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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-FEMALES

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, boderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 9,491 975 9.5 8.8-10.2 137 1.4 1.2- 1.7 8,256 88.0 87.2-88.8 123 1.1 0.9- 1.4
RACE
White 7,053 630 8.4 7.6- 9.2 102 1.4 1.1- 1.7 6,223 89.0 88.1-89.9 98 1.2 1.0- 1.5
African American 1,802 285 14.5 12.7-16.5 18 0.9 0.5- 1.6 1,478 83.7 81.6-85.6 21 0.8 0.5- 1.4
Asian 49 1 0.9 0.1- 6.2 1 3.5 0.5-21.2 47 95.6 80.5-99.1 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 202 29 11.2 6.8-17.9 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 170 87.3 80.5-92.0 2 0.9 0.2- 4.0
Other Minorities 324 21 5.8 3.5- 9.6 14 4.1 2.2- 7.6 288 89.7 85.1-93.0 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 369 24 7.2 4.6-11.1 18 4.4 2.5- 7.7 327 88.4 83.9-91.8 0 0.0 . - .
-English Speaking 179 14 9.9 5.5-17.0 8 3.5 1.6- 7.3 157 86.6 79.4-91.6 0 0.0 . - .
-Spanish Speaking 190 10 5.3 2.6-10.4 10 5.1 2.4-10.5 170 89.6 83.3-93.7 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 9,109 947 9.6 8.9-10.3 119 1.3 1.0- 1.6 7,920 88.0 87.2-88.8 123 1.2 0.9- 1.4
AGE
18-24 505 13 2.5 1.2- 5.1 17 2.9 1.6- 5.3 470 93.9 90.8-96.0 5 0.6 0.2- 1.6
25-34 1,498 43 2.4 1.7- 3.4 42 2.5 1.8- 3.5 1,404 94.7 93.3-95.8 9 0.4 0.2- 0.9
35-44 1,732 55 2.9 2.1- 4.0 46 2.2 1.6- 3.1 1,615 94.0 92.7-95.2 16 0.9 0.5- 1.5
45-54 1,759 164 10.1 8.3-12.1 21 1.2 0.7- 1.9 1,553 87.7 85.5-89.6 21 1.1 0.6- 1.8
55-64 1,554 234 14.8 12.7-17.0 5 0.5 0.2- 1.4 1,288 83.2 80.8-85.3 27 1.6 1.0- 2.5
65-74 1,304 267 20.2 17.7-23.1 3 0.2 0.0- 0.5 1,006 77.6 74.7-80.3 28 2.0 1.3- 3.1
75+ 1,083 192 19.1 16.4-22.3 3 0.3 0.1- 1.3 871 79.0 75.8-81.9 17 1.5 0.9- 2.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,524 302 18.5 16.2-21.0 16 1.5 0.8- 2.7 1,175 77.9 75.2-80.4 31 2.1 1.4- 3.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,844 330 11.1 9.7-12.6 36 1.2 0.9- 1.8 2,433 86.3 84.7-87.8 45 1.4 1.0- 1.9
Some Post-H.S. 2,467 206 7.8 6.6- 9.2 37 1.4 0.9- 2.0 2,198 90.1 88.6-91.5 26 0.7 0.5- 1.1
College Graduate 2,643 136 4.8 3.9- 5.9 48 1.6 1.2- 2.3 2,438 92.9 91.7-94.0 21 0.6 0.4- 1.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,231 234 19.2 16.6-22.1 15 1.8 1.0- 3.4 957 77.3 74.2-80.1 25 1.7 1.1- 2.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,711 224 13.4 11.5-15.6 25 1.4 0.8- 2.2 1,432 83.4 81.1-85.5 30 1.8 1.2- 2.7
$25,000- 34,999 1,066 101 9.5 7.6-11.9 15 1.6 0.9- 2.8 935 87.9 85.3-90.1 15 1.0 0.6- 1.7
$35,000- 49,999 1,148 73 6.2 4.7- 8.1 18 1.4 0.9- 2.3 1,043 91.3 89.2-93.0 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0
$50,000-74,999 1,009 48 4.3 3.1- 6.0 17 1.6 0.9- 2.8 936 93.5 91.6-95.0 8 0.5 0.3- 1.2
$75,000+ 1,122 32 2.7 1.8- 4.2 25 1.9 1.2- 3.0 1,059 94.7 93.0-96.1 6 0.6 0.2- 1.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 3,151 624 19.3 17.7-21.1 31 1.0 0.7- 1.5 2,424 77.6 75.7-79.4 72 2.1 1.6- 2.8
No 6,102 330 5.1 4.4- 5.8 103 1.7 1.3- 2.1 5,619 92.6 91.8-93.4 50 0.7 0.5- 0.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 11 6.5 3.2-12.7 3 2.0 0.6- 6.5 152 91.5 84.9-95.3 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Veteran 9,284 964 9.6 8.9-10.3 133 1.4 1.2- 1.7 8,064 87.9 87.1-88.7 123 1.1 0.9- 1.4
Currently Serving 35 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.0 0.3-12.9 34 98.0 87.1-99.7 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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