BRFSS 2016 - Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics: (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: Local Health Director Region 8 Demographics

Health Care Access

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
Region 8	591	105	18.2	14.9-22.2	486	81.8	77.8-85.1
GENDER
Male	277	42	14.4	10.4-19.6	235	85.6	80.4-89.6
Female	314	63	21.9	16.9-28.1	251	78.1	71.9-83.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	367	58	16.4	12.5-21.3	309	83.6	78.7-87.5
Non-Hispanic Black	120	21	18.5	11.2-28.9	99	81.5	71.1-88.8
Other	98	24	24.2	15.9-35.1	74	75.8	64.9-84.1
AGE
18-44	192	43	21.7	15.9-28.7	149	78.3	71.3-84.1
45-64	215	50	22.1	16.7-28.6	165	77.9	71.4-83.3
65+	181	12	5.4	3.0- 9.8	169	94.6	90.2-97.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	271	61	22.0	16.8-28.3	210	78.0	71.7-83.2
Some College +	319	44	14.6	10.6-19.7	275	85.4	80.3-89.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	305	70	23.8	18.6-30.0	235	76.2	70.0-81.4
$50,000+	166	17	10.2	6.1-16.4	149	89.8	83.6-93.9

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

Region 8

591

105

18.2

14.9-22.2

486

81.8

77.8-85.1

GENDER

Male

277

14.4

10.4-19.6

235

85.6

80.4-89.6

Female

314

21.9

16.9-28.1

251

78.1

71.9-83.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

367

16.4

12.5-21.3

309

83.6

78.7-87.5

Non-Hispanic Black

120

18.5

11.2-28.9

81.5

71.1-88.8

Other

24.2

15.9-35.1

75.8

64.9-84.1

AGE

18-44

192

21.7

15.9-28.7

149

78.3

71.3-84.1

45-64

215

22.1

16.7-28.6

165

77.9

71.4-83.3

65+

181

5.4

3.0- 9.8

169

94.6

90.2-97.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

271

22.0

16.8-28.3

210

78.0

71.7-83.2

Some College +

319

14.6

10.6-19.7

275

85.4

80.3-89.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

305

23.8

18.6-30.0

235

76.2

70.0-81.4

$50,000+

166

10.2

6.1-16.4

149

89.8

83.6-93.9

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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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