BRFSS 2006 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	1,666	268	17.9	15.4-20.7	1,398	82.1	79.3-84.6
GENDER
Male	620	80	16.3	12.4-21.2	540	83.7	78.8-87.6
Female	1,046	188	19.3	16.2-22.8	858	80.7	77.2-83.8
RACE
White	1,505	234	17.7	15.0-20.7	1,271	82.3	79.3-85.0
African American	47	8	12.4	5.8-24.7	39	87.6	75.3-94.2
Other Minorities	104	25	22.9	14.3-34.5	79	77.1	65.5-85.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	15	18.6	10.4-30.9	51	81.4	69.1-89.6
Non-Hispanic	1,593	251	17.8	15.2-20.8	1,342	82.2	79.2-84.8
AGE
18-24	53	12	18.7	9.7-33.1	41	81.3	66.9-90.3
25-34	172	43	27.8	19.7-37.6	129	72.2	62.4-80.3
35-44	246	61	23.3	17.6-30.1	185	76.7	69.9-82.4
45-54	319	62	17.4	12.6-23.5	257	82.6	76.5-87.4
55-64	355	50	15.2	11.1-20.5	305	84.8	79.5-88.9
65-74	293	27	9.5	6.0-14.8	266	90.5	85.2-94.0
75+	221	13	4.4	2.4- 7.8	208	95.6	92.2-97.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	269	62	24.2	16.9-33.4	207	75.8	66.6-83.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	514	77	18.4	14.1-23.7	437	81.6	76.3-85.9
Some Post-H.S.	415	77	22.5	17.1-28.9	338	77.5	71.1-82.9
College Graduate	460	51	8.9	6.4-12.2	409	91.1	87.8-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	222	60	32.1	23.2-42.5	162	67.9	57.5-76.8
$15,000- 24,999	307	73	29.5	22.3-37.8	234	70.5	62.2-77.7
$25,000- 34,999	241	40	16.1	11.3-22.6	201	83.9	77.4-88.7
$35,000- 49,999	261	37	20.0	13.6-28.3	224	80.0	71.7-86.4
$50,000-74,999	193	13	5.3	2.7-10.1	180	94.7	89.9-97.3
$75,000+	196	7	1.8	0.7- 4.4	189	98.2	95.6-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	665	158	29.3	24.4-34.8	507	70.7	65.2-75.6
No	951	103	11.8	9.1-15.0	848	88.2	85.0-90.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	244	18	7.4	3.9-13.5	226	92.6	86.5-96.1
Non-Veteran	1,420	250	19.5	16.6-22.7	1,170	80.5	77.3-83.4

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

-Western NC

1,666

268

17.9

15.4-20.7

1,398

82.1

79.3-84.6

GENDER

Male

620

16.3

12.4-21.2

540

83.7

78.8-87.6

Female

1,046

188

19.3

16.2-22.8

858

80.7

77.2-83.8

RACE

White

1,505

234

17.7

15.0-20.7

1,271

82.3

79.3-85.0

African American

12.4

5.8-24.7

87.6

75.3-94.2

Other Minorities

104

22.9

14.3-34.5

77.1

65.5-85.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.6

10.4-30.9

81.4

69.1-89.6

Non-Hispanic

1,593

251

17.8

15.2-20.8

1,342

82.2

79.2-84.8

AGE

18-24

18.7

9.7-33.1

81.3

66.9-90.3

25-34

172

27.8

19.7-37.6

129

72.2

62.4-80.3

35-44

246

23.3

17.6-30.1

185

76.7

69.9-82.4

45-54

319

17.4

12.6-23.5

257

82.6

76.5-87.4

55-64

355

15.2

11.1-20.5

305

84.8

79.5-88.9

65-74

293

9.5

6.0-14.8

266

90.5

85.2-94.0

75+

221

4.4

2.4- 7.8

208

95.6

92.2-97.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

269

24.2

16.9-33.4

207

75.8

66.6-83.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

514

18.4

14.1-23.7

437

81.6

76.3-85.9

Some Post-H.S.

415

22.5

17.1-28.9

338

77.5

71.1-82.9

College Graduate

460

8.9

6.4-12.2

409

91.1

87.8-93.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

222

32.1

23.2-42.5

162

67.9

57.5-76.8

$15,000- 24,999

307

29.5

22.3-37.8

234

70.5

62.2-77.7

$25,000- 34,999

241

16.1

11.3-22.6

201

83.9

77.4-88.7

$35,000- 49,999

261

20.0

13.6-28.3

224

80.0

71.7-86.4

$50,000-74,999

193

5.3

2.7-10.1

180

94.7

89.9-97.3

$75,000+

196

1.8

0.7- 4.4

189

98.2

95.6-99.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

665

158

29.3

24.4-34.8

507

70.7

65.2-75.6

951

103

11.8

9.1-15.0

848

88.2

85.0-90.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

244

7.4

3.9-13.5

226

92.6

86.5-96.1

Non-Veteran

1,420

250

19.5

16.6-22.7

1,170

80.5

77.3-83.4

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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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