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	11,066	1,823	17.8	16.8-18.7	9,243	82.2	81.3-83.2
RACE
White	8,229	1,149	15.3	14.3-16.4	7,080	84.7	83.6-85.7
African American	2,124	479	23.6	21.3-26.0	1,645	76.4	74.0-78.7
Asian	74	12	16.3	8.4-29.3	62	83.7	70.7-91.6
Native American	184	51	35.6	26.5-45.9	133	64.4	54.1-73.5
Other Minorities	418	122	26.9	22.0-32.4	296	73.1	67.6-78.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	517	161	30.1	25.2-35.5	356	69.9	64.5-74.8
-English Speaking	176	52	27.9	20.2-37.0	124	72.1	63.0-79.8
-Spanish Speaking	341	109	31.0	25.0-37.8	232	69.0	62.2-75.0
Non-Hispanic	10,537	1,661	16.8	15.9-17.8	8,876	83.2	82.2-84.1
AGE
18-24	521	107	21.1	17.1-25.8	414	78.9	74.2-82.9
25-34	1,537	358	23.7	21.2-26.5	1,179	76.3	73.5-78.8
35-44	2,041	414	20.4	18.4-22.6	1,627	79.6	77.4-81.6
45-54	2,099	402	19.5	17.5-21.6	1,697	80.5	78.4-82.5
55-64	1,981	342	16.6	14.7-18.7	1,639	83.4	81.3-85.3
65-74	1,529	108	6.8	5.4- 8.7	1,421	93.2	91.3-94.6
75+	1,293	84	6.3	5.0- 8.0	1,209	93.7	92.0-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,696	413	26.9	23.9-30.0	1,283	73.1	70.0-76.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,367	607	20.6	18.7-22.5	2,760	79.4	77.5-81.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,844	476	17.4	15.7-19.3	2,368	82.6	80.7-84.3
College Graduate	3,133	324	10.2	9.0-11.6	2,809	89.8	88.4-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,518	439	29.8	26.8-33.0	1,079	70.2	67.0-73.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,066	525	30.1	27.3-33.0	1,541	69.9	67.0-72.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,338	258	21.1	18.5-24.1	1,080	78.9	75.9-81.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,418	181	14.6	12.4-17.1	1,237	85.4	82.9-87.6
$50,000-74,999	1,327	124	9.6	7.8-11.7	1,203	90.4	88.3-92.2
$75,000+	1,578	53	3.2	2.3- 4.3	1,525	96.8	95.7-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,545	854	26.4	24.5-28.4	2,691	73.6	71.6-75.5
No	7,226	912	13.9	12.8-15.0	6,314	86.1	85.0-87.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	225	28	11.6	7.2-18.0	197	88.4	82.0-92.8
Non-Veteran	10,825	1,793	17.9	16.9-18.9	9,032	82.1	81.1-83.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,066

1,823

17.8

16.8-18.7

9,243

82.2

81.3-83.2

RACE

White

8,229

1,149

15.3

14.3-16.4

7,080

84.7

83.6-85.7

African American

2,124

479

23.6

21.3-26.0

1,645

76.4

74.0-78.7

Asian

16.3

8.4-29.3

83.7

70.7-91.6

Native American

184

35.6

26.5-45.9

133

64.4

54.1-73.5

Other Minorities

418

122

26.9

22.0-32.4

296

73.1

67.6-78.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

517

161

30.1

25.2-35.5

356

69.9

64.5-74.8

-English Speaking

176

27.9

20.2-37.0

124

72.1

63.0-79.8

-Spanish Speaking

341

109

31.0

25.0-37.8

232

69.0

62.2-75.0

Non-Hispanic

10,537

1,661

16.8

15.9-17.8

8,876

83.2

82.2-84.1

AGE

18-24

521

107

21.1

17.1-25.8

414

78.9

74.2-82.9

25-34

1,537

358

23.7

21.2-26.5

1,179

76.3

73.5-78.8

35-44

2,041

414

20.4

18.4-22.6

1,627

79.6

77.4-81.6

45-54

2,099

402

19.5

17.5-21.6

1,697

80.5

78.4-82.5

55-64

1,981

342

16.6

14.7-18.7

1,639

83.4

81.3-85.3

65-74

1,529

108

6.8

5.4- 8.7

1,421

93.2

91.3-94.6

75+

1,293

6.3

5.0- 8.0

1,209

93.7

92.0-95.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,696

413

26.9

23.9-30.0

1,283

73.1

70.0-76.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,367

607

20.6

18.7-22.5

2,760

79.4

77.5-81.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,844

476

17.4

15.7-19.3

2,368

82.6

80.7-84.3

College Graduate

3,133

324

10.2

9.0-11.6

2,809

89.8

88.4-91.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,518

439

29.8

26.8-33.0

1,079

70.2

67.0-73.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,066

525

30.1

27.3-33.0

1,541

69.9

67.0-72.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,338

258

21.1

18.5-24.1

1,080

78.9

75.9-81.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,418

181

14.6

12.4-17.1

1,237

85.4

82.9-87.6

$50,000-74,999

1,327

124

9.6

7.8-11.7

1,203

90.4

88.3-92.2

$75,000+

1,578

3.2

2.3- 4.3

1,525

96.8

95.7-97.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,545

854

26.4

24.5-28.4

2,691

73.6

71.6-75.5

7,226

912

13.9

12.8-15.0

6,314

86.1

85.0-87.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

225

11.6

7.2-18.0

197

88.4

82.0-92.8

Non-Veteran

10,825

1,793

17.9

16.9-18.9

9,032

82.1

81.1-83.1

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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.

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