BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (About how many times in the last year have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	1-5 times	6-11 times	12+ times	Never
TOTAL	916	667	72.2	67.7-76.4	76	9.0	6.6-12.2	109	11.2	8.6-14.6	64	7.5	5.2-10.7
GENDER
Male	357	258	73.1	66.0-79.2	34	8.8	5.6-13.4	39	11.7	7.6-17.5	26	6.5	3.5-11.7
Female	559	409	71.4	65.3-76.8	42	9.3	6.0-14.1	70	10.8	7.8-14.9	38	8.5	5.4-13.1
RACE
White	579	429	73.3	67.6-78.4	48	8.2	5.5-11.9	55	10.5	7.3-14.9	47	8.0	5.2-12.2
African American	281	195	69.2	60.6-76.7	25	10.3	6.0-17.0	46	13.7	9.0-20.4	15	6.8	3.2-13.9
Asian	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	32	22	56.2	26.7-81.9	2	23.9	4.2-69.1	7	17.7	6.6-39.6	1	2.3	0.3-15.5
Other Minorities	18	15	80.4	50.4-94.3	1	8.6	1.2-42.5	1	3.0	0.4-19.6	1	8.0	1.1-40.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	8	70.3	29.8-92.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.2	1.1-42.3	1	21.5	3.3-69.1
-English Speaking	4	3	70.4	18.9-96.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	29.6	4.0-81.1	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	6	5	70.2	20.7-95.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	29.8	4.5-79.3
Non-Hispanic	906	659	72.3	67.7-76.4	76	9.1	6.6-12.3	108	11.3	8.6-14.7	63	7.4	5.1-10.6
AGE
18-24	7	4	51.4	18.2-83.4	2	26.9	6.5-66.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.7	3.2-70.0
25-34	26	20	57.7	29.6-81.5	2	21.3	4.8-59.1	1	12.6	1.8-52.6	3	8.4	2.2-27.2
35-44	88	63	75.6	60.7-86.2	5	3.9	1.2-12.4	12	14.7	6.5-29.9	8	5.8	2.1-15.2
45-54	156	106	70.0	58.1-79.7	18	11.2	5.6-21.1	23	10.6	6.0-18.3	9	8.2	3.0-20.6
55-64	236	180	74.8	66.0-82.0	20	8.1	4.5-14.1	24	11.2	6.7-18.3	12	5.9	2.5-13.2
65-74	227	164	74.9	65.8-82.2	17	8.7	4.4-16.6	31	11.8	7.1-19.0	15	4.6	2.3- 9.2
75+	173	128	69.0	57.5-78.6	12	9.4	4.6-18.2	18	9.3	4.4-18.5	15	12.4	6.3-22.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	278	187	66.0	57.1-73.9	26	11.1	6.4-18.5	50	16.7	11.2-24.0	15	6.3	3.0-12.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	287	221	77.9	70.3-84.1	19	7.7	4.2-13.9	29	9.1	5.4-14.9	18	5.3	2.9- 9.5
Some Post-H.S.	198	136	66.3	55.9-75.4	20	9.9	5.2-18.1	21	12.0	6.5-21.1	21	11.8	6.4-20.8
College Graduate	151	121	79.1	67.6-87.3	11	7.3	3.5-14.4	9	6.3	2.5-14.8	10	7.4	2.5-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	219	144	65.7	55.4-74.7	22	12.0	6.7-20.6	41	14.5	9.5-21.7	12	7.8	3.2-17.6
$15,000- 24,999	169	130	78.0	67.4-85.8	10	7.4	3.0-17.3	17	9.8	5.2-17.9	12	4.8	1.9-11.4
$25,000- 34,999	95	71	64.0	48.0-77.4	8	10.5	4.4-23.2	8	17.2	7.2-35.8	8	8.2	3.0-20.9
$35,000- 49,999	82	63	76.9	61.3-87.5	7	13.7	5.3-31.0	4	3.4	1.2- 9.4	8	6.0	2.3-14.6
$50,000-74,999	61	49	80.6	61.6-91.5	4	3.6	1.1-11.4	3	3.5	1.0-11.5	5	12.2	3.5-34.6
$75,000+	48	34	82.8	66.4-92.1	8	9.3	3.4-23.0	2	2.5	0.5-12.4	4	5.3	1.2-21.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	33	81.8	64.6-91.7	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5	3	6.0	1.8-17.6	3	11.2	3.6-29.6
Guilford	34	23	66.9	47.5-81.8	2	6.4	1.6-22.7	4	13.2	4.4-33.4	5	13.5	5.0-31.9
Mecklenburg	37	28	72.3	51.7-86.5	3	4.4	1.4-13.4	3	17.2	5.8-41.5	3	6.0	1.8-18.4
Orange	23	18	69.3	43.1-87.0	1	10.4	1.5-46.6	2	12.3	3.0-39.0	2	8.0	1.8-29.5
Wake	27	17	61.2	38.8-79.6	6	19.4	8.3-39.1	3	17.7	5.2-45.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.7
Chatham/Lee	29	23	85.0	67.7-93.9	2	7.7	1.9-27.1	3	5.9	1.8-18.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
Nash/Wilson	42	34	81.5	65.0-91.3	2	3.1	0.7-12.7	4	11.2	3.9-28.3	2	4.2	1.0-16.5
Craven/Pamlico	55	46	78.9	63.8-88.9	3	8.4	2.7-23.6	3	6.0	1.9-17.5	3	6.6	2.1-18.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	44	35	77.0	58.4-88.9	2	5.5	1.1-23.1	6	15.1	6.0-33.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	32	27	86.9	69.8-95.0	2	3.3	0.8-12.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.8	2.9-28.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	24	75.3	55.0-88.4	1	4.7	0.7-26.5	4	14.7	5.2-35.5	2	5.3	1.3-19.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	46	33	74.6	59.1-85.6	5	9.4	3.6-22.4	5	11.7	4.7-26.4	3	4.3	1.3-13.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	77	49	67.2	54.8-77.6	7	7.1	3.3-14.7	14	18.1	10.3-29.8	7	7.5	3.2-16.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	53	35	61.9	46.2-75.5	4	7.5	2.5-20.4	10	20.0	10.4-35.1	4	10.6	4.0-25.2
Northeast NC I	67	41	61.3	47.6-73.4	10	17.1	8.7-30.9	15	20.8	12.3-32.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8
Northeast NC II	62	44	79.1	67.1-87.5	7	9.1	3.9-20.2	5	5.8	2.3-13.7	6	6.0	2.5-13.9
Northeastern Partnership	129	85	72.4	63.3-80.0	17	12.1	7.0-20.1	20	11.4	7.1-17.8	7	4.1	1.8- 9.0
Mountain AHEC	127	95	70.2	57.8-80.2	9	6.7	2.6-16.1	15	16.0	8.3-28.5	8	7.2	3.1-15.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	410	292	74.6	68.3-80.0	36	9.5	6.0-14.8	56	10.7	7.5-15.0	26	5.2	3.0- 8.8
Piedmont	313	227	70.2	62.7-76.9	28	9.6	6.0-15.0	33	11.1	7.0-17.0	25	9.0	5.3-15.0
Western NC	193	148	73.7	63.7-81.7	12	5.4	2.4-11.8	20	13.2	7.4-22.4	13	7.7	3.7-15.2

Total
Respond.^

1-5 times

6-11 times

12+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

916

667

72.2

67.7-76.4

9.0

6.6-12.2

109

11.2

8.6-14.6

7.5

5.2-10.7

GENDER

Male

357

258

73.1

66.0-79.2

8.8

5.6-13.4

11.7

7.6-17.5

6.5

3.5-11.7

Female

559

409

71.4

65.3-76.8

9.3

6.0-14.1

10.8

7.8-14.9

8.5

5.4-13.1

RACE

White

579

429

73.3

67.6-78.4

8.2

5.5-11.9

10.5

7.3-14.9

8.0

5.2-12.2

African American

281

195

69.2

60.6-76.7

10.3

6.0-17.0

13.7

9.0-20.4

6.8

3.2-13.9

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

56.2

26.7-81.9

23.9

4.2-69.1

17.7

6.6-39.6

2.3

0.3-15.5

Other Minorities

80.4

50.4-94.3

8.6

1.2-42.5

3.0

0.4-19.6

8.0

1.1-40.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

70.3

29.8-92.9

0.0

. - .

8.2

1.1-42.3

21.5

3.3-69.1

-English Speaking

70.4

18.9-96.0

0.0

. - .

29.6

4.0-81.1

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

70.2

20.7-95.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

29.8

4.5-79.3

Non-Hispanic

906

659

72.3

67.7-76.4

9.1

6.6-12.3

108

11.3

8.6-14.7

7.4

5.1-10.6

AGE

18-24

51.4

18.2-83.4

26.9

6.5-66.2

0.0

. - .

21.7

3.2-70.0

25-34

57.7

29.6-81.5

21.3

4.8-59.1

12.6

1.8-52.6

8.4

2.2-27.2

35-44

75.6

60.7-86.2

3.9

1.2-12.4

14.7

6.5-29.9

5.8

2.1-15.2

45-54

156

106

70.0

58.1-79.7

11.2

5.6-21.1

10.6

6.0-18.3

8.2

3.0-20.6

55-64

236

180

74.8

66.0-82.0

8.1

4.5-14.1

11.2

6.7-18.3

5.9

2.5-13.2

65-74

227

164

74.9

65.8-82.2

8.7

4.4-16.6

11.8

7.1-19.0

4.6

2.3- 9.2

75+

173

128

69.0

57.5-78.6

9.4

4.6-18.2

9.3

4.4-18.5

12.4

6.3-22.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

278

187

66.0

57.1-73.9

11.1

6.4-18.5

16.7

11.2-24.0

6.3

3.0-12.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

287

221

77.9

70.3-84.1

7.7

4.2-13.9

9.1

5.4-14.9

5.3

2.9- 9.5

Some Post-H.S.

198

136

66.3

55.9-75.4

9.9

5.2-18.1

12.0

6.5-21.1

11.8

6.4-20.8

College Graduate

151

121

79.1

67.6-87.3

7.3

3.5-14.4

6.3

2.5-14.8

7.4

2.5-19.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

219

144

65.7

55.4-74.7

12.0

6.7-20.6

14.5

9.5-21.7

7.8

3.2-17.6

$15,000- 24,999

169

130

78.0

67.4-85.8

7.4

3.0-17.3

9.8

5.2-17.9

4.8

1.9-11.4

$25,000- 34,999

64.0

48.0-77.4

10.5

4.4-23.2

17.2

7.2-35.8

8.2

3.0-20.9

$35,000- 49,999

76.9

61.3-87.5

13.7

5.3-31.0

3.4

1.2- 9.4

6.0

2.3-14.6

$50,000-74,999

80.6

61.6-91.5

3.6

1.1-11.4

3.5

1.0-11.5

12.2

3.5-34.6

$75,000+

82.8

66.4-92.1

9.3

3.4-23.0

2.5

0.5-12.4

5.3

1.2-21.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

81.8

64.6-91.7

1.1

0.2- 7.5

6.0

1.8-17.6

11.2

3.6-29.6

Guilford

66.9

47.5-81.8

6.4

1.6-22.7

13.2

4.4-33.4

13.5

5.0-31.9

Mecklenburg

72.3

51.7-86.5

4.4

1.4-13.4

17.2

5.8-41.5

6.0

1.8-18.4

Orange

69.3

43.1-87.0

10.4

1.5-46.6

12.3

3.0-39.0

8.0

1.8-29.5

Wake

61.2

38.8-79.6

19.4

8.3-39.1

17.7

5.2-45.5

1.7

0.2-11.7

Chatham/Lee

85.0

67.7-93.9

7.7

1.9-27.1

5.9

1.8-18.0

1.3

0.2- 8.8

Nash/Wilson

81.5

65.0-91.3

3.1

0.7-12.7

11.2

3.9-28.3

4.2

1.0-16.5

Craven/Pamlico

78.9

63.8-88.9

8.4

2.7-23.6

6.0

1.9-17.5

6.6

2.1-18.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

77.0

58.4-88.9

5.5

1.1-23.1

15.1

6.0-33.1

2.4

0.3-15.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

86.9

69.8-95.0

3.3

0.8-12.5

0.0

. - .

9.8

2.9-28.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

75.3

55.0-88.4

4.7

0.7-26.5

14.7

5.2-35.5

5.3

1.3-19.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

74.6

59.1-85.6

9.4

3.6-22.4

11.7

4.7-26.4

4.3

1.3-13.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

67.2

54.8-77.6

7.1

3.3-14.7

18.1

10.3-29.8

7.5

3.2-16.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

61.9

46.2-75.5

7.5

2.5-20.4

20.0

10.4-35.1

10.6

4.0-25.2

Northeast NC I

61.3

47.6-73.4

17.1

8.7-30.9

20.8

12.3-32.9

0.8

0.1- 5.8

Northeast NC II

79.1

67.1-87.5

9.1

3.9-20.2

5.8

2.3-13.7

6.0

2.5-13.9

Northeastern Partnership

129

72.4

63.3-80.0

12.1

7.0-20.1

11.4

7.1-17.8

4.1

1.8- 9.0

Mountain AHEC

127

70.2

57.8-80.2

6.7

2.6-16.1

16.0

8.3-28.5

7.2

3.1-15.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

410

292

74.6

68.3-80.0

9.5

6.0-14.8

10.7

7.5-15.0

5.2

3.0- 8.8

Piedmont

313

227

70.2

62.7-76.9

9.6

6.0-15.0

11.1

7.0-17.0

9.0

5.3-15.0

Western NC

193

148

73.7

63.7-81.7

5.4

2.4-11.8

13.2

7.4-22.4

7.7

3.7-15.2

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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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