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	9,917	1,520	17.3	16.3-18.4	8,397	82.7	81.6-83.7
RACE
White	7,414	979	15.2	14.0-16.4	6,435	84.8	83.6-86.0
African American	1,805	366	20.4	18.1-22.9	1,439	79.6	77.1-81.9
Asian	72	9	10.8	4.7-22.9	63	89.2	77.1-95.3
Native American	191	37	21.9	14.5-31.6	154	78.1	68.4-85.5
Other Minorities	395	123	33.6	27.9-39.8	272	66.4	60.2-72.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	441	124	30.4	25.2-36.1	317	69.6	63.9-74.8
-English Speaking	209	42	23.8	16.7-32.8	167	76.2	67.2-83.3
-Spanish Speaking	231	82	35.1	28.0-42.9	149	64.9	57.1-72.0
Non-Hispanic	9,453	1,393	16.4	15.3-17.5	8,060	83.6	82.5-84.7
AGE
18-24	389	91	21.9	17.3-27.3	298	78.1	72.7-82.7
25-34	1,210	272	24.8	21.9-28.0	938	75.2	72.0-78.1
35-44	1,664	326	18.9	16.8-21.3	1,338	81.1	78.7-83.2
45-54	1,939	364	18.4	16.4-20.6	1,575	81.6	79.4-83.6
55-64	1,929	296	15.6	13.7-17.8	1,633	84.4	82.2-86.3
65-74	1,475	105	7.9	6.3-10.0	1,370	92.1	90.0-93.7
75+	1,219	52	4.1	3.0- 5.6	1,167	95.9	94.4-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,463	349	29.2	25.9-32.8	1,114	70.8	67.2-74.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,011	511	19.2	17.3-21.3	2,500	80.8	78.7-82.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,615	426	18.3	16.3-20.5	2,189	81.7	79.5-83.7
College Graduate	2,800	233	9.2	7.8-10.7	2,567	90.8	89.3-92.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,309	351	33.0	29.4-36.9	958	67.0	63.1-70.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,726	417	28.5	25.6-31.6	1,309	71.5	68.4-74.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,177	208	19.9	17.0-23.1	969	80.1	76.9-83.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,331	189	16.9	14.3-19.9	1,142	83.1	80.1-85.7
$50,000-74,999	1,186	85	8.9	6.9-11.5	1,101	91.1	88.5-93.1
$75,000+	1,546	53	3.3	2.4- 4.5	1,493	96.7	95.5-97.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,624	807	26.6	24.6-28.7	2,817	73.4	71.3-75.4
No	5,994	668	12.9	11.8-14.2	5,326	87.1	85.8-88.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	221	31	13.1	8.9-19.0	190	86.9	81.0-91.1
Non-Veteran	9,680	1,486	17.4	16.4-18.5	8,194	82.6	81.5-83.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,917

1,520

17.3

16.3-18.4

8,397

82.7

81.6-83.7

RACE

White

7,414

979

15.2

14.0-16.4

6,435

84.8

83.6-86.0

African American

1,805

366

20.4

18.1-22.9

1,439

79.6

77.1-81.9

Asian

10.8

4.7-22.9

89.2

77.1-95.3

Native American

191

21.9

14.5-31.6

154

78.1

68.4-85.5

Other Minorities

395

123

33.6

27.9-39.8

272

66.4

60.2-72.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

441

124

30.4

25.2-36.1

317

69.6

63.9-74.8

-English Speaking

209

23.8

16.7-32.8

167

76.2

67.2-83.3

-Spanish Speaking

231

35.1

28.0-42.9

149

64.9

57.1-72.0

Non-Hispanic

9,453

1,393

16.4

15.3-17.5

8,060

83.6

82.5-84.7

AGE

18-24

389

21.9

17.3-27.3

298

78.1

72.7-82.7

25-34

1,210

272

24.8

21.9-28.0

938

75.2

72.0-78.1

35-44

1,664

326

18.9

16.8-21.3

1,338

81.1

78.7-83.2

45-54

1,939

364

18.4

16.4-20.6

1,575

81.6

79.4-83.6

55-64

1,929

296

15.6

13.7-17.8

1,633

84.4

82.2-86.3

65-74

1,475

105

7.9

6.3-10.0

1,370

92.1

90.0-93.7

75+

1,219

4.1

3.0- 5.6

1,167

95.9

94.4-97.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,463

349

29.2

25.9-32.8

1,114

70.8

67.2-74.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,011

511

19.2

17.3-21.3

2,500

80.8

78.7-82.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,615

426

18.3

16.3-20.5

2,189

81.7

79.5-83.7

College Graduate

2,800

233

9.2

7.8-10.7

2,567

90.8

89.3-92.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,309

351

33.0

29.4-36.9

958

67.0

63.1-70.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,726

417

28.5

25.6-31.6

1,309

71.5

68.4-74.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,177

208

19.9

17.0-23.1

969

80.1

76.9-83.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,331

189

16.9

14.3-19.9

1,142

83.1

80.1-85.7

$50,000-74,999

1,186

8.9

6.9-11.5

1,101

91.1

88.5-93.1

$75,000+

1,546

3.3

2.4- 4.5

1,493

96.7

95.5-97.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,624

807

26.6

24.6-28.7

2,817

73.4

71.3-75.4

5,994

668

12.9

11.8-14.2

5,326

87.1

85.8-88.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

221

13.1

8.9-19.0

190

86.9

81.0-91.1

Non-Veteran

9,680

1,486

17.4

16.4-18.5

8,194

82.6

81.5-83.6

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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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