BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Excluding insurance premiums, in the past year, what would you estimate your family's out-of-pocket healthcare costs have been?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Cost/Under Insurance

Excluding insurance premiums, in the past year, what would you estimate your family's out-of-pocket healthcare costs have been?

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	Total Respond.^	No cost	<$500	$500-$1499	$1500-$4999	$5000+
North Carolina	12,310	1,476	12.0	11.3-12.8	1,980	15.8	15.0-16.6	2,647	20.5	19.6-21.4	4,047	33.1	32.1-34.2	2,160	18.6	17.7-19.5
-Western NC	1,338	153	10.6	8.6-12.9	196	15.4	13.2-18.0	271	18.5	16.2-21.1	455	35.7	32.6-38.9	263	19.8	17.3-22.4
GENDER
Male	525	69	12.9	9.7-17.0	71	14.9	11.5-19.1	106	18.0	14.6-22.1	178	35.7	30.9-40.8	101	18.5	15.0-22.6
Female	813	84	8.3	6.4-10.8	125	16.0	13.1-19.3	165	19.0	16.1-22.4	277	35.7	31.8-39.8	162	21.0	17.8-24.6
RACE
White	1,206	118	9.0	7.2-11.2	174	15.4	13.0-18.1	242	18.5	16.0-21.2	422	36.3	33.1-39.6	250	20.8	18.2-23.6
African American	58	14	21.0	10.4-38.0	11	20.1	10.5-34.9	12	20.5	11.0-34.9	17	32.6	19.8-48.5	4	5.9	2.0-15.7
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	65.3	10.5-96.8	1	34.7	3.2-89.5
AGE
18-24	65	16	21.1	12.1-34.1	17	30.6	19.1-45.2	15	19.6	10.9-32.6	13	22.9	13.2-36.6	4	5.8	2.0-15.7
25-34	186	25	13.7	7.4-24.0	41	20.8	14.6-28.7	33	17.7	11.8-25.7	60	31.7	24.1-40.5	27	16.1	10.5-23.8
35-44	256	23	7.6	4.5-12.3	34	14.2	9.8-20.3	41	13.6	9.5-19.0	100	43.2	36.1-50.7	58	21.4	16.3-27.6
45-54	262	28	9.5	6.2-14.4	40	11.2	7.6-16.1	55	19.6	14.6-25.7	79	36.1	28.8-44.1	60	23.6	17.8-30.5
55-64	222	18	8.3	4.7-14.0	34	17.9	12.2-25.4	50	20.9	15.2-28.1	66	29.6	23.2-37.0	54	23.4	17.6-30.3
65-74	206	27	12.2	8.0-18.0	13	7.6	4.2-13.4	50	21.4	15.5-28.8	83	41.2	33.5-49.4	33	17.7	12.0-25.2
75+	139	16	9.2	5.0-16.5	16	14.5	8.2-24.3	26	18.6	11.9-28.0	54	36.9	27.7-47.3	27	20.7	13.8-29.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	202	37	17.4	11.6-25.3	34	17.3	11.8-24.6	46	20.3	14.3-27.9	63	34.1	26.6-42.4	22	10.9	6.8-17.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	399	57	12.0	8.9-16.1	63	17.3	13.0-22.5	85	21.1	16.5-26.5	130	32.5	27.0-38.6	64	17.1	13.0-22.1
Some Post-H.S.	361	41	9.1	6.2-13.4	50	14.8	10.8-19.9	66	15.3	11.7-19.9	131	40.2	34.1-46.5	73	20.6	16.0-26.0
College Graduate	373	17	6.1	3.0-11.9	48	13.2	9.5-18.0	73	18.1	14.1-23.0	131	35.6	29.9-41.7	104	27.0	22.0-32.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	29	17.1	10.6-26.4	25	19.2	12.1-29.1	32	20.4	13.5-29.7	39	26.5	17.2-38.5	20	16.7	9.9-26.7
$15,000- 24,999	253	38	15.0	10.0-21.8	55	22.1	16.4-29.2	60	22.0	16.5-28.9	59	26.4	20.0-34.0	41	14.4	10.2-20.0
$25,000- 34,999	197	20	7.1	4.3-11.5	29	14.2	9.3-21.0	40	20.1	14.2-27.6	81	44.1	36.0-52.6	27	14.5	9.5-21.5
$35,000- 49,999	201	16	6.2	3.4-11.1	28	14.4	9.3-21.6	37	16.4	11.2-23.4	80	40.4	32.7-48.7	40	22.6	16.4-30.5
$50,000-74,999	170	2	1.0	0.2- 4.6	17	10.6	6.1-17.5	39	20.9	14.8-28.7	68	43.5	34.9-52.4	44	24.1	17.5-32.1
$75,000+	136	3	4.1	1.1-14.2	11	7.2	3.8-13.3	23	14.6	9.1-22.6	49	37.3	28.5-47.0	50	36.8	28.1-46.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	455	55	10.6	7.5-14.7	56	13.4	9.8-18.0	96	18.6	14.9-23.0	144	34.8	29.3-40.6	104	22.7	18.4-27.7
No	877	97	10.6	8.2-13.6	139	16.4	13.6-19.6	174	18.5	15.6-21.8	309	36.1	32.3-40.1	158	18.3	15.5-21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	202	24	11.4	6.8-18.6	22	12.1	7.4-19.2	40	19.2	13.3-26.9	72	38.1	30.1-46.8	44	19.2	13.7-26.1
Non-Veteran	1,131	126	10.2	8.1-12.6	174	16.2	13.7-19.1	231	18.5	16.0-21.2	382	35.2	31.9-38.7	218	19.9	17.3-22.9
Currently Serving	5	3	74.7	24.7-96.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	20.6	2.3-74.1	1	4.7	0.5-33.4

Total
Respond.^

No cost

<$500

$500-$1499

$1500-$4999

$5000+

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,310

1,476

12.0

11.3-12.8

1,980

15.8

15.0-16.6

2,647

20.5

19.6-21.4

4,047

33.1

32.1-34.2

2,160

18.6

17.7-19.5

-Western NC

1,338

153

10.6

8.6-12.9

196

15.4

13.2-18.0

271

18.5

16.2-21.1

455

35.7

32.6-38.9

263

19.8

17.3-22.4

GENDER

Male

525

12.9

9.7-17.0

14.9

11.5-19.1

106

18.0

14.6-22.1

178

35.7

30.9-40.8

101

18.5

15.0-22.6

Female

813

8.3

6.4-10.8

125

16.0

13.1-19.3

165

19.0

16.1-22.4

277

35.7

31.8-39.8

162

21.0

17.8-24.6

RACE

White

1,206

118

9.0

7.2-11.2

174

15.4

13.0-18.1

242

18.5

16.0-21.2

422

36.3

33.1-39.6

250

20.8

18.2-23.6

African American

21.0

10.4-38.0

20.1

10.5-34.9

20.5

11.0-34.9

32.6

19.8-48.5

5.9

2.0-15.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65.3

10.5-96.8

34.7

3.2-89.5

AGE

18-24

21.1

12.1-34.1

30.6

19.1-45.2

19.6

10.9-32.6

22.9

13.2-36.6

5.8

2.0-15.7

25-34

186

13.7

7.4-24.0

20.8

14.6-28.7

17.7

11.8-25.7

31.7

24.1-40.5

16.1

10.5-23.8

35-44

256

7.6

4.5-12.3

14.2

9.8-20.3

13.6

9.5-19.0

100

43.2

36.1-50.7

21.4

16.3-27.6

45-54

262

9.5

6.2-14.4

11.2

7.6-16.1

19.6

14.6-25.7

36.1

28.8-44.1

23.6

17.8-30.5

55-64

222

8.3

4.7-14.0

17.9

12.2-25.4

20.9

15.2-28.1

29.6

23.2-37.0

23.4

17.6-30.3

65-74

206

12.2

8.0-18.0

7.6

4.2-13.4

21.4

15.5-28.8

41.2

33.5-49.4

17.7

12.0-25.2

75+

139

9.2

5.0-16.5

14.5

8.2-24.3

18.6

11.9-28.0

36.9

27.7-47.3

20.7

13.8-29.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

202

17.4

11.6-25.3

17.3

11.8-24.6

20.3

14.3-27.9

34.1

26.6-42.4

10.9

6.8-17.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

399

12.0

8.9-16.1

17.3

13.0-22.5

21.1

16.5-26.5

130

32.5

27.0-38.6

17.1

13.0-22.1

Some Post-H.S.

361

9.1

6.2-13.4

14.8

10.8-19.9

15.3

11.7-19.9

131

40.2

34.1-46.5

20.6

16.0-26.0

College Graduate

373

6.1

3.0-11.9

13.2

9.5-18.0

18.1

14.1-23.0

131

35.6

29.9-41.7

104

27.0

22.0-32.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

17.1

10.6-26.4

19.2

12.1-29.1

20.4

13.5-29.7

26.5

17.2-38.5

16.7

9.9-26.7

$15,000- 24,999

253

15.0

10.0-21.8

22.1

16.4-29.2

22.0

16.5-28.9

26.4

20.0-34.0

14.4

10.2-20.0

$25,000- 34,999

197

7.1

4.3-11.5

14.2

9.3-21.0

20.1

14.2-27.6

44.1

36.0-52.6

14.5

9.5-21.5

$35,000- 49,999

201

6.2

3.4-11.1

14.4

9.3-21.6

16.4

11.2-23.4

40.4

32.7-48.7

22.6

16.4-30.5

$50,000-74,999

170

1.0

0.2- 4.6

10.6

6.1-17.5

20.9

14.8-28.7

43.5

34.9-52.4

24.1

17.5-32.1

$75,000+

136

4.1

1.1-14.2

7.2

3.8-13.3

14.6

9.1-22.6

37.3

28.5-47.0

36.8

28.1-46.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

455

10.6

7.5-14.7

13.4

9.8-18.0

18.6

14.9-23.0

144

34.8

29.3-40.6

104

22.7

18.4-27.7

877

10.6

8.2-13.6

139

16.4

13.6-19.6

174

18.5

15.6-21.8

309

36.1

32.3-40.1

158

18.3

15.5-21.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

202

11.4

6.8-18.6

12.1

7.4-19.2

19.2

13.3-26.9

38.1

30.1-46.8

19.2

13.7-26.1

Non-Veteran

1,131

126

10.2

8.1-12.6

174

16.2

13.7-19.1

231

18.5

16.0-21.2

382

35.2

31.9-38.7

218

19.9

17.3-22.9

Currently Serving

74.7

24.7-96.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

20.6

2.3-74.1

4.7

0.5-33.4

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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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