BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Diabetes Screening

During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only testing supplies	Yes, only medicines	Yes, testing & medicines	No
North Carolina	957	74	8.4	6.0-11.5	23	1.8	1.0- 3.1	109	11.3	8.7-14.7	751	78.5	74.3-82.1
-Western NC	199	7	4.4	1.8-10.3	4	1.4	0.5- 4.2	19	8.7	4.8-15.1	169	85.5	78.0-90.7
GENDER
Male	86	0	0.0	. - .	3	2.2	0.6- 7.5	7	6.4	2.6-14.8	76	91.4	82.8-95.9
Female	113	7	9.8	4.1-21.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	12	11.4	5.3-23.0	93	78.4	65.4-87.4
RACE
White	165	6	4.8	1.9-11.6	4	1.6	0.5- 4.8	13	7.4	3.7-14.4	142	86.1	77.9-91.6
African American	17	1	2.4	0.3-15.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	20.2	5.2-54.2	13	77.4	45.0-93.5
Other Minorities	16	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	16.0	4.5-43.7	13	84.0	56.3-95.5
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
35-44	15	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	40.4	14.8-72.6	10	59.6	27.4-85.2
45-54	31	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	13.3	4.4-33.6	25	86.3	66.2-95.3
55-64	53	2	6.8	1.6-24.8	3	3.4	0.9-12.2	5	7.9	2.2-24.2	43	81.8	64.3-91.9
65-74	54	1	3.4	0.5-20.8	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	50	94.0	80.9-98.3
75+	39	3	8.0	2.3-24.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	35	89.8	73.8-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	61	5	11.8	3.9-30.5	4	5.6	1.9-15.8	7	16.7	6.9-35.1	45	65.8	48.1-80.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	1	2.1	0.3-13.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.8	1.0- 7.9	55	95.1	86.7-98.3
Some Post-H.S.	38	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	10.6	3.5-27.7	33	89.4	72.3-96.5
College Graduate	39	1	3.1	0.4-18.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.2	1.1-27.2	36	90.8	71.5-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	6	15.4	5.9-34.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	7	16.4	6.5-35.6	34	67.4	47.3-82.6
$15,000- 24,999	42	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	5	7.1	2.7-17.6	36	91.7	81.0-96.7
$25,000- 34,999	17	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.4	1.2-21.0	15	94.6	79.0-98.8
$35,000- 49,999	17	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.7	0.8-32.7	1	7.5	1.0-39.4	15	86.7	57.5-96.9
$50,000-74,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
$75,000+	13	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.5	0.9-19.1	2	7.0	1.5-26.9	36	88.5	70.2-96.2
Guilford	36	3	6.0	1.7-18.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.5	8	26.3	13.0-46.2	24	66.4	47.5-81.3
Mecklenburg	39	4	13.9	4.8-34.0	1	3.0	0.4-18.6	3	4.4	1.4-13.2	31	78.7	60.1-90.1
Orange	25	1	7.3	1.0-36.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.7	4.9-32.8	20	79.1	56.3-91.7
Wake	31	1	2.4	0.3-15.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	3	14.7	4.4-39.3	26	80.7	58.1-92.6
Chatham/Lee	33	3	12.7	3.4-37.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	12.2	4.2-30.7	26	75.1	53.2-88.8
Nash/Wilson	44	3	5.7	1.7-17.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	6	15.0	6.1-32.5	34	78.1	61.2-89.0
Craven/Pamlico	55	5	9.3	3.7-21.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	4	8.0	2.8-20.9	45	81.9	68.0-90.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	5	11.8	4.5-27.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	8	20.5	9.1-39.7	31	66.6	47.9-81.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	1	1.9	0.3-12.4	2	6.2	1.5-22.3	4	7.8	2.8-19.9	26	84.2	68.7-92.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	2	3.2	0.8-12.2	2	7.7	1.7-29.0	8	27.6	13.8-47.7	20	61.5	41.9-77.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	16.6	6.9-34.8	42	82.5	64.6-92.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	7	7.5	3.4-16.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	9	13.6	6.4-26.4	63	78.4	65.8-87.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	6	7.1	3.1-15.6	2	4.7	1.1-17.5	5	16.3	6.4-35.8	42	71.8	54.9-84.2
Northeast NC I	72	6	8.7	3.7-18.8	2	3.3	0.8-12.5	10	11.6	5.8-21.7	54	76.4	64.4-85.3
Northeast NC II	65	6	8.8	3.7-19.6	3	3.6	1.1-11.6	6	7.5	2.6-19.9	50	80.0	67.0-88.8
Northeastern Partnership	137	12	8.8	4.7-15.7	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	16	9.1	4.8-16.4	104	78.6	69.8-85.4
Mountain AHEC	132	5	5.8	2.1-14.8	2	1.3	0.3- 6.1	9	4.8	2.1-10.4	116	88.1	79.2-93.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	39	8.6	5.5-13.1	11	1.9	0.9- 4.0	45	11.8	7.7-17.5	330	77.8	71.3-83.1
Piedmont	333	28	9.3	5.6-15.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.4	45	11.8	7.9-17.3	252	77.1	70.2-82.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only testing supplies

Yes, only medicines

Yes, testing & medicines

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

957

8.4

6.0-11.5

1.8

1.0- 3.1

109

11.3

8.7-14.7

751

78.5

74.3-82.1

-Western NC

199

4.4

1.8-10.3

1.4

0.5- 4.2

8.7

4.8-15.1

169

85.5

78.0-90.7

GENDER

Male

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.6- 7.5

6.4

2.6-14.8

91.4

82.8-95.9

Female

113

9.8

4.1-21.5

0.5

0.1- 3.2

11.4

5.3-23.0

78.4

65.4-87.4

RACE

White

165

4.8

1.9-11.6

1.6

0.5- 4.8

7.4

3.7-14.4

142

86.1

77.9-91.6

African American

2.4

0.3-15.9

0.0

. - .

20.2

5.2-54.2

77.4

45.0-93.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

16.0

4.5-43.7

84.0

56.3-95.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

40.4

14.8-72.6

59.6

27.4-85.2

45-54

0.5

0.1- 3.3

0.0

. - .

13.3

4.4-33.6

86.3

66.2-95.3

55-64

6.8

1.6-24.8

3.4

0.9-12.2

7.9

2.2-24.2

81.8

64.3-91.9

65-74

3.4

0.5-20.8

1.4

0.2- 9.5

1.2

0.3- 4.8

94.0

80.9-98.3

75+

8.0

2.3-24.5

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.3-14.0

89.8

73.8-96.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

11.8

3.9-30.5

5.6

1.9-15.8

16.7

6.9-35.1

65.8

48.1-80.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

2.1

0.3-13.5

0.0

. - .

2.8

1.0- 7.9

95.1

86.7-98.3

Some Post-H.S.

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.6

3.5-27.7

89.4

72.3-96.5

College Graduate

3.1

0.4-18.9

0.0

. - .

6.2

1.1-27.2

90.8

71.5-97.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.4

5.9-34.6

0.9

0.1- 6.0

16.4

6.5-35.6

67.4

47.3-82.6

$15,000- 24,999

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.2- 8.0

7.1

2.7-17.6

91.7

81.0-96.7

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

5.4

1.2-21.0

94.6

79.0-98.8

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

5.7

0.8-32.7

7.5

1.0-39.4

86.7

57.5-96.9

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

0.0

. - .

4.5

0.9-19.1

7.0

1.5-26.9

88.5

70.2-96.2

Guilford

6.0

1.7-18.6

1.2

0.2- 8.5

26.3

13.0-46.2

66.4

47.5-81.3

Mecklenburg

13.9

4.8-34.0

3.0

0.4-18.6

4.4

1.4-13.2

78.7

60.1-90.1

Orange

7.3

1.0-36.9

0.0

. - .

13.7

4.9-32.8

79.1

56.3-91.7

Wake

2.4

0.3-15.6

2.1

0.3-13.9

14.7

4.4-39.3

80.7

58.1-92.6

Chatham/Lee

12.7

3.4-37.7

0.0

. - .

12.2

4.2-30.7

75.1

53.2-88.8

Nash/Wilson

5.7

1.7-17.8

1.2

0.2- 8.2

15.0

6.1-32.5

78.1

61.2-89.0

Craven/Pamlico

9.3

3.7-21.3

0.9

0.1- 6.0

8.0

2.8-20.9

81.9

68.0-90.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

11.8

4.5-27.3

1.2

0.2- 8.2

20.5

9.1-39.7

66.6

47.9-81.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

1.9

0.3-12.4

6.2

1.5-22.3

7.8

2.8-19.9

84.2

68.7-92.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

3.2

0.8-12.2

7.7

1.7-29.0

27.6

13.8-47.7

61.5

41.9-77.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.9

0.1- 6.3

0.0

. - .

16.6

6.9-34.8

82.5

64.6-92.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.5

3.4-16.0

0.5

0.1- 3.8

13.6

6.4-26.4

78.4

65.8-87.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

7.1

3.1-15.6

4.7

1.1-17.5

16.3

6.4-35.8

71.8

54.9-84.2

Northeast NC I

8.7

3.7-18.8

3.3

0.8-12.5

11.6

5.8-21.7

76.4

64.4-85.3

Northeast NC II

8.8

3.7-19.6

3.6

1.1-11.6

7.5

2.6-19.9

80.0

67.0-88.8

Northeastern Partnership

137

8.8

4.7-15.7

3.5

1.4- 8.6

9.1

4.8-16.4

104

78.6

69.8-85.4

Mountain AHEC

132

5.8

2.1-14.8

1.3

0.3- 6.1

4.8

2.1-10.4

116

88.1

79.2-93.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

8.6

5.5-13.1

1.9

0.9- 4.0

11.8

7.7-17.5

330

77.8

71.3-83.1

Piedmont

333

9.3

5.6-15.0

1.8

0.8- 4.4

11.8

7.9-17.3

252

77.1

70.2-82.7

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Western North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*Asked of all respondents that answered YES to diabetes Core question or YES to ever having a blood sugar test

^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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