BRFSS 2008 - 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?)

2008 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	15,804	2,225	16.5	15.6-17.5	13,579	83.5	82.5-84.4
GENDER
Male	5,981	680	13.5	12.1-15.0	5,301	86.5	85.0-87.9
Female	9,823	1,545	19.4	18.1-20.7	8,278	80.6	79.3-81.9
RACE
White	12,270	1,421	13.0	12.1-14.0	10,849	87.0	86.0-87.9
African American	2,388	507	23.0	20.5-25.7	1,881	77.0	74.3-79.5
Asian	107	11	8.7	4.2-17.3	96	91.3	82.7-95.8
Native American	319	73	26.0	19.7-33.4	246	74.0	66.6-80.3
Other Minorities	656	199	31.3	25.8-37.4	457	68.7	62.6-74.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	635	180	30.3	24.8-36.5	455	69.7	63.5-75.2
-English Speaking	238	42	24.5	12.8-41.9	196	75.5	58.1-87.2
-Spanish Speaking	397	138	32.4	26.4-39.0	259	67.6	61.0-73.6
Non-Hispanic	15,119	2,034	15.3	14.4-16.3	13,085	84.7	83.7-85.6
AGE
18-24	472	108	22.7	17.9-28.3	364	77.3	71.7-82.1
25-34	1,509	301	19.6	17.1-22.3	1,208	80.4	77.7-82.9
35-44	2,448	490	19.4	17.5-21.5	1,958	80.6	78.5-82.5
45-54	3,080	571	18.6	16.8-20.5	2,509	81.4	79.5-83.2
55-64	3,382	492	14.2	12.8-15.8	2,890	85.8	84.2-87.2
65-74	2,733	166	6.2	5.2- 7.5	2,567	93.8	92.5-94.8
75+	2,067	85	3.6	2.8- 4.7	1,982	96.4	95.3-97.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,252	504	27.3	24.3-30.5	1,748	72.7	69.5-75.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,651	736	19.7	17.6-22.1	3,915	80.3	77.9-82.4
Some Post-H.S.	4,106	616	17.0	15.3-18.9	3,490	83.0	81.1-84.7
College Graduate	4,757	367	7.8	6.9- 8.9	4,390	92.2	91.1-93.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,781	529	34.6	30.7-38.7	1,252	65.4	61.3-69.3
$15,000- 24,999	2,529	630	33.0	29.6-36.6	1,899	67.0	63.4-70.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,679	264	18.9	16.1-22.0	1,415	81.1	78.0-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	2,195	245	13.8	11.8-16.1	1,950	86.2	83.9-88.2
$50,000-74,999	2,239	169	8.2	6.8- 9.8	2,070	91.8	90.2-93.2
$75,000+	3,232	130	5.1	4.1- 6.3	3,102	94.9	93.7-95.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,876	1,191	23.7	22.0-25.5	4,685	76.3	74.5-78.0
No	9,478	974	13.4	12.2-14.6	8,504	86.6	85.4-87.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,383	188	8.8	7.4-10.6	2,195	91.2	89.4-92.6
Non-Veteran	13,414	2,037	17.8	16.7-18.9	11,377	82.2	81.1-83.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,804

2,225

16.5

15.6-17.5

13,579

83.5

82.5-84.4

GENDER

Male

5,981

680

13.5

12.1-15.0

5,301

86.5

85.0-87.9

Female

9,823

1,545

19.4

18.1-20.7

8,278

80.6

79.3-81.9

RACE

White

12,270

1,421

13.0

12.1-14.0

10,849

87.0

86.0-87.9

African American

2,388

507

23.0

20.5-25.7

1,881

77.0

74.3-79.5

Asian

107

8.7

4.2-17.3

91.3

82.7-95.8

Native American

319

26.0

19.7-33.4

246

74.0

66.6-80.3

Other Minorities

656

199

31.3

25.8-37.4

457

68.7

62.6-74.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

635

180

30.3

24.8-36.5

455

69.7

63.5-75.2

-English Speaking

238

24.5

12.8-41.9

196

75.5

58.1-87.2

-Spanish Speaking

397

138

32.4

26.4-39.0

259

67.6

61.0-73.6

Non-Hispanic

15,119

2,034

15.3

14.4-16.3

13,085

84.7

83.7-85.6

AGE

18-24

472

108

22.7

17.9-28.3

364

77.3

71.7-82.1

25-34

1,509

301

19.6

17.1-22.3

1,208

80.4

77.7-82.9

35-44

2,448

490

19.4

17.5-21.5

1,958

80.6

78.5-82.5

45-54

3,080

571

18.6

16.8-20.5

2,509

81.4

79.5-83.2

55-64

3,382

492

14.2

12.8-15.8

2,890

85.8

84.2-87.2

65-74

2,733

166

6.2

5.2- 7.5

2,567

93.8

92.5-94.8

75+

2,067

3.6

2.8- 4.7

1,982

96.4

95.3-97.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,252

504

27.3

24.3-30.5

1,748

72.7

69.5-75.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,651

736

19.7

17.6-22.1

3,915

80.3

77.9-82.4

Some Post-H.S.

4,106

616

17.0

15.3-18.9

3,490

83.0

81.1-84.7

College Graduate

4,757

367

7.8

6.9- 8.9

4,390

92.2

91.1-93.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,781

529

34.6

30.7-38.7

1,252

65.4

61.3-69.3

$15,000- 24,999

2,529

630

33.0

29.6-36.6

1,899

67.0

63.4-70.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,679

264

18.9

16.1-22.0

1,415

81.1

78.0-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

2,195

245

13.8

11.8-16.1

1,950

86.2

83.9-88.2

$50,000-74,999

2,239

169

8.2

6.8- 9.8

2,070

91.8

90.2-93.2

$75,000+

3,232

130

5.1

4.1- 6.3

3,102

94.9

93.7-95.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,876

1,191

23.7

22.0-25.5

4,685

76.3

74.5-78.0

9,478

974

13.4

12.2-14.6

8,504

86.6

85.4-87.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,383

188

8.8

7.4-10.6

2,195

91.2

89.4-92.6

Non-Veteran

13,414

2,037

17.8

16.7-18.9

11,377

82.2

81.1-83.3

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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