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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Health Care Access

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,623 2,178 16.0 15.2-16.9 13,445 84.0 83.1-84.8
-Northeast Partnership I 438 70 17.9 13.8-22.9 368 82.1 77.1-86.2
GENDER
Male 156 22 13.4 8.4-20.8 134 86.6 79.2-91.6
Female 282 48 21.7 16.0-28.7 234 78.3 71.3-84.0
RACE
White 211 20 10.6 6.5-16.9 191 89.4 83.1-93.5
Other 225 50 23.9 17.5-31.8 175 76.1 68.2-82.5
AGE
18-44 107 22 20.3 12.8-30.8 85 79.7 69.2-87.2
45+ 326 46 16.2 11.9-21.6 280 83.8 78.4-88.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 259 54 21.5 15.9-28.4 205 78.5 71.6-84.1
Some College + 176 16 12.3 7.1-20.4 160 87.7 79.6-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 284 55 22.8 17.3-29.5 229 77.2 70.5-82.7
$50,000+ 77 1 2.4 0.3-15.1 76 97.6 84.9-99.7

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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, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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