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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	975	254	24.0	20.9-27.4	721	76.0	72.6-79.1
RACE
White	630	151	22.8	19.0-27.1	479	77.2	72.9-81.0
African American	285	89	28.0	22.4-34.5	196	72.0	65.5-77.6
Asian	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	29	6	13.4	5.0-31.6	23	86.6	68.4-95.0
Other Minorities	21	3	4.2	1.1-14.6	18	95.8	85.4-98.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	4	11.9	4.2-29.5	20	88.1	70.5-95.8
-English Speaking	14	4	21.0	7.1-47.9	10	79.0	52.1-92.9
-Spanish Speaking	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	947	250	24.5	21.3-28.0	697	75.5	72.0-78.7
AGE
18-24	13	7	38.6	13.9-71.1	6	61.4	28.9-86.1
25-34	43	19	44.1	28.5-61.0	24	55.9	39.0-71.5
35-44	55	11	15.6	8.2-27.8	44	84.4	72.2-91.8
45-54	164	50	24.3	17.5-32.7	114	75.7	67.3-82.5
55-64	234	64	24.6	18.5-32.0	170	75.4	68.0-81.5
65-74	267	58	19.5	14.3-26.0	209	80.5	74.0-85.7
75+	192	43	25.7	18.7-34.3	149	74.3	65.7-81.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	302	78	21.7	16.6-27.9	224	78.3	72.1-83.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	330	86	24.7	19.5-30.6	244	75.3	69.4-80.5
Some Post-H.S.	206	53	23.3	17.2-30.6	153	76.7	69.4-82.8
College Graduate	136	37	27.9	19.4-38.2	99	72.1	61.8-80.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	234	75	31.9	24.8-39.9	159	68.1	60.1-75.2
$15,000- 24,999	224	53	18.9	13.8-25.3	171	81.1	74.7-86.2
$25,000- 34,999	101	25	24.6	15.9-36.0	76	75.4	64.0-84.1
$35,000- 49,999	73	16	20.3	11.7-32.9	57	79.7	67.1-88.3
$50,000-74,999	48	18	32.3	19.2-49.0	30	67.7	51.0-80.8
$75,000+	32	7	18.0	7.3-38.0	25	82.0	62.0-92.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	624	189	27.8	23.7-32.3	435	72.2	67.7-76.3
No	330	58	15.6	11.6-20.6	272	84.4	79.4-88.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	11	3	18.4	4.6-51.2	8	81.6	48.8-95.4
Non-Veteran	964	251	24.0	20.9-27.4	713	76.0	72.6-79.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

975

254

24.0

20.9-27.4

721

76.0

72.6-79.1

RACE

White

630

151

22.8

19.0-27.1

479

77.2

72.9-81.0

African American

285

28.0

22.4-34.5

196

72.0

65.5-77.6

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

13.4

5.0-31.6

86.6

68.4-95.0

Other Minorities

4.2

1.1-14.6

95.8

85.4-98.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.9

4.2-29.5

88.1

70.5-95.8

-English Speaking

21.0

7.1-47.9

79.0

52.1-92.9

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

947

250

24.5

21.3-28.0

697

75.5

72.0-78.7

AGE

18-24

38.6

13.9-71.1

61.4

28.9-86.1

25-34

44.1

28.5-61.0

55.9

39.0-71.5

35-44

15.6

8.2-27.8

84.4

72.2-91.8

45-54

164

24.3

17.5-32.7

114

75.7

67.3-82.5

55-64

234

24.6

18.5-32.0

170

75.4

68.0-81.5

65-74

267

19.5

14.3-26.0

209

80.5

74.0-85.7

75+

192

25.7

18.7-34.3

149

74.3

65.7-81.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

302

21.7

16.6-27.9

224

78.3

72.1-83.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

330

24.7

19.5-30.6

244

75.3

69.4-80.5

Some Post-H.S.

206

23.3

17.2-30.6

153

76.7

69.4-82.8

College Graduate

136

27.9

19.4-38.2

72.1

61.8-80.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

234

31.9

24.8-39.9

159

68.1

60.1-75.2

$15,000- 24,999

224

18.9

13.8-25.3

171

81.1

74.7-86.2

$25,000- 34,999

101

24.6

15.9-36.0

75.4

64.0-84.1

$35,000- 49,999

20.3

11.7-32.9

79.7

67.1-88.3

$50,000-74,999

32.3

19.2-49.0

67.7

51.0-80.8

$75,000+

18.0

7.3-38.0

82.0

62.0-92.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

624

189

27.8

23.7-32.3

435

72.2

67.7-76.3

330

15.6

11.6-20.6

272

84.4

79.4-88.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

18.4

4.6-51.2

81.6

48.8-95.4

Non-Veteran

964

251

24.0

20.9-27.4

713

76.0

72.6-79.1

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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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