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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	12,712	8,190	62.2	61.1-63.3	4,522	37.8	36.7-38.9
GENDER
Male	4,705	2,871	59.1	57.3-60.8	1,834	40.9	39.2-42.7
Female	8,007	5,319	65.1	63.8-66.4	2,688	34.9	33.6-36.2
RACE
White	9,522	6,200	64.0	62.7-65.2	3,322	36.0	34.8-37.3
African American	2,221	1,454	62.5	59.8-65.1	767	37.5	34.9-40.2
Asian	83	33	32.4	21.8-45.2	50	67.6	54.8-78.2
Native American	242	152	55.4	46.6-63.9	90	44.6	36.1-53.4
Other Minorities	568	313	49.3	43.8-54.7	255	50.7	45.3-56.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	605	314	47.5	42.3-52.9	291	52.5	47.1-57.7
-English Speaking	244	128	51.0	42.9-59.0	116	49.0	41.0-57.1
-Spanish Speaking	361	186	46.1	39.4-52.9	175	53.9	47.1-60.6
Non-Hispanic	12,091	7,868	63.3	62.2-64.4	4,223	36.7	35.6-37.8
AGE
18-24	792	331	36.2	32.1-40.6	461	63.8	59.4-67.9
25-34	2,234	1,209	50.5	47.9-53.1	1,025	49.5	46.9-52.1
35-44	2,598	1,581	60.6	58.2-62.9	1,017	39.4	37.1-41.8
45-54	2,399	1,665	69.4	67.0-71.6	734	30.6	28.4-33.0
55-64	2,046	1,476	72.9	70.4-75.3	570	27.1	24.7-29.6
65-74	1,467	1,102	75.7	73.0-78.3	365	24.3	21.7-27.0
75+	1,116	791	70.0	66.3-73.4	325	30.0	26.6-33.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,939	1,218	57.5	54.4-60.4	721	42.5	39.6-45.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,685	2,348	61.9	59.8-63.9	1,337	38.1	36.1-40.2
Some Post-H.S.	3,253	2,163	65.4	63.3-67.4	1,090	34.6	32.6-36.7
College Graduate	3,814	2,454	62.4	60.4-64.3	1,360	37.6	35.7-39.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,304	848	61.4	57.5-65.2	456	38.6	34.8-42.5
$15,000- 24,999	2,105	1,300	58.1	55.2-60.9	805	41.9	39.1-44.8
$25,000- 34,999	1,483	948	62.0	58.8-65.0	535	38.0	35.0-41.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,723	1,152	66.8	64.0-69.5	571	33.2	30.5-36.0
$50,000-74,999	1,617	1,102	66.6	63.7-69.4	515	33.4	30.6-36.3
$75,000+	1,815	1,184	63.9	61.1-66.6	631	36.1	33.4-38.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,607	2,554	68.9	66.8-70.9	1,053	31.1	29.1-33.2
No	8,729	5,436	60.2	58.9-61.5	3,293	39.8	38.5-41.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,569	1,108	71.0	68.2-73.7	461	29.0	26.3-31.8
Non-Veteran	10,958	6,975	60.8	59.6-62.0	3,983	39.2	38.0-40.4
Currently Serving	162	94	57.5	48.5-66.1	68	42.5	33.9-51.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,712

8,190

62.2

61.1-63.3

4,522

37.8

36.7-38.9

GENDER

Male

4,705

2,871

59.1

57.3-60.8

1,834

40.9

39.2-42.7

Female

8,007

5,319

65.1

63.8-66.4

2,688

34.9

33.6-36.2

RACE

White

9,522

6,200

64.0

62.7-65.2

3,322

36.0

34.8-37.3

African American

2,221

1,454

62.5

59.8-65.1

767

37.5

34.9-40.2

Asian

32.4

21.8-45.2

67.6

54.8-78.2

Native American

242

152

55.4

46.6-63.9

44.6

36.1-53.4

Other Minorities

568

313

49.3

43.8-54.7

255

50.7

45.3-56.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

605

314

47.5

42.3-52.9

291

52.5

47.1-57.7

-English Speaking

244

128

51.0

42.9-59.0

116

49.0

41.0-57.1

-Spanish Speaking

361

186

46.1

39.4-52.9

175

53.9

47.1-60.6

Non-Hispanic

12,091

7,868

63.3

62.2-64.4

4,223

36.7

35.6-37.8

AGE

18-24

792

331

36.2

32.1-40.6

461

63.8

59.4-67.9

25-34

2,234

1,209

50.5

47.9-53.1

1,025

49.5

46.9-52.1

35-44

2,598

1,581

60.6

58.2-62.9

1,017

39.4

37.1-41.8

45-54

2,399

1,665

69.4

67.0-71.6

734

30.6

28.4-33.0

55-64

2,046

1,476

72.9

70.4-75.3

570

27.1

24.7-29.6

65-74

1,467

1,102

75.7

73.0-78.3

365

24.3

21.7-27.0

75+

1,116

791

70.0

66.3-73.4

325

30.0

26.6-33.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,939

1,218

57.5

54.4-60.4

721

42.5

39.6-45.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,685

2,348

61.9

59.8-63.9

1,337

38.1

36.1-40.2

Some Post-H.S.

3,253

2,163

65.4

63.3-67.4

1,090

34.6

32.6-36.7

College Graduate

3,814

2,454

62.4

60.4-64.3

1,360

37.6

35.7-39.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,304

848

61.4

57.5-65.2

456

38.6

34.8-42.5

$15,000- 24,999

2,105

1,300

58.1

55.2-60.9

805

41.9

39.1-44.8

$25,000- 34,999

1,483

948

62.0

58.8-65.0

535

38.0

35.0-41.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,723

1,152

66.8

64.0-69.5

571

33.2

30.5-36.0

$50,000-74,999

1,617

1,102

66.6

63.7-69.4

515

33.4

30.6-36.3

$75,000+

1,815

1,184

63.9

61.1-66.6

631

36.1

33.4-38.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,607

2,554

68.9

66.8-70.9

1,053

31.1

29.1-33.2

8,729

5,436

60.2

58.9-61.5

3,293

39.8

38.5-41.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,569

1,108

71.0

68.2-73.7

461

29.0

26.3-31.8

Non-Veteran

10,958

6,975

60.8

59.6-62.0

3,983

39.2

38.0-40.4

Currently Serving

162

57.5

48.5-66.1

42.5

33.9-51.5

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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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