BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	954	471	55.4	50.7-60.0	483	44.6	40.0-49.3
-Piedmont NC	331	167	59.8	52.5-66.7	164	40.2	33.3-47.5
GENDER
Male	127	67	60.4	49.0-70.7	60	39.6	29.3-51.0
Female	204	100	59.3	49.9-68.0	104	40.7	32.0-50.1
RACE
White	209	105	62.2	53.3-70.4	104	37.8	29.6-46.7
African American	110	59	54.9	42.0-67.2	51	45.1	32.8-58.0
Other Minorities	9	2	52.4	13.7-88.4	7	47.6	11.6-86.3
AGE
18-24	2	1	56.6	7.5-95.4	1	43.4	4.6-92.5
25-34	12	6	75.8	42.5-93.0	6	24.2	7.0-57.5
35-44	42	28	80.2	63.9-90.3	14	19.8	9.7-36.1
45-54	60	34	62.2	44.7-77.1	26	37.8	22.9-55.3
55-64	72	41	62.5	47.4-75.5	31	37.5	24.5-52.6
65-74	73	35	58.8	42.7-73.2	38	41.2	26.8-57.3
75+	70	22	37.7	23.9-53.7	48	62.3	46.3-76.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	95	35	45.9	32.7-59.8	60	54.1	40.2-67.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	100	54	64.9	51.4-76.3	46	35.1	23.7-48.6
Some Post-H.S.	76	46	71.3	57.6-82.0	30	28.7	18.0-42.4
College Graduate	59	31	55.1	37.9-71.2	28	44.9	28.8-62.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	60	24	49.1	31.7-66.7	36	50.9	33.3-68.3
$15,000- 24,999	63	32	51.3	35.0-67.4	31	48.7	32.6-65.0
$25,000- 34,999	36	21	68.3	47.0-83.9	15	31.7	16.1-53.0
$35,000- 49,999	35	19	76.4	58.9-88.0	16	23.6	12.0-41.1
$50,000-74,999	22	12	51.4	27.0-75.2	10	48.6	24.8-73.0
$75,000+	20	10	59.8	33.1-81.7	10	40.2	18.3-66.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	41	23	58.1	40.8-73.5	18	41.9	26.5-59.2
Guilford	36	13	36.2	21.2-54.5	23	63.8	45.5-78.8
Mecklenburg	39	21	55.7	38.3-71.8	18	44.3	28.2-61.7
Orange	25	12	50.6	29.7-71.2	13	49.4	28.8-70.3
Wake	31	21	68.8	48.6-83.8	10	31.2	16.2-51.4
Chatham/Lee	33	9	24.4	12.2-42.7	24	75.6	57.3-87.8
Nash/Wilson	44	21	49.3	33.2-65.5	23	50.7	34.5-66.8
Craven/Pamlico	55	28	53.1	38.6-67.1	27	46.9	32.9-61.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	23	48.2	30.8-66.0	22	51.8	34.0-69.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	32	11	32.0	17.0-51.9	21	68.0	48.1-83.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	15	45.7	27.8-64.8	16	54.3	35.2-72.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	22	39.0	25.4-54.5	25	61.0	45.5-74.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	40	50.2	38.0-62.3	40	49.8	37.7-62.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	30	59.6	44.6-73.0	25	40.4	27.0-55.4
Northeast NC I	72	33	39.9	28.4-52.6	39	60.1	47.4-71.6
Northeast NC II	65	21	33.7	22.1-47.7	44	66.3	52.3-77.9
Northeastern Partnership	137	54	36.1	27.4-45.9	83	63.9	54.1-72.6
Mountain AHEC	132	72	57.3	46.0-67.8	60	42.7	32.2-54.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	199	48.1	41.0-55.2	226	51.9	44.8-59.0
Piedmont	331	167	59.8	52.5-66.7	164	40.2	33.3-47.5
Western NC	198	105	58.2	48.8-67.1	93	41.8	32.9-51.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

954

471

55.4

50.7-60.0

483

44.6

40.0-49.3

-Piedmont NC

331

167

59.8

52.5-66.7

164

40.2

33.3-47.5

GENDER

Male

127

60.4

49.0-70.7

39.6

29.3-51.0

Female

204

100

59.3

49.9-68.0

104

40.7

32.0-50.1

RACE

White

209

105

62.2

53.3-70.4

104

37.8

29.6-46.7

African American

110

54.9

42.0-67.2

45.1

32.8-58.0

Other Minorities

52.4

13.7-88.4

47.6

11.6-86.3

AGE

18-24

56.6

7.5-95.4

43.4

4.6-92.5

25-34

75.8

42.5-93.0

24.2

7.0-57.5

35-44

80.2

63.9-90.3

19.8

9.7-36.1

45-54

62.2

44.7-77.1

37.8

22.9-55.3

55-64

62.5

47.4-75.5

37.5

24.5-52.6

65-74

58.8

42.7-73.2

41.2

26.8-57.3

75+

37.7

23.9-53.7

62.3

46.3-76.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

45.9

32.7-59.8

54.1

40.2-67.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

100

64.9

51.4-76.3

35.1

23.7-48.6

Some Post-H.S.

71.3

57.6-82.0

28.7

18.0-42.4

College Graduate

55.1

37.9-71.2

44.9

28.8-62.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

49.1

31.7-66.7

50.9

33.3-68.3

$15,000- 24,999

51.3

35.0-67.4

48.7

32.6-65.0

$25,000- 34,999

68.3

47.0-83.9

31.7

16.1-53.0

$35,000- 49,999

76.4

58.9-88.0

23.6

12.0-41.1

$50,000-74,999

51.4

27.0-75.2

48.6

24.8-73.0

$75,000+

59.8

33.1-81.7

40.2

18.3-66.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

58.1

40.8-73.5

41.9

26.5-59.2

Guilford

36.2

21.2-54.5

63.8

45.5-78.8

Mecklenburg

55.7

38.3-71.8

44.3

28.2-61.7

Orange

50.6

29.7-71.2

49.4

28.8-70.3

Wake

68.8

48.6-83.8

31.2

16.2-51.4

Chatham/Lee

24.4

12.2-42.7

75.6

57.3-87.8

Nash/Wilson

49.3

33.2-65.5

50.7

34.5-66.8

Craven/Pamlico

53.1

38.6-67.1

46.9

32.9-61.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

48.2

30.8-66.0

51.8

34.0-69.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

32.0

17.0-51.9

68.0

48.1-83.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

45.7

27.8-64.8

54.3

35.2-72.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

39.0

25.4-54.5

61.0

45.5-74.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

50.2

38.0-62.3

49.8

37.7-62.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

59.6

44.6-73.0

40.4

27.0-55.4

Northeast NC I

39.9

28.4-52.6

60.1

47.4-71.6

Northeast NC II

33.7

22.1-47.7

66.3

52.3-77.9

Northeastern Partnership

137

36.1

27.4-45.9

63.9

54.1-72.6

Mountain AHEC

132

57.3

46.0-67.8

42.7

32.2-54.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

199

48.1

41.0-55.2

226

51.9

44.8-59.0

Piedmont

331

167

59.8

52.5-66.7

164

40.2

33.3-47.5

Western NC

198

105

58.2

48.8-67.1

41.8

32.9-51.2

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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^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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