BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
TOTAL	1,492	123	8.2	6.7-10.0	513	37.4	34.3-40.7	404	27.2	24.4-30.2	452	27.2	24.5-30.0
GENDER
Male	566	38	6.2	4.3- 8.9	203	38.0	33.2-43.2	170	30.1	25.8-34.9	155	25.6	21.7-30.0
Female	926	85	10.1	7.8-12.8	310	36.9	33.0-40.9	234	24.4	21.1-28.0	297	28.7	25.3-32.3
RACE
White	1,030	77	6.9	5.3- 8.9	323	33.7	30.0-37.5	279	28.2	24.8-31.9	351	31.2	27.9-34.8
African American	383	37	10.3	7.1-14.7	156	44.8	38.8-51.1	103	25.3	20.5-30.8	87	19.6	15.5-24.5
Asian	3	1	22.0	2.2-78.1	2	78.0	21.9-97.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	40	2	7.0	1.4-28.8	14	41.3	24.0-61.0	13	35.9	19.3-56.7	11	15.9	7.5-30.5
Other Minorities	28	5	20.1	7.2-45.0	13	54.7	30.1-77.2	7	18.0	7.5-37.1	3	7.2	1.8-24.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	4	16.0	5.8-37.2	18	63.2	42.0-80.3	7	11.0	4.6-24.1	5	9.8	3.4-25.1
-English Speaking	21	1	5.0	0.7-28.7	10	60.1	37.0-79.5	5	15.7	5.9-35.7	5	19.1	7.0-42.6
-Spanish Speaking	13	3	27.6	7.6-63.7	8	66.4	31.3-89.6	2	6.0	1.2-25.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,456	119	7.9	6.4- 9.8	493	36.6	33.4-39.8	397	27.8	24.9-30.8	447	27.7	25.1-30.6
AGE
18-24	15	15	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	54	38	76.9	63.3-86.6	16	23.1	13.4-36.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	103	19	16.1	9.5-26.1	84	83.9	73.9-90.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	257	28	8.3	5.3-12.8	190	75.9	68.5-81.9	39	15.9	10.7-22.9	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	395	12	3.2	1.6- 6.1	135	35.2	29.5-41.5	217	53.5	47.3-59.5	31	8.1	5.4-11.9
65-74	394	5	1.5	0.6- 3.7	59	14.0	10.1-19.2	113	30.5	25.0-36.7	217	54.0	47.7-60.1
75+	267	4	1.3	0.5- 3.7	27	9.1	5.9-13.8	32	11.8	7.7-17.5	204	77.8	71.2-83.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	404	26	7.1	4.5-10.9	127	37.5	30.9-44.6	103	26.5	21.2-32.5	148	29.0	24.0-34.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	488	39	8.0	5.6-11.3	172	37.9	32.7-43.3	151	31.0	26.0-36.4	126	23.2	19.0-28.0
Some Post-H.S.	335	33	10.1	6.6-15.1	123	39.1	32.7-45.8	83	23.9	18.8-29.8	96	27.0	21.6-33.1
College Graduate	262	25	7.8	4.9-12.2	91	34.9	28.3-42.3	66	25.7	19.8-32.7	80	31.5	25.1-38.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	325	23	7.2	4.5-11.3	116	38.6	31.8-45.9	94	30.8	24.5-37.8	92	23.5	18.4-29.4
$15,000- 24,999	308	24	6.7	4.2-10.4	100	38.7	31.6-46.4	80	26.2	20.6-32.6	104	28.5	22.9-34.8
$25,000- 34,999	156	20	12.5	7.7-19.6	50	34.6	25.6-44.9	38	26.1	18.5-35.4	48	26.8	19.5-35.6
$35,000- 49,999	156	15	9.9	5.5-17.4	62	40.0	31.2-49.5	49	29.7	21.9-38.9	30	20.4	13.7-29.2
$50,000-74,999	108	12	8.1	4.3-14.5	51	48.1	37.1-59.2	27	25.3	16.5-36.8	18	18.6	11.1-29.5
$75,000+	87	6	5.1	1.7-14.0	42	50.8	38.6-62.9	25	27.2	17.9-39.1	14	17.0	9.6-28.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	904	65	7.4	5.6- 9.8	308	36.0	32.0-40.1	254	29.0	25.3-32.9	277	27.6	24.2-31.3
No	553	56	9.6	7.1-13.0	193	39.7	34.5-45.1	144	24.8	20.7-29.5	160	25.9	21.8-30.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	271	7	3.2	1.4- 6.9	63	22.3	17.0-28.7	88	32.4	26.0-39.5	113	42.1	35.3-49.3
Non-Veteran	1,219	116	9.7	7.8-11.9	448	41.8	38.2-45.5	316	25.7	22.7-29.0	339	22.8	20.2-25.7
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,492

123

8.2

6.7-10.0

513

37.4

34.3-40.7

404

27.2

24.4-30.2

452

27.2

24.5-30.0

GENDER

Male

566

6.2

4.3- 8.9

203

38.0

33.2-43.2

170

30.1

25.8-34.9

155

25.6

21.7-30.0

Female

926

10.1

7.8-12.8

310

36.9

33.0-40.9

234

24.4

21.1-28.0

297

28.7

25.3-32.3

RACE

White

1,030

6.9

5.3- 8.9

323

33.7

30.0-37.5

279

28.2

24.8-31.9

351

31.2

27.9-34.8

African American

383

10.3

7.1-14.7

156

44.8

38.8-51.1

103

25.3

20.5-30.8

19.6

15.5-24.5

Asian

22.0

2.2-78.1

78.0

21.9-97.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

7.0

1.4-28.8

41.3

24.0-61.0

35.9

19.3-56.7

15.9

7.5-30.5

Other Minorities

20.1

7.2-45.0

54.7

30.1-77.2

18.0

7.5-37.1

7.2

1.8-24.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.0

5.8-37.2

63.2

42.0-80.3

11.0

4.6-24.1

9.8

3.4-25.1

-English Speaking

5.0

0.7-28.7

60.1

37.0-79.5

15.7

5.9-35.7

19.1

7.0-42.6

-Spanish Speaking

27.6

7.6-63.7

66.4

31.3-89.6

6.0

1.2-25.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,456

119

7.9

6.4- 9.8

493

36.6

33.4-39.8

397

27.8

24.9-30.8

447

27.7

25.1-30.6

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

76.9

63.3-86.6

23.1

13.4-36.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

103

16.1

9.5-26.1

83.9

73.9-90.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

257

8.3

5.3-12.8

190

75.9

68.5-81.9

15.9

10.7-22.9

0.0

. - .

55-64

395

3.2

1.6- 6.1

135

35.2

29.5-41.5

217

53.5

47.3-59.5

8.1

5.4-11.9

65-74

394

1.5

0.6- 3.7

14.0

10.1-19.2

113

30.5

25.0-36.7

217

54.0

47.7-60.1

75+

267

1.3

0.5- 3.7

9.1

5.9-13.8

11.8

7.7-17.5

204

77.8

71.2-83.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

404

7.1

4.5-10.9

127

37.5

30.9-44.6

103

26.5

21.2-32.5

148

29.0

24.0-34.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

488

8.0

5.6-11.3

172

37.9

32.7-43.3

151

31.0

26.0-36.4

126

23.2

19.0-28.0

Some Post-H.S.

335

10.1

6.6-15.1

123

39.1

32.7-45.8

23.9

18.8-29.8

27.0

21.6-33.1

College Graduate

262

7.8

4.9-12.2

34.9

28.3-42.3

25.7

19.8-32.7

31.5

25.1-38.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

325

7.2

4.5-11.3

116

38.6

31.8-45.9

30.8

24.5-37.8

23.5

18.4-29.4

$15,000- 24,999

308

6.7

4.2-10.4

100

38.7

31.6-46.4

26.2

20.6-32.6

104

28.5

22.9-34.8

$25,000- 34,999

156

12.5

7.7-19.6

34.6

25.6-44.9

26.1

18.5-35.4

26.8

19.5-35.6

$35,000- 49,999

156

9.9

5.5-17.4

40.0

31.2-49.5

29.7

21.9-38.9

20.4

13.7-29.2

$50,000-74,999

108

8.1

4.3-14.5

48.1

37.1-59.2

25.3

16.5-36.8

18.6

11.1-29.5

$75,000+

5.1

1.7-14.0

50.8

38.6-62.9

27.2

17.9-39.1

17.0

9.6-28.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

904

7.4

5.6- 9.8

308

36.0

32.0-40.1

254

29.0

25.3-32.9

277

27.6

24.2-31.3

553

9.6

7.1-13.0

193

39.7

34.5-45.1

144

24.8

20.7-29.5

160

25.9

21.8-30.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

271

3.2

1.4- 6.9

22.3

17.0-28.7

32.4

26.0-39.5

113

42.1

35.3-49.3

Non-Veteran

1,219

116

9.7

7.8-11.9

448

41.8

38.2-45.5

316

25.7

22.7-29.0

339

22.8

20.2-25.7

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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