BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1-5 times	6-11 times	12+ times	Never
North Carolina	916	667	72.2	67.7-76.4	76	9.0	6.6-12.2	109	11.2	8.6-14.6	64	7.5	5.2-10.7
-Eastern NC	410	292	74.6	68.3-80.0	36	9.5	6.0-14.8	56	10.7	7.5-15.0	26	5.2	3.0- 8.8
GENDER
Male	154	113	78.0	68.4-85.3	18	12.0	6.4-21.4	12	5.5	2.8-10.6	11	4.5	2.3- 8.6
Female	256	179	71.7	63.0-79.1	18	7.5	3.7-14.3	44	15.0	10.0-21.9	15	5.8	2.7-12.1
RACE
White	220	155	75.6	67.0-82.5	19	7.3	3.9-13.3	25	10.0	5.8-16.8	21	7.1	3.8-13.1
African American	162	114	70.6	59.3-79.7	16	14.2	7.1-26.3	27	12.2	7.8-18.6	5	3.1	1.2- 7.8
Other Minorities	26	21	82.9	59.6-94.1	1	6.5	0.9-34.6	4	10.6	3.1-30.2	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	3	1	32.1	4.0-84.3	1	25.4	3.0-79.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	42.5	6.3-89.1
25-34	12	11	92.5	60.9-99.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.5	1.0-39.1
35-44	33	20	65.5	42.5-83.0	2	3.0	0.6-13.3	8	18.2	8.2-35.8	3	13.3	2.7-45.6
45-54	68	44	72.7	56.2-84.7	8	13.8	5.3-31.3	12	10.8	5.4-20.3	4	2.7	0.9- 7.9
55-64	112	86	83.9	74.4-90.4	9	4.8	2.2-10.3	13	9.7	4.8-18.8	4	1.6	0.5- 4.6
65-74	107	77	70.9	56.0-82.4	8	11.0	4.0-26.9	14	11.2	4.9-23.5	8	6.9	2.7-16.4
75+	73	51	66.9	49.6-80.6	8	17.1	7.0-36.2	9	10.6	4.5-23.3	5	5.3	2.0-13.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	137	89	67.7	55.3-78.0	14	13.6	6.8-25.4	29	17.1	10.0-27.7	5	1.7	0.7- 4.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	130	100	82.1	71.8-89.2	10	6.6	2.3-17.9	13	7.5	4.0-13.7	7	3.8	1.6- 8.9
Some Post-H.S.	87	61	75.5	61.7-85.5	5	4.4	1.2-14.7	9	6.3	2.9-13.4	12	13.8	6.4-27.1
College Graduate	55	41	71.9	53.1-85.3	7	16.0	6.3-34.9	5	10.9	4.0-26.7	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	117	75	69.3	56.7-79.6	13	10.5	5.0-20.9	23	16.7	9.4-27.8	6	3.5	1.4- 8.5
$15,000- 24,999	70	48	71.3	54.1-84.0	6	10.5	3.5-27.2	9	8.3	3.8-17.0	7	9.9	3.4-26.0
$25,000- 34,999	42	34	75.2	50.5-90.0	4	19.5	6.2-47.0	2	4.0	1.0-15.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.5
$35,000- 49,999	32	26	80.3	55.0-93.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.6	2.4-26.3	3	11.1	2.2-40.7
$50,000-74,999	29	24	85.5	67.5-94.4	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	2	6.0	1.4-21.7	2	6.6	1.6-24.0
$75,000+	15	8	61.2	32.5-83.8	4	27.9	9.4-59.1	1	3.4	0.4-21.4	2	7.5	1.6-28.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	33	81.8	64.6-91.7	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5	3	6.0	1.8-17.6	3	11.2	3.6-29.6
Guilford	34	23	66.9	47.5-81.8	2	6.4	1.6-22.7	4	13.2	4.4-33.4	5	13.5	5.0-31.9
Mecklenburg	37	28	72.3	51.7-86.5	3	4.4	1.4-13.4	3	17.2	5.8-41.5	3	6.0	1.8-18.4
Orange	23	18	69.3	43.1-87.0	1	10.4	1.5-46.6	2	12.3	3.0-39.0	2	8.0	1.8-29.5
Wake	27	17	61.2	38.8-79.6	6	19.4	8.3-39.1	3	17.7	5.2-45.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.7
Chatham/Lee	29	23	85.0	67.7-93.9	2	7.7	1.9-27.1	3	5.9	1.8-18.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
Nash/Wilson	42	34	81.5	65.0-91.3	2	3.1	0.7-12.7	4	11.2	3.9-28.3	2	4.2	1.0-16.5
Craven/Pamlico	55	46	78.9	63.8-88.9	3	8.4	2.7-23.6	3	6.0	1.9-17.5	3	6.6	2.1-18.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	44	35	77.0	58.4-88.9	2	5.5	1.1-23.1	6	15.1	6.0-33.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	32	27	86.9	69.8-95.0	2	3.3	0.8-12.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.8	2.9-28.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	24	75.3	55.0-88.4	1	4.7	0.7-26.5	4	14.7	5.2-35.5	2	5.3	1.3-19.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	46	33	74.6	59.1-85.6	5	9.4	3.6-22.4	5	11.7	4.7-26.4	3	4.3	1.3-13.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	77	49	67.2	54.8-77.6	7	7.1	3.3-14.7	14	18.1	10.3-29.8	7	7.5	3.2-16.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	53	35	61.9	46.2-75.5	4	7.5	2.5-20.4	10	20.0	10.4-35.1	4	10.6	4.0-25.2
Northeast NC I	67	41	61.3	47.6-73.4	10	17.1	8.7-30.9	15	20.8	12.3-32.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8
Northeast NC II	62	44	79.1	67.1-87.5	7	9.1	3.9-20.2	5	5.8	2.3-13.7	6	6.0	2.5-13.9
Northeastern Partnership	129	85	72.4	63.3-80.0	17	12.1	7.0-20.1	20	11.4	7.1-17.8	7	4.1	1.8- 9.0
Mountain AHEC	127	95	70.2	57.8-80.2	9	6.7	2.6-16.1	15	16.0	8.3-28.5	8	7.2	3.1-15.7
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	313	227	70.2	62.7-76.9	28	9.6	6.0-15.0	33	11.1	7.0-17.0	25	9.0	5.3-15.0
Western NC	193	148	73.7	63.7-81.7	12	5.4	2.4-11.8	20	13.2	7.4-22.4	13	7.7	3.7-15.2

Total
Respond.^

1-5 times

6-11 times

12+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

916

667

72.2

67.7-76.4

9.0

6.6-12.2

109

11.2

8.6-14.6

7.5

5.2-10.7

-Eastern NC

410

292

74.6

68.3-80.0

9.5

6.0-14.8

10.7

7.5-15.0

5.2

3.0- 8.8

GENDER

Male

154

113

78.0

68.4-85.3

12.0

6.4-21.4

5.5

2.8-10.6

4.5

2.3- 8.6

Female

256

179

71.7

63.0-79.1

7.5

3.7-14.3

15.0

10.0-21.9

5.8

2.7-12.1

RACE

White

220

155

75.6

67.0-82.5

7.3

3.9-13.3

10.0

5.8-16.8

7.1

3.8-13.1

African American

162

114

70.6

59.3-79.7

14.2

7.1-26.3

12.2

7.8-18.6

3.1

1.2- 7.8

Other Minorities

82.9

59.6-94.1

6.5

0.9-34.6

10.6

3.1-30.2

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

32.1

4.0-84.3

25.4

3.0-79.1

0.0

. - .

42.5

6.3-89.1

25-34

92.5

60.9-99.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.5

1.0-39.1

35-44

65.5

42.5-83.0

3.0

0.6-13.3

18.2

8.2-35.8

13.3

2.7-45.6

45-54

72.7

56.2-84.7

13.8

5.3-31.3

10.8

5.4-20.3

2.7

0.9- 7.9

55-64

112

83.9

74.4-90.4

4.8

2.2-10.3

9.7

4.8-18.8

1.6

0.5- 4.6

65-74

107

70.9

56.0-82.4

11.0

4.0-26.9

11.2

4.9-23.5

6.9

2.7-16.4

75+

66.9

49.6-80.6

17.1

7.0-36.2

10.6

4.5-23.3

5.3

2.0-13.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

137

67.7

55.3-78.0

13.6

6.8-25.4

17.1

10.0-27.7

1.7

0.7- 4.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

130

100

82.1

71.8-89.2

6.6

2.3-17.9

7.5

4.0-13.7

3.8

1.6- 8.9

Some Post-H.S.

75.5

61.7-85.5

4.4

1.2-14.7

6.3

2.9-13.4

13.8

6.4-27.1

College Graduate

71.9

53.1-85.3

16.0

6.3-34.9

10.9

4.0-26.7

1.2

0.3- 4.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

117

69.3

56.7-79.6

10.5

5.0-20.9

16.7

9.4-27.8

3.5

1.4- 8.5

$15,000- 24,999

71.3

54.1-84.0

10.5

3.5-27.2

8.3

3.8-17.0

9.9

3.4-26.0

$25,000- 34,999

75.2

50.5-90.0

19.5

6.2-47.0

4.0

1.0-15.2

1.3

0.3- 5.5

$35,000- 49,999

80.3

55.0-93.2

0.0

. - .

8.6

2.4-26.3

11.1

2.2-40.7

$50,000-74,999

85.5

67.5-94.4

1.9

0.3-12.6

6.0

1.4-21.7

6.6

1.6-24.0

$75,000+

61.2

32.5-83.8

27.9

9.4-59.1

3.4

0.4-21.4

7.5

1.6-28.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

81.8

64.6-91.7

1.1

0.2- 7.5

6.0

1.8-17.6

11.2

3.6-29.6

Guilford

66.9

47.5-81.8

6.4

1.6-22.7

13.2

4.4-33.4

13.5

5.0-31.9

Mecklenburg

72.3

51.7-86.5

4.4

1.4-13.4

17.2

5.8-41.5

6.0

1.8-18.4

Orange

69.3

43.1-87.0

10.4

1.5-46.6

12.3

3.0-39.0

8.0

1.8-29.5

Wake

61.2

38.8-79.6

19.4

8.3-39.1

17.7

5.2-45.5

1.7

0.2-11.7

Chatham/Lee

85.0

67.7-93.9

7.7

1.9-27.1

5.9

1.8-18.0

1.3

0.2- 8.8

Nash/Wilson

81.5

65.0-91.3

3.1

0.7-12.7

11.2

3.9-28.3

4.2

1.0-16.5

Craven/Pamlico

78.9

63.8-88.9

8.4

2.7-23.6

6.0

1.9-17.5

6.6

2.1-18.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

77.0

58.4-88.9

5.5

1.1-23.1

15.1

6.0-33.1

2.4

0.3-15.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

86.9

69.8-95.0

3.3

0.8-12.5

0.0

. - .

9.8

2.9-28.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

75.3

55.0-88.4

4.7

0.7-26.5

14.7

5.2-35.5

5.3

1.3-19.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

74.6

59.1-85.6

9.4

3.6-22.4

11.7

4.7-26.4

4.3

1.3-13.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

67.2

54.8-77.6

7.1

3.3-14.7

18.1

10.3-29.8

7.5

3.2-16.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

61.9

46.2-75.5

7.5

2.5-20.4

20.0

10.4-35.1

10.6

4.0-25.2

Northeast NC I

61.3

47.6-73.4

17.1

8.7-30.9

20.8

12.3-32.9

0.8

0.1- 5.8

Northeast NC II

79.1

67.1-87.5

9.1

3.9-20.2

5.8

2.3-13.7

6.0

2.5-13.9

Northeastern Partnership

129

72.4

63.3-80.0

12.1

7.0-20.1

11.4

7.1-17.8

4.1

1.8- 9.0

Mountain AHEC

127

70.2

57.8-80.2

6.7

2.6-16.1

16.0

8.3-28.5

7.2

3.1-15.7

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

313

227

70.2

62.7-76.9

9.6

6.0-15.0

11.1

7.0-17.0

9.0

5.3-15.0

Western NC

193

148

73.7

63.7-81.7

5.4

2.4-11.8

13.2

7.4-22.4

7.7

3.7-15.2

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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