BRFSS 2008 - 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?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
North Carolina	15,804	2,225	16.5	15.6-17.5	13,579	83.5	82.5-84.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	389	51	14.5	10.4-19.9	338	85.5	80.1-89.6
Buncombe	344	49	16.5	11.9-22.5	295	83.5	77.5-88.1
Cabarrus	368	47	14.2	9.9-20.0	321	85.8	80.0-90.1
Catawba	447	59	15.9	11.5-21.6	388	84.1	78.4-88.5
Cumberland	476	78	17.6	13.3-22.8	398	82.4	77.2-86.7
Davidson	406	59	17.7	12.5-24.5	347	82.3	75.5-87.5
Durham	396	46	16.6	11.3-23.7	350	83.4	76.3-88.7
Forsyth	409	48	13.1	9.5-17.7	361	86.9	82.3-90.5
Gaston	413	67	16.9	12.5-22.3	346	83.1	77.7-87.5
Guilford	421	51	14.3	10.2-19.7	370	85.7	80.3-89.8
Iredell	430	42	11.4	8.0-15.9	388	88.6	84.1-92.0
Johnston	469	68	16.9	12.1-23.0	401	83.1	77.0-87.9
Mecklenburg	677	87	15.6	12.3-19.7	590	84.4	80.3-87.7
New Hanover	371	34	10.7	7.1-15.8	337	89.3	84.2-92.9
Onslow	409	38	9.3	6.3-13.5	371	90.7	86.5-93.7
Orange	381	41	13.5	9.3-19.4	340	86.5	80.6-90.7
Pitt	390	50	15.5	10.5-22.3	340	84.5	77.7-89.5
Randolph	401	61	15.9	11.8-21.1	340	84.1	78.9-88.2
Robeson	397	102	31.6	23.1-41.6	295	68.4	58.4-76.9
Rowan	447	77	25.9	19.3-33.9	370	74.1	66.1-80.7
Union	407	49	14.6	10.0-20.9	358	85.4	79.1-90.0
Wake	586	71	13.4	10.1-17.5	515	86.6	82.5-89.9
Wayne	447	64	16.7	10.7-25.0	383	83.3	75.0-89.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,295	791	17.4	15.8-19.0	4,504	82.6	81.0-84.2
Piedmont	7,604	1,001	15.8	14.5-17.3	6,603	84.2	82.7-85.5
Western NC	2,905	433	17.9	16.0-20.0	2,472	82.1	80.0-84.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,903	271	17.9	15.5-20.5	1,632	82.1	79.5-84.5
Northwest	3,309	472	17.0	15.0-19.2	2,837	83.0	80.8-85.0
Charlotte	2,099	277	14.7	12.7-17.0	1,822	85.3	83.0-87.3
Greensboro	1,814	235	14.8	12.3-17.6	1,579	85.2	82.4-87.7
Southern Regional	1,545	295	20.0	17.1-23.3	1,250	80.0	76.7-82.9
Coastal	776	103	15.9	12.5-19.9	673	84.1	80.1-87.5
Wake	1,716	229	17.1	14.1-20.6	1,487	82.9	79.4-85.9
Area L	475	73	18.9	14.6-24.2	402	81.1	75.8-85.4
Eastern	2,167	270	14.7	12.5-17.3	1,897	85.3	82.7-87.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,804

2,225

16.5

15.6-17.5

13,579

83.5

82.5-84.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

389

14.5

10.4-19.9

338

85.5

80.1-89.6

Buncombe

344

16.5

11.9-22.5

295

83.5

77.5-88.1

Cabarrus

368

14.2

9.9-20.0

321

85.8

80.0-90.1

Catawba

447

15.9

11.5-21.6

388

84.1

78.4-88.5

Cumberland

476

17.6

13.3-22.8

398

82.4

77.2-86.7

Davidson

406

17.7

12.5-24.5

347

82.3

75.5-87.5

Durham

396

16.6

11.3-23.7

350

83.4

76.3-88.7

Forsyth

409

13.1

9.5-17.7

361

86.9

82.3-90.5

Gaston

413

16.9

12.5-22.3

346

83.1

77.7-87.5

Guilford

421

14.3

10.2-19.7

370

85.7

80.3-89.8

Iredell

430

11.4

8.0-15.9

388

88.6

84.1-92.0

Johnston

469

16.9

12.1-23.0

401

83.1

77.0-87.9

Mecklenburg

677

15.6

12.3-19.7

590

84.4

80.3-87.7

New Hanover

371

10.7

7.1-15.8

337

89.3

84.2-92.9

Onslow

409

9.3

6.3-13.5

371

90.7

86.5-93.7

Orange

381

13.5

9.3-19.4

340

86.5

80.6-90.7

Pitt

390

15.5

10.5-22.3

340

84.5

77.7-89.5

Randolph

401

15.9

11.8-21.1

340

84.1

78.9-88.2

Robeson

397

102

31.6

23.1-41.6

295

68.4

58.4-76.9

Rowan

447

25.9

19.3-33.9

370

74.1

66.1-80.7

Union

407

14.6

10.0-20.9

358

85.4

79.1-90.0

Wake

586

13.4

10.1-17.5

515

86.6

82.5-89.9

Wayne

447

16.7

10.7-25.0

383

83.3

75.0-89.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,295

791

17.4

15.8-19.0

4,504

82.6

81.0-84.2

Piedmont

7,604

1,001

15.8

14.5-17.3

6,603

84.2

82.7-85.5

Western NC

2,905

433

17.9

16.0-20.0

2,472

82.1

80.0-84.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,903

271

17.9

15.5-20.5

1,632

82.1

79.5-84.5

Northwest

3,309

472

17.0

15.0-19.2

2,837

83.0

80.8-85.0

Charlotte

2,099

277

14.7

12.7-17.0

1,822

85.3

83.0-87.3

Greensboro

1,814

235

14.8

12.3-17.6

1,579

85.2

82.4-87.7

Southern Regional

1,545

295

20.0

17.1-23.3

1,250

80.0

76.7-82.9

Coastal

776

103

15.9

12.5-19.9

673

84.1

80.1-87.5

Wake

1,716

229

17.1

14.1-20.6

1,487

82.9

79.4-85.9

Area L

475

18.9

14.6-24.2

402

81.1

75.8-85.4

Eastern

2,167

270

14.7

12.5-17.3

1,897

85.3

82.7-87.5

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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.

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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