BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	2,004	318	16.7	14.7-19.0	1,686	83.3	81.0-85.3
GENDER
Male	714	83	13.2	10.3-16.9	631	86.8	83.1-89.7
Female	1,290	235	19.8	17.1-22.8	1,055	80.2	77.2-82.9
RACE
White	1,784	264	15.7	13.7-18.0	1,520	84.3	82.0-86.3
African American	94	19	14.0	8.0-23.2	75	86.0	76.8-92.0
Other Minorities	125	35	29.6	19.0-42.9	90	70.4	57.1-81.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	79	26	25.4	14.6-40.3	53	74.6	59.7-85.4
Non-Hispanic	1,923	292	16.1	14.1-18.3	1,631	83.9	81.7-85.9
AGE
18-24	102	17	14.9	8.3-25.3	85	85.1	74.7-91.7
25-34	267	71	24.5	19.0-30.9	196	75.5	69.1-81.0
35-44	312	73	24.6	19.2-31.0	239	75.4	69.0-80.8
45-54	349	72	19.2	14.9-24.5	277	80.8	75.5-85.1
55-64	379	59	14.5	10.8-19.1	320	85.5	80.9-89.2
65-74	310	14	3.8	2.0- 7.3	296	96.2	92.7-98.0
75+	277	12	4.6	2.3- 9.0	265	95.4	91.0-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	348	78	24.3	18.6-31.2	270	75.7	68.8-81.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	611	100	17.1	13.6-21.4	511	82.9	78.6-86.4
Some Post-H.S.	481	85	17.6	13.7-22.4	396	82.4	77.6-86.3
College Graduate	555	54	9.7	7.0-13.3	501	90.3	86.7-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	282	71	23.8	18.0-30.7	211	76.2	69.3-82.0
$15,000- 24,999	416	103	29.2	23.4-35.6	313	70.8	64.4-76.6
$25,000- 34,999	270	51	22.1	16.2-29.6	219	77.9	70.4-83.8
$35,000- 49,999	295	40	13.2	9.3-18.3	255	86.8	81.7-90.7
$50,000-74,999	215	11	4.7	2.3- 9.6	204	95.3	90.4-97.7
$75,000+	226	7	2.7	1.1- 6.3	219	97.3	93.7-98.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	674	167	27.4	23.2-32.0	507	72.6	68.0-76.8
No	1,278	144	12.3	10.0-15.0	1,134	87.7	85.0-90.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	14	5.7	3.1-10.3	251	94.3	89.7-96.9
Non-Veteran	1,738	304	18.3	16.0-20.9	1,434	81.7	79.1-84.0

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

-Western NC

2,004

318

16.7

14.7-19.0

1,686

83.3

81.0-85.3

GENDER

Male

714

13.2

10.3-16.9

631

86.8

83.1-89.7

Female

1,290

235

19.8

17.1-22.8

1,055

80.2

77.2-82.9

RACE

White

1,784

264

15.7

13.7-18.0

1,520

84.3

82.0-86.3

African American

14.0

8.0-23.2

86.0

76.8-92.0

Other Minorities

125

29.6

19.0-42.9

70.4

57.1-81.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.4

14.6-40.3

74.6

59.7-85.4

Non-Hispanic

1,923

292

16.1

14.1-18.3

1,631

83.9

81.7-85.9

AGE

18-24

102

14.9

8.3-25.3

85.1

74.7-91.7

25-34

267

24.5

19.0-30.9

196

75.5

69.1-81.0

35-44

312

24.6

19.2-31.0

239

75.4

69.0-80.8

45-54

349

19.2

14.9-24.5

277

80.8

75.5-85.1

55-64

379

14.5

10.8-19.1

320

85.5

80.9-89.2

65-74

310

3.8

2.0- 7.3

296

96.2

92.7-98.0

75+

277

4.6

2.3- 9.0

265

95.4

91.0-97.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

348

24.3

18.6-31.2

270

75.7

68.8-81.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

611

100

17.1

13.6-21.4

511

82.9

78.6-86.4

Some Post-H.S.

481

17.6

13.7-22.4

396

82.4

77.6-86.3

College Graduate

555

9.7

7.0-13.3

501

90.3

86.7-93.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

282

23.8

18.0-30.7

211

76.2

69.3-82.0

$15,000- 24,999

416

103

29.2

23.4-35.6

313

70.8

64.4-76.6

$25,000- 34,999

270

22.1

16.2-29.6

219

77.9

70.4-83.8

$35,000- 49,999

295

13.2

9.3-18.3

255

86.8

81.7-90.7

$50,000-74,999

215

4.7

2.3- 9.6

204

95.3

90.4-97.7

$75,000+

226

2.7

1.1- 6.3

219

97.3

93.7-98.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

674

167

27.4

23.2-32.0

507

72.6

68.0-76.8

1,278

144

12.3

10.0-15.0

1,134

87.7

85.0-90.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

5.7

3.1-10.3

251

94.3

89.7-96.9

Non-Veteran

1,738

304

18.3

16.0-20.9

1,434

81.7

79.1-84.0

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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.

** 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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