BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No
North Carolina	9,441	959	8.1	7.4- 8.9	78	0.9	0.6- 1.2	8,404	91.0	90.2-91.8
-Eastern NC	3,315	425	9.6	8.4-11.1	24	0.6	0.3- 1.1	2,866	89.8	88.3-91.1
GENDER
Male	1,164	157	9.0	7.2-11.3	0	0.0	. - .	1,007	91.0	88.7-92.8
Female	2,151	268	10.2	8.5-12.1	24	1.1	0.6- 2.0	1,859	88.7	86.7-90.5
RACE
White	2,068	227	8.6	7.1-10.4	14	0.5	0.2- 0.9	1,827	90.9	89.1-92.5
African American	982	169	13.0	10.3-16.1	7	1.1	0.3- 3.1	806	86.0	82.6-88.8
Other Minorities	246	27	8.0	4.7-13.3	3	0.3	0.1- 1.2	216	91.7	86.4-95.1
AGE
18-24	202	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0	197	99.2	97.8-99.7
25-34	492	12	1.4	0.7- 2.6	8	1.1	0.4- 3.0	472	97.5	95.6-98.6
35-44	597	34	4.4	2.8- 6.8	4	0.9	0.2- 3.5	559	94.7	91.9-96.6
45-54	646	69	8.7	6.0-12.4	8	0.9	0.4- 2.2	569	90.4	86.6-93.2
55-64	568	115	21.7	16.9-27.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	452	78.2	72.5-83.0
65-74	461	114	27.1	21.2-33.9	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2	346	72.9	66.1-78.8
75+	328	76	19.8	14.4-26.6	0	0.0	. - .	252	80.2	73.4-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	658	147	17.5	13.8-22.1	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6	509	82.3	77.8-86.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,113	133	8.8	6.9-11.3	5	0.5	0.1- 1.7	975	90.7	88.2-92.8
Some Post-H.S.	850	88	8.5	6.2-11.5	9	0.8	0.3- 2.4	753	90.7	87.6-93.1
College Graduate	688	56	5.7	3.9- 8.3	8	0.9	0.4- 2.1	624	93.4	90.8-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	470	122	20.8	15.9-26.7	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6	346	79.1	73.2-84.0
$15,000- 24,999	657	72	9.6	6.7-13.5	5	0.8	0.2- 3.0	580	89.6	85.6-92.7
$25,000- 34,999	382	43	9.5	6.3-14.1	2	0.2	0.0- 1.2	337	90.3	85.7-93.5
$35,000- 49,999	423	33	5.3	3.2- 8.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	389	93.9	90.0-96.3
$50,000-74,999	333	29	6.8	4.2-10.8	5	1.1	0.4- 3.1	299	92.1	87.9-94.9
$75,000+	291	15	2.7	1.5- 5.0	5	1.1	0.3- 3.4	271	96.2	93.5-97.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	41	8.1	5.8-11.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	411	91.4	88.1-93.8
Guilford	446	36	6.7	4.7- 9.5	7	2.3	0.9- 5.8	403	91.0	87.4-93.7
Mecklenburg	447	39	7.0	4.9- 9.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.7	406	92.4	89.4-94.7
Orange	451	25	4.7	3.0- 7.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	425	94.6	91.6-96.6
Wake	453	31	5.3	3.6- 7.9	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	418	93.9	91.1-95.8
Chatham/Lee	399	33	6.8	4.6-10.0	5	1.1	0.5- 2.6	361	92.1	88.7-94.5
Nash/Wilson	380	44	10.2	7.4-14.1	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6	333	88.9	85.0-91.9
Craven/Pamlico	454	55	10.3	7.7-13.7	6	1.4	0.6- 3.5	393	88.3	84.7-91.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	45	10.4	7.3-14.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.6	389	89.0	84.7-92.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	33	5.1	3.5- 7.5	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0	421	94.1	91.5-96.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	32	4.6	3.1- 6.8	3	1.3	0.3- 5.1	444	94.1	91.0-96.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	48	8.7	6.0-12.3	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4	372	90.3	86.4-93.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	474	80	15.0	11.9-18.9	0	0.0	. - .	394	85.0	81.1-88.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	55	10.6	7.8-14.1	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6	362	88.6	84.9-91.5
Northeast NC I	461	72	13.6	10.4-17.4	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	384	85.7	81.7-88.9
Northeast NC II	511	65	11.5	8.8-15.0	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8	443	87.9	84.4-90.7
Northeastern Partnership	972	137	12.3	10.1-14.8	8	0.6	0.3- 1.4	827	87.1	84.5-89.3
Mountain AHEC	1,308	133	8.4	6.7-10.5	11	0.5	0.3- 1.1	1,164	91.1	89.0-92.8
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	4,047	334	7.4	6.4- 8.5	38	1.1	0.7- 1.7	3,675	91.5	90.3-92.6
Western NC	2,079	200	7.9	6.5- 9.5	16	0.6	0.3- 1.2	1,863	91.5	89.8-92.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,441

959

8.1

7.4- 8.9

0.9

0.6- 1.2

8,404

91.0

90.2-91.8

-Eastern NC

3,315

425

9.6

8.4-11.1

0.6

0.3- 1.1

2,866

89.8

88.3-91.1

GENDER

Male

1,164

157

9.0

7.2-11.3

0.0

. - .

1,007

91.0

88.7-92.8

Female

2,151

268

10.2

8.5-12.1

1.1

0.6- 2.0

1,859

88.7

86.7-90.5

RACE

White

2,068

227

8.6

7.1-10.4

0.5

0.2- 0.9

1,827

90.9

89.1-92.5

African American

982

169

13.0

10.3-16.1

1.1

0.3- 3.1

806

86.0

82.6-88.8

Other Minorities

246

8.0

4.7-13.3

0.3

0.1- 1.2

216

91.7

86.4-95.1

AGE

18-24

202

0.6

0.2- 2.0

0.2

0.0- 1.0

197

99.2

97.8-99.7

25-34

492

1.4

0.7- 2.6

1.1

0.4- 3.0

472

97.5

95.6-98.6

35-44

597

4.4

2.8- 6.8

0.9

0.2- 3.5

559

94.7

91.9-96.6

45-54

646

8.7

6.0-12.4

0.9

0.4- 2.2

569

90.4

86.6-93.2

55-64

568

115

21.7

16.9-27.4

0.1

0.0- 0.9

452

78.2

72.5-83.0

65-74

461

114

27.1

21.2-33.9

0.0

0.0- 0.2

346

72.9

66.1-78.8

75+

328

19.8

14.4-26.6

0.0

. - .

252

80.2

73.4-85.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

658

147

17.5

13.8-22.1

0.1

0.0- 0.6

509

82.3

77.8-86.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,113

133

8.8

6.9-11.3

0.5

0.1- 1.7

975

90.7

88.2-92.8

Some Post-H.S.

850

8.5

6.2-11.5

0.8

0.3- 2.4

753

90.7

87.6-93.1

College Graduate

688

5.7

3.9- 8.3

0.9

0.4- 2.1

624

93.4

90.8-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

470

122

20.8

15.9-26.7

0.1

0.0- 0.6

346

79.1

73.2-84.0

$15,000- 24,999

657

9.6

6.7-13.5

0.8

0.2- 3.0

580

89.6

85.6-92.7

$25,000- 34,999

382

9.5

6.3-14.1

0.2

0.0- 1.2

337

90.3

85.7-93.5

$35,000- 49,999

423

5.3

3.2- 8.7

0.8

0.1- 5.4

389

93.9

90.0-96.3

$50,000-74,999

333

6.8

4.2-10.8

1.1

0.4- 3.1

299

92.1

87.9-94.9

$75,000+

291

2.7

1.5- 5.0

1.1

0.3- 3.4

271

96.2

93.5-97.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

8.1

5.8-11.3

0.5

0.1- 2.1

411

91.4

88.1-93.8

Guilford

446

6.7

4.7- 9.5

2.3

0.9- 5.8

403

91.0

87.4-93.7

Mecklenburg

447

7.0

4.9- 9.9

0.6

0.1- 2.7

406

92.4

89.4-94.7

Orange

451

4.7

3.0- 7.4

0.6

0.1- 4.3

425

94.6

91.6-96.6

Wake

453

5.3

3.6- 7.9

0.8

0.3- 2.3

418

93.9

91.1-95.8

Chatham/Lee

399

6.8

4.6-10.0

1.1

0.5- 2.6

361

92.1

88.7-94.5

Nash/Wilson

380

10.2

7.4-14.1

0.8

0.3- 2.6

333

88.9

85.0-91.9

Craven/Pamlico

454

10.3

7.7-13.7

1.4

0.6- 3.5

393

88.3

84.7-91.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

10.4

7.3-14.7

0.6

0.2- 1.6

389

89.0

84.7-92.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

5.1

3.5- 7.5

0.7

0.2- 3.0

421

94.1

91.5-96.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

4.6

3.1- 6.8

1.3

0.3- 5.1

444

94.1

91.0-96.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

8.7

6.0-12.3

1.0

0.4- 2.4

372

90.3

86.4-93.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

474

15.0

11.9-18.9

0.0

. - .

394

85.0

81.1-88.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

10.6

7.8-14.1

0.8

0.2- 2.6

362

88.6

84.9-91.5

Northeast NC I

461

13.6

10.4-17.4

0.8

0.3- 2.1

384

85.7

81.7-88.9

Northeast NC II

511

11.5

8.8-15.0

0.6

0.2- 1.8

443

87.9

84.4-90.7

Northeastern Partnership

972

137

12.3

10.1-14.8

0.6

0.3- 1.4

827

87.1

84.5-89.3

Mountain AHEC

1,308

133

8.4

6.7-10.5

0.5

0.3- 1.1

1,164

91.1

89.0-92.8

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

4,047

334

7.4

6.4- 8.5

1.1

0.7- 1.7

3,675

91.5

90.3-92.6

Western NC

2,079

200

7.9

6.5- 9.5

0.6

0.3- 1.2

1,863

91.5

89.8-92.9

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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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