BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,755	2,080	17.1	16.0-18.1	12,675	82.9	81.9-84.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	346	48	15.3	11.0-21.0	298	84.7	79.0-89.0
Buncombe	355	45	18.8	13.1-26.2	310	81.2	73.8-86.9
Cabarrus	358	47	17.6	11.5-25.9	311	82.4	74.1-88.5
Catawba	408	58	16.1	11.6-22.0	350	83.9	78.0-88.4
Cumberland	379	59	19.8	14.2-27.1	320	80.2	72.9-85.8
Davidson	368	57	25.6	18.3-34.5	311	74.4	65.5-81.7
Durham	331	37	17.6	10.8-27.3	294	82.4	72.7-89.2
Forsyth	377	42	15.1	10.2-21.6	335	84.9	78.4-89.8
Gaston	386	57	14.8	11.1-19.6	329	85.2	80.4-88.9
Guilford	385	53	18.4	12.7-25.9	332	81.6	74.1-87.3
Iredell	391	57	19.2	14.1-25.5	334	80.8	74.5-85.9
Johnston	436	59	13.5	9.6-18.8	377	86.5	81.2-90.4
Mecklenburg	680	88	17.0	13.2-21.7	592	83.0	78.3-86.8
New Hanover	388	48	13.7	9.5-19.1	340	86.3	80.9-90.5
Onslow	376	55	15.6	11.4-20.9	321	84.4	79.1-88.6
Orange	346	29	9.7	6.0-15.5	317	90.3	84.5-94.0
Pitt	380	44	13.2	9.3-18.4	336	86.8	81.6-90.7
Randolph	374	51	16.7	11.9-22.8	323	83.3	77.2-88.1
Robeson	407	92	25.5	20.1-31.8	315	74.5	68.2-79.9
Rowan	450	57	15.6	11.3-21.1	393	84.4	78.9-88.7
Union	375	42	11.3	7.7-16.4	333	88.7	83.6-92.3
Wake	606	71	13.1	9.5-17.9	535	86.9	82.1-90.5
Wayne	356	53	19.8	14.1-27.0	303	80.2	73.0-85.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,771	732	17.3	15.8-19.0	4,039	82.7	81.0-84.2
Piedmont	7,091	931	16.7	15.3-18.3	6,160	83.3	81.7-84.7
Western NC	2,893	417	17.9	15.8-20.2	2,476	82.1	79.8-84.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,908	266	18.6	15.9-21.6	1,642	81.4	78.4-84.1
Northwest	3,105	449	18.7	16.4-21.2	2,656	81.3	78.8-83.6
Charlotte	2,033	263	15.8	13.5-18.6	1,770	84.2	81.4-86.5
Greensboro	1,655	206	16.4	13.5-19.9	1,449	83.6	80.1-86.5
Southern Regional	1,360	251	20.7	17.4-24.4	1,109	79.3	75.6-82.6
Coastal	763	107	16.9	13.4-21.1	656	83.1	78.9-86.6
Wake	1,584	203	14.8	12.0-18.1	1,381	85.2	81.9-88.0
Area L	404	72	18.9	14.1-24.9	332	81.1	75.1-85.9
Eastern	1,943	263	15.5	13.3-18.1	1,680	84.5	81.9-86.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,755

2,080

17.1

16.0-18.1

12,675

82.9

81.9-84.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

346

15.3

11.0-21.0

298

84.7

79.0-89.0

Buncombe

355

18.8

13.1-26.2

310

81.2

73.8-86.9

Cabarrus

358

17.6

11.5-25.9

311

82.4

74.1-88.5

Catawba

408

16.1

11.6-22.0

350

83.9

78.0-88.4

Cumberland

379

19.8

14.2-27.1

320

80.2

72.9-85.8

Davidson

368

25.6

18.3-34.5

311

74.4

65.5-81.7

Durham

331

17.6

10.8-27.3

294

82.4

72.7-89.2

Forsyth

377

15.1

10.2-21.6

335

84.9

78.4-89.8

Gaston

386

14.8

11.1-19.6

329

85.2

80.4-88.9

Guilford

385

18.4

12.7-25.9

332

81.6

74.1-87.3

Iredell

391

19.2

14.1-25.5

334

80.8

74.5-85.9

Johnston

436

13.5

9.6-18.8

377

86.5

81.2-90.4

Mecklenburg

680

17.0

13.2-21.7

592

83.0

78.3-86.8

New Hanover

388

13.7

9.5-19.1

340

86.3

80.9-90.5

Onslow

376

15.6

11.4-20.9

321

84.4

79.1-88.6

Orange

346

9.7

6.0-15.5

317

90.3

84.5-94.0

Pitt

380

13.2

9.3-18.4

336

86.8

81.6-90.7

Randolph

374

16.7

11.9-22.8

323

83.3

77.2-88.1

Robeson

407

25.5

20.1-31.8

315

74.5

68.2-79.9

Rowan

450

15.6

11.3-21.1

393

84.4

78.9-88.7

Union

375

11.3

7.7-16.4

333

88.7

83.6-92.3

Wake

606

13.1

9.5-17.9

535

86.9

82.1-90.5

Wayne

356

19.8

14.1-27.0

303

80.2

73.0-85.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,771

732

17.3

15.8-19.0

4,039

82.7

81.0-84.2

Piedmont

7,091

931

16.7

15.3-18.3

6,160

83.3

81.7-84.7

Western NC

2,893

417

17.9

15.8-20.2

2,476

82.1

79.8-84.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,908

266

18.6

15.9-21.6

1,642

81.4

78.4-84.1

Northwest

3,105

449

18.7

16.4-21.2

2,656

81.3

78.8-83.6

Charlotte

2,033

263

15.8

13.5-18.6

1,770

84.2

81.4-86.5

Greensboro

1,655

206

16.4

13.5-19.9

1,449

83.6

80.1-86.5

Southern Regional

1,360

251

20.7

17.4-24.4

1,109

79.3

75.6-82.6

Coastal

763

107

16.9

13.4-21.1

656

83.1

78.9-86.6

Wake

1,584

203

14.8

12.0-18.1

1,381

85.2

81.9-88.0

Area L

404

18.9

14.1-24.9

332

81.1

75.1-85.9

Eastern

1,943

263

15.5

13.3-18.1

1,680

84.5

81.9-86.7

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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.

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