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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,941	3,965	63.2	61.2-65.3	1,976	36.8	34.7-38.8
GENDER
Male	2,169	1,395	59.4	55.9-62.7	774	40.6	37.3-44.1
Female	3,772	2,570	66.8	64.5-69.1	1,202	33.2	30.9-35.5
AGE
18-24	338	145	36.8	29.3-45.1	193	63.2	54.9-70.7
25-34	893	481	52.0	46.9-57.0	412	48.0	43.0-53.1
35-44	1,149	713	61.3	57.2-65.4	436	38.7	34.6-42.8
45-54	1,169	795	71.3	67.3-75.0	374	28.7	25.0-32.7
55-64	976	737	75.3	71.0-79.1	239	24.7	20.9-29.0
65-74	813	629	79.4	75.3-83.0	184	20.6	17.0-24.7
75+	564	439	78.9	73.6-83.4	125	21.1	16.6-26.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	699	467	66.4	59.9-72.3	232	33.6	27.7-40.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,717	1,114	60.7	56.8-64.5	603	39.3	35.5-43.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,556	1,099	64.3	59.9-68.5	457	35.7	31.5-40.1
College Graduate	1,954	1,278	63.5	60.3-66.6	676	36.5	33.4-39.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	490	335	63.0	55.2-70.2	155	37.0	29.8-44.8
$15,000- 24,999	923	577	60.3	54.7-65.6	346	39.7	34.4-45.3
$25,000- 34,999	641	425	60.4	53.9-66.6	216	39.6	33.4-46.1
$35,000- 49,999	887	589	61.8	56.7-66.6	298	38.2	33.4-43.3
$50,000-74,999	748	491	66.0	60.6-71.1	257	34.0	28.9-39.4
$75,000+	929	635	67.2	62.6-71.5	294	32.8	28.5-37.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	350	248	68.7	62.4-74.4	102	31.3	25.6-37.6
Guilford	274	173	62.8	55.7-69.5	101	37.2	30.5-44.3
Mecklenburg	248	165	57.8	48.8-66.3	83	42.2	33.7-51.2
Orange	333	203	56.4	47.8-64.6	130	43.6	35.4-52.2
Wake	283	174	57.8	50.9-64.3	109	42.2	35.7-49.1
Chatham/Lee	254	172	61.9	53.9-69.3	82	38.1	30.7-46.1
Nash/Wilson	197	135	68.5	60.6-75.5	62	31.5	24.5-39.4
Craven/Pamlico	299	220	70.8	63.7-77.0	79	29.2	23.0-36.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	346	225	63.6	57.1-69.6	121	36.4	30.4-42.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	381	252	61.5	53.9-68.6	129	38.5	31.4-46.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	266	170	55.5	46.7-64.0	96	44.5	36.0-53.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	305	190	60.0	53.1-66.6	115	40.0	33.4-46.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	160	108	63.9	54.8-72.1	52	36.1	27.9-45.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	225	142	57.1	49.2-64.7	83	42.9	35.3-50.8
Northeast NC I	167	115	67.9	59.2-75.5	52	32.1	24.5-40.8
Northeast NC II	292	209	65.6	58.1-72.4	83	34.4	27.6-41.9
Northeastern Partnership	459	324	66.2	60.1-71.7	135	33.8	28.3-39.9
Mountain AHEC	996	675	65.2	59.7-70.2	321	34.8	29.8-40.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,746	1,210	65.5	61.4-69.4	536	34.5	30.6-38.6
Piedmont	2,574	1,676	62.1	59.2-64.9	898	37.9	35.1-40.8
Western NC	1,621	1,079	63.4	59.3-67.4	542	36.6	32.6-40.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,941

3,965

63.2

61.2-65.3

1,976

36.8

34.7-38.8

GENDER

Male

2,169

1,395

59.4

55.9-62.7

774

40.6

37.3-44.1

Female

3,772

2,570

66.8

64.5-69.1

1,202

33.2

30.9-35.5

AGE

18-24

338

145

36.8

29.3-45.1

193

63.2

54.9-70.7

25-34

893

481

52.0

46.9-57.0

412

48.0

43.0-53.1

35-44

1,149

713

61.3

57.2-65.4

436

38.7

34.6-42.8

45-54

1,169

795

71.3

67.3-75.0

374

28.7

25.0-32.7

55-64

976

737

75.3

71.0-79.1

239

24.7

20.9-29.0

65-74

813

629

79.4

75.3-83.0

184

20.6

17.0-24.7

75+

564

439

78.9

73.6-83.4

125

21.1

16.6-26.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

699

467

66.4

59.9-72.3

232

33.6

27.7-40.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,717

1,114

60.7

56.8-64.5

603

39.3

35.5-43.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,556

1,099

64.3

59.9-68.5

457

35.7

31.5-40.1

College Graduate

1,954

1,278

63.5

60.3-66.6

676

36.5

33.4-39.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

490

335

63.0

55.2-70.2

155

37.0

29.8-44.8

$15,000- 24,999

923

577

60.3

54.7-65.6

346

39.7

34.4-45.3

$25,000- 34,999

641

425

60.4

53.9-66.6

216

39.6

33.4-46.1

$35,000- 49,999

887

589

61.8

56.7-66.6

298

38.2

33.4-43.3

$50,000-74,999

748

491

66.0

60.6-71.1

257

34.0

28.9-39.4

$75,000+

929

635

67.2

62.6-71.5

294

32.8

28.5-37.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

350

248

68.7

62.4-74.4

102

31.3

25.6-37.6

Guilford

274

173

62.8

55.7-69.5

101

37.2

30.5-44.3

Mecklenburg

248

165

57.8

48.8-66.3

42.2

33.7-51.2

Orange

333

203

56.4

47.8-64.6

130

43.6

35.4-52.2

Wake

283

174

57.8

50.9-64.3

109

42.2

35.7-49.1

Chatham/Lee

254

172

61.9

53.9-69.3

38.1

30.7-46.1

Nash/Wilson

197

135

68.5

60.6-75.5

31.5

24.5-39.4

Craven/Pamlico

299

220

70.8

63.7-77.0

29.2

23.0-36.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

346

225

63.6

57.1-69.6

121

36.4

30.4-42.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

381

252

61.5

53.9-68.6

129

38.5

31.4-46.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

266

170

55.5

46.7-64.0

44.5

36.0-53.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

305

190

60.0

53.1-66.6

115

40.0

33.4-46.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

160

108

63.9

54.8-72.1

36.1

27.9-45.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

225

142

57.1

49.2-64.7

42.9

35.3-50.8

Northeast NC I

167

115

67.9

59.2-75.5

32.1

24.5-40.8

Northeast NC II

292

209

65.6

58.1-72.4

34.4

27.6-41.9

Northeastern Partnership

459

324

66.2

60.1-71.7

135

33.8

28.3-39.9

Mountain AHEC

996

675

65.2

59.7-70.2

321

34.8

29.8-40.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,746

1,210

65.5

61.4-69.4

536

34.5

30.6-38.6

Piedmont

2,574

1,676

62.1

59.2-64.9

898

37.9

35.1-40.8

Western NC

1,621

1,079

63.4

59.3-67.4

542

36.6

32.6-40.7

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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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