BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	957	686	72.8	68.3-76.9	271	27.2	23.1-31.7
-Eastern NC	425	317	76.0	69.5-81.5	108	24.0	18.5-30.5
GENDER
Male	157	124	82.8	73.8-89.1	33	17.2	10.9-26.2
Female	268	193	70.5	61.3-78.3	75	29.5	21.7-38.7
RACE
White	227	168	77.0	67.7-84.2	59	23.0	15.8-32.3
African American	169	124	72.1	61.4-80.8	45	27.9	19.2-38.6
Other Minorities	27	23	84.3	54.2-96.1	4	15.7	3.9-45.8
AGE
18-24	3	1	25.4	3.0-79.1	2	74.6	20.9-97.0
25-34	12	7	59.5	29.3-83.9	5	40.5	16.1-70.7
35-44	34	22	65.0	40.6-83.5	12	35.0	16.5-59.4
45-54	69	52	72.8	51.3-87.2	17	27.2	12.8-48.7
55-64	115	95	82.7	70.4-90.6	20	17.3	9.4-29.6
65-74	114	83	79.8	68.5-87.7	31	20.2	12.3-31.5
75+	76	55	70.3	53.5-83.0	21	29.7	17.0-46.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	147	115	76.2	63.3-85.6	32	23.8	14.4-36.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	133	96	74.3	62.0-83.6	37	25.7	16.4-38.0
Some Post-H.S.	88	65	74.5	59.9-85.1	23	25.5	14.9-40.1
College Graduate	56	40	82.0	67.7-90.9	16	18.0	9.1-32.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	89	80.5	70.5-87.6	33	19.5	12.4-29.5
$15,000- 24,999	72	52	66.6	47.2-81.6	20	33.4	18.4-52.8
$25,000- 34,999	43	38	88.8	67.7-96.8	5	11.2	3.2-32.3
$35,000- 49,999	33	24	75.7	52.0-89.9	9	24.3	10.1-48.0
$50,000-74,999	29	21	73.5	49.4-88.7	8	26.5	11.3-50.6
$75,000+	15	11	73.5	44.3-90.7	4	26.5	9.3-55.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	28	74.0	57.4-85.7	12	26.0	14.3-42.6
Guilford	36	25	73.2	55.2-85.8	11	26.8	14.2-44.8
Mecklenburg	39	27	65.2	46.1-80.4	12	34.8	19.6-53.9
Orange	25	16	60.7	37.9-79.7	9	39.3	20.3-62.1
Wake	31	21	68.6	47.7-83.9	10	31.4	16.1-52.3
Chatham/Lee	33	22	64.1	44.1-80.1	11	35.9	19.9-55.9
Nash/Wilson	44	29	62.0	44.8-76.6	15	38.0	23.4-55.2
Craven/Pamlico	55	40	71.8	57.0-83.0	15	28.2	17.0-43.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	33	78.3	63.0-88.4	12	21.7	11.6-37.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	26	75.4	55.8-88.1	7	24.6	11.9-44.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	22	79.0	63.1-89.2	10	21.0	10.8-36.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	28	59.0	43.0-73.2	19	41.0	26.8-57.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	60	78.2	67.1-86.3	20	21.8	13.7-32.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	45	82.3	68.7-90.8	10	17.7	9.2-31.3
Northeast NC I	72	54	78.1	66.4-86.6	18	21.9	13.4-33.6
Northeast NC II	65	45	72.7	59.1-83.1	20	27.3	16.9-40.9
Northeastern Partnership	137	99	74.8	65.5-82.2	38	25.2	17.8-34.5
Mountain AHEC	131	86	68.6	57.2-78.2	45	31.4	21.8-42.8
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	334	232	70.8	63.4-77.2	102	29.2	22.8-36.6
Western NC	198	137	72.4	63.3-80.0	61	27.6	20.0-36.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

957

686

72.8

68.3-76.9

271

27.2

23.1-31.7

-Eastern NC

425

317

76.0

69.5-81.5

108

24.0

18.5-30.5

GENDER

Male

157

124

82.8

73.8-89.1

17.2

10.9-26.2

Female

268

193

70.5

61.3-78.3

29.5

21.7-38.7

RACE

White

227

168

77.0

67.7-84.2

23.0

15.8-32.3

African American

169

124

72.1

61.4-80.8

27.9

19.2-38.6

Other Minorities

84.3

54.2-96.1

15.7

3.9-45.8

AGE

18-24

25.4

3.0-79.1

74.6

20.9-97.0

25-34

59.5

29.3-83.9

40.5

16.1-70.7

35-44

65.0

40.6-83.5

35.0

16.5-59.4

45-54

72.8

51.3-87.2

27.2

12.8-48.7

55-64

115

82.7

70.4-90.6

17.3

9.4-29.6

65-74

114

79.8

68.5-87.7

20.2

12.3-31.5

75+

70.3

53.5-83.0

29.7

17.0-46.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

147

115

76.2

63.3-85.6

23.8

14.4-36.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

133

74.3

62.0-83.6

25.7

16.4-38.0

Some Post-H.S.

74.5

59.9-85.1

25.5

14.9-40.1

College Graduate

82.0

67.7-90.9

18.0

9.1-32.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

80.5

70.5-87.6

19.5

12.4-29.5

$15,000- 24,999

66.6

47.2-81.6

33.4

18.4-52.8

$25,000- 34,999

88.8

67.7-96.8

11.2

3.2-32.3

$35,000- 49,999

75.7

52.0-89.9

24.3

10.1-48.0

$50,000-74,999

73.5

49.4-88.7

26.5

11.3-50.6

$75,000+

73.5

44.3-90.7

26.5

9.3-55.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

74.0

57.4-85.7

26.0

14.3-42.6

Guilford

73.2

55.2-85.8

26.8

14.2-44.8

Mecklenburg

65.2

46.1-80.4

34.8

19.6-53.9

Orange

60.7

37.9-79.7

39.3

20.3-62.1

Wake

68.6

47.7-83.9

31.4

16.1-52.3

Chatham/Lee

64.1

44.1-80.1

35.9

19.9-55.9

Nash/Wilson

62.0

44.8-76.6

38.0

23.4-55.2

Craven/Pamlico

71.8

57.0-83.0

28.2

17.0-43.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

78.3

63.0-88.4

21.7

11.6-37.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

75.4

55.8-88.1

24.6

11.9-44.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

79.0

63.1-89.2

21.0

10.8-36.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

59.0

43.0-73.2

41.0

26.8-57.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

78.2

67.1-86.3

21.8

13.7-32.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

82.3

68.7-90.8

17.7

9.2-31.3

Northeast NC I

78.1

66.4-86.6

21.9

13.4-33.6

Northeast NC II

72.7

59.1-83.1

27.3

16.9-40.9

Northeastern Partnership

137

74.8

65.5-82.2

25.2

17.8-34.5

Mountain AHEC

131

68.6

57.2-78.2

31.4

21.8-42.8

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

334

232

70.8

63.4-77.2

102

29.2

22.8-36.6

Western NC

198

137

72.4

63.3-80.0

27.6

20.0-36.7

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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^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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