BRFSS 2005 - 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: North Carolina

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Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	17,239	2,534	15.6	14.8-16.4	14,705	84.4	83.6-85.2
GENDER
Male	6,173	711	13.3	12.1-14.6	5,462	86.7	85.4-87.9
Female	11,066	1,823	17.8	16.8-18.7	9,243	82.2	81.3-83.2
RACE
White	13,007	1,614	13.3	12.5-14.1	11,393	86.7	85.9-87.5
African American	3,034	635	20.3	18.4-22.4	2,399	79.7	77.6-81.6
Asian	116	17	14.3	8.4-23.3	99	85.7	76.7-91.6
Native American	295	71	27.5	21.2-34.9	224	72.5	65.1-78.8
Other Minorities	728	184	24.7	20.2-29.8	544	75.3	70.2-79.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	880	232	24.1	20.5-28.2	648	75.9	71.8-79.5
-English Speaking	267	63	21.0	15.5-27.8	204	79.0	72.2-84.5
-Spanish Speaking	613	169	25.0	20.7-29.9	444	75.0	70.1-79.3
Non-Hispanic	16,344	2,301	14.8	14.0-15.6	14,043	85.2	84.4-86.0
AGE
18-24	818	145	17.8	14.6-21.5	673	82.2	78.5-85.4
25-34	2,399	479	20.0	18.0-22.2	1,920	80.0	77.8-82.0
35-44	3,193	586	18.3	16.6-20.1	2,607	81.7	79.9-83.4
45-54	3,332	576	16.5	15.1-18.1	2,756	83.5	81.9-84.9
55-64	3,150	481	14.0	12.6-15.5	2,669	86.0	84.5-87.4
65-74	2,378	150	6.4	5.2- 7.8	2,228	93.6	92.2-94.8
75+	1,881	109	5.5	4.4- 6.8	1,772	94.5	93.2-95.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,732	634	25.5	23.0-28.1	2,098	74.5	71.9-77.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,199	841	17.8	16.2-19.4	4,358	82.2	80.6-83.8
Some Post-H.S.	4,196	628	15.1	13.7-16.6	3,568	84.9	83.4-86.3
College Graduate	5,074	426	7.9	7.0- 8.8	4,648	92.1	91.2-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,082	594	28.9	26.3-31.7	1,488	71.1	68.3-73.7
$15,000- 24,999	3,088	750	27.2	24.9-29.7	2,338	72.8	70.3-75.1
$25,000- 34,999	2,118	370	20.1	17.5-23.0	1,748	79.9	77.0-82.5
$35,000- 49,999	2,347	256	12.1	10.4-13.9	2,091	87.9	86.1-89.6
$50,000-74,999	2,246	164	7.6	6.3- 9.2	2,082	92.4	90.8-93.7
$75,000+	2,792	76	2.5	1.9- 3.2	2,716	97.5	96.8-98.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,407	1,217	24.9	23.2-26.6	4,190	75.1	73.4-76.8
No	11,354	1,246	11.9	11.1-12.8	10,108	88.1	87.2-88.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,317	171	7.4	6.1- 8.9	2,146	92.6	91.1-93.9
Non-Veteran	14,893	2,360	16.9	16.0-17.8	12,533	83.1	82.2-84.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

17,239

2,534

15.6

14.8-16.4

14,705

84.4

83.6-85.2

GENDER

Male

6,173

711

13.3

12.1-14.6

5,462

86.7

85.4-87.9

Female

11,066

1,823

17.8

16.8-18.7

9,243

82.2

81.3-83.2

RACE

White

13,007

1,614

13.3

12.5-14.1

11,393

86.7

85.9-87.5

African American

3,034

635

20.3

18.4-22.4

2,399

79.7

77.6-81.6

Asian

116

14.3

8.4-23.3

85.7

76.7-91.6

Native American

295

27.5

21.2-34.9

224

72.5

65.1-78.8

Other Minorities

728

184

24.7

20.2-29.8

544

75.3

70.2-79.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

880

232

24.1

20.5-28.2

648

75.9

71.8-79.5

-English Speaking

267

21.0

15.5-27.8

204

79.0

72.2-84.5

-Spanish Speaking

613

169

25.0

20.7-29.9

444

75.0

70.1-79.3

Non-Hispanic

16,344

2,301

14.8

14.0-15.6

14,043

85.2

84.4-86.0

AGE

18-24

818

145

17.8

14.6-21.5

673

82.2

78.5-85.4

25-34

2,399

479

20.0

18.0-22.2

1,920

80.0

77.8-82.0

35-44

3,193

586

18.3

16.6-20.1

2,607

81.7

79.9-83.4

45-54

3,332

576

16.5

15.1-18.1

2,756

83.5

81.9-84.9

55-64

3,150

481

14.0

12.6-15.5

2,669

86.0

84.5-87.4

65-74

2,378

150

6.4

5.2- 7.8

2,228

93.6

92.2-94.8

75+

1,881

109

5.5

4.4- 6.8

1,772

94.5

93.2-95.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,732

634

25.5

23.0-28.1

2,098

74.5

71.9-77.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,199

841

17.8

16.2-19.4

4,358

82.2

80.6-83.8

Some Post-H.S.

4,196

628

15.1

13.7-16.6

3,568

84.9

83.4-86.3

College Graduate

5,074

426

7.9

7.0- 8.8

4,648

92.1

91.2-93.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,082

594

28.9

26.3-31.7

1,488

71.1

68.3-73.7

$15,000- 24,999

3,088

750

27.2

24.9-29.7

2,338

72.8

70.3-75.1

$25,000- 34,999

2,118

370

20.1

17.5-23.0

1,748

79.9

77.0-82.5

$35,000- 49,999

2,347

256

12.1

10.4-13.9

2,091

87.9

86.1-89.6

$50,000-74,999

2,246

164

7.6

6.3- 9.2

2,082

92.4

90.8-93.7

$75,000+

2,792

2.5

1.9- 3.2

2,716

97.5

96.8-98.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,407

1,217

24.9

23.2-26.6

4,190

75.1

73.4-76.8

11,354

1,246

11.9

11.1-12.8

10,108

88.1

87.2-88.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,317

171

7.4

6.1- 8.9

2,146

92.6

91.1-93.9

Non-Veteran

14,893

2,360

16.9

16.0-17.8

12,533

83.1

82.2-84.0

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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.

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