BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (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: Northeastern Partnership***

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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
North Carolina	15,623	2,178	16.0	15.2-16.9	13,445	84.0	83.1-84.8
-Northeastern Partnership	1,079	171	18.2	15.1-21.8	908	81.8	78.2-84.9
GENDER
Male	385	50	15.1	10.4-21.4	335	84.9	78.6-89.6
Female	694	121	21.1	17.4-25.3	573	78.9	74.7-82.6
RACE
White	672	88	16.9	12.9-21.9	584	83.1	78.1-87.1
African American	353	69	20.7	15.9-26.5	284	79.3	73.5-84.1
Other Minorities	50	13	18.6	9.6-32.8	37	81.4	67.2-90.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	9	19.2	8.9-36.6	23	80.8	63.4-91.1
Non-Hispanic	1,043	161	18.1	14.9-21.8	882	81.9	78.2-85.1
AGE
18-24	39	10	22.1	10.5-40.8	29	77.9	59.2-89.5
25-34	93	28	30.8	21.4-42.1	65	69.2	57.9-78.6
35-44	145	26	17.8	11.8-25.8	119	82.2	74.2-88.2
45-54	233	39	17.1	12.1-23.7	194	82.9	76.3-87.9
55-64	239	35	13.1	9.2-18.3	204	86.9	81.7-90.8
65-74	184	21	15.6	9.8-23.9	163	84.4	76.1-90.2
75+	138	9	9.1	4.5-17.4	129	90.9	82.6-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	233	59	26.6	19.8-34.6	174	73.4	65.4-80.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	371	62	20.7	14.8-28.1	309	79.3	71.9-85.2
Some Post-H.S.	239	36	17.5	12.1-24.6	203	82.5	75.4-87.9
College Graduate	233	14	5.8	3.1-10.4	219	94.2	89.6-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	43	27.8	20.1-37.1	125	72.2	62.9-79.9
$15,000- 24,999	207	45	23.5	16.5-32.4	162	76.5	67.6-83.5
$25,000- 34,999	138	18	16.3	9.8-25.8	120	83.7	74.2-90.2
$35,000- 49,999	146	16	12.2	6.7-21.1	130	87.8	78.9-93.3
$50,000-74,999	123	9	9.7	4.9-18.1	114	90.3	81.9-95.1
$75,000+	128	5	5.8	2.1-14.7	123	94.2	85.3-97.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	445	106	31.3	25.2-38.2	339	68.7	61.8-74.8
No	602	61	10.4	7.7-13.8	541	89.6	86.2-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	153	18	13.1	7.9-21.0	135	86.9	79.0-92.1
Non-Veteran	923	153	19.1	15.7-23.2	770	80.9	76.8-84.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,623

2,178

16.0

15.2-16.9

13,445

84.0

83.1-84.8

-Northeastern Partnership

1,079

171

18.2

15.1-21.8

908

81.8

78.2-84.9

GENDER

Male

385

15.1

10.4-21.4

335

84.9

78.6-89.6

Female

694

121

21.1

17.4-25.3

573

78.9

74.7-82.6

RACE

White

672

16.9

12.9-21.9

584

83.1

78.1-87.1

African American

353

20.7

15.9-26.5

284

79.3

73.5-84.1

Other Minorities

18.6

9.6-32.8

81.4

67.2-90.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.2

8.9-36.6

80.8

63.4-91.1

Non-Hispanic

1,043

161

18.1

14.9-21.8

882

81.9

78.2-85.1

AGE

18-24

22.1

10.5-40.8

77.9

59.2-89.5

25-34

30.8

21.4-42.1

69.2

57.9-78.6

35-44

145

17.8

11.8-25.8

119

82.2

74.2-88.2

45-54

233

17.1

12.1-23.7

194

82.9

76.3-87.9

55-64

239

13.1

9.2-18.3

204

86.9

81.7-90.8

65-74

184

15.6

9.8-23.9

163

84.4

76.1-90.2

75+

138

9.1

4.5-17.4

129

90.9

82.6-95.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

233

26.6

19.8-34.6

174

73.4

65.4-80.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

371

20.7

14.8-28.1

309

79.3

71.9-85.2

Some Post-H.S.

239

17.5

12.1-24.6

203

82.5

75.4-87.9

College Graduate

233

5.8

3.1-10.4

219

94.2

89.6-96.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

27.8

20.1-37.1

125

72.2

62.9-79.9

$15,000- 24,999

207

23.5

16.5-32.4

162

76.5

67.6-83.5

$25,000- 34,999

138

16.3

9.8-25.8

120

83.7

74.2-90.2

$35,000- 49,999

146

12.2

6.7-21.1

130

87.8

78.9-93.3

$50,000-74,999

123

9.7

4.9-18.1

114

90.3

81.9-95.1

$75,000+

128

5.8

2.1-14.7

123

94.2

85.3-97.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

445

106

31.3

25.2-38.2

339

68.7

61.8-74.8

602

10.4

7.7-13.8

541

89.6

86.2-92.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

153

13.1

7.9-21.0

135

86.9

79.0-92.1

Non-Veteran

923

153

19.1

15.7-23.2

770

80.9

76.8-84.3

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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