BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,726	1,152	15.4	14.3-16.6	7,574	84.6	83.4-85.7
GENDER
Male	3,233	366	14.9	13.1-17.0	2,867	85.1	83.0-86.9
Female	5,493	786	15.9	14.6-17.3	4,707	84.1	82.7-85.4
RACE
White	6,761	751	12.5	11.3-13.7	6,010	87.5	86.3-88.7
African American	1,336	227	16.2	13.8-19.0	1,109	83.8	81.0-86.2
Other Minorities	587	170	31.8	26.8-37.3	417	68.2	62.7-73.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	486	137	32.1	26.6-38.2	349	67.9	61.8-73.4
Non-Hispanic	8,222	1,013	13.5	12.5-14.7	7,209	86.5	85.3-87.5
AGE
18-24	340	69	19.2	14.6-24.8	271	80.8	75.2-85.4
25-34	1,056	215	22.7	19.5-26.3	841	77.3	73.7-80.5
35-44	1,572	246	15.6	13.4-18.2	1,326	84.4	81.8-86.6
45-54	1,723	261	14.7	12.7-16.9	1,462	85.3	83.1-87.3
55-64	1,697	239	14.3	12.3-16.6	1,458	85.7	83.4-87.7
65-74	1,279	72	5.0	3.9- 6.6	1,207	95.0	93.4-96.1
75+	989	38	3.4	2.4- 4.9	951	96.6	95.1-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,264	288	29.5	25.5-33.8	976	70.5	66.2-74.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,531	376	17.7	15.4-20.1	2,155	82.3	79.9-84.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,111	288	13.7	11.7-16.1	1,823	86.3	83.9-88.3
College Graduate	2,794	199	8.8	7.3-10.5	2,595	91.2	89.5-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	890	244	36.4	30.7-42.5	646	63.6	57.5-69.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,372	337	31.4	27.8-35.3	1,035	68.6	64.7-72.2
$25,000- 34,999	966	156	18.2	15.0-21.9	810	81.8	78.1-85.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,191	148	14.0	11.5-16.9	1,043	86.0	83.1-88.5
$50,000-74,999	1,122	84	10.8	7.9-14.5	1,038	89.2	85.5-92.1
$75,000+	1,884	55	3.7	2.6- 5.1	1,829	96.3	94.9-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,978	614	26.0	23.5-28.7	2,364	74.0	71.3-76.5
No	5,476	504	10.8	9.6-12.1	4,972	89.2	87.9-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,143	82	7.8	6.0-10.2	1,061	92.2	89.8-94.0
Non-Veteran	7,565	1,066	16.4	15.2-17.8	6,499	83.6	82.2-84.8

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

-Piedmont NC

8,726

1,152

15.4

14.3-16.6

7,574

84.6

83.4-85.7

GENDER

Male

3,233

366

14.9

13.1-17.0

2,867

85.1

83.0-86.9

Female

5,493

786

15.9

14.6-17.3

4,707

84.1

82.7-85.4

RACE

White

6,761

751

12.5

11.3-13.7

6,010

87.5

86.3-88.7

African American

1,336

227

16.2

13.8-19.0

1,109

83.8

81.0-86.2

Other Minorities

587

170

31.8

26.8-37.3

417

68.2

62.7-73.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

486

137

32.1

26.6-38.2

349

67.9

61.8-73.4

Non-Hispanic

8,222

1,013

13.5

12.5-14.7

7,209

86.5

85.3-87.5

AGE

18-24

340

19.2

14.6-24.8

271

80.8

75.2-85.4

25-34

1,056

215

22.7

19.5-26.3

841

77.3

73.7-80.5

35-44

1,572

246

15.6

13.4-18.2

1,326

84.4

81.8-86.6

45-54

1,723

261

14.7

12.7-16.9

1,462

85.3

83.1-87.3

55-64

1,697

239

14.3

12.3-16.6

1,458

85.7

83.4-87.7

65-74

1,279

5.0

3.9- 6.6

1,207

95.0

93.4-96.1

75+

989

3.4

2.4- 4.9

951

96.6

95.1-97.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,264

288

29.5

25.5-33.8

976

70.5

66.2-74.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,531

376

17.7

15.4-20.1

2,155

82.3

79.9-84.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,111

288

13.7

11.7-16.1

1,823

86.3

83.9-88.3

College Graduate

2,794

199

8.8

7.3-10.5

2,595

91.2

89.5-92.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

890

244

36.4

30.7-42.5

646

63.6

57.5-69.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,372

337

31.4

27.8-35.3

1,035

68.6

64.7-72.2

$25,000- 34,999

966

156

18.2

15.0-21.9

810

81.8

78.1-85.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,191

148

14.0

11.5-16.9

1,043

86.0

83.1-88.5

$50,000-74,999

1,122

10.8

7.9-14.5

1,038

89.2

85.5-92.1

$75,000+

1,884

3.7

2.6- 5.1

1,829

96.3

94.9-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,978

614

26.0

23.5-28.7

2,364

74.0

71.3-76.5

5,476

504

10.8

9.6-12.1

4,972

89.2

87.9-90.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,143

7.8

6.0-10.2

1,061

92.2

89.8-94.0

Non-Veteran

7,565

1,066

16.4

15.2-17.8

6,499

83.6

82.2-84.8

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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