BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Screening-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,025	729	71.1	66.4-75.4	296	28.9	24.6-33.6
GENDER
Female	1,025	729	71.1	66.4-75.4	296	28.9	24.6-33.6
RACE
African American	1,025	729	71.1	66.4-75.4	296	28.9	24.6-33.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	10	61.4	18.6-91.7	2	38.6	8.3-81.4
-English Speaking	12	10	61.4	18.6-91.7	2	38.6	8.3-81.4
Non-Hispanic	1,013	719	71.1	66.4-75.4	294	28.9	24.6-33.6
AGE
18-24	88	48	53.2	36.9-68.8	40	46.8	31.2-63.1
25-34	184	130	77.0	68.4-83.9	54	23.0	16.1-31.6
35-44	229	151	60.1	50.2-69.2	78	39.9	30.8-49.8
45-54	216	161	77.5	69.2-84.2	55	22.5	15.8-30.8
55-64	131	106	81.6	71.3-88.8	25	18.4	11.2-28.7
65-74	96	75	87.2	78.2-92.9	21	12.8	7.1-21.8
75+	70	50	80.0	64.7-89.7	20	20.0	10.3-35.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	206	135	65.5	54.8-74.9	71	34.5	25.1-45.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	352	240	68.7	59.8-76.4	112	31.3	23.6-40.2
Some Post-H.S.	260	187	70.9	61.3-79.0	73	29.1	21.0-38.7
College Graduate	204	165	80.3	72.2-86.4	39	19.7	13.6-27.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	190	124	68.7	58.8-77.2	66	31.3	22.8-41.2
$15,000- 24,999	245	168	71.7	62.6-79.3	77	28.3	20.7-37.4
$25,000- 34,999	148	109	69.9	57.3-80.2	39	30.1	19.8-42.7
$35,000- 49,999	94	71	70.6	55.2-82.4	23	29.4	17.6-44.8
$50,000-74,999	58	48	90.6	78.9-96.1	10	9.4	3.9-21.1
$75,000+	49	39	74.9	56.0-87.5	10	25.1	12.5-44.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	12	9	55.6	23.8-83.3	3	44.4	16.7-76.2
Guilford	60	45	80.6	68.9-88.6	15	19.4	11.4-31.1
Mecklenburg	71	56	76.6	63.3-86.2	15	23.4	13.8-36.7
Orange	23	16	66.1	43.6-83.1	7	33.9	16.9-56.4
Wake	47	35	73.4	56.3-85.6	12	26.6	14.4-43.7
Chatham/Lee	46	35	76.5	60.2-87.5	11	23.5	12.5-39.8
Nash/Wilson	72	53	71.0	57.8-81.3	19	29.0	18.7-42.2
Craven/Pamlico	42	26	54.9	33.5-74.6	16	45.1	25.4-66.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	5	4	71.7	22.0-95.8	1	28.3	4.2-78.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	89	52	56.1	43.9-67.5	37	43.9	32.5-56.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	8	4	44.2	15.6-77.2	4	55.8	22.8-84.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	75	56	70.2	56.3-81.2	19	29.8	18.8-43.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	76	51	67.9	55.4-78.2	25	32.1	21.8-44.6
Northeast NC I	137	92	70.0	60.7-77.8	45	30.0	22.2-39.3
Northeast NC II	75	59	78.8	66.7-87.3	16	21.2	12.7-33.3
Northeastern Partnership	212	151	73.9	66.7-80.0	61	26.1	20.0-33.3
Mountain AHEC	24	16	58.8	32.4-80.9	8	41.2	19.1-67.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	535	379	69.3	61.9-75.8	156	30.7	24.2-38.1
Piedmont	455	323	72.0	65.7-77.6	132	28.0	22.4-34.3
Western NC	35	27	79.8	54.6-92.9	8	20.2	7.1-45.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,025

729

71.1

66.4-75.4

296

28.9

24.6-33.6

GENDER

Female

1,025

729

71.1

66.4-75.4

296

28.9

24.6-33.6

RACE

African American

1,025

729

71.1

66.4-75.4

296

28.9

24.6-33.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

61.4

18.6-91.7

38.6

8.3-81.4

-English Speaking

61.4

18.6-91.7

38.6

8.3-81.4

Non-Hispanic

1,013

719

71.1

66.4-75.4

294

28.9

24.6-33.6

AGE

18-24

53.2

36.9-68.8

46.8

31.2-63.1

25-34

184

130

77.0

68.4-83.9

23.0

16.1-31.6

35-44

229

151

60.1

50.2-69.2

39.9

30.8-49.8

45-54

216

161

77.5

69.2-84.2

22.5

15.8-30.8

55-64

131

106

81.6

71.3-88.8

18.4

11.2-28.7

65-74

87.2

78.2-92.9

12.8

7.1-21.8

75+

80.0

64.7-89.7

20.0

10.3-35.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

206

135

65.5

54.8-74.9

34.5

25.1-45.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

352

240

68.7

59.8-76.4

112

31.3

23.6-40.2

Some Post-H.S.

260

187

70.9

61.3-79.0

29.1

21.0-38.7

College Graduate

204

165

80.3

72.2-86.4

19.7

13.6-27.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

190

124

68.7

58.8-77.2

31.3

22.8-41.2

$15,000- 24,999

245

168

71.7

62.6-79.3

28.3

20.7-37.4

$25,000- 34,999

148

109

69.9

57.3-80.2

30.1

19.8-42.7

$35,000- 49,999

70.6

55.2-82.4

29.4

17.6-44.8

$50,000-74,999

90.6

78.9-96.1

9.4

3.9-21.1

$75,000+

74.9

56.0-87.5

25.1

12.5-44.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

55.6

23.8-83.3

44.4

16.7-76.2

Guilford

80.6

68.9-88.6

19.4

11.4-31.1

Mecklenburg

76.6

63.3-86.2

23.4

13.8-36.7

Orange

66.1

43.6-83.1

33.9

16.9-56.4

Wake

73.4

56.3-85.6

26.6

14.4-43.7

Chatham/Lee

76.5

60.2-87.5

23.5

12.5-39.8

Nash/Wilson

71.0

57.8-81.3

29.0

18.7-42.2

Craven/Pamlico

54.9

33.5-74.6

45.1

25.4-66.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

71.7

22.0-95.8

28.3

4.2-78.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

56.1

43.9-67.5

43.9

32.5-56.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

44.2

15.6-77.2

55.8

22.8-84.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

70.2

56.3-81.2

29.8

18.8-43.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

67.9

55.4-78.2

32.1

21.8-44.6

Northeast NC I

137

70.0

60.7-77.8

30.0

22.2-39.3

Northeast NC II

78.8

66.7-87.3

21.2

12.7-33.3

Northeastern Partnership

212

151

73.9

66.7-80.0

26.1

20.0-33.3

Mountain AHEC

58.8

32.4-80.9

41.2

19.1-67.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

535

379

69.3

61.9-75.8

156

30.7

24.2-38.1

Piedmont

455

323

72.0

65.7-77.6

132

28.0

22.4-34.3

Western NC

79.8

54.6-92.9

20.2

7.1-45.4

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*Asked of all respondents that answered NO to diabetes Core question: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?

^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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