BRFSS 2021 - Medicaid region 3: (Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because you could not afford it?)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Medicaid region 3

Health Care Access

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

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,924	493	10.6	9.6-11.8	4,431	89.4	88.2-90.4
Medicaid Region 3	753	81	10.9	8.6-13.6	672	89.1	86.4-91.4
GENDER
Male	364	31	8.7	5.9-12.7	333	91.3	87.3-94.1
Female	389	50	12.9	9.7-17.0	339	87.1	83.0-90.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	476	36	8.2	5.8-11.4	440	91.8	88.6-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black	135	20	15.1	9.5-23.3	115	84.9	76.7-90.5
Other	124	23	15.9	10.2-23.9	101	84.1	76.1-89.8
AGE
18-44	301	44	13.5	9.9-18.1	257	86.5	81.9-90.1
45-64	234	35	13.6	9.5-19.1	199	86.4	80.9-90.5
65+	193	***	***	***	191	98.4	93.7-99.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	229	36	15.1	10.8-20.7	193	84.9	79.3-89.2
Some Post-H.S.	204	23	9.9	6.4-15.1	181	90.1	84.9-93.6
College Graduate	316	22	6.8	4.4-10.5	294	93.2	89.5-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	227	45	20.7	15.3-27.4	182	79.3	72.6-84.7
$50,000+	359	15	3.8	2.2- 6.4	344	96.2	93.6-97.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	161	20	11.9	7.6-18.1	141	88.1	81.9-92.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,924

493

10.6

9.6-11.8

4,431

89.4

88.2-90.4

Medicaid Region 3

753

10.9

8.6-13.6

672

89.1

86.4-91.4

GENDER

Male

364

8.7

5.9-12.7

333

91.3

87.3-94.1

Female

389

12.9

9.7-17.0

339

87.1

83.0-90.3

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

476

8.2

5.8-11.4

440

91.8

88.6-94.2

Non-Hispanic Black

135

15.1

9.5-23.3

115

84.9

76.7-90.5

Other

124

15.9

10.2-23.9

101

84.1

76.1-89.8

AGE

18-44

301

13.5

9.9-18.1

257

86.5

81.9-90.1

45-64

234

13.6

9.5-19.1

199

86.4

80.9-90.5

65+

193

***

191

98.4

93.7-99.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

229

15.1

10.8-20.7

193

84.9

79.3-89.2

Some Post-H.S.

204

9.9

6.4-15.1

181

90.1

84.9-93.6

College Graduate

316

6.8

4.4-10.5

294

93.2

89.5-95.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

227

20.7

15.3-27.4

182

79.3

72.6-84.7

$50,000+

359

3.8

2.2- 6.4

344

96.2

93.6-97.8

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

161

11.9

7.6-18.1

141

88.1

81.9-92.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 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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