BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
North Carolina	909	84	8.3	6.1-11.1	316	38.8	34.1-43.8	222	25.6	21.6-30.0	287	27.3	23.3-31.7
-Western NC	187	13	7.2	3.6-13.9	69	40.4	31.0-50.5	46	28.0	19.6-38.3	59	24.4	17.5-32.9
GENDER
Male	81	5	5.8	2.0-15.9	34	45.2	31.6-59.5	22	32.3	20.2-47.4	20	16.7	9.4-27.8
Female	106	8	9.0	3.6-20.6	35	34.3	23.0-47.7	24	22.6	12.8-36.6	39	34.1	23.0-47.4
RACE
White	157	10	6.2	2.8-13.3	52	38.8	28.7-49.9	40	30.3	20.9-41.6	55	24.8	17.4-34.0
African American	14	0	0.0	. - .	8	52.6	23.8-79.8	2	10.9	2.0-41.7	4	36.5	12.9-69.0
Other Minorities	15	3	42.7	13.8-77.6	8	44.2	17.1-75.3	4	13.1	3.9-35.7	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	2	67.6	14.6-96.2	1	32.4	3.8-85.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	15	2	8.2	1.5-34.5	13	91.8	65.5-98.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	31	3	3.3	0.9-11.6	23	85.1	65.4-94.5	5	11.7	3.5-32.2	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	52	2	6.0	1.3-24.3	19	28.0	15.5-45.1	25	55.7	37.2-72.8	6	10.3	3.0-30.0
65-74	47	2	5.8	1.0-27.1	6	31.1	13.9-55.8	13	29.5	14.8-50.2	26	33.6	18.8-52.5
75+	36	0	0.0	. - .	6	11.8	4.7-26.6	3	8.1	2.3-24.9	27	80.2	62.9-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	56	4	11.6	3.4-33.0	17	32.3	18.6-49.9	11	13.6	6.4-26.6	24	42.5	27.2-59.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	5	6.4	2.3-16.6	23	36.4	20.2-56.4	12	34.4	18.0-55.6	17	22.8	11.2-40.8
Some Post-H.S.	37	3	5.3	1.3-19.0	17	58.6	37.6-76.9	9	25.8	11.4-48.5	8	10.3	4.4-22.4
College Graduate	37	1	5.2	0.7-29.0	12	40.7	23.1-61.1	14	36.0	19.3-57.0	10	18.1	8.3-34.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	4	12.1	3.5-33.9	15	28.6	14.6-48.4	14	38.3	19.6-61.2	12	21.1	10.0-39.2
$15,000- 24,999	42	2	5.3	1.0-24.3	15	42.3	22.2-65.3	9	28.1	12.8-51.0	16	24.4	11.9-43.5
$25,000- 34,999	16	2	11.5	2.6-38.4	6	38.2	15.3-67.9	5	42.7	16.6-73.6	3	7.6	2.1-23.9
$35,000- 49,999	17	0	0.0	. - .	11	70.7	39.0-90.1	5	17.6	5.1-45.7	1	11.8	1.6-51.6
$50,000-74,999	12	2	14.0	2.2-53.8	7	72.3	39.3-91.3	2	12.0	2.7-40.3	1	1.7	0.2-11.8
$75,000+	12	0	0.0	. - .	4	25.6	6.6-62.5	4	52.5	19.3-83.7	4	21.9	6.2-54.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	39	2	6.2	1.4-23.5	17	48.6	31.8-65.7	9	25.2	12.7-43.8	11	20.0	10.5-34.6
Guilford	33	2	8.0	1.5-32.6	13	37.6	21.7-56.7	10	29.1	15.0-48.8	8	25.2	12.6-44.1
Mecklenburg	37	5	19.9	8.4-40.3	10	23.3	12.1-40.2	10	27.9	14.8-46.4	12	28.9	15.4-47.4
Orange	25	7	37.8	18.9-61.4	7	30.4	14.4-53.1	3	9.1	2.7-26.9	8	22.7	10.4-42.8
Wake	28	3	7.2	2.2-21.2	10	45.0	25.3-66.3	6	26.4	11.2-50.3	9	21.5	10.5-38.9
Chatham/Lee	29	3	10.9	3.4-30.0	10	41.0	22.4-62.6	6	17.5	7.0-37.6	10	30.6	15.7-51.1
Nash/Wilson	41	4	9.6	3.2-25.3	14	46.5	30.0-63.8	13	27.6	15.3-44.7	10	16.4	8.4-29.4
Craven/Pamlico	52	5	11.8	4.7-26.6	11	27.0	14.6-44.5	10	17.6	9.3-30.7	26	43.6	29.9-58.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	43	3	6.5	1.7-21.8	15	40.8	24.3-59.8	10	22.9	11.5-40.5	15	29.8	14.9-50.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	29	1	5.4	0.8-29.9	10	36.7	19.7-57.9	8	26.3	12.2-48.0	10	31.5	16.7-51.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	6	14.6	6.1-30.9	16	58.2	39.6-74.7	2	6.6	1.5-24.7	8	20.6	9.9-37.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	5	13.2	5.2-29.7	17	40.9	26.4-57.2	9	15.4	7.6-28.7	16	30.5	18.3-46.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	75	6	7.0	2.9-15.7	27	35.3	24.0-48.4	19	27.7	17.6-40.7	23	30.1	20.0-42.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	53	8	17.2	8.2-32.6	18	36.9	23.2-53.1	13	21.1	11.4-35.7	14	24.8	14.5-39.0
Northeast NC I	71	6	9.8	4.1-21.6	24	37.4	25.7-50.9	17	25.1	15.5-38.0	24	27.7	18.2-39.8
Northeast NC II	62	6	12.6	5.2-27.6	21	32.0	20.1-46.9	15	23.0	13.4-36.5	20	32.4	20.7-46.7
Northeastern Partnership	133	12	11.5	6.0-20.9	45	34.2	25.2-44.4	32	23.9	16.5-33.1	44	30.5	22.2-40.2
Mountain AHEC	127	11	10.1	4.8-19.9	48	41.1	30.2-52.9	27	22.1	14.1-33.0	41	26.7	18.3-37.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	404	37	8.7	5.6-13.1	132	36.9	30.0-44.4	100	24.4	18.8-31.0	135	30.1	24.0-36.9
Piedmont	318	34	8.3	5.2-13.2	115	39.7	32.4-47.5	76	25.7	19.8-32.7	93	26.2	20.2-33.3

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

909

8.3

6.1-11.1

316

38.8

34.1-43.8

222

25.6

21.6-30.0

287

27.3

23.3-31.7

-Western NC

187

7.2

3.6-13.9

40.4

31.0-50.5

28.0

19.6-38.3

24.4

17.5-32.9

GENDER

Male

5.8

2.0-15.9

45.2

31.6-59.5

32.3

20.2-47.4

16.7

9.4-27.8

Female

106

9.0

3.6-20.6

34.3

23.0-47.7

22.6

12.8-36.6

34.1

23.0-47.4

RACE

White

157

6.2

2.8-13.3

38.8

28.7-49.9

30.3

20.9-41.6

24.8

17.4-34.0

African American

0.0

. - .

52.6

23.8-79.8

10.9

2.0-41.7

36.5

12.9-69.0

Other Minorities

42.7

13.8-77.6

44.2

17.1-75.3

13.1

3.9-35.7

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

67.6

14.6-96.2

32.4

3.8-85.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

8.2

1.5-34.5

91.8

65.5-98.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

3.3

0.9-11.6

85.1

65.4-94.5

11.7

3.5-32.2

0.0

. - .

55-64

6.0

1.3-24.3

28.0

15.5-45.1

55.7

37.2-72.8

10.3

3.0-30.0

65-74

5.8

1.0-27.1

31.1

13.9-55.8

29.5

14.8-50.2

33.6

18.8-52.5

75+

0.0

. - .

11.8

4.7-26.6

8.1

2.3-24.9

80.2

62.9-90.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

11.6

3.4-33.0

32.3

18.6-49.9

13.6

6.4-26.6

42.5

27.2-59.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

6.4

2.3-16.6

36.4

20.2-56.4

34.4

18.0-55.6

22.8

11.2-40.8

Some Post-H.S.

5.3

1.3-19.0

58.6

37.6-76.9

25.8

11.4-48.5

10.3

4.4-22.4

College Graduate

5.2

0.7-29.0

40.7

23.1-61.1

36.0

19.3-57.0

18.1

8.3-34.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.1

3.5-33.9

28.6

14.6-48.4

38.3

19.6-61.2

21.1

10.0-39.2

$15,000- 24,999

5.3

1.0-24.3

42.3

22.2-65.3

28.1

12.8-51.0

24.4

11.9-43.5

$25,000- 34,999

11.5

2.6-38.4

38.2

15.3-67.9

42.7

16.6-73.6

7.6

2.1-23.9

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

70.7

39.0-90.1

17.6

5.1-45.7

11.8

1.6-51.6

$50,000-74,999

14.0

2.2-53.8

72.3

39.3-91.3

12.0

2.7-40.3

1.7

0.2-11.8

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

25.6

6.6-62.5

52.5

19.3-83.7

21.9

6.2-54.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

6.2

1.4-23.5

48.6

31.8-65.7

25.2

12.7-43.8

20.0

10.5-34.6

Guilford

8.0

1.5-32.6

37.6

21.7-56.7

29.1

15.0-48.8

25.2

12.6-44.1

Mecklenburg

19.9

8.4-40.3

23.3

12.1-40.2

27.9

14.8-46.4

28.9

15.4-47.4

Orange

37.8

18.9-61.4

30.4

14.4-53.1

9.1

2.7-26.9

22.7

10.4-42.8

Wake

7.2

2.2-21.2

45.0

25.3-66.3

26.4

11.2-50.3

21.5

10.5-38.9

Chatham/Lee

10.9

3.4-30.0

41.0

22.4-62.6

17.5

7.0-37.6

30.6

15.7-51.1

Nash/Wilson

9.6

3.2-25.3

46.5

30.0-63.8

27.6

15.3-44.7

16.4

8.4-29.4

Craven/Pamlico

11.8

4.7-26.6

27.0

14.6-44.5

17.6

9.3-30.7

43.6

29.9-58.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

6.5

1.7-21.8

40.8

24.3-59.8

22.9

11.5-40.5

29.8

14.9-50.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

5.4

0.8-29.9

36.7

19.7-57.9

26.3

12.2-48.0

31.5

16.7-51.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

14.6

6.1-30.9

58.2

39.6-74.7

6.6

1.5-24.7

20.6

9.9-37.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

13.2

5.2-29.7

40.9

26.4-57.2

15.4

7.6-28.7

30.5

18.3-46.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.0

2.9-15.7

35.3

24.0-48.4

27.7

17.6-40.7

30.1

20.0-42.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

17.2

8.2-32.6

36.9

23.2-53.1

21.1

11.4-35.7

24.8

14.5-39.0

Northeast NC I

9.8

4.1-21.6

37.4

25.7-50.9

25.1

15.5-38.0

27.7

18.2-39.8

Northeast NC II

12.6

5.2-27.6

32.0

20.1-46.9

23.0

13.4-36.5

32.4

20.7-46.7

Northeastern Partnership

133

11.5

6.0-20.9

34.2

25.2-44.4

23.9

16.5-33.1

30.5

22.2-40.2

Mountain AHEC

127

10.1

4.8-19.9

41.1

30.2-52.9

22.1

14.1-33.0

26.7

18.3-37.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

404

8.7

5.6-13.1

132

36.9

30.0-44.4

100

24.4

18.8-31.0

135

30.1

24.0-36.9

Piedmont

318

8.3

5.2-13.2

115

39.7

32.4-47.5

25.7

19.8-32.7

26.2

20.2-33.3

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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^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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