BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	9,673	1,338	14.5	13.5-15.5	8,335	85.5	84.5-86.5
GENDER
Male	3,524	391	12.5	11.0-14.1	3,133	87.5	85.9-89.0
Female	6,149	947	16.4	15.2-17.7	5,202	83.6	82.3-84.8
RACE
White	7,514	875	12.0	11.0-13.0	6,639	88.0	87.0-89.0
African American	1,573	326	20.3	17.7-23.1	1,247	79.7	76.9-82.3
Other Minorities	546	128	22.2	17.7-27.3	418	77.8	72.7-82.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	556	149	24.3	19.8-29.4	407	75.7	70.6-80.2
Non-Hispanic	9,111	1,188	13.4	12.4-14.4	7,923	86.6	85.6-87.6
AGE
18-24	438	80	15.9	12.3-20.3	358	84.1	79.7-87.7
25-34	1,357	250	18.8	16.2-21.7	1,107	81.2	78.3-83.8
35-44	1,890	315	16.0	13.9-18.4	1,575	84.0	81.6-86.1
45-54	1,843	288	15.1	13.1-17.2	1,555	84.9	82.8-86.9
55-64	1,731	265	13.5	11.7-15.4	1,466	86.5	84.6-88.3
65-74	1,301	83	7.1	5.4- 9.3	1,218	92.9	90.7-94.6
75+	1,065	54	4.7	3.5- 6.4	1,011	95.3	93.6-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,514	364	27.3	23.9-31.0	1,150	72.7	69.0-76.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,752	414	16.2	14.3-18.2	2,338	83.8	81.8-85.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,297	321	13.6	11.8-15.7	1,976	86.4	84.3-88.2
College Graduate	3,091	235	7.1	6.1- 8.2	2,856	92.9	91.8-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,045	294	28.2	24.5-32.2	751	71.8	67.8-75.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,640	374	25.9	22.7-29.3	1,266	74.1	70.7-77.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,137	200	19.1	16.1-22.4	937	80.9	77.6-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,264	141	13.1	10.6-16.0	1,123	86.9	84.0-89.4
$50,000-74,999	1,314	103	7.6	5.9- 9.7	1,211	92.4	90.3-94.1
$75,000+	1,812	46	2.3	1.6- 3.3	1,766	97.7	96.7-98.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,842	607	23.0	20.9-25.3	2,235	77.0	74.7-79.1
No	6,563	691	11.4	10.4-12.6	5,872	88.6	87.4-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,150	87	7.7	5.9-10.0	1,063	92.3	90.0-94.1
Non-Veteran	8,511	1,249	15.3	14.2-16.4	7,262	84.7	83.6-85.8

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

-Piedmont NC

9,673

1,338

14.5

13.5-15.5

8,335

85.5

84.5-86.5

GENDER

Male

3,524

391

12.5

11.0-14.1

3,133

87.5

85.9-89.0

Female

6,149

947

16.4

15.2-17.7

5,202

83.6

82.3-84.8

RACE

White

7,514

875

12.0

11.0-13.0

6,639

88.0

87.0-89.0

African American

1,573

326

20.3

17.7-23.1

1,247

79.7

76.9-82.3

Other Minorities

546

128

22.2

17.7-27.3

418

77.8

72.7-82.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

556

149

24.3

19.8-29.4

407

75.7

70.6-80.2

Non-Hispanic

9,111

1,188

13.4

12.4-14.4

7,923

86.6

85.6-87.6

AGE

18-24

438

15.9

12.3-20.3

358

84.1

79.7-87.7

25-34

1,357

250

18.8

16.2-21.7

1,107

81.2

78.3-83.8

35-44

1,890

315

16.0

13.9-18.4

1,575

84.0

81.6-86.1

45-54

1,843

288

15.1

13.1-17.2

1,555

84.9

82.8-86.9

55-64

1,731

265

13.5

11.7-15.4

1,466

86.5

84.6-88.3

65-74

1,301

7.1

5.4- 9.3

1,218

92.9

90.7-94.6

75+

1,065

4.7

3.5- 6.4

1,011

95.3

93.6-96.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,514

364

27.3

23.9-31.0

1,150

72.7

69.0-76.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,752

414

16.2

14.3-18.2

2,338

83.8

81.8-85.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,297

321

13.6

11.8-15.7

1,976

86.4

84.3-88.2

College Graduate

3,091

235

7.1

6.1- 8.2

2,856

92.9

91.8-93.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,045

294

28.2

24.5-32.2

751

71.8

67.8-75.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,640

374

25.9

22.7-29.3

1,266

74.1

70.7-77.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,137

200

19.1

16.1-22.4

937

80.9

77.6-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,264

141

13.1

10.6-16.0

1,123

86.9

84.0-89.4

$50,000-74,999

1,314

103

7.6

5.9- 9.7

1,211

92.4

90.3-94.1

$75,000+

1,812

2.3

1.6- 3.3

1,766

97.7

96.7-98.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,842

607

23.0

20.9-25.3

2,235

77.0

74.7-79.1

6,563

691

11.4

10.4-12.6

5,872

88.6

87.4-89.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,150

7.7

5.9-10.0

1,063

92.3

90.0-94.1

Non-Veteran

8,511

1,249

15.3

14.2-16.4

7,262

84.7

83.6-85.8

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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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