BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only testing/supplies	Yes, only medicines	Yes testing supplies/and medicinces	No
TOTAL	1,553	96	6.4	4.8- 8.3	47	3.3	2.3- 4.6	169	11.5	9.6-13.8	1,241	78.8	76.0-81.4
GENDER
Male	582	22	4.9	2.8- 8.3	17	3.8	2.2- 6.2	48	8.9	6.3-12.3	495	82.5	78.0-86.2
Female	971	74	7.8	5.8-10.3	30	2.9	1.9- 4.3	121	14.1	11.4-17.2	746	75.3	71.6-78.6
RACE
White	1,062	52	3.9	2.8- 5.4	22	2.1	1.3- 3.5	84	8.9	6.7-11.6	904	85.1	82.0-87.7
African American	405	36	10.5	7.1-15.2	23	6.8	4.2-10.8	71	17.3	13.3-22.0	275	65.5	59.5-71.0
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Native American	42	5	21.3	7.9-46.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	11.0	3.4-30.2	33	67.6	45.4-84.0
Other Minorities	30	3	23.9	5.4-63.2	2	2.3	0.5- 9.3	7	25.7	11.3-48.6	18	48.1	25.2-71.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	4	21.1	5.2-56.5	2	3.3	0.7-13.8	7	21.3	9.4-41.3	22	54.3	31.8-75.2
-English Speaking	22	1	3.0	0.4-18.8	1	4.2	0.6-25.0	3	13.0	3.6-37.5	17	79.8	56.6-92.3
-Spanish Speaking	13	3	41.6	10.6-81.0	1	2.2	0.3-15.7	4	30.7	9.3-65.5	5	25.6	7.3-60.1
Non-Hispanic	1,514	92	5.9	4.6- 7.5	45	3.3	2.3- 4.7	160	11.2	9.3-13.5	1,217	79.6	76.9-82.1
AGE
18-24	15	1	2.2	0.3-15.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	16.4	4.5-44.9	11	81.4	53.4-94.4
25-34	55	11	21.3	11.2-36.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	9	18.6	9.4-33.4	34	59.6	44.2-73.3
35-44	104	6	6.5	2.2-17.6	4	5.2	1.8-13.8	25	20.7	12.7-31.9	69	67.7	55.4-77.9
45-54	266	23	10.8	6.1-18.3	13	4.3	2.2- 8.1	47	18.8	13.4-25.9	183	66.1	58.0-73.3
55-64	401	36	7.0	4.7-10.3	10	2.5	1.2- 5.2	44	10.4	7.4-14.4	311	80.1	75.2-84.3
65-74	416	12	2.5	1.3- 5.0	14	4.2	2.3- 7.8	21	5.3	2.8- 9.6	369	88.0	83.0-91.7
75+	286	7	3.2	1.3- 7.3	5	2.0	0.7- 5.1	16	6.6	3.8-11.2	258	88.3	82.8-92.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	430	32	8.3	4.9-13.8	22	6.3	3.8-10.2	63	16.7	12.4-22.0	313	68.8	62.3-74.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	507	29	6.6	4.3-10.0	16	3.4	1.9- 5.9	60	14.2	10.5-18.9	402	75.8	70.6-80.4
Some Post-H.S.	341	23	6.0	3.4-10.2	7	2.2	0.9- 5.0	33	9.2	6.0-13.8	278	82.7	77.0-87.2
College Graduate	271	12	3.8	1.9- 7.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	13	2.9	1.6- 5.3	244	92.8	89.0-95.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	337	25	5.9	3.7- 9.4	16	5.4	2.9- 9.8	60	19.8	15.0-25.7	236	68.9	62.3-74.8
$15,000- 24,999	318	31	13.7	8.5-21.3	15	5.0	2.8- 8.9	48	14.8	10.5-20.3	224	66.5	59.0-73.3
$25,000- 34,999	159	13	9.3	5.1-16.3	2	0.6	0.2- 2.6	17	10.8	6.2-18.1	127	79.3	70.7-85.9
$35,000- 49,999	156	5	3.5	1.2-10.3	6	4.5	1.8-10.9	11	10.4	5.6-18.5	134	81.6	72.5-88.2
$50,000-74,999	111	5	3.7	1.3- 9.7	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	3	1.4	0.4- 5.0	102	93.2	85.8-96.9
$75,000+	87	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	85	98.7	94.4-99.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	939	68	6.9	5.2- 9.2	38	4.4	3.0- 6.4	124	14.6	11.8-18.0	709	74.1	70.3-77.5
No	575	27	5.9	3.4- 9.9	9	2.0	0.9- 4.1	41	7.3	5.1-10.4	498	84.9	80.3-88.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	282	7	2.5	1.1- 5.7	4	2.1	0.8- 5.6	10	3.4	1.6- 6.7	261	92.0	87.5-95.0
Non-Veteran	1,269	89	7.5	5.6- 9.9	43	3.6	2.5- 5.2	159	13.9	11.6-16.7	978	74.9	71.6-78.0
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only testing/supplies

Yes, only medicines

Yes testing supplies/and medicinces

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,553

6.4

4.8- 8.3

3.3

2.3- 4.6

169

11.5

9.6-13.8

1,241

78.8

76.0-81.4

GENDER

Male

582

4.9

2.8- 8.3

3.8

2.2- 6.2

8.9

6.3-12.3

495

82.5

78.0-86.2

Female

971

7.8

5.8-10.3

2.9

1.9- 4.3

121

14.1

11.4-17.2

746

75.3

71.6-78.6

RACE

White

1,062

3.9

2.8- 5.4

2.1

1.3- 3.5

8.9

6.7-11.6

904

85.1

82.0-87.7

African American

405

10.5

7.1-15.2

6.8

4.2-10.8

17.3

13.3-22.0

275

65.5

59.5-71.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

21.3

7.9-46.2

0.0

. - .

11.0

3.4-30.2

67.6

45.4-84.0

Other Minorities

23.9

5.4-63.2

2.3

0.5- 9.3

25.7

11.3-48.6

48.1

25.2-71.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.1

5.2-56.5

3.3

0.7-13.8

21.3

9.4-41.3

54.3

31.8-75.2

-English Speaking

3.0

0.4-18.8

4.2

0.6-25.0

13.0

3.6-37.5

79.8

56.6-92.3

-Spanish Speaking

41.6

10.6-81.0

2.2

0.3-15.7

30.7

9.3-65.5

25.6

7.3-60.1

Non-Hispanic

1,514

5.9

4.6- 7.5

3.3

2.3- 4.7

160

11.2

9.3-13.5

1,217

79.6

76.9-82.1

AGE

18-24

2.2

0.3-15.3

0.0

. - .

16.4

4.5-44.9

81.4

53.4-94.4

25-34

21.3

11.2-36.9

0.5

0.1- 3.6

18.6

9.4-33.4

59.6

44.2-73.3

35-44

104

6.5

2.2-17.6

5.2

1.8-13.8

20.7

12.7-31.9

67.7

55.4-77.9

45-54

266

10.8

6.1-18.3

4.3

2.2- 8.1

18.8

13.4-25.9

183

66.1

58.0-73.3

55-64

401

7.0

4.7-10.3

2.5

1.2- 5.2

10.4

7.4-14.4

311

80.1

75.2-84.3

65-74

416

2.5

1.3- 5.0

4.2

2.3- 7.8

5.3

2.8- 9.6

369

88.0

83.0-91.7

75+

286

3.2

1.3- 7.3

2.0

0.7- 5.1

6.6

3.8-11.2

258

88.3

82.8-92.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

430

8.3

4.9-13.8

6.3

3.8-10.2

16.7

12.4-22.0

313

68.8

62.3-74.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

507

6.6

4.3-10.0

3.4

1.9- 5.9

14.2

10.5-18.9

402

75.8

70.6-80.4

Some Post-H.S.

341

6.0

3.4-10.2

2.2

0.9- 5.0

9.2

6.0-13.8

278

82.7

77.0-87.2

College Graduate

271

3.8

1.9- 7.2

0.5

0.1- 2.1

2.9

1.6- 5.3

244

92.8

89.0-95.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

337

5.9

3.7- 9.4

5.4

2.9- 9.8

19.8

15.0-25.7

236

68.9

62.3-74.8

$15,000- 24,999

318

13.7

8.5-21.3

5.0

2.8- 8.9

14.8

10.5-20.3

224

66.5

59.0-73.3

$25,000- 34,999

159

9.3

5.1-16.3

0.6

0.2- 2.6

10.8

6.2-18.1

127

79.3

70.7-85.9

$35,000- 49,999

156

3.5

1.2-10.3

4.5

1.8-10.9

10.4

5.6-18.5

134

81.6

72.5-88.2

$50,000-74,999

111

3.7

1.3- 9.7

1.7

0.2-11.3

1.4

0.4- 5.0

102

93.2

85.8-96.9

$75,000+

0.4

0.1- 2.8

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.1- 6.2

98.7

94.4-99.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

939

6.9

5.2- 9.2

4.4

3.0- 6.4

124

14.6

11.8-18.0

709

74.1

70.3-77.5

575

5.9

3.4- 9.9

2.0

0.9- 4.1

7.3

5.1-10.4

498

84.9

80.3-88.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

282

2.5

1.1- 5.7

2.1

0.8- 5.6

3.4

1.6- 6.7

261

92.0

87.5-95.0

Non-Veteran

1,269

7.5

5.6- 9.9

3.6

2.5- 5.2

159

13.9

11.6-16.7

978

74.9

71.6-78.0

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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*Asked of all respondents that answered YES to diabetes Core question

^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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