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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,559	425	26.0	23.3-28.9	1,134	74.0	71.1-76.7
GENDER
Male	584	171	28.2	23.8-32.9	413	71.8	67.1-76.2
Female	975	254	24.0	20.9-27.4	721	76.0	72.6-79.1
RACE
White	1,065	270	23.8	20.7-27.2	795	76.2	72.8-79.3
African American	408	130	31.3	26.1-37.1	278	68.7	62.9-73.9
Asian	4	2	37.9	5.7-86.0	2	62.1	14.0-94.3
Native American	42	12	23.1	11.7-40.6	30	76.9	59.4-88.3
Other Minorities	30	7	28.8	8.6-63.4	23	71.2	36.6-91.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	8	26.9	9.2-57.3	27	73.1	42.7-90.8
-English Speaking	22	6	18.7	7.8-38.5	16	81.3	61.5-92.2
-Spanish Speaking	13	2	36.2	7.2-80.5	11	63.8	19.5-92.8
Non-Hispanic	1,520	417	26.0	23.4-28.9	1,103	74.0	71.1-76.6
AGE
18-24	15	9	43.1	17.1-73.6	6	56.9	26.4-82.9
25-34	55	23	39.0	25.8-54.0	32	61.0	46.0-74.2
35-44	104	26	23.4	15.1-34.5	78	76.6	65.5-84.9
45-54	267	85	29.3	22.7-37.0	182	70.7	63.0-77.3
55-64	402	106	25.4	20.3-31.3	296	74.6	68.7-79.7
65-74	417	93	20.4	16.0-25.7	324	79.6	74.3-84.0
75+	289	81	29.9	23.7-37.0	208	70.1	63.0-76.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	435	128	29.8	23.8-36.4	307	70.2	63.6-76.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	507	137	25.3	21.1-30.0	370	74.7	70.0-78.9
Some Post-H.S.	342	83	21.4	16.8-26.9	259	78.6	73.1-83.2
College Graduate	271	76	27.7	21.7-34.7	195	72.3	65.3-78.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	339	119	37.3	30.5-44.6	220	62.7	55.4-69.5
$15,000- 24,999	318	87	25.0	19.1-32.1	231	75.0	67.9-80.9
$25,000- 34,999	160	39	24.4	17.4-33.1	121	75.6	66.9-82.6
$35,000- 49,999	157	34	19.9	13.7-28.1	123	80.1	71.9-86.3
$50,000-74,999	111	33	25.3	17.2-35.5	78	74.7	64.5-82.8
$75,000+	87	18	17.2	10.1-27.8	69	82.8	72.2-89.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	943	302	31.3	27.6-35.2	641	68.7	64.8-72.4
No	577	112	18.2	14.5-22.5	465	81.8	77.5-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	283	78	24.4	19.1-30.7	205	75.6	69.3-80.9
Non-Veteran	1,274	346	26.5	23.4-29.8	928	73.5	70.2-76.6
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,559

425

26.0

23.3-28.9

1,134

74.0

71.1-76.7

GENDER

Male

584

171

28.2

23.8-32.9

413

71.8

67.1-76.2

Female

975

254

24.0

20.9-27.4

721

76.0

72.6-79.1

RACE

White

1,065

270

23.8

20.7-27.2

795

76.2

72.8-79.3

African American

408

130

31.3

26.1-37.1

278

68.7

62.9-73.9

Asian

37.9

5.7-86.0

62.1

14.0-94.3

Native American

23.1

11.7-40.6

76.9

59.4-88.3

Other Minorities

28.8

8.6-63.4

71.2

36.6-91.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.9

9.2-57.3

73.1

42.7-90.8

-English Speaking

18.7

7.8-38.5

81.3

61.5-92.2

-Spanish Speaking

36.2

7.2-80.5

63.8

19.5-92.8

Non-Hispanic

1,520

417

26.0

23.4-28.9

1,103

74.0

71.1-76.6

AGE

18-24

43.1

17.1-73.6

56.9

26.4-82.9

25-34

39.0

25.8-54.0

61.0

46.0-74.2

35-44

104

23.4

15.1-34.5

76.6

65.5-84.9

45-54

267

29.3

22.7-37.0

182

70.7

63.0-77.3

55-64

402

106

25.4

20.3-31.3

296

74.6

68.7-79.7

65-74

417

20.4

16.0-25.7

324

79.6

74.3-84.0

75+

289

29.9

23.7-37.0

208

70.1

63.0-76.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

435

128

29.8

23.8-36.4

307

70.2

63.6-76.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

507

137

25.3

21.1-30.0

370

74.7

70.0-78.9

Some Post-H.S.

342

21.4

16.8-26.9

259

78.6

73.1-83.2

College Graduate

271

27.7

21.7-34.7

195

72.3

65.3-78.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

339

119

37.3

30.5-44.6

220

62.7

55.4-69.5

$15,000- 24,999

318

25.0

19.1-32.1

231

75.0

67.9-80.9

$25,000- 34,999

160

24.4

17.4-33.1

121

75.6

66.9-82.6

$35,000- 49,999

157

19.9

13.7-28.1

123

80.1

71.9-86.3

$50,000-74,999

111

25.3

17.2-35.5

74.7

64.5-82.8

$75,000+

17.2

10.1-27.8

82.8

72.2-89.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

943

302

31.3

27.6-35.2

641

68.7

64.8-72.4

577

112

18.2

14.5-22.5

465

81.8

77.5-85.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

283

24.4

19.1-30.7

205

75.6

69.3-80.9

Non-Veteran

1,274

346

26.5

23.4-29.8

928

73.5

70.2-76.6

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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