BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,556	1,106	72.0	69.1-74.7	450	28.0	25.3-30.9
-Eastern NC	598	432	74.2	69.9-78.1	166	25.8	21.9-30.1
GENDER
Male	212	143	72.5	65.4-78.7	69	27.5	21.3-34.6
Female	386	289	75.9	70.6-80.5	97	24.1	19.5-29.4
RACE
White	343	250	73.5	67.5-78.6	93	26.5	21.4-32.5
African American	213	156	76.3	69.3-82.1	57	23.7	17.9-30.7
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	10	2	29.6	7.4-68.7	8	70.4	31.3-92.6
25-34	23	10	40.5	21.4-63.1	13	59.5	36.9-78.6
35-44	38	29	73.8	55.3-86.5	9	26.2	13.5-44.7
45-54	92	64	70.8	57.6-81.3	28	29.2	18.7-42.4
55-64	158	121	78.9	70.9-85.2	37	21.1	14.8-29.1
65-74	175	128	78.3	71.0-84.2	47	21.7	15.8-29.0
75+	98	74	74.5	63.1-83.3	24	25.5	16.7-36.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	168	116	72.4	63.3-79.9	52	27.6	20.1-36.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	204	160	78.9	71.3-84.9	44	21.1	15.1-28.7
Some Post-H.S.	139	104	77.1	68.1-84.1	35	22.9	15.9-31.9
College Graduate	85	52	65.1	53.2-75.4	33	34.9	24.6-46.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	144	103	76.1	67.8-82.8	41	23.9	17.2-32.2
$15,000- 24,999	131	100	76.1	65.8-84.1	31	23.9	15.9-34.2
$25,000- 34,999	60	42	75.1	61.1-85.2	18	24.9	14.8-38.9
$35,000- 49,999	54	37	66.4	49.4-80.0	17	33.6	20.0-50.6
$50,000-74,999	35	22	65.6	46.4-80.8	13	34.4	19.2-53.6
$75,000+	25	16	69.9	48.6-85.1	9	30.1	14.9-51.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	369	271	74.6	68.9-79.6	98	25.4	20.4-31.1
No	211	145	71.9	64.5-78.3	66	28.1	21.7-35.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	107	82	80.7	72.0-87.1	25	19.3	12.9-28.0
Non-Veteran	491	350	72.3	67.2-76.9	141	27.7	23.1-32.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,556

1,106

72.0

69.1-74.7

450

28.0

25.3-30.9

-Eastern NC

598

432

74.2

69.9-78.1

166

25.8

21.9-30.1

GENDER

Male

212

143

72.5

65.4-78.7

27.5

21.3-34.6

Female

386

289

75.9

70.6-80.5

24.1

19.5-29.4

RACE

White

343

250

73.5

67.5-78.6

26.5

21.4-32.5

African American

213

156

76.3

69.3-82.1

23.7

17.9-30.7

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

29.6

7.4-68.7

70.4

31.3-92.6

25-34

40.5

21.4-63.1

59.5

36.9-78.6

35-44

73.8

55.3-86.5

26.2

13.5-44.7

45-54

70.8

57.6-81.3

29.2

18.7-42.4

55-64

158

121

78.9

70.9-85.2

21.1

14.8-29.1

65-74

175

128

78.3

71.0-84.2

21.7

15.8-29.0

75+

74.5

63.1-83.3

25.5

16.7-36.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

168

116

72.4

63.3-79.9

27.6

20.1-36.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

204

160

78.9

71.3-84.9

21.1

15.1-28.7

Some Post-H.S.

139

104

77.1

68.1-84.1

22.9

15.9-31.9

College Graduate

65.1

53.2-75.4

34.9

24.6-46.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

144

103

76.1

67.8-82.8

23.9

17.2-32.2

$15,000- 24,999

131

100

76.1

65.8-84.1

23.9

15.9-34.2

$25,000- 34,999

75.1

61.1-85.2

24.9

14.8-38.9

$35,000- 49,999

66.4

49.4-80.0

33.6

20.0-50.6

$50,000-74,999

65.6

46.4-80.8

34.4

19.2-53.6

$75,000+

69.9

48.6-85.1

30.1

14.9-51.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

369

271

74.6

68.9-79.6

25.4

20.4-31.1

211

145

71.9

64.5-78.3

28.1

21.7-35.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

107

80.7

72.0-87.1

19.3

12.9-28.0

Non-Veteran

491

350

72.3

67.2-76.9

141

27.7

23.1-32.8

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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 (MAHEC): 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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