BRFSS 2016 - North Carolina Regions: (Was there a time during the last 12 months when you needed to see a doctor, but could not because of the cost?)

2016 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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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	6,516	983	16.2	15.1-17.4	5,533	83.8	82.6-84.9
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Regions 1 & 2	1,065	135	15.0	12.0-18.5	930	85.0	81.5-88.0
Region 3	573	94	18.8	15.0-23.2	479	81.2	76.8-85.0
Region 4	1,091	154	14.2	12.0-16.8	937	85.8	83.2-88.0
Region 5	700	111	16.9	13.8-20.6	589	83.1	79.4-86.2
Region 6	561	88	16.9	13.4-21.0	473	83.1	79.0-86.6
Region 7	816	118	15.7	12.9-19.1	698	84.3	80.9-87.1
Region 8	592	105	18.2	14.9-22.2	487	81.8	77.8-85.1
Region 9	495	77	16.8	12.8-21.8	418	83.2	78.2-87.2
Region 10	626	103	17.9	14.6-21.8	523	82.1	78.2-85.4
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,334	377	17.3	15.4-19.5	1,957	82.7	80.5-84.6
Piedmont	2,949	441	15.7	14.2-17.3	2,508	84.3	82.7-85.8
Western NC	1,236	167	16.3	13.4-19.5	1,069	83.7	80.5-86.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	948	120	14.9	11.8-18.6	828	85.1	81.4-88.2
Northwest	922	140	16.6	13.8-19.8	782	83.4	80.2-86.2
Charlotte	873	125	14.5	12.0-17.4	748	85.5	82.6-88.0
Greensboro	544	92	17.7	14.3-21.7	452	82.3	78.3-85.7
Southern Regional	620	105	18.6	15.1-22.6	515	81.4	77.4-84.9
Southeast	353	63	19.1	14.7-24.6	290	80.9	75.4-85.3
Wake	890	121	15.0	12.3-18.2	769	85.0	81.8-87.7
Area L & Eastern	1,369	219	16.8	14.3-19.6	1,150	83.2	80.4-85.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,516

983

16.2

15.1-17.4

5,533

83.8

82.6-84.9

NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS

Regions 1 & 2

1,065

135

15.0

12.0-18.5

930

85.0

81.5-88.0

Region 3

573

18.8

15.0-23.2

479

81.2

76.8-85.0

Region 4

1,091

154

14.2

12.0-16.8

937

85.8

83.2-88.0

Region 5

700

111

16.9

13.8-20.6

589

83.1

79.4-86.2

Region 6

561

16.9

13.4-21.0

473

83.1

79.0-86.6

Region 7

816

118

15.7

12.9-19.1

698

84.3

80.9-87.1

Region 8

592

105

18.2

14.9-22.2

487

81.8

77.8-85.1

Region 9

495

16.8

12.8-21.8

418

83.2

78.2-87.2

Region 10

626

103

17.9

14.6-21.8

523

82.1

78.2-85.4

STATE REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,334

377

17.3

15.4-19.5

1,957

82.7

80.5-84.6

Piedmont

2,949

441

15.7

14.2-17.3

2,508

84.3

82.7-85.8

Western NC

1,236

167

16.3

13.4-19.5

1,069

83.7

80.5-86.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

948

120

14.9

11.8-18.6

828

85.1

81.4-88.2

Northwest

922

140

16.6

13.8-19.8

782

83.4

80.2-86.2

Charlotte

873

125

14.5

12.0-17.4

748

85.5

82.6-88.0

Greensboro

544

17.7

14.3-21.7

452

82.3

78.3-85.7

Southern Regional

620

105

18.6

15.1-22.6

515

81.4

77.4-84.9

Southeast

353

19.1

14.7-24.6

290

80.9

75.4-85.3

Wake

890

121

15.0

12.3-18.2

769

85.0

81.8-87.7

Area L & Eastern

1,369

219

16.8

14.3-19.6

1,150

83.2

80.4-85.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2016 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2016 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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