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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	958	251	24.3	20.6-28.3	707	75.7	71.7-79.4
-Eastern NC	424	107	26.2	20.5-32.9	317	73.8	67.1-79.5
GENDER
Male	156	38	21.6	14.5-31.0	118	78.4	69.0-85.5
Female	268	69	29.9	21.8-39.5	199	70.1	60.5-78.2
RACE
White	227	51	22.2	15.2-31.2	176	77.8	68.8-84.8
African American	169	52	36.1	25.9-47.7	117	63.9	52.3-74.1
Other Minorities	26	4	14.3	3.2-46.0	22	85.7	54.0-96.8
AGE
18-24	3	1	25.4	3.0-79.1	2	74.6	20.9-97.0
25-34	12	2	11.9	2.8-38.9	10	88.1	61.1-97.2
35-44	34	11	37.8	18.4-62.2	23	62.2	37.8-81.6
45-54	69	23	46.8	29.2-65.2	46	53.2	34.8-70.8
55-64	115	31	21.2	13.2-32.1	84	78.8	67.9-86.8
65-74	113	23	19.3	10.7-32.3	90	80.7	67.7-89.3
75+	76	16	23.3	12.0-40.4	60	76.7	59.6-88.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	146	42	29.3	19.2-42.0	104	70.7	58.0-80.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	133	31	24.8	15.5-37.2	102	75.2	62.8-84.5
Some Post-H.S.	88	19	20.4	11.0-34.9	69	79.6	65.1-89.0
College Graduate	56	15	32.8	18.0-52.0	41	67.2	48.0-82.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	37	26.6	17.3-38.5	85	73.4	61.5-82.7
$15,000- 24,999	71	16	32.4	17.3-52.4	55	67.6	47.6-82.7
$25,000- 34,999	43	6	26.3	10.8-51.1	37	73.7	48.9-89.2
$35,000- 49,999	33	3	3.6	1.0-12.1	30	96.4	87.9-99.0
$50,000-74,999	29	5	12.1	4.6-28.4	24	87.9	71.6-95.4
$75,000+	15	6	62.6	35.4-83.6	9	37.4	16.4-64.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	41	10	18.5	9.6-32.8	31	81.5	67.2-90.4
Guilford	36	13	39.8	23.8-58.3	23	60.2	41.7-76.2
Mecklenburg	39	6	17.0	7.0-35.9	33	83.0	64.1-93.0
Orange	25	7	32.3	15.3-55.7	18	67.7	44.3-84.7
Wake	31	8	19.5	9.0-37.3	23	80.5	62.7-91.0
Chatham/Lee	33	7	24.1	11.2-44.4	26	75.9	55.6-88.8
Nash/Wilson	44	12	29.5	16.6-46.8	32	70.5	53.2-83.4
Craven/Pamlico	55	12	23.8	13.4-38.6	43	76.2	61.4-86.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	10	22.4	11.1-40.0	35	77.6	60.0-88.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	9	30.6	15.7-51.1	24	69.4	48.9-84.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	10	24.3	12.1-42.6	22	75.7	57.4-87.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	13	26.3	15.3-41.3	35	73.7	58.7-84.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	79	20	24.5	15.5-36.3	59	75.5	63.7-84.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	16	26.0	15.6-40.1	39	74.0	59.9-84.4
Northeast NC I	72	24	34.0	22.9-47.1	48	66.0	52.9-77.1
Northeast NC II	65	15	26.3	15.3-41.3	50	73.7	58.7-84.7
Northeastern Partnership	137	39	29.3	20.9-39.4	98	70.7	60.6-79.1
Mountain AHEC	133	41	33.3	23.3-45.0	92	66.7	55.0-76.7
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	334	89	22.1	16.9-28.3	245	77.9	71.7-83.1
Western NC	200	55	27.4	19.8-36.7	145	72.6	63.3-80.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

958

251

24.3

20.6-28.3

707

75.7

71.7-79.4

-Eastern NC

424

107

26.2

20.5-32.9

317

73.8

67.1-79.5

GENDER

Male

156

21.6

14.5-31.0

118

78.4

69.0-85.5

Female

268

29.9

21.8-39.5

199

70.1

60.5-78.2

RACE

White

227

22.2

15.2-31.2

176

77.8

68.8-84.8

African American

169

36.1

25.9-47.7

117

63.9

52.3-74.1

Other Minorities

14.3

3.2-46.0

85.7

54.0-96.8

AGE

18-24

25.4

3.0-79.1

74.6

20.9-97.0

25-34

11.9

2.8-38.9

88.1

61.1-97.2

35-44

37.8

18.4-62.2

62.2

37.8-81.6

45-54

46.8

29.2-65.2

53.2

34.8-70.8

55-64

115

21.2

13.2-32.1

78.8

67.9-86.8

65-74

113

19.3

10.7-32.3

80.7

67.7-89.3

75+

23.3

12.0-40.4

76.7

59.6-88.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

146

29.3

19.2-42.0

104

70.7

58.0-80.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

133

24.8

15.5-37.2

102

75.2

62.8-84.5

Some Post-H.S.

20.4

11.0-34.9

79.6

65.1-89.0

College Graduate

32.8

18.0-52.0

67.2

48.0-82.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

26.6

17.3-38.5

73.4

61.5-82.7

$15,000- 24,999

32.4

17.3-52.4

67.6

47.6-82.7

$25,000- 34,999

26.3

10.8-51.1

73.7

48.9-89.2

$35,000- 49,999

3.6

1.0-12.1

96.4

87.9-99.0

$50,000-74,999

12.1

4.6-28.4

87.9

71.6-95.4

$75,000+

62.6

35.4-83.6

37.4

16.4-64.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

18.5

9.6-32.8

81.5

67.2-90.4

Guilford

39.8

23.8-58.3

60.2

41.7-76.2

Mecklenburg

17.0

7.0-35.9

83.0

64.1-93.0

Orange

32.3

15.3-55.7

67.7

44.3-84.7

Wake

19.5

9.0-37.3

80.5

62.7-91.0

Chatham/Lee

24.1

11.2-44.4

75.9

55.6-88.8

Nash/Wilson

29.5

16.6-46.8

70.5

53.2-83.4

Craven/Pamlico

23.8

13.4-38.6

76.2

61.4-86.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

22.4

11.1-40.0

77.6

60.0-88.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

30.6

15.7-51.1

69.4

48.9-84.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

24.3

12.1-42.6

75.7

57.4-87.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

26.3

15.3-41.3

73.7

58.7-84.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

24.5

15.5-36.3

75.5

63.7-84.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

26.0

15.6-40.1

74.0

59.9-84.4

Northeast NC I

34.0

22.9-47.1

66.0

52.9-77.1

Northeast NC II

26.3

15.3-41.3

73.7

58.7-84.7

Northeastern Partnership

137

29.3

20.9-39.4

70.7

60.6-79.1

Mountain AHEC

133

33.3

23.3-45.0

66.7

55.0-76.7

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

334

22.1

16.9-28.3

245

77.9

71.7-83.1

Western NC

200

27.4

19.8-36.7

145

72.6

63.3-80.2

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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