BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	461	82	19.0	14.5-24.5	379	81.0	75.5-85.5
Buncombe	453	63	15.9	11.8-21.1	390	84.1	78.9-88.2
Cabarrus	423	62	14.2	10.2-19.5	361	85.8	80.5-89.8
Catawba	445	66	15.9	12.2-20.5	379	84.1	79.5-87.8
Cumberland	456	59	12.5	8.8-17.5	397	87.5	82.5-91.2
Davidson	459	60	14.4	10.4-19.5	399	85.6	80.5-89.6
Durham	466	59	14.0	10.1-19.1	407	86.0	80.9-89.9
Forsyth	457	53	13.1	9.4-17.9	404	86.9	82.1-90.6
Gaston	449	68	19.2	14.0-25.8	381	80.8	74.2-86.0
Guilford	470	58	13.7	10.2-18.3	412	86.3	81.7-89.8
Iredell	407	55	12.4	9.2-16.7	352	87.6	83.3-90.8
Johnston	389	48	11.8	8.0-17.0	341	88.2	83.0-92.0
Mecklenburg	882	105	13.0	10.5-16.1	777	87.0	83.9-89.5
New Hanover	450	49	12.2	8.8-16.7	401	87.8	83.3-91.2
Onslow	397	53	14.6	9.3-22.2	344	85.4	77.8-90.7
Orange	421	39	12.1	7.8-18.4	382	87.9	81.6-92.2
Pitt	443	66	14.0	10.6-18.2	377	86.0	81.8-89.4
Randolph	458	65	13.8	10.5-18.1	393	86.2	81.9-89.5
Robeson	447	97	20.8	16.6-25.8	350	79.2	74.2-83.4
Rowan	473	74	14.6	11.4-18.5	399	85.4	81.5-88.6
Union	381	63	17.2	13.1-22.3	318	82.8	77.7-86.9
Wake	859	108	12.9	10.2-16.2	751	87.1	83.8-89.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	472	77	19.0	14.2-24.9	395	81.0	75.1-85.8
Northeast Partnership II	511	81	17.9	13.8-22.9	430	82.1	77.1-86.2
Northeast Partnership I	518	96	22.0	17.0-28.0	422	78.0	72.0-83.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	425	62	14.4	10.6-19.2	363	85.6	80.8-89.4
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	526	98	20.4	15.6-26.3	428	79.6	73.7-84.4
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	430	73	18.4	14.3-23.4	357	81.6	76.6-85.7
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	479	88	18.1	14.2-22.8	391	81.9	77.2-85.8
Chatham/Lee/Moore	526	50	12.2	8.7-16.8	476	87.8	83.2-91.3
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	650	106	18.5	14.5-23.1	544	81.5	76.9-85.5
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	469	66	15.2	11.4-20.0	403	84.8	80.0-88.6
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	409	69	17.6	13.5-22.4	340	82.4	77.6-86.5
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	511	96	18.8	15.0-23.4	415	81.2	76.6-85.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	767	120	16.4	13.2-20.3	647	83.6	79.7-86.8
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	1,188	209	20.6	17.4-24.3	979	79.4	75.7-82.6
No	16,051	2,325	15.3	14.5-16.1	13,726	84.7	83.9-85.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	5,562	878	17.1	15.7-18.7	4,684	82.9	81.3-84.3
Piedmont	9,673	1,338	14.5	13.5-15.5	8,335	85.5	84.5-86.5
Western NC	2,004	318	16.7	14.7-19.0	1,686	83.3	81.0-85.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,220	183	16.3	13.6-19.3	1,037	83.7	80.7-86.4
Northwest	3,280	480	15.0	13.4-16.7	2,800	85.0	83.3-86.6
Charlotte	2,552	367	15.3	13.4-17.4	2,185	84.7	82.6-86.6
Greensboro	2,225	305	15.3	13.2-17.6	1,920	84.7	82.4-86.8
Southern Regional	1,792	303	17.7	14.9-20.9	1,489	82.3	79.1-85.1
Coastal	878	119	15.8	12.9-19.2	759	84.2	80.8-87.1
Wake	2,422	321	13.2	11.4-15.3	2,101	86.8	84.7-88.6
Area L	702	126	19.5	15.6-23.9	576	80.5	76.1-84.4
Eastern	2,168	330	17.1	14.8-19.7	1,838	82.9	80.3-85.2

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

461

19.0

14.5-24.5

379

81.0

75.5-85.5

Buncombe

453

15.9

11.8-21.1

390

84.1

78.9-88.2

Cabarrus

423

14.2

10.2-19.5

361

85.8

80.5-89.8

Catawba

445

15.9

12.2-20.5

379

84.1

79.5-87.8

Cumberland

456

12.5

8.8-17.5

397

87.5

82.5-91.2

Davidson

459

14.4

10.4-19.5

399

85.6

80.5-89.6

Durham

466

14.0

10.1-19.1

407

86.0

80.9-89.9

Forsyth

457

13.1

9.4-17.9

404

86.9

82.1-90.6

Gaston

449

19.2

14.0-25.8

381

80.8

74.2-86.0

Guilford

470

13.7

10.2-18.3

412

86.3

81.7-89.8

Iredell

407

12.4

9.2-16.7

352

87.6

83.3-90.8

Johnston

389

11.8

8.0-17.0

341

88.2

83.0-92.0

Mecklenburg

882

105

13.0

10.5-16.1

777

87.0

83.9-89.5

New Hanover

450

12.2

8.8-16.7

401

87.8

83.3-91.2

Onslow

397

14.6

9.3-22.2

344

85.4

77.8-90.7

Orange

421

12.1

7.8-18.4

382

87.9

81.6-92.2

Pitt

443

14.0

10.6-18.2

377

86.0

81.8-89.4

Randolph

458

13.8

10.5-18.1

393

86.2

81.9-89.5

Robeson

447

20.8

16.6-25.8

350

79.2

74.2-83.4

Rowan

473

14.6

11.4-18.5

399

85.4

81.5-88.6

Union

381

17.2

13.1-22.3

318

82.8

77.7-86.9

Wake

859

108

12.9

10.2-16.2

751

87.1

83.8-89.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

472

19.0

14.2-24.9

395

81.0

75.1-85.8

Northeast Partnership II

511

17.9

13.8-22.9

430

82.1

77.1-86.2

Northeast Partnership I

518

22.0

17.0-28.0

422

78.0

72.0-83.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

425

14.4

10.6-19.2

363

85.6

80.8-89.4

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

526

20.4

15.6-26.3

428

79.6

73.7-84.4

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

430

18.4

14.3-23.4

357

81.6

76.6-85.7

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

479

18.1

14.2-22.8

391

81.9

77.2-85.8

Chatham/Lee/Moore

526

12.2

8.7-16.8

476

87.8

83.2-91.3

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

650

106

18.5

14.5-23.1

544

81.5

76.9-85.5

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

469

15.2

11.4-20.0

403

84.8

80.0-88.6

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

409

17.6

13.5-22.4

340

82.4

77.6-86.5

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

511

18.8

15.0-23.4

415

81.2

76.6-85.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

767

120

16.4

13.2-20.3

647

83.6

79.7-86.8

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

1,188

209

20.6

17.4-24.3

979

79.4

75.7-82.6

16,051

2,325

15.3

14.5-16.1

13,726

84.7

83.9-85.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

5,562

878

17.1

15.7-18.7

4,684

82.9

81.3-84.3

Piedmont

9,673

1,338

14.5

13.5-15.5

8,335

85.5

84.5-86.5

Western NC

2,004

318

16.7

14.7-19.0

1,686

83.3

81.0-85.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,220

183

16.3

13.6-19.3

1,037

83.7

80.7-86.4

Northwest

3,280

480

15.0

13.4-16.7

2,800

85.0

83.3-86.6

Charlotte

2,552

367

15.3

13.4-17.4

2,185

84.7

82.6-86.6

Greensboro

2,225

305

15.3

13.2-17.6

1,920

84.7

82.4-86.8

Southern Regional

1,792

303

17.7

14.9-20.9

1,489

82.3

79.1-85.1

Coastal

878

119

15.8

12.9-19.2

759

84.2

80.8-87.1

Wake

2,422

321

13.2

11.4-15.3

2,101

86.8

84.7-88.6

Area L

702

126

19.5

15.6-23.9

576

80.5

76.1-84.4

Eastern

2,168

330

17.1

14.8-19.7

1,838

82.9

80.3-85.2

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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