2016-2017 North Carolina Statewide CHAMP Survey Results

Health Care Access and Utilization

Thinking about (CHILD's) health needs and all the services that (s/he) needs have you had any difficulties trying to use these services during the past 12 months?1

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  Total
Respond2		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 718 45 6.1 4.1- 9.1 673 93.9 90.9-95.9
GENDER
Male 377 32 8.7 5.8-12.9 345 91.3 87.1-94.2
Female 337 13 3.8 1.5- 9.2 324 96.2 90.8-98.5
RACE
White 472 29 5.9 3.6- 9.8 443 94.1 90.2-96.4
African American 123 *** *** *** 113 91.3 81.5-96.2
Other Minorities 80 *** *** *** 78 97.6 90.8-99.4
HISPANIC
Yes 84 *** *** *** 82 97.4 89.8-99.4
No 629 41 6.4 4.2- 9.8 588 93.6 90.2-95.8
AGE GROUPS
Under 5 158 *** *** *** 153 95.3 85.7-98.6
5 through 10 196 *** *** *** 186 95.7 91.5-97.8
11 through 13 135 *** *** *** 125 95.2 90.2-97.7
14 through 17 229 20 10.3 5.6-18.2 209 89.7 81.8-94.4
PARENT EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 137 *** *** *** 130 92.6 81.6-97.3
Some College 211 22 11.0 6.1-18.9 189 89.0 81.1-93.9
College Graduate 369 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 353 96.8 94.3-98.2
SCHOOL
Public School 507 36 6.8 4.4-10.3 471 93.2 89.7-95.6
Private/Home 74 *** *** *** 71 98.7 95.3-99.6
GRADE
Not In School 169 *** *** *** 162 95.0 86.3-98.3
K-5th 199 11 4.5 2.3- 8.7 188 95.5 91.3-97.7
6th-8th 131 *** *** *** 122 95.4 90.1-97.9
9th-12th3 216 18 10.3 5.4-18.7 198 89.7 81.3-94.6
HEALTH INSURANCE4
Private 342 18 4.5 2.3- 8.5 324 95.5 91.5-97.7
Public 293 20 7.5 4.0-13.4 273 92.5 86.6-96.0
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No health insurance 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Yes 165 22 12.7 7.0-21.8 143 87.3 78.2-93.0
No 537 20 3.6 2.0- 6.5 517 96.4 93.5-98.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology, results from 2011, 2012, 2013-2014 and 2016-2017 are NOT comparable to results from 2010 and earlier.

*** This estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards; see N.C. CHAMP Technical Notes for more details

1Asked of all children ages 0 to 17 years

2Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = numerator, % = 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.

39th-12th grade includes those in college or other post high school education.

4Health Insurance categories: PRIVATE = State Employee Health Plan, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NC, or other private health insurance plan purchased from an employer or directly from insurance company.
PUBLIC = Medicaid, Carolina ACCESS, Health Check, or NC Health Choice. OTHER = the military, CHAMPUS, TRI CARE, Indian Health Services or other type not otherwise listed.

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