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

Health Care Access--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	11,588	1,061	9.7	8.8-10.7	10,527	90.3	89.3-91.2
No	1,644	845	50.5	45.8-55.1	799	49.5	44.9-54.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight	216	43	20.4	13.1-30.5	173	79.6	69.5-86.9
Recommended Range	4,191	501	14.3	12.4-16.4	3,690	85.7	83.6-87.6
Overweight	4,552	608	16.7	14.7-18.9	3,944	83.3	81.1-85.3
Obese	3,673	664	20.6	18.0-23.4	3,009	79.4	76.6-82.0
Current Smoker
No	10,814	1,229	13.7	12.4-15.0	9,585	86.3	85.0-87.6
Yes	2,387	678	30.5	27.4-33.9	1,709	69.5	66.1-72.6
History of CVD**
Yes	1,585	221	18.8	13.6-25.4	1,364	81.2	74.6-86.4
No	11,540	1,663	16.9	15.7-18.2	9,877	83.1	81.8-84.3
Binge Drinker
No	11,896	1,673	16.3	15.0-17.6	10,223	83.7	82.4-85.0
Yes	1,095	198	22.1	17.8-27.2	897	77.9	72.8-82.2
Heavy Drinker
No	12,431	1,787	16.7	15.5-18.0	10,644	83.3	82.0-84.5
Yes	473	68	24.4	16.7-34.1	405	75.6	65.9-83.3
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,517	457	34.6	30.2-39.2	1,060	65.4	60.8-69.8
No	11,448	1,418	14.6	13.4-15.9	10,030	85.4	84.1-86.6
Current Asthma
Yes	1,101	249	29.4	24.8-34.5	852	70.6	65.5-75.2
No	12,099	1,653	16.1	14.8-17.4	10,446	83.9	82.6-85.2
Diabetes
Yes	1,715	254	16.3	13.6-19.4	1,461	83.7	80.6-86.4
No	11,527	1,654	17.0	15.7-18.4	9,873	83.0	81.6-84.3
Disability
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

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

11,588

1,061

9.7

8.8-10.7

10,527

90.3

89.3-91.2

1,644

845

50.5

45.8-55.1

799

49.5

44.9-54.2

Body Mass Index

Underweight

216

20.4

13.1-30.5

173

79.6

69.5-86.9

Recommended Range

4,191

501

14.3

12.4-16.4

3,690

85.7

83.6-87.6

Overweight

4,552

608

16.7

14.7-18.9

3,944

83.3

81.1-85.3

Obese

3,673

664

20.6

18.0-23.4

3,009

79.4

76.6-82.0

Current Smoker

10,814

1,229

13.7

12.4-15.0

9,585

86.3

85.0-87.6

Yes

2,387

678

30.5

27.4-33.9

1,709

69.5

66.1-72.6

History of CVD**

Yes

1,585

221

18.8

13.6-25.4

1,364

81.2

74.6-86.4

11,540

1,663

16.9

15.7-18.2

9,877

83.1

81.8-84.3

Binge Drinker

11,896

1,673

16.3

15.0-17.6

10,223

83.7

82.4-85.0

Yes

1,095

198

22.1

17.8-27.2

897

77.9

72.8-82.2

Heavy Drinker

12,431

1,787

16.7

15.5-18.0

10,644

83.3

82.0-84.5

Yes

473

24.4

16.7-34.1

405

75.6

65.9-83.3

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,517

457

34.6

30.2-39.2

1,060

65.4

60.8-69.8

11,448

1,418

14.6

13.4-15.9

10,030

85.4

84.1-86.6

Current Asthma

Yes

1,101

249

29.4

24.8-34.5

852

70.6

65.5-75.2

12,099

1,653

16.1

14.8-17.4

10,446

83.9

82.6-85.2

Diabetes

Yes

1,715

254

16.3

13.6-19.4

1,461

83.7

80.6-86.4

11,527

1,654

17.0

15.7-18.4

9,873

83.0

81.6-84.3

Disability

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

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**History of Cardiovascular Disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Poor sleep defined as not getting enough rest or sleep for all 30 days out of the past 30 days.

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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