BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
North Carolina	909	84	8.3	6.1-11.1	316	38.8	34.1-43.8	222	25.6	21.6-30.0	287	27.3	23.3-31.7
-Eastern NC	404	37	8.7	5.6-13.1	132	36.9	30.0-44.4	100	24.4	18.8-31.0	135	30.1	24.0-36.9
GENDER
Male	153	9	5.8	2.7-11.7	50	38.9	28.1-51.0	42	23.8	15.9-34.0	52	31.5	22.0-42.7
Female	251	28	11.1	6.5-18.1	82	35.2	26.7-44.8	58	24.8	17.5-33.9	83	28.9	21.5-37.6
RACE
White	215	19	7.0	3.7-12.9	59	32.0	23.1-42.3	52	24.2	16.8-33.5	85	36.8	28.0-46.7
African American	161	17	11.2	6.2-19.2	65	48.9	37.4-60.5	37	20.9	13.6-30.7	42	19.1	12.2-28.6
Other Minorities	26	1	11.1	1.6-48.7	8	25.1	10.8-48.2	9	35.4	14.7-63.6	8	28.4	11.9-53.8
AGE
18-24	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	12	8	57.4	26.6-83.4	4	42.6	16.6-73.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	34	11	31.1	14.1-55.3	23	68.9	44.7-85.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	67	5	11.7	3.8-30.7	50	74.5	57.3-86.4	12	13.8	6.9-25.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	109	5	2.6	0.9- 7.0	36	41.5	28.2-56.2	53	40.8	28.4-54.6	15	15.0	7.2-28.8
65-74	108	5	2.3	0.9- 5.9	17	16.6	8.4-30.3	25	28.1	16.8-43.1	61	53.0	39.0-66.5
75+	70	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.1	0.5- 9.2	9	15.2	5.8-34.2	59	82.6	64.3-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	136	7	2.5	1.1- 5.6	43	37.3	25.7-50.5	37	29.5	19.3-42.2	49	30.7	20.8-42.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	128	12	11.4	5.5-22.0	44	35.2	23.6-48.8	33	24.5	15.8-35.9	39	28.9	18.6-42.0
Some Post-H.S.	85	11	13.2	6.0-26.5	30	41.2	26.6-57.6	13	14.0	6.3-28.3	31	31.5	19.7-46.3
College Graduate	54	7	8.8	3.7-19.1	15	32.3	17.6-51.7	16	30.2	14.7-52.0	16	28.7	14.2-49.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	10	5.0	2.5- 9.9	38	34.1	22.7-47.6	31	26.7	16.8-39.7	37	34.2	21.8-49.2
$15,000- 24,999	69	12	23.6	11.8-41.5	22	41.0	24.0-60.5	17	24.5	12.2-43.2	18	10.9	6.0-19.1
$25,000- 34,999	40	2	6.1	1.0-28.5	11	24.3	11.3-44.6	11	24.4	11.3-44.8	16	45.3	25.9-66.3
$35,000- 49,999	32	2	2.9	0.7-11.9	15	59.1	35.2-79.4	7	15.7	6.3-33.9	8	22.3	8.3-47.8
$50,000-74,999	29	3	7.4	2.1-22.8	12	30.4	15.3-51.5	6	33.7	14.0-61.3	8	28.5	12.5-52.7
$75,000+	15	1	4.8	0.6-28.3	4	43.1	17.4-73.1	8	38.8	16.7-66.7	2	13.3	2.8-45.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	39	2	6.2	1.4-23.5	17	48.6	31.8-65.7	9	25.2	12.7-43.8	11	20.0	10.5-34.6
Guilford	33	2	8.0	1.5-32.6	13	37.6	21.7-56.7	10	29.1	15.0-48.8	8	25.2	12.6-44.1
Mecklenburg	37	5	19.9	8.4-40.3	10	23.3	12.1-40.2	10	27.9	14.8-46.4	12	28.9	15.4-47.4
Orange	25	7	37.8	18.9-61.4	7	30.4	14.4-53.1	3	9.1	2.7-26.9	8	22.7	10.4-42.8
Wake	28	3	7.2	2.2-21.2	10	45.0	25.3-66.3	6	26.4	11.2-50.3	9	21.5	10.5-38.9
Chatham/Lee	29	3	10.9	3.4-30.0	10	41.0	22.4-62.6	6	17.5	7.0-37.6	10	30.6	15.7-51.1
Nash/Wilson	41	4	9.6	3.2-25.3	14	46.5	30.0-63.8	13	27.6	15.3-44.7	10	16.4	8.4-29.4
Craven/Pamlico	52	5	11.8	4.7-26.6	11	27.0	14.6-44.5	10	17.6	9.3-30.7	26	43.6	29.9-58.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	43	3	6.5	1.7-21.8	15	40.8	24.3-59.8	10	22.9	11.5-40.5	15	29.8	14.9-50.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	29	1	5.4	0.8-29.9	10	36.7	19.7-57.9	8	26.3	12.2-48.0	10	31.5	16.7-51.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	6	14.6	6.1-30.9	16	58.2	39.6-74.7	2	6.6	1.5-24.7	8	20.6	9.9-37.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	5	13.2	5.2-29.7	17	40.9	26.4-57.2	9	15.4	7.6-28.7	16	30.5	18.3-46.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	75	6	7.0	2.9-15.7	27	35.3	24.0-48.4	19	27.7	17.6-40.7	23	30.1	20.0-42.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	53	8	17.2	8.2-32.6	18	36.9	23.2-53.1	13	21.1	11.4-35.7	14	24.8	14.5-39.0
Northeast NC I	71	6	9.8	4.1-21.6	24	37.4	25.7-50.9	17	25.1	15.5-38.0	24	27.7	18.2-39.8
Northeast NC II	62	6	12.6	5.2-27.6	21	32.0	20.1-46.9	15	23.0	13.4-36.5	20	32.4	20.7-46.7
Northeastern Partnership	133	12	11.5	6.0-20.9	45	34.2	25.2-44.4	32	23.9	16.5-33.1	44	30.5	22.2-40.2
Mountain AHEC	127	11	10.1	4.8-19.9	48	41.1	30.2-52.9	27	22.1	14.1-33.0	41	26.7	18.3-37.2
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	318	34	8.3	5.2-13.2	115	39.7	32.4-47.5	76	25.7	19.8-32.7	93	26.2	20.2-33.3
Western NC	187	13	7.2	3.6-13.9	69	40.4	31.0-50.5	46	28.0	19.6-38.3	59	24.4	17.5-32.9

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

909

8.3

6.1-11.1

316

38.8

34.1-43.8

222

25.6

21.6-30.0

287

27.3

23.3-31.7

-Eastern NC

404

8.7

5.6-13.1

132

36.9

30.0-44.4

100

24.4

18.8-31.0

135

30.1

24.0-36.9

GENDER

Male

153

5.8

2.7-11.7

38.9

28.1-51.0

23.8

15.9-34.0

31.5

22.0-42.7

Female

251

11.1

6.5-18.1

35.2

26.7-44.8

24.8

17.5-33.9

28.9

21.5-37.6

RACE

White

215

7.0

3.7-12.9

32.0

23.1-42.3

24.2

16.8-33.5

36.8

28.0-46.7

African American

161

11.2

6.2-19.2

48.9

37.4-60.5

20.9

13.6-30.7

19.1

12.2-28.6

Other Minorities

11.1

1.6-48.7

25.1

10.8-48.2

35.4

14.7-63.6

28.4

11.9-53.8

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

57.4

26.6-83.4

42.6

16.6-73.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

31.1

14.1-55.3

68.9

44.7-85.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

11.7

3.8-30.7

74.5

57.3-86.4

13.8

6.9-25.6

0.0

. - .

55-64

109

2.6

0.9- 7.0

41.5

28.2-56.2

40.8

28.4-54.6

15.0

7.2-28.8

65-74

108

2.3

0.9- 5.9

16.6

8.4-30.3

28.1

16.8-43.1

53.0

39.0-66.5

75+

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.5- 9.2

15.2

5.8-34.2

82.6

64.3-92.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

136

2.5

1.1- 5.6

37.3

25.7-50.5

29.5

19.3-42.2

30.7

20.8-42.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

128

11.4

5.5-22.0

35.2

23.6-48.8

24.5

15.8-35.9

28.9

18.6-42.0

Some Post-H.S.

13.2

6.0-26.5

41.2

26.6-57.6

14.0

6.3-28.3

31.5

19.7-46.3

College Graduate

8.8

3.7-19.1

32.3

17.6-51.7

30.2

14.7-52.0

28.7

14.2-49.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

5.0

2.5- 9.9

34.1

22.7-47.6

26.7

16.8-39.7

34.2

21.8-49.2

$15,000- 24,999

23.6

11.8-41.5

41.0

24.0-60.5

24.5

12.2-43.2

10.9

6.0-19.1

$25,000- 34,999

6.1

1.0-28.5

24.3

11.3-44.6

24.4

11.3-44.8

45.3

25.9-66.3

$35,000- 49,999

2.9

0.7-11.9

59.1

35.2-79.4

15.7

6.3-33.9

22.3

8.3-47.8

$50,000-74,999

7.4

2.1-22.8

30.4

15.3-51.5

33.7

14.0-61.3

28.5

12.5-52.7

$75,000+

4.8

0.6-28.3

43.1

17.4-73.1

38.8

16.7-66.7

13.3

2.8-45.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

6.2

1.4-23.5

48.6

31.8-65.7

25.2

12.7-43.8

20.0

10.5-34.6

Guilford

8.0

1.5-32.6

37.6

21.7-56.7

29.1

15.0-48.8

25.2

12.6-44.1

Mecklenburg

19.9

8.4-40.3

23.3

12.1-40.2

27.9

14.8-46.4

28.9

15.4-47.4

Orange

37.8

18.9-61.4

30.4

14.4-53.1

9.1

2.7-26.9

22.7

10.4-42.8

Wake

7.2

2.2-21.2

45.0

25.3-66.3

26.4

11.2-50.3

21.5

10.5-38.9

Chatham/Lee

10.9

3.4-30.0

41.0

22.4-62.6

17.5

7.0-37.6

30.6

15.7-51.1

Nash/Wilson

9.6

3.2-25.3

46.5

30.0-63.8

27.6

15.3-44.7

16.4

8.4-29.4

Craven/Pamlico

11.8

4.7-26.6

27.0

14.6-44.5

17.6

9.3-30.7

43.6

29.9-58.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

6.5

1.7-21.8

40.8

24.3-59.8

22.9

11.5-40.5

29.8

14.9-50.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

5.4

0.8-29.9

36.7

19.7-57.9

26.3

12.2-48.0

31.5

16.7-51.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

14.6

6.1-30.9

58.2

39.6-74.7

6.6

1.5-24.7

20.6

9.9-37.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

13.2

5.2-29.7

40.9

26.4-57.2

15.4

7.6-28.7

30.5

18.3-46.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.0

2.9-15.7

35.3

24.0-48.4

27.7

17.6-40.7

30.1

20.0-42.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

17.2

8.2-32.6

36.9

23.2-53.1

21.1

11.4-35.7

24.8

14.5-39.0

Northeast NC I

9.8

4.1-21.6

37.4

25.7-50.9

25.1

15.5-38.0

27.7

18.2-39.8

Northeast NC II

12.6

5.2-27.6

32.0

20.1-46.9

23.0

13.4-36.5

32.4

20.7-46.7

Northeastern Partnership

133

11.5

6.0-20.9

34.2

25.2-44.4

23.9

16.5-33.1

30.5

22.2-40.2

Mountain AHEC

127

10.1

4.8-19.9

41.1

30.2-52.9

22.1

14.1-33.0

26.7

18.3-37.2

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

318

8.3

5.2-13.2

115

39.7

32.4-47.5

25.7

19.8-32.7

26.2

20.2-33.3

Western NC

187

7.2

3.6-13.9

40.4

31.0-50.5

28.0

19.6-38.3

24.4

17.5-32.9

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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^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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