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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 506 75 15.4 11.7-20.0 431 84.6 80.0-88.3
GENDER
Male 180 20 12.2 7.1-20.1 160 87.8 79.9-92.9
Female 326 55 18.5 13.9-24.3 271 81.5 75.7-86.1
RACE
White 340 46 15.2 10.7-21.2 294 84.8 78.8-89.3
Other 164 28 15.4 9.9-23.2 136 84.6 76.8-90.1
AGE
18-44 129 28 18.8 12.1-28.0 101 81.2 72.0-87.9
45+ 374 46 12.6 9.2-16.9 328 87.4 83.1-90.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 283 51 20.4 14.7-27.5 232 79.6 72.5-85.3
Some College + 223 24 8.8 5.6-13.5 199 91.2 86.5-94.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 297 51 17.1 12.1-23.6 246 82.9 76.4-87.9
$50,000+ 130 8 6.3 2.9-13.0 122 93.7 87.0-97.1

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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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