BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup? <br>A routine checkup is a general physical exam, not an exam for a specific injury, illness, or condition.)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Within the past year (<12 months)	Within the past 2 years	Within the past 5 years	5 or more years ago	Never
TOTAL	11,424	8,705	70.7	69.3-72.0	1,247	13.1	12.1-14.1	711	8.0	7.2- 8.8	695	7.5	6.6- 8.4	66	0.8	0.5- 1.2
GENDER
Male	4,205	3,029	65.7	63.5-67.9	505	14.7	13.1-16.4	298	9.1	7.8-10.5	336	9.6	8.2-11.3	37	0.9	0.6- 1.4
Female	7,219	5,676	75.1	73.5-76.7	742	11.6	10.5-12.8	413	7.0	6.1- 8.0	359	5.5	4.7- 6.4	29	0.7	0.4- 1.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	113	91	84.4	75.2-90.6	7	5.8	2.5-12.9	8	5.0	2.3-10.3	5	2.1	0.8- 5.8	2	2.6	0.5-12.4
-English Speaking	112	91	84.8	75.6-91.0	7	5.8	2.5-13.0	7	4.6	2.0- 9.9	5	2.2	0.8- 5.9	2	2.6	0.5-12.5
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	11,303	8,607	70.5	69.1-71.9	1,240	13.2	12.2-14.2	703	8.0	7.3- 8.9	689	7.5	6.7- 8.4	64	0.8	0.5- 1.2
AGE
18-24	284	178	63.0	55.4-69.9	48	15.2	10.8-21.0	35	10.5	7.1-15.4	20	9.6	5.4-16.4	3	1.6	0.4- 6.0
25-34	977	626	58.3	54.2-62.3	138	16.5	13.4-20.0	96	11.6	9.2-14.4	108	12.5	10.0-15.5	9	1.2	0.5- 2.7
35-44	1,719	1,125	64.5	61.6-67.3	265	15.7	13.7-18.1	178	11.2	9.4-13.4	134	7.7	6.4- 9.4	17	0.8	0.5- 1.4
45-54	2,237	1,557	67.9	65.3-70.3	312	15.5	13.6-17.6	178	8.2	6.9- 9.8	174	7.6	6.4- 9.1	16	0.8	0.4- 1.4
55-64	2,484	1,967	79.2	77.2-81.2	240	9.8	8.4-11.4	126	4.9	4.0- 6.1	141	5.6	4.6- 6.9	10	0.4	0.2- 0.8
65-74	2,060	1,787	87.5	85.7-89.1	142	6.5	5.3- 7.9	60	2.8	2.1- 3.7	64	2.8	2.1- 3.8	7	0.3	0.1- 0.8
75+	1,615	1,424	88.4	86.3-90.2	98	6.2	4.9- 7.9	37	2.0	1.4- 2.9	52	2.9	2.0- 4.1	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,315	1,013	66.8	61.7-71.5	107	10.8	7.9-14.5	77	8.3	5.9-11.5	107	12.2	8.8-16.7	11	2.0	0.9- 4.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,343	2,509	71.3	68.7-73.7	375	12.4	10.7-14.2	219	8.2	6.8- 9.8	220	7.7	6.3- 9.5	20	0.5	0.3- 0.9
Some Post-H.S.	3,011	2,288	70.4	67.6-73.1	331	13.2	11.3-15.4	193	8.0	6.6- 9.8	176	7.1	5.6- 8.9	23	1.2	0.6- 2.5
College Graduate	3,740	2,885	71.6	69.4-73.7	432	14.2	12.6-16.0	221	7.7	6.5- 9.1	191	6.1	5.1- 7.3	11	0.4	0.2- 0.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,005	749	70.2	65.6-74.5	102	13.2	9.8-17.5	68	7.8	5.7-10.6	79	8.0	5.9-10.7	7	0.8	0.3- 2.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,629	1,207	65.5	61.0-69.8	149	11.3	8.8-14.5	114	8.9	6.7-11.7	150	13.8	10.4-18.2	9	0.4	0.2- 0.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,175	858	64.4	60.3-68.4	137	14.4	11.5-17.9	87	10.6	8.1-13.7	83	9.5	7.3-12.1	10	1.1	0.5- 2.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,683	1,274	69.7	66.2-73.0	187	14.2	11.6-17.3	111	8.4	6.6-10.8	102	6.7	5.1- 8.7	9	0.9	0.4- 2.0
$50,000-74,999	1,784	1,369	72.1	68.9-75.2	208	13.7	11.4-16.4	100	6.9	5.3- 8.8	96	6.6	5.1- 8.6	11	0.6	0.3- 1.3
$75,000+	2,641	2,063	74.4	71.9-76.6	295	12.5	10.8-14.3	160	7.4	6.1- 9.1	115	5.4	4.2- 6.8	8	0.3	0.2- 0.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,114	3,266	74.5	72.3-76.7	379	10.6	9.2-12.2	234	7.8	6.6- 9.3	212	6.1	4.9- 7.5	23	0.9	0.5- 1.8
No	6,910	5,149	69.0	67.3-70.7	813	13.9	12.6-15.2	455	8.1	7.2- 9.2	452	8.2	7.1- 9.4	41	0.8	0.5- 1.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,795	1,448	78.0	75.0-80.7	165	11.2	9.1-13.9	85	5.6	4.2- 7.4	86	4.6	3.5- 6.0	11	0.6	0.3- 1.2
Non-Veteran	9,628	7,256	69.4	67.9-70.9	1,082	13.4	12.3-14.5	626	8.4	7.6- 9.4	609	8.0	7.0- 9.0	55	0.8	0.6- 1.3

Total
Respond.^

Within the past year (<12 months)

Within the past 2 years

Within the past 5 years

5 or more years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,424

8,705

70.7

69.3-72.0

1,247

13.1

12.1-14.1

711

8.0

7.2- 8.8

695

7.5

6.6- 8.4

0.8

0.5- 1.2

GENDER

Male

4,205

3,029

65.7

63.5-67.9

505

14.7

13.1-16.4

298

9.1

7.8-10.5

336

9.6

8.2-11.3

0.9

0.6- 1.4

Female

7,219

5,676

75.1

73.5-76.7

742

11.6

10.5-12.8

413

7.0

6.1- 8.0

359

5.5

4.7- 6.4

0.7

0.4- 1.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

113

84.4

75.2-90.6

5.8

2.5-12.9

5.0

2.3-10.3

2.1

0.8- 5.8

2.6

0.5-12.4

-English Speaking

112

84.8

75.6-91.0

5.8

2.5-13.0

4.6

2.0- 9.9

2.2

0.8- 5.9

2.6

0.5-12.5

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

11,303

8,607

70.5

69.1-71.9

1,240

13.2

12.2-14.2

703

8.0

7.3- 8.9

689

7.5

6.7- 8.4

0.8

0.5- 1.2

AGE

18-24

284

178

63.0

55.4-69.9

15.2

10.8-21.0

10.5

7.1-15.4

9.6

5.4-16.4

1.6

0.4- 6.0

25-34

977

626

58.3

54.2-62.3

138

16.5

13.4-20.0

11.6

9.2-14.4

108

12.5

10.0-15.5

1.2

0.5- 2.7

35-44

1,719

1,125

64.5

61.6-67.3

265

15.7

13.7-18.1

178

11.2

9.4-13.4

134

7.7

6.4- 9.4

0.8

0.5- 1.4

45-54

2,237

1,557

67.9

65.3-70.3

312

15.5

13.6-17.6

178

8.2

6.9- 9.8

174

7.6

6.4- 9.1

0.8

0.4- 1.4

55-64

2,484

1,967

79.2

77.2-81.2

240

9.8

8.4-11.4

126

4.9

4.0- 6.1

141

5.6

4.6- 6.9

0.4

0.2- 0.8

65-74

2,060

1,787

87.5

85.7-89.1

142

6.5

5.3- 7.9

2.8

2.1- 3.7

2.8

2.1- 3.8

0.3

0.1- 0.8

75+

1,615

1,424

88.4

86.3-90.2

6.2

4.9- 7.9

2.0

1.4- 2.9

2.9

2.0- 4.1

0.5

0.2- 1.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,315

1,013

66.8

61.7-71.5

107

10.8

7.9-14.5

8.3

5.9-11.5

107

12.2

8.8-16.7

2.0

0.9- 4.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,343

2,509

71.3

68.7-73.7

375

12.4

10.7-14.2

219

8.2

6.8- 9.8

220

7.7

6.3- 9.5

0.5

0.3- 0.9

Some Post-H.S.

3,011

2,288

70.4

67.6-73.1

331

13.2

11.3-15.4

193

8.0

6.6- 9.8

176

7.1

5.6- 8.9

1.2

0.6- 2.5

College Graduate

3,740

2,885

71.6

69.4-73.7

432

14.2

12.6-16.0

221

7.7

6.5- 9.1

191

6.1

5.1- 7.3

0.4

0.2- 0.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,005

749

70.2

65.6-74.5

102

13.2

9.8-17.5

7.8

5.7-10.6

8.0

5.9-10.7

0.8

0.3- 2.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,629

1,207

65.5

61.0-69.8

149

11.3

8.8-14.5

114

8.9

6.7-11.7

150

13.8

10.4-18.2

0.4

0.2- 0.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,175

858

64.4

60.3-68.4

137

14.4

11.5-17.9

10.6

8.1-13.7

9.5

7.3-12.1

1.1

0.5- 2.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,683

1,274

69.7

66.2-73.0

187

14.2

11.6-17.3

111

8.4

6.6-10.8

102

6.7

5.1- 8.7

0.9

0.4- 2.0

$50,000-74,999

1,784

1,369

72.1

68.9-75.2

208

13.7

11.4-16.4

100

6.9

5.3- 8.8

6.6

5.1- 8.6

0.6

0.3- 1.3

$75,000+

2,641

2,063

74.4

71.9-76.6

295

12.5

10.8-14.3

160

7.4

6.1- 9.1

115

5.4

4.2- 6.8

0.3

0.2- 0.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,114

3,266

74.5

72.3-76.7

379

10.6

9.2-12.2

234

7.8

6.6- 9.3

212

6.1

4.9- 7.5

0.9

0.5- 1.8

6,910

5,149

69.0

67.3-70.7

813

13.9

12.6-15.2

455

8.1

7.2- 9.2

452

8.2

7.1- 9.4

0.8

0.5- 1.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,795

1,448

78.0

75.0-80.7

165

11.2

9.1-13.9

5.6

4.2- 7.4

4.6

3.5- 6.0

0.6

0.3- 1.2

Non-Veteran

9,628

7,256

69.4

67.9-70.9

1,082

13.4

12.3-14.5

626

8.4

7.6- 9.4

609

8.0

7.0- 9.0

0.8

0.6- 1.3

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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access-WHITES

About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup? A routine checkup is a general physical exam, not an exam for a specific injury, illness, or condition.

About how long has it been since you last visited a doctor for a routine checkup?
A routine checkup is a general physical exam, not an exam for a specific injury, illness, or condition.