BRFSS 2003 - Western North Carolina**: (About how many times in the last year have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1-5 times	6-11 times	12+ times	Never
North Carolina	916	667	72.2	67.7-76.4	76	9.0	6.6-12.2	109	11.2	8.6-14.6	64	7.5	5.2-10.7
-Western NC	193	148	73.7	63.7-81.7	12	5.4	2.4-11.8	20	13.2	7.4-22.4	13	7.7	3.7-15.2
GENDER
Male	82	61	73.3	59.0-84.0	4	4.4	1.3-14.0	11	14.6	6.6-29.0	6	7.7	3.1-17.5
Female	111	87	74.1	59.4-84.8	8	6.7	2.2-18.4	9	11.5	4.9-24.6	7	7.7	2.3-22.6
RACE
White	161	128	76.5	65.4-84.8	11	6.0	2.6-13.3	13	11.9	5.9-22.5	9	5.6	2.1-13.7
African American	16	9	53.7	26.0-79.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	23.8	8.1-52.6	3	22.4	6.3-55.5
Other Minorities	15	10	42.8	16.5-74.0	1	3.3	0.4-21.7	3	24.2	6.9-58.0	1	29.7	5.2-76.6
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	2	48.8	7.6-91.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	51.2	8.4-92.4
35-44	14	11	67.0	25.5-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	27.1	4.5-74.6	2	5.9	1.2-25.2
45-54	30	19	70.2	46.0-86.6	5	9.6	2.5-30.9	5	13.9	4.5-35.3	1	6.4	0.9-34.2
55-64	53	43	72.4	51.9-86.5	2	5.4	0.9-25.2	4	10.4	3.1-30.0	4	11.8	3.6-32.4
65-74	51	37	73.4	52.3-87.4	4	6.9	1.6-25.2	7	18.3	6.9-40.3	3	1.3	0.4- 4.8
75+	39	34	86.5	69.8-94.7	1	4.1	0.6-23.9	3	7.0	2.0-21.6	1	2.3	0.3-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	58	43	72.1	53.1-85.5	4	2.1	0.7- 6.1	8	20.2	8.7-40.0	3	5.6	1.1-24.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	59	46	72.7	52.3-86.6	3	7.2	1.9-24.0	6	10.1	2.7-31.1	4	10.0	2.8-30.4
Some Post-H.S.	37	27	60.9	37.8-79.9	5	14.2	4.4-37.5	4	19.8	6.5-46.9	1	5.1	0.7-28.6
College Graduate	39	32	86.0	68.7-94.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.6	0.9-27.2	5	8.4	3.0-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	47	37	72.3	50.3-87.0	2	6.2	1.0-31.4	7	16.9	6.3-38.1	1	4.6	0.6-26.3
$15,000- 24,999	40	31	69.0	41.4-87.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	5	28.2	10.3-57.4	3	1.6	0.4- 5.7
$25,000- 34,999	17	14	65.1	30.5-88.8	2	20.1	3.8-61.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.8	2.2-57.6
$35,000- 49,999	17	12	81.7	54.9-94.2	2	8.8	1.5-37.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.5	2.4-31.0
$50,000-74,999	12	9	76.5	40.7-93.9	1	1.0	0.1- 7.7	1	13.0	1.8-54.7	1	9.5	1.3-45.8
$75,000+	13	11	94.6	77.8-98.9	1	3.0	0.4-20.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.3	0.3-16.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	33	81.8	64.6-91.7	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5	3	6.0	1.8-17.6	3	11.2	3.6-29.6
Guilford	34	23	66.9	47.5-81.8	2	6.4	1.6-22.7	4	13.2	4.4-33.4	5	13.5	5.0-31.9
Mecklenburg	37	28	72.3	51.7-86.5	3	4.4	1.4-13.4	3	17.2	5.8-41.5	3	6.0	1.8-18.4
Orange	23	18	69.3	43.1-87.0	1	10.4	1.5-46.6	2	12.3	3.0-39.0	2	8.0	1.8-29.5
Wake	27	17	61.2	38.8-79.6	6	19.4	8.3-39.1	3	17.7	5.2-45.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.7
Chatham/Lee	29	23	85.0	67.7-93.9	2	7.7	1.9-27.1	3	5.9	1.8-18.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
Nash/Wilson	42	34	81.5	65.0-91.3	2	3.1	0.7-12.7	4	11.2	3.9-28.3	2	4.2	1.0-16.5
Craven/Pamlico	55	46	78.9	63.8-88.9	3	8.4	2.7-23.6	3	6.0	1.9-17.5	3	6.6	2.1-18.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	44	35	77.0	58.4-88.9	2	5.5	1.1-23.1	6	15.1	6.0-33.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	32	27	86.9	69.8-95.0	2	3.3	0.8-12.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.8	2.9-28.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	24	75.3	55.0-88.4	1	4.7	0.7-26.5	4	14.7	5.2-35.5	2	5.3	1.3-19.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	46	33	74.6	59.1-85.6	5	9.4	3.6-22.4	5	11.7	4.7-26.4	3	4.3	1.3-13.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	77	49	67.2	54.8-77.6	7	7.1	3.3-14.7	14	18.1	10.3-29.8	7	7.5	3.2-16.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	53	35	61.9	46.2-75.5	4	7.5	2.5-20.4	10	20.0	10.4-35.1	4	10.6	4.0-25.2
Northeast NC I	67	41	61.3	47.6-73.4	10	17.1	8.7-30.9	15	20.8	12.3-32.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8
Northeast NC II	62	44	79.1	67.1-87.5	7	9.1	3.9-20.2	5	5.8	2.3-13.7	6	6.0	2.5-13.9
Northeastern Partnership	129	85	72.4	63.3-80.0	17	12.1	7.0-20.1	20	11.4	7.1-17.8	7	4.1	1.8- 9.0
Mountain AHEC	127	95	70.2	57.8-80.2	9	6.7	2.6-16.1	15	16.0	8.3-28.5	8	7.2	3.1-15.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	410	292	74.6	68.3-80.0	36	9.5	6.0-14.8	56	10.7	7.5-15.0	26	5.2	3.0- 8.8
Piedmont	313	227	70.2	62.7-76.9	28	9.6	6.0-15.0	33	11.1	7.0-17.0	25	9.0	5.3-15.0

Total
Respond.^

1-5 times

6-11 times

12+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

916

667

72.2

67.7-76.4

9.0

6.6-12.2

109

11.2

8.6-14.6

7.5

5.2-10.7

-Western NC

193

148

73.7

63.7-81.7

5.4

2.4-11.8

13.2

7.4-22.4

7.7

3.7-15.2

GENDER

Male

73.3

59.0-84.0

4.4

1.3-14.0

14.6

6.6-29.0

7.7

3.1-17.5

Female

111

74.1

59.4-84.8

6.7

2.2-18.4

11.5

4.9-24.6

7.7

2.3-22.6

RACE

White

161

128

76.5

65.4-84.8

6.0

2.6-13.3

11.9

5.9-22.5

5.6

2.1-13.7

African American

53.7

26.0-79.3

0.0

. - .

23.8

8.1-52.6

22.4

6.3-55.5

Other Minorities

42.8

16.5-74.0

3.3

0.4-21.7

24.2

6.9-58.0

29.7

5.2-76.6

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

48.8

7.6-91.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

51.2

8.4-92.4

35-44

67.0

25.5-92.3

0.0

. - .

27.1

4.5-74.6

5.9

1.2-25.2

45-54

70.2

46.0-86.6

9.6

2.5-30.9

13.9

4.5-35.3

6.4

0.9-34.2

55-64

72.4

51.9-86.5

5.4

0.9-25.2

10.4

3.1-30.0

11.8

3.6-32.4

65-74

73.4

52.3-87.4

6.9

1.6-25.2

18.3

6.9-40.3

1.3

0.4- 4.8

75+

86.5

69.8-94.7

4.1

0.6-23.9

7.0

2.0-21.6

2.3

0.3-14.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

72.1

53.1-85.5

2.1

0.7- 6.1

20.2

8.7-40.0

5.6

1.1-24.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

72.7

52.3-86.6

7.2

1.9-24.0

10.1

2.7-31.1

10.0

2.8-30.4

Some Post-H.S.

60.9

37.8-79.9

14.2

4.4-37.5

19.8

6.5-46.9

5.1

0.7-28.6

College Graduate

86.0

68.7-94.5

0.0

. - .

5.6

0.9-27.2

8.4

3.0-21.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

72.3

50.3-87.0

6.2

1.0-31.4

16.9

6.3-38.1

4.6

0.6-26.3

$15,000- 24,999

69.0

41.4-87.5

1.2

0.2- 8.2

28.2

10.3-57.4

1.6

0.4- 5.7

$25,000- 34,999

65.1

30.5-88.8

20.1

3.8-61.9

0.0

. - .

14.8

2.2-57.6

$35,000- 49,999

81.7

54.9-94.2

8.8

1.5-37.8

0.0

. - .

9.5

2.4-31.0

$50,000-74,999

76.5

40.7-93.9

1.0

0.1- 7.7

13.0

1.8-54.7

9.5

1.3-45.8

$75,000+

94.6

77.8-98.9

3.0

0.4-20.5

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.3-16.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

81.8

64.6-91.7

1.1

0.2- 7.5

6.0

1.8-17.6

11.2

3.6-29.6

Guilford

66.9

47.5-81.8

6.4

1.6-22.7

13.2

4.4-33.4

13.5

5.0-31.9

Mecklenburg

72.3

51.7-86.5

4.4

1.4-13.4

17.2

5.8-41.5

6.0

1.8-18.4

Orange

69.3

43.1-87.0

10.4

1.5-46.6

12.3

3.0-39.0

8.0

1.8-29.5

Wake

61.2

38.8-79.6

19.4

8.3-39.1

17.7

5.2-45.5

1.7

0.2-11.7

Chatham/Lee

85.0

67.7-93.9

7.7

1.9-27.1

5.9

1.8-18.0

1.3

0.2- 8.8

Nash/Wilson

81.5

65.0-91.3

3.1

0.7-12.7

11.2

3.9-28.3

4.2

1.0-16.5

Craven/Pamlico

78.9

63.8-88.9

8.4

2.7-23.6

6.0

1.9-17.5

6.6

2.1-18.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

77.0

58.4-88.9

5.5

1.1-23.1

15.1

6.0-33.1

2.4

0.3-15.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

86.9

69.8-95.0

3.3

0.8-12.5

0.0

. - .

9.8

2.9-28.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

75.3

55.0-88.4

4.7

0.7-26.5

14.7

5.2-35.5

5.3

1.3-19.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

74.6

59.1-85.6

9.4

3.6-22.4

11.7

4.7-26.4

4.3

1.3-13.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

67.2

54.8-77.6

7.1

3.3-14.7

18.1

10.3-29.8

7.5

3.2-16.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

61.9

46.2-75.5

7.5

2.5-20.4

20.0

10.4-35.1

10.6

4.0-25.2

Northeast NC I

61.3

47.6-73.4

17.1

8.7-30.9

20.8

12.3-32.9

0.8

0.1- 5.8

Northeast NC II

79.1

67.1-87.5

9.1

3.9-20.2

5.8

2.3-13.7

6.0

2.5-13.9

Northeastern Partnership

129

72.4

63.3-80.0

12.1

7.0-20.1

11.4

7.1-17.8

4.1

1.8- 9.0

Mountain AHEC

127

70.2

57.8-80.2

6.7

2.6-16.1

16.0

8.3-28.5

7.2

3.1-15.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

410

292

74.6

68.3-80.0

9.5

6.0-14.8

10.7

7.5-15.0

5.2

3.0- 8.8

Piedmont

313

227

70.2

62.7-76.9

9.6

6.0-15.0

11.1

7.0-17.0

9.0

5.3-15.0

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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