BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,188	209	20.6	17.4-24.3	979	79.4	75.7-82.6
GENDER
Male	420	68	21.4	16.2-27.9	352	78.6	72.1-83.8
Female	768	141	19.7	16.4-23.6	627	80.3	76.4-83.6
RACE
White	697	86	16.2	12.2-21.3	611	83.8	78.7-87.8
African American	430	108	26.4	21.1-32.5	322	73.6	67.5-78.9
Other Minorities	54	13	28.6	16.0-45.7	41	71.4	54.3-84.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	37	11	33.8	17.9-54.4	26	66.2	45.6-82.1
Non-Hispanic	1,151	198	19.8	16.6-23.6	953	80.2	76.4-83.4
AGE
18-24	37	13	37.1	21.1-56.6	24	62.9	43.4-78.9
25-34	129	25	21.9	13.3-33.9	104	78.1	66.1-86.7
35-44	178	39	22.8	15.9-31.6	139	77.2	68.4-84.1
45-54	270	53	20.2	14.9-26.9	217	79.8	73.1-85.1
55-64	247	50	21.2	15.5-28.4	197	78.8	71.6-84.5
65-74	177	17	10.4	6.0-17.3	160	89.6	82.7-94.0
75+	143	10	7.2	3.7-13.7	133	92.8	86.3-96.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	245	67	29.2	22.2-37.3	178	70.8	62.7-77.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	439	83	23.3	17.5-30.2	356	76.7	69.8-82.5
Some Post-H.S.	261	40	18.9	12.9-26.9	221	81.1	73.1-87.1
College Graduate	241	19	7.9	4.6-13.1	222	92.1	86.9-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	197	59	38.2	29.1-48.2	138	61.8	51.8-70.9
$15,000- 24,999	231	58	31.2	22.7-41.2	173	68.8	58.8-77.3
$25,000- 34,999	157	30	22.7	13.9-34.8	127	77.3	65.2-86.1
$35,000- 49,999	137	13	11.5	6.2-20.5	124	88.5	79.5-93.8
$50,000-74,999	133	10	8.1	4.1-15.6	123	91.9	84.4-95.9
$75,000+	130	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6	128	98.7	94.4-99.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	480	124	29.6	24.1-35.7	356	70.4	64.3-75.9
No	678	81	16.0	12.1-20.9	597	84.0	79.1-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	163	16	14.7	7.5-26.9	147	85.3	73.1-92.5
Non-Veteran	1,019	193	21.9	18.3-25.8	826	78.1	74.2-81.7

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,188

209

20.6

17.4-24.3

979

79.4

75.7-82.6

GENDER

Male

420

21.4

16.2-27.9

352

78.6

72.1-83.8

Female

768

141

19.7

16.4-23.6

627

80.3

76.4-83.6

RACE

White

697

16.2

12.2-21.3

611

83.8

78.7-87.8

African American

430

108

26.4

21.1-32.5

322

73.6

67.5-78.9

Other Minorities

28.6

16.0-45.7

71.4

54.3-84.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

33.8

17.9-54.4

66.2

45.6-82.1

Non-Hispanic

1,151

198

19.8

16.6-23.6

953

80.2

76.4-83.4

AGE

18-24

37.1

21.1-56.6

62.9

43.4-78.9

25-34

129

21.9

13.3-33.9

104

78.1

66.1-86.7

35-44

178

22.8

15.9-31.6

139

77.2

68.4-84.1

45-54

270

20.2

14.9-26.9

217

79.8

73.1-85.1

55-64

247

21.2

15.5-28.4

197

78.8

71.6-84.5

65-74

177

10.4

6.0-17.3

160

89.6

82.7-94.0

75+

143

7.2

3.7-13.7

133

92.8

86.3-96.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

245

29.2

22.2-37.3

178

70.8

62.7-77.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

439

23.3

17.5-30.2

356

76.7

69.8-82.5

Some Post-H.S.

261

18.9

12.9-26.9

221

81.1

73.1-87.1

College Graduate

241

7.9

4.6-13.1

222

92.1

86.9-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

197

38.2

29.1-48.2

138

61.8

51.8-70.9

$15,000- 24,999

231

31.2

22.7-41.2

173

68.8

58.8-77.3

$25,000- 34,999

157

22.7

13.9-34.8

127

77.3

65.2-86.1

$35,000- 49,999

137

11.5

6.2-20.5

124

88.5

79.5-93.8

$50,000-74,999

133

8.1

4.1-15.6

123

91.9

84.4-95.9

$75,000+

130

1.3

0.3- 5.6

128

98.7

94.4-99.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

480

124

29.6

24.1-35.7

356

70.4

64.3-75.9

678

16.0

12.1-20.9

597

84.0

79.1-87.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

163

14.7

7.5-26.9

147

85.3

73.1-92.5

Non-Veteran

1,019

193

21.9

18.3-25.8

826

78.1

74.2-81.7

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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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