BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes Screening

During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only testing supplies	Yes, only medicines	Yes, testing & medicines	No
North Carolina	957	74	8.4	6.0-11.5	23	1.8	1.0- 3.1	109	11.3	8.7-14.7	751	78.5	74.3-82.1
-Piedmont NC	333	28	9.3	5.6-15.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.4	45	11.8	7.9-17.3	252	77.1	70.2-82.7
GENDER
Male	129	8	5.4	2.0-14.2	4	1.5	0.4- 4.9	18	10.9	5.6-20.0	99	82.2	72.0-89.3
Female	204	20	13.3	7.6-22.2	4	2.2	0.7- 7.4	27	12.7	7.7-20.3	153	71.8	62.2-79.7
RACE
White	209	20	9.8	5.5-17.0	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	19	9.7	5.5-16.7	169	80.1	71.6-86.5
African American	112	5	3.2	0.9-10.4	7	6.1	2.3-15.2	25	18.4	10.5-30.3	75	72.4	59.8-82.2
Other Minorities	9	2	54.0	14.9-88.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.6	0.5-30.9	6	41.4	10.3-81.3
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	12	2	46.2	14.3-81.6	1	9.7	1.2-47.8	3	20.6	3.7-63.6	6	23.5	6.9-56.0
35-44	42	7	11.3	4.5-25.6	0	0.0	. - .	9	23.3	9.7-46.2	26	65.3	44.2-81.7
45-54	60	7	11.8	4.8-26.3	2	3.2	0.5-17.6	10	14.2	6.7-27.6	41	70.8	54.9-82.9
55-64	74	7	6.8	2.8-15.8	4	2.3	0.7- 7.1	13	9.4	4.4-19.0	50	81.4	70.0-89.1
65-74	73	5	11.4	2.2-41.9	1	1.8	0.2-11.6	6	6.4	2.6-15.1	61	80.5	57.9-92.5
75+	70	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.2	1.5-16.5	66	94.8	83.5-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	96	7	3.7	1.5- 8.6	4	4.0	1.0-14.3	14	9.6	4.7-18.6	71	82.8	72.1-89.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	100	11	11.3	4.6-25.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	19	17.9	9.8-30.4	68	69.5	55.2-80.8
Some Post-H.S.	77	6	12.1	4.7-27.5	1	1.5	0.2-10.1	11	16.8	7.8-32.5	59	69.6	53.6-81.9
College Graduate	59	4	10.2	3.7-25.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	53	89.0	74.3-95.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	8	15.1	5.0-37.6	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	13	13.8	6.3-27.6	39	70.9	51.7-84.7
$15,000- 24,999	63	7	8.0	3.3-17.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	14	19.0	8.9-35.9	41	72.6	56.2-84.5
$25,000- 34,999	36	1	4.0	0.5-23.6	1	2.2	0.3-14.2	4	23.1	8.3-49.8	30	70.8	46.1-87.3
$35,000- 49,999	35	3	15.1	4.1-42.4	1	3.4	0.5-20.6	4	15.3	5.1-37.6	27	66.3	42.8-83.8
$50,000-74,999	22	3	12.1	3.6-33.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	19	87.9	66.4-96.4
$75,000+	20	2	8.8	1.4-40.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	18	91.2	59.7-98.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.5	0.9-19.1	2	7.0	1.5-26.9	36	88.5	70.2-96.2
Guilford	36	3	6.0	1.7-18.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5	8	26.3	13.0-46.2	24	66.4	47.5-81.3
Mecklenburg	39	4	13.9	4.8-34.0	1	3.0	0.4-18.6	3	4.4	1.4-13.2	31	78.7	60.1-90.1
Orange	25	1	7.3	1.0-36.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.7	4.9-32.8	20	79.1	56.3-91.7
Wake	31	1	2.4	0.3-15.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	3	14.7	4.4-39.3	26	80.7	58.1-92.6
Chatham/Lee	33	3	12.7	3.4-37.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	12.2	4.2-30.7	26	75.1	53.2-88.8
Nash/Wilson	44	3	5.7	1.7-17.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	6	15.0	6.1-32.5	34	78.1	61.2-89.0
Craven/Pamlico	55	5	9.3	3.7-21.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	4	8.0	2.8-20.9	45	81.9	68.0-90.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	5	11.8	4.5-27.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	8	20.5	9.1-39.7	31	66.6	47.9-81.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	2	6.2	1.5-22.3	4	7.8	2.8-19.9	26	84.2	68.7-92.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	2	3.2	0.8-12.2	2	7.7	1.7-29.0	8	27.6	13.8-47.7	20	61.5	41.9-77.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	16.6	6.9-34.8	42	82.5	64.6-92.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	7	7.5	3.4-16.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	9	13.6	6.4-26.4	63	78.4	65.8-87.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	6	7.1	3.1-15.6	2	4.7	1.1-17.5	5	16.3	6.4-35.8	42	71.8	54.9-84.2
Northeast NC I	72	6	8.7	3.7-18.8	2	3.3	0.8-12.5	10	11.6	5.8-21.7	54	76.4	64.4-85.3
Northeast NC II	65	6	8.8	3.7-19.6	3	3.6	1.1-11.6	6	7.5	2.6-19.9	50	80.0	67.0-88.8
Northeastern Partnership	137	12	8.8	4.7-15.7	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	16	9.1	4.8-16.4	104	78.6	69.8-85.4
Mountain AHEC	132	5	5.8	2.1-14.8	2	1.3	0.3- 6.1	9	4.8	2.1-10.4	116	88.1	79.2-93.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	39	8.6	5.5-13.1	11	1.9	0.9- 4.0	45	11.8	7.7-17.5	330	77.8	71.3-83.1
Piedmont	333	28	9.3	5.6-15.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.4	45	11.8	7.9-17.3	252	77.1	70.2-82.7
Western NC	199	7	4.4	1.8-10.3	4	1.4	0.5- 4.2	19	8.7	4.8-15.1	169	85.5	78.0-90.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only testing supplies

Yes, only medicines

Yes, testing & medicines

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

957

8.4

6.0-11.5

1.8

1.0- 3.1

109

11.3

8.7-14.7

751

78.5

74.3-82.1

-Piedmont NC

333

9.3

5.6-15.0

1.8

0.8- 4.4

11.8

7.9-17.3

252

77.1

70.2-82.7

GENDER

Male

129

5.4

2.0-14.2

1.5

0.4- 4.9

10.9

5.6-20.0

82.2

72.0-89.3

Female

204

13.3

7.6-22.2

2.2

0.7- 7.4

12.7

7.7-20.3

153

71.8

62.2-79.7

RACE

White

209

9.8

5.5-17.0

0.4

0.1- 2.6

9.7

5.5-16.7

169

80.1

71.6-86.5

African American

112

3.2

0.9-10.4

6.1

2.3-15.2

18.4

10.5-30.3

72.4

59.8-82.2

Other Minorities

54.0

14.9-88.7

0.0

. - .

4.6

0.5-30.9

41.4

10.3-81.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

46.2

14.3-81.6

9.7

1.2-47.8

20.6

3.7-63.6

23.5

6.9-56.0

35-44

11.3

4.5-25.6

0.0

. - .

23.3

9.7-46.2

65.3

44.2-81.7

45-54

11.8

4.8-26.3

3.2

0.5-17.6

14.2

6.7-27.6

70.8

54.9-82.9

55-64

6.8

2.8-15.8

2.3

0.7- 7.1

9.4

4.4-19.0

81.4

70.0-89.1

65-74

11.4

2.2-41.9

1.8

0.2-11.6

6.4

2.6-15.1

80.5

57.9-92.5

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.2

1.5-16.5

94.8

83.5-98.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

3.7

1.5- 8.6

4.0

1.0-14.3

9.6

4.7-18.6

82.8

72.1-89.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

100

11.3

4.6-25.2

1.3

0.3- 5.8

17.9

9.8-30.4

69.5

55.2-80.8

Some Post-H.S.

12.1

4.7-27.5

1.5

0.2-10.1

16.8

7.8-32.5

69.6

53.6-81.9

College Graduate

10.2

3.7-25.3

0.5

0.1- 3.4

0.4

0.0- 2.5

89.0

74.3-95.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.1

5.0-37.6

0.3

0.0- 1.9

13.8

6.3-27.6

70.9

51.7-84.7

$15,000- 24,999

8.0

3.3-17.9

0.4

0.1- 3.1

19.0

8.9-35.9

72.6

56.2-84.5

$25,000- 34,999

4.0

0.5-23.6

2.2

0.3-14.2

23.1

8.3-49.8

70.8

46.1-87.3

$35,000- 49,999

15.1

4.1-42.4

3.4

0.5-20.6

15.3

5.1-37.6

66.3

42.8-83.8

$50,000-74,999

12.1

3.6-33.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

87.9

66.4-96.4

$75,000+

8.8

1.4-40.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

91.2

59.7-98.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

0.0

. - .

4.5

0.9-19.1

7.0

1.5-26.9

88.5

70.2-96.2

Guilford

6.0

1.7-18.6

1.2

0.2- 8.5

26.3

13.0-46.2

66.4

47.5-81.3

Mecklenburg

13.9

4.8-34.0

3.0

0.4-18.6

4.4

1.4-13.2

78.7

60.1-90.1

Orange

7.3

1.0-36.9

0.0

. - .

13.7

4.9-32.8

79.1

56.3-91.7

Wake

2.4

0.3-15.6

2.1

0.3-13.9

14.7

4.4-39.3

80.7

58.1-92.6

Chatham/Lee

12.7

3.4-37.7

0.0

. - .

12.2

4.2-30.7

75.1

53.2-88.8

Nash/Wilson

5.7

1.7-17.8

1.2

0.2- 8.2

15.0

6.1-32.5

78.1

61.2-89.0

Craven/Pamlico

9.3

3.7-21.3

0.9

0.1- 6.0

8.0

2.8-20.9

81.9

68.0-90.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

11.8

4.5-27.3

1.2

0.2- 8.2

20.5

9.1-39.7

66.6

47.9-81.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

1.9

0.3-12.4

6.2

1.5-22.3

7.8

2.8-19.9

84.2

68.7-92.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

3.2

0.8-12.2

7.7

1.7-29.0

27.6

13.8-47.7

61.5

41.9-77.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.9

0.1- 6.3

0.0

. - .

16.6

6.9-34.8

82.5

64.6-92.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.5

3.4-16.0

0.5

0.1- 3.8

13.6

6.4-26.4

78.4

65.8-87.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

7.1

3.1-15.6

4.7

1.1-17.5

16.3

6.4-35.8

71.8

54.9-84.2

Northeast NC I

8.7

3.7-18.8

3.3

0.8-12.5

11.6

5.8-21.7

76.4

64.4-85.3

Northeast NC II

8.8

3.7-19.6

3.6

1.1-11.6

7.5

2.6-19.9

80.0

67.0-88.8

Northeastern Partnership

137

8.8

4.7-15.7

3.5

1.4- 8.6

9.1

4.8-16.4

104

78.6

69.8-85.4

Mountain AHEC

132

5.8

2.1-14.8

1.3

0.3- 6.1

4.8

2.1-10.4

116

88.1

79.2-93.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

8.6

5.5-13.1

1.9

0.9- 4.0

11.8

7.7-17.5

330

77.8

71.3-83.1

Piedmont

333

9.3

5.6-15.0

1.8

0.8- 4.4

11.8

7.9-17.3

252

77.1

70.2-82.7

Western NC

199

4.4

1.8-10.3

1.4

0.5- 4.2

8.7

4.8-15.1

169

85.5

78.0-90.7

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*Asked of all respondents that answered YES to diabetes Core question or YES to ever having a blood sugar test

^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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