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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, boderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,697 408 13.7 12.3-15.3 18 0.5 0.3- 0.9 2,238 84.8 83.1-86.3 33 1.0 0.7- 1.5
GENDER
Male 895 123 12.7 10.4-15.4 0 0.0 . - . 760 86.1 83.3-88.5 12 1.2 0.6- 2.2
Female 1,802 285 14.5 12.7-16.5 18 0.9 0.5- 1.6 1,478 83.7 81.6-85.6 21 0.8 0.5- 1.4
AGE
18-24 176 2 0.6 0.1- 2.2 4 1.2 0.4- 3.3 168 97.8 95.5-99.0 2 0.5 0.1- 2.2
25-34 468 19 3.6 2.1- 6.0 6 0.9 0.4- 2.3 442 95.0 92.3-96.8 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9
35-44 531 33 5.9 3.9- 8.8 4 0.8 0.3- 2.6 487 92.2 89.1-94.5 7 1.0 0.4- 2.3
45-54 524 75 15.0 11.5-19.3 3 0.3 0.1- 0.9 438 83.4 79.0-87.0 8 1.3 0.6- 2.8
55-64 430 110 24.3 19.7-29.6 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 312 74.8 69.5-79.4 7 0.8 0.4- 1.8
65-74 329 106 29.9 24.4-36.1 0 0.0 . - . 218 68.2 61.8-73.9 5 1.9 0.7- 5.3
75+ 223 60 29.1 22.3-37.0 0 0.0 . - . 160 69.9 62.0-76.7 3 1.1 0.3- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 606 147 22.6 18.8-26.9 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 453 76.7 72.4-80.6 5 0.6 0.2- 1.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 929 137 13.5 11.2-16.3 9 0.9 0.4- 1.9 769 84.3 81.4-86.9 14 1.2 0.7- 2.3
Some Post-H.S. 659 84 12.1 9.4-15.4 5 0.5 0.2- 1.2 560 86.0 82.6-88.9 10 1.4 0.7- 2.9
College Graduate 497 40 7.1 5.0-10.1 3 0.4 0.1- 1.2 450 92.2 89.2-94.4 4 0.3 0.1- 0.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 533 123 22.9 18.9-27.6 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 398 74.8 70.1-79.0 9 1.5 0.7- 3.2
$15,000- 24,999 621 88 13.6 10.6-17.3 6 0.9 0.3- 2.5 521 84.6 80.8-87.8 6 0.8 0.4- 2.0
$25,000- 34,999 345 36 9.6 6.6-13.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 302 89.1 84.9-92.3 5 0.8 0.3- 2.2
$35,000- 49,999 303 41 14.4 10.3-19.9 3 0.6 0.2- 2.2 253 83.4 77.7-87.8 6 1.5 0.6- 4.1
$50,000-74,999 192 12 4.4 2.4- 8.0 0 0.0 . - . 177 94.3 89.9-96.8 3 1.4 0.3- 5.6
$75,000+ 145 11 6.5 3.1-13.1 1 0.3 0.0- 1.8 133 93.3 86.7-96.7 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 953 257 27.3 23.9-30.9 5 0.5 0.2- 1.2 678 71.0 67.3-74.4 13 1.3 0.7- 2.3
No 1,638 141 7.7 6.4- 9.4 12 0.5 0.3- 1.1 1,467 91.0 89.3-92.5 18 0.7 0.4- 1.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 312 58 18.2 13.6-23.8 0 0.0 . - . 247 79.4 73.6-84.2 7 2.4 1.1- 5.5
Non-Veteran 2,340 350 13.3 11.8-15.0 18 0.6 0.3- 1.0 1,946 85.3 83.6-86.9 26 0.8 0.5- 1.2
Currently Serving 38 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 38 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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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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