BRFSS 2009 - 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?)

2009 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	13,259	1,914	17.1	15.9-18.4	11,345	82.9	81.6-84.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	353	42	12.3	8.5-17.3	311	87.7	82.7-91.5
Buncombe	398	63	18.8	14.2-24.6	335	81.2	75.4-85.8
Cabarrus	351	49	19.5	14.1-26.3	302	80.5	73.7-85.9
Catawba	366	55	16.2	11.8-22.0	311	83.8	78.0-88.2
Cumberland	383	47	13.6	9.7-18.6	336	86.4	81.4-90.3
Davidson	412	63	18.7	13.9-24.8	349	81.3	75.2-86.1
Durham	416	46	18.7	12.2-27.5	370	81.3	72.5-87.8
Forsyth	383	34	12.1	8.3-17.2	349	87.9	82.8-91.7
Gaston	350	60	20.9	15.7-27.2	290	79.1	72.8-84.3
Guilford	428	42	10.0	6.9-14.5	386	90.0	85.5-93.1
Iredell	438	57	16.0	11.5-21.7	381	84.0	78.3-88.5
Johnston	371	64	24.9	18.1-33.3	307	75.1	66.7-81.9
Mecklenburg	615	97	20.8	16.1-26.3	518	79.2	73.7-83.9
New Hanover	412	51	18.3	12.6-25.7	361	81.7	74.3-87.4
Onslow	387	45	11.1	8.0-15.1	342	88.9	84.9-92.0
Orange	370	52	14.8	10.9-19.8	318	85.2	80.2-89.1
Pitt	372	49	18.8	13.5-25.7	323	81.2	74.3-86.5
Randolph	357	59	19.2	14.3-25.4	298	80.8	74.6-85.7
Robeson	373	83	24.1	18.8-30.2	290	75.9	69.8-81.2
Rowan	437	71	22.5	17.1-29.2	366	77.5	70.8-82.9
Union	369	45	16.2	11.3-22.8	324	83.8	77.2-88.7
Wake	605	72	15.5	11.4-20.7	533	84.5	79.3-88.6
Wayne	387	67	16.6	12.5-21.8	320	83.4	78.2-87.5
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,662	570	17.2	14.7-19.9	3,092	82.8	80.1-85.3
Piedmont	6,777	918	17.0	15.4-18.7	5,859	83.0	81.3-84.6
Western NC	2,820	426	17.4	15.4-19.7	2,394	82.6	80.3-84.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,924	275	16.9	14.6-19.5	1,649	83.1	80.5-85.4
Northwest	3,011	436	16.0	14.0-18.1	2,575	84.0	81.9-86.0
Charlotte	1,805	266	19.9	16.8-23.3	1,539	80.1	76.7-83.2
Greensboro	1,649	219	15.1	12.1-18.7	1,430	84.9	81.3-87.9
Southern Regional	1,190	210	15.3	12.5-18.7	980	84.7	81.3-87.5
Coastal	573	80	22.9	14.7-33.8	493	77.1	66.2-85.3
Wake	1,514	207	18.5	15.3-22.2	1,307	81.5	77.8-84.7
Area L	142	22	14.9	8.9-24.0	120	85.1	76.0-91.1
Eastern	1,451	199	14.2	10.9-18.3	1,252	85.8	81.7-89.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,259

1,914

17.1

15.9-18.4

11,345

82.9

81.6-84.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

353

12.3

8.5-17.3

311

87.7

82.7-91.5

Buncombe

398

18.8

14.2-24.6

335

81.2

75.4-85.8

Cabarrus

351

19.5

14.1-26.3

302

80.5

73.7-85.9

Catawba

366

16.2

11.8-22.0

311

83.8

78.0-88.2

Cumberland

383

13.6

9.7-18.6

336

86.4

81.4-90.3

Davidson

412

18.7

13.9-24.8

349

81.3

75.2-86.1

Durham

416

18.7

12.2-27.5

370

81.3

72.5-87.8

Forsyth

383

12.1

8.3-17.2

349

87.9

82.8-91.7

Gaston

350

20.9

15.7-27.2

290

79.1

72.8-84.3

Guilford

428

10.0

6.9-14.5

386

90.0

85.5-93.1

Iredell

438

16.0

11.5-21.7

381

84.0

78.3-88.5

Johnston

371

24.9

18.1-33.3

307

75.1

66.7-81.9

Mecklenburg

615

20.8

16.1-26.3

518

79.2

73.7-83.9

New Hanover

412

18.3

12.6-25.7

361

81.7

74.3-87.4

Onslow

387

11.1

8.0-15.1

342

88.9

84.9-92.0

Orange

370

14.8

10.9-19.8

318

85.2

80.2-89.1

Pitt

372

18.8

13.5-25.7

323

81.2

74.3-86.5

Randolph

357

19.2

14.3-25.4

298

80.8

74.6-85.7

Robeson

373

24.1

18.8-30.2

290

75.9

69.8-81.2

Rowan

437

22.5

17.1-29.2

366

77.5

70.8-82.9

Union

369

16.2

11.3-22.8

324

83.8

77.2-88.7

Wake

605

15.5

11.4-20.7

533

84.5

79.3-88.6

Wayne

387

16.6

12.5-21.8

320

83.4

78.2-87.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,662

570

17.2

14.7-19.9

3,092

82.8

80.1-85.3

Piedmont

6,777

918

17.0

15.4-18.7

5,859

83.0

81.3-84.6

Western NC

2,820

426

17.4

15.4-19.7

2,394

82.6

80.3-84.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,924

275

16.9

14.6-19.5

1,649

83.1

80.5-85.4

Northwest

3,011

436

16.0

14.0-18.1

2,575

84.0

81.9-86.0

Charlotte

1,805

266

19.9

16.8-23.3

1,539

80.1

76.7-83.2

Greensboro

1,649

219

15.1

12.1-18.7

1,430

84.9

81.3-87.9

Southern Regional

1,190

210

15.3

12.5-18.7

980

84.7

81.3-87.5

Coastal

573

22.9

14.7-33.8

493

77.1

66.2-85.3

Wake

1,514

207

18.5

15.3-22.2

1,307

81.5

77.8-84.7

Area L

142

14.9

8.9-24.0

120

85.1

76.0-91.1

Eastern

1,451

199

14.2

10.9-18.3

1,252

85.8

81.7-89.1

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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.

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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