BRFSS 2006 - 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?)

2006 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	15,623	2,178	16.0	15.2-16.9	13,445	84.0	83.1-84.8
GENDER
Male	5,706	658	14.7	13.3-16.2	5,048	85.3	83.8-86.7
Female	9,917	1,520	17.3	16.3-18.4	8,397	82.7	81.6-83.7
RACE
White	11,781	1,398	13.8	12.9-14.8	10,383	86.2	85.2-87.1
African American	2,591	473	17.4	15.6-19.3	2,118	82.6	80.7-84.4
Asian	106	15	13.8	7.0-25.4	91	86.2	74.6-93.0
Native American	300	66	26.3	19.5-34.5	234	73.7	65.5-80.5
Other Minorities	778	218	29.7	25.6-34.3	560	70.3	65.7-74.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	818	210	27.9	23.8-32.3	608	72.1	67.7-76.2
-English Speaking	313	67	27.3	20.8-34.8	246	72.7	65.2-79.2
-Spanish Speaking	504	143	28.1	23.2-33.6	361	71.9	66.4-76.8
Non-Hispanic	14,769	1,963	14.8	14.0-15.7	12,806	85.2	84.3-86.0
AGE
18-24	629	138	20.1	16.6-24.1	491	79.9	75.9-83.4
25-34	1,861	386	22.8	20.3-25.4	1,475	77.2	74.6-79.7
35-44	2,668	470	17.4	15.7-19.4	2,198	82.6	80.6-84.3
45-54	3,083	507	16.0	14.4-17.7	2,576	84.0	82.3-85.6
55-64	3,100	427	13.8	12.3-15.4	2,673	86.2	84.6-87.7
65-74	2,366	160	6.9	5.7- 8.3	2,206	93.1	91.7-94.3
75+	1,802	72	3.9	2.9- 5.0	1,730	96.1	95.0-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,395	540	27.1	24.3-30.1	1,855	72.9	69.9-75.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,728	726	17.9	16.3-19.6	4,002	82.1	80.4-83.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,860	571	15.8	14.2-17.6	3,289	84.2	82.4-85.8
College Graduate	4,599	339	8.5	7.4- 9.8	4,260	91.5	90.2-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,777	486	34.4	30.8-38.3	1,291	65.6	61.7-69.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,584	615	28.6	26.0-31.4	1,969	71.4	68.6-74.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,876	295	17.8	15.5-20.3	1,581	82.2	79.7-84.5
$35,000- 49,999	2,198	270	14.9	12.8-17.1	1,928	85.1	82.9-87.2
$50,000-74,999	2,016	139	8.9	7.0-11.2	1,877	91.1	88.8-93.0
$75,000+	2,840	89	3.6	2.8- 4.7	2,751	96.4	95.3-97.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,624	1,185	26.4	24.6-28.3	4,439	73.6	71.7-75.4
No	9,507	924	11.2	10.3-12.2	8,583	88.8	87.8-89.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,276	172	8.2	6.8- 9.8	2,104	91.8	90.2-93.2
Non-Veteran	13,316	1,999	17.3	16.3-18.3	11,317	82.7	81.7-83.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,623

2,178

16.0

15.2-16.9

13,445

84.0

83.1-84.8

GENDER

Male

5,706

658

14.7

13.3-16.2

5,048

85.3

83.8-86.7

Female

9,917

1,520

17.3

16.3-18.4

8,397

82.7

81.6-83.7

RACE

White

11,781

1,398

13.8

12.9-14.8

10,383

86.2

85.2-87.1

African American

2,591

473

17.4

15.6-19.3

2,118

82.6

80.7-84.4

Asian

106

13.8

7.0-25.4

86.2

74.6-93.0

Native American

300

26.3

19.5-34.5

234

73.7

65.5-80.5

Other Minorities

778

218

29.7

25.6-34.3

560

70.3

65.7-74.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

818

210

27.9

23.8-32.3

608

72.1

67.7-76.2

-English Speaking

313

27.3

20.8-34.8

246

72.7

65.2-79.2

-Spanish Speaking

504

143

28.1

23.2-33.6

361

71.9

66.4-76.8

Non-Hispanic

14,769

1,963

14.8

14.0-15.7

12,806

85.2

84.3-86.0

AGE

18-24

629

138

20.1

16.6-24.1

491

79.9

75.9-83.4

25-34

1,861

386

22.8

20.3-25.4

1,475

77.2

74.6-79.7

35-44

2,668

470

17.4

15.7-19.4

2,198

82.6

80.6-84.3

45-54

3,083

507

16.0

14.4-17.7

2,576

84.0

82.3-85.6

55-64

3,100

427

13.8

12.3-15.4

2,673

86.2

84.6-87.7

65-74

2,366

160

6.9

5.7- 8.3

2,206

93.1

91.7-94.3

75+

1,802

3.9

2.9- 5.0

1,730

96.1

95.0-97.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,395

540

27.1

24.3-30.1

1,855

72.9

69.9-75.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,728

726

17.9

16.3-19.6

4,002

82.1

80.4-83.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,860

571

15.8

14.2-17.6

3,289

84.2

82.4-85.8

College Graduate

4,599

339

8.5

7.4- 9.8

4,260

91.5

90.2-92.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,777

486

34.4

30.8-38.3

1,291

65.6

61.7-69.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,584

615

28.6

26.0-31.4

1,969

71.4

68.6-74.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,876

295

17.8

15.5-20.3

1,581

82.2

79.7-84.5

$35,000- 49,999

2,198

270

14.9

12.8-17.1

1,928

85.1

82.9-87.2

$50,000-74,999

2,016

139

8.9

7.0-11.2

1,877

91.1

88.8-93.0

$75,000+

2,840

3.6

2.8- 4.7

2,751

96.4

95.3-97.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,624

1,185

26.4

24.6-28.3

4,439

73.6

71.7-75.4

9,507

924

11.2

10.3-12.2

8,583

88.8

87.8-89.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,276

172

8.2

6.8- 9.8

2,104

91.8

90.2-93.2

Non-Veteran

13,316

1,999

17.3

16.3-18.3

11,317

82.7

81.7-83.7

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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.

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