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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No
TOTAL	1,873	298	11.6	9.8-13.7	13	0.9	0.4- 2.0	1,562	87.4	85.3-89.3
GENDER
Male	608	93	11.4	8.5-15.1	0	0.0	. - .	515	88.6	84.9-91.5
Female	1,265	205	11.8	9.7-14.3	13	1.7	0.8- 3.5	1,047	86.5	83.7-88.9
AGE
18-24	147	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7	4	2.1	0.5- 8.4	141	97.3	91.7-99.1
25-34	286	13	2.8	1.3- 5.8	3	1.6	0.4- 5.5	270	95.6	91.7-97.8
35-44	372	32	6.8	4.2-10.8	3	1.3	0.3- 5.1	337	91.9	87.4-94.9
45-54	415	59	13.8	9.7-19.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	355	86.1	80.7-90.2
55-64	287	80	29.3	21.9-38.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	206	70.4	61.7-77.9
65-74	208	67	27.8	19.9-37.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	140	72.1	62.6-80.1
75+	143	42	25.0	16.0-36.9	0	0.0	. - .	101	75.0	63.1-84.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	115	21.0	16.1-27.0	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2	330	79.0	73.0-83.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	653	89	9.1	6.7-12.2	7	1.6	0.6- 4.4	557	89.3	85.8-92.0
Some Post-H.S.	435	55	10.0	6.6-14.8	3	1.0	0.2- 4.2	377	89.0	84.0-92.6
College Graduate	332	38	8.9	5.9-13.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	292	90.6	86.1-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	351	96	22.0	16.2-29.2	4	0.7	0.2- 2.4	251	77.3	70.1-83.2
$15,000- 24,999	434	50	9.0	5.9-13.5	4	1.0	0.2- 3.9	380	90.0	85.3-93.4
$25,000- 34,999	227	17	10.1	5.5-17.8	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	209	89.5	81.8-94.2
$35,000- 49,999	199	29	10.9	6.5-17.5	1	1.4	0.2- 9.0	169	87.8	80.6-92.5
$50,000-74,999	118	12	7.8	4.0-14.7	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	105	91.5	84.4-95.5
$75,000+	94	7	9.5	4.2-20.2	0	0.0	. - .	87	90.5	79.8-95.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	8	25.7	12.0-46.7	0	0.0	. - .	21	74.3	53.3-88.0
Guilford	116	13	8.4	4.5-14.9	3	4.3	1.1-15.9	100	87.3	77.9-93.1
Mecklenburg	120	15	9.7	5.6-16.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	104	89.8	83.1-94.0
Orange	48	13	25.4	14.3-40.9	0	0.0	. - .	35	74.6	59.1-85.7
Wake	86	13	14.3	7.6-25.2	0	0.0	. - .	73	85.7	74.8-92.4
Chatham/Lee	70	9	10.6	4.9-21.3	0	0.0	. - .	61	89.4	78.7-95.1
Nash/Wilson	125	15	11.5	6.6-19.4	0	0.0	. - .	110	88.5	80.6-93.4
Craven/Pamlico	92	17	16.5	9.7-26.7	2	2.0	0.5- 7.9	73	81.5	71.1-88.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	5	43.6	14.4-78.1	0	0.0	. - .	11	56.4	21.9-85.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	3	23.6	6.9-56.2	0	0.0	. - .	6	76.4	43.8-93.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	166	19	7.5	4.1-13.1	1	0.4	0.1- 3.2	146	92.1	86.3-95.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	1	8.2	1.1-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	91.8	58.3-98.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	145	31	19.3	13.0-27.7	0	0.0	. - .	114	80.7	72.3-87.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	27	14.5	9.3-21.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.6	101	84.2	76.3-89.8
Northeast NC I	238	42	14.8	10.7-20.1	2	0.6	0.1- 3.2	194	84.6	79.2-88.8
Northeast NC II	147	25	15.5	9.8-23.5	0	0.0	. - .	122	84.5	76.5-90.2
Northeastern Partnership	385	67	15.1	11.4-19.8	2	0.3	0.1- 1.6	316	84.6	79.9-88.3
Mountain AHEC	51	13	24.9	13.3-41.8	0	0.0	. - .	38	75.1	58.2-86.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	982	169	13.0	10.3-16.1	7	1.1	0.3- 3.1	806	86.0	82.6-88.8
Piedmont	817	112	10.5	8.1-13.4	6	0.9	0.3- 2.5	699	88.6	85.5-91.1
Western NC	74	17	15.3	7.9-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	57	84.7	72.2-92.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,873

298

11.6

9.8-13.7

0.9

0.4- 2.0

1,562

87.4

85.3-89.3

GENDER

Male

608

11.4

8.5-15.1

0.0

. - .

515

88.6

84.9-91.5

Female

1,265

205

11.8

9.7-14.3

1.7

0.8- 3.5

1,047

86.5

83.7-88.9

AGE

18-24

147

0.7

0.2- 2.7

2.1

0.5- 8.4

141

97.3

91.7-99.1

25-34

286

2.8

1.3- 5.8

1.6

0.4- 5.5

270

95.6

91.7-97.8

35-44

372

6.8

4.2-10.8

1.3

0.3- 5.1

337

91.9

87.4-94.9

45-54

415

13.8

9.7-19.2

0.1

0.0- 0.5

355

86.1

80.7-90.2

55-64

287

29.3

21.9-38.1

0.2

0.0- 1.7

206

70.4

61.7-77.9

65-74

208

27.8

19.9-37.4

0.1

0.0- 0.5

140

72.1

62.6-80.1

75+

143

25.0

16.0-36.9

0.0

. - .

101

75.0

63.1-84.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

115

21.0

16.1-27.0

0.0

0.0- 0.2

330

79.0

73.0-83.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

653

9.1

6.7-12.2

1.6

0.6- 4.4

557

89.3

85.8-92.0

Some Post-H.S.

435

10.0

6.6-14.8

1.0

0.2- 4.2

377

89.0

84.0-92.6

College Graduate

332

8.9

5.9-13.3

0.5

0.1- 2.1

292

90.6

86.1-93.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

351

22.0

16.2-29.2

0.7

0.2- 2.4

251

77.3

70.1-83.2

$15,000- 24,999

434

9.0

5.9-13.5

1.0

0.2- 3.9

380

90.0

85.3-93.4

$25,000- 34,999

227

10.1

5.5-17.8

0.4

0.1- 3.1

209

89.5

81.8-94.2

$35,000- 49,999

199

10.9

6.5-17.5

1.4

0.2- 9.0

169

87.8

80.6-92.5

$50,000-74,999

118

7.8

4.0-14.7

0.7

0.1- 5.1

105

91.5

84.4-95.5

$75,000+

9.5

4.2-20.2

0.0

. - .

90.5

79.8-95.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

25.7

12.0-46.7

0.0

. - .

74.3

53.3-88.0

Guilford

116

8.4

4.5-14.9

4.3

1.1-15.9

100

87.3

77.9-93.1

Mecklenburg

120

9.7

5.6-16.3

0.5

0.1- 3.7

104

89.8

83.1-94.0

Orange

25.4

14.3-40.9

0.0

. - .

74.6

59.1-85.7

Wake

14.3

7.6-25.2

0.0

. - .

85.7

74.8-92.4

Chatham/Lee

10.6

4.9-21.3

0.0

. - .

89.4

78.7-95.1

Nash/Wilson

125

11.5

6.6-19.4

0.0

. - .

110

88.5

80.6-93.4

Craven/Pamlico

16.5

9.7-26.7

2.0

0.5- 7.9

81.5

71.1-88.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

43.6

14.4-78.1

0.0

. - .

56.4

21.9-85.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

23.6

6.9-56.2

0.0

. - .

76.4

43.8-93.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

166

7.5

4.1-13.1

0.4

0.1- 3.2

146

92.1

86.3-95.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

8.2

1.1-41.7

0.0

. - .

91.8

58.3-98.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

145

19.3

13.0-27.7

0.0

. - .

114

80.7

72.3-87.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

14.5

9.3-21.9

1.3

0.2- 8.6

101

84.2

76.3-89.8

Northeast NC I

238

14.8

10.7-20.1

0.6

0.1- 3.2

194

84.6

79.2-88.8

Northeast NC II

147

15.5

9.8-23.5

0.0

. - .

122

84.5

76.5-90.2

Northeastern Partnership

385

15.1

11.4-19.8

0.3

0.1- 1.6

316

84.6

79.9-88.3

Mountain AHEC

24.9

13.3-41.8

0.0

. - .

75.1

58.2-86.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

982

169

13.0

10.3-16.1

1.1

0.3- 3.1

806

86.0

82.6-88.8

Piedmont

817

112

10.5

8.1-13.4

0.9

0.3- 2.5

699

88.6

85.5-91.1

Western NC

15.3

7.9-27.8

0.0

. - .

84.7

72.2-92.1

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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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