BRFSS 2010 - 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?)

2010 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	12,122	1,762	17.5	16.3-18.7	10,360	82.5	81.3-83.7
GENDER
Male	4,484	519	14.9	13.2-16.8	3,965	85.1	83.2-86.8
Female	7,638	1,243	19.8	18.3-21.5	6,395	80.2	78.5-81.7
RACE
White	9,450	1,155	14.3	13.1-15.5	8,295	85.7	84.5-86.9
African American	1,876	398	23.3	20.3-26.6	1,478	76.7	73.4-79.7
Asian	106	15	21.3	11.1-37.0	91	78.7	63.0-88.9
Native American	268	70	27.7	19.8-37.2	198	72.3	62.8-80.2
Other Minorities	350	109	31.7	24.4-40.1	241	68.3	59.9-75.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	417	131	31.2	24.6-38.7	286	68.8	61.3-75.4
-English Speaking	238	52	24.4	16.6-34.3	186	75.6	65.7-83.4
-Spanish Speaking	179	79	37.8	27.7-49.0	100	62.2	51.0-72.3
Non-Hispanic	11,675	1,623	16.4	15.2-17.6	10,052	83.6	82.4-84.8
AGE
18-24	353	71	19.6	14.8-25.7	282	80.4	74.3-85.2
25-34	975	220	22.9	19.3-27.0	755	77.1	73.0-80.7
35-44	1,715	380	21.7	19.2-24.4	1,335	78.3	75.6-80.8
45-54	2,287	455	19.9	17.8-22.3	1,832	80.1	77.7-82.2
55-64	2,689	402	14.7	12.9-16.7	2,287	85.3	83.3-87.1
65-74	2,260	131	5.4	4.4- 6.8	2,129	94.6	93.2-95.6
75+	1,717	93	6.3	4.2- 9.2	1,624	93.7	90.8-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,537	366	31.7	27.6-36.1	1,171	68.3	63.9-72.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,498	595	20.3	17.9-22.9	2,903	79.7	77.1-82.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,029	497	18.8	16.7-21.1	2,532	81.2	78.9-83.3
College Graduate	4,038	304	8.4	7.1-10.0	3,734	91.6	90.0-92.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,330	424	36.3	32.3-40.6	906	63.7	59.4-67.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,910	507	33.7	29.9-37.7	1,403	66.3	62.3-70.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,295	207	21.1	17.4-25.2	1,088	78.9	74.8-82.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,507	178	18.6	15.1-22.7	1,329	81.4	77.3-84.9
$50,000-74,999	1,595	137	11.2	8.8-14.0	1,458	88.8	86.0-91.2
$75,000+	2,534	75	3.8	2.6- 5.4	2,459	96.2	94.6-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,553	940	25.8	23.6-28.1	3,613	74.2	71.9-76.4
No	7,064	737	13.0	11.7-14.4	6,327	87.0	85.6-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,679	136	9.1	7.0-11.6	1,543	90.9	88.4-93.0
Non-Veteran	10,438	1,626	18.7	17.4-20.1	8,812	81.3	79.9-82.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,122

1,762

17.5

16.3-18.7

10,360

82.5

81.3-83.7

GENDER

Male

4,484

519

14.9

13.2-16.8

3,965

85.1

83.2-86.8

Female

7,638

1,243

19.8

18.3-21.5

6,395

80.2

78.5-81.7

RACE

White

9,450

1,155

14.3

13.1-15.5

8,295

85.7

84.5-86.9

African American

1,876

398

23.3

20.3-26.6

1,478

76.7

73.4-79.7

Asian

106

21.3

11.1-37.0

78.7

63.0-88.9

Native American

268

27.7

19.8-37.2

198

72.3

62.8-80.2

Other Minorities

350

109

31.7

24.4-40.1

241

68.3

59.9-75.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

417

131

31.2

24.6-38.7

286

68.8

61.3-75.4

-English Speaking

238

24.4

16.6-34.3

186

75.6

65.7-83.4

-Spanish Speaking

179

37.8

27.7-49.0

100

62.2

51.0-72.3

Non-Hispanic

11,675

1,623

16.4

15.2-17.6

10,052

83.6

82.4-84.8

AGE

18-24

353

19.6

14.8-25.7

282

80.4

74.3-85.2

25-34

975

220

22.9

19.3-27.0

755

77.1

73.0-80.7

35-44

1,715

380

21.7

19.2-24.4

1,335

78.3

75.6-80.8

45-54

2,287

455

19.9

17.8-22.3

1,832

80.1

77.7-82.2

55-64

2,689

402

14.7

12.9-16.7

2,287

85.3

83.3-87.1

65-74

2,260

131

5.4

4.4- 6.8

2,129

94.6

93.2-95.6

75+

1,717

6.3

4.2- 9.2

1,624

93.7

90.8-95.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,537

366

31.7

27.6-36.1

1,171

68.3

63.9-72.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,498

595

20.3

17.9-22.9

2,903

79.7

77.1-82.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,029

497

18.8

16.7-21.1

2,532

81.2

78.9-83.3

College Graduate

4,038

304

8.4

7.1-10.0

3,734

91.6

90.0-92.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,330

424

36.3

32.3-40.6

906

63.7

59.4-67.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,910

507

33.7

29.9-37.7

1,403

66.3

62.3-70.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,295

207

21.1

17.4-25.2

1,088

78.9

74.8-82.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,507

178

18.6

15.1-22.7

1,329

81.4

77.3-84.9

$50,000-74,999

1,595

137

11.2

8.8-14.0

1,458

88.8

86.0-91.2

$75,000+

2,534

3.8

2.6- 5.4

2,459

96.2

94.6-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,553

940

25.8

23.6-28.1

3,613

74.2

71.9-76.4

7,064

737

13.0

11.7-14.4

6,327

87.0

85.6-88.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,679

136

9.1

7.0-11.6

1,543

90.9

88.4-93.0

Non-Veteran

10,438

1,626

18.7

17.4-20.1

8,812

81.3

79.9-82.6

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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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