BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1-5 times	6-11 times	12+ times	Never
TOTAL	1,505	1,100	74.3	71.6-76.9	154	10.0	8.2-12.0	153	9.0	7.5-10.8	98	6.7	5.3- 8.5
GENDER
Male	563	409	74.6	70.2-78.5	59	9.6	7.1-12.8	51	8.3	6.2-11.2	44	7.5	5.4-10.5
Female	942	691	74.1	70.5-77.4	95	10.3	8.1-13.0	102	9.6	7.6-11.9	54	6.0	4.2- 8.3
RACE
White	1,031	779	77.0	73.7-79.9	97	8.8	6.9-11.1	81	7.1	5.5- 9.2	74	7.1	5.4- 9.3
African American	391	272	69.0	63.2-74.3	47	13.5	9.7-18.4	57	12.6	9.4-16.6	15	4.9	2.8- 8.6
Asian	3	1	62.1	12.8-94.8	1	22.0	2.2-78.1	1	15.9	1.5-69.4	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	42	26	64.6	43.8-81.1	6	6.6	2.5-16.2	8	22.9	9.3-46.3	2	5.9	1.0-27.8
Other Minorities	28	17	69.1	46.0-85.5	3	8.5	2.4-26.2	3	6.7	2.0-20.7	5	15.7	5.4-38.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	22	66.9	46.0-82.7	5	14.9	5.5-34.3	3	5.6	1.6-17.6	5	12.6	4.4-31.3
-English Speaking	22	16	68.6	43.6-86.1	3	18.5	5.5-46.7	2	8.1	1.9-28.7	1	4.7	0.7-27.3
-Spanish Speaking	13	6	64.9	30.6-88.6	2	10.9	2.1-40.8	1	2.7	0.3-18.8	4	21.5	5.6-56.0
Non-Hispanic	1,466	1,075	74.6	71.8-77.2	149	9.8	8.1-11.9	150	9.1	7.6-10.9	92	6.5	5.1- 8.3
AGE
18-24	14	8	63.0	30.5-86.9	2	14.9	2.9-50.8	2	10.1	1.8-41.0	2	12.0	2.5-42.1
25-34	54	38	70.5	55.3-82.2	5	11.6	4.8-25.7	4	8.8	3.0-22.8	7	9.1	4.0-19.5
35-44	101	68	69.8	58.2-79.4	12	11.5	5.6-21.9	9	6.2	3.0-12.2	12	12.6	6.8-22.2
45-54	260	173	70.0	62.9-76.3	29	9.6	6.3-14.4	34	10.4	7.0-15.4	24	10.0	6.2-15.5
55-64	393	286	73.7	68.1-78.6	47	12.6	9.0-17.4	38	8.6	6.0-12.3	22	5.1	3.0- 8.4
65-74	400	310	78.8	73.5-83.2	32	7.6	5.0-11.4	38	9.0	6.3-12.7	20	4.7	2.7- 8.1
75+	273	210	79.1	72.7-84.3	25	7.5	4.6-12.0	28	9.7	6.2-14.8	10	3.8	1.7- 8.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	412	278	69.6	63.8-74.9	50	11.3	8.1-15.5	58	12.6	9.2-16.9	26	6.6	4.1-10.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	492	354	73.3	68.3-77.8	48	9.5	6.7-13.3	54	9.9	7.4-13.2	36	7.3	4.8-10.8
Some Post-H.S.	332	257	77.0	71.0-82.1	27	8.1	5.2-12.6	28	7.4	4.8-11.1	20	7.4	4.4-12.2
College Graduate	265	207	78.7	72.2-83.9	29	11.5	7.5-17.2	13	4.6	2.4- 8.7	16	5.2	3.0- 8.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	320	210	66.3	59.8-72.3	45	13.1	9.2-18.3	50	15.7	11.5-21.1	15	4.8	2.7- 8.5
$15,000- 24,999	311	215	70.6	63.9-76.5	34	12.5	8.4-18.3	43	11.9	8.4-16.6	19	5.0	2.8- 8.8
$25,000- 34,999	156	122	80.5	72.5-86.7	12	6.6	3.5-11.9	12	8.3	4.4-15.1	10	4.6	2.0- 9.8
$35,000- 49,999	154	119	75.7	66.4-83.0	15	7.4	4.1-13.3	7	4.4	2.0- 9.8	13	12.4	6.9-21.3
$50,000-74,999	110	88	82.0	72.7-88.6	9	8.9	4.4-17.2	9	7.0	3.3-14.1	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0
$75,000+	85	72	79.8	66.9-88.5	5	7.1	2.6-18.0	3	4.8	1.5-14.3	5	8.3	3.2-20.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	903	611	69.2	65.4-72.8	111	11.8	9.4-14.6	128	12.8	10.5-15.6	53	6.2	4.5- 8.5
No	565	463	81.3	77.0-84.9	38	7.4	5.1-10.6	21	3.8	2.3- 6.0	43	7.6	5.3-10.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	272	209	77.6	71.2-82.9	21	8.0	4.7-13.3	26	8.6	5.6-13.0	16	5.8	3.3-10.0
Non-Veteran	1,231	889	73.4	70.2-76.3	133	10.5	8.6-12.8	127	9.1	7.4-11.1	82	7.0	5.4- 9.0
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-5 times

6-11 times

12+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,505

1,100

74.3

71.6-76.9

154

10.0

8.2-12.0

153

9.0

7.5-10.8

6.7

5.3- 8.5

GENDER

Male

563

409

74.6

70.2-78.5

9.6

7.1-12.8

8.3

6.2-11.2

7.5

5.4-10.5

Female

942

691

74.1

70.5-77.4

10.3

8.1-13.0

102

9.6

7.6-11.9

6.0

4.2- 8.3

RACE

White

1,031

779

77.0

73.7-79.9

8.8

6.9-11.1

7.1

5.5- 9.2

7.1

5.4- 9.3

African American

391

272

69.0

63.2-74.3

13.5

9.7-18.4

12.6

9.4-16.6

4.9

2.8- 8.6

Asian

62.1

12.8-94.8

22.0

2.2-78.1

15.9

1.5-69.4

0.0

. - .

Native American

64.6

43.8-81.1

6.6

2.5-16.2

22.9

9.3-46.3

5.9

1.0-27.8

Other Minorities

69.1

46.0-85.5

8.5

2.4-26.2

6.7

2.0-20.7

15.7

5.4-38.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

66.9

46.0-82.7

14.9

5.5-34.3

5.6

1.6-17.6

12.6

4.4-31.3

-English Speaking

68.6

43.6-86.1

18.5

5.5-46.7

8.1

1.9-28.7

4.7

0.7-27.3

-Spanish Speaking

64.9

30.6-88.6

10.9

2.1-40.8

2.7

0.3-18.8

21.5

5.6-56.0

Non-Hispanic

1,466

1,075

74.6

71.8-77.2

149

9.8

8.1-11.9

150

9.1

7.6-10.9

6.5

5.1- 8.3

AGE

18-24

63.0

30.5-86.9

14.9

2.9-50.8

10.1

1.8-41.0

12.0

2.5-42.1

25-34

70.5

55.3-82.2

11.6

4.8-25.7

8.8

3.0-22.8

9.1

4.0-19.5

35-44

101

69.8

58.2-79.4

11.5

5.6-21.9

6.2

3.0-12.2

12.6

6.8-22.2

45-54

260

173

70.0

62.9-76.3

9.6

6.3-14.4

10.4

7.0-15.4

10.0

6.2-15.5

55-64

393

286

73.7

68.1-78.6

12.6

9.0-17.4

8.6

6.0-12.3

5.1

3.0- 8.4

65-74

400

310

78.8

73.5-83.2

7.6

5.0-11.4

9.0

6.3-12.7

4.7

2.7- 8.1

75+

273

210

79.1

72.7-84.3

7.5

4.6-12.0

9.7

6.2-14.8

3.8

1.7- 8.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

412

278

69.6

63.8-74.9

11.3

8.1-15.5

12.6

9.2-16.9

6.6

4.1-10.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

492

354

73.3

68.3-77.8

9.5

6.7-13.3

9.9

7.4-13.2

7.3

4.8-10.8

Some Post-H.S.

332

257

77.0

71.0-82.1

8.1

5.2-12.6

7.4

4.8-11.1

7.4

4.4-12.2

College Graduate

265

207

78.7

72.2-83.9

11.5

7.5-17.2

4.6

2.4- 8.7

5.2

3.0- 8.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

320

210

66.3

59.8-72.3

13.1

9.2-18.3

15.7

11.5-21.1

4.8

2.7- 8.5

$15,000- 24,999

311

215

70.6

63.9-76.5

12.5

8.4-18.3

11.9

8.4-16.6

5.0

2.8- 8.8

$25,000- 34,999

156

122

80.5

72.5-86.7

6.6

3.5-11.9

8.3

4.4-15.1

4.6

2.0- 9.8

$35,000- 49,999

154

119

75.7

66.4-83.0

7.4

4.1-13.3

4.4

2.0- 9.8

12.4

6.9-21.3

$50,000-74,999

110

82.0

72.7-88.6

8.9

4.4-17.2

7.0

3.3-14.1

2.1

0.7- 6.0

$75,000+

79.8

66.9-88.5

7.1

2.6-18.0

4.8

1.5-14.3

8.3

3.2-20.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

903

611

69.2

65.4-72.8

111

11.8

9.4-14.6

128

12.8

10.5-15.6

6.2

4.5- 8.5

565

463

81.3

77.0-84.9

7.4

5.1-10.6

3.8

2.3- 6.0

7.6

5.3-10.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

272

209

77.6

71.2-82.9

8.0

4.7-13.3

8.6

5.6-13.0

5.8

3.3-10.0

Non-Veteran

1,231

889

73.4

70.2-76.3

133

10.5

8.6-12.8

127

9.1

7.4-11.1

7.0

5.4- 9.0

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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