BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Past 3 years	3-5 years	5+ years
North Carolina	5,225	4,605	88.6	87.2-89.8	288	5.7	4.8- 6.7	332	5.7	4.9- 6.7
-Western NC	1,158	1,006	86.5	83.1-89.4	77	7.2	4.9-10.4	75	6.3	4.7- 8.4
GENDER
Male	411	356	85.4	78.3-90.4	28	8.4	4.3-15.7	27	6.2	3.6-10.4
Female	747	650	87.4	84.1-90.1	49	6.2	4.4- 8.7	48	6.4	4.5- 8.9
RACE
White	1,059	916	86.5	82.8-89.5	69	6.8	4.5-10.2	74	6.7	5.0- 9.0
African American	40	37	91.6	70.5-98.0	3	8.4	2.0-29.5	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	55	50	83.0	56.8-94.7	5	17.0	5.3-43.2	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	56	46	85.6	72.5-93.1	7	10.5	4.3-23.2	3	3.9	1.2-12.0
25-34	143	117	81.3	69.9-89.0	18	10.1	5.6-17.5	8	8.7	3.2-21.3
35-44	186	155	81.5	73.4-87.6	10	5.9	2.9-11.7	21	12.6	7.7-20.0
45-54	231	196	84.7	72.3-92.1	16	10.2	3.8-24.7	19	5.1	2.8- 9.1
55-64	206	187	91.8	85.8-95.4	12	4.8	2.2-10.1	7	3.4	1.5- 7.9
65-74	206	188	94.3	90.0-96.8	8	2.3	0.8- 6.1	10	3.4	1.7- 6.8
75+	120	108	89.4	80.6-94.5	5	3.3	1.2- 8.5	7	7.3	3.2-16.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	164	146	91.2	84.7-95.1	9	3.1	1.4- 6.9	9	5.7	2.6-12.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	350	303	84.9	76.2-90.8	22	8.9	4.0-18.8	25	6.2	3.8- 9.8
Some Post-H.S.	339	298	87.2	81.0-91.6	25	6.9	4.1-11.4	16	5.9	2.9-11.5
College Graduate	303	258	85.2	79.3-89.6	21	7.6	4.4-12.7	24	7.2	4.4-11.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	113	83.9	74.3-90.4	15	10.9	5.5-20.4	9	5.2	2.4-11.1
$15,000- 24,999	204	168	82.7	70.0-90.8	18	11.3	4.4-26.1	18	5.9	3.3-10.3
$25,000- 34,999	143	125	89.2	81.1-94.1	10	5.5	2.5-11.5	8	5.3	2.1-12.8
$35,000- 49,999	149	138	94.5	88.3-97.5	6	2.9	0.9- 8.6	5	2.6	0.9- 7.3
$50,000-74,999	125	107	79.3	66.5-88.1	10	8.7	3.9-18.3	8	11.9	5.2-25.1
$75,000+	132	114	88.2	80.5-93.1	5	2.5	0.9- 6.4	13	9.3	4.9-16.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	274	238	86.4	80.6-90.7	20	8.5	5.0-14.0	16	5.1	2.9- 8.7
Guilford	244	209	86.4	80.5-90.7	18	6.9	4.2-11.2	17	6.7	3.7-11.9
Mecklenburg	255	231	90.2	84.6-93.9	12	6.4	3.3-12.0	12	3.4	1.9- 6.2
Orange	238	209	89.3	84.0-93.0	9	3.7	1.7- 7.7	20	7.0	4.3-11.3
Wake	242	204	85.3	79.6-89.7	18	6.8	4.1-11.2	20	7.8	4.7-12.7
Chatham/Lee	231	206	89.8	84.6-93.4	9	3.9	1.8- 8.2	16	6.3	3.7-10.5
Nash/Wilson	221	197	87.8	81.5-92.2	15	8.3	4.8-14.0	9	3.9	1.7- 8.4
Craven/Pamlico	268	243	91.9	87.6-94.8	12	3.4	1.8- 6.3	13	4.7	2.5- 8.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	230	201	88.4	83.1-92.3	11	4.8	2.5- 9.0	18	6.8	4.1-11.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	256	224	86.6	80.7-90.9	15	5.3	3.0- 9.2	17	8.0	4.7-13.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	264	235	84.3	74.8-90.6	11	4.8	2.0-11.2	18	10.9	5.5-20.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	221	189	86.1	79.6-90.8	18	7.1	4.1-12.0	14	6.7	3.5-12.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	248	224	90.6	84.9-94.3	10	5.1	2.3-11.0	14	4.3	2.4- 7.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	209	184	87.9	82.1-92.0	12	5.7	3.1-10.0	13	6.5	3.6-11.3
Northeast NC I	243	223	93.7	89.7-96.2	13	4.5	2.4- 8.3	7	1.8	0.8- 3.9
Northeast NC II	292	254	87.4	82.6-91.0	14	4.1	2.4- 7.2	24	8.5	5.5-12.9
Northeastern Partnership	535	477	89.6	86.3-92.2	27	4.3	2.8- 6.5	31	6.1	4.1- 9.0
Mountain AHEC	739	638	86.1	82.5-89.1	50	6.9	4.8- 9.9	51	6.9	5.0- 9.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,844	1,643	89.3	86.8-91.3	99	6.1	4.5- 8.3	102	4.7	3.5- 6.1
Piedmont	2,223	1,956	88.7	86.8-90.4	112	5.1	4.0- 6.5	155	6.2	5.0- 7.7

Total
Respond.^

Past 3 years

3-5 years

5+ years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,225

4,605

88.6

87.2-89.8

288

5.7

4.8- 6.7

332

5.7

4.9- 6.7

-Western NC

1,158

1,006

86.5

83.1-89.4

7.2

4.9-10.4

6.3

4.7- 8.4

GENDER

Male

411

356

85.4

78.3-90.4

8.4

4.3-15.7

6.2

3.6-10.4

Female

747

650

87.4

84.1-90.1

6.2

4.4- 8.7

6.4

4.5- 8.9

RACE

White

1,059

916

86.5

82.8-89.5

6.8

4.5-10.2

6.7

5.0- 9.0

African American

91.6

70.5-98.0

8.4

2.0-29.5

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

83.0

56.8-94.7

17.0

5.3-43.2

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

85.6

72.5-93.1

10.5

4.3-23.2

3.9

1.2-12.0

25-34

143

117

81.3

69.9-89.0

10.1

5.6-17.5

8.7

3.2-21.3

35-44

186

155

81.5

73.4-87.6

5.9

2.9-11.7

12.6

7.7-20.0

45-54

231

196

84.7

72.3-92.1

10.2

3.8-24.7

5.1

2.8- 9.1

55-64

206

187

91.8

85.8-95.4

4.8

2.2-10.1

3.4

1.5- 7.9

65-74

206

188

94.3

90.0-96.8

2.3

0.8- 6.1

3.4

1.7- 6.8

75+

120

108

89.4

80.6-94.5

3.3

1.2- 8.5

7.3

3.2-16.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

164

146

91.2

84.7-95.1

3.1

1.4- 6.9

5.7

2.6-12.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

350

303

84.9

76.2-90.8

8.9

4.0-18.8

6.2

3.8- 9.8

Some Post-H.S.

339

298

87.2

81.0-91.6

6.9

4.1-11.4

5.9

2.9-11.5

College Graduate

303

258

85.2

79.3-89.6

7.6

4.4-12.7

7.2

4.4-11.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

113

83.9

74.3-90.4

10.9

5.5-20.4

5.2

2.4-11.1

$15,000- 24,999

204

168

82.7

70.0-90.8

11.3

4.4-26.1

5.9

3.3-10.3

$25,000- 34,999

143

125

89.2

81.1-94.1

5.5

2.5-11.5

5.3

2.1-12.8

$35,000- 49,999

149

138

94.5

88.3-97.5

2.9

0.9- 8.6

2.6

0.9- 7.3

$50,000-74,999

125

107

79.3

66.5-88.1

8.7

3.9-18.3

11.9

5.2-25.1

$75,000+

132

114

88.2

80.5-93.1

2.5

0.9- 6.4

9.3

4.9-16.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

274

238

86.4

80.6-90.7

8.5

5.0-14.0

5.1

2.9- 8.7

Guilford

244

209

86.4

80.5-90.7

6.9

4.2-11.2

6.7

3.7-11.9

Mecklenburg

255

231

90.2

84.6-93.9

6.4

3.3-12.0

3.4

1.9- 6.2

Orange

238

209

89.3

84.0-93.0

3.7

1.7- 7.7

7.0

4.3-11.3

Wake

242

204

85.3

79.6-89.7

6.8

4.1-11.2

7.8

4.7-12.7

Chatham/Lee

231

206

89.8

84.6-93.4

3.9

1.8- 8.2

6.3

3.7-10.5

Nash/Wilson

221

197

87.8

81.5-92.2

8.3

4.8-14.0

3.9

1.7- 8.4

Craven/Pamlico

268

243

91.9

87.6-94.8

3.4

1.8- 6.3

4.7

2.5- 8.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

230

201

88.4

83.1-92.3

4.8

2.5- 9.0

6.8

4.1-11.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

256

224

86.6

80.7-90.9

5.3

3.0- 9.2

8.0

4.7-13.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

264

235

84.3

74.8-90.6

4.8

2.0-11.2

10.9

5.5-20.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

221

189

86.1

79.6-90.8

7.1

4.1-12.0

6.7

3.5-12.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

248

224

90.6

84.9-94.3

5.1

2.3-11.0

4.3

2.4- 7.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

209

184

87.9

82.1-92.0

5.7

3.1-10.0

6.5

3.6-11.3

Northeast NC I

243

223

93.7

89.7-96.2

4.5

2.4- 8.3

1.8

0.8- 3.9

Northeast NC II

292

254

87.4

82.6-91.0

4.1

2.4- 7.2

8.5

5.5-12.9

Northeastern Partnership

535

477

89.6

86.3-92.2

4.3

2.8- 6.5

6.1

4.1- 9.0

Mountain AHEC

739

638

86.1

82.5-89.1

6.9

4.8- 9.9

6.9

5.0- 9.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,844

1,643

89.3

86.8-91.3

6.1

4.5- 8.3

102

4.7

3.5- 6.1

Piedmont

2,223

1,956

88.7

86.8-90.4

112

5.1

4.0- 6.5

155

6.2

5.0- 7.7

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*Asked only of respondents that have ever had blood test for high sugar/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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