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Utilization of Selected Medical Services in the Northeastern Coastal Plains of North Carolina

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  • Perkinson, Leon B.

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Rural household access to medical services in an 8-county, North Carolina area was measured against State and national health service data. Household utilization was compared, using selected household characteristics such as income, number of household members, and age, sex, and educational level of the head of household. An increase in household income tended to increase medical utilization only slightly. Results of the survey showed that 90 percent of the 2,118 households utilized the services of a general practitioner, 53 percent saw a medical specialist, and 63 percent visited a dentist at least once during 1974. A greater percentage of White and high-income households utilized these services than did minority or low-income households.

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  • Perkinson, Leon B., 1978. "Utilization of Selected Medical Services in the Northeastern Coastal Plains of North Carolina," Economics Statistics and Cooperative Services (ESCS) Reports 366879, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerscs:366879
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.366879
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