BRFSS 2009 - 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.)

2009 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
TOTAL	13,066	9,950	70.8	69.3-72.3	1,443	12.7	11.7-13.9	809	7.6	6.8- 8.5	767	7.6	6.7- 8.7	97	1.2	0.8- 1.9
GENDER
Male	4,902	3,484	64.2	61.7-66.7	599	14.1	12.5-16.0	388	9.5	8.2-11.0	372	10.0	8.4-11.9	59	2.1	1.3- 3.4
Female	8,164	6,466	76.9	75.1-78.5	844	11.4	10.2-12.8	421	5.8	5.0- 6.8	395	5.4	4.5- 6.5	38	0.5	0.3- 0.8
RACE
White	10,332	7,850	71.2	69.6-72.8	1,129	12.4	11.3-13.7	646	7.7	6.9- 8.7	642	8.0	7.0- 9.1	65	0.6	0.4- 0.9
African American	1,843	1,499	77.0	73.5-80.1	198	13.2	10.8-16.2	83	5.5	4.0- 7.5	59	3.8	2.5- 5.5	4	0.5	0.2- 1.4
Asian	103	74	62.9	49.1-74.9	12	15.0	7.1-29.0	8	8.3	3.3-19.3	7	11.1	4.8-23.3	2	2.7	0.6-10.7
Native American	301	213	71.5	63.1-78.6	38	11.7	7.7-17.2	26	9.5	5.7-15.5	21	6.8	3.7-12.1	3	0.6	0.1- 2.2
Other Minorities	401	254	50.0	40.7-59.4	53	14.5	9.3-21.8	40	11.8	7.5-17.9	32	13.5	7.0-24.2	22	10.3	5.0-19.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	434	284	54.3	45.2-63.1	60	12.8	8.5-18.8	38	11.0	7.1-16.6	31	12.7	6.6-23.0	21	9.3	4.5-18.2
-English Speaking	228	176	71.7	60.7-80.6	30	18.5	10.7-30.1	11	4.7	2.3- 9.2	10	5.0	2.2-11.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
-Spanish Speaking	206	108	44.6	32.8-57.0	30	9.6	5.4-16.5	27	14.5	8.6-23.2	21	16.9	8.1-32.1	20	14.5	7.1-27.3
Non-Hispanic	12,598	9,642	72.1	70.6-73.5	1,376	12.7	11.6-13.8	770	7.4	6.6- 8.2	734	7.2	6.4- 8.2	76	0.6	0.5- 0.9
AGE
18-24	395	248	63.0	55.6-69.9	74	17.6	12.7-23.8	42	8.6	5.7-12.8	25	9.0	5.2-15.1	6	1.8	0.5- 6.3
25-34	1,212	769	59.6	55.2-63.8	179	14.5	11.8-17.6	129	10.7	8.4-13.5	113	12.1	9.4-15.4	22	3.1	1.5- 6.4
35-44	1,965	1,261	62.5	59.1-65.7	314	16.7	14.3-19.4	178	9.8	8.1-11.9	188	9.7	7.6-12.4	24	1.3	0.8- 2.1
45-54	2,540	1,810	71.6	69.1-74.1	342	13.2	11.5-15.1	185	7.3	6.0- 8.9	183	7.2	5.8- 8.8	20	0.7	0.4- 1.3
55-64	2,753	2,192	79.6	77.3-81.8	258	8.7	7.3-10.3	149	6.1	4.9- 7.6	142	5.3	4.1- 6.7	12	0.3	0.2- 0.7
65-74	2,323	2,026	88.5	86.5-90.2	149	6.3	5.1- 7.9	71	2.6	1.8- 3.7	71	2.3	1.7- 3.3	6	0.3	0.1- 1.0
75+	1,765	1,555	89.0	86.7-91.0	114	5.4	4.1- 7.0	48	3.0	2.0- 4.7	42	2.2	1.4- 3.4	6	0.3	0.1- 0.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,684	1,280	65.4	59.8-70.6	160	9.6	6.8-13.3	102	9.1	6.6-12.5	115	10.7	7.1-15.8	27	5.2	2.6-10.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,877	2,957	70.8	68.0-73.4	390	12.3	10.5-14.4	254	8.3	6.8-10.2	248	7.7	6.3- 9.5	28	0.8	0.5- 1.3
Some Post-H.S.	3,307	2,467	71.4	68.5-74.1	387	11.7	10.1-13.6	213	7.2	5.9- 8.8	220	9.2	7.3-11.6	20	0.5	0.3- 0.9
College Graduate	4,175	3,226	72.6	70.2-74.8	505	15.3	13.3-17.5	240	6.7	5.6- 7.9	182	4.9	3.9- 6.1	22	0.6	0.3- 1.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,414	1,032	67.1	61.4-72.3	157	10.8	8.4-13.9	101	9.4	6.6-13.2	110	8.7	6.2-12.0	14	4.0	1.4-11.1
$15,000- 24,999	2,070	1,509	63.4	58.8-67.8	241	14.3	11.0-18.4	139	8.5	6.6-10.9	162	12.0	8.9-16.0	19	1.8	0.7- 4.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,354	981	66.6	61.8-71.0	165	12.8	10.0-16.1	105	9.5	7.0-12.7	90	9.2	6.5-12.8	13	2.0	1.0- 4.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,687	1,282	71.9	68.1-75.5	193	12.6	10.4-15.3	101	7.2	5.5- 9.2	102	7.2	5.0-10.2	9	1.1	0.5- 2.3
$50,000-74,999	1,790	1,390	73.6	70.0-76.9	201	13.9	11.3-17.1	109	7.6	5.7-10.0	78	4.3	3.2- 5.9	12	0.6	0.3- 1.2
$75,000+	2,788	2,198	75.4	72.8-77.9	311	13.1	11.2-15.3	150	5.8	4.8- 7.1	118	5.3	4.0- 6.9	11	0.3	0.2- 0.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,494	3,545	74.8	72.4-77.1	439	9.6	8.4-11.0	239	6.2	5.1- 7.5	235	7.8	6.3- 9.6	36	1.6	0.8- 3.2
No	7,793	5,810	69.6	67.8-71.4	926	14.0	12.7-15.4	516	7.8	6.9- 8.9	484	7.3	6.3- 8.6	57	1.2	0.7- 2.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,717	1,411	77.5	73.3-81.2	155	10.1	7.7-13.1	86	5.9	4.4- 7.9	64	6.5	4.0-10.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
Non-Veteran	10,258	7,679	69.5	67.8-71.2	1,172	13.3	12.1-14.6	668	8.0	7.1- 9.0	649	7.9	6.8- 9.0	90	1.3	0.9- 1.9

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%)

TOTAL

13,066

9,950

70.8

69.3-72.3

1,443

12.7

11.7-13.9

809

7.6

6.8- 8.5

767

7.6

6.7- 8.7

1.2

0.8- 1.9

GENDER

Male

4,902

3,484

64.2

61.7-66.7

599

14.1

12.5-16.0

388

9.5

8.2-11.0

372

10.0

8.4-11.9

2.1

1.3- 3.4

Female

8,164

6,466

76.9

75.1-78.5

844

11.4

10.2-12.8

421

5.8

5.0- 6.8

395

5.4

4.5- 6.5

0.5

0.3- 0.8

RACE

White

10,332

7,850

71.2

69.6-72.8

1,129

12.4

11.3-13.7

646

7.7

6.9- 8.7

642

8.0

7.0- 9.1

0.6

0.4- 0.9

African American

1,843

1,499

77.0

73.5-80.1

198

13.2

10.8-16.2

5.5

4.0- 7.5

3.8

2.5- 5.5

0.5

0.2- 1.4

Asian

103

62.9

49.1-74.9

15.0

7.1-29.0

8.3

3.3-19.3

11.1

4.8-23.3

2.7

0.6-10.7

Native American

301

213

71.5

63.1-78.6

11.7

7.7-17.2

9.5

5.7-15.5

6.8

3.7-12.1

0.6

0.1- 2.2

Other Minorities

401

254

50.0

40.7-59.4

14.5

9.3-21.8

11.8

7.5-17.9

13.5

7.0-24.2

10.3

5.0-19.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

434

284

54.3

45.2-63.1

12.8

8.5-18.8

11.0

7.1-16.6

12.7

6.6-23.0

9.3

4.5-18.2

-English Speaking

228

176

71.7

60.7-80.6

18.5

10.7-30.1

4.7

2.3- 9.2

5.0

2.2-11.1

0.1

0.0- 0.6

-Spanish Speaking

206

108

44.6

32.8-57.0

9.6

5.4-16.5

14.5

8.6-23.2

16.9

8.1-32.1

14.5

7.1-27.3

Non-Hispanic

12,598

9,642

72.1

70.6-73.5

1,376

12.7

11.6-13.8

770

7.4

6.6- 8.2

734

7.2

6.4- 8.2

0.6

0.5- 0.9

AGE

18-24

395

248

63.0

55.6-69.9

17.6

12.7-23.8

8.6

5.7-12.8

9.0

5.2-15.1

1.8

0.5- 6.3

25-34

1,212

769

59.6

55.2-63.8

179

14.5

11.8-17.6

129

10.7

8.4-13.5

113

12.1

9.4-15.4

3.1

1.5- 6.4

35-44

1,965

1,261

62.5

59.1-65.7

314

16.7

14.3-19.4

178

9.8

8.1-11.9

188

9.7

7.6-12.4

1.3

0.8- 2.1

45-54

2,540

1,810

71.6

69.1-74.1

342

13.2

11.5-15.1

185

7.3

6.0- 8.9

183

7.2

5.8- 8.8

0.7

0.4- 1.3

55-64

2,753

2,192

79.6

77.3-81.8

258

8.7

7.3-10.3

149

6.1

4.9- 7.6

142

5.3

4.1- 6.7

0.3

0.2- 0.7

65-74

2,323

2,026

88.5

86.5-90.2

149

6.3

5.1- 7.9

2.6

1.8- 3.7

2.3

1.7- 3.3

0.3

0.1- 1.0

75+

1,765

1,555

89.0

86.7-91.0

114

5.4

4.1- 7.0

3.0

2.0- 4.7

2.2

1.4- 3.4

0.3

0.1- 0.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,684

1,280

65.4

59.8-70.6

160

9.6

6.8-13.3

102

9.1

6.6-12.5

115

10.7

7.1-15.8

5.2

2.6-10.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,877

2,957

70.8

68.0-73.4

390

12.3

10.5-14.4

254

8.3

6.8-10.2

248

7.7

6.3- 9.5

0.8

0.5- 1.3

Some Post-H.S.

3,307

2,467

71.4

68.5-74.1

387

11.7

10.1-13.6

213

7.2

5.9- 8.8

220

9.2

7.3-11.6

0.5

0.3- 0.9

College Graduate

4,175

3,226

72.6

70.2-74.8

505

15.3

13.3-17.5

240

6.7

5.6- 7.9

182

4.9

3.9- 6.1

0.6

0.3- 1.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,414

1,032

67.1

61.4-72.3

157

10.8

8.4-13.9

101

9.4

6.6-13.2

110

8.7

6.2-12.0

4.0

1.4-11.1

$15,000- 24,999

2,070

1,509

63.4

58.8-67.8

241

14.3

11.0-18.4

139

8.5

6.6-10.9

162

12.0

8.9-16.0

1.8

0.7- 4.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,354

981

66.6

61.8-71.0

165

12.8

10.0-16.1

105

9.5

7.0-12.7

9.2

6.5-12.8

2.0

1.0- 4.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,687

1,282

71.9

68.1-75.5

193

12.6

10.4-15.3

101

7.2

5.5- 9.2

102

7.2

5.0-10.2

1.1

0.5- 2.3

$50,000-74,999

1,790

1,390

73.6

70.0-76.9

201

13.9

11.3-17.1

109

7.6

5.7-10.0

4.3

3.2- 5.9

0.6

0.3- 1.2

$75,000+

2,788

2,198

75.4

72.8-77.9

311

13.1

11.2-15.3

150

5.8

4.8- 7.1

118

5.3

4.0- 6.9

0.3

0.2- 0.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,494

3,545

74.8

72.4-77.1

439

9.6

8.4-11.0

239

6.2

5.1- 7.5

235

7.8

6.3- 9.6

1.6

0.8- 3.2

7,793

5,810

69.6

67.8-71.4

926

14.0

12.7-15.4

516

7.8

6.9- 8.9

484

7.3

6.3- 8.6

1.2

0.7- 2.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,717

1,411

77.5

73.3-81.2

155

10.1

7.7-13.1

5.9

4.4- 7.9

6.5

4.0-10.4

0.1

0.0- 0.4

Non-Veteran

10,258

7,679

69.5

67.8-71.2

1,172

13.3

12.1-14.6

668

8.0

7.1- 9.0

649

7.9

6.8- 9.0

1.3

0.9- 1.9

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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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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Health Care Access

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?
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