BRFSS 2011 - 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?)

2011 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	11,514	1,700	18.8	17.6-20.0	9,814	81.2	80.0-82.4
GENDER
Male	4,303	535	16.4	14.7-18.4	3,768	83.6	81.6-85.3
Female	7,211	1,165	21.0	19.5-22.7	6,046	79.0	77.3-80.5
RACE
White	8,792	1,085	16.4	15.1-17.8	7,707	83.6	82.2-84.9
African American	1,815	383	23.9	21.0-27.1	1,432	76.1	72.9-79.0
Native American	270	64	25.2	17.3-35.1	206	74.8	64.9-82.7
Other Minorities	553	151	26.1	20.8-32.1	402	73.9	67.9-79.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	526	161	30.9	25.3-37.2	365	69.1	62.8-74.7
-English Speaking	233	53	30.9	21.8-41.7	180	69.1	58.3-78.2
-Spanish Speaking	293	108	31.0	24.1-38.8	185	69.0	61.2-75.9
Non-Hispanic	10,953	1,536	17.9	16.7-19.1	9,417	82.1	80.9-83.3
AGE
18-34	1,427	317	22.4	19.7-25.4	1,110	77.6	74.6-80.3
35-44	1,551	314	21.5	18.7-24.6	1,237	78.5	75.4-81.3
45-54	2,085	471	24.5	21.8-27.4	1,614	75.5	72.6-78.2
55-64	2,473	386	17.7	15.5-20.2	2,087	82.3	79.8-84.5
65-74	2,124	132	6.4	5.0- 8.1	1,992	93.6	91.9-95.0
75+	1,718	63	3.3	2.3- 4.7	1,655	96.7	95.3-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,451	344	26.8	23.3-30.6	1,107	73.2	69.4-76.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,307	543	20.3	18.1-22.7	2,764	79.7	77.3-81.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,898	487	19.9	17.6-22.3	2,411	80.1	77.7-82.4
College Graduate	3,827	322	10.1	8.7-11.7	3,505	89.9	88.3-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,377	419	37.4	33.2-41.7	958	62.6	58.3-66.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,953	471	30.3	26.9-33.8	1,482	69.7	66.2-73.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,120	186	19.8	16.4-23.7	934	80.2	76.3-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,412	167	15.7	12.8-19.2	1,245	84.3	80.8-87.2
$50,000-74,999	1,345	105	10.6	8.1-13.7	1,240	89.4	86.3-91.9
$75,000+	2,265	88	4.9	3.7- 6.6	2,177	95.1	93.4-96.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,412	704	27.5	24.9-30.2	2,708	72.5	69.8-75.1
No	7,547	905	15.6	14.3-16.9	6,642	84.4	83.1-85.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,592	122	10.2	8.0-12.9	1,470	89.8	87.1-92.0
Non-Veteran	9,917	1,577	20.0	18.7-21.4	8,340	80.0	78.6-81.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,514

1,700

18.8

17.6-20.0

9,814

81.2

80.0-82.4

GENDER

Male

4,303

535

16.4

14.7-18.4

3,768

83.6

81.6-85.3

Female

7,211

1,165

21.0

19.5-22.7

6,046

79.0

77.3-80.5

RACE

White

8,792

1,085

16.4

15.1-17.8

7,707

83.6

82.2-84.9

African American

1,815

383

23.9

21.0-27.1

1,432

76.1

72.9-79.0

Native American

270

25.2

17.3-35.1

206

74.8

64.9-82.7

Other Minorities

553

151

26.1

20.8-32.1

402

73.9

67.9-79.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

526

161

30.9

25.3-37.2

365

69.1

62.8-74.7

-English Speaking

233

30.9

21.8-41.7

180

69.1

58.3-78.2

-Spanish Speaking

293

108

31.0

24.1-38.8

185

69.0

61.2-75.9

Non-Hispanic

10,953

1,536

17.9

16.7-19.1

9,417

82.1

80.9-83.3

AGE

18-34

1,427

317

22.4

19.7-25.4

1,110

77.6

74.6-80.3

35-44

1,551

314

21.5

18.7-24.6

1,237

78.5

75.4-81.3

45-54

2,085

471

24.5

21.8-27.4

1,614

75.5

72.6-78.2

55-64

2,473

386

17.7

15.5-20.2

2,087

82.3

79.8-84.5

65-74

2,124

132

6.4

5.0- 8.1

1,992

93.6

91.9-95.0

75+

1,718

3.3

2.3- 4.7

1,655

96.7

95.3-97.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,451

344

26.8

23.3-30.6

1,107

73.2

69.4-76.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,307

543

20.3

18.1-22.7

2,764

79.7

77.3-81.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,898

487

19.9

17.6-22.3

2,411

80.1

77.7-82.4

College Graduate

3,827

322

10.1

8.7-11.7

3,505

89.9

88.3-91.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,377

419

37.4

33.2-41.7

958

62.6

58.3-66.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,953

471

30.3

26.9-33.8

1,482

69.7

66.2-73.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,120

186

19.8

16.4-23.7

934

80.2

76.3-83.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,412

167

15.7

12.8-19.2

1,245

84.3

80.8-87.2

$50,000-74,999

1,345

105

10.6

8.1-13.7

1,240

89.4

86.3-91.9

$75,000+

2,265

4.9

3.7- 6.6

2,177

95.1

93.4-96.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,412

704

27.5

24.9-30.2

2,708

72.5

69.8-75.1

7,547

905

15.6

14.3-16.9

6,642

84.4

83.1-85.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,592

122

10.2

8.0-12.9

1,470

89.8

87.1-92.0

Non-Veteran

9,917

1,577

20.0

18.7-21.4

8,340

80.0

78.6-81.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

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