BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,712	8,190	62.2	61.1-63.3	4,522	37.8	36.7-38.9
-Northeastern Partnership	827	551	62.0	57.6-66.2	276	38.0	33.8-42.4
GENDER
Male	294	193	59.9	52.5-66.9	101	40.1	33.1-47.5
Female	533	358	64.0	59.1-68.5	175	36.0	31.5-40.9
RACE
White	490	335	65.9	60.7-70.7	155	34.1	29.3-39.3
African American	298	200	61.6	53.6-68.9	98	38.4	31.1-46.4
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	34	11	19.0	8.9-35.9	23	81.0	64.1-91.1
25-34	121	67	49.1	38.9-59.4	54	50.9	40.6-61.1
35-44	147	95	58.7	47.3-69.3	52	41.3	30.7-52.7
45-54	160	103	63.9	54.9-72.0	57	36.1	28.0-45.1
55-64	158	115	73.1	64.9-79.9	43	26.9	20.1-35.1
65-74	113	87	78.5	68.9-85.8	26	21.5	14.2-31.1
75+	94	73	78.8	68.8-86.2	21	21.2	13.8-31.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	171	107	54.6	44.6-64.2	64	45.4	35.8-55.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	288	189	60.8	52.7-68.3	99	39.2	31.7-47.3
Some Post-H.S.	193	132	66.4	57.9-73.8	61	33.6	26.2-42.1
College Graduate	175	123	66.3	57.8-73.9	52	33.7	26.1-42.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	124	85	60.9	49.7-71.1	39	39.1	28.9-50.3
$15,000- 24,999	157	110	57.7	45.1-69.3	47	42.3	30.7-54.9
$25,000- 34,999	92	62	63.9	52.1-74.2	30	36.1	25.8-47.9
$35,000- 49,999	117	76	62.3	51.9-71.7	41	37.7	28.3-48.1
$50,000-74,999	82	54	65.7	53.7-76.0	28	34.3	24.0-46.3
$75,000+	77	56	71.7	58.8-81.7	21	28.3	18.3-41.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	286	206	68.6	60.9-75.4	80	31.4	24.6-39.1
No	508	331	61.2	56.0-66.1	177	38.8	33.9-44.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	98	74	72.9	61.9-81.7	24	27.1	18.3-38.1
Non-Veteran	719	470	60.2	55.4-64.9	249	39.8	35.1-44.6
Currently Serving	8	6	71.0	31.3-93.0	2	29.0	7.0-68.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,712

8,190

62.2

61.1-63.3

4,522

37.8

36.7-38.9

-Northeastern Partnership

827

551

62.0

57.6-66.2

276

38.0

33.8-42.4

GENDER

Male

294

193

59.9

52.5-66.9

101

40.1

33.1-47.5

Female

533

358

64.0

59.1-68.5

175

36.0

31.5-40.9

RACE

White

490

335

65.9

60.7-70.7

155

34.1

29.3-39.3

African American

298

200

61.6

53.6-68.9

38.4

31.1-46.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

19.0

8.9-35.9

81.0

64.1-91.1

25-34

121

49.1

38.9-59.4

50.9

40.6-61.1

35-44

147

58.7

47.3-69.3

41.3

30.7-52.7

45-54

160

103

63.9

54.9-72.0

36.1

28.0-45.1

55-64

158

115

73.1

64.9-79.9

26.9

20.1-35.1

65-74

113

78.5

68.9-85.8

21.5

14.2-31.1

75+

78.8

68.8-86.2

21.2

13.8-31.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

171

107

54.6

44.6-64.2

45.4

35.8-55.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

288

189

60.8

52.7-68.3

39.2

31.7-47.3

Some Post-H.S.

193

132

66.4

57.9-73.8

33.6

26.2-42.1

College Graduate

175

123

66.3

57.8-73.9

33.7

26.1-42.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

124

60.9

49.7-71.1

39.1

28.9-50.3

$15,000- 24,999

157

110

57.7

45.1-69.3

42.3

30.7-54.9

$25,000- 34,999

63.9

52.1-74.2

36.1

25.8-47.9

$35,000- 49,999

117

62.3

51.9-71.7

37.7

28.3-48.1

$50,000-74,999

65.7

53.7-76.0

34.3

24.0-46.3

$75,000+

71.7

58.8-81.7

28.3

18.3-41.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

286

206

68.6

60.9-75.4

31.4

24.6-39.1

508

331

61.2

56.0-66.1

177

38.8

33.9-44.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

72.9

61.9-81.7

27.1

18.3-38.1

Non-Veteran

719

470

60.2

55.4-64.9

249

39.8

35.1-44.6

Currently Serving

71.0

31.3-93.0

29.0

7.0-68.7

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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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