BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional talked with you about exercise or physical activity to control your diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,550	1,215	79.8	77.2-82.2	335	20.2	17.8-22.8
GENDER
Male	580	457	80.6	76.4-84.1	123	19.4	15.9-23.6
Female	970	758	79.1	75.8-82.1	212	20.9	17.9-24.2
RACE
White	1,057	811	78.6	75.4-81.5	246	21.4	18.5-24.6
African American	407	332	81.9	76.8-86.0	75	18.1	14.0-23.2
Asian	4	3	48.6	8.1-91.0	1	51.4	9.0-91.9
Native American	42	34	85.6	68.9-94.1	8	14.4	5.9-31.1
Other Minorities	30	27	91.7	68.1-98.3	3	8.3	1.7-31.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	29	89.3	72.1-96.4	6	10.7	3.6-27.9
-English Speaking	22	18	91.7	77.9-97.2	4	8.3	2.8-22.1
-Spanish Speaking	13	11	86.7	49.5-97.7	2	13.3	2.3-50.5
Non-Hispanic	1,511	1,183	79.5	76.9-81.9	328	20.5	18.1-23.1
AGE
18-24	15	11	87.9	65.9-96.5	4	12.1	3.5-34.1
25-34	54	42	79.2	64.3-89.0	12	20.8	11.0-35.7
35-44	104	87	83.9	73.5-90.7	17	16.1	9.3-26.5
45-54	266	225	85.7	79.9-90.0	41	14.3	10.0-20.1
55-64	399	323	83.4	78.7-87.3	76	16.6	12.7-21.3
65-74	416	325	74.8	68.8-80.0	91	25.2	20.0-31.2
75+	286	195	72.1	65.5-77.9	91	27.9	22.1-34.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	431	317	76.0	70.2-81.0	114	24.0	19.0-29.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	504	391	76.6	71.6-80.9	113	23.4	19.1-28.4
Some Post-H.S.	341	292	87.7	83.1-91.1	49	12.3	8.9-16.9
College Graduate	270	212	81.2	75.2-86.0	58	18.8	14.0-24.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	338	264	76.3	69.6-82.0	74	23.7	18.0-30.4
$15,000- 24,999	315	254	81.9	76.0-86.6	61	18.1	13.4-24.0
$25,000- 34,999	160	123	75.9	67.0-83.0	37	24.1	17.0-33.0
$35,000- 49,999	157	122	74.9	65.6-82.3	35	25.1	17.7-34.4
$50,000-74,999	111	90	84.7	76.1-90.6	21	15.3	9.4-23.9
$75,000+	87	79	95.5	90.0-98.0	8	4.5	2.0-10.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	937	728	78.2	74.7-81.4	209	21.8	18.6-25.3
No	574	459	81.9	77.8-85.5	115	18.1	14.5-22.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	282	223	81.2	75.2-85.9	59	18.8	14.1-24.8
Non-Veteran	1,266	990	79.4	76.5-82.1	276	20.6	17.9-23.5
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,550

1,215

79.8

77.2-82.2

335

20.2

17.8-22.8

GENDER

Male

580

457

80.6

76.4-84.1

123

19.4

15.9-23.6

Female

970

758

79.1

75.8-82.1

212

20.9

17.9-24.2

RACE

White

1,057

811

78.6

75.4-81.5

246

21.4

18.5-24.6

African American

407

332

81.9

76.8-86.0

18.1

14.0-23.2

Asian

48.6

8.1-91.0

51.4

9.0-91.9

Native American

85.6

68.9-94.1

14.4

5.9-31.1

Other Minorities

91.7

68.1-98.3

8.3

1.7-31.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

89.3

72.1-96.4

10.7

3.6-27.9

-English Speaking

91.7

77.9-97.2

8.3

2.8-22.1

-Spanish Speaking

86.7

49.5-97.7

13.3

2.3-50.5

Non-Hispanic

1,511

1,183

79.5

76.9-81.9

328

20.5

18.1-23.1

AGE

18-24

87.9

65.9-96.5

12.1

3.5-34.1

25-34

79.2

64.3-89.0

20.8

11.0-35.7

35-44

104

83.9

73.5-90.7

16.1

9.3-26.5

45-54

266

225

85.7

79.9-90.0

14.3

10.0-20.1

55-64

399

323

83.4

78.7-87.3

16.6

12.7-21.3

65-74

416

325

74.8

68.8-80.0

25.2

20.0-31.2

75+

286

195

72.1

65.5-77.9

27.9

22.1-34.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

431

317

76.0

70.2-81.0

114

24.0

19.0-29.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

504

391

76.6

71.6-80.9

113

23.4

19.1-28.4

Some Post-H.S.

341

292

87.7

83.1-91.1

12.3

8.9-16.9

College Graduate

270

212

81.2

75.2-86.0

18.8

14.0-24.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

338

264

76.3

69.6-82.0

23.7

18.0-30.4

$15,000- 24,999

315

254

81.9

76.0-86.6

18.1

13.4-24.0

$25,000- 34,999

160

123

75.9

67.0-83.0

24.1

17.0-33.0

$35,000- 49,999

157

122

74.9

65.6-82.3

25.1

17.7-34.4

$50,000-74,999

111

84.7

76.1-90.6

15.3

9.4-23.9

$75,000+

95.5

90.0-98.0

4.5

2.0-10.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

937

728

78.2

74.7-81.4

209

21.8

18.6-25.3

574

459

81.9

77.8-85.5

115

18.1

14.5-22.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

282

223

81.2

75.2-85.9

18.8

14.1-24.8

Non-Veteran

1,266

990

79.4

76.5-82.1

276

20.6

17.9-23.5

Currently Serving

100

. - .

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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