BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	7,604	1,001	15.8	14.5-17.3	6,603	84.2	82.7-85.5
GENDER
Male	2,907	318	12.6	10.7-14.9	2,589	87.4	85.1-89.3
Female	4,697	683	18.8	17.0-20.8	4,014	81.2	79.2-83.0
RACE
White	6,031	637	11.3	10.1-12.6	5,394	88.7	87.4-89.9
African American	1,085	228	23.6	20.1-27.6	857	76.4	72.4-79.9
Other Minorities	464	129	30.1	23.8-37.2	335	69.9	62.8-76.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	349	102	32.4	24.9-41.0	247	67.6	59.0-75.1
Non-Hispanic	7,236	896	14.2	12.9-15.5	6,340	85.8	84.5-87.1
AGE
18-24	213	49	23.3	16.5-31.8	164	76.7	68.2-83.5
25-34	756	146	19.1	15.7-23.1	610	80.9	76.9-84.3
35-44	1,254	227	17.7	15.2-20.6	1,027	82.3	79.4-84.8
45-54	1,530	252	16.6	14.2-19.3	1,278	83.4	80.7-85.8
55-64	1,599	225	13.8	11.8-16.0	1,374	86.2	84.0-88.2
65-74	1,235	69	6.2	4.7- 8.1	1,166	93.8	91.9-95.3
75+	954	27	2.2	1.4- 3.5	927	97.8	96.5-98.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	967	207	26.6	22.2-31.6	760	73.4	68.4-77.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,107	312	19.6	16.4-23.3	1,795	80.4	76.7-83.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,935	288	17.4	14.9-20.2	1,647	82.6	79.8-85.1
College Graduate	2,576	194	7.3	6.1- 8.7	2,382	92.7	91.3-93.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	707	198	32.9	26.6-39.9	509	67.1	60.1-73.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,165	289	33.1	28.0-38.7	876	66.9	61.3-72.0
$25,000- 34,999	745	126	21.7	17.4-26.7	619	78.3	73.3-82.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,010	119	14.5	11.5-18.2	891	85.5	81.8-88.5
$50,000-74,999	1,061	86	8.0	6.2-10.3	975	92.0	89.7-93.8
$75,000+	1,870	77	4.9	3.7- 6.4	1,793	95.1	93.6-96.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,592	528	23.3	20.8-26.0	2,064	76.7	74.0-79.2
No	4,798	449	13.0	11.3-14.8	4,349	87.0	85.2-88.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,011	85	8.2	6.2-10.7	926	91.8	89.3-93.8
Non-Veteran	6,590	916	16.9	15.4-18.5	5,674	83.1	81.5-84.6

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

-Piedmont NC

7,604

1,001

15.8

14.5-17.3

6,603

84.2

82.7-85.5

GENDER

Male

2,907

318

12.6

10.7-14.9

2,589

87.4

85.1-89.3

Female

4,697

683

18.8

17.0-20.8

4,014

81.2

79.2-83.0

RACE

White

6,031

637

11.3

10.1-12.6

5,394

88.7

87.4-89.9

African American

1,085

228

23.6

20.1-27.6

857

76.4

72.4-79.9

Other Minorities

464

129

30.1

23.8-37.2

335

69.9

62.8-76.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

349

102

32.4

24.9-41.0

247

67.6

59.0-75.1

Non-Hispanic

7,236

896

14.2

12.9-15.5

6,340

85.8

84.5-87.1

AGE

18-24

213

23.3

16.5-31.8

164

76.7

68.2-83.5

25-34

756

146

19.1

15.7-23.1

610

80.9

76.9-84.3

35-44

1,254

227

17.7

15.2-20.6

1,027

82.3

79.4-84.8

45-54

1,530

252

16.6

14.2-19.3

1,278

83.4

80.7-85.8

55-64

1,599

225

13.8

11.8-16.0

1,374

86.2

84.0-88.2

65-74

1,235

6.2

4.7- 8.1

1,166

93.8

91.9-95.3

75+

954

2.2

1.4- 3.5

927

97.8

96.5-98.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

967

207

26.6

22.2-31.6

760

73.4

68.4-77.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,107

312

19.6

16.4-23.3

1,795

80.4

76.7-83.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,935

288

17.4

14.9-20.2

1,647

82.6

79.8-85.1

College Graduate

2,576

194

7.3

6.1- 8.7

2,382

92.7

91.3-93.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

707

198

32.9

26.6-39.9

509

67.1

60.1-73.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,165

289

33.1

28.0-38.7

876

66.9

61.3-72.0

$25,000- 34,999

745

126

21.7

17.4-26.7

619

78.3

73.3-82.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,010

119

14.5

11.5-18.2

891

85.5

81.8-88.5

$50,000-74,999

1,061

8.0

6.2-10.3

975

92.0

89.7-93.8

$75,000+

1,870

4.9

3.7- 6.4

1,793

95.1

93.6-96.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,592

528

23.3

20.8-26.0

2,064

76.7

74.0-79.2

4,798

449

13.0

11.3-14.8

4,349

87.0

85.2-88.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,011

8.2

6.2-10.7

926

91.8

89.3-93.8

Non-Veteran

6,590

916

16.9

15.4-18.5

5,674

83.1

81.5-84.6

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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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