BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,712	8,190	62.2	61.1-63.3	4,522	37.8	36.7-38.9
-Mountain AHEC	780	503	63.8	59.4-67.9	277	36.2	32.1-40.6
GENDER
Male	282	188	65.0	57.8-71.6	94	35.0	28.4-42.2
Female	498	315	62.7	57.4-67.7	183	37.3	32.3-42.6
RACE
White	670	433	65.2	60.8-69.5	237	34.8	30.5-39.2
African American	42	28	67.3	48.1-82.0	14	32.7	18.0-51.9
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	45	16	39.4	24.4-56.8	29	60.6	43.2-75.6
25-34	114	65	49.6	37.4-61.8	49	50.4	38.2-62.6
35-44	143	84	57.5	47.8-66.6	59	42.5	33.4-52.2
45-54	150	103	71.5	61.7-79.6	47	28.5	20.4-38.3
55-64	134	97	76.6	67.3-83.9	37	23.4	16.1-32.7
65-74	104	74	71.5	60.6-80.4	30	28.5	19.6-39.4
75+	86	61	70.2	56.7-80.9	25	29.8	19.1-43.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	108	75	69.6	56.4-80.2	33	30.4	19.8-43.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	210	120	58.4	50.1-66.3	90	41.6	33.7-49.9
Some Post-H.S.	216	153	71.2	63.5-77.8	63	28.8	22.2-36.5
College Graduate	243	154	58.4	50.4-66.0	89	41.6	34.0-49.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	88	60	62.9	47.8-75.8	28	37.1	24.2-52.2
$15,000- 24,999	138	83	61.1	50.3-71.0	55	38.9	29.0-49.7
$25,000- 34,999	107	63	58.8	47.3-69.5	44	41.2	30.5-52.7
$35,000- 49,999	105	68	67.7	56.5-77.2	37	32.3	22.8-43.5
$50,000-74,999	97	66	66.5	54.7-76.4	31	33.5	23.6-45.3
$75,000+	88	60	63.1	50.4-74.2	28	36.9	25.8-49.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	232	167	74.2	66.5-80.7	65	25.8	19.3-33.5
No	527	324	59.7	54.4-64.8	203	40.3	35.2-45.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	110	85	74.1	62.1-83.4	25	25.9	16.6-37.9
Non-Veteran	665	415	61.6	56.9-66.1	250	38.4	33.9-43.1
Currently Serving	4	3	88.4	40.2-98.9	1	11.6	1.1-59.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,712

8,190

62.2

61.1-63.3

4,522

37.8

36.7-38.9

-Mountain AHEC

780

503

63.8

59.4-67.9

277

36.2

32.1-40.6

GENDER

Male

282

188

65.0

57.8-71.6

35.0

28.4-42.2

Female

498

315

62.7

57.4-67.7

183

37.3

32.3-42.6

RACE

White

670

433

65.2

60.8-69.5

237

34.8

30.5-39.2

African American

67.3

48.1-82.0

32.7

18.0-51.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

39.4

24.4-56.8

60.6

43.2-75.6

25-34

114

49.6

37.4-61.8

50.4

38.2-62.6

35-44

143

57.5

47.8-66.6

42.5

33.4-52.2

45-54

150

103

71.5

61.7-79.6

28.5

20.4-38.3

55-64

134

76.6

67.3-83.9

23.4

16.1-32.7

65-74

104

71.5

60.6-80.4

28.5

19.6-39.4

75+

70.2

56.7-80.9

29.8

19.1-43.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

108

69.6

56.4-80.2

30.4

19.8-43.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

210

120

58.4

50.1-66.3

41.6

33.7-49.9

Some Post-H.S.

216

153

71.2

63.5-77.8

28.8

22.2-36.5

College Graduate

243

154

58.4

50.4-66.0

41.6

34.0-49.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

62.9

47.8-75.8

37.1

24.2-52.2

$15,000- 24,999

138

61.1

50.3-71.0

38.9

29.0-49.7

$25,000- 34,999

107

58.8

47.3-69.5

41.2

30.5-52.7

$35,000- 49,999

105

67.7

56.5-77.2

32.3

22.8-43.5

$50,000-74,999

66.5

54.7-76.4

33.5

23.6-45.3

$75,000+

63.1

50.4-74.2

36.9

25.8-49.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

232

167

74.2

66.5-80.7

25.8

19.3-33.5

527

324

59.7

54.4-64.8

203

40.3

35.2-45.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

110

74.1

62.1-83.4

25.9

16.6-37.9

Non-Veteran

665

415

61.6

56.9-66.1

250

38.4

33.9-43.1

Currently Serving

88.4

40.2-98.9

11.6

1.1-59.8

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*Asked of all respondents that answered NO to diabetes Core question: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?

^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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