BRFSS 2010 - 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?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,122	1,762	17.5	16.3-18.7	10,360	82.5	81.3-83.7
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	309	58	26.3	19.3-34.7	251	73.7	65.3-80.7
Buncombe	263	34	14.3	9.4-21.2	229	85.7	78.8-90.6
Cabarrus	309	46	17.3	11.9-24.5	263	82.7	75.5-88.1
Catawba	294	44	20.2	14.1-28.1	250	79.8	71.9-85.9
Cumberland	297	37	12.1	7.9-18.1	260	87.9	81.9-92.1
Davidson	361	61	28.5	20.7-37.8	300	71.5	62.2-79.3
Durham	616	63	14.9	11.0-19.9	553	85.1	80.1-89.0
Forsyth	278	27	9.4	6.0-14.5	251	90.6	85.5-94.0
Gaston	267	41	17.5	11.7-25.2	226	82.5	74.8-88.3
Guilford	689	74	15.0	11.0-20.0	615	85.0	80.0-89.0
Iredell	335	43	14.7	10.1-21.0	292	85.3	79.0-89.9
Johnston	276	48	17.2	11.6-24.6	228	82.8	75.4-88.4
Mecklenburg	605	63	13.0	9.4-17.7	542	87.0	82.3-90.6
New Hanover	331	50	16.6	12.0-22.6	281	83.4	77.4-88.0
Onslow	303	38	14.0	8.4-22.5	265	86.0	77.5-91.6
Orange	295	32	14.4	9.2-22.0	263	85.6	78.0-90.8
Pitt	342	55	21.1	14.3-30.1	287	78.9	69.9-85.7
Randolph	397	73	22.5	16.7-29.7	324	77.5	70.3-83.3
Robeson	315	72	23.4	17.7-30.2	243	76.6	69.8-82.3
Rowan	379	67	22.3	16.6-29.1	312	77.7	70.9-83.4
Union	348	54	18.8	13.0-26.4	294	81.2	73.6-87.0
Wake	706	84	17.1	12.5-22.9	622	82.9	77.1-87.5
Wayne	366	54	19.1	12.9-27.3	312	80.9	72.7-87.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,143	513	18.2	15.9-20.7	2,630	81.8	79.3-84.1
Piedmont	7,009	949	16.9	15.4-18.5	6,060	83.1	81.5-84.6
Western NC	1,970	300	18.7	16.2-21.5	1,670	81.3	78.5-83.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,344	198	17.8	14.8-21.2	1,146	82.2	78.8-85.2
Northwest	2,401	365	18.3	16.0-20.8	2,036	81.7	79.2-84.0
Charlotte	1,719	239	16.9	14.1-20.1	1,480	83.1	79.9-85.9
Greensboro	1,896	258	16.9	14.3-19.8	1,638	83.1	80.2-85.7
Southern Regional	1,065	181	16.6	13.1-20.8	884	83.4	79.2-86.9
Coastal	496	76	17.8	12.8-24.3	420	82.2	75.7-87.2
Wake	1,791	220	16.3	13.2-19.8	1,571	83.7	80.2-86.8
Area L	129	26	25.9	17.1-37.1	103	74.1	62.9-82.9
Eastern	1,281	199	18.3	14.6-22.7	1,082	81.7	77.3-85.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,122

1,762

17.5

16.3-18.7

10,360

82.5

81.3-83.7

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

309

26.3

19.3-34.7

251

73.7

65.3-80.7

Buncombe

263

14.3

9.4-21.2

229

85.7

78.8-90.6

Cabarrus

309

17.3

11.9-24.5

263

82.7

75.5-88.1

Catawba

294

20.2

14.1-28.1

250

79.8

71.9-85.9

Cumberland

297

12.1

7.9-18.1

260

87.9

81.9-92.1

Davidson

361

28.5

20.7-37.8

300

71.5

62.2-79.3

Durham

616

14.9

11.0-19.9

553

85.1

80.1-89.0

Forsyth

278

9.4

6.0-14.5

251

90.6

85.5-94.0

Gaston

267

17.5

11.7-25.2

226

82.5

74.8-88.3

Guilford

689

15.0

11.0-20.0

615

85.0

80.0-89.0

Iredell

335

14.7

10.1-21.0

292

85.3

79.0-89.9

Johnston

276

17.2

11.6-24.6

228

82.8

75.4-88.4

Mecklenburg

605

13.0

9.4-17.7

542

87.0

82.3-90.6

New Hanover

331

16.6

12.0-22.6

281

83.4

77.4-88.0

Onslow

303

14.0

8.4-22.5

265

86.0

77.5-91.6

Orange

295

14.4

9.2-22.0

263

85.6

78.0-90.8

Pitt

342

21.1

14.3-30.1

287

78.9

69.9-85.7

Randolph

397

22.5

16.7-29.7

324

77.5

70.3-83.3

Robeson

315

23.4

17.7-30.2

243

76.6

69.8-82.3

Rowan

379

22.3

16.6-29.1

312

77.7

70.9-83.4

Union

348

18.8

13.0-26.4

294

81.2

73.6-87.0

Wake

706

17.1

12.5-22.9

622

82.9

77.1-87.5

Wayne

366

19.1

12.9-27.3

312

80.9

72.7-87.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,143

513

18.2

15.9-20.7

2,630

81.8

79.3-84.1

Piedmont

7,009

949

16.9

15.4-18.5

6,060

83.1

81.5-84.6

Western NC

1,970

300

18.7

16.2-21.5

1,670

81.3

78.5-83.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,344

198

17.8

14.8-21.2

1,146

82.2

78.8-85.2

Northwest

2,401

365

18.3

16.0-20.8

2,036

81.7

79.2-84.0

Charlotte

1,719

239

16.9

14.1-20.1

1,480

83.1

79.9-85.9

Greensboro

1,896

258

16.9

14.3-19.8

1,638

83.1

80.2-85.7

Southern Regional

1,065

181

16.6

13.1-20.8

884

83.4

79.2-86.9

Coastal

496

17.8

12.8-24.3

420

82.2

75.7-87.2

Wake

1,791

220

16.3

13.2-19.8

1,571

83.7

80.2-86.8

Area L

129

25.9

17.1-37.1

103

74.1

62.9-82.9

Eastern

1,281

199

18.3

14.6-22.7

1,082

81.7

77.3-85.4

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NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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