BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Do you have one person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only one	Yes, more than one	No
TOTAL	15,811	11,627	68.9	67.6-70.1	1,803	9.1	8.6- 9.7	2,381	22.0	20.8-23.2
GENDER
Male	5,986	4,173	64.6	62.6-66.5	613	6.9	6.2- 7.7	1,200	28.5	26.5-30.5
Female	9,825	7,454	72.8	71.4-74.2	1,190	11.2	10.4-12.1	1,181	15.9	14.7-17.3
RACE
White	12,273	9,269	72.8	71.4-74.0	1,439	9.7	9.1-10.4	1,565	17.5	16.3-18.8
African American	2,389	1,743	69.6	66.6-72.4	277	10.2	8.7-11.9	369	20.3	17.7-23.2
Asian	107	80	76.9	63.9-86.3	6	4.8	2.0-11.3	21	18.2	9.7-31.6
Native American	319	208	63.7	56.0-70.7	41	9.6	6.4-14.1	70	26.7	20.3-34.3
Other Minorities	658	291	36.7	31.4-42.3	31	2.6	1.6- 4.1	336	60.7	55.1-66.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	636	270	32.1	27.1-37.5	42	4.1	2.8- 6.1	324	63.8	58.2-69.0
-English Speaking	237	151	49.4	37.4-61.5	26	8.8	5.1-14.7	60	41.7	29.2-55.5
-Spanish Speaking	399	119	26.1	20.7-32.3	16	2.5	1.4- 4.5	264	71.4	65.1-77.0
Non-Hispanic	15,125	11,322	72.0	70.9-73.2	1,754	9.6	9.0-10.2	2,049	18.4	17.3-19.5
AGE
18-24	473	260	53.9	47.8-59.8	26	3.6	2.3- 5.6	187	42.5	36.6-48.7
25-34	1,511	901	56.6	53.3-59.9	113	6.3	5.0- 7.9	497	37.1	33.9-40.4
35-44	2,452	1,705	70.2	67.9-72.5	206	7.5	6.4- 8.8	541	22.3	20.3-24.5
45-54	3,079	2,225	72.1	70.0-74.2	342	10.5	9.2-11.9	512	17.4	15.6-19.3
55-64	3,385	2,657	78.4	76.6-80.2	388	11.4	10.1-12.9	340	10.2	8.9-11.6
65-74	2,733	2,200	81.1	79.3-82.9	354	12.8	11.4-14.5	179	6.0	5.1- 7.2
75+	2,064	1,607	77.6	75.1-79.9	357	17.1	15.1-19.2	100	5.4	4.1- 7.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,261	1,525	56.0	52.4-59.5	252	7.5	6.3- 8.9	484	36.5	32.9-40.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,649	3,402	66.1	63.5-68.6	500	8.1	7.2- 9.1	747	25.8	23.3-28.5
Some Post-H.S.	4,108	3,030	70.2	67.9-72.4	505	10.2	9.0-11.4	573	19.6	17.5-21.9
College Graduate	4,754	3,644	76.7	75.0-78.3	540	10.0	9.0-11.2	570	13.3	12.0-14.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,782	1,232	58.9	54.6-63.1	211	8.0	6.7- 9.7	339	33.0	28.7-37.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,526	1,770	59.8	56.0-63.4	261	7.4	6.2- 8.8	495	32.8	29.2-36.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,681	1,236	65.7	61.7-69.5	164	7.5	6.1- 9.1	281	26.8	23.0-31.0
$35,000- 49,999	2,195	1,617	71.0	68.1-73.8	257	10.1	8.6-11.8	321	18.9	16.4-21.6
$50,000-74,999	2,240	1,693	72.5	69.5-75.3	257	9.9	8.4-11.6	290	17.6	15.0-20.5
$75,000+	3,232	2,510	77.3	75.2-79.3	367	9.9	8.7-11.3	355	12.8	11.1-14.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,880	4,339	69.7	67.6-71.6	924	13.6	12.5-14.8	617	16.7	14.9-18.8
No	9,483	6,985	68.5	67.0-70.1	836	7.1	6.5- 7.8	1,662	24.4	22.9-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,385	1,717	69.7	66.7-72.6	318	10.3	9.0-11.9	350	19.9	17.2-23.0
Non-Veteran	13,419	9,908	68.7	67.4-70.1	1,484	8.9	8.3- 9.6	2,027	22.3	21.0-23.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only one

Yes, more than one

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,811

11,627

68.9

67.6-70.1

1,803

9.1

8.6- 9.7

2,381

22.0

20.8-23.2

GENDER

Male

5,986

4,173

64.6

62.6-66.5

613

6.9

6.2- 7.7

1,200

28.5

26.5-30.5

Female

9,825

7,454

72.8

71.4-74.2

1,190

11.2

10.4-12.1

1,181

15.9

14.7-17.3

RACE

White

12,273

9,269

72.8

71.4-74.0

1,439

9.7

9.1-10.4

1,565

17.5

16.3-18.8

African American

2,389

1,743

69.6

66.6-72.4

277

10.2

8.7-11.9

369

20.3

17.7-23.2

Asian

107

76.9

63.9-86.3

4.8

2.0-11.3

18.2

9.7-31.6

Native American

319

208

63.7

56.0-70.7

9.6

6.4-14.1

26.7

20.3-34.3

Other Minorities

658

291

36.7

31.4-42.3

2.6

1.6- 4.1

336

60.7

55.1-66.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

636

270

32.1

27.1-37.5

4.1

2.8- 6.1

324

63.8

58.2-69.0

-English Speaking

237

151

49.4

37.4-61.5

8.8

5.1-14.7

41.7

29.2-55.5

-Spanish Speaking

399

119

26.1

20.7-32.3

2.5

1.4- 4.5

264

71.4

65.1-77.0

Non-Hispanic

15,125

11,322

72.0

70.9-73.2

1,754

9.6

9.0-10.2

2,049

18.4

17.3-19.5

AGE

18-24

473

260

53.9

47.8-59.8

3.6

2.3- 5.6

187

42.5

36.6-48.7

25-34

1,511

901

56.6

53.3-59.9

113

6.3

5.0- 7.9

497

37.1

33.9-40.4

35-44

2,452

1,705

70.2

67.9-72.5

206

7.5

6.4- 8.8

541

22.3

20.3-24.5

45-54

3,079

2,225

72.1

70.0-74.2

342

10.5

9.2-11.9

512

17.4

15.6-19.3

55-64

3,385

2,657

78.4

76.6-80.2

388

11.4

10.1-12.9

340

10.2

8.9-11.6

65-74

2,733

2,200

81.1

79.3-82.9

354

12.8

11.4-14.5

179

6.0

5.1- 7.2

75+

2,064

1,607

77.6

75.1-79.9

357

17.1

15.1-19.2

100

5.4

4.1- 7.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,261

1,525

56.0

52.4-59.5

252

7.5

6.3- 8.9

484

36.5

32.9-40.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,649

3,402

66.1

63.5-68.6

500

8.1

7.2- 9.1

747

25.8

23.3-28.5

Some Post-H.S.

4,108

3,030

70.2

67.9-72.4

505

10.2

9.0-11.4

573

19.6

17.5-21.9

College Graduate

4,754

3,644

76.7

75.0-78.3

540

10.0

9.0-11.2

570

13.3

12.0-14.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,782

1,232

58.9

54.6-63.1

211

8.0

6.7- 9.7

339

33.0

28.7-37.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,526

1,770

59.8

56.0-63.4

261

7.4

6.2- 8.8

495

32.8

29.2-36.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,681

1,236

65.7

61.7-69.5

164

7.5

6.1- 9.1

281

26.8

23.0-31.0

$35,000- 49,999

2,195

1,617

71.0

68.1-73.8

257

10.1

8.6-11.8

321

18.9

16.4-21.6

$50,000-74,999

2,240

1,693

72.5

69.5-75.3

257

9.9

8.4-11.6

290

17.6

15.0-20.5

$75,000+

3,232

2,510

77.3

75.2-79.3

367

9.9

8.7-11.3

355

12.8

11.1-14.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,880

4,339

69.7

67.6-71.6

924

13.6

12.5-14.8

617

16.7

14.9-18.8

9,483

6,985

68.5

67.0-70.1

836

7.1

6.5- 7.8

1,662

24.4

22.9-26.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,385

1,717

69.7

66.7-72.6

318

10.3

9.0-11.9

350

19.9

17.2-23.0

Non-Veteran

13,419

9,908

68.7

67.4-70.1

1,484

8.9

8.3- 9.6

2,027

22.3

21.0-23.7

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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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