2014 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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How many times have you been to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional in the past 12 months?

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Respond.^		 1 visit 2 visits 3 visits 4 or more visits Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,545 1,004 17.4 16.2-18.6 1,162 18.4 17.3-19.6 908 13.4 12.4-14.4 2,760 37.9 36.5-39.3 711 12.9 11.9-14.0
-Whites 4,629 668 16.6 15.3-18.0 804 17.7 16.4-19.1 659 13.9 12.7-15.1 2,073 40.7 39.0-42.5 425 11.1 10.0-12.4
GENDER
Male 2,019 322 18.4 16.4-20.6 337 17.3 15.4-19.4 289 14.3 12.5-16.2 818 35.6 33.2-38.2 253 14.4 12.6-16.5
Female 2,610 346 14.9 13.2-16.7 467 18.0 16.3-19.9 370 13.5 12.0-15.1 1,255 45.6 43.2-47.9 172 8.0 6.8- 9.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 168 32 19.1 13.3-26.6 32 15.1 10.3-21.6 15 8.4 4.6-14.7 40 21.6 15.4-29.5 49 35.9 27.6-45.2
Non-Hispanic 4,455 635 16.5 15.1-18.0 771 17.8 16.4-19.2 644 14.1 12.9-15.4 2,031 41.5 39.8-43.3 374 10.1 9.0-11.3
AGE
18-34 592 104 19.4 16.0-23.3 113 19.1 15.8-22.9 78 13.1 10.4-16.5 196 32.0 28.0-36.3 101 16.4 13.3-20.0
35-44 538 98 19.4 15.9-23.4 105 19.1 15.6-23.1 71 13.4 10.4-17.1 183 33.1 28.8-37.6 81 15.0 12.0-18.8
45-54 698 125 18.3 15.3-21.8 111 15.9 13.2-19.2 91 12.3 9.9-15.2 288 41.2 37.2-45.5 83 12.2 9.8-15.2
55-64 1,036 146 15.1 12.7-17.7 185 18.2 15.7-20.9 134 12.7 10.6-15.1 486 45.9 42.5-49.3 85 8.2 6.5-10.3
65-74 1,011 105 10.4 8.4-12.6 165 16.3 13.9-19.0 174 18.5 15.9-21.5 526 51.0 47.5-54.5 41 3.8 2.7- 5.3
75+ 697 74 11.4 8.8-14.6 117 16.2 13.3-19.5 98 13.7 11.1-16.8 385 55.6 51.3-59.7 23 3.2 2.0- 5.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 458 61 15.7 11.9-20.4 63 12.1 9.1-15.9 66 12.3 9.1-16.4 198 42.5 37.0-48.2 70 17.5 13.5-22.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,227 187 15.8 13.5-18.4 230 21.4 18.6-24.5 160 12.1 10.2-14.4 525 38.9 35.7-42.1 125 11.8 9.7-14.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,256 186 18.1 15.6-21.0 221 17.8 15.4-20.5 169 14.0 11.8-16.5 569 39.8 36.7-43.0 111 10.3 8.3-12.7
College Graduate 1,676 229 15.7 13.7-18.0 290 16.6 14.7-18.8 262 16.2 14.2-18.4 778 42.9 40.2-45.7 117 8.5 7.0-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 404 45 14.1 10.1-19.5 58 13.9 10.2-18.5 45 10.2 7.2-14.1 199 46.5 40.6-52.5 57 15.4 11.5-20.2
$15,000- 24,999 661 90 13.7 10.9-17.2 101 16.0 12.8-19.8 90 11.4 9.0-14.3 304 45.5 40.8-50.3 76 13.4 10.5-16.9
$25,000- 34,999 422 59 17.6 13.2-23.0 77 20.0 15.8-25.0 51 10.5 7.6-14.4 200 42.6 37.1-48.4 35 9.2 6.3-13.3
$35,000- 49,999 568 78 16.2 12.7-20.5 99 18.7 14.9-23.1 71 12.8 9.8-16.6 269 41.5 36.6-46.6 51 10.8 8.0-14.4
$50,000- 74,999 550 83 17.6 13.8-22.1 110 19.8 16.2-24.1 74 14.6 11.2-18.8 243 38.2 33.5-43.1 40 9.8 7.0-13.6
$75,000+ 1,115 158 16.8 14.2-19.7 216 19.2 16.5-22.2 182 15.8 13.4-18.6 481 40.1 36.7-43.5 78 8.1 6.2-10.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,261 68 6.0 4.5- 8.0 130 9.6 7.8-11.7 144 11.5 9.4-14.0 875 68.0 64.7-71.2 44 4.9 3.5- 6.8
No 3,242 584 20.0 18.4-21.8 653 20.3 18.7-22.0 492 14.6 13.2-16.1 1,148 32.1 30.2-34.1 365 12.9 11.5-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 686 97 16.7 13.4-20.6 109 16.9 13.6-20.6 87 12.5 9.7-16.0 329 43.7 39.3-48.1 64 10.3 7.8-13.6
Non-Veteran 3,939 571 16.6 15.2-18.1 695 17.8 16.4-19.3 572 14.1 12.8-15.4 1,741 40.3 38.4-42.2 360 11.2 10.0-12.6
RURAL COUNTY RESIDENT
Yes 2,632 376 16.5 14.8-18.5 466 18.7 16.9-20.6 375 13.3 11.8-14.9 1,167 40.8 38.5-43.1 248 10.8 9.4-12.3
No 1,997 292 16.7 14.7-18.9 338 16.4 14.5-18.4 284 14.6 12.8-16.7 906 40.7 38.1-43.3 177 11.6 9.8-13.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2014 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2014 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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