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| Total Respond.^ |
Not delayed/no medical care needed | Appt. not soon enough | Wait time too long | No transportation | Other* | |||||||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| North Carolina | 8,458 | 6,917 | 80.1 | 78.8-81.2 | 357 | 4.5 | 4.0- 5.2 | 209 | 3.0 | 2.5- 3.6 | 220 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.3 | 755 | 9.7 | 8.8-10.6 |
| -Western NC | 977 | 798 | 79.7 | 75.9-82.9 | 36 | 4.2 | 2.7- 6.5 | 18 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.7 | 32 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.9 | 93 | 9.7 | 7.6-12.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 387 | 325 | 79.6 | 73.7-84.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 40 | 11.0 | 7.6-15.6 |
| Female | 590 | 473 | 79.7 | 74.8-83.9 | 28 | 4.4 | 2.7- 7.1 | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.9 | 53 | 8.6 | 6.1-12.0 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 864 | 706 | 79.0 | 75.0-82.6 | 30 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.1 | *** | *** | *** | 27 | 3.6 | 2.1- 6.0 | 85 | 10.4 | 8.0-13.4 |
| Other minorities | 107 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-34 | 110 | 80 | 75.7 | 65.9-83.3 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 16 | 12.4 | 7.2-20.6 |
| 35-54 | 255 | 189 | 74.1 | 66.7-80.4 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 33 | 10.9 | 7.3-16.1 |
| 55-64 | 212 | 168 | 76.8 | 67.4-84.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 26 | 11.8 | 7.0-19.2 |
| 65-74 | 215 | 192 | 91.7 | 86.5-95.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| 75+ | 175 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 134 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 302 | 252 | 84.3 | 78.1-89.0 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 26 | 8.1 | 5.0-12.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 263 | 209 | 75.8 | 68.5-81.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 27 | 12.3 | 8.0-18.3 |
| College Graduate | 276 | 236 | 87.8 | 82.2-91.8 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 27 | 8.8 | 5.3-14.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 148 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 | 14.4 | 8.8-22.8 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 192 | 150 | 75.7 | 65.4-83.6 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 22 | 10.3 | 6.1-16.9 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 100 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 112 | 92 | 80.6 | 70.0-88.2 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| $50,000+ | 230 | 209 | 89.7 | 82.5-94.1 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 347 | 251 | 67.0 | 59.3-73.9 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 24 | 9.6 | 5.5-16.3 | 42 | 13.0 | 8.7-18.8 |
| No | 620 | 538 | 85.2 | 81.0-88.5 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 51 | 8.5 | 6.1-11.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 135 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Non-Veteran | 842 | 677 | 79.0 | 75.0-82.5 | 35 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.8 | 18 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.5 | 29 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.3 | 83 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.6 |
| RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 698 | 566 | 79.1 | 74.8-82.9 | 23 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 | *** | *** | *** | 25 | 4.1 | 2.4- 6.9 | 71 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.5 |
| No | 279 | 232 | 81.8 | 73.9-87.7 | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
*Other factors include cost, afforability, work constraints, and access problems.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2013 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.
***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2013 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.
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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