BRFSS 2012 - 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?)

2012 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
North Carolina	11,866	2,023	18.9	18.0-19.8	9,843	81.1	80.2-82.0
-WHITES	8,358	1,183	16.2	15.2-17.2	7,175	83.8	82.8-84.8
GENDER
Male	3,314	414	13.9	12.5-15.5	2,900	86.1	84.5-87.5
Female	5,044	769	18.3	16.9-19.7	4,275	81.7	80.3-83.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	171	43	28.8	20.9-38.2	128	71.2	61.8-79.1
Non-Hispanic	8,173	1,138	15.9	14.9-17.0	7,035	84.1	83.0-85.1
AGE
18-34	1,167	244	18.9	16.5-21.5	923	81.1	78.5-83.5
35-44	1,036	230	22.6	19.7-25.8	806	77.4	74.2-80.3
45-54	1,409	292	20.8	18.3-23.5	1,117	79.2	76.5-81.7
55-64	1,707	262	15.7	13.6-18.1	1,445	84.3	81.9-86.4
65-74	1,672	101	5.6	4.4- 7.0	1,571	94.4	93.0-95.6
75+	1,306	45	3.1	2.2- 4.5	1,261	96.9	95.5-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	779	187	30.1	25.9-34.7	592	69.9	65.3-74.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,365	404	18.2	16.3-20.2	1,961	81.8	79.8-83.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,293	363	16.5	14.7-18.4	1,930	83.5	81.6-85.3
College Graduate	2,900	226	7.7	6.6- 9.0	2,674	92.3	91.0-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	803	284	43.3	38.8-47.9	519	56.7	52.1-61.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,229	313	31.6	28.2-35.2	916	68.4	64.8-71.8
$25,000- 34,999	855	145	18.4	15.4-21.8	710	81.6	78.2-84.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,073	136	13.6	11.1-16.6	937	86.4	83.4-88.9
$50,000- 74,999	1,084	83	8.7	6.7-11.2	1,001	91.3	88.8-93.3
$75,000+	1,870	77	4.3	3.3- 5.6	1,793	95.7	94.4-96.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,301	496	26.0	23.7-28.5	1,805	74.0	71.5-76.3
No	5,973	671	13.0	11.9-14.2	5,302	87.0	85.8-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,181	79	7.4	5.7- 9.5	1,102	92.6	90.5-94.3
Non-Veteran	7,176	1,104	17.5	16.4-18.7	6,072	82.5	81.3-83.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,866

2,023

18.9

18.0-19.8

9,843

81.1

80.2-82.0

-WHITES

8,358

1,183

16.2

15.2-17.2

7,175

83.8

82.8-84.8

GENDER

Male

3,314

414

13.9

12.5-15.5

2,900

86.1

84.5-87.5

Female

5,044

769

18.3

16.9-19.7

4,275

81.7

80.3-83.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

171

28.8

20.9-38.2

128

71.2

61.8-79.1

Non-Hispanic

8,173

1,138

15.9

14.9-17.0

7,035

84.1

83.0-85.1

AGE

18-34

1,167

244

18.9

16.5-21.5

923

81.1

78.5-83.5

35-44

1,036

230

22.6

19.7-25.8

806

77.4

74.2-80.3

45-54

1,409

292

20.8

18.3-23.5

1,117

79.2

76.5-81.7

55-64

1,707

262

15.7

13.6-18.1

1,445

84.3

81.9-86.4

65-74

1,672

101

5.6

4.4- 7.0

1,571

94.4

93.0-95.6

75+

1,306

3.1

2.2- 4.5

1,261

96.9

95.5-97.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

779

187

30.1

25.9-34.7

592

69.9

65.3-74.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,365

404

18.2

16.3-20.2

1,961

81.8

79.8-83.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,293

363

16.5

14.7-18.4

1,930

83.5

81.6-85.3

College Graduate

2,900

226

7.7

6.6- 9.0

2,674

92.3

91.0-93.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

803

284

43.3

38.8-47.9

519

56.7

52.1-61.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,229

313

31.6

28.2-35.2

916

68.4

64.8-71.8

$25,000- 34,999

855

145

18.4

15.4-21.8

710

81.6

78.2-84.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,073

136

13.6

11.1-16.6

937

86.4

83.4-88.9

$50,000- 74,999

1,084

8.7

6.7-11.2

1,001

91.3

88.8-93.3

$75,000+

1,870

4.3

3.3- 5.6

1,793

95.7

94.4-96.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,301

496

26.0

23.7-28.5

1,805

74.0

71.5-76.3

5,973

671

13.0

11.9-14.2

5,302

87.0

85.8-88.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,181

7.4

5.7- 9.5

1,102

92.6

90.5-94.3

Non-Veteran

7,176

1,104

17.5

16.4-18.7

6,072

82.5

81.3-83.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 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).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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