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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	958	251	24.3	20.6-28.3	707	75.7	71.7-79.4
GENDER
Male	371	96	20.7	16.0-26.3	275	79.3	73.7-84.0
Female	587	155	27.6	22.5-33.5	432	72.4	66.5-77.5
RACE
White	603	149	22.5	18.2-27.6	454	77.5	72.4-81.8
African American	298	93	31.2	24.2-39.2	205	68.8	60.8-75.8
Asian	4	1	14.0	1.4-64.7	3	86.0	35.3-98.6
Native American	33	6	19.4	5.4-50.4	27	80.6	49.6-94.6
Other Minorities	18	2	4.1	0.8-18.3	16	95.9	81.7-99.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	3	18.7	5.1-49.8	8	81.3	50.2-94.9
-English Speaking	5	2	48.2	12.6-85.7	3	51.8	14.3-87.4
-Spanish Speaking	6	1	3.8	0.4-25.9	5	96.2	74.1-99.6
Non-Hispanic	947	248	24.3	20.6-28.4	699	75.7	71.6-79.4
AGE
18-24	7	2	26.9	6.5-66.2	5	73.1	33.8-93.5
25-34	27	6	32.8	12.7-62.1	21	67.2	37.9-87.3
35-44	91	21	21.0	12.0-34.2	70	79.0	65.8-88.0
45-54	160	49	31.6	22.1-42.8	111	68.4	57.2-77.9
55-64	242	65	20.4	14.6-27.6	177	79.6	72.4-85.4
65-74	240	60	25.5	18.3-34.4	180	74.5	65.6-81.7
75+	187	48	22.5	15.1-32.2	139	77.5	67.8-84.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	305	88	29.0	22.0-37.2	217	71.0	62.8-78.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	293	78	24.4	18.1-32.0	215	75.6	68.0-81.9
Some Post-H.S.	203	53	23.2	16.1-32.1	150	76.8	67.9-83.9
College Graduate	154	31	16.9	10.8-25.4	123	83.1	74.6-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	231	77	31.2	23.3-40.4	154	68.8	59.6-76.7
$15,000- 24,999	176	46	33.9	24.1-45.3	130	66.1	54.7-75.9
$25,000- 34,999	96	17	18.2	9.8-31.2	79	81.8	68.8-90.2
$35,000- 49,999	85	17	14.5	7.5-26.2	68	85.5	73.8-92.5
$50,000-74,999	63	11	9.7	4.6-19.5	52	90.3	80.5-95.4
$75,000+	48	10	15.0	6.8-30.0	38	85.0	70.0-93.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	41	10	18.5	9.6-32.8	31	81.5	67.2-90.4
Guilford	36	13	39.8	23.8-58.3	23	60.2	41.7-76.2
Mecklenburg	39	6	17.0	7.0-35.9	33	83.0	64.1-93.0
Orange	25	7	32.3	15.3-55.7	18	67.7	44.3-84.7
Wake	31	8	19.5	9.0-37.3	23	80.5	62.7-91.0
Chatham/Lee	33	7	24.1	11.2-44.4	26	75.9	55.6-88.8
Nash/Wilson	44	12	29.5	16.6-46.8	32	70.5	53.2-83.4
Craven/Pamlico	55	12	23.8	13.4-38.6	43	76.2	61.4-86.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	10	22.4	11.1-40.0	35	77.6	60.0-88.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	9	30.6	15.7-51.1	24	69.4	48.9-84.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	10	24.3	12.1-42.6	22	75.7	57.4-87.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	13	26.3	15.3-41.3	35	73.7	58.7-84.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	79	20	24.5	15.5-36.3	59	75.5	63.7-84.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	16	26.0	15.6-40.1	39	74.0	59.9-84.4
Northeast NC I	72	24	34.0	22.9-47.1	48	66.0	52.9-77.1
Northeast NC II	65	15	26.3	15.3-41.3	50	73.7	58.7-84.7
Northeastern Partnership	137	39	29.3	20.9-39.4	98	70.7	60.6-79.1
Mountain AHEC	133	41	33.3	23.3-45.0	92	66.7	55.0-76.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	424	107	26.2	20.5-32.9	317	73.8	67.1-79.5
Piedmont	334	89	22.1	16.9-28.3	245	77.9	71.7-83.1
Western NC	200	55	27.4	19.8-36.7	145	72.6	63.3-80.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

958

251

24.3

20.6-28.3

707

75.7

71.7-79.4

GENDER

Male

371

20.7

16.0-26.3

275

79.3

73.7-84.0

Female

587

155

27.6

22.5-33.5

432

72.4

66.5-77.5

RACE

White

603

149

22.5

18.2-27.6

454

77.5

72.4-81.8

African American

298

31.2

24.2-39.2

205

68.8

60.8-75.8

Asian

14.0

1.4-64.7

86.0

35.3-98.6

Native American

19.4

5.4-50.4

80.6

49.6-94.6

Other Minorities

4.1

0.8-18.3

95.9

81.7-99.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

18.7

5.1-49.8

81.3

50.2-94.9

-English Speaking

48.2

12.6-85.7

51.8

14.3-87.4

-Spanish Speaking

3.8

0.4-25.9

96.2

74.1-99.6

Non-Hispanic

947

248

24.3

20.6-28.4

699

75.7

71.6-79.4

AGE

18-24

26.9

6.5-66.2

73.1

33.8-93.5

25-34

32.8

12.7-62.1

67.2

37.9-87.3

35-44

21.0

12.0-34.2

79.0

65.8-88.0

45-54

160

31.6

22.1-42.8

111

68.4

57.2-77.9

55-64

242

20.4

14.6-27.6

177

79.6

72.4-85.4

65-74

240

25.5

18.3-34.4

180

74.5

65.6-81.7

75+

187

22.5

15.1-32.2

139

77.5

67.8-84.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

305

29.0

22.0-37.2

217

71.0

62.8-78.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

293

24.4

18.1-32.0

215

75.6

68.0-81.9

Some Post-H.S.

203

23.2

16.1-32.1

150

76.8

67.9-83.9

College Graduate

154

16.9

10.8-25.4

123

83.1

74.6-89.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

231

31.2

23.3-40.4

154

68.8

59.6-76.7

$15,000- 24,999

176

33.9

24.1-45.3

130

66.1

54.7-75.9

$25,000- 34,999

18.2

9.8-31.2

81.8

68.8-90.2

$35,000- 49,999

14.5

7.5-26.2

85.5

73.8-92.5

$50,000-74,999

9.7

4.6-19.5

90.3

80.5-95.4

$75,000+

15.0

6.8-30.0

85.0

70.0-93.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

18.5

9.6-32.8

81.5

67.2-90.4

Guilford

39.8

23.8-58.3

60.2

41.7-76.2

Mecklenburg

17.0

7.0-35.9

83.0

64.1-93.0

Orange

32.3

15.3-55.7

67.7

44.3-84.7

Wake

19.5

9.0-37.3

80.5

62.7-91.0

Chatham/Lee

24.1

11.2-44.4

75.9

55.6-88.8

Nash/Wilson

29.5

16.6-46.8

70.5

53.2-83.4

Craven/Pamlico

23.8

13.4-38.6

76.2

61.4-86.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

22.4

11.1-40.0

77.6

60.0-88.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

30.6

15.7-51.1

69.4

48.9-84.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

24.3

12.1-42.6

75.7

57.4-87.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

26.3

15.3-41.3

73.7

58.7-84.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

24.5

15.5-36.3

75.5

63.7-84.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

26.0

15.6-40.1

74.0

59.9-84.4

Northeast NC I

34.0

22.9-47.1

66.0

52.9-77.1

Northeast NC II

26.3

15.3-41.3

73.7

58.7-84.7

Northeastern Partnership

137

29.3

20.9-39.4

70.7

60.6-79.1

Mountain AHEC

133

33.3

23.3-45.0

66.7

55.0-76.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

424

107

26.2

20.5-32.9

317

73.8

67.1-79.5

Piedmont

334

22.1

16.9-28.3

245

77.9

71.7-83.1

Western NC

200

27.4

19.8-36.7

145

72.6

63.3-80.2

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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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