BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont 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?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,685	949	15.5	14.4-16.6	5,736	84.5	83.4-85.6
-Piedmont	3,356	477	14.9	13.5-16.4	2,879	85.1	83.6-86.5
GENDER
Male	1,433	183	13.0	11.1-15.3	1,250	87.0	84.7-88.9
Female	1,923	294	16.6	14.7-18.7	1,629	83.4	81.3-85.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	2,163	230	11.5	10.0-13.3	1,933	88.5	86.7-90.0
Non-Hispanic Black	693	127	18.5	15.4-22.2	566	81.5	77.8-84.6
Other	447	107	24.3	19.6-29.6	340	75.7	70.4-80.4
AGE
18-34	689	110	15.0	12.2-18.3	579	85.0	81.7-87.8
35-44	517	111	20.8	17.1-25.0	406	79.2	75.0-82.9
45-54	628	111	17.3	14.2-20.9	517	82.7	79.1-85.8
55-64	609	96	16.9	13.5-20.9	513	83.1	79.1-86.5
65-74	517	24	5.5	3.3- 8.9	493	94.5	91.1-96.7
75+	342	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	346	80	21.4	17.0-26.7	266	78.6	73.3-83.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	837	139	17.9	15.0-21.2	698	82.1	78.8-85.0
Some Post-H.S.	874	148	16.2	13.6-19.3	726	83.8	80.7-86.4
College Graduate	1,279	105	7.6	6.2- 9.3	1,174	92.4	90.7-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	297	86	29.1	23.4-35.5	211	70.9	64.5-76.6
$15,000- 24,999	502	126	27.4	23.0-32.3	376	72.6	67.7-77.0
$25,000- 34,999	284	52	19.4	13.9-26.4	232	80.6	73.6-86.1
$35,000- 49,999	355	49	14.9	11.0-19.8	306	85.1	80.2-89.0
$50,000- 74,999	390	36	8.6	6.0-12.1	354	91.4	87.9-94.0
$75,000+	834	47	6.0	4.3- 8.2	787	94.0	91.8-95.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	744	176	25.1	21.6-29.0	568	74.9	71.0-78.4
No	2,543	293	12.3	10.8-14.0	2,250	87.7	86.0-89.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	376	26	7.7	5.1-11.4	350	92.3	88.6-94.9
Non-Veteran	2,967	449	15.8	14.3-17.5	2,518	84.2	82.5-85.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,802	255	13.7	12.0-15.5	1,547	86.3	84.5-88.0
Regional City or Suburban	890	125	17.1	14.1-20.6	765	82.9	79.4-85.9
Rural	664	97	15.4	12.4-19.0	567	84.6	81.0-87.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,685

949

15.5

14.4-16.6

5,736

84.5

83.4-85.6

-Piedmont

3,356

477

14.9

13.5-16.4

2,879

85.1

83.6-86.5

GENDER

Male

1,433

183

13.0

11.1-15.3

1,250

87.0

84.7-88.9

Female

1,923

294

16.6

14.7-18.7

1,629

83.4

81.3-85.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

2,163

230

11.5

10.0-13.3

1,933

88.5

86.7-90.0

Non-Hispanic Black

693

127

18.5

15.4-22.2

566

81.5

77.8-84.6

Other

447

107

24.3

19.6-29.6

340

75.7

70.4-80.4

AGE

18-34

689

110

15.0

12.2-18.3

579

85.0

81.7-87.8

35-44

517

111

20.8

17.1-25.0

406

79.2

75.0-82.9

45-54

628

111

17.3

14.2-20.9

517

82.7

79.1-85.8

55-64

609

16.9

13.5-20.9

513

83.1

79.1-86.5

65-74

517

5.5

3.3- 8.9

493

94.5

91.1-96.7

75+

342

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

346

21.4

17.0-26.7

266

78.6

73.3-83.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

837

139

17.9

15.0-21.2

698

82.1

78.8-85.0

Some Post-H.S.

874

148

16.2

13.6-19.3

726

83.8

80.7-86.4

College Graduate

1,279

105

7.6

6.2- 9.3

1,174

92.4

90.7-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

297

29.1

23.4-35.5

211

70.9

64.5-76.6

$15,000- 24,999

502

126

27.4

23.0-32.3

376

72.6

67.7-77.0

$25,000- 34,999

284

19.4

13.9-26.4

232

80.6

73.6-86.1

$35,000- 49,999

355

14.9

11.0-19.8

306

85.1

80.2-89.0

$50,000- 74,999

390

8.6

6.0-12.1

354

91.4

87.9-94.0

$75,000+

834

6.0

4.3- 8.2

787

94.0

91.8-95.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

744

176

25.1

21.6-29.0

568

74.9

71.0-78.4

2,543

293

12.3

10.8-14.0

2,250

87.7

86.0-89.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

376

7.7

5.1-11.4

350

92.3

88.6-94.9

Non-Veteran

2,967

449

15.8

14.3-17.5

2,518

84.2

82.5-85.7

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,802

255

13.7

12.0-15.5

1,547

86.3

84.5-88.0

Regional City or Suburban

890

125

17.1

14.1-20.6

765

82.9

79.4-85.9

Rural

664

15.4

12.4-19.0

567

84.6

81.0-87.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 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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