BRFSS 2007 - 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?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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
TOTAL	14,755	2,080	17.1	16.0-18.1	12,675	82.9	81.9-84.0
GENDER
Male	5,334	619	15.3	13.7-17.1	4,715	84.7	82.9-86.3
Female	9,421	1,461	18.7	17.5-20.0	7,960	81.3	80.0-82.5
RACE
White	11,552	1,375	14.2	13.1-15.3	10,177	85.8	84.7-86.9
African American	2,174	449	21.1	18.5-23.9	1,725	78.9	76.1-81.5
Asian	104	18	20.7	12.1-33.0	86	79.3	67.0-87.9
Native American	276	67	23.8	17.8-31.0	209	76.2	69.0-82.2
Other Minorities	594	160	30.4	25.2-36.1	434	69.6	63.9-74.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	596	158	29.2	24.1-34.9	438	70.8	65.1-75.9
-English Speaking	238	41	13.6	9.4-19.2	197	86.4	80.8-90.6
-Spanish Speaking	358	117	34.7	28.1-41.9	241	65.3	58.1-71.9
Non-Hispanic	14,122	1,915	15.9	15.0-17.0	12,207	84.1	83.0-85.0
AGE
18-24	493	124	24.0	19.4-29.3	369	76.0	70.7-80.6
25-34	1,504	328	22.5	19.6-25.6	1,176	77.5	74.4-80.4
35-44	2,336	454	19.5	17.4-21.7	1,882	80.5	78.3-82.6
45-54	2,920	557	18.5	16.8-20.4	2,363	81.5	79.6-83.2
55-64	3,066	399	12.8	11.3-14.4	2,667	87.2	85.6-88.7
65-74	2,477	130	5.2	4.2- 6.4	2,347	94.8	93.6-95.8
75+	1,871	76	4.4	3.3- 5.8	1,795	95.6	94.2-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,133	457	27.7	24.4-31.3	1,676	72.3	68.7-75.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,425	764	21.2	19.2-23.4	3,661	78.8	76.6-80.8
Some Post-H.S.	3,802	564	16.7	14.8-18.8	3,238	83.3	81.2-85.2
College Graduate	4,375	294	7.9	6.8- 9.1	4,081	92.1	90.9-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,540	424	35.3	31.4-39.5	1,116	64.7	60.5-68.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,405	582	30.2	26.9-33.6	1,823	69.8	66.4-73.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,617	290	23.9	20.7-27.5	1,327	76.1	72.5-79.3
$35,000- 49,999	2,092	248	15.0	12.6-17.6	1,844	85.0	82.4-87.4
$50,000-74,999	2,091	160	9.6	7.6-12.1	1,931	90.4	87.9-92.4
$75,000+	2,920	105	4.5	3.5- 5.8	2,815	95.5	94.2-96.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,291	1,055	25.1	23.2-27.2	4,236	74.9	72.8-76.8
No	8,845	922	13.3	12.1-14.5	7,923	86.7	85.5-87.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,175	177	10.2	8.0-12.9	1,998	89.8	87.1-92.0
Non-Veteran	12,577	1,903	18.1	17.0-19.3	10,674	81.9	80.7-83.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,755

2,080

17.1

16.0-18.1

12,675

82.9

81.9-84.0

GENDER

Male

5,334

619

15.3

13.7-17.1

4,715

84.7

82.9-86.3

Female

9,421

1,461

18.7

17.5-20.0

7,960

81.3

80.0-82.5

RACE

White

11,552

1,375

14.2

13.1-15.3

10,177

85.8

84.7-86.9

African American

2,174

449

21.1

18.5-23.9

1,725

78.9

76.1-81.5

Asian

104

20.7

12.1-33.0

79.3

67.0-87.9

Native American

276

23.8

17.8-31.0

209

76.2

69.0-82.2

Other Minorities

594

160

30.4

25.2-36.1

434

69.6

63.9-74.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

596

158

29.2

24.1-34.9

438

70.8

65.1-75.9

-English Speaking

238

13.6

9.4-19.2

197

86.4

80.8-90.6

-Spanish Speaking

358

117

34.7

28.1-41.9

241

65.3

58.1-71.9

Non-Hispanic

14,122

1,915

15.9

15.0-17.0

12,207

84.1

83.0-85.0

AGE

18-24

493

124

24.0

19.4-29.3

369

76.0

70.7-80.6

25-34

1,504

328

22.5

19.6-25.6

1,176

77.5

74.4-80.4

35-44

2,336

454

19.5

17.4-21.7

1,882

80.5

78.3-82.6

45-54

2,920

557

18.5

16.8-20.4

2,363

81.5

79.6-83.2

55-64

3,066

399

12.8

11.3-14.4

2,667

87.2

85.6-88.7

65-74

2,477

130

5.2

4.2- 6.4

2,347

94.8

93.6-95.8

75+

1,871

4.4

3.3- 5.8

1,795

95.6

94.2-96.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,133

457

27.7

24.4-31.3

1,676

72.3

68.7-75.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,425

764

21.2

19.2-23.4

3,661

78.8

76.6-80.8

Some Post-H.S.

3,802

564

16.7

14.8-18.8

3,238

83.3

81.2-85.2

College Graduate

4,375

294

7.9

6.8- 9.1

4,081

92.1

90.9-93.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,540

424

35.3

31.4-39.5

1,116

64.7

60.5-68.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,405

582

30.2

26.9-33.6

1,823

69.8

66.4-73.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,617

290

23.9

20.7-27.5

1,327

76.1

72.5-79.3

$35,000- 49,999

2,092

248

15.0

12.6-17.6

1,844

85.0

82.4-87.4

$50,000-74,999

2,091

160

9.6

7.6-12.1

1,931

90.4

87.9-92.4

$75,000+

2,920

105

4.5

3.5- 5.8

2,815

95.5

94.2-96.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,291

1,055

25.1

23.2-27.2

4,236

74.9

72.8-76.8

8,845

922

13.3

12.1-14.5

7,923

86.7

85.5-87.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,175

177

10.2

8.0-12.9

1,998

89.8

87.1-92.0

Non-Veteran

12,577

1,903

18.1

17.0-19.3

10,674

81.9

80.7-83.0

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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.

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