BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	957	686	72.8	68.3-76.9	271	27.2	23.1-31.7
-Western NC	198	137	72.4	63.3-80.0	61	27.6	20.0-36.7
GENDER
Male	85	61	76.4	63.0-86.0	24	23.6	14.0-37.0
Female	113	76	67.5	54.5-78.3	37	32.5	21.7-45.5
RACE
White	165	112	72.3	62.3-80.5	53	27.7	19.5-37.7
African American	17	14	81.6	52.0-94.8	3	18.4	5.2-48.0
Other Minorities	15	10	52.7	20.8-82.5	5	47.3	17.5-79.2
AGE
18-24	2	1	73.0	14.5-97.7	1	27.0	2.3-85.5
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
35-44	15	11	63.2	26.3-89.2	4	36.8	10.8-73.7
45-54	31	22	77.6	50.5-92.2	9	22.4	7.8-49.5
55-64	53	38	74.4	55.6-87.1	15	25.6	12.9-44.4
65-74	53	40	80.0	63.7-90.1	13	20.0	9.9-36.3
75+	39	25	70.9	52.7-84.1	14	29.1	15.9-47.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	60	45	71.6	53.9-84.4	15	28.4	15.6-46.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	36	65.0	46.2-80.0	24	35.0	20.0-53.8
Some Post-H.S.	38	30	85.1	69.2-93.5	8	14.9	6.5-30.8
College Graduate	39	26	74.8	55.2-87.8	13	25.2	12.2-44.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	35	71.2	51.4-85.3	13	28.8	14.7-48.6
$15,000- 24,999	42	28	65.4	41.7-83.4	14	34.6	16.6-58.3
$25,000- 34,999	17	10	52.6	24.9-78.9	7	47.4	21.1-75.1
$35,000- 49,999	17	13	86.6	64.2-95.9	4	13.4	4.1-35.8
$50,000-74,999	12	10	81.4	37.4-97.0	2	18.6	3.0-62.6
$75,000+	13	8	82.7	55.7-94.8	5	17.3	5.2-44.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	28	74.0	57.4-85.7	12	26.0	14.3-42.6
Guilford	36	25	73.2	55.2-85.8	11	26.8	14.2-44.8
Mecklenburg	39	27	65.2	46.1-80.4	12	34.8	19.6-53.9
Orange	25	16	60.7	37.9-79.7	9	39.3	20.3-62.1
Wake	31	21	68.6	47.7-83.9	10	31.4	16.1-52.3
Chatham/Lee	33	22	64.1	44.1-80.1	11	35.9	19.9-55.9
Nash/Wilson	44	29	62.0	44.8-76.6	15	38.0	23.4-55.2
Craven/Pamlico	55	40	71.8	57.0-83.0	15	28.2	17.0-43.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	33	78.3	63.0-88.4	12	21.7	11.6-37.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	26	75.4	55.8-88.1	7	24.6	11.9-44.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	22	79.0	63.1-89.2	10	21.0	10.8-36.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	28	59.0	43.0-73.2	19	41.0	26.8-57.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	60	78.2	67.1-86.3	20	21.8	13.7-32.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	45	82.3	68.7-90.8	10	17.7	9.2-31.3
Northeast NC I	72	54	78.1	66.4-86.6	18	21.9	13.4-33.6
Northeast NC II	65	45	72.7	59.1-83.1	20	27.3	16.9-40.9
Northeastern Partnership	137	99	74.8	65.5-82.2	38	25.2	17.8-34.5
Mountain AHEC	131	86	68.6	57.2-78.2	45	31.4	21.8-42.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	425	317	76.0	69.5-81.5	108	24.0	18.5-30.5
Piedmont	334	232	70.8	63.4-77.2	102	29.2	22.8-36.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

957

686

72.8

68.3-76.9

271

27.2

23.1-31.7

-Western NC

198

137

72.4

63.3-80.0

27.6

20.0-36.7

GENDER

Male

76.4

63.0-86.0

23.6

14.0-37.0

Female

113

67.5

54.5-78.3

32.5

21.7-45.5

RACE

White

165

112

72.3

62.3-80.5

27.7

19.5-37.7

African American

81.6

52.0-94.8

18.4

5.2-48.0

Other Minorities

52.7

20.8-82.5

47.3

17.5-79.2

AGE

18-24

73.0

14.5-97.7

27.0

2.3-85.5

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

63.2

26.3-89.2

36.8

10.8-73.7

45-54

77.6

50.5-92.2

22.4

7.8-49.5

55-64

74.4

55.6-87.1

25.6

12.9-44.4

65-74

80.0

63.7-90.1

20.0

9.9-36.3

75+

70.9

52.7-84.1

29.1

15.9-47.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

71.6

53.9-84.4

28.4

15.6-46.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

65.0

46.2-80.0

35.0

20.0-53.8

Some Post-H.S.

85.1

69.2-93.5

14.9

6.5-30.8

College Graduate

74.8

55.2-87.8

25.2

12.2-44.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

71.2

51.4-85.3

28.8

14.7-48.6

$15,000- 24,999

65.4

41.7-83.4

34.6

16.6-58.3

$25,000- 34,999

52.6

24.9-78.9

47.4

21.1-75.1

$35,000- 49,999

86.6

64.2-95.9

13.4

4.1-35.8

$50,000-74,999

81.4

37.4-97.0

18.6

3.0-62.6

$75,000+

82.7

55.7-94.8

17.3

5.2-44.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

74.0

57.4-85.7

26.0

14.3-42.6

Guilford

73.2

55.2-85.8

26.8

14.2-44.8

Mecklenburg

65.2

46.1-80.4

34.8

19.6-53.9

Orange

60.7

37.9-79.7

39.3

20.3-62.1

Wake

68.6

47.7-83.9

31.4

16.1-52.3

Chatham/Lee

64.1

44.1-80.1

35.9

19.9-55.9

Nash/Wilson

62.0

44.8-76.6

38.0

23.4-55.2

Craven/Pamlico

71.8

57.0-83.0

28.2

17.0-43.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

78.3

63.0-88.4

21.7

11.6-37.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

75.4

55.8-88.1

24.6

11.9-44.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

79.0

63.1-89.2

21.0

10.8-36.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

59.0

43.0-73.2

41.0

26.8-57.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

78.2

67.1-86.3

21.8

13.7-32.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

82.3

68.7-90.8

17.7

9.2-31.3

Northeast NC I

78.1

66.4-86.6

21.9

13.4-33.6

Northeast NC II

72.7

59.1-83.1

27.3

16.9-40.9

Northeastern Partnership

137

74.8

65.5-82.2

25.2

17.8-34.5

Mountain AHEC

131

68.6

57.2-78.2

31.4

21.8-42.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

425

317

76.0

69.5-81.5

108

24.0

18.5-30.5

Piedmont

334

232

70.8

63.4-77.2

102

29.2

22.8-36.6

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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