BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	954	471	55.4	50.7-60.0	483	44.6	40.0-49.3
-Western NC	198	105	58.2	48.8-67.1	93	41.8	32.9-51.2
GENDER
Male	84	42	58.1	44.3-70.7	42	41.9	29.3-55.7
Female	114	63	58.4	45.8-70.0	51	41.6	30.0-54.2
RACE
White	165	89	59.3	49.0-68.8	76	40.7	31.2-51.0
African American	17	10	60.4	31.7-83.4	7	39.6	16.6-68.3
Other Minorities	15	5	24.2	8.0-53.9	10	75.8	46.1-92.0
AGE
18-24	2	1	73.0	14.5-97.7	1	27.0	2.3-85.5
25-34	3	1	16.4	1.7-68.8	2	83.6	31.2-98.3
35-44	15	9	55.9	24.7-83.1	6	44.1	16.9-75.3
45-54	31	19	65.6	40.4-84.3	12	34.4	15.7-59.6
55-64	52	29	58.2	39.5-74.8	23	41.8	25.2-60.5
65-74	53	27	65.6	47.4-80.1	26	34.4	19.9-52.6
75+	40	18	49.2	31.6-67.0	22	50.8	33.0-68.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	61	26	45.3	29.9-61.7	35	54.7	38.3-70.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	59	29	58.6	40.3-74.7	30	41.4	25.3-59.7
Some Post-H.S.	38	25	73.8	54.4-86.9	13	26.2	13.1-45.6
College Graduate	39	24	60.0	40.0-77.1	15	40.0	22.9-60.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	23	53.4	34.0-71.8	25	46.6	28.2-66.0
$15,000- 24,999	42	22	60.4	39.0-78.4	20	39.6	21.6-61.0
$25,000- 34,999	16	7	49.7	21.8-77.8	9	50.3	22.2-78.2
$35,000- 49,999	17	12	70.7	39.3-90.0	5	29.3	10.0-60.7
$50,000-74,999	12	9	73.8	36.3-93.3	3	26.2	6.7-63.7
$75,000+	13	5	55.4	21.5-84.9	8	44.6	15.1-78.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	41	23	58.1	40.8-73.5	18	41.9	26.5-59.2
Guilford	36	13	36.2	21.2-54.5	23	63.8	45.5-78.8
Mecklenburg	39	21	55.7	38.3-71.8	18	44.3	28.2-61.7
Orange	25	12	50.6	29.7-71.2	13	49.4	28.8-70.3
Wake	31	21	68.8	48.6-83.8	10	31.2	16.2-51.4
Chatham/Lee	33	9	24.4	12.2-42.7	24	75.6	57.3-87.8
Nash/Wilson	44	21	49.3	33.2-65.5	23	50.7	34.5-66.8
Craven/Pamlico	55	28	53.1	38.6-67.1	27	46.9	32.9-61.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	23	48.2	30.8-66.0	22	51.8	34.0-69.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	32	11	32.0	17.0-51.9	21	68.0	48.1-83.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	15	45.7	27.8-64.8	16	54.3	35.2-72.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	22	39.0	25.4-54.5	25	61.0	45.5-74.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	40	50.2	38.0-62.3	40	49.8	37.7-62.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	30	59.6	44.6-73.0	25	40.4	27.0-55.4
Northeast NC I	72	33	39.9	28.4-52.6	39	60.1	47.4-71.6
Northeast NC II	65	21	33.7	22.1-47.7	44	66.3	52.3-77.9
Northeastern Partnership	137	54	36.1	27.4-45.9	83	63.9	54.1-72.6
Mountain AHEC	132	72	57.3	46.0-67.8	60	42.7	32.2-54.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	199	48.1	41.0-55.2	226	51.9	44.8-59.0
Piedmont	331	167	59.8	52.5-66.7	164	40.2	33.3-47.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

954

471

55.4

50.7-60.0

483

44.6

40.0-49.3

-Western NC

198

105

58.2

48.8-67.1

41.8

32.9-51.2

GENDER

Male

58.1

44.3-70.7

41.9

29.3-55.7

Female

114

58.4

45.8-70.0

41.6

30.0-54.2

RACE

White

165

59.3

49.0-68.8

40.7

31.2-51.0

African American

60.4

31.7-83.4

39.6

16.6-68.3

Other Minorities

24.2

8.0-53.9

75.8

46.1-92.0

AGE

18-24

73.0

14.5-97.7

27.0

2.3-85.5

25-34

16.4

1.7-68.8

83.6

31.2-98.3

35-44

55.9

24.7-83.1

44.1

16.9-75.3

45-54

65.6

40.4-84.3

34.4

15.7-59.6

55-64

58.2

39.5-74.8

41.8

25.2-60.5

65-74

65.6

47.4-80.1

34.4

19.9-52.6

75+

49.2

31.6-67.0

50.8

33.0-68.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

45.3

29.9-61.7

54.7

38.3-70.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

58.6

40.3-74.7

41.4

25.3-59.7

Some Post-H.S.

73.8

54.4-86.9

26.2

13.1-45.6

College Graduate

60.0

40.0-77.1

40.0

22.9-60.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

53.4

34.0-71.8

46.6

28.2-66.0

$15,000- 24,999

60.4

39.0-78.4

39.6

21.6-61.0

$25,000- 34,999

49.7

21.8-77.8

50.3

22.2-78.2

$35,000- 49,999

70.7

39.3-90.0

29.3

10.0-60.7

$50,000-74,999

73.8

36.3-93.3

26.2

6.7-63.7

$75,000+

55.4

21.5-84.9

44.6

15.1-78.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

58.1

40.8-73.5

41.9

26.5-59.2

Guilford

36.2

21.2-54.5

63.8

45.5-78.8

Mecklenburg

55.7

38.3-71.8

44.3

28.2-61.7

Orange

50.6

29.7-71.2

49.4

28.8-70.3

Wake

68.8

48.6-83.8

31.2

16.2-51.4

Chatham/Lee

24.4

12.2-42.7

75.6

57.3-87.8

Nash/Wilson

49.3

33.2-65.5

50.7

34.5-66.8

Craven/Pamlico

53.1

38.6-67.1

46.9

32.9-61.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

48.2

30.8-66.0

51.8

34.0-69.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

32.0

17.0-51.9

68.0

48.1-83.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

45.7

27.8-64.8

54.3

35.2-72.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

39.0

25.4-54.5

61.0

45.5-74.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

50.2

38.0-62.3

49.8

37.7-62.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

59.6

44.6-73.0

40.4

27.0-55.4

Northeast NC I

39.9

28.4-52.6

60.1

47.4-71.6

Northeast NC II

33.7

22.1-47.7

66.3

52.3-77.9

Northeastern Partnership

137

36.1

27.4-45.9

63.9

54.1-72.6

Mountain AHEC

132

57.3

46.0-67.8

42.7

32.2-54.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

199

48.1

41.0-55.2

226

51.9

44.8-59.0

Piedmont

331

167

59.8

52.5-66.7

164

40.2

33.3-47.5

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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