BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	1,196	180	16.3	13.6-19.3	1,016	83.7	80.7-86.4
GENDER
Male	422	47	13.0	9.2-18.1	375	87.0	81.9-90.8
Female	774	133	19.1	15.7-23.1	641	80.9	76.9-84.3
RACE
White	1,043	145	15.3	12.7-18.3	898	84.7	81.7-87.3
African American	65	13	13.1	6.6-24.3	52	86.9	75.7-93.4
Other Minorities	88	22	28.5	15.6-46.4	66	71.5	53.6-84.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	45	14	26.0	11.5-48.8	31	74.0	51.2-88.5
Non-Hispanic	1,149	166	15.6	13.1-18.5	983	84.4	81.5-86.9
AGE
18-24	59	11	19.4	9.8-34.8	48	80.6	65.2-90.2
25-34	172	45	23.1	16.7-31.0	127	76.9	69.0-83.3
35-44	185	40	22.5	16.0-30.8	145	77.5	69.2-84.0
45-54	201	40	19.2	13.4-26.6	161	80.8	73.4-86.6
55-64	216	29	11.9	7.8-17.7	187	88.1	82.3-92.2
65-74	187	9	3.5	1.5- 8.0	178	96.5	92.0-98.5
75+	171	6	4.5	1.6-11.6	165	95.5	88.4-98.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	40	24.5	16.4-34.9	141	75.5	65.1-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	353	60	18.6	13.8-24.8	293	81.4	75.2-86.2
Some Post-H.S.	306	43	14.8	10.5-20.5	263	85.2	79.5-89.5
College Graduate	353	36	9.7	6.4-14.5	317	90.3	85.5-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	154	33	17.4	11.2-26.1	121	82.6	73.9-88.8
$15,000- 24,999	244	57	28.5	21.1-37.3	187	71.5	62.7-78.9
$25,000- 34,999	166	30	21.8	14.2-32.1	136	78.2	67.9-85.8
$35,000- 49,999	168	23	14.4	9.2-21.8	145	85.6	78.2-90.8
$50,000-74,999	144	6	4.0	1.4-10.7	138	96.0	89.3-98.6
$75,000+	135	6	3.9	1.5- 9.6	129	96.1	90.4-98.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	398	90	25.8	20.4-32.0	308	74.2	68.0-79.6
No	765	88	12.7	9.7-16.4	677	87.3	83.6-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	162	5	4.0	1.5-10.4	157	96.0	89.6-98.5
Non-Veteran	1,033	175	18.2	15.2-21.6	858	81.8	78.4-84.8

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,196

180

16.3

13.6-19.3

1,016

83.7

80.7-86.4

GENDER

Male

422

13.0

9.2-18.1

375

87.0

81.9-90.8

Female

774

133

19.1

15.7-23.1

641

80.9

76.9-84.3

RACE

White

1,043

145

15.3

12.7-18.3

898

84.7

81.7-87.3

African American

13.1

6.6-24.3

86.9

75.7-93.4

Other Minorities

28.5

15.6-46.4

71.5

53.6-84.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.0

11.5-48.8

74.0

51.2-88.5

Non-Hispanic

1,149

166

15.6

13.1-18.5

983

84.4

81.5-86.9

AGE

18-24

19.4

9.8-34.8

80.6

65.2-90.2

25-34

172

23.1

16.7-31.0

127

76.9

69.0-83.3

35-44

185

22.5

16.0-30.8

145

77.5

69.2-84.0

45-54

201

19.2

13.4-26.6

161

80.8

73.4-86.6

55-64

216

11.9

7.8-17.7

187

88.1

82.3-92.2

65-74

187

3.5

1.5- 8.0

178

96.5

92.0-98.5

75+

171

4.5

1.6-11.6

165

95.5

88.4-98.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

24.5

16.4-34.9

141

75.5

65.1-83.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

353

18.6

13.8-24.8

293

81.4

75.2-86.2

Some Post-H.S.

306

14.8

10.5-20.5

263

85.2

79.5-89.5

College Graduate

353

9.7

6.4-14.5

317

90.3

85.5-93.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

154

17.4

11.2-26.1

121

82.6

73.9-88.8

$15,000- 24,999

244

28.5

21.1-37.3

187

71.5

62.7-78.9

$25,000- 34,999

166

21.8

14.2-32.1

136

78.2

67.9-85.8

$35,000- 49,999

168

14.4

9.2-21.8

145

85.6

78.2-90.8

$50,000-74,999

144

4.0

1.4-10.7

138

96.0

89.3-98.6

$75,000+

135

3.9

1.5- 9.6

129

96.1

90.4-98.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

398

25.8

20.4-32.0

308

74.2

68.0-79.6

765

12.7

9.7-16.4

677

87.3

83.6-90.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

162

4.0

1.5-10.4

157

96.0

89.6-98.5

Non-Veteran

1,033

175

18.2

15.2-21.6

858

81.8

78.4-84.8

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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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