BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	954	471	55.4	50.7-60.0	483	44.6	40.0-49.3
GENDER
Male	368	184	56.8	49.5-63.8	184	43.2	36.2-50.5
Female	586	287	54.2	48.2-60.1	299	45.8	39.9-51.8
RACE
White	601	299	56.5	50.7-62.2	302	43.5	37.8-49.3
African American	296	149	54.8	46.4-62.9	147	45.2	37.1-53.6
Asian	4	3	41.8	6.6-88.0	1	58.2	12.0-93.4
Native American	33	15	48.7	22.7-75.4	18	51.3	24.6-77.3
Other Minorities	18	4	35.4	11.8-69.2	14	64.6	30.8-88.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	0	0.0	. - .	11	100	. - .
-English Speaking	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	943	471	55.9	51.2-60.5	472	44.1	39.5-48.8
AGE
18-24	7	3	44.7	14.5-79.3	4	55.3	20.7-85.5
25-34	27	15	67.6	43.6-84.9	12	32.4	15.1-56.4
35-44	91	58	72.0	58.8-82.2	33	28.0	17.8-41.2
45-54	160	88	62.3	50.4-72.8	72	37.7	27.2-49.6
55-64	239	132	58.5	49.4-67.1	107	41.5	32.9-50.6
65-74	240	105	49.5	40.1-58.9	135	50.5	41.1-59.9
75+	186	68	38.5	28.7-49.3	118	61.5	50.7-71.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	303	122	42.5	34.4-51.0	181	57.5	49.0-65.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	292	134	54.9	46.2-63.3	158	45.1	36.7-53.8
Some Post-H.S.	202	118	67.0	57.8-75.0	84	33.0	25.0-42.2
College Graduate	154	94	60.4	48.5-71.2	60	39.6	28.8-51.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	230	102	49.0	39.3-58.9	128	51.0	41.1-60.7
$15,000- 24,999	177	87	52.6	41.7-63.2	90	47.4	36.8-58.3
$25,000- 34,999	95	48	62.7	48.8-74.8	47	37.3	25.2-51.2
$35,000- 49,999	85	48	70.2	57.2-80.6	37	29.8	19.4-42.8
$50,000-74,999	63	40	59.4	41.3-75.3	23	40.6	24.7-58.7
$75,000+	48	23	58.7	38.2-76.6	25	41.3	23.4-61.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	41	23	58.1	40.8-73.5	18	41.9	26.5-59.2
Guilford	36	13	36.2	21.2-54.5	23	63.8	45.5-78.8
Mecklenburg	39	21	55.7	38.3-71.8	18	44.3	28.2-61.7
Orange	25	12	50.6	29.7-71.2	13	49.4	28.8-70.3
Wake	31	21	68.8	48.6-83.8	10	31.2	16.2-51.4
Chatham/Lee	33	9	24.4	12.2-42.7	24	75.6	57.3-87.8
Nash/Wilson	44	21	49.3	33.2-65.5	23	50.7	34.5-66.8
Craven/Pamlico	55	28	53.1	38.6-67.1	27	46.9	32.9-61.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	23	48.2	30.8-66.0	22	51.8	34.0-69.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	32	11	32.0	17.0-51.9	21	68.0	48.1-83.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	15	45.7	27.8-64.8	16	54.3	35.2-72.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	22	39.0	25.4-54.5	25	61.0	45.5-74.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	40	50.2	38.0-62.3	40	49.8	37.7-62.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	30	59.6	44.6-73.0	25	40.4	27.0-55.4
Northeast NC I	72	33	39.9	28.4-52.6	39	60.1	47.4-71.6
Northeast NC II	65	21	33.7	22.1-47.7	44	66.3	52.3-77.9
Northeastern Partnership	137	54	36.1	27.4-45.9	83	63.9	54.1-72.6
Mountain AHEC	132	72	57.3	46.0-67.8	60	42.7	32.2-54.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	199	48.1	41.0-55.2	226	51.9	44.8-59.0
Piedmont	331	167	59.8	52.5-66.7	164	40.2	33.3-47.5
Western NC	198	105	58.2	48.8-67.1	93	41.8	32.9-51.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

954

471

55.4

50.7-60.0

483

44.6

40.0-49.3

GENDER

Male

368

184

56.8

49.5-63.8

184

43.2

36.2-50.5

Female

586

287

54.2

48.2-60.1

299

45.8

39.9-51.8

RACE

White

601

299

56.5

50.7-62.2

302

43.5

37.8-49.3

African American

296

149

54.8

46.4-62.9

147

45.2

37.1-53.6

Asian

41.8

6.6-88.0

58.2

12.0-93.4

Native American

48.7

22.7-75.4

51.3

24.6-77.3

Other Minorities

35.4

11.8-69.2

64.6

30.8-88.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

943

471

55.9

51.2-60.5

472

44.1

39.5-48.8

AGE

18-24

44.7

14.5-79.3

55.3

20.7-85.5

25-34

67.6

43.6-84.9

32.4

15.1-56.4

35-44

72.0

58.8-82.2

28.0

17.8-41.2

45-54

160

62.3

50.4-72.8

37.7

27.2-49.6

55-64

239

132

58.5

49.4-67.1

107

41.5

32.9-50.6

65-74

240

105

49.5

40.1-58.9

135

50.5

41.1-59.9

75+

186

38.5

28.7-49.3

118

61.5

50.7-71.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

303

122

42.5

34.4-51.0

181

57.5

49.0-65.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

292

134

54.9

46.2-63.3

158

45.1

36.7-53.8

Some Post-H.S.

202

118

67.0

57.8-75.0

33.0

25.0-42.2

College Graduate

154

60.4

48.5-71.2

39.6

28.8-51.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

230

102

49.0

39.3-58.9

128

51.0

41.1-60.7

$15,000- 24,999

177

52.6

41.7-63.2

47.4

36.8-58.3

$25,000- 34,999

62.7

48.8-74.8

37.3

25.2-51.2

$35,000- 49,999

70.2

57.2-80.6

29.8

19.4-42.8

$50,000-74,999

59.4

41.3-75.3

40.6

24.7-58.7

$75,000+

58.7

38.2-76.6

41.3

23.4-61.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

58.1

40.8-73.5

41.9

26.5-59.2

Guilford

36.2

21.2-54.5

63.8

45.5-78.8

Mecklenburg

55.7

38.3-71.8

44.3

28.2-61.7

Orange

50.6

29.7-71.2

49.4

28.8-70.3

Wake

68.8

48.6-83.8

31.2

16.2-51.4

Chatham/Lee

24.4

12.2-42.7

75.6

57.3-87.8

Nash/Wilson

49.3

33.2-65.5

50.7

34.5-66.8

Craven/Pamlico

53.1

38.6-67.1

46.9

32.9-61.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

48.2

30.8-66.0

51.8

34.0-69.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

32.0

17.0-51.9

68.0

48.1-83.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

45.7

27.8-64.8

54.3

35.2-72.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

39.0

25.4-54.5

61.0

45.5-74.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

50.2

38.0-62.3

49.8

37.7-62.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

59.6

44.6-73.0

40.4

27.0-55.4

Northeast NC I

39.9

28.4-52.6

60.1

47.4-71.6

Northeast NC II

33.7

22.1-47.7

66.3

52.3-77.9

Northeastern Partnership

137

36.1

27.4-45.9

63.9

54.1-72.6

Mountain AHEC

132

57.3

46.0-67.8

42.7

32.2-54.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

199

48.1

41.0-55.2

226

51.9

44.8-59.0

Piedmont

331

167

59.8

52.5-66.7

164

40.2

33.3-47.5

Western NC

198

105

58.2

48.8-67.1

41.8

32.9-51.2

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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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