BRFSS 2009 - 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?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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
TOTAL	13,259	1,914	17.1	15.9-18.4	11,345	82.9	81.6-84.1
GENDER
Male	4,973	627	15.5	13.6-17.6	4,346	84.5	82.4-86.4
Female	8,286	1,287	18.6	17.1-20.2	6,999	81.4	79.8-82.9
RACE
White	10,483	1,298	13.8	12.7-15.0	9,185	86.2	85.0-87.3
African American	1,860	382	23.7	20.5-27.3	1,478	76.3	72.7-79.5
Asian	105	19	18.1	10.7-28.8	86	81.9	71.2-89.3
Native American	311	75	24.1	17.4-32.3	236	75.9	67.7-82.6
Other Minorities	410	124	30.7	22.7-40.0	286	69.3	60.0-77.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	444	137	32.3	24.5-41.1	307	67.7	58.9-75.5
-English Speaking	233	43	16.6	11.2-23.9	190	83.4	76.1-88.8
-Spanish Speaking	211	94	40.6	29.3-53.0	117	59.4	47.0-70.7
Non-Hispanic	12,778	1,768	15.9	14.8-17.1	11,010	84.1	82.9-85.2
AGE
18-24	409	82	17.1	12.8-22.6	327	82.9	77.4-87.2
25-34	1,226	290	25.0	21.2-29.3	936	75.0	70.7-78.8
35-44	1,996	428	20.8	18.1-23.7	1,568	79.2	76.3-81.9
45-54	2,566	516	19.6	17.2-22.1	2,050	80.4	77.9-82.8
55-64	2,771	388	14.5	12.6-16.7	2,383	85.5	83.3-87.4
65-74	2,353	120	4.7	3.7- 6.0	2,233	95.3	94.0-96.3
75+	1,818	73	3.7	2.6- 5.2	1,745	96.3	94.8-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,735	379	24.9	21.0-29.2	1,356	75.1	70.8-79.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,939	667	22.2	19.5-25.1	3,272	77.8	74.9-80.5
Some Post-H.S.	3,352	510	16.7	14.6-19.1	2,842	83.3	80.9-85.4
College Graduate	4,211	355	9.2	7.9-10.8	3,856	90.8	89.2-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,450	411	38.9	33.1-45.0	1,039	61.1	55.0-66.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,099	531	30.9	27.3-34.8	1,568	69.1	65.2-72.7
$25,000- 34,999	1,361	253	25.5	21.3-30.2	1,108	74.5	69.8-78.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,706	225	15.3	12.8-18.1	1,481	84.7	81.9-87.2
$50,000-74,999	1,810	152	11.8	9.2-15.1	1,658	88.2	84.9-90.8
$75,000+	2,798	97	3.3	2.5- 4.2	2,701	96.7	95.8-97.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,595	934	25.7	23.3-28.3	3,661	74.3	71.7-76.7
No	7,865	862	13.4	12.0-14.9	7,003	86.6	85.1-88.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,729	155	9.8	7.8-12.3	1,574	90.2	87.7-92.2
Non-Veteran	10,420	1,619	18.3	16.9-19.8	8,801	81.7	80.2-83.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,259

1,914

17.1

15.9-18.4

11,345

82.9

81.6-84.1

GENDER

Male

4,973

627

15.5

13.6-17.6

4,346

84.5

82.4-86.4

Female

8,286

1,287

18.6

17.1-20.2

6,999

81.4

79.8-82.9

RACE

White

10,483

1,298

13.8

12.7-15.0

9,185

86.2

85.0-87.3

African American

1,860

382

23.7

20.5-27.3

1,478

76.3

72.7-79.5

Asian

105

18.1

10.7-28.8

81.9

71.2-89.3

Native American

311

24.1

17.4-32.3

236

75.9

67.7-82.6

Other Minorities

410

124

30.7

22.7-40.0

286

69.3

60.0-77.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

444

137

32.3

24.5-41.1

307

67.7

58.9-75.5

-English Speaking

233

16.6

11.2-23.9

190

83.4

76.1-88.8

-Spanish Speaking

211

40.6

29.3-53.0

117

59.4

47.0-70.7

Non-Hispanic

12,778

1,768

15.9

14.8-17.1

11,010

84.1

82.9-85.2

AGE

18-24

409

17.1

12.8-22.6

327

82.9

77.4-87.2

25-34

1,226

290

25.0

21.2-29.3

936

75.0

70.7-78.8

35-44

1,996

428

20.8

18.1-23.7

1,568

79.2

76.3-81.9

45-54

2,566

516

19.6

17.2-22.1

2,050

80.4

77.9-82.8

55-64

2,771

388

14.5

12.6-16.7

2,383

85.5

83.3-87.4

65-74

2,353

120

4.7

3.7- 6.0

2,233

95.3

94.0-96.3

75+

1,818

3.7

2.6- 5.2

1,745

96.3

94.8-97.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,735

379

24.9

21.0-29.2

1,356

75.1

70.8-79.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,939

667

22.2

19.5-25.1

3,272

77.8

74.9-80.5

Some Post-H.S.

3,352

510

16.7

14.6-19.1

2,842

83.3

80.9-85.4

College Graduate

4,211

355

9.2

7.9-10.8

3,856

90.8

89.2-92.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,450

411

38.9

33.1-45.0

1,039

61.1

55.0-66.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,099

531

30.9

27.3-34.8

1,568

69.1

65.2-72.7

$25,000- 34,999

1,361

253

25.5

21.3-30.2

1,108

74.5

69.8-78.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,706

225

15.3

12.8-18.1

1,481

84.7

81.9-87.2

$50,000-74,999

1,810

152

11.8

9.2-15.1

1,658

88.2

84.9-90.8

$75,000+

2,798

3.3

2.5- 4.2

2,701

96.7

95.8-97.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,595

934

25.7

23.3-28.3

3,661

74.3

71.7-76.7

7,865

862

13.4

12.0-14.9

7,003

86.6

85.1-88.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,729

155

9.8

7.8-12.3

1,574

90.2

87.7-92.2

Non-Veteran

10,420

1,619

18.3

16.9-19.8

8,801

81.7

80.2-83.1

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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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