BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes Screening

During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only testing supplies	Yes, only medicines	Yes, testing & medicines	No
North Carolina	957	74	8.4	6.0-11.5	23	1.8	1.0- 3.1	109	11.3	8.7-14.7	751	78.5	74.3-82.1
-Eastern NC	425	39	8.6	5.5-13.1	11	1.9	0.9- 4.0	45	11.8	7.7-17.5	330	77.8	71.3-83.1
GENDER
Male	157	11	7.4	3.3-15.9	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	18	10.4	6.0-17.4	127	80.9	71.5-87.7
Female	268	28	9.5	5.7-15.5	10	2.4	1.2- 4.8	27	12.8	7.0-22.3	203	75.2	66.1-82.5
RACE
White	227	23	8.9	5.1-15.0	0	0.0	. - .	12	5.7	2.1-14.4	192	85.4	77.0-91.1
African American	169	14	8.7	3.9-18.5	11	5.6	2.6-11.5	27	17.8	10.6-28.5	117	67.9	56.4-77.5
Other Minorities	27	2	6.1	1.1-28.4	0	0.0	. - .	6	32.0	13.4-58.8	19	61.9	36.2-82.3
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	42.5	6.3-89.1	2	57.5	10.9-93.7
25-34	12	3	25.1	6.6-61.6	1	10.5	1.5-48.2	1	1.9	0.2-13.4	7	62.4	30.4-86.3
35-44	34	6	27.7	11.1-53.8	0	0.0	. - .	9	26.9	11.6-50.7	19	45.5	25.9-66.6
45-54	69	10	7.5	3.5-15.1	2	1.9	0.4- 7.6	9	20.7	7.7-44.9	48	70.0	49.3-84.8
55-64	115	11	9.7	4.2-20.7	4	2.9	0.8-10.2	9	7.1	3.1-15.2	91	80.4	68.6-88.5
65-74	114	4	2.7	0.8- 8.9	2	0.8	0.2- 3.8	9	6.0	2.5-13.7	99	90.5	82.2-95.2
75+	76	5	4.8	1.4-15.4	2	1.6	0.4- 6.5	7	13.3	4.6-32.5	62	80.3	62.8-90.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	147	11	5.8	2.8-11.7	4	1.7	0.6- 4.7	23	21.5	12.2-34.9	109	71.0	58.2-81.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	133	16	7.6	4.2-13.6	5	4.0	1.4-11.1	13	11.8	5.7-22.9	99	76.5	65.3-84.9
Some Post-H.S.	88	10	17.1	7.9-33.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9	7	3.7	1.6- 8.4	69	78.7	63.5-88.7
College Graduate	56	2	2.0	0.4- 9.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.7	0.3- 8.1	52	96.3	88.7-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	14	9.7	5.0-18.1	5	2.8	1.1- 7.1	18	12.0	6.6-20.8	85	75.5	64.7-83.8
$15,000- 24,999	72	8	11.8	4.5-27.7	2	2.5	0.6- 9.8	7	17.8	6.3-40.8	55	68.0	48.2-82.9
$25,000- 34,999	43	4	11.5	3.6-31.0	1	4.9	0.7-27.5	3	4.9	1.5-15.1	35	78.8	59.0-90.5
$35,000- 49,999	33	4	19.5	4.9-53.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	29	80.5	46.9-95.1
$50,000-74,999	29	2	5.9	1.4-21.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.4	26	92.4	77.3-97.7
$75,000+	15	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.5	0.9-19.1	2	7.0	1.5-26.9	36	88.5	70.2-96.2
Guilford	36	3	6.0	1.7-18.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5	8	26.3	13.0-46.2	24	66.4	47.5-81.3
Mecklenburg	39	4	13.9	4.8-34.0	1	3.0	0.4-18.6	3	4.4	1.4-13.2	31	78.7	60.1-90.1
Orange	25	1	7.3	1.0-36.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.7	4.9-32.8	20	79.1	56.3-91.7
Wake	31	1	2.4	0.3-15.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	3	14.7	4.4-39.3	26	80.7	58.1-92.6
Chatham/Lee	33	3	12.7	3.4-37.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	12.2	4.2-30.7	26	75.1	53.2-88.8
Nash/Wilson	44	3	5.7	1.7-17.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	6	15.0	6.1-32.5	34	78.1	61.2-89.0
Craven/Pamlico	55	5	9.3	3.7-21.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	4	8.0	2.8-20.9	45	81.9	68.0-90.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	5	11.8	4.5-27.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	8	20.5	9.1-39.7	31	66.6	47.9-81.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	2	6.2	1.5-22.3	4	7.8	2.8-19.9	26	84.2	68.7-92.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	2	3.2	0.8-12.2	2	7.7	1.7-29.0	8	27.6	13.8-47.7	20	61.5	41.9-77.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	16.6	6.9-34.8	42	82.5	64.6-92.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	7	7.5	3.4-16.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	9	13.6	6.4-26.4	63	78.4	65.8-87.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	6	7.1	3.1-15.6	2	4.7	1.1-17.5	5	16.3	6.4-35.8	42	71.8	54.9-84.2
Northeast NC I	72	6	8.7	3.7-18.8	2	3.3	0.8-12.5	10	11.6	5.8-21.7	54	76.4	64.4-85.3
Northeast NC II	65	6	8.8	3.7-19.6	3	3.6	1.1-11.6	6	7.5	2.6-19.9	50	80.0	67.0-88.8
Northeastern Partnership	137	12	8.8	4.7-15.7	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	16	9.1	4.8-16.4	104	78.6	69.8-85.4
Mountain AHEC	132	5	5.8	2.1-14.8	2	1.3	0.3- 6.1	9	4.8	2.1-10.4	116	88.1	79.2-93.5
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	333	28	9.3	5.6-15.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.4	45	11.8	7.9-17.3	252	77.1	70.2-82.7
Western NC	199	7	4.4	1.8-10.3	4	1.4	0.5- 4.2	19	8.7	4.8-15.1	169	85.5	78.0-90.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only testing supplies

Yes, only medicines

Yes, testing & medicines

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

957

8.4

6.0-11.5

1.8

1.0- 3.1

109

11.3

8.7-14.7

751

78.5

74.3-82.1

-Eastern NC

425

8.6

5.5-13.1

1.9

0.9- 4.0

11.8

7.7-17.5

330

77.8

71.3-83.1

GENDER

Male

157

7.4

3.3-15.9

1.2

0.2- 8.2

10.4

6.0-17.4

127

80.9

71.5-87.7

Female

268

9.5

5.7-15.5

2.4

1.2- 4.8

12.8

7.0-22.3

203

75.2

66.1-82.5

RACE

White

227

8.9

5.1-15.0

0.0

. - .

5.7

2.1-14.4

192

85.4

77.0-91.1

African American

169

8.7

3.9-18.5

5.6

2.6-11.5

17.8

10.6-28.5

117

67.9

56.4-77.5

Other Minorities

6.1

1.1-28.4

0.0

. - .

32.0

13.4-58.8

61.9

36.2-82.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

42.5

6.3-89.1

57.5

10.9-93.7

25-34

25.1

6.6-61.6

10.5

1.5-48.2

1.9

0.2-13.4

62.4

30.4-86.3

35-44

27.7

11.1-53.8

0.0

. - .

26.9

11.6-50.7

45.5

25.9-66.6

45-54

7.5

3.5-15.1

1.9

0.4- 7.6

20.7

7.7-44.9

70.0

49.3-84.8

55-64

115

9.7

4.2-20.7

2.9

0.8-10.2

7.1

3.1-15.2

80.4

68.6-88.5

65-74

114

2.7

0.8- 8.9

0.8

0.2- 3.8

6.0

2.5-13.7

90.5

82.2-95.2

75+

4.8

1.4-15.4

1.6

0.4- 6.5

13.3

4.6-32.5

80.3

62.8-90.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

147

5.8

2.8-11.7

1.7

0.6- 4.7

21.5

12.2-34.9

109

71.0

58.2-81.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

133

7.6

4.2-13.6

4.0

1.4-11.1

11.8

5.7-22.9

76.5

65.3-84.9

Some Post-H.S.

17.1

7.9-33.2

0.4

0.1- 1.9

3.7

1.6- 8.4

78.7

63.5-88.7

College Graduate

2.0

0.4- 9.5

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.3- 8.1

96.3

88.7-98.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

9.7

5.0-18.1

2.8

1.1- 7.1

12.0

6.6-20.8

75.5

64.7-83.8

$15,000- 24,999

11.8

4.5-27.7

2.5

0.6- 9.8

17.8

6.3-40.8

68.0

48.2-82.9

$25,000- 34,999

11.5

3.6-31.0

4.9

0.7-27.5

4.9

1.5-15.1

78.8

59.0-90.5

$35,000- 49,999

19.5

4.9-53.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

80.5

46.9-95.1

$50,000-74,999

5.9

1.4-21.6

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.4

92.4

77.3-97.7

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

0.0

. - .

4.5

0.9-19.1

7.0

1.5-26.9

88.5

70.2-96.2

Guilford

6.0

1.7-18.6

1.2

0.2- 8.5

26.3

13.0-46.2

66.4

47.5-81.3

Mecklenburg

13.9

4.8-34.0

3.0

0.4-18.6

4.4

1.4-13.2

78.7

60.1-90.1

Orange

7.3

1.0-36.9

0.0

. - .

13.7

4.9-32.8

79.1

56.3-91.7

Wake

2.4

0.3-15.6

2.1

0.3-13.9

14.7

4.4-39.3

80.7

58.1-92.6

Chatham/Lee

12.7

3.4-37.7

0.0

. - .

12.2

4.2-30.7

75.1

53.2-88.8

Nash/Wilson

5.7

1.7-17.8

1.2

0.2- 8.2

15.0

6.1-32.5

78.1

61.2-89.0

Craven/Pamlico

9.3

3.7-21.3

0.9

0.1- 6.0

8.0

2.8-20.9

81.9

68.0-90.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

11.8

4.5-27.3

1.2

0.2- 8.2

20.5

9.1-39.7

66.6

47.9-81.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

1.9

0.3-12.4

6.2

1.5-22.3

7.8

2.8-19.9

84.2

68.7-92.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

3.2

0.8-12.2

7.7

1.7-29.0

27.6

13.8-47.7

61.5

41.9-77.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.9

0.1- 6.3

0.0

. - .

16.6

6.9-34.8

82.5

64.6-92.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.5

3.4-16.0

0.5

0.1- 3.8

13.6

6.4-26.4

78.4

65.8-87.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

7.1

3.1-15.6

4.7

1.1-17.5

16.3

6.4-35.8

71.8

54.9-84.2

Northeast NC I

8.7

3.7-18.8

3.3

0.8-12.5

11.6

5.8-21.7

76.4

64.4-85.3

Northeast NC II

8.8

3.7-19.6

3.6

1.1-11.6

7.5

2.6-19.9

80.0

67.0-88.8

Northeastern Partnership

137

8.8

4.7-15.7

3.5

1.4- 8.6

9.1

4.8-16.4

104

78.6

69.8-85.4

Mountain AHEC

132

5.8

2.1-14.8

1.3

0.3- 6.1

4.8

2.1-10.4

116

88.1

79.2-93.5

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

333

9.3

5.6-15.0

1.8

0.8- 4.4

11.8

7.9-17.3

252

77.1

70.2-82.7

Western NC

199

4.4

1.8-10.3

1.4

0.5- 4.2

8.7

4.8-15.1

169

85.5

78.0-90.7

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*Asked of all respondents that answered YES to diabetes Core question or YES to ever having a blood sugar test

^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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