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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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 11,552 1,375 14.2 13.1-15.3 10,177 85.8 84.7-86.9
GENDER
Male 4,248 407 12.4 10.7-14.3 3,841 87.6 85.7-89.3
Female 7,304 968 15.8 14.5-17.1 6,336 84.2 82.9-85.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 113 18 12.5 7.4-20.3 95 87.5 79.7-92.6
-English Speaking 112 17 12.1 7.1-19.9 95 87.9 80.1-92.9
-Spanish Speaking 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 11,429 1,355 14.2 13.1-15.3 10,074 85.8 84.7-86.9
AGE
18-24 294 71 23.4 17.5-30.5 223 76.6 69.5-82.5
25-34 988 193 19.2 16.1-22.6 795 80.8 77.4-83.9
35-44 1,730 294 16.3 14.2-18.7 1,436 83.7 81.3-85.8
45-54 2,255 367 15.2 13.4-17.1 1,888 84.8 82.9-86.6
55-64 2,501 299 11.4 10.0-13.1 2,202 88.6 86.9-90.0
65-74 2,083 93 4.0 3.1- 5.1 1,990 96.0 94.9-96.9
75+ 1,652 53 3.1 2.2- 4.4 1,599 96.9 95.6-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,357 259 27.4 23.0-32.3 1,098 72.6 67.7-77.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,386 505 18.3 16.1-20.8 2,881 81.7 79.2-83.9
Some Post-H.S. 3,033 401 14.5 12.6-16.6 2,632 85.5 83.4-87.4
College Graduate 3,761 209 6.5 5.4- 7.7 3,552 93.5 92.3-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,026 253 34.3 29.7-39.3 773 65.7 60.7-70.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,648 360 29.7 25.5-34.2 1,288 70.3 65.8-74.5
$25,000- 34,999 1,190 203 22.7 19.3-26.6 987 77.3 73.4-80.7
$35,000- 49,999 1,690 189 14.8 12.2-17.8 1,501 85.2 82.2-87.8
$50,000-74,999 1,792 128 8.6 6.5-11.3 1,664 91.4 88.7-93.5
$75,000+ 2,649 88 3.8 2.9- 4.9 2,561 96.2 95.1-97.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,186 735 22.4 20.3-24.6 3,451 77.6 75.4-79.7
No 6,959 588 10.4 9.2-11.8 6,371 89.6 88.2-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,811 131 9.0 6.6-12.0 1,680 91.0 88.0-93.4
Non-Veteran 9,741 1,244 15.1 13.9-16.3 8,497 84.9 83.7-86.1

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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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