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

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	12,122	1,762	17.5	16.3-18.7	10,360	82.5	81.3-83.7
Have Health Insurance
Yes	10,597	995	10.2	9.2-11.2	9,602	89.8	88.8-90.8
No	1,494	761	48.6	44.4-52.8	733	51.4	47.2-55.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	204	29	16.7	10.5-25.6	175	83.3	74.4-89.5
Recommended Range	3,765	449	16.1	13.9-18.6	3,316	83.9	81.4-86.1
Overweight	4,264	580	15.2	13.5-17.1	3,684	84.8	82.9-86.5
Obese	3,287	609	22.1	19.8-24.6	2,678	77.9	75.4-80.2
Current Smoker
No	10,040	1,150	13.8	12.6-15.0	8,890	86.2	85.0-87.4
Yes	2,028	604	32.7	29.2-36.3	1,424	67.3	63.7-70.8
History of CVD**
Yes	1,601	235	17.3	14.7-20.3	1,366	82.7	79.7-85.3
No	10,398	1,498	17.4	16.1-18.7	8,900	82.6	81.3-83.9
Binge Drinker
No	10,989	1,565	17.2	16.0-18.5	9,424	82.8	81.5-84.0
Yes	940	163	19.9	15.7-24.9	777	80.1	75.1-84.3
Heavy Drinker
No	11,463	1,653	17.4	16.2-18.7	9,810	82.6	81.3-83.8
Yes	399	74	18.6	13.6-24.9	325	81.4	75.1-86.4
Poor Sleep***
Yes	1,400	400	31.5	27.5-35.8	1,000	68.5	64.2-72.5
No	10,428	1,326	15.5	14.3-16.8	9,102	84.5	83.2-85.7
Current Asthma
Yes	1,017	244	26.4	22.2-31.1	773	73.6	68.9-77.8
No	11,039	1,499	16.7	15.5-18.0	9,540	83.3	82.0-84.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,695	285	21.5	18.4-24.8	1,410	78.5	75.2-81.6
No	10,290	1,466	17.2	15.9-18.5	8,824	82.8	81.5-84.1
Disability
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

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

10,597

995

10.2

9.2-11.2

9,602

89.8

88.8-90.8

1,494

761

48.6

44.4-52.8

733

51.4

47.2-55.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

204

16.7

10.5-25.6

175

83.3

74.4-89.5

Recommended Range

3,765

449

16.1

13.9-18.6

3,316

83.9

81.4-86.1

Overweight

4,264

580

15.2

13.5-17.1

3,684

84.8

82.9-86.5

Obese

3,287

609

22.1

19.8-24.6

2,678

77.9

75.4-80.2

Current Smoker

10,040

1,150

13.8

12.6-15.0

8,890

86.2

85.0-87.4

Yes

2,028

604

32.7

29.2-36.3

1,424

67.3

63.7-70.8

History of CVD**

Yes

1,601

235

17.3

14.7-20.3

1,366

82.7

79.7-85.3

10,398

1,498

17.4

16.1-18.7

8,900

82.6

81.3-83.9

Binge Drinker

10,989

1,565

17.2

16.0-18.5

9,424

82.8

81.5-84.0

Yes

940

163

19.9

15.7-24.9

777

80.1

75.1-84.3

Heavy Drinker

11,463

1,653

17.4

16.2-18.7

9,810

82.6

81.3-83.8

Yes

399

18.6

13.6-24.9

325

81.4

75.1-86.4

Poor Sleep***

Yes

1,400

400

31.5

27.5-35.8

1,000

68.5

64.2-72.5

10,428

1,326

15.5

14.3-16.8

9,102

84.5

83.2-85.7

Current Asthma

Yes

1,017

244

26.4

22.2-31.1

773

73.6

68.9-77.8

11,039

1,499

16.7

15.5-18.0

9,540

83.3

82.0-84.5

Diabetes

Yes

1,695

285

21.5

18.4-24.8

1,410

78.5

75.2-81.6

10,290

1,466

17.2

15.9-18.5

8,824

82.8

81.5-84.1

Disability

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

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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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