BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	954	471	55.4	50.7-60.0	483	44.6	40.0-49.3
-Eastern NC	425	199	48.1	41.0-55.2	226	51.9	44.8-59.0
GENDER
Male	157	75	50.4	39.3-61.5	82	49.6	38.5-60.7
Female	268	124	46.2	37.3-55.2	144	53.8	44.8-62.7
RACE
White	227	105	44.8	35.5-54.5	122	55.2	45.5-64.5
African American	169	80	54.2	42.9-65.1	89	45.8	34.9-57.1
Other Minorities	27	12	42.3	20.2-67.9	15	57.7	32.1-79.8
AGE
18-24	3	1	25.4	3.0-79.1	2	74.6	20.9-97.0
25-34	12	8	66.3	34.2-88.2	4	33.7	11.8-65.8
35-44	34	21	55.8	33.5-76.0	13	44.2	24.0-66.5
45-54	69	35	61.2	43.8-76.1	34	38.8	23.9-56.2
55-64	115	62	54.4	40.8-67.4	53	45.6	32.6-59.2
65-74	114	43	36.3	24.4-50.2	71	63.7	49.8-75.6
75+	76	28	35.4	21.3-52.5	48	64.6	47.5-78.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	147	61	37.9	27.0-50.2	86	62.1	49.8-73.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	133	51	39.9	28.3-52.6	82	60.1	47.4-71.7
Some Post-H.S.	88	47	58.7	43.7-72.2	41	41.3	27.8-56.3
College Graduate	56	39	73.5	54.3-86.7	17	26.5	13.3-45.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	55	47.0	34.2-60.1	67	53.0	39.9-65.8
$15,000- 24,999	72	33	51.1	33.7-68.2	39	48.9	31.8-66.3
$25,000- 34,999	43	20	56.9	37.2-74.7	23	43.1	25.3-62.8
$35,000- 49,999	33	17	56.6	32.8-77.7	16	43.4	22.3-67.2
$50,000-74,999	29	19	69.3	45.9-85.8	10	30.7	14.2-54.1
$75,000+	15	8	56.6	28.2-81.3	7	43.4	18.7-71.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	41	23	58.1	40.8-73.5	18	41.9	26.5-59.2
Guilford	36	13	36.2	21.2-54.5	23	63.8	45.5-78.8
Mecklenburg	39	21	55.7	38.3-71.8	18	44.3	28.2-61.7
Orange	25	12	50.6	29.7-71.2	13	49.4	28.8-70.3
Wake	31	21	68.8	48.6-83.8	10	31.2	16.2-51.4
Chatham/Lee	33	9	24.4	12.2-42.7	24	75.6	57.3-87.8
Nash/Wilson	44	21	49.3	33.2-65.5	23	50.7	34.5-66.8
Craven/Pamlico	55	28	53.1	38.6-67.1	27	46.9	32.9-61.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	23	48.2	30.8-66.0	22	51.8	34.0-69.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	32	11	32.0	17.0-51.9	21	68.0	48.1-83.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	15	45.7	27.8-64.8	16	54.3	35.2-72.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	22	39.0	25.4-54.5	25	61.0	45.5-74.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	40	50.2	38.0-62.3	40	49.8	37.7-62.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	30	59.6	44.6-73.0	25	40.4	27.0-55.4
Northeast NC I	72	33	39.9	28.4-52.6	39	60.1	47.4-71.6
Northeast NC II	65	21	33.7	22.1-47.7	44	66.3	52.3-77.9
Northeastern Partnership	137	54	36.1	27.4-45.9	83	63.9	54.1-72.6
Mountain AHEC	132	72	57.3	46.0-67.8	60	42.7	32.2-54.0
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	331	167	59.8	52.5-66.7	164	40.2	33.3-47.5
Western NC	198	105	58.2	48.8-67.1	93	41.8	32.9-51.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

954

471

55.4

50.7-60.0

483

44.6

40.0-49.3

-Eastern NC

425

199

48.1

41.0-55.2

226

51.9

44.8-59.0

GENDER

Male

157

50.4

39.3-61.5

49.6

38.5-60.7

Female

268

124

46.2

37.3-55.2

144

53.8

44.8-62.7

RACE

White

227

105

44.8

35.5-54.5

122

55.2

45.5-64.5

African American

169

54.2

42.9-65.1

45.8

34.9-57.1

Other Minorities

42.3

20.2-67.9

57.7

32.1-79.8

AGE

18-24

25.4

3.0-79.1

74.6

20.9-97.0

25-34

66.3

34.2-88.2

33.7

11.8-65.8

35-44

55.8

33.5-76.0

44.2

24.0-66.5

45-54

61.2

43.8-76.1

38.8

23.9-56.2

55-64

115

54.4

40.8-67.4

45.6

32.6-59.2

65-74

114

36.3

24.4-50.2

63.7

49.8-75.6

75+

35.4

21.3-52.5

64.6

47.5-78.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

147

37.9

27.0-50.2

62.1

49.8-73.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

133

39.9

28.3-52.6

60.1

47.4-71.7

Some Post-H.S.

58.7

43.7-72.2

41.3

27.8-56.3

College Graduate

73.5

54.3-86.7

26.5

13.3-45.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

47.0

34.2-60.1

53.0

39.9-65.8

$15,000- 24,999

51.1

33.7-68.2

48.9

31.8-66.3

$25,000- 34,999

56.9

37.2-74.7

43.1

25.3-62.8

$35,000- 49,999

56.6

32.8-77.7

43.4

22.3-67.2

$50,000-74,999

69.3

45.9-85.8

30.7

14.2-54.1

$75,000+

56.6

28.2-81.3

43.4

18.7-71.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

58.1

40.8-73.5

41.9

26.5-59.2

Guilford

36.2

21.2-54.5

63.8

45.5-78.8

Mecklenburg

55.7

38.3-71.8

44.3

28.2-61.7

Orange

50.6

29.7-71.2

49.4

28.8-70.3

Wake

68.8

48.6-83.8

31.2

16.2-51.4

Chatham/Lee

24.4

12.2-42.7

75.6

57.3-87.8

Nash/Wilson

49.3

33.2-65.5

50.7

34.5-66.8

Craven/Pamlico

53.1

38.6-67.1

46.9

32.9-61.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

48.2

30.8-66.0

51.8

34.0-69.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

32.0

17.0-51.9

68.0

48.1-83.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

45.7

27.8-64.8

54.3

35.2-72.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

39.0

25.4-54.5

61.0

45.5-74.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

50.2

38.0-62.3

49.8

37.7-62.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

59.6

44.6-73.0

40.4

27.0-55.4

Northeast NC I

39.9

28.4-52.6

60.1

47.4-71.6

Northeast NC II

33.7

22.1-47.7

66.3

52.3-77.9

Northeastern Partnership

137

36.1

27.4-45.9

63.9

54.1-72.6

Mountain AHEC

132

57.3

46.0-67.8

42.7

32.2-54.0

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

331

167

59.8

52.5-66.7

164

40.2

33.3-47.5

Western NC

198

105

58.2

48.8-67.1

41.8

32.9-51.2

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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