BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No
North Carolina	9,441	959	8.1	7.4- 8.9	78	0.9	0.6- 1.2	8,404	91.0	90.2-91.8
-Western NC	2,079	200	7.9	6.5- 9.5	16	0.6	0.3- 1.2	1,863	91.5	89.8-92.9
GENDER
Male	779	86	8.8	6.6-11.6	0	0.0	. - .	693	91.2	88.4-93.4
Female	1,300	114	7.0	5.4- 9.0	16	1.2	0.6- 2.4	1,170	91.8	89.6-93.5
RACE
White	1,892	166	7.7	6.2- 9.4	16	0.7	0.3- 1.3	1,710	91.6	89.8-93.1
African American	74	17	15.3	7.9-27.8	0	0.0	. - .	57	84.7	72.2-92.1
Other Minorities	104	16	6.0	2.8-12.5	0	0.0	. - .	88	94.0	87.5-97.2
AGE
18-24	136	2	0.7	0.2- 3.3	2	0.7	0.1- 3.4	132	98.6	95.8-99.6
25-34	282	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	5	0.7	0.2- 2.0	274	98.3	95.8-99.3
35-44	343	15	3.9	2.0- 7.6	4	0.6	0.2- 2.0	324	95.5	91.8-97.6
45-54	383	31	6.2	3.7-10.0	3	0.7	0.2- 2.7	349	93.1	89.1-95.7
55-64	355	53	15.2	10.6-21.4	1	1.0	0.1- 6.5	301	83.8	77.4-88.7
65-74	344	54	16.9	11.8-23.7	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	289	82.6	75.8-87.8
75+	219	40	17.3	12.1-24.2	0	0.0	. - .	179	82.7	75.8-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	351	62	11.4	7.9-16.1	4	1.3	0.3- 5.1	285	87.3	82.1-91.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	645	60	8.2	5.6-11.7	5	0.5	0.1- 1.5	580	91.4	87.8-94.0
Some Post-H.S.	547	38	5.0	3.3- 7.6	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	505	94.5	91.8-96.4
College Graduate	529	39	8.4	5.7-12.2	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8	487	91.1	87.2-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	48	18.1	12.4-25.8	3	2.0	0.5- 8.3	221	79.8	71.8-86.0
$15,000- 24,999	408	42	6.8	4.3-10.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5	363	92.8	89.0-95.4
$25,000- 34,999	255	17	4.8	2.6- 8.7	2	0.5	0.1- 2.5	236	94.7	90.7-97.0
$35,000- 49,999	270	17	6.3	3.3-11.7	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5	251	93.3	88.0-96.4
$50,000-74,999	206	12	6.4	3.2-12.1	2	1.0	0.2- 4.3	192	92.6	86.7-96.0
$75,000+	206	13	5.9	2.8-12.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	192	93.5	87.2-96.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	454	41	8.1	5.8-11.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	411	91.4	88.1-93.8
Guilford	446	36	6.7	4.7- 9.5	7	2.3	0.9- 5.8	403	91.0	87.4-93.7
Mecklenburg	447	39	7.0	4.9- 9.9	2	0.6	0.1- 2.7	406	92.4	89.4-94.7
Orange	451	25	4.7	3.0- 7.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	425	94.6	91.6-96.6
Wake	453	31	5.3	3.6- 7.9	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3	418	93.9	91.1-95.8
Chatham/Lee	399	33	6.8	4.6-10.0	5	1.1	0.5- 2.6	361	92.1	88.7-94.5
Nash/Wilson	380	44	10.2	7.4-14.1	3	0.8	0.3- 2.6	333	88.9	85.0-91.9
Craven/Pamlico	454	55	10.3	7.7-13.7	6	1.4	0.6- 3.5	393	88.3	84.7-91.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	438	45	10.4	7.3-14.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.6	389	89.0	84.7-92.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	456	33	5.1	3.5- 7.5	2	0.7	0.2- 3.0	421	94.1	91.5-96.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	479	32	4.6	3.1- 6.8	3	1.3	0.3- 5.1	444	94.1	91.0-96.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	426	48	8.7	6.0-12.3	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4	372	90.3	86.4-93.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	474	80	15.0	11.9-18.9	0	0.0	. - .	394	85.0	81.1-88.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	420	55	10.6	7.8-14.1	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6	362	88.6	84.9-91.5
Northeast NC I	461	72	13.6	10.4-17.4	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	384	85.7	81.7-88.9
Northeast NC II	511	65	11.5	8.8-15.0	3	0.6	0.2- 1.8	443	87.9	84.4-90.7
Northeastern Partnership	972	137	12.3	10.1-14.8	8	0.6	0.3- 1.4	827	87.1	84.5-89.3
Mountain AHEC	1,308	133	8.4	6.7-10.5	11	0.5	0.3- 1.1	1,164	91.1	89.0-92.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,315	425	9.6	8.4-11.1	24	0.6	0.3- 1.1	2,866	89.8	88.3-91.1
Piedmont	4,047	334	7.4	6.4- 8.5	38	1.1	0.7- 1.7	3,675	91.5	90.3-92.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,441

959

8.1

7.4- 8.9

0.9

0.6- 1.2

8,404

91.0

90.2-91.8

-Western NC

2,079

200

7.9

6.5- 9.5

0.6

0.3- 1.2

1,863

91.5

89.8-92.9

GENDER

Male

779

8.8

6.6-11.6

0.0

. - .

693

91.2

88.4-93.4

Female

1,300

114

7.0

5.4- 9.0

1.2

0.6- 2.4

1,170

91.8

89.6-93.5

RACE

White

1,892

166

7.7

6.2- 9.4

0.7

0.3- 1.3

1,710

91.6

89.8-93.1

African American

15.3

7.9-27.8

0.0

. - .

84.7

72.2-92.1

Other Minorities

104

6.0

2.8-12.5

0.0

. - .

94.0

87.5-97.2

AGE

18-24

136

0.7

0.2- 3.3

0.7

0.1- 3.4

132

98.6

95.8-99.6

25-34

282

1.1

0.3- 3.7

0.7

0.2- 2.0

274

98.3

95.8-99.3

35-44

343

3.9

2.0- 7.6

0.6

0.2- 2.0

324

95.5

91.8-97.6

45-54

383

6.2

3.7-10.0

0.7

0.2- 2.7

349

93.1

89.1-95.7

55-64

355

15.2

10.6-21.4

1.0

0.1- 6.5

301

83.8

77.4-88.7

65-74

344

16.9

11.8-23.7

0.4

0.1- 3.0

289

82.6

75.8-87.8

75+

219

17.3

12.1-24.2

0.0

. - .

179

82.7

75.8-87.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

351

11.4

7.9-16.1

1.3

0.3- 5.1

285

87.3

82.1-91.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

645

8.2

5.6-11.7

0.5

0.1- 1.5

580

91.4

87.8-94.0

Some Post-H.S.

547

5.0

3.3- 7.6

0.5

0.2- 1.5

505

94.5

91.8-96.4

College Graduate

529

8.4

5.7-12.2

0.5

0.1- 1.8

487

91.1

87.2-93.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

18.1

12.4-25.8

2.0

0.5- 8.3

221

79.8

71.8-86.0

$15,000- 24,999

408

6.8

4.3-10.6

0.4

0.1- 1.5

363

92.8

89.0-95.4

$25,000- 34,999

255

4.8

2.6- 8.7

0.5

0.1- 2.5

236

94.7

90.7-97.0

$35,000- 49,999

270

6.3

3.3-11.7

0.3

0.1- 1.5

251

93.3

88.0-96.4

$50,000-74,999

206

6.4

3.2-12.1

1.0

0.2- 4.3

192

92.6

86.7-96.0

$75,000+

206

5.9

2.8-12.2

0.6

0.1- 4.1

192

93.5

87.2-96.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

454

8.1

5.8-11.3

0.5

0.1- 2.1

411

91.4

88.1-93.8

Guilford

446

6.7

4.7- 9.5

2.3

0.9- 5.8

403

91.0

87.4-93.7

Mecklenburg

447

7.0

4.9- 9.9

0.6

0.1- 2.7

406

92.4

89.4-94.7

Orange

451

4.7

3.0- 7.4

0.6

0.1- 4.3

425

94.6

91.6-96.6

Wake

453

5.3

3.6- 7.9

0.8

0.3- 2.3

418

93.9

91.1-95.8

Chatham/Lee

399

6.8

4.6-10.0

1.1

0.5- 2.6

361

92.1

88.7-94.5

Nash/Wilson

380

10.2

7.4-14.1

0.8

0.3- 2.6

333

88.9

85.0-91.9

Craven/Pamlico

454

10.3

7.7-13.7

1.4

0.6- 3.5

393

88.3

84.7-91.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

438

10.4

7.3-14.7

0.6

0.2- 1.6

389

89.0

84.7-92.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

456

5.1

3.5- 7.5

0.7

0.2- 3.0

421

94.1

91.5-96.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

479

4.6

3.1- 6.8

1.3

0.3- 5.1

444

94.1

91.0-96.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

426

8.7

6.0-12.3

1.0

0.4- 2.4

372

90.3

86.4-93.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

474

15.0

11.9-18.9

0.0

. - .

394

85.0

81.1-88.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

420

10.6

7.8-14.1

0.8

0.2- 2.6

362

88.6

84.9-91.5

Northeast NC I

461

13.6

10.4-17.4

0.8

0.3- 2.1

384

85.7

81.7-88.9

Northeast NC II

511

11.5

8.8-15.0

0.6

0.2- 1.8

443

87.9

84.4-90.7

Northeastern Partnership

972

137

12.3

10.1-14.8

0.6

0.3- 1.4

827

87.1

84.5-89.3

Mountain AHEC

1,308

133

8.4

6.7-10.5

0.5

0.3- 1.1

1,164

91.1

89.0-92.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,315

425

9.6

8.4-11.1

0.6

0.3- 1.1

2,866

89.8

88.3-91.1

Piedmont

4,047

334

7.4

6.4- 8.5

1.1

0.7- 1.7

3,675

91.5

90.3-92.6

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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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