BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
North Carolina	15,619	11,606	68.9	67.8-70.0	1,667	9.2	8.6- 9.8	2,346	21.9	20.8-22.9
-Northeastern Partnership	1,077	812	68.2	63.9-72.2	108	10.0	7.6-13.1	157	21.8	18.2-25.9
GENDER
Male	387	266	58.6	51.6-65.3	42	12.1	7.8-18.2	79	29.3	23.1-36.4
Female	690	546	77.1	72.6-81.1	66	8.1	6.2-10.6	78	14.8	11.3-19.2
RACE
White	670	515	70.0	64.6-75.0	71	12.1	8.6-16.8	84	17.8	13.8-22.7
African American	352	268	73.5	66.7-79.4	36	8.5	5.8-12.2	48	18.0	12.7-24.9
Other Minorities	51	27	39.4	24.3-56.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	23	59.8	42.4-75.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	33	9	20.3	9.4-38.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	23	78.5	60.2-89.8
Non-Hispanic	1,040	800	71.8	67.6-75.7	107	10.7	8.1-14.0	133	17.5	14.3-21.3
AGE
18-24	39	21	45.5	28.6-63.4	4	13.3	4.3-34.6	14	41.2	24.9-59.7
25-34	92	57	56.5	44.8-67.4	5	5.3	2.1-12.8	30	38.2	27.6-50.1
35-44	145	104	68.2	58.8-76.3	11	8.2	4.3-15.0	30	23.7	16.4-32.9
45-54	234	170	69.7	62.2-76.3	27	10.8	7.0-16.4	37	19.5	13.9-26.6
55-64	238	189	78.0	71.2-83.5	26	11.1	7.4-16.4	23	10.9	6.8-17.0
65-74	184	150	82.7	76.1-87.7	18	8.9	5.5-14.1	16	8.4	5.0-13.9
75+	137	116	84.3	76.6-89.9	16	11.8	7.1-18.8	5	3.9	1.5- 9.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	234	177	64.1	53.8-73.2	21	5.7	3.6- 9.0	36	30.2	21.1-41.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	370	278	67.8	60.1-74.6	36	11.3	6.7-18.5	56	20.9	15.3-27.8
Some Post-H.S.	237	184	72.8	63.6-80.3	26	11.7	6.9-19.2	27	15.5	9.6-24.1
College Graduate	233	170	68.1	59.7-75.4	25	10.5	6.7-16.0	38	21.4	14.8-29.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	121	71.4	61.8-79.4	20	9.2	5.5-15.1	24	19.4	12.4-29.0
$15,000- 24,999	208	152	65.7	55.2-74.8	21	8.4	5.0-13.8	35	25.9	17.2-37.1
$25,000- 34,999	138	110	73.1	60.2-83.0	12	8.3	4.0-16.2	16	18.6	9.8-32.3
$35,000- 49,999	147	115	68.9	56.9-78.8	16	12.4	6.3-23.1	16	18.7	10.6-30.7
$50,000-74,999	122	89	70.4	60.5-78.8	12	10.1	5.5-17.8	21	19.4	12.7-28.7
$75,000+	128	100	73.7	63.1-82.0	13	10.0	5.5-17.6	15	16.4	9.6-26.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	441	337	73.0	66.4-78.7	62	14.8	10.1-21.3	42	12.2	8.6-17.0
No	604	451	65.3	59.4-70.7	46	7.5	5.1-10.9	107	27.2	22.0-33.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	152	110	66.9	56.9-75.5	21	16.4	10.3-25.2	21	16.7	10.4-25.7
Non-Veteran	922	699	68.4	63.6-72.8	87	8.9	6.4-12.3	136	22.7	18.6-27.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,619

11,606

68.9

67.8-70.0

1,667

9.2

8.6- 9.8

2,346

21.9

20.8-22.9

-Northeastern Partnership

1,077

812

68.2

63.9-72.2

108

10.0

7.6-13.1

157

21.8

18.2-25.9

GENDER

Male

387

266

58.6

51.6-65.3

12.1

7.8-18.2

29.3

23.1-36.4

Female

690

546

77.1

72.6-81.1

8.1

6.2-10.6

14.8

11.3-19.2

RACE

White

670

515

70.0

64.6-75.0

12.1

8.6-16.8

17.8

13.8-22.7

African American

352

268

73.5

66.7-79.4

8.5

5.8-12.2

18.0

12.7-24.9

Other Minorities

39.4

24.3-56.7

0.9

0.1- 6.2

59.8

42.4-75.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.3

9.4-38.6

1.2

0.2- 8.0

78.5

60.2-89.8

Non-Hispanic

1,040

800

71.8

67.6-75.7

107

10.7

8.1-14.0

133

17.5

14.3-21.3

AGE

18-24

45.5

28.6-63.4

13.3

4.3-34.6

41.2

24.9-59.7

25-34

56.5

44.8-67.4

5.3

2.1-12.8

38.2

27.6-50.1

35-44

145

104

68.2

58.8-76.3

8.2

4.3-15.0

23.7

16.4-32.9

45-54

234

170

69.7

62.2-76.3

10.8

7.0-16.4

19.5

13.9-26.6

55-64

238

189

78.0

71.2-83.5

11.1

7.4-16.4

10.9

6.8-17.0

65-74

184

150

82.7

76.1-87.7

8.9

5.5-14.1

8.4

5.0-13.9

75+

137

116

84.3

76.6-89.9

11.8

7.1-18.8

3.9

1.5- 9.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

234

177

64.1

53.8-73.2

5.7

3.6- 9.0

30.2

21.1-41.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

370

278

67.8

60.1-74.6

11.3

6.7-18.5

20.9

15.3-27.8

Some Post-H.S.

237

184

72.8

63.6-80.3

11.7

6.9-19.2

15.5

9.6-24.1

College Graduate

233

170

68.1

59.7-75.4

10.5

6.7-16.0

21.4

14.8-29.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

121

71.4

61.8-79.4

9.2

5.5-15.1

19.4

12.4-29.0

$15,000- 24,999

208

152

65.7

55.2-74.8

8.4

5.0-13.8

25.9

17.2-37.1

$25,000- 34,999

138

110

73.1

60.2-83.0

8.3

4.0-16.2

18.6

9.8-32.3

$35,000- 49,999

147

115

68.9

56.9-78.8

12.4

6.3-23.1

18.7

10.6-30.7

$50,000-74,999

122

70.4

60.5-78.8

10.1

5.5-17.8

19.4

12.7-28.7

$75,000+

128

100

73.7

63.1-82.0

10.0

5.5-17.6

16.4

9.6-26.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

441

337

73.0

66.4-78.7

14.8

10.1-21.3

12.2

8.6-17.0

604

451

65.3

59.4-70.7

7.5

5.1-10.9

107

27.2

22.0-33.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

152

110

66.9

56.9-75.5

16.4

10.3-25.2

16.7

10.4-25.7

Non-Veteran

922

699

68.4

63.6-72.8

8.9

6.4-12.3

136

22.7

18.6-27.3

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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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