BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,556	1,106	72.0	69.1-74.7	450	28.0	25.3-30.9
GENDER
Male	584	398	69.4	64.7-73.7	186	30.6	26.3-35.3
Female	972	708	74.5	71.0-77.8	264	25.5	22.2-29.0
RACE
White	1,064	755	71.6	68.1-74.9	309	28.4	25.1-31.9
African American	406	294	73.6	68.1-78.4	112	26.4	21.6-31.9
Asian	4	3	92.3	53.5-99.2	1	7.7	0.8-46.5
Native American	42	27	54.4	35.2-72.4	15	45.6	27.6-64.8
Other Minorities	30	21	73.3	50.0-88.3	9	26.7	11.7-50.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	24	72.5	52.3-86.4	11	27.5	13.6-47.7
-English Speaking	22	17	82.2	61.1-93.1	5	17.8	6.9-38.9
-Spanish Speaking	13	7	61.6	26.9-87.5	6	38.4	12.5-73.1
Non-Hispanic	1,517	1,079	72.0	69.1-74.7	438	28.0	25.3-30.9
AGE
18-24	15	4	26.4	8.4-58.2	11	73.6	41.8-91.6
25-34	54	27	51.8	36.8-66.5	27	48.2	33.5-63.2
35-44	104	68	64.7	52.9-75.0	36	35.3	25.0-47.1
45-54	267	179	67.7	60.4-74.3	88	32.3	25.7-39.6
55-64	402	312	79.2	73.6-83.8	90	20.8	16.2-26.4
65-74	417	309	77.7	72.7-82.0	108	22.3	18.0-27.3
75+	287	198	66.8	59.5-73.3	89	33.2	26.7-40.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	433	321	76.7	71.1-81.6	112	23.3	18.4-28.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	506	382	76.2	71.4-80.5	124	23.8	19.5-28.6
Some Post-H.S.	342	235	69.6	63.2-75.3	107	30.4	24.7-36.8
College Graduate	271	166	61.3	54.1-68.1	105	38.7	31.9-45.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	338	242	75.1	68.6-80.7	96	24.9	19.3-31.4
$15,000- 24,999	318	233	73.6	67.2-79.2	85	26.4	20.8-32.8
$25,000- 34,999	160	108	73.5	65.0-80.6	52	26.5	19.4-35.0
$35,000- 49,999	156	111	70.0	60.5-78.1	45	30.0	21.9-39.5
$50,000-74,999	111	66	62.8	51.9-72.6	45	37.2	27.4-48.1
$75,000+	87	60	65.5	52.6-76.5	27	34.5	23.5-47.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	942	669	71.7	67.9-75.2	273	28.3	24.8-32.1
No	576	409	72.3	67.6-76.5	167	27.7	23.5-32.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	283	206	74.6	68.3-80.0	77	25.4	20.0-31.7
Non-Veteran	1,271	899	71.3	68.0-74.4	372	28.7	25.6-32.0
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,556

1,106

72.0

69.1-74.7

450

28.0

25.3-30.9

GENDER

Male

584

398

69.4

64.7-73.7

186

30.6

26.3-35.3

Female

972

708

74.5

71.0-77.8

264

25.5

22.2-29.0

RACE

White

1,064

755

71.6

68.1-74.9

309

28.4

25.1-31.9

African American

406

294

73.6

68.1-78.4

112

26.4

21.6-31.9

Asian

92.3

53.5-99.2

7.7

0.8-46.5

Native American

54.4

35.2-72.4

45.6

27.6-64.8

Other Minorities

73.3

50.0-88.3

26.7

11.7-50.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

72.5

52.3-86.4

27.5

13.6-47.7

-English Speaking

82.2

61.1-93.1

17.8

6.9-38.9

-Spanish Speaking

61.6

26.9-87.5

38.4

12.5-73.1

Non-Hispanic

1,517

1,079

72.0

69.1-74.7

438

28.0

25.3-30.9

AGE

18-24

26.4

8.4-58.2

73.6

41.8-91.6

25-34

51.8

36.8-66.5

48.2

33.5-63.2

35-44

104

64.7

52.9-75.0

35.3

25.0-47.1

45-54

267

179

67.7

60.4-74.3

32.3

25.7-39.6

55-64

402

312

79.2

73.6-83.8

20.8

16.2-26.4

65-74

417

309

77.7

72.7-82.0

108

22.3

18.0-27.3

75+

287

198

66.8

59.5-73.3

33.2

26.7-40.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

433

321

76.7

71.1-81.6

112

23.3

18.4-28.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

506

382

76.2

71.4-80.5

124

23.8

19.5-28.6

Some Post-H.S.

342

235

69.6

63.2-75.3

107

30.4

24.7-36.8

College Graduate

271

166

61.3

54.1-68.1

105

38.7

31.9-45.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

338

242

75.1

68.6-80.7

24.9

19.3-31.4

$15,000- 24,999

318

233

73.6

67.2-79.2

26.4

20.8-32.8

$25,000- 34,999

160

108

73.5

65.0-80.6

26.5

19.4-35.0

$35,000- 49,999

156

111

70.0

60.5-78.1

30.0

21.9-39.5

$50,000-74,999

111

62.8

51.9-72.6

37.2

27.4-48.1

$75,000+

65.5

52.6-76.5

34.5

23.5-47.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

942

669

71.7

67.9-75.2

273

28.3

24.8-32.1

576

409

72.3

67.6-76.5

167

27.7

23.5-32.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

283

206

74.6

68.3-80.0

25.4

20.0-31.7

Non-Veteran

1,271

899

71.3

68.0-74.4

372

28.7

25.6-32.0

Currently Serving

100

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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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