BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Screening-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,937	1,818	55.6	52.7-58.5	1,119	44.4	41.5-47.3
RACE
White	2,169	1,395	59.4	55.9-62.7	774	40.6	37.3-44.1
African American	500	296	50.6	43.9-57.3	204	49.4	42.7-56.1
Asian	24	6	26.9	9.4-56.7	18	73.1	43.3-90.6
Native American	72	52	65.9	44.0-82.6	20	34.1	17.4-56.0
Other Minorities	155	59	36.4	25.9-48.4	96	63.6	51.6-74.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	161	63	36.3	25.9-48.1	98	63.7	51.9-74.1
-English Speaking	48	23	29.5	14.2-51.3	25	70.5	48.7-85.8
-Spanish Speaking	113	40	38.1	26.1-51.9	73	61.9	48.1-73.9
Non-Hispanic	2,773	1,754	57.5	54.4-60.4	1,019	42.5	39.6-45.6
AGE
18-24	210	70	29.5	21.5-39.0	140	70.5	61.0-78.5
25-34	504	230	42.1	35.8-48.7	274	57.9	51.3-64.2
35-44	625	346	54.6	48.8-60.2	279	45.4	39.8-51.2
45-54	584	402	69.9	64.0-75.2	182	30.1	24.8-36.0
55-64	453	337	75.7	69.8-80.8	116	24.3	19.2-30.2
65-74	349	264	77.1	70.2-82.7	85	22.9	17.3-29.8
75+	192	154	78.2	68.2-85.6	38	21.8	14.4-31.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	479	262	48.9	41.5-56.3	217	51.1	43.7-58.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	883	521	52.4	47.1-57.7	362	47.6	42.3-52.9
Some Post-H.S.	685	450	56.6	50.2-62.7	235	43.4	37.3-49.8
College Graduate	882	579	62.1	57.3-66.7	303	37.9	33.3-42.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	221	137	49.5	38.1-60.9	84	50.5	39.1-61.9
$15,000- 24,999	518	269	46.6	39.7-53.7	249	53.4	46.3-60.3
$25,000- 34,999	307	184	50.0	41.2-58.9	123	50.0	41.1-58.8
$35,000- 49,999	454	294	59.6	52.7-66.1	160	40.4	33.9-47.3
$50,000-74,999	378	253	65.1	57.0-72.4	125	34.9	27.6-43.0
$75,000+	446	304	67.5	60.8-73.5	142	32.5	26.5-39.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	152	103	63.4	53.7-72.2	49	36.6	27.8-46.3
Guilford	146	89	57.4	47.6-66.6	57	42.6	33.4-52.4
Mecklenburg	140	84	48.8	38.2-59.5	56	51.2	40.5-61.8
Orange	146	83	58.9	47.4-69.4	63	41.1	30.6-52.6
Wake	149	78	51.3	41.6-60.9	71	48.7	39.1-58.4
Chatham/Lee	136	82	53.3	42.9-63.4	54	46.7	36.6-57.1
Nash/Wilson	120	86	68.0	57.3-77.0	34	32.0	23.0-42.7
Craven/Pamlico	139	96	63.5	52.8-72.9	43	36.5	27.1-47.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	143	86	58.5	48.0-68.2	57	41.5	31.8-52.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	144	91	54.1	42.4-65.5	53	45.9	34.5-57.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	165	93	42.7	30.0-56.4	72	57.3	43.6-70.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	136	86	48.1	29.4-67.4	50	51.9	32.6-70.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	139	81	50.4	40.9-59.9	58	49.6	40.1-59.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	109	60	50.2	38.0-62.3	49	49.8	37.7-62.0
Northeast NC I	107	73	57.0	41.4-71.2	34	43.0	28.8-58.6
Northeast NC II	146	98	56.2	46.0-65.9	48	43.8	34.1-54.0
Northeastern Partnership	253	171	56.5	47.9-64.6	82	43.5	35.4-52.1
Mountain AHEC	412	270	57.4	48.7-65.7	142	42.6	34.3-51.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	957	619	59.1	53.7-64.4	338	40.9	35.6-46.3
Piedmont	1,325	781	53.5	49.5-57.5	544	46.5	42.5-50.5
Western NC	655	418	56.8	50.0-63.4	237	43.2	36.6-50.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,937

1,818

55.6

52.7-58.5

1,119

44.4

41.5-47.3

RACE

White

2,169

1,395

59.4

55.9-62.7

774

40.6

37.3-44.1

African American

500

296

50.6

43.9-57.3

204

49.4

42.7-56.1

Asian

26.9

9.4-56.7

73.1

43.3-90.6

Native American

65.9

44.0-82.6

34.1

17.4-56.0

Other Minorities

155

36.4

25.9-48.4

63.6

51.6-74.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

161

36.3

25.9-48.1

63.7

51.9-74.1

-English Speaking

29.5

14.2-51.3

70.5

48.7-85.8

-Spanish Speaking

113

38.1

26.1-51.9

61.9

48.1-73.9

Non-Hispanic

2,773

1,754

57.5

54.4-60.4

1,019

42.5

39.6-45.6

AGE

18-24

210

29.5

21.5-39.0

140

70.5

61.0-78.5

25-34

504

230

42.1

35.8-48.7

274

57.9

51.3-64.2

35-44

625

346

54.6

48.8-60.2

279

45.4

39.8-51.2

45-54

584

402

69.9

64.0-75.2

182

30.1

24.8-36.0

55-64

453

337

75.7

69.8-80.8

116

24.3

19.2-30.2

65-74

349

264

77.1

70.2-82.7

22.9

17.3-29.8

75+

192

154

78.2

68.2-85.6

21.8

14.4-31.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

479

262

48.9

41.5-56.3

217

51.1

43.7-58.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

883

521

52.4

47.1-57.7

362

47.6

42.3-52.9

Some Post-H.S.

685

450

56.6

50.2-62.7

235

43.4

37.3-49.8

College Graduate

882

579

62.1

57.3-66.7

303

37.9

33.3-42.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

221

137

49.5

38.1-60.9

50.5

39.1-61.9

$15,000- 24,999

518

269

46.6

39.7-53.7

249

53.4

46.3-60.3

$25,000- 34,999

307

184

50.0

41.2-58.9

123

50.0

41.1-58.8

$35,000- 49,999

454

294

59.6

52.7-66.1

160

40.4

33.9-47.3

$50,000-74,999

378

253

65.1

57.0-72.4

125

34.9

27.6-43.0

$75,000+

446

304

67.5

60.8-73.5

142

32.5

26.5-39.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

152

103

63.4

53.7-72.2

36.6

27.8-46.3

Guilford

146

57.4

47.6-66.6

42.6

33.4-52.4

Mecklenburg

140

48.8

38.2-59.5

51.2

40.5-61.8

Orange

146

58.9

47.4-69.4

41.1

30.6-52.6

Wake

149

51.3

41.6-60.9

48.7

39.1-58.4

Chatham/Lee

136

53.3

42.9-63.4

46.7

36.6-57.1

Nash/Wilson

120

68.0

57.3-77.0

32.0

23.0-42.7

Craven/Pamlico

139

63.5

52.8-72.9

36.5

27.1-47.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

143

58.5

48.0-68.2

41.5

31.8-52.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

144

54.1

42.4-65.5

45.9

34.5-57.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

165

42.7

30.0-56.4

57.3

43.6-70.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

136

48.1

29.4-67.4

51.9

32.6-70.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

139

50.4

40.9-59.9

49.6

40.1-59.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

109

50.2

38.0-62.3

49.8

37.7-62.0

Northeast NC I

107

57.0

41.4-71.2

43.0

28.8-58.6

Northeast NC II

146

56.2

46.0-65.9

43.8

34.1-54.0

Northeastern Partnership

253

171

56.5

47.9-64.6

43.5

35.4-52.1

Mountain AHEC

412

270

57.4

48.7-65.7

142

42.6

34.3-51.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

957

619

59.1

53.7-64.4

338

40.9

35.6-46.3

Piedmont

1,325

781

53.5

49.5-57.5

544

46.5

42.5-50.5

Western NC

655

418

56.8

50.0-63.4

237

43.2

36.6-50.0

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*Asked of all respondents that answered NO to diabetes Core question: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?

^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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