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	9,421	1,461	18.7	17.5-20.0	7,960	81.3	80.0-82.5
RACE
White	7,304	968	15.8	14.5-17.1	6,336	84.2	82.9-85.5
African American	1,500	328	23.9	20.9-27.2	1,172	76.1	72.8-79.1
Asian	64	12	24.5	13.1-41.1	52	75.5	58.9-86.9
Native American	185	50	26.0	18.0-35.9	135	74.0	64.1-82.0
Other Minorities	338	97	33.4	26.8-40.8	241	66.6	59.2-73.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	349	97	30.9	24.6-37.9	252	69.1	62.1-75.4
-English Speaking	159	30	16.8	11.0-24.7	129	83.2	75.3-89.0
-Spanish Speaking	190	67	37.2	28.6-46.7	123	62.8	53.3-71.4
Non-Hispanic	9,053	1,360	17.9	16.7-19.1	7,693	82.1	80.9-83.3
AGE
18-24	288	81	25.9	20.2-32.6	207	74.1	67.4-79.8
25-34	1,027	240	24.5	21.3-28.1	787	75.5	71.9-78.7
35-44	1,473	332	25.2	22.3-28.3	1,141	74.8	71.7-77.7
45-54	1,797	373	19.9	17.7-22.3	1,424	80.1	77.7-82.3
55-64	1,896	285	13.9	12.1-15.8	1,611	86.1	84.2-87.9
65-74	1,553	87	5.5	4.2- 7.2	1,466	94.5	92.8-95.8
75+	1,317	52	4.1	2.9- 5.7	1,265	95.9	94.3-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,351	292	27.9	24.1-32.1	1,059	72.1	67.9-75.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,871	527	22.5	20.2-25.0	2,344	77.5	75.0-79.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,537	433	19.9	17.6-22.4	2,104	80.1	77.6-82.4
College Graduate	2,651	209	9.4	7.9-11.0	2,442	90.6	89.0-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,133	310	36.4	32.3-40.7	823	63.6	59.3-67.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,581	401	31.2	27.6-34.9	1,180	68.8	65.1-72.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,017	197	26.4	22.4-30.7	820	73.6	69.3-77.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,276	179	17.8	14.8-21.3	1,097	82.2	78.7-85.2
$50,000-74,999	1,250	99	10.6	8.2-13.7	1,151	89.4	86.3-91.8
$75,000+	1,597	71	5.0	3.8- 6.6	1,526	95.0	93.4-96.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,418	729	26.0	23.8-28.3	2,689	74.0	71.7-76.2
No	5,623	661	15.1	13.6-16.6	4,962	84.9	83.4-86.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	36	17.0	11.5-24.3	187	83.0	75.7-88.5
Non-Veteran	9,197	1,425	18.7	17.5-20.0	7,772	81.3	80.0-82.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,421

1,461

18.7

17.5-20.0

7,960

81.3

80.0-82.5

RACE

White

7,304

968

15.8

14.5-17.1

6,336

84.2

82.9-85.5

African American

1,500

328

23.9

20.9-27.2

1,172

76.1

72.8-79.1

Asian

24.5

13.1-41.1

75.5

58.9-86.9

Native American

185

26.0

18.0-35.9

135

74.0

64.1-82.0

Other Minorities

338

33.4

26.8-40.8

241

66.6

59.2-73.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

349

30.9

24.6-37.9

252

69.1

62.1-75.4

-English Speaking

159

16.8

11.0-24.7

129

83.2

75.3-89.0

-Spanish Speaking

190

37.2

28.6-46.7

123

62.8

53.3-71.4

Non-Hispanic

9,053

1,360

17.9

16.7-19.1

7,693

82.1

80.9-83.3

AGE

18-24

288

25.9

20.2-32.6

207

74.1

67.4-79.8

25-34

1,027

240

24.5

21.3-28.1

787

75.5

71.9-78.7

35-44

1,473

332

25.2

22.3-28.3

1,141

74.8

71.7-77.7

45-54

1,797

373

19.9

17.7-22.3

1,424

80.1

77.7-82.3

55-64

1,896

285

13.9

12.1-15.8

1,611

86.1

84.2-87.9

65-74

1,553

5.5

4.2- 7.2

1,466

94.5

92.8-95.8

75+

1,317

4.1

2.9- 5.7

1,265

95.9

94.3-97.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,351

292

27.9

24.1-32.1

1,059

72.1

67.9-75.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,871

527

22.5

20.2-25.0

2,344

77.5

75.0-79.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,537

433

19.9

17.6-22.4

2,104

80.1

77.6-82.4

College Graduate

2,651

209

9.4

7.9-11.0

2,442

90.6

89.0-92.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,133

310

36.4

32.3-40.7

823

63.6

59.3-67.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,581

401

31.2

27.6-34.9

1,180

68.8

65.1-72.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,017

197

26.4

22.4-30.7

820

73.6

69.3-77.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,276

179

17.8

14.8-21.3

1,097

82.2

78.7-85.2

$50,000-74,999

1,250

10.6

8.2-13.7

1,151

89.4

86.3-91.8

$75,000+

1,597

5.0

3.8- 6.6

1,526

95.0

93.4-96.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,418

729

26.0

23.8-28.3

2,689

74.0

71.7-76.2

5,623

661

15.1

13.6-16.6

4,962

84.9

83.4-86.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

223

17.0

11.5-24.3

187

83.0

75.7-88.5

Non-Veteran

9,197

1,425

18.7

17.5-20.0

7,772

81.3

80.0-82.5

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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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