BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
TOTAL	909	84	8.3	6.1-11.1	316	38.8	34.1-43.8	222	25.6	21.6-30.0	287	27.3	23.3-31.7
GENDER
Male	360	25	6.0	3.7- 9.5	139	42.2	34.9-49.9	95	25.8	20.0-32.7	101	26.0	20.1-32.9
Female	549	59	10.6	7.2-15.3	177	35.5	29.7-41.8	127	25.3	20.3-31.1	186	28.6	23.4-34.4
RACE
White	573	49	6.8	4.6- 9.9	173	36.9	31.0-43.2	146	26.0	21.2-31.5	205	30.3	25.1-35.9
African American	281	29	9.5	5.8-15.3	119	44.2	35.8-53.0	60	24.4	17.4-33.1	73	21.9	15.6-29.7
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	2	72.2	21.2-96.2	2	27.8	3.8-78.8	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	32	3	36.9	11.9-71.7	15	33.4	15.0-58.8	10	18.9	7.4-40.5	4	10.7	2.9-32.2
Other Minorities	17	3	13.7	3.5-40.7	6	26.4	10.1-53.4	4	34.8	11.1-69.4	4	25.2	8.0-56.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	2	28.2	6.9-67.6	5	51.9	21.6-80.9	1	2.5	0.3-17.2	3	17.4	4.6-47.8
-English Speaking	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	48.2	12.6-85.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	51.8	14.3-87.4
-Spanish Speaking	6	2	42.4	10.1-82.9	3	53.8	15.6-88.0	1	3.8	0.4-25.9	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	898	82	8.1	6.0-11.0	311	38.7	34.0-43.7	221	25.8	21.8-30.2	284	27.4	23.3-31.8
AGE
18-24	7	7	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	27	22	84.9	64.7-94.5	5	15.1	5.5-35.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	91	21	15.8	8.6-27.3	70	84.2	72.7-91.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	156	11	5.0	2.1-11.5	120	79.9	69.7-87.2	25	15.1	8.8-24.8	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	233	11	2.8	1.3- 6.0	76	33.5	25.1-43.1	120	55.2	45.7-64.3	26	8.6	4.8-14.9
65-74	222	10	4.4	1.7-10.8	30	15.1	9.3-23.6	56	28.2	20.3-37.6	126	52.4	42.6-62.0
75+	171	2	1.3	0.2- 6.7	14	4.1	2.2- 7.7	20	13.3	7.5-22.6	135	81.2	71.9-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	279	14	3.5	1.7- 7.2	81	27.5	20.6-35.6	67	25.7	18.9-34.0	117	43.2	34.8-52.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	281	29	9.1	5.5-14.7	107	42.1	33.2-51.5	64	24.8	18.1-32.9	81	24.0	17.3-32.4
Some Post-H.S.	198	28	14.9	9.0-23.8	74	41.1	31.5-51.4	45	25.4	17.5-35.3	51	18.6	12.8-26.4
College Graduate	149	13	5.6	2.7-11.1	54	48.2	36.7-59.9	45	27.1	18.1-38.4	37	19.2	12.0-29.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	217	19	5.8	3.0-10.9	70	27.6	20.1-36.5	62	33.0	23.8-43.7	66	33.6	24.0-44.9
$15,000- 24,999	171	20	13.1	7.3-22.4	57	38.8	28.2-50.5	36	24.0	15.8-34.8	58	24.0	16.5-33.6
$25,000- 34,999	91	7	4.8	1.7-12.6	30	35.5	22.7-50.9	24	27.7	16.5-42.7	30	31.9	20.0-46.8
$35,000- 49,999	84	9	15.6	6.7-32.0	40	50.2	35.2-65.1	22	22.0	12.6-35.6	13	12.3	5.4-25.4
$50,000-74,999	62	5	4.0	1.3-11.6	33	65.0	48.8-78.3	14	21.4	11.3-36.6	10	9.6	4.3-20.1
$75,000+	47	3	6.7	1.8-21.6	17	48.7	28.4-69.5	20	37.9	20.4-59.3	7	6.7	2.7-15.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	39	2	6.2	1.4-23.5	17	48.6	31.8-65.7	9	25.2	12.7-43.8	11	20.0	10.5-34.6
Guilford	33	2	8.0	1.5-32.6	13	37.6	21.7-56.7	10	29.1	15.0-48.8	8	25.2	12.6-44.1
Mecklenburg	37	5	19.9	8.4-40.3	10	23.3	12.1-40.2	10	27.9	14.8-46.4	12	28.9	15.4-47.4
Orange	25	7	37.8	18.9-61.4	7	30.4	14.4-53.1	3	9.1	2.7-26.9	8	22.7	10.4-42.8
Wake	28	3	7.2	2.2-21.2	10	45.0	25.3-66.3	6	26.4	11.2-50.3	9	21.5	10.5-38.9
Chatham/Lee	29	3	10.9	3.4-30.0	10	41.0	22.4-62.6	6	17.5	7.0-37.6	10	30.6	15.7-51.1
Nash/Wilson	41	4	9.6	3.2-25.3	14	46.5	30.0-63.8	13	27.6	15.3-44.7	10	16.4	8.4-29.4
Craven/Pamlico	52	5	11.8	4.7-26.6	11	27.0	14.6-44.5	10	17.6	9.3-30.7	26	43.6	29.9-58.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	43	3	6.5	1.7-21.8	15	40.8	24.3-59.8	10	22.9	11.5-40.5	15	29.8	14.9-50.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	29	1	5.4	0.8-29.9	10	36.7	19.7-57.9	8	26.3	12.2-48.0	10	31.5	16.7-51.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	6	14.6	6.1-30.9	16	58.2	39.6-74.7	2	6.6	1.5-24.7	8	20.6	9.9-37.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	5	13.2	5.2-29.7	17	40.9	26.4-57.2	9	15.4	7.6-28.7	16	30.5	18.3-46.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	75	6	7.0	2.9-15.7	27	35.3	24.0-48.4	19	27.7	17.6-40.7	23	30.1	20.0-42.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	53	8	17.2	8.2-32.6	18	36.9	23.2-53.1	13	21.1	11.4-35.7	14	24.8	14.5-39.0
Northeast NC I	71	6	9.8	4.1-21.6	24	37.4	25.7-50.9	17	25.1	15.5-38.0	24	27.7	18.2-39.8
Northeast NC II	62	6	12.6	5.2-27.6	21	32.0	20.1-46.9	15	23.0	13.4-36.5	20	32.4	20.7-46.7
Northeastern Partnership	133	12	11.5	6.0-20.9	45	34.2	25.2-44.4	32	23.9	16.5-33.1	44	30.5	22.2-40.2
Mountain AHEC	127	11	10.1	4.8-19.9	48	41.1	30.2-52.9	27	22.1	14.1-33.0	41	26.7	18.3-37.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	404	37	8.7	5.6-13.1	132	36.9	30.0-44.4	100	24.4	18.8-31.0	135	30.1	24.0-36.9
Piedmont	318	34	8.3	5.2-13.2	115	39.7	32.4-47.5	76	25.7	19.8-32.7	93	26.2	20.2-33.3
Western NC	187	13	7.2	3.6-13.9	69	40.4	31.0-50.5	46	28.0	19.6-38.3	59	24.4	17.5-32.9

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

909

8.3

6.1-11.1

316

38.8

34.1-43.8

222

25.6

21.6-30.0

287

27.3

23.3-31.7

GENDER

Male

360

6.0

3.7- 9.5

139

42.2

34.9-49.9

25.8

20.0-32.7

101

26.0

20.1-32.9

Female

549

10.6

7.2-15.3

177

35.5

29.7-41.8

127

25.3

20.3-31.1

186

28.6

23.4-34.4

RACE

White

573

6.8

4.6- 9.9

173

36.9

31.0-43.2

146

26.0

21.2-31.5

205

30.3

25.1-35.9

African American

281

9.5

5.8-15.3

119

44.2

35.8-53.0

24.4

17.4-33.1

21.9

15.6-29.7

Asian

0.0

. - .

72.2

21.2-96.2

27.8

3.8-78.8

0.0

. - .

Native American

36.9

11.9-71.7

33.4

15.0-58.8

18.9

7.4-40.5

10.7

2.9-32.2

Other Minorities

13.7

3.5-40.7

26.4

10.1-53.4

34.8

11.1-69.4

25.2

8.0-56.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.2

6.9-67.6

51.9

21.6-80.9

2.5

0.3-17.2

17.4

4.6-47.8

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

48.2

12.6-85.7

0.0

. - .

51.8

14.3-87.4

-Spanish Speaking

42.4

10.1-82.9

53.8

15.6-88.0

3.8

0.4-25.9

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

898

8.1

6.0-11.0

311

38.7

34.0-43.7

221

25.8

21.8-30.2

284

27.4

23.3-31.8

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

84.9

64.7-94.5

15.1

5.5-35.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

15.8

8.6-27.3

84.2

72.7-91.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

156

5.0

2.1-11.5

120

79.9

69.7-87.2

15.1

8.8-24.8

0.0

. - .

55-64

233

2.8

1.3- 6.0

33.5

25.1-43.1

120

55.2

45.7-64.3

8.6

4.8-14.9

65-74

222

4.4

1.7-10.8

15.1

9.3-23.6

28.2

20.3-37.6

126

52.4

42.6-62.0

75+

171

1.3

0.2- 6.7

4.1

2.2- 7.7

13.3

7.5-22.6

135

81.2

71.9-87.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

279

3.5

1.7- 7.2

27.5

20.6-35.6

25.7

18.9-34.0

117

43.2

34.8-52.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

281

9.1

5.5-14.7

107

42.1

33.2-51.5

24.8

18.1-32.9

24.0

17.3-32.4

Some Post-H.S.

198

14.9

9.0-23.8

41.1

31.5-51.4

25.4

17.5-35.3

18.6

12.8-26.4

College Graduate

149

5.6

2.7-11.1

48.2

36.7-59.9

27.1

18.1-38.4

19.2

12.0-29.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

217

5.8

3.0-10.9

27.6

20.1-36.5

33.0

23.8-43.7

33.6

24.0-44.9

$15,000- 24,999

171

13.1

7.3-22.4

38.8

28.2-50.5

24.0

15.8-34.8

24.0

16.5-33.6

$25,000- 34,999

4.8

1.7-12.6

35.5

22.7-50.9

27.7

16.5-42.7

31.9

20.0-46.8

$35,000- 49,999

15.6

6.7-32.0

50.2

35.2-65.1

22.0

12.6-35.6

12.3

5.4-25.4

$50,000-74,999

4.0

1.3-11.6

65.0

48.8-78.3

21.4

11.3-36.6

9.6

4.3-20.1

$75,000+

6.7

1.8-21.6

48.7

28.4-69.5

37.9

20.4-59.3

6.7

2.7-15.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

6.2

1.4-23.5

48.6

31.8-65.7

25.2

12.7-43.8

20.0

10.5-34.6

Guilford

8.0

1.5-32.6

37.6

21.7-56.7

29.1

15.0-48.8

25.2

12.6-44.1

Mecklenburg

19.9

8.4-40.3

23.3

12.1-40.2

27.9

14.8-46.4

28.9

15.4-47.4

Orange

37.8

18.9-61.4

30.4

14.4-53.1

9.1

2.7-26.9

22.7

10.4-42.8

Wake

7.2

2.2-21.2

45.0

25.3-66.3

26.4

11.2-50.3

21.5

10.5-38.9

Chatham/Lee

10.9

3.4-30.0

41.0

22.4-62.6

17.5

7.0-37.6

30.6

15.7-51.1

Nash/Wilson

9.6

3.2-25.3

46.5

30.0-63.8

27.6

15.3-44.7

16.4

8.4-29.4

Craven/Pamlico

11.8

4.7-26.6

27.0

14.6-44.5

17.6

9.3-30.7

43.6

29.9-58.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

6.5

1.7-21.8

40.8

24.3-59.8

22.9

11.5-40.5

29.8

14.9-50.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

5.4

0.8-29.9

36.7

19.7-57.9

26.3

12.2-48.0

31.5

16.7-51.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

14.6

6.1-30.9

58.2

39.6-74.7

6.6

1.5-24.7

20.6

9.9-37.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

13.2

5.2-29.7

40.9

26.4-57.2

15.4

7.6-28.7

30.5

18.3-46.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.0

2.9-15.7

35.3

24.0-48.4

27.7

17.6-40.7

30.1

20.0-42.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

17.2

8.2-32.6

36.9

23.2-53.1

21.1

11.4-35.7

24.8

14.5-39.0

Northeast NC I

9.8

4.1-21.6

37.4

25.7-50.9

25.1

15.5-38.0

27.7

18.2-39.8

Northeast NC II

12.6

5.2-27.6

32.0

20.1-46.9

23.0

13.4-36.5

32.4

20.7-46.7

Northeastern Partnership

133

11.5

6.0-20.9

34.2

25.2-44.4

23.9

16.5-33.1

30.5

22.2-40.2

Mountain AHEC

127

10.1

4.8-19.9

41.1

30.2-52.9

22.1

14.1-33.0

26.7

18.3-37.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

404

8.7

5.6-13.1

132

36.9

30.0-44.4

100

24.4

18.8-31.0

135

30.1

24.0-36.9

Piedmont

318

8.3

5.2-13.2

115

39.7

32.4-47.5

25.7

19.8-32.7

26.2

20.2-33.3

Western NC

187

7.2

3.6-13.9

40.4

31.0-50.5

28.0

19.6-38.3

24.4

17.5-32.9

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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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