BRFSS 2010 - 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.)

2010 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	11,970	9,493	74.5	73.1-75.9	1,162	11.4	10.5-12.5	644	7.0	6.2- 7.9	600	6.1	5.4- 6.9	71	0.9	0.6- 1.3
GENDER
Male	4,426	3,311	70.1	67.8-72.4	474	12.4	10.8-14.2	296	8.7	7.3-10.3	300	7.5	6.3- 8.8	45	1.4	0.9- 2.1
Female	7,544	6,182	78.6	77.1-80.2	688	10.6	9.5-11.8	348	5.5	4.7- 6.4	300	4.9	4.1- 5.8	26	0.4	0.2- 0.8
RACE
White	9,330	7,368	74.2	72.6-75.7	897	11.1	10.0-12.2	506	7.2	6.3- 8.3	511	6.9	6.1- 7.8	48	0.7	0.4- 1.0
African American	1,857	1,564	80.2	76.7-83.2	168	11.8	9.4-14.7	69	4.1	2.8- 6.0	51	3.6	2.3- 5.6	5	0.3	0.1- 0.9
Asian	105	75	72.8	59.6-82.9	10	10.5	4.1-24.6	11	9.1	4.3-18.2	6	4.0	1.5-10.2	3	3.5	1.0-11.4
Native American	263	207	74.3	64.9-81.9	25	12.9	7.6-21.0	16	5.0	2.5- 9.8	14	7.4	3.7-14.1	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9
Other Minorities	342	219	60.7	51.9-68.9	55	14.7	9.7-21.6	37	13.9	8.9-21.1	17	5.8	2.2-14.5	14	4.8	2.2-10.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	410	281	63.2	55.3-70.5	54	13.3	9.0-19.1	39	11.2	7.4-16.6	23	8.1	4.0-15.8	13	4.2	1.9- 9.1
-English Speaking	236	188	77.3	67.6-84.7	24	11.1	6.4-18.6	11	5.5	2.4-12.2	12	5.5	2.0-14.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0
-Spanish Speaking	174	93	49.1	38.0-60.4	30	15.5	9.0-25.2	28	16.9	10.5-26.1	11	10.7	4.2-24.9	12	7.8	3.3-17.1
Non-Hispanic	11,528	9,183	75.3	73.9-76.7	1,105	11.3	10.3-12.4	605	6.7	5.9- 7.6	577	6.0	5.3- 6.7	58	0.6	0.4- 0.9
AGE
18-24	341	232	69.4	62.5-75.6	44	13.8	9.5-19.7	36	10.8	6.9-16.3	23	5.0	2.9- 8.5	6	0.9	0.4- 2.3
25-34	964	648	65.4	61.0-69.6	134	13.5	10.8-16.7	89	10.2	7.9-13.2	86	9.6	7.1-12.9	7	1.3	0.4- 3.6
35-44	1,690	1,179	68.3	65.3-71.3	245	14.4	12.2-16.8	139	9.0	7.2-11.1	111	7.0	5.6- 8.7	16	1.3	0.7- 2.4
45-54	2,273	1,663	72.2	69.5-74.7	270	13.2	11.2-15.5	167	6.4	5.3- 7.7	158	7.7	6.2- 9.4	15	0.6	0.3- 1.1
55-64	2,665	2,176	81.5	79.5-83.4	245	8.9	7.6-10.3	114	4.1	3.3- 5.2	114	4.5	3.5- 5.7	16	1.0	0.5- 2.0
65-74	2,238	1,970	88.7	86.9-90.4	137	5.4	4.3- 6.7	65	2.9	2.1- 4.0	62	2.8	2.0- 4.0	4	0.1	0.0- 0.3
75+	1,675	1,515	91.8	90.0-93.4	77	4.1	3.0- 5.5	31	1.7	1.0- 2.9	45	1.9	1.3- 2.7	7	0.5	0.2- 1.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,507	1,177	69.7	65.3-73.7	123	11.8	8.8-15.5	96	8.5	6.3-11.4	93	8.2	6.1-10.8	18	1.9	1.0- 3.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,444	2,714	73.7	70.7-76.4	310	10.6	8.8-12.8	192	7.5	5.9- 9.5	207	7.2	5.6- 9.1	21	1.0	0.5- 2.1
Some Post-H.S.	2,987	2,343	74.5	71.8-77.1	300	11.7	9.8-13.8	172	7.4	5.8- 9.3	153	5.7	4.6- 7.0	19	0.7	0.4- 1.4
College Graduate	4,013	3,245	77.2	75.1-79.2	424	11.8	10.3-13.5	184	5.7	4.6- 7.1	147	4.8	3.8- 6.0	13	0.5	0.2- 1.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,307	980	69.8	65.5-73.8	131	10.7	8.4-13.4	93	8.4	6.3-11.0	91	7.8	5.9-10.3	12	3.3	1.4- 7.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,876	1,416	66.6	62.4-70.5	188	12.9	10.3-16.1	123	9.5	7.1-12.5	135	9.9	7.3-13.3	14	1.1	0.6- 2.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,285	996	71.4	67.1-75.4	127	13.1	10.1-16.8	74	7.3	5.4- 9.9	78	6.9	5.1- 9.3	10	1.2	0.5- 3.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,492	1,189	74.0	70.0-77.6	131	9.1	7.1-11.5	80	8.5	5.9-12.1	82	7.5	5.6-10.0	10	0.9	0.4- 2.0
$50,000-74,999	1,585	1,281	78.9	75.7-81.7	155	9.8	7.9-12.0	86	7.1	5.2- 9.6	57	3.9	2.8- 5.4	6	0.3	0.1- 0.7
$75,000+	2,525	2,065	78.9	76.3-81.3	268	11.8	9.9-14.0	100	4.6	3.4- 6.1	82	4.3	3.3- 5.6	10	0.3	0.2- 0.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,480	3,667	75.8	73.3-78.2	363	9.6	8.0-11.5	215	7.3	5.7- 9.2	211	6.3	5.2- 7.6	24	1.0	0.6- 1.8
No	7,003	5,462	74.1	72.3-75.8	737	12.2	11.0-13.6	401	6.9	6.0- 8.0	361	5.9	5.1- 6.9	42	0.8	0.5- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,660	1,366	80.9	77.9-83.6	127	8.2	6.4-10.3	76	5.0	3.5- 7.0	81	5.3	3.9- 7.1	10	0.6	0.3- 1.5
Non-Veteran	10,305	8,123	73.6	72.0-75.1	1,034	11.9	10.8-13.1	568	7.3	6.4- 8.3	519	6.3	5.5- 7.1	61	0.9	0.6- 1.4

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

11,970

9,493

74.5

73.1-75.9

1,162

11.4

10.5-12.5

644

7.0

6.2- 7.9

600

6.1

5.4- 6.9

0.9

0.6- 1.3

GENDER

Male

4,426

3,311

70.1

67.8-72.4

474

12.4

10.8-14.2

296

8.7

7.3-10.3

300

7.5

6.3- 8.8

1.4

0.9- 2.1

Female

7,544

6,182

78.6

77.1-80.2

688

10.6

9.5-11.8

348

5.5

4.7- 6.4

300

4.9

4.1- 5.8

0.4

0.2- 0.8

RACE

White

9,330

7,368

74.2

72.6-75.7

897

11.1

10.0-12.2

506

7.2

6.3- 8.3

511

6.9

6.1- 7.8

0.7

0.4- 1.0

African American

1,857

1,564

80.2

76.7-83.2

168

11.8

9.4-14.7

4.1

2.8- 6.0

3.6

2.3- 5.6

0.3

0.1- 0.9

Asian

105

72.8

59.6-82.9

10.5

4.1-24.6

9.1

4.3-18.2

4.0

1.5-10.2

3.5

1.0-11.4

Native American

263

207

74.3

64.9-81.9

12.9

7.6-21.0

5.0

2.5- 9.8

7.4

3.7-14.1

0.4

0.1- 2.9

Other Minorities

342

219

60.7

51.9-68.9

14.7

9.7-21.6

13.9

8.9-21.1

5.8

2.2-14.5

4.8

2.2-10.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

410

281

63.2

55.3-70.5

13.3

9.0-19.1

11.2

7.4-16.6

8.1

4.0-15.8

4.2

1.9- 9.1

-English Speaking

236

188

77.3

67.6-84.7

11.1

6.4-18.6

5.5

2.4-12.2

5.5

2.0-14.2

0.6

0.1- 4.0

-Spanish Speaking

174

49.1

38.0-60.4

15.5

9.0-25.2

16.9

10.5-26.1

10.7

4.2-24.9

7.8

3.3-17.1

Non-Hispanic

11,528

9,183

75.3

73.9-76.7

1,105

11.3

10.3-12.4

605

6.7

5.9- 7.6

577

6.0

5.3- 6.7

0.6

0.4- 0.9

AGE

18-24

341

232

69.4

62.5-75.6

13.8

9.5-19.7

10.8

6.9-16.3

5.0

2.9- 8.5

0.9

0.4- 2.3

25-34

964

648

65.4

61.0-69.6

134

13.5

10.8-16.7

10.2

7.9-13.2

9.6

7.1-12.9

1.3

0.4- 3.6

35-44

1,690

1,179

68.3

65.3-71.3

245

14.4

12.2-16.8

139

9.0

7.2-11.1

111

7.0

5.6- 8.7

1.3

0.7- 2.4

45-54

2,273

1,663

72.2

69.5-74.7

270

13.2

11.2-15.5

167

6.4

5.3- 7.7

158

7.7

6.2- 9.4

0.6

0.3- 1.1

55-64

2,665

2,176

81.5

79.5-83.4

245

8.9

7.6-10.3

114

4.1

3.3- 5.2

114

4.5

3.5- 5.7

1.0

0.5- 2.0

65-74

2,238

1,970

88.7

86.9-90.4

137

5.4

4.3- 6.7

2.9

2.1- 4.0

2.8

2.0- 4.0

0.1

0.0- 0.3

75+

1,675

1,515

91.8

90.0-93.4

4.1

3.0- 5.5

1.7

1.0- 2.9

1.9

1.3- 2.7

0.5

0.2- 1.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,507

1,177

69.7

65.3-73.7

123

11.8

8.8-15.5

8.5

6.3-11.4

8.2

6.1-10.8

1.9

1.0- 3.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,444

2,714

73.7

70.7-76.4

310

10.6

8.8-12.8

192

7.5

5.9- 9.5

207

7.2

5.6- 9.1

1.0

0.5- 2.1

Some Post-H.S.

2,987

2,343

74.5

71.8-77.1

300

11.7

9.8-13.8

172

7.4

5.8- 9.3

153

5.7

4.6- 7.0

0.7

0.4- 1.4

College Graduate

4,013

3,245

77.2

75.1-79.2

424

11.8

10.3-13.5

184

5.7

4.6- 7.1

147

4.8

3.8- 6.0

0.5

0.2- 1.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,307

980

69.8

65.5-73.8

131

10.7

8.4-13.4

8.4

6.3-11.0

7.8

5.9-10.3

3.3

1.4- 7.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,876

1,416

66.6

62.4-70.5

188

12.9

10.3-16.1

123

9.5

7.1-12.5

135

9.9

7.3-13.3

1.1

0.6- 2.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,285

996

71.4

67.1-75.4

127

13.1

10.1-16.8

7.3

5.4- 9.9

6.9

5.1- 9.3

1.2

0.5- 3.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,492

1,189

74.0

70.0-77.6

131

9.1

7.1-11.5

8.5

5.9-12.1

7.5

5.6-10.0

0.9

0.4- 2.0

$50,000-74,999

1,585

1,281

78.9

75.7-81.7

155

9.8

7.9-12.0

7.1

5.2- 9.6

3.9

2.8- 5.4

0.3

0.1- 0.7

$75,000+

2,525

2,065

78.9

76.3-81.3

268

11.8

9.9-14.0

100

4.6

3.4- 6.1

4.3

3.3- 5.6

0.3

0.2- 0.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,480

3,667

75.8

73.3-78.2

363

9.6

8.0-11.5

215

7.3

5.7- 9.2

211

6.3

5.2- 7.6

1.0

0.6- 1.8

7,003

5,462

74.1

72.3-75.8

737

12.2

11.0-13.6

401

6.9

6.0- 8.0

361

5.9

5.1- 6.9

0.8

0.5- 1.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,660

1,366

80.9

77.9-83.6

127

8.2

6.4-10.3

5.0

3.5- 7.0

5.3

3.9- 7.1

0.6

0.3- 1.5

Non-Veteran

10,305

8,123

73.6

72.0-75.1

1,034

11.9

10.8-13.1

568

7.3

6.4- 8.3

519

6.3

5.5- 7.1

0.9

0.6- 1.4

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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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2010 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.

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