BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Past 3 years	3-5 years	5+ years
North Carolina	5,225	4,605	88.6	87.2-89.8	288	5.7	4.8- 6.7	332	5.7	4.9- 6.7
-Eastern NC	1,844	1,643	89.3	86.8-91.3	99	6.1	4.5- 8.3	102	4.7	3.5- 6.1
GENDER
Male	603	545	90.2	85.9-93.3	35	6.8	4.1-11.1	23	3.0	1.8- 5.0
Female	1,241	1,098	88.5	85.5-91.0	64	5.5	3.8- 8.0	79	5.9	4.3- 8.2
RACE
White	1,180	1,032	87.7	84.5-90.3	74	6.8	4.8- 9.5	74	5.6	4.0- 7.7
African American	534	488	91.1	85.8-94.5	24	6.3	3.2-11.9	22	2.6	1.6- 4.4
Other Minorities	123	116	96.0	87.1-98.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	6	3.7	1.0-13.0
AGE
18-24	88	84	95.9	85.0-99.0	3	3.2	0.6-15.4	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8
25-34	271	244	88.9	81.3-93.6	14	6.9	3.1-14.6	13	4.2	2.0- 8.6
35-44	333	275	84.4	77.9-89.2	23	7.0	3.8-12.4	35	8.6	5.3-13.7
45-54	371	325	85.8	78.3-91.0	24	9.9	5.4-17.5	22	4.3	2.3- 7.9
55-64	337	309	92.9	88.1-95.8	18	3.8	2.0- 7.1	10	3.3	1.3- 8.0
65-74	257	229	89.8	83.6-93.9	11	3.3	1.6- 7.0	17	6.8	3.5-12.9
75+	174	165	95.5	90.4-98.0	5	2.8	0.9- 8.0	4	1.7	0.6- 4.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	301	272	88.4	81.0-93.1	13	4.4	1.9-10.0	16	7.3	3.7-13.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	608	546	90.9	86.4-94.0	37	6.8	4.0-11.4	25	2.3	1.4- 3.7
Some Post-H.S.	507	445	88.9	84.0-92.4	25	4.7	2.4- 9.2	37	6.4	4.1- 9.8
College Graduate	425	377	88.1	82.5-92.1	24	7.6	4.4-13.0	24	4.3	2.4- 7.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	220	199	87.8	77.4-93.8	7	6.6	2.2-18.2	14	5.6	2.5-11.8
$15,000- 24,999	349	313	88.1	80.0-93.3	21	8.5	4.1-16.9	15	3.4	1.5- 7.3
$25,000- 34,999	221	200	94.1	90.2-96.6	6	1.8	0.7- 4.7	15	4.1	2.2- 7.4
$35,000- 49,999	259	227	84.0	75.4-89.9	16	9.2	4.7-17.0	16	6.9	3.4-13.3
$50,000-74,999	203	177	91.9	86.7-95.1	13	3.9	2.0- 7.6	13	4.2	2.1- 8.5
$75,000+	188	162	88.1	80.4-93.0	14	6.3	3.0-13.0	12	5.6	2.6-11.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	274	238	86.4	80.6-90.7	20	8.5	5.0-14.0	16	5.1	2.9- 8.7
Guilford	244	209	86.4	80.5-90.7	18	6.9	4.2-11.2	17	6.7	3.7-11.9
Mecklenburg	255	231	90.2	84.6-93.9	12	6.4	3.3-12.0	12	3.4	1.9- 6.2
Orange	238	209	89.3	84.0-93.0	9	3.7	1.7- 7.7	20	7.0	4.3-11.3
Wake	242	204	85.3	79.6-89.7	18	6.8	4.1-11.2	20	7.8	4.7-12.7
Chatham/Lee	231	206	89.8	84.6-93.4	9	3.9	1.8- 8.2	16	6.3	3.7-10.5
Nash/Wilson	221	197	87.8	81.5-92.2	15	8.3	4.8-14.0	9	3.9	1.7- 8.4
Craven/Pamlico	268	243	91.9	87.6-94.8	12	3.4	1.8- 6.3	13	4.7	2.5- 8.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	230	201	88.4	83.1-92.3	11	4.8	2.5- 9.0	18	6.8	4.1-11.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	256	224	86.6	80.7-90.9	15	5.3	3.0- 9.2	17	8.0	4.7-13.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	264	235	84.3	74.8-90.6	11	4.8	2.0-11.2	18	10.9	5.5-20.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	221	189	86.1	79.6-90.8	18	7.1	4.1-12.0	14	6.7	3.5-12.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	248	224	90.6	84.9-94.3	10	5.1	2.3-11.0	14	4.3	2.4- 7.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	209	184	87.9	82.1-92.0	12	5.7	3.1-10.0	13	6.5	3.6-11.3
Northeast NC I	243	223	93.7	89.7-96.2	13	4.5	2.4- 8.3	7	1.8	0.8- 3.9
Northeast NC II	292	254	87.4	82.6-91.0	14	4.1	2.4- 7.2	24	8.5	5.5-12.9
Northeastern Partnership	535	477	89.6	86.3-92.2	27	4.3	2.8- 6.5	31	6.1	4.1- 9.0
Mountain AHEC	739	638	86.1	82.5-89.1	50	6.9	4.8- 9.9	51	6.9	5.0- 9.6
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	2,223	1,956	88.7	86.8-90.4	112	5.1	4.0- 6.5	155	6.2	5.0- 7.7
Western NC	1,158	1,006	86.5	83.1-89.4	77	7.2	4.9-10.4	75	6.3	4.7- 8.4

Total
Respond.^

Past 3 years

3-5 years

5+ years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,225

4,605

88.6

87.2-89.8

288

5.7

4.8- 6.7

332

5.7

4.9- 6.7

-Eastern NC

1,844

1,643

89.3

86.8-91.3

6.1

4.5- 8.3

102

4.7

3.5- 6.1

GENDER

Male

603

545

90.2

85.9-93.3

6.8

4.1-11.1

3.0

1.8- 5.0

Female

1,241

1,098

88.5

85.5-91.0

5.5

3.8- 8.0

5.9

4.3- 8.2

RACE

White

1,180

1,032

87.7

84.5-90.3

6.8

4.8- 9.5

5.6

4.0- 7.7

African American

534

488

91.1

85.8-94.5

6.3

3.2-11.9

2.6

1.6- 4.4

Other Minorities

123

116

96.0

87.1-98.8

0.3

0.0- 2.2

3.7

1.0-13.0

AGE

18-24

95.9

85.0-99.0

3.2

0.6-15.4

0.8

0.1- 5.8

25-34

271

244

88.9

81.3-93.6

6.9

3.1-14.6

4.2

2.0- 8.6

35-44

333

275

84.4

77.9-89.2

7.0

3.8-12.4

8.6

5.3-13.7

45-54

371

325

85.8

78.3-91.0

9.9

5.4-17.5

4.3

2.3- 7.9

55-64

337

309

92.9

88.1-95.8

3.8

2.0- 7.1

3.3

1.3- 8.0

65-74

257

229

89.8

83.6-93.9

3.3

1.6- 7.0

6.8

3.5-12.9

75+

174

165

95.5

90.4-98.0

2.8

0.9- 8.0

1.7

0.6- 4.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

301

272

88.4

81.0-93.1

4.4

1.9-10.0

7.3

3.7-13.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

608

546

90.9

86.4-94.0

6.8

4.0-11.4

2.3

1.4- 3.7

Some Post-H.S.

507

445

88.9

84.0-92.4

4.7

2.4- 9.2

6.4

4.1- 9.8

College Graduate

425

377

88.1

82.5-92.1

7.6

4.4-13.0

4.3

2.4- 7.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

220

199

87.8

77.4-93.8

6.6

2.2-18.2

5.6

2.5-11.8

$15,000- 24,999

349

313

88.1

80.0-93.3

8.5

4.1-16.9

3.4

1.5- 7.3

$25,000- 34,999

221

200

94.1

90.2-96.6

1.8

0.7- 4.7

4.1

2.2- 7.4

$35,000- 49,999

259

227

84.0

75.4-89.9

9.2

4.7-17.0

6.9

3.4-13.3

$50,000-74,999

203

177

91.9

86.7-95.1

3.9

2.0- 7.6

4.2

2.1- 8.5

$75,000+

188

162

88.1

80.4-93.0

6.3

3.0-13.0

5.6

2.6-11.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

274

238

86.4

80.6-90.7

8.5

5.0-14.0

5.1

2.9- 8.7

Guilford

244

209

86.4

80.5-90.7

6.9

4.2-11.2

6.7

3.7-11.9

Mecklenburg

255

231

90.2

84.6-93.9

6.4

3.3-12.0

3.4

1.9- 6.2

Orange

238

209

89.3

84.0-93.0

3.7

1.7- 7.7

7.0

4.3-11.3

Wake

242

204

85.3

79.6-89.7

6.8

4.1-11.2

7.8

4.7-12.7

Chatham/Lee

231

206

89.8

84.6-93.4

3.9

1.8- 8.2

6.3

3.7-10.5

Nash/Wilson

221

197

87.8

81.5-92.2

8.3

4.8-14.0

3.9

1.7- 8.4

Craven/Pamlico

268

243

91.9

87.6-94.8

3.4

1.8- 6.3

4.7

2.5- 8.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

230

201

88.4

83.1-92.3

4.8

2.5- 9.0

6.8

4.1-11.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

256

224

86.6

80.7-90.9

5.3

3.0- 9.2

8.0

4.7-13.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

264

235

84.3

74.8-90.6

4.8

2.0-11.2

10.9

5.5-20.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

221

189

86.1

79.6-90.8

7.1

4.1-12.0

6.7

3.5-12.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

248

224

90.6

84.9-94.3

5.1

2.3-11.0

4.3

2.4- 7.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

209

184

87.9

82.1-92.0

5.7

3.1-10.0

6.5

3.6-11.3

Northeast NC I

243

223

93.7

89.7-96.2

4.5

2.4- 8.3

1.8

0.8- 3.9

Northeast NC II

292

254

87.4

82.6-91.0

4.1

2.4- 7.2

8.5

5.5-12.9

Northeastern Partnership

535

477

89.6

86.3-92.2

4.3

2.8- 6.5

6.1

4.1- 9.0

Mountain AHEC

739

638

86.1

82.5-89.1

6.9

4.8- 9.9

6.9

5.0- 9.6

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

2,223

1,956

88.7

86.8-90.4

112

5.1

4.0- 6.5

155

6.2

5.0- 7.7

Western NC

1,158

1,006

86.5

83.1-89.4

7.2

4.9-10.4

6.3

4.7- 8.4

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*Asked only of respondents that have ever had blood test for high sugar/diabetes.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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