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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Screening-FEMALES

Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 8,007 5,319 65.1 63.8-66.4 2,688 34.9 33.6-36.2
RACE
White 5,995 3,991 65.6 64.1-67.1 2,004 34.4 32.9-35.9
African American 1,466 983 65.1 61.9-68.1 483 34.9 31.9-38.1
Asian 46 20 34.3 19.9-52.4 26 65.7 47.6-80.1
Native American 168 112 62.3 51.9-71.7 56 37.7 28.3-48.1
Other Minorities 283 185 65.1 58.1-71.5 98 34.9 28.5-41.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 323 195 62.3 55.6-68.5 128 37.7 31.5-44.4
-English Speaking 155 84 56.4 46.8-65.6 71 43.6 34.4-53.2
-Spanish Speaking 168 111 66.1 57.0-74.2 57 33.9 25.8-43.0
Non-Hispanic 7,676 5,119 65.3 63.9-66.6 2,557 34.7 33.4-36.1
AGE
18-24 467 227 45.4 39.9-50.9 240 54.6 49.1-60.1
25-34 1,381 824 58.5 55.3-61.7 557 41.5 38.3-44.7
35-44 1,593 1,006 63.4 60.4-66.3 587 36.6 33.7-39.6
45-54 1,510 1,058 70.1 67.2-72.9 452 29.9 27.1-32.8
55-64 1,248 904 72.3 69.1-75.3 344 27.7 24.7-30.9
65-74 960 703 72.7 69.1-76.0 257 27.3 24.0-30.9
75+ 804 571 69.9 65.7-73.8 233 30.1 26.2-34.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,147 781 66.9 63.3-70.3 366 33.1 29.7-36.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,351 1,533 63.7 61.2-66.1 818 36.3 33.9-38.8
Some Post-H.S. 2,146 1,463 67.1 64.5-69.5 683 32.9 30.5-35.5
College Graduate 2,352 1,538 63.9 61.5-66.3 814 36.1 33.7-38.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 932 624 63.2 59.0-67.2 308 36.8 32.8-41.0
$15,000- 24,999 1,404 907 64.1 60.9-67.2 497 35.9 32.8-39.1
$25,000- 34,999 909 602 64.9 60.9-68.7 307 35.1 31.3-39.1
$35,000- 49,999 1,011 688 68.1 64.6-71.4 323 31.9 28.6-35.4
$50,000-74,999 912 632 68.2 64.3-71.8 280 31.8 28.2-35.7
$75,000+ 1,020 678 64.4 60.7-67.9 342 35.6 32.1-39.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,351 1,703 72.0 69.7-74.3 648 28.0 25.7-30.3
No 5,459 3,514 63.0 61.4-64.6 1,945 37.0 35.4-38.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 110 70.1 60.3-78.4 40 29.9 21.6-39.7
Non-Veteran 7,817 5,181 65.0 63.6-66.3 2,636 35.0 33.7-36.4
Currently Serving 34 23 75.9 58.0-87.7 11 24.1 12.3-42.0

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*Asked of all respondents that answered NO to diabetes Core question: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?

^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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