BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No
North Carolina	9,441	959	8.1	7.4- 8.9	78	0.9	0.6- 1.2	8,404	91.0	90.2-91.8
-Piedmont NC	4,047	334	7.4	6.4- 8.5	38	1.1	0.7- 1.7	3,675	91.5	90.3-92.6
GENDER
Male	1,530	129	7.6	6.0- 9.4	0	0.0	. - .	1,401	92.4	90.6-94.0
Female	2,517	205	7.2	6.0- 8.7	38	2.1	1.4- 3.2	2,274	90.6	88.9-92.1
RACE
White	2,967	210	7.3	6.1- 8.7	25	1.0	0.6- 1.7	2,732	91.7	90.2-93.0
African American	817	112	10.5	8.1-13.4	6	0.9	0.3- 2.5	699	88.6	85.5-91.1
Other Minorities	203	9	2.1	0.8- 5.6	6	2.0	0.7- 5.5	188	96.0	91.8-98.0
AGE
18-24	245	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7	8	3.2	1.4- 7.3	235	96.6	92.6-98.5
25-34	639	12	1.5	0.7- 3.3	13	2.3	1.2- 4.2	614	96.2	93.9-97.7
35-44	848	42	5.4	3.6- 8.1	12	0.7	0.3- 1.4	794	93.9	91.3-95.8
45-54	814	60	8.8	6.4-12.0	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	752	90.9	87.6-93.3
55-64	612	74	14.2	10.6-18.7	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	536	85.6	81.1-89.2
65-74	467	73	13.0	9.4-17.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	393	86.8	82.1-90.4
75+	390	71	20.5	15.5-26.7	0	0.0	. - .	319	79.5	73.3-84.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	590	97	11.8	9.0-15.4	4	0.7	0.2- 2.6	489	87.5	83.8-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,075	100	7.8	5.9-10.3	12	1.3	0.6- 2.8	963	90.9	88.2-93.0
Some Post-H.S.	952	77	7.3	5.4- 9.7	9	1.0	0.4- 2.1	866	91.7	89.2-93.7
College Graduate	1,414	59	4.9	3.5- 6.8	13	1.2	0.6- 2.6	1,342	93.9	91.8-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	363	61	15.6	10.9-21.7	5	1.2	0.3- 3.9	297	83.2	77.0-88.1
$15,000- 24,999	664	63	6.4	4.6- 8.9	7	1.1	0.4- 2.7	594	92.5	89.8-94.5
$25,000- 34,999	402	36	8.7	5.7-13.2	3	1.0	0.2- 4.4	363	90.3	85.6-93.6
$35,000- 49,999	547	35	6.5	4.2- 9.9	4	0.2	0.1- 0.5	508	93.3	89.9-95.6
$50,000-74,999	471	22	6.1	3.6-10.0	5	1.1	0.4- 3.2	444	92.8	88.8-95.5
$75,000+	661	20	4.3	2.4- 7.4	4	0.7	0.2- 2.0	637	95.0	91.9-97.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	41	8.1	5.8-11.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	411	91.4	88.1-93.8
Guilford	446	36	6.7	4.7- 9.5	7	2.3	0.9- 5.8	403	91.0	87.4-93.7
Mecklenburg	447	39	7.0	4.9- 9.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.7	406	92.4	89.4-94.7
Orange	451	25	4.7	3.0- 7.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	425	94.6	91.6-96.6
Wake	453	31	5.3	3.6- 7.9	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	418	93.9	91.1-95.8
Chatham/Lee	399	33	6.8	4.6-10.0	5	1.1	0.5- 2.6	361	92.1	88.7-94.5
Nash/Wilson	380	44	10.2	7.4-14.1	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6	333	88.9	85.0-91.9
Craven/Pamlico	454	55	10.3	7.7-13.7	6	1.4	0.6- 3.5	393	88.3	84.7-91.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	45	10.4	7.3-14.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.6	389	89.0	84.7-92.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	33	5.1	3.5- 7.5	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0	421	94.1	91.5-96.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	32	4.6	3.1- 6.8	3	1.3	0.3- 5.1	444	94.1	91.0-96.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	48	8.7	6.0-12.3	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4	372	90.3	86.4-93.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	474	80	15.0	11.9-18.9	0	0.0	. - .	394	85.0	81.1-88.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	55	10.6	7.8-14.1	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6	362	88.6	84.9-91.5
Northeast NC I	461	72	13.6	10.4-17.4	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	384	85.7	81.7-88.9
Northeast NC II	511	65	11.5	8.8-15.0	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8	443	87.9	84.4-90.7
Northeastern Partnership	972	137	12.3	10.1-14.8	8	0.6	0.3- 1.4	827	87.1	84.5-89.3
Mountain AHEC	1,308	133	8.4	6.7-10.5	11	0.5	0.3- 1.1	1,164	91.1	89.0-92.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,315	425	9.6	8.4-11.1	24	0.6	0.3- 1.1	2,866	89.8	88.3-91.1
Piedmont	4,047	334	7.4	6.4- 8.5	38	1.1	0.7- 1.7	3,675	91.5	90.3-92.6
Western NC	2,079	200	7.9	6.5- 9.5	16	0.6	0.3- 1.2	1,863	91.5	89.8-92.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,441

959

8.1

7.4- 8.9

0.9

0.6- 1.2

8,404

91.0

90.2-91.8

-Piedmont NC

4,047

334

7.4

6.4- 8.5

1.1

0.7- 1.7

3,675

91.5

90.3-92.6

GENDER

Male

1,530

129

7.6

6.0- 9.4

0.0

. - .

1,401

92.4

90.6-94.0

Female

2,517

205

7.2

6.0- 8.7

2.1

1.4- 3.2

2,274

90.6

88.9-92.1

RACE

White

2,967

210

7.3

6.1- 8.7

1.0

0.6- 1.7

2,732

91.7

90.2-93.0

African American

817

112

10.5

8.1-13.4

0.9

0.3- 2.5

699

88.6

85.5-91.1

Other Minorities

203

2.1

0.8- 5.6

2.0

0.7- 5.5

188

96.0

91.8-98.0

AGE

18-24

245

0.2

0.0- 0.7

3.2

1.4- 7.3

235

96.6

92.6-98.5

25-34

639

1.5

0.7- 3.3

2.3

1.2- 4.2

614

96.2

93.9-97.7

35-44

848

5.4

3.6- 8.1

0.7

0.3- 1.4

794

93.9

91.3-95.8

45-54

814

8.8

6.4-12.0

0.3

0.1- 1.4

752

90.9

87.6-93.3

55-64

612

14.2

10.6-18.7

0.2

0.0- 0.8

536

85.6

81.1-89.2

65-74

467

13.0

9.4-17.7

0.2

0.0- 1.6

393

86.8

82.1-90.4

75+

390

20.5

15.5-26.7

0.0

. - .

319

79.5

73.3-84.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

590

11.8

9.0-15.4

0.7

0.2- 2.6

489

87.5

83.8-90.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,075

100

7.8

5.9-10.3

1.3

0.6- 2.8

963

90.9

88.2-93.0

Some Post-H.S.

952

7.3

5.4- 9.7

1.0

0.4- 2.1

866

91.7

89.2-93.7

College Graduate

1,414

4.9

3.5- 6.8

1.2

0.6- 2.6

1,342

93.9

91.8-95.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

363

15.6

10.9-21.7

1.2

0.3- 3.9

297

83.2

77.0-88.1

$15,000- 24,999

664

6.4

4.6- 8.9

1.1

0.4- 2.7

594

92.5

89.8-94.5

$25,000- 34,999

402

8.7

5.7-13.2

1.0

0.2- 4.4

363

90.3

85.6-93.6

$35,000- 49,999

547

6.5

4.2- 9.9

0.2

0.1- 0.5

508

93.3

89.9-95.6

$50,000-74,999

471

6.1

3.6-10.0

1.1

0.4- 3.2

444

92.8

88.8-95.5

$75,000+

661

4.3

2.4- 7.4

0.7

0.2- 2.0

637

95.0

91.9-97.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

8.1

5.8-11.3

0.5

0.1- 2.1

411

91.4

88.1-93.8

Guilford

446

6.7

4.7- 9.5

2.3

0.9- 5.8

403

91.0

87.4-93.7

Mecklenburg

447

7.0

4.9- 9.9

0.6

0.1- 2.7

406

92.4

89.4-94.7

Orange

451

4.7

3.0- 7.4

0.6

0.1- 4.3

425

94.6

91.6-96.6

Wake

453

5.3

3.6- 7.9

0.8

0.3- 2.3

418

93.9

91.1-95.8

Chatham/Lee

399

6.8

4.6-10.0

1.1

0.5- 2.6

361

92.1

88.7-94.5

Nash/Wilson

380

10.2

7.4-14.1

0.8

0.3- 2.6

333

88.9

85.0-91.9

Craven/Pamlico

454

10.3

7.7-13.7

1.4

0.6- 3.5

393

88.3

84.7-91.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

10.4

7.3-14.7

0.6

0.2- 1.6

389

89.0

84.7-92.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

5.1

3.5- 7.5

0.7

0.2- 3.0

421

94.1

91.5-96.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

4.6

3.1- 6.8

1.3

0.3- 5.1

444

94.1

91.0-96.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

8.7

6.0-12.3

1.0

0.4- 2.4

372

90.3

86.4-93.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

474

15.0

11.9-18.9

0.0

. - .

394

85.0

81.1-88.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

10.6

7.8-14.1

0.8

0.2- 2.6

362

88.6

84.9-91.5

Northeast NC I

461

13.6

10.4-17.4

0.8

0.3- 2.1

384

85.7

81.7-88.9

Northeast NC II

511

11.5

8.8-15.0

0.6

0.2- 1.8

443

87.9

84.4-90.7

Northeastern Partnership

972

137

12.3

10.1-14.8

0.6

0.3- 1.4

827

87.1

84.5-89.3

Mountain AHEC

1,308

133

8.4

6.7-10.5

0.5

0.3- 1.1

1,164

91.1

89.0-92.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,315

425

9.6

8.4-11.1

0.6

0.3- 1.1

2,866

89.8

88.3-91.1

Piedmont

4,047

334

7.4

6.4- 8.5

1.1

0.7- 1.7

3,675

91.5

90.3-92.6

Western NC

2,079

200

7.9

6.5- 9.5

0.6

0.3- 1.2

1,863

91.5

89.8-92.9

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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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