BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	957	686	72.8	68.3-76.9	271	27.2	23.1-31.7
-Piedmont NC	334	232	70.8	63.4-77.2	102	29.2	22.8-36.6
GENDER
Male	129	86	68.1	56.4-77.9	43	31.9	22.1-43.6
Female	205	146	73.4	64.2-81.0	59	26.6	19.0-35.8
RACE
White	210	145	71.3	62.1-78.9	65	28.7	21.1-37.9
African American	112	78	67.5	53.7-78.8	34	32.5	21.2-46.3
Other Minorities	9	6	77.7	37.9-95.2	3	22.3	4.8-62.1
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	12	5	40.4	11.3-78.3	7	59.6	21.7-88.7
35-44	42	29	73.3	54.2-86.4	13	26.7	13.6-45.8
45-54	60	47	74.3	54.8-87.3	13	25.7	12.7-45.2
55-64	74	57	78.8	62.0-89.5	17	21.2	10.5-38.0
65-74	73	49	70.6	54.6-82.8	24	29.4	17.2-45.4
75+	71	45	63.7	47.6-77.2	26	36.3	22.8-52.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	97	67	65.9	51.6-77.8	30	34.1	22.2-48.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	100	72	77.9	65.4-86.7	28	22.1	13.3-34.6
Some Post-H.S.	77	50	72.8	58.3-83.7	27	27.2	16.3-41.7
College Graduate	59	42	63.6	44.7-79.1	17	36.4	20.9-55.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	40	64.9	46.5-79.7	21	35.1	20.3-53.5
$15,000- 24,999	63	40	64.9	47.3-79.2	23	35.1	20.8-52.7
$25,000- 34,999	36	26	88.9	75.4-95.4	10	11.1	4.6-24.6
$35,000- 49,999	35	24	73.1	51.8-87.4	11	26.9	12.6-48.2
$50,000-74,999	22	16	67.1	37.2-87.5	6	32.9	12.5-62.8
$75,000+	20	14	69.9	40.8-88.6	6	30.1	11.4-59.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	28	74.0	57.4-85.7	12	26.0	14.3-42.6
Guilford	36	25	73.2	55.2-85.8	11	26.8	14.2-44.8
Mecklenburg	39	27	65.2	46.1-80.4	12	34.8	19.6-53.9
Orange	25	16	60.7	37.9-79.7	9	39.3	20.3-62.1
Wake	31	21	68.6	47.7-83.9	10	31.4	16.1-52.3
Chatham/Lee	33	22	64.1	44.1-80.1	11	35.9	19.9-55.9
Nash/Wilson	44	29	62.0	44.8-76.6	15	38.0	23.4-55.2
Craven/Pamlico	55	40	71.8	57.0-83.0	15	28.2	17.0-43.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	33	78.3	63.0-88.4	12	21.7	11.6-37.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	26	75.4	55.8-88.1	7	24.6	11.9-44.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	22	79.0	63.1-89.2	10	21.0	10.8-36.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	28	59.0	43.0-73.2	19	41.0	26.8-57.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	60	78.2	67.1-86.3	20	21.8	13.7-32.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	45	82.3	68.7-90.8	10	17.7	9.2-31.3
Northeast NC I	72	54	78.1	66.4-86.6	18	21.9	13.4-33.6
Northeast NC II	65	45	72.7	59.1-83.1	20	27.3	16.9-40.9
Northeastern Partnership	137	99	74.8	65.5-82.2	38	25.2	17.8-34.5
Mountain AHEC	131	86	68.6	57.2-78.2	45	31.4	21.8-42.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	317	76.0	69.5-81.5	108	24.0	18.5-30.5
Piedmont	334	232	70.8	63.4-77.2	102	29.2	22.8-36.6
Western NC	198	137	72.4	63.3-80.0	61	27.6	20.0-36.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

957

686

72.8

68.3-76.9

271

27.2

23.1-31.7

-Piedmont NC

334

232

70.8

63.4-77.2

102

29.2

22.8-36.6

GENDER

Male

129

68.1

56.4-77.9

31.9

22.1-43.6

Female

205

146

73.4

64.2-81.0

26.6

19.0-35.8

RACE

White

210

145

71.3

62.1-78.9

28.7

21.1-37.9

African American

112

67.5

53.7-78.8

32.5

21.2-46.3

Other Minorities

77.7

37.9-95.2

22.3

4.8-62.1

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

40.4

11.3-78.3

59.6

21.7-88.7

35-44

73.3

54.2-86.4

26.7

13.6-45.8

45-54

74.3

54.8-87.3

25.7

12.7-45.2

55-64

78.8

62.0-89.5

21.2

10.5-38.0

65-74

70.6

54.6-82.8

29.4

17.2-45.4

75+

63.7

47.6-77.2

36.3

22.8-52.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

65.9

51.6-77.8

34.1

22.2-48.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

100

77.9

65.4-86.7

22.1

13.3-34.6

Some Post-H.S.

72.8

58.3-83.7

27.2

16.3-41.7

College Graduate

63.6

44.7-79.1

36.4

20.9-55.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

64.9

46.5-79.7

35.1

20.3-53.5

$15,000- 24,999

64.9

47.3-79.2

35.1

20.8-52.7

$25,000- 34,999

88.9

75.4-95.4

11.1

4.6-24.6

$35,000- 49,999

73.1

51.8-87.4

26.9

12.6-48.2

$50,000-74,999

67.1

37.2-87.5

32.9

12.5-62.8

$75,000+

69.9

40.8-88.6

30.1

11.4-59.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

74.0

57.4-85.7

26.0

14.3-42.6

Guilford

73.2

55.2-85.8

26.8

14.2-44.8

Mecklenburg

65.2

46.1-80.4

34.8

19.6-53.9

Orange

60.7

37.9-79.7

39.3

20.3-62.1

Wake

68.6

47.7-83.9

31.4

16.1-52.3

Chatham/Lee

64.1

44.1-80.1

35.9

19.9-55.9

Nash/Wilson

62.0

44.8-76.6

38.0

23.4-55.2

Craven/Pamlico

71.8

57.0-83.0

28.2

17.0-43.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

78.3

63.0-88.4

21.7

11.6-37.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

75.4

55.8-88.1

24.6

11.9-44.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

79.0

63.1-89.2

21.0

10.8-36.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

59.0

43.0-73.2

41.0

26.8-57.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

78.2

67.1-86.3

21.8

13.7-32.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

82.3

68.7-90.8

17.7

9.2-31.3

Northeast NC I

78.1

66.4-86.6

21.9

13.4-33.6

Northeast NC II

72.7

59.1-83.1

27.3

16.9-40.9

Northeastern Partnership

137

74.8

65.5-82.2

25.2

17.8-34.5

Mountain AHEC

131

68.6

57.2-78.2

31.4

21.8-42.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

317

76.0

69.5-81.5

108

24.0

18.5-30.5

Piedmont

334

232

70.8

63.4-77.2

102

29.2

22.8-36.6

Western NC

198

137

72.4

63.3-80.0

27.6

20.0-36.7

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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^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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