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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	958	251	24.3	20.6-28.3	707	75.7	71.7-79.4
-Western NC	200	55	27.4	19.8-36.7	145	72.6	63.3-80.2
GENDER
Male	86	21	21.5	12.0-35.3	65	78.5	64.7-88.0
Female	114	34	34.6	23.6-47.5	80	65.4	52.5-76.4
RACE
White	166	46	26.4	18.3-36.5	120	73.6	63.5-81.7
African American	17	5	39.1	15.7-68.8	12	60.9	31.2-84.3
Other Minorities	16	3	17.2	4.3-49.0	13	82.8	51.0-95.7
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
35-44	15	2	29.6	6.4-72.3	13	70.4	27.7-93.6
45-54	31	7	25.5	9.5-52.7	24	74.5	47.3-90.5
55-64	53	15	24.9	12.9-42.5	38	75.1	57.5-87.1
65-74	54	17	29.6	15.6-48.9	37	70.4	51.1-84.4
75+	40	14	35.8	20.3-55.1	26	64.2	44.9-79.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	62	15	29.2	16.2-46.7	47	70.8	53.3-83.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	60	20	29.3	15.9-47.7	40	70.7	52.3-84.1
Some Post-H.S.	38	11	26.4	11.7-49.1	27	73.6	50.9-88.3
College Graduate	39	9	23.8	10.9-44.2	30	76.2	55.8-89.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	48	16	39.8	22.6-59.8	32	60.2	40.2-77.4
$15,000- 24,999	42	11	43.6	23.2-66.5	31	56.4	33.5-76.8
$25,000- 34,999	17	5	25.0	8.7-53.8	12	75.0	46.2-91.3
$35,000- 49,999	17	5	13.0	4.2-33.8	12	87.0	66.2-95.8
$50,000-74,999	12	3	22.4	4.8-62.4	9	77.6	37.6-95.2
$75,000+	13	2	4.7	0.9-20.5	11	95.3	79.5-99.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	41	10	18.5	9.6-32.8	31	81.5	67.2-90.4
Guilford	36	13	39.8	23.8-58.3	23	60.2	41.7-76.2
Mecklenburg	39	6	17.0	7.0-35.9	33	83.0	64.1-93.0
Orange	25	7	32.3	15.3-55.7	18	67.7	44.3-84.7
Wake	31	8	19.5	9.0-37.3	23	80.5	62.7-91.0
Chatham/Lee	33	7	24.1	11.2-44.4	26	75.9	55.6-88.8
Nash/Wilson	44	12	29.5	16.6-46.8	32	70.5	53.2-83.4
Craven/Pamlico	55	12	23.8	13.4-38.6	43	76.2	61.4-86.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	45	10	22.4	11.1-40.0	35	77.6	60.0-88.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	33	9	30.6	15.7-51.1	24	69.4	48.9-84.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	32	10	24.3	12.1-42.6	22	75.7	57.4-87.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	48	13	26.3	15.3-41.3	35	73.7	58.7-84.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	79	20	24.5	15.5-36.3	59	75.5	63.7-84.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	55	16	26.0	15.6-40.1	39	74.0	59.9-84.4
Northeast NC I	72	24	34.0	22.9-47.1	48	66.0	52.9-77.1
Northeast NC II	65	15	26.3	15.3-41.3	50	73.7	58.7-84.7
Northeastern Partnership	137	39	29.3	20.9-39.4	98	70.7	60.6-79.1
Mountain AHEC	133	41	33.3	23.3-45.0	92	66.7	55.0-76.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	424	107	26.2	20.5-32.9	317	73.8	67.1-79.5
Piedmont	334	89	22.1	16.9-28.3	245	77.9	71.7-83.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

958

251

24.3

20.6-28.3

707

75.7

71.7-79.4

-Western NC

200

27.4

19.8-36.7

145

72.6

63.3-80.2

GENDER

Male

21.5

12.0-35.3

78.5

64.7-88.0

Female

114

34.6

23.6-47.5

65.4

52.5-76.4

RACE

White

166

26.4

18.3-36.5

120

73.6

63.5-81.7

African American

39.1

15.7-68.8

60.9

31.2-84.3

Other Minorities

17.2

4.3-49.0

82.8

51.0-95.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

29.6

6.4-72.3

70.4

27.7-93.6

45-54

25.5

9.5-52.7

74.5

47.3-90.5

55-64

24.9

12.9-42.5

75.1

57.5-87.1

65-74

29.6

15.6-48.9

70.4

51.1-84.4

75+

35.8

20.3-55.1

64.2

44.9-79.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

29.2

16.2-46.7

70.8

53.3-83.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

29.3

15.9-47.7

70.7

52.3-84.1

Some Post-H.S.

26.4

11.7-49.1

73.6

50.9-88.3

College Graduate

23.8

10.9-44.2

76.2

55.8-89.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

39.8

22.6-59.8

60.2

40.2-77.4

$15,000- 24,999

43.6

23.2-66.5

56.4

33.5-76.8

$25,000- 34,999

25.0

8.7-53.8

75.0

46.2-91.3

$35,000- 49,999

13.0

4.2-33.8

87.0

66.2-95.8

$50,000-74,999

22.4

4.8-62.4

77.6

37.6-95.2

$75,000+

4.7

0.9-20.5

95.3

79.5-99.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

18.5

9.6-32.8

81.5

67.2-90.4

Guilford

39.8

23.8-58.3

60.2

41.7-76.2

Mecklenburg

17.0

7.0-35.9

83.0

64.1-93.0

Orange

32.3

15.3-55.7

67.7

44.3-84.7

Wake

19.5

9.0-37.3

80.5

62.7-91.0

Chatham/Lee

24.1

11.2-44.4

75.9

55.6-88.8

Nash/Wilson

29.5

16.6-46.8

70.5

53.2-83.4

Craven/Pamlico

23.8

13.4-38.6

76.2

61.4-86.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

22.4

11.1-40.0

77.6

60.0-88.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

30.6

15.7-51.1

69.4

48.9-84.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

24.3

12.1-42.6

75.7

57.4-87.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

26.3

15.3-41.3

73.7

58.7-84.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

24.5

15.5-36.3

75.5

63.7-84.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

26.0

15.6-40.1

74.0

59.9-84.4

Northeast NC I

34.0

22.9-47.1

66.0

52.9-77.1

Northeast NC II

26.3

15.3-41.3

73.7

58.7-84.7

Northeastern Partnership

137

29.3

20.9-39.4

70.7

60.6-79.1

Mountain AHEC

133

33.3

23.3-45.0

66.7

55.0-76.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

424

107

26.2

20.5-32.9

317

73.8

67.1-79.5

Piedmont

334

22.1

16.9-28.3

245

77.9

71.7-83.1

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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