2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Health Care Access

Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,715 664 15.1 13.8-16.5 4,051 84.9 83.5-86.2
-Western 889 128 15.5 12.3-19.4 761 84.5 80.6-87.7
GENDER
Male 418 47 12.0 8.0-17.5 371 88.0 82.5-92.0
Female 471 81 18.9 14.2-24.6 390 81.1 75.4-85.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 778 107 14.9 11.6-19.0 671 85.1 81.0-88.4
Non-Hispanic Black 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 30 19.0 12.6-27.5 113 81.0 72.5-87.4
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 228 29 12.0 7.6-18.3 199 88.0 81.7-92.4
Some Post-H.S. 269 52 16.8 11.7-23.7 217 83.2 76.3-88.3
College Graduate 297 28 10.1 6.4-15.6 269 89.9 84.4-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 195 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 61 24.5 17.8-32.9 242 75.5 67.1-82.2
No 561 62 10.7 7.7-14.7 499 89.3 85.3-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 773 124 16.8 13.3-21.0 649 83.2 79.0-86.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 229 36 17.7 12.2-25.0 193 82.3 75.0-87.8
Rural 662 92 14.6 10.8-19.3 570 85.4 80.7-89.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 404 68 14.1 10.3-19.1 336 85.9 80.9-89.7
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 417 33 9.4 5.9-14.7 384 90.6 85.3-94.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 256 34 14.0 8.2-22.8 222 86.0 77.2-91.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 41 15.5 10.4-22.5 244 84.5 77.5-89.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 53 16.3 11.7-22.2 297 83.7 77.8-88.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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