BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Screening

During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only testing supplies	Yes, only medicines	Yes, testing & medicines	No
TOTAL	957	74	8.4	6.0-11.5	23	1.8	1.0- 3.1	109	11.3	8.7-14.7	751	78.5	74.3-82.1
GENDER
Male	372	19	5.2	2.7-10.0	8	1.5	0.6- 3.5	43	10.0	6.6-15.0	302	83.2	77.2-87.9
Female	585	55	11.4	7.9-16.3	15	2.1	1.0- 4.3	66	12.6	8.9-17.6	449	73.9	68.0-79.1
RACE
White	601	49	8.7	5.8-12.7	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3	44	8.1	5.3-12.3	503	82.7	77.7-86.8
African American	298	20	5.7	2.9-10.8	18	5.6	3.0-10.3	55	18.2	12.6-25.6	205	70.5	62.4-77.5
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Native American	34	3	29.2	7.4-67.9	0	0.0	. - .	7	27.4	10.0-56.3	24	43.4	20.8-69.0
Other Minorities	18	1	4.3	0.6-26.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	16.9	4.5-47.1	14	78.7	49.7-93.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	2	19.3	4.6-54.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	27.7	7.2-65.4	6	52.9	22.3-81.5
-English Speaking	5	1	25.8	3.6-76.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.0	2.8-71.1	3	53.2	15.0-88.0
-Spanish Speaking	6	1	16.1	2.1-63.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	31.1	5.6-77.7	3	52.8	15.2-87.4
Non-Hispanic	946	72	8.3	5.9-11.5	23	1.8	1.0- 3.2	106	11.2	8.5-14.6	745	78.7	74.5-82.3
AGE
18-24	7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.7	3.2-70.0	6	78.3	30.0-96.8
25-34	27	5	35.9	13.6-66.7	2	9.0	2.0-32.4	4	13.4	2.7-46.1	16	41.7	20.8-66.1
35-44	91	13	14.2	7.3-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	23	25.8	14.6-41.4	55	60.0	44.8-73.5
45-54	160	18	9.3	4.6-17.7	4	2.4	0.6- 9.8	24	16.1	9.2-26.6	114	72.2	60.8-81.2
55-64	242	20	8.0	4.6-13.6	11	2.7	1.3- 5.7	27	8.2	5.0-13.4	184	81.0	74.1-86.5
65-74	241	10	5.9	1.8-17.5	4	1.2	0.4- 3.9	17	5.3	2.9- 9.5	210	87.6	78.3-93.2
75+	185	8	2.4	1.0- 5.7	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9	12	7.1	3.2-14.8	163	90.1	82.6-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	304	23	5.6	3.4- 9.2	12	3.2	1.4- 7.2	44	15.5	10.3-22.6	225	75.7	68.2-81.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	293	28	8.5	4.6-15.3	7	2.1	0.9- 4.9	36	13.4	8.5-20.4	222	76.0	67.8-82.6
Some Post-H.S.	203	16	12.6	6.9-22.0	3	1.0	0.2- 5.1	23	11.6	6.2-20.6	161	74.8	64.4-83.0
College Graduate	154	7	7.0	2.9-16.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	5	1.7	0.5- 5.3	141	91.1	82.4-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	231	28	13.0	7.1-22.7	7	1.4	0.6- 3.1	38	13.5	8.7-20.4	158	72.1	62.4-80.0
$15,000- 24,999	177	15	8.3	4.3-15.5	4	1.3	0.4- 4.0	26	16.7	9.4-28.1	132	73.6	62.5-82.3
$25,000- 34,999	96	5	6.3	2.3-16.4	2	3.0	0.7-11.4	9	15.1	6.2-32.5	80	75.6	59.7-86.7
$35,000- 49,999	85	7	14.0	5.4-31.7	2	2.8	0.6-11.6	5	9.9	3.7-24.1	71	73.3	56.5-85.2
$50,000-74,999	63	5	8.7	3.2-21.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	57	90.8	78.2-96.4
$75,000+	48	2	6.3	1.0-31.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	46	93.7	69.0-99.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.5	0.9-19.1	2	7.0	1.5-26.9	36	88.5	70.2-96.2
Guilford	36	3	6.0	1.7-18.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5	8	26.3	13.0-46.2	24	66.4	47.5-81.3
Mecklenburg	39	4	13.9	4.8-34.0	1	3.0	0.4-18.6	3	4.4	1.4-13.2	31	78.7	60.1-90.1
Orange	25	1	7.3	1.0-36.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.7	4.9-32.8	20	79.1	56.3-91.7
Wake	31	1	2.4	0.3-15.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	3	14.7	4.4-39.3	26	80.7	58.1-92.6
Chatham/Lee	33	3	12.7	3.4-37.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	12.2	4.2-30.7	26	75.1	53.2-88.8
Nash/Wilson	44	3	5.7	1.7-17.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	6	15.0	6.1-32.5	34	78.1	61.2-89.0
Craven/Pamlico	55	5	9.3	3.7-21.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	4	8.0	2.8-20.9	45	81.9	68.0-90.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	5	11.8	4.5-27.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	8	20.5	9.1-39.7	31	66.6	47.9-81.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	2	6.2	1.5-22.3	4	7.8	2.8-19.9	26	84.2	68.7-92.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	2	3.2	0.8-12.2	2	7.7	1.7-29.0	8	27.6	13.8-47.7	20	61.5	41.9-77.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	16.6	6.9-34.8	42	82.5	64.6-92.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	7	7.5	3.4-16.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	9	13.6	6.4-26.4	63	78.4	65.8-87.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	6	7.1	3.1-15.6	2	4.7	1.1-17.5	5	16.3	6.4-35.8	42	71.8	54.9-84.2
Northeast NC I	72	6	8.7	3.7-18.8	2	3.3	0.8-12.5	10	11.6	5.8-21.7	54	76.4	64.4-85.3
Northeast NC II	65	6	8.8	3.7-19.6	3	3.6	1.1-11.6	6	7.5	2.6-19.9	50	80.0	67.0-88.8
Northeastern Partnership	137	12	8.8	4.7-15.7	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	16	9.1	4.8-16.4	104	78.6	69.8-85.4
Mountain AHEC	132	5	5.8	2.1-14.8	2	1.3	0.3- 6.1	9	4.8	2.1-10.4	116	88.1	79.2-93.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	39	8.6	5.5-13.1	11	1.9	0.9- 4.0	45	11.8	7.7-17.5	330	77.8	71.3-83.1
Piedmont	333	28	9.3	5.6-15.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.4	45	11.8	7.9-17.3	252	77.1	70.2-82.7
Western NC	199	7	4.4	1.8-10.3	4	1.4	0.5- 4.2	19	8.7	4.8-15.1	169	85.5	78.0-90.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only testing supplies

Yes, only medicines

Yes, testing & medicines

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

957

8.4

6.0-11.5

1.8

1.0- 3.1

109

11.3

8.7-14.7

751

78.5

74.3-82.1

GENDER

Male

372

5.2

2.7-10.0

1.5

0.6- 3.5

10.0

6.6-15.0

302

83.2

77.2-87.9

Female

585

11.4

7.9-16.3

2.1

1.0- 4.3

12.6

8.9-17.6

449

73.9

68.0-79.1

RACE

White

601

8.7

5.8-12.7

0.5

0.2- 1.3

8.1

5.3-12.3

503

82.7

77.7-86.8

African American

298

5.7

2.9-10.8

5.6

3.0-10.3

18.2

12.6-25.6

205

70.5

62.4-77.5

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

29.2

7.4-67.9

0.0

. - .

27.4

10.0-56.3

43.4

20.8-69.0

Other Minorities

4.3

0.6-26.1

0.0

. - .

16.9

4.5-47.1

78.7

49.7-93.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.3

4.6-54.2

0.0

. - .

27.7

7.2-65.4

52.9

22.3-81.5

-English Speaking

25.8

3.6-76.2

0.0

. - .

21.0

2.8-71.1

53.2

15.0-88.0

-Spanish Speaking

16.1

2.1-63.6

0.0

. - .

31.1

5.6-77.7

52.8

15.2-87.4

Non-Hispanic

946

8.3

5.9-11.5

1.8

1.0- 3.2

106

11.2

8.5-14.6

745

78.7

74.5-82.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

21.7

3.2-70.0

78.3

30.0-96.8

25-34

35.9

13.6-66.7

9.0

2.0-32.4

13.4

2.7-46.1

41.7

20.8-66.1

35-44

14.2

7.3-25.8

0.0

. - .

25.8

14.6-41.4

60.0

44.8-73.5

45-54

160

9.3

4.6-17.7

2.4

0.6- 9.8

16.1

9.2-26.6

114

72.2

60.8-81.2

55-64

242

8.0

4.6-13.6

2.7

1.3- 5.7

8.2

5.0-13.4

184

81.0

74.1-86.5

65-74

241

5.9

1.8-17.5

1.2

0.4- 3.9

5.3

2.9- 9.5

210

87.6

78.3-93.2

75+

185

2.4

1.0- 5.7

0.4

0.1- 1.9

7.1

3.2-14.8

163

90.1

82.6-94.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

304

5.6

3.4- 9.2

3.2

1.4- 7.2

15.5

10.3-22.6

225

75.7

68.2-81.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

293

8.5

4.6-15.3

2.1

0.9- 4.9

13.4

8.5-20.4

222

76.0

67.8-82.6

Some Post-H.S.

203

12.6

6.9-22.0

1.0

0.2- 5.1

11.6

6.2-20.6

161

74.8

64.4-83.0

College Graduate

154

7.0

2.9-16.0

0.3

0.0- 2.0

1.7

0.5- 5.3

141

91.1

82.4-95.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

231

13.0

7.1-22.7

1.4

0.6- 3.1

13.5

8.7-20.4

158

72.1

62.4-80.0

$15,000- 24,999

177

8.3

4.3-15.5

1.3

0.4- 4.0

16.7

9.4-28.1

132

73.6

62.5-82.3

$25,000- 34,999

6.3

2.3-16.4

3.0

0.7-11.4

15.1

6.2-32.5

75.6

59.7-86.7

$35,000- 49,999

14.0

5.4-31.7

2.8

0.6-11.6

9.9

3.7-24.1

73.3

56.5-85.2

$50,000-74,999

8.7

3.2-21.5

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 3.3

90.8

78.2-96.4

$75,000+

6.3

1.0-31.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

93.7

69.0-99.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

0.0

. - .

4.5

0.9-19.1

7.0

1.5-26.9

88.5

70.2-96.2

Guilford

6.0

1.7-18.6

1.2

0.2- 8.5

26.3

13.0-46.2

66.4

47.5-81.3

Mecklenburg

13.9

4.8-34.0

3.0

0.4-18.6

4.4

1.4-13.2

78.7

60.1-90.1

Orange

7.3

1.0-36.9

0.0

. - .

13.7

4.9-32.8

79.1

56.3-91.7

Wake

2.4

0.3-15.6

2.1

0.3-13.9

14.7

4.4-39.3

80.7

58.1-92.6

Chatham/Lee

12.7

3.4-37.7

0.0

. - .

12.2

4.2-30.7

75.1

53.2-88.8

Nash/Wilson

5.7

1.7-17.8

1.2

0.2- 8.2

15.0

6.1-32.5

78.1

61.2-89.0

Craven/Pamlico

9.3

3.7-21.3

0.9

0.1- 6.0

8.0

2.8-20.9

81.9

68.0-90.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

11.8

4.5-27.3

1.2

0.2- 8.2

20.5

9.1-39.7

66.6

47.9-81.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

1.9

0.3-12.4

6.2

1.5-22.3

7.8

2.8-19.9

84.2

68.7-92.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

3.2

0.8-12.2

7.7

1.7-29.0

27.6

13.8-47.7

61.5

41.9-77.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.9

0.1- 6.3

0.0

. - .

16.6

6.9-34.8

82.5

64.6-92.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.5

3.4-16.0

0.5

0.1- 3.8

13.6

6.4-26.4

78.4

65.8-87.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

7.1

3.1-15.6

4.7

1.1-17.5

16.3

6.4-35.8

71.8

54.9-84.2

Northeast NC I

8.7

3.7-18.8

3.3

0.8-12.5

11.6

5.8-21.7

76.4

64.4-85.3

Northeast NC II

8.8

3.7-19.6

3.6

1.1-11.6

7.5

2.6-19.9

80.0

67.0-88.8

Northeastern Partnership

137

8.8

4.7-15.7

3.5

1.4- 8.6

9.1

4.8-16.4

104

78.6

69.8-85.4

Mountain AHEC

132

5.8

2.1-14.8

1.3

0.3- 6.1

4.8

2.1-10.4

116

88.1

79.2-93.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

8.6

5.5-13.1

1.9

0.9- 4.0

11.8

7.7-17.5

330

77.8

71.3-83.1

Piedmont

333

9.3

5.6-15.0

1.8

0.8- 4.4

11.8

7.9-17.3

252

77.1

70.2-82.7

Western NC

199

4.4

1.8-10.3

1.4

0.5- 4.2

8.7

4.8-15.1

169

85.5

78.0-90.7

Back to Diabetes Screening.

*Asked of all respondents that answered YES to diabetes Core question or YES to ever having a blood sugar test

^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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