BRFSS 2005 - Eastern 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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	17,239	2,534	15.6	14.8-16.4	14,705	84.4	83.6-85.2
-Eastern NC	5,562	878	17.1	15.7-18.7	4,684	82.9	81.3-84.3
GENDER
Male	1,935	237	14.9	12.5-17.7	1,698	85.1	82.3-87.5
Female	3,627	641	19.2	17.5-21.0	2,986	80.8	79.0-82.5
RACE
White	3,709	475	14.4	12.8-16.2	3,234	85.6	83.8-87.2
African American	1,367	290	21.1	18.3-24.2	1,077	78.9	75.8-81.7
Other Minorities	468	109	25.1	18.6-33.0	359	74.9	67.0-81.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	245	57	23.1	16.7-30.9	188	76.9	69.1-83.3
Non-Hispanic	5,310	821	16.7	15.2-18.3	4,489	83.3	81.7-84.8
AGE
18-24	278	48	22.6	16.0-31.1	230	77.4	68.9-84.0
25-34	775	158	20.0	16.7-23.9	617	80.0	76.1-83.3
35-44	991	198	20.1	17.2-23.3	793	79.9	76.7-82.8
45-54	1,140	216	18.0	15.5-20.8	924	82.0	79.2-84.5
55-64	1,040	157	14.7	12.2-17.7	883	85.3	82.3-87.8
65-74	767	53	6.5	4.8- 8.9	714	93.5	91.1-95.2
75+	539	43	7.7	5.5-10.7	496	92.3	89.3-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	870	192	22.6	18.8-27.0	678	77.4	73.0-81.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,836	327	20.6	17.5-24.0	1,509	79.4	76.0-82.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,418	222	16.3	13.9-19.1	1,196	83.7	80.9-86.1
College Graduate	1,428	137	8.9	7.4-10.7	1,291	91.1	89.3-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	755	229	33.0	28.6-37.6	526	67.0	62.4-71.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,032	273	28.3	24.5-32.5	759	71.7	67.5-75.5
$25,000- 34,999	711	119	20.7	15.4-27.2	592	79.3	72.8-84.6
$35,000- 49,999	788	75	9.9	7.6-12.7	713	90.1	87.3-92.4
$50,000-74,999	717	50	9.0	6.3-12.8	667	91.0	87.2-93.7
$75,000+	754	23	2.9	1.8- 4.5	731	97.1	95.5-98.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,891	443	26.5	23.3-29.9	1,448	73.5	70.1-76.7
No	3,513	411	12.8	11.3-14.5	3,102	87.2	85.5-88.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	902	70	7.6	5.6-10.4	832	92.4	89.6-94.4
Non-Veteran	4,644	807	19.3	17.6-21.1	3,837	80.7	78.9-82.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

17,239

2,534

15.6

14.8-16.4

14,705

84.4

83.6-85.2

-Eastern NC

5,562

878

17.1

15.7-18.7

4,684

82.9

81.3-84.3

GENDER

Male

1,935

237

14.9

12.5-17.7

1,698

85.1

82.3-87.5

Female

3,627

641

19.2

17.5-21.0

2,986

80.8

79.0-82.5

RACE

White

3,709

475

14.4

12.8-16.2

3,234

85.6

83.8-87.2

African American

1,367

290

21.1

18.3-24.2

1,077

78.9

75.8-81.7

Other Minorities

468

109

25.1

18.6-33.0

359

74.9

67.0-81.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

245

23.1

16.7-30.9

188

76.9

69.1-83.3

Non-Hispanic

5,310

821

16.7

15.2-18.3

4,489

83.3

81.7-84.8

AGE

18-24

278

22.6

16.0-31.1

230

77.4

68.9-84.0

25-34

775

158

20.0

16.7-23.9

617

80.0

76.1-83.3

35-44

991

198

20.1

17.2-23.3

793

79.9

76.7-82.8

45-54

1,140

216

18.0

15.5-20.8

924

82.0

79.2-84.5

55-64

1,040

157

14.7

12.2-17.7

883

85.3

82.3-87.8

65-74

767

6.5

4.8- 8.9

714

93.5

91.1-95.2

75+

539

7.7

5.5-10.7

496

92.3

89.3-94.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

870

192

22.6

18.8-27.0

678

77.4

73.0-81.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,836

327

20.6

17.5-24.0

1,509

79.4

76.0-82.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,418

222

16.3

13.9-19.1

1,196

83.7

80.9-86.1

College Graduate

1,428

137

8.9

7.4-10.7

1,291

91.1

89.3-92.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

755

229

33.0

28.6-37.6

526

67.0

62.4-71.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,032

273

28.3

24.5-32.5

759

71.7

67.5-75.5

$25,000- 34,999

711

119

20.7

15.4-27.2

592

79.3

72.8-84.6

$35,000- 49,999

788

9.9

7.6-12.7

713

90.1

87.3-92.4

$50,000-74,999

717

9.0

6.3-12.8

667

91.0

87.2-93.7

$75,000+

754

2.9

1.8- 4.5

731

97.1

95.5-98.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,891

443

26.5

23.3-29.9

1,448

73.5

70.1-76.7

3,513

411

12.8

11.3-14.5

3,102

87.2

85.5-88.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

902

7.6

5.6-10.4

832

92.4

89.6-94.4

Non-Veteran

4,644

807

19.3

17.6-21.1

3,837

80.7

78.9-82.4

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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