BRFSS 2003 - Wake County: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Wake County

Diabetes Screening

Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	8,031	5,312	61.9	60.1-63.7	2,719	38.1	36.3-39.9
-Wake County	396	243	58.5	52.4-64.4	153	41.5	35.6-47.6
GENDER
Male	149	78	51.3	41.6-60.9	71	48.7	39.1-58.4
Female	247	165	65.0	57.6-71.9	82	35.0	28.1-42.4
RACE
White	283	174	57.8	50.9-64.3	109	42.2	35.7-49.1
Other	110	67	59.6	47.2-70.8	43	40.4	29.2-52.8
AGE
18-44	226	118	51.9	43.9-59.7	108	48.1	40.3-56.1
45+	166	124	71.5	62.5-79.1	42	28.5	20.9-37.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	95	54	54.4	41.1-67.1	41	45.6	32.9-58.9
Some College +	300	188	59.8	53.2-66.1	112	40.2	33.9-46.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	162	94	54.7	44.7-64.2	68	45.3	35.8-55.3
$50,000+	165	104	63.6	54.8-71.6	61	36.4	28.4-45.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	392	276	67.6	61.5-73.1	116	32.4	26.9-38.5
Guilford	389	247	62.0	55.9-67.7	142	38.0	32.3-44.1
Mecklenburg	382	258	58.7	51.8-65.2	124	41.3	34.8-48.2
Orange	397	242	57.3	49.3-65.0	155	42.7	35.0-50.7
Wake	396	243	58.5	52.4-64.4	153	41.5	35.6-47.6
Chatham/Lee	347	233	59.4	52.6-65.9	114	40.6	34.1-47.4
Nash/Wilson	322	225	67.5	61.1-73.4	97	32.5	26.6-38.9
Craven/Pamlico	380	271	67.2	60.8-73.1	109	32.8	26.9-39.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	371	236	62.0	55.7-67.8	135	38.0	32.2-44.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	397	261	61.0	53.5-67.9	136	39.0	32.1-46.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	433	267	52.8	43.8-61.6	166	47.2	38.4-56.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	352	224	51.9	39.3-64.2	128	48.1	35.8-60.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	385	250	59.2	53.2-64.9	135	40.8	35.1-46.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	350	219	57.1	50.1-63.8	131	42.9	36.2-49.9
Northeast NC I	367	247	63.6	55.5-71.0	120	36.4	29.0-44.5
Northeast NC II	422	298	63.7	57.4-69.5	124	36.3	30.5-42.6
Northeastern Partnership	789	545	63.6	58.7-68.3	244	36.4	31.7-41.3
Mountain AHEC	1,108	751	63.3	58.1-68.2	357	36.7	31.8-41.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,763	1,879	63.9	60.6-67.1	884	36.1	32.9-39.4
Piedmont	3,496	2,254	60.9	58.4-63.3	1,242	39.1	36.7-41.6
Western NC	1,772	1,179	61.9	57.8-65.8	593	38.1	34.2-42.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,031

5,312

61.9

60.1-63.7

2,719

38.1

36.3-39.9

-Wake County

396

243

58.5

52.4-64.4

153

41.5

35.6-47.6

GENDER

Male

149

51.3

41.6-60.9

48.7

39.1-58.4

Female

247

165

65.0

57.6-71.9

35.0

28.1-42.4

RACE

White

283

174

57.8

50.9-64.3

109

42.2

35.7-49.1

Other

110

59.6

47.2-70.8

40.4

29.2-52.8

AGE

18-44

226

118

51.9

43.9-59.7

108

48.1

40.3-56.1

45+

166

124

71.5

62.5-79.1

28.5

20.9-37.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

54.4

41.1-67.1

45.6

32.9-58.9

Some College +

300

188

59.8

53.2-66.1

112

40.2

33.9-46.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

162

54.7

44.7-64.2

45.3

35.8-55.3

$50,000+

165

104

63.6

54.8-71.6

36.4

28.4-45.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

392

276

67.6

61.5-73.1

116

32.4

26.9-38.5

Guilford

389

247

62.0

55.9-67.7

142

38.0

32.3-44.1

Mecklenburg

382

258

58.7

51.8-65.2

124

41.3

34.8-48.2

Orange

397

242

57.3

49.3-65.0

155

42.7

35.0-50.7

Wake

396

243

58.5

52.4-64.4

153

41.5

35.6-47.6

Chatham/Lee

347

233

59.4

52.6-65.9

114

40.6

34.1-47.4

Nash/Wilson

322

225

67.5

61.1-73.4

32.5

26.6-38.9

Craven/Pamlico

380

271

67.2

60.8-73.1

109

32.8

26.9-39.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

371

236

62.0

55.7-67.8

135

38.0

32.2-44.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

397

261

61.0

53.5-67.9

136

39.0

32.1-46.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

433

267

52.8

43.8-61.6

166

47.2

38.4-56.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

352

224

51.9

39.3-64.2

128

48.1

35.8-60.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

385

250

59.2

53.2-64.9

135

40.8

35.1-46.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

350

219

57.1

50.1-63.8

131

42.9

36.2-49.9

Northeast NC I

367

247

63.6

55.5-71.0

120

36.4

29.0-44.5

Northeast NC II

422

298

63.7

57.4-69.5

124

36.3

30.5-42.6

Northeastern Partnership

789

545

63.6

58.7-68.3

244

36.4

31.7-41.3

Mountain AHEC

1,108

751

63.3

58.1-68.2

357

36.7

31.8-41.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,763

1,879

63.9

60.6-67.1

884

36.1

32.9-39.4

Piedmont

3,496

2,254

60.9

58.4-63.3

1,242

39.1

36.7-41.6

Western NC

1,772

1,179

61.9

57.8-65.8

593

38.1

34.2-42.2

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*Asked of all respondents that answered NO to diabetes Core question: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have 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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