BRFSS 2008 - 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.)

2008 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
North Carolina	15,611	11,931	72.0	70.8-73.1	1,711	12.9	12.1-13.8	945	7.4	6.8- 8.2	902	6.6	5.9- 7.4	122	1.0	0.8- 1.3
-WHITE FEMALES	7,410	5,886	78.5	77.0-79.9	740	10.5	9.4-11.6	394	6.0	5.3- 6.9	343	4.5	3.9- 5.3	47	0.5	0.3- 0.7
AGE
18-24	136	109	79.1	69.5-86.3	14	12.2	6.8-21.0	8	4.6	2.0-10.3	5	4.1	1.5-10.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	593	429	72.1	67.3-76.4	80	13.3	10.3-17.1	42	7.4	5.0-10.9	39	6.8	4.7- 9.8	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0
35-44	1,046	745	73.5	70.2-76.6	147	12.4	10.3-14.8	90	9.2	7.2-11.7	59	4.4	3.3- 6.0	5	0.4	0.2- 1.2
45-54	1,401	1,054	76.5	73.7-79.1	168	11.1	9.2-13.2	100	6.8	5.4- 8.5	71	4.8	3.7- 6.3	8	0.8	0.4- 1.8
55-64	1,617	1,299	81.6	79.1-83.7	146	8.7	7.1-10.5	75	4.7	3.6- 6.2	91	4.7	3.7- 6.1	6	0.3	0.1- 0.9
65-74	1,411	1,194	85.0	82.7-87.2	108	7.0	5.6- 8.8	53	4.3	3.1- 5.9	47	3.2	2.3- 4.4	9	0.5	0.2- 1.0
75+	1,154	1,019	88.6	86.0-90.7	74	6.6	5.0- 8.8	21	1.9	1.1- 3.2	28	1.9	1.3- 3.0	12	1.0	0.5- 2.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	803	624	74.9	70.1-79.1	71	10.6	7.5-14.8	49	8.1	5.6-11.5	53	6.0	4.3- 8.3	6	0.4	0.2- 1.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,130	1,698	77.5	74.4-80.4	192	10.7	8.5-13.3	119	6.1	4.6- 7.9	103	5.0	3.7- 6.7	18	0.7	0.4- 1.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,158	1,706	78.3	75.6-80.8	218	9.7	8.1-11.7	122	6.7	5.3- 8.5	102	4.8	3.6- 6.4	10	0.5	0.2- 0.9
College Graduate	2,302	1,845	80.4	78.1-82.5	258	10.9	9.3-12.6	103	4.9	3.8- 6.3	84	3.4	2.5- 4.6	12	0.4	0.2- 0.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	778	571	73.2	68.1-77.8	87	10.9	8.0-14.9	47	6.6	4.5- 9.8	65	8.4	6.1-11.5	8	0.8	0.3- 1.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,083	810	70.9	66.1-75.2	103	9.6	7.2-12.8	80	10.3	7.5-13.9	78	8.4	5.8-11.9	12	0.9	0.4- 1.7
$25,000- 34,999	743	577	75.0	70.4-79.1	78	12.7	9.4-16.8	45	6.7	4.7- 9.5	39	4.8	3.2- 7.1	4	0.9	0.3- 2.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,040	823	74.9	70.3-79.1	111	12.3	9.2-16.3	51	6.7	4.4- 9.9	48	5.4	3.6- 8.2	7	0.7	0.3- 1.9
$50,000-74,999	1,052	868	80.8	77.0-84.1	96	10.0	7.5-13.3	54	6.0	4.2- 8.7	31	2.8	1.8- 4.1	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5
$75,000+	1,521	1,246	81.6	78.8-84.1	167	10.8	8.9-13.0	62	4.3	3.2- 5.8	43	3.2	2.1- 4.7	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,779	2,253	80.3	78.0-82.4	240	8.7	7.2-10.3	154	6.6	5.3- 8.1	111	3.9	3.0- 5.0	21	0.6	0.3- 0.9
No	4,478	3,516	77.7	75.8-79.5	482	11.3	10.0-12.8	235	5.7	4.8- 6.8	220	4.8	3.9- 5.8	25	0.5	0.3- 0.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	141	110	79.9	70.7-86.7	11	6.3	2.7-13.9	6	4.4	1.8-10.1	10	6.2	3.1-12.0	4	3.3	1.0-10.4
Non-Veteran	7,269	5,776	78.5	77.0-79.9	729	10.5	9.5-11.7	388	6.1	5.3- 7.0	333	4.5	3.8- 5.2	43	0.5	0.3- 0.7

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%)

North Carolina

15,611

11,931

72.0

70.8-73.1

1,711

12.9

12.1-13.8

945

7.4

6.8- 8.2

902

6.6

5.9- 7.4

122

1.0

0.8- 1.3

-WHITE FEMALES

7,410

5,886

78.5

77.0-79.9

740

10.5

9.4-11.6

394

6.0

5.3- 6.9

343

4.5

3.9- 5.3

0.5

0.3- 0.7

AGE

18-24

136

109

79.1

69.5-86.3

12.2

6.8-21.0

4.6

2.0-10.3

4.1

1.5-10.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

593

429

72.1

67.3-76.4

13.3

10.3-17.1

7.4

5.0-10.9

6.8

4.7- 9.8

0.3

0.1- 1.0

35-44

1,046

745

73.5

70.2-76.6

147

12.4

10.3-14.8

9.2

7.2-11.7

4.4

3.3- 6.0

0.4

0.2- 1.2

45-54

1,401

1,054

76.5

73.7-79.1

168

11.1

9.2-13.2

100

6.8

5.4- 8.5

4.8

3.7- 6.3

0.8

0.4- 1.8

55-64

1,617

1,299

81.6

79.1-83.7

146

8.7

7.1-10.5

4.7

3.6- 6.2

4.7

3.7- 6.1

0.3

0.1- 0.9

65-74

1,411

1,194

85.0

82.7-87.2

108

7.0

5.6- 8.8

4.3

3.1- 5.9

3.2

2.3- 4.4

0.5

0.2- 1.0

75+

1,154

1,019

88.6

86.0-90.7

6.6

5.0- 8.8

1.9

1.1- 3.2

1.9

1.3- 3.0

1.0

0.5- 2.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

803

624

74.9

70.1-79.1

10.6

7.5-14.8

8.1

5.6-11.5

6.0

4.3- 8.3

0.4

0.2- 1.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,130

1,698

77.5

74.4-80.4

192

10.7

8.5-13.3

119

6.1

4.6- 7.9

103

5.0

3.7- 6.7

0.7

0.4- 1.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,158

1,706

78.3

75.6-80.8

218

9.7

8.1-11.7

122

6.7

5.3- 8.5

102

4.8

3.6- 6.4

0.5

0.2- 0.9

College Graduate

2,302

1,845

80.4

78.1-82.5

258

10.9

9.3-12.6

103

4.9

3.8- 6.3

3.4

2.5- 4.6

0.4

0.2- 0.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

778

571

73.2

68.1-77.8

10.9

8.0-14.9

6.6

4.5- 9.8

8.4

6.1-11.5

0.8

0.3- 1.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,083

810

70.9

66.1-75.2

103

9.6

7.2-12.8

10.3

7.5-13.9

8.4

5.8-11.9

0.9

0.4- 1.7

$25,000- 34,999

743

577

75.0

70.4-79.1

12.7

9.4-16.8

6.7

4.7- 9.5

4.8

3.2- 7.1

0.9

0.3- 2.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,040

823

74.9

70.3-79.1

111

12.3

9.2-16.3

6.7

4.4- 9.9

5.4

3.6- 8.2

0.7

0.3- 1.9

$50,000-74,999

1,052

868

80.8

77.0-84.1

10.0

7.5-13.3

6.0

4.2- 8.7

2.8

1.8- 4.1

0.4

0.1- 1.5

$75,000+

1,521

1,246

81.6

78.8-84.1

167

10.8

8.9-13.0

4.3

3.2- 5.8

3.2

2.1- 4.7

0.1

0.0- 0.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,779

2,253

80.3

78.0-82.4

240

8.7

7.2-10.3

154

6.6

5.3- 8.1

111

3.9

3.0- 5.0

0.6

0.3- 0.9

4,478

3,516

77.7

75.8-79.5

482

11.3

10.0-12.8

235

5.7

4.8- 6.8

220

4.8

3.9- 5.8

0.5

0.3- 0.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

141

110

79.9

70.7-86.7

6.3

2.7-13.9

4.4

1.8-10.1

6.2

3.1-12.0

3.3

1.0-10.4

Non-Veteran

7,269

5,776

78.5

77.0-79.9

729

10.5

9.5-11.7

388

6.1

5.3- 7.0

333

4.5

3.8- 5.2

0.5

0.3- 0.7

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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.

This page was generated on 21MAY09.

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access-WHITE FEMALES

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.