BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	957	686	72.8	68.3-76.9	271	27.2	23.1-31.7
GENDER
Male	371	271	74.1	67.0-80.1	100	25.9	19.9-33.0
Female	586	415	71.6	65.8-76.8	171	28.4	23.2-34.2
RACE
White	602	425	73.1	67.5-78.1	177	26.9	21.9-32.5
African American	298	216	70.1	61.6-77.4	82	29.9	22.6-38.4
Asian	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	33	25	73.9	44.6-90.9	8	26.1	9.1-55.4
Other Minorities	18	14	84.3	58.6-95.3	4	15.7	4.7-41.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	9	71.8	32.4-93.1	2	28.2	6.9-67.6
-English Speaking	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	6	4	57.6	17.1-89.9	2	42.4	10.1-82.9
Non-Hispanic	946	677	72.8	68.3-76.9	269	27.2	23.1-31.7
AGE
18-24	7	2	30.8	7.6-70.6	5	69.2	29.4-92.4
25-34	27	12	42.1	19.3-68.9	15	57.9	31.1-80.7
35-44	91	62	70.3	55.9-81.5	29	29.7	18.5-44.1
45-54	160	121	74.2	61.1-84.0	39	25.8	16.0-38.9
55-64	242	190	79.7	70.8-86.3	52	20.3	13.7-29.2
65-74	240	172	76.6	68.6-83.0	68	23.4	17.0-31.4
75+	186	125	66.4	55.4-75.8	61	33.6	24.2-44.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	304	227	70.8	62.2-78.2	77	29.2	21.8-37.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	293	204	74.6	66.9-81.0	89	25.4	19.0-33.1
Some Post-H.S.	203	145	74.7	65.3-82.2	58	25.3	17.8-34.7
College Graduate	154	108	70.1	57.2-80.3	46	29.9	19.7-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	231	164	72.2	62.6-80.1	67	27.8	19.9-37.4
$15,000- 24,999	177	120	65.6	54.2-75.5	57	34.4	24.5-45.8
$25,000- 34,999	96	74	85.9	76.0-92.1	22	14.1	7.9-24.0
$35,000- 49,999	85	61	75.9	62.0-85.9	24	24.1	14.1-38.0
$50,000-74,999	63	47	70.8	50.6-85.1	16	29.2	14.9-49.4
$75,000+	48	33	72.2	50.4-86.9	15	27.8	13.1-49.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	28	74.0	57.4-85.7	12	26.0	14.3-42.6
Guilford	36	25	73.2	55.2-85.8	11	26.8	14.2-44.8
Mecklenburg	39	27	65.2	46.1-80.4	12	34.8	19.6-53.9
Orange	25	16	60.7	37.9-79.7	9	39.3	20.3-62.1
Wake	31	21	68.6	47.7-83.9	10	31.4	16.1-52.3
Chatham/Lee	33	22	64.1	44.1-80.1	11	35.9	19.9-55.9
Nash/Wilson	44	29	62.0	44.8-76.6	15	38.0	23.4-55.2
Craven/Pamlico	55	40	71.8	57.0-83.0	15	28.2	17.0-43.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	33	78.3	63.0-88.4	12	21.7	11.6-37.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	26	75.4	55.8-88.1	7	24.6	11.9-44.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	22	79.0	63.1-89.2	10	21.0	10.8-36.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	28	59.0	43.0-73.2	19	41.0	26.8-57.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	60	78.2	67.1-86.3	20	21.8	13.7-32.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	45	82.3	68.7-90.8	10	17.7	9.2-31.3
Northeast NC I	72	54	78.1	66.4-86.6	18	21.9	13.4-33.6
Northeast NC II	65	45	72.7	59.1-83.1	20	27.3	16.9-40.9
Northeastern Partnership	137	99	74.8	65.5-82.2	38	25.2	17.8-34.5
Mountain AHEC	131	86	68.6	57.2-78.2	45	31.4	21.8-42.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	317	76.0	69.5-81.5	108	24.0	18.5-30.5
Piedmont	334	232	70.8	63.4-77.2	102	29.2	22.8-36.6
Western NC	198	137	72.4	63.3-80.0	61	27.6	20.0-36.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

957

686

72.8

68.3-76.9

271

27.2

23.1-31.7

GENDER

Male

371

271

74.1

67.0-80.1

100

25.9

19.9-33.0

Female

586

415

71.6

65.8-76.8

171

28.4

23.2-34.2

RACE

White

602

425

73.1

67.5-78.1

177

26.9

21.9-32.5

African American

298

216

70.1

61.6-77.4

29.9

22.6-38.4

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

73.9

44.6-90.9

26.1

9.1-55.4

Other Minorities

84.3

58.6-95.3

15.7

4.7-41.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

71.8

32.4-93.1

28.2

6.9-67.6

-English Speaking

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

57.6

17.1-89.9

42.4

10.1-82.9

Non-Hispanic

946

677

72.8

68.3-76.9

269

27.2

23.1-31.7

AGE

18-24

30.8

7.6-70.6

69.2

29.4-92.4

25-34

42.1

19.3-68.9

57.9

31.1-80.7

35-44

70.3

55.9-81.5

29.7

18.5-44.1

45-54

160

121

74.2

61.1-84.0

25.8

16.0-38.9

55-64

242

190

79.7

70.8-86.3

20.3

13.7-29.2

65-74

240

172

76.6

68.6-83.0

23.4

17.0-31.4

75+

186

125

66.4

55.4-75.8

33.6

24.2-44.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

304

227

70.8

62.2-78.2

29.2

21.8-37.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

293

204

74.6

66.9-81.0

25.4

19.0-33.1

Some Post-H.S.

203

145

74.7

65.3-82.2

25.3

17.8-34.7

College Graduate

154

108

70.1

57.2-80.3

29.9

19.7-42.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

231

164

72.2

62.6-80.1

27.8

19.9-37.4

$15,000- 24,999

177

120

65.6

54.2-75.5

34.4

24.5-45.8

$25,000- 34,999

85.9

76.0-92.1

14.1

7.9-24.0

$35,000- 49,999

75.9

62.0-85.9

24.1

14.1-38.0

$50,000-74,999

70.8

50.6-85.1

29.2

14.9-49.4

$75,000+

72.2

50.4-86.9

27.8

13.1-49.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

74.0

57.4-85.7

26.0

14.3-42.6

Guilford

73.2

55.2-85.8

26.8

14.2-44.8

Mecklenburg

65.2

46.1-80.4

34.8

19.6-53.9

Orange

60.7

37.9-79.7

39.3

20.3-62.1

Wake

68.6

47.7-83.9

31.4

16.1-52.3

Chatham/Lee

64.1

44.1-80.1

35.9

19.9-55.9

Nash/Wilson

62.0

44.8-76.6

38.0

23.4-55.2

Craven/Pamlico

71.8

57.0-83.0

28.2

17.0-43.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

78.3

63.0-88.4

21.7

11.6-37.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

75.4

55.8-88.1

24.6

11.9-44.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

79.0

63.1-89.2

21.0

10.8-36.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

59.0

43.0-73.2

41.0

26.8-57.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

78.2

67.1-86.3

21.8

13.7-32.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

82.3

68.7-90.8

17.7

9.2-31.3

Northeast NC I

78.1

66.4-86.6

21.9

13.4-33.6

Northeast NC II

72.7

59.1-83.1

27.3

16.9-40.9

Northeastern Partnership

137

74.8

65.5-82.2

25.2

17.8-34.5

Mountain AHEC

131

68.6

57.2-78.2

31.4

21.8-42.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

317

76.0

69.5-81.5

108

24.0

18.5-30.5

Piedmont

334

232

70.8

63.4-77.2

102

29.2

22.8-36.6

Western NC

198

137

72.4

63.3-80.0

27.6

20.0-36.7

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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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