70.1 63.4-76.0 41 11.2 7.8-15.7 47 18.7 13.7-25.0
45-54 308 232 74.7 67.7-80.6 31 9.8 6.5-14.5 45 15.6 10.6-22.3
55-64 281 216 77.3 70.9-82.6 43 14.3 10.2-19.8 22 8.4 5.1-13.3
65-74 250 183 72.3 65.0-78.6 45 19.8 14.4-26.7 22 7.9 4.7-12.9
75+ 195 146 76.7 68.8-83.2 32 17.0 11.3-24.8 17 6.2 3.6-10.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 304 174 56.2 49.0-63.2 54 15.6 11.4-20.9 76 28.2 21.9-35.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 483 344 68.0 62.3-73.2 60 12.2 9.1-16.2 79 19.7 15.2-25.2
Some Post-H.S. 427 317 73.7 68.2-78.5 60 14.1 10.5-18.7 50 12.2 8.8-16.6
College Graduate 417 331 80.0 74.7-84.5 49 10.4 7.5-14.3 37 9.5 6.2-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 213 133 57.4 47.7-66.6 37 16.1 10.6-23.6 43 26.5 18.2-36.9
$15,000- 24,999 303 204 64.5 57.4-71.0 37 11.1 7.7-15.6 62 24.4 18.5-31.5
$25,000- 34,999 226 151 65.7 57.9-72.8 35 16.5 11.3-23.5 40 17.7 12.5-24.6
$35,000- 49,999 221 170 76.0 68.5-82.2 21 8.8 5.3-14.1 30 15.2 10.2-22.1
$50,000-74,999 184 161 88.6 82.3-92.8 11 5.2 2.6-10.0 12 6.2 3.2-11.6
$75,000+ 147 114 79.3 71.0-85.7 22 14.0 8.7-21.8 11 6.7 3.6-12.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 582 399 68.5 63.4-73.1 108 15.7 12.6-19.5 75 15.8 12.0-20.5
No 1,014 748 71.7 68.0-75.1 107 11.3 9.1-13.9 159 17.0 14.2-20.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 165 74.3 66.2-80.9 33 13.6 9.1-19.9 27 12.1 7.3-19.6
Non-Veteran 1,402 999 69.5 66.3-72.5 190 12.8 10.9-15.1 213 17.7 15.1-20.6
Currently Serving 5 4 79.4 25.9-97.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 20.6 2.3-74.1

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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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