BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

Diabetes Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Past 3 years	3-5 years	5+ years
North Carolina	5,225	4,605	88.6	87.2-89.8	288	5.7	4.8- 6.7	332	5.7	4.9- 6.7
-Northeast NC II	292	254	87.4	82.6-91.0	14	4.1	2.4- 7.2	24	8.5	5.5-12.9
GENDER
Male	96	82	86.1	77.0-91.9	5	4.5	1.8-10.7	9	9.5	4.7-18.1
Female	196	172	88.3	82.5-92.4	9	3.9	2.0- 7.7	15	7.8	4.5-13.1
RACE
White	203	175	86.0	79.9-90.4	13	5.7	3.2-10.0	15	8.3	4.9-13.8
Other	89	79	90.8	82.0-95.5	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	9	8.9	4.2-17.7
AGE
18-44	94	78	83.2	73.5-89.8	4	3.2	1.2- 8.4	12	13.6	7.6-23.1
45+	196	174	90.0	84.6-93.6	10	4.8	2.4- 9.3	12	5.2	2.8- 9.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	141	125	91.0	85.2-94.7	6	3.4	1.5- 7.6	10	5.6	2.8-10.8
Some College +	150	128	83.9	76.1-89.6	8	4.8	2.3-10.0	14	11.2	6.5-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	164	142	87.6	81.0-92.1	8	4.4	2.1- 8.8	14	8.0	4.4-14.1
$50,000+	59	51	84.1	71.0-92.0	2	2.9	0.7-11.3	6	12.9	5.9-26.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	274	238	86.4	80.6-90.7	20	8.5	5.0-14.0	16	5.1	2.9- 8.7
Guilford	244	209	86.4	80.5-90.7	18	6.9	4.2-11.2	17	6.7	3.7-11.9
Mecklenburg	255	231	90.2	84.6-93.9	12	6.4	3.3-12.0	12	3.4	1.9- 6.2
Orange	238	209	89.3	84.0-93.0	9	3.7	1.7- 7.7	20	7.0	4.3-11.3
Wake	242	204	85.3	79.6-89.7	18	6.8	4.1-11.2	20	7.8	4.7-12.7
Chatham/Lee	231	206	89.8	84.6-93.4	9	3.9	1.8- 8.2	16	6.3	3.7-10.5
Nash/Wilson	221	197	87.8	81.5-92.2	15	8.3	4.8-14.0	9	3.9	1.7- 8.4
Craven/Pamlico	268	243	91.9	87.6-94.8	12	3.4	1.8- 6.3	13	4.7	2.5- 8.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	230	201	88.4	83.1-92.3	11	4.8	2.5- 9.0	18	6.8	4.1-11.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	256	224	86.6	80.7-90.9	15	5.3	3.0- 9.2	17	8.0	4.7-13.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	264	235	84.3	74.8-90.6	11	4.8	2.0-11.2	18	10.9	5.5-20.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	221	189	86.1	79.6-90.8	18	7.1	4.1-12.0	14	6.7	3.5-12.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	248	224	90.6	84.9-94.3	10	5.1	2.3-11.0	14	4.3	2.4- 7.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	209	184	87.9	82.1-92.0	12	5.7	3.1-10.0	13	6.5	3.6-11.3
Northeast NC I	243	223	93.7	89.7-96.2	13	4.5	2.4- 8.3	7	1.8	0.8- 3.9
Northeastern Partnership	535	477	89.6	86.3-92.2	27	4.3	2.8- 6.5	31	6.1	4.1- 9.0
Mountain AHEC	739	638	86.1	82.5-89.1	50	6.9	4.8- 9.9	51	6.9	5.0- 9.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,844	1,643	89.3	86.8-91.3	99	6.1	4.5- 8.3	102	4.7	3.5- 6.1
Piedmont	2,223	1,956	88.7	86.8-90.4	112	5.1	4.0- 6.5	155	6.2	5.0- 7.7
Western NC	1,158	1,006	86.5	83.1-89.4	77	7.2	4.9-10.4	75	6.3	4.7- 8.4

Total
Respond.^

Past 3 years

3-5 years

5+ years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,225

4,605

88.6

87.2-89.8

288

5.7

4.8- 6.7

332

5.7

4.9- 6.7

-Northeast NC II

292

254

87.4

82.6-91.0

4.1

2.4- 7.2

8.5

5.5-12.9

GENDER

Male

86.1

77.0-91.9

4.5

1.8-10.7

9.5

4.7-18.1

Female

196

172

88.3

82.5-92.4

3.9

2.0- 7.7

7.8

4.5-13.1

RACE

White

203

175

86.0

79.9-90.4

5.7

3.2-10.0

8.3

4.9-13.8

Other

90.8

82.0-95.5

0.4

0.0- 2.5

8.9

4.2-17.7

AGE

18-44

83.2

73.5-89.8

3.2

1.2- 8.4

13.6

7.6-23.1

45+

196

174

90.0

84.6-93.6

4.8

2.4- 9.3

5.2

2.8- 9.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

141

125

91.0

85.2-94.7

3.4

1.5- 7.6

5.6

2.8-10.8

Some College +

150

128

83.9

76.1-89.6

4.8

2.3-10.0

11.2

6.5-18.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

164

142

87.6

81.0-92.1

4.4

2.1- 8.8

8.0

4.4-14.1

$50,000+

84.1

71.0-92.0

2.9

0.7-11.3

12.9

5.9-26.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

274

238

86.4

80.6-90.7

8.5

5.0-14.0

5.1

2.9- 8.7

Guilford

244

209

86.4

80.5-90.7

6.9

4.2-11.2

6.7

3.7-11.9

Mecklenburg

255

231

90.2

84.6-93.9

6.4

3.3-12.0

3.4

1.9- 6.2

Orange

238

209

89.3

84.0-93.0

3.7

1.7- 7.7

7.0

4.3-11.3

Wake

242

204

85.3

79.6-89.7

6.8

4.1-11.2

7.8

4.7-12.7

Chatham/Lee

231

206

89.8

84.6-93.4

3.9

1.8- 8.2

6.3

3.7-10.5

Nash/Wilson

221

197

87.8

81.5-92.2

8.3

4.8-14.0

3.9

1.7- 8.4

Craven/Pamlico

268

243

91.9

87.6-94.8

3.4

1.8- 6.3

4.7

2.5- 8.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

230

201

88.4

83.1-92.3

4.8

2.5- 9.0

6.8

4.1-11.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

256

224

86.6

80.7-90.9

5.3

3.0- 9.2

8.0

4.7-13.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

264

235

84.3

74.8-90.6

4.8

2.0-11.2

10.9

5.5-20.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

221

189

86.1

79.6-90.8

7.1

4.1-12.0

6.7

3.5-12.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

248

224

90.6

84.9-94.3

5.1

2.3-11.0

4.3

2.4- 7.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

209

184

87.9

82.1-92.0

5.7

3.1-10.0

6.5

3.6-11.3

Northeast NC I

243

223

93.7

89.7-96.2

4.5

2.4- 8.3

1.8

0.8- 3.9

Northeastern Partnership

535

477

89.6

86.3-92.2

4.3

2.8- 6.5

6.1

4.1- 9.0

Mountain AHEC

739

638

86.1

82.5-89.1

6.9

4.8- 9.9

6.9

5.0- 9.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,844

1,643

89.3

86.8-91.3

6.1

4.5- 8.3

102

4.7

3.5- 6.1

Piedmont

2,223

1,956

88.7

86.8-90.4

112

5.1

4.0- 6.5

155

6.2

5.0- 7.7

Western NC

1,158

1,006

86.5

83.1-89.4

7.2

4.9-10.4

6.3

4.7- 8.4

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*Asked only of respondents that have ever had blood test for high sugar/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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