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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Screening-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,772	2,570	66.8	64.5-69.1	1,202	33.2	30.9-35.5
AGE
18-24	210	102	48.1	38.1-58.3	108	51.9	41.7-61.9
25-34	554	317	59.2	53.3-64.8	237	40.8	35.2-46.7
35-44	694	454	64.3	59.0-69.2	240	35.7	30.8-41.0
45-54	751	497	68.3	63.4-72.8	254	31.7	27.2-36.6
55-64	616	468	74.8	68.8-79.9	148	25.2	20.1-31.2
65-74	517	405	80.7	75.6-84.9	112	19.3	15.1-24.4
75+	403	310	79.1	73.0-84.1	93	20.9	15.9-27.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	438	310	72.1	65.2-78.2	128	27.9	21.8-34.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,106	743	66.4	62.1-70.5	363	33.6	29.5-37.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,021	736	70.1	65.4-74.4	285	29.9	25.6-34.6
College Graduate	1,198	778	62.5	58.4-66.5	420	37.5	33.5-41.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	356	249	68.9	60.5-76.2	107	31.1	23.8-39.5
$15,000- 24,999	628	414	66.0	60.1-71.5	214	34.0	28.5-39.9
$25,000- 34,999	418	286	66.3	58.6-73.2	132	33.7	26.8-41.4
$35,000- 49,999	525	355	64.2	57.6-70.3	170	35.8	29.7-42.4
$50,000-74,999	435	279	64.0	57.4-70.2	156	36.0	29.8-42.6
$75,000+	535	366	67.0	61.4-72.1	169	33.0	27.9-38.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	215	154	72.7	65.4-78.9	61	27.3	21.1-34.6
Guilford	175	111	63.5	54.8-71.3	64	36.5	28.7-45.2
Mecklenburg	158	112	67.7	58.8-75.4	46	32.3	24.6-41.2
Orange	215	132	54.2	42.1-65.8	83	45.8	34.2-57.9
Wake	176	112	61.8	53.6-69.4	64	38.2	30.6-46.4
Chatham/Lee	148	104	65.9	56.0-74.5	44	34.1	25.5-44.0
Nash/Wilson	124	81	63.3	53.3-72.2	43	36.7	27.8-46.7
Craven/Pamlico	193	145	75.0	67.6-81.3	48	25.0	18.7-32.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	214	144	67.2	59.6-74.0	70	32.8	26.0-40.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	244	165	66.7	58.0-74.3	79	33.3	25.7-42.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	168	115	66.2	56.4-74.8	53	33.8	25.2-43.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	189	117	54.3	45.6-62.8	72	45.7	37.2-54.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	99	69	68.5	57.6-77.8	30	31.5	22.2-42.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	152	99	59.5	49.9-68.5	53	40.5	31.5-50.1
Northeast NC I	119	80	67.9	58.4-76.1	39	32.1	23.9-41.6
Northeast NC II	195	139	68.4	60.1-75.6	56	31.6	24.4-39.9
Northeastern Partnership	314	219	68.2	61.8-74.1	95	31.8	25.9-38.2
Mountain AHEC	634	435	69.5	64.4-74.1	199	30.5	25.9-35.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,144	800	68.0	63.3-72.4	344	32.0	27.6-36.7
Piedmont	1,595	1,070	66.4	63.1-69.6	525	33.6	30.4-36.9
Western NC	1,033	700	66.4	61.9-70.6	333	33.6	29.4-38.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,772

2,570

66.8

64.5-69.1

1,202

33.2

30.9-35.5

AGE

18-24

210

102

48.1

38.1-58.3

108

51.9

41.7-61.9

25-34

554

317

59.2

53.3-64.8

237

40.8

35.2-46.7

35-44

694

454

64.3

59.0-69.2

240

35.7

30.8-41.0

45-54

751

497

68.3

63.4-72.8

254

31.7

27.2-36.6

55-64

616

468

74.8

68.8-79.9

148

25.2

20.1-31.2

65-74

517

405

80.7

75.6-84.9

112

19.3

15.1-24.4

75+

403

310

79.1

73.0-84.1

20.9

15.9-27.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

438

310

72.1

65.2-78.2

128

27.9

21.8-34.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,106

743

66.4

62.1-70.5

363

33.6

29.5-37.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,021

736

70.1

65.4-74.4

285

29.9

25.6-34.6

College Graduate

1,198

778

62.5

58.4-66.5

420

37.5

33.5-41.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

356

249

68.9

60.5-76.2

107

31.1

23.8-39.5

$15,000- 24,999

628

414

66.0

60.1-71.5

214

34.0

28.5-39.9

$25,000- 34,999

418

286

66.3

58.6-73.2

132

33.7

26.8-41.4

$35,000- 49,999

525

355

64.2

57.6-70.3

170

35.8

29.7-42.4

$50,000-74,999

435

279

64.0

57.4-70.2

156

36.0

29.8-42.6

$75,000+

535

366

67.0

61.4-72.1

169

33.0

27.9-38.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

215

154

72.7

65.4-78.9

27.3

21.1-34.6

Guilford

175

111

63.5

54.8-71.3

36.5

28.7-45.2

Mecklenburg

158

112

67.7

58.8-75.4

32.3

24.6-41.2

Orange

215

132

54.2

42.1-65.8

45.8

34.2-57.9

Wake

176

112

61.8

53.6-69.4

38.2

30.6-46.4

Chatham/Lee

148

104

65.9

56.0-74.5

34.1

25.5-44.0

Nash/Wilson

124

63.3

53.3-72.2

36.7

27.8-46.7

Craven/Pamlico

193

145

75.0

67.6-81.3

25.0

18.7-32.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

214

144

67.2

59.6-74.0

32.8

26.0-40.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

244

165

66.7

58.0-74.3

33.3

25.7-42.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

168

115

66.2

56.4-74.8

33.8

25.2-43.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

189

117

54.3

45.6-62.8

45.7

37.2-54.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

68.5

57.6-77.8

31.5

22.2-42.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

152

59.5

49.9-68.5

40.5

31.5-50.1

Northeast NC I

119

67.9

58.4-76.1

32.1

23.9-41.6

Northeast NC II

195

139

68.4

60.1-75.6

31.6

24.4-39.9

Northeastern Partnership

314

219

68.2

61.8-74.1

31.8

25.9-38.2

Mountain AHEC

634

435

69.5

64.4-74.1

199

30.5

25.9-35.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,144

800

68.0

63.3-72.4

344

32.0

27.6-36.7

Piedmont

1,595

1,070

66.4

63.1-69.6

525

33.6

30.4-36.9

Western NC

1,033

700

66.4

61.9-70.6

333

33.6

29.4-38.1

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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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