BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,556	1,106	72.0	69.1-74.7	450	28.0	25.3-30.9
-Northeastern Partnership	143	101	70.5	61.3-78.3	42	29.5	21.7-38.7
GENDER
Male	41	27	71.2	55.4-83.1	14	28.8	16.9-44.6
Female	102	74	70.1	58.3-79.7	28	29.9	20.3-41.7
RACE
White	62	45	72.0	58.4-82.5	17	28.0	17.5-41.6
African American	76	54	71.6	58.6-81.9	22	28.4	18.1-41.4
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
35-44	8	7	84.6	39.4-97.9	1	15.4	2.1-60.6
45-54	31	22	72.4	49.6-87.5	9	27.6	12.5-50.4
55-64	38	28	78.1	61.9-88.7	10	21.9	11.3-38.1
65-74	42	32	75.6	58.9-86.9	10	24.4	13.1-41.1
75+	19	11	50.5	27.5-73.3	8	49.5	26.7-72.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	32	68.0	51.2-81.1	14	32.0	18.9-48.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	52	41	81.8	68.8-90.2	11	18.2	9.8-31.2
Some Post-H.S.	29	20	69.3	46.0-85.6	9	30.7	14.4-54.0
College Graduate	16	8	40.4	19.3-65.8	8	59.6	34.2-80.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	33	74.2	58.7-85.3	13	25.8	14.7-41.3
$15,000- 24,999	31	22	73.8	54.9-86.6	9	26.2	13.4-45.1
$25,000- 34,999	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	9	5	44.9	14.9-79.1	4	55.1	20.9-85.1
$50,000-74,999	5	3	58.1	17.2-90.3	2	41.9	9.7-82.8
$75,000+	3	1	22.2	2.4-76.7	2	77.8	23.3-97.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	89	64	73.1	61.1-82.5	25	26.9	17.5-38.9
No	51	34	64.5	48.9-77.5	17	35.5	22.5-51.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	11	67.2	42.6-85.0	7	32.8	15.0-57.4
Non-Veteran	125	90	71.2	61.1-79.5	35	28.8	20.5-38.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,556

1,106

72.0

69.1-74.7

450

28.0

25.3-30.9

-Northeastern Partnership

143

101

70.5

61.3-78.3

29.5

21.7-38.7

GENDER

Male

71.2

55.4-83.1

28.8

16.9-44.6

Female

102

70.1

58.3-79.7

29.9

20.3-41.7

RACE

White

72.0

58.4-82.5

28.0

17.5-41.6

African American

71.6

58.6-81.9

28.4

18.1-41.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

84.6

39.4-97.9

15.4

2.1-60.6

45-54

72.4

49.6-87.5

27.6

12.5-50.4

55-64

78.1

61.9-88.7

21.9

11.3-38.1

65-74

75.6

58.9-86.9

24.4

13.1-41.1

75+

50.5

27.5-73.3

49.5

26.7-72.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

68.0

51.2-81.1

32.0

18.9-48.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

81.8

68.8-90.2

18.2

9.8-31.2

Some Post-H.S.

69.3

46.0-85.6

30.7

14.4-54.0

College Graduate

40.4

19.3-65.8

59.6

34.2-80.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

74.2

58.7-85.3

25.8

14.7-41.3

$15,000- 24,999

73.8

54.9-86.6

26.2

13.4-45.1

$25,000- 34,999

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

44.9

14.9-79.1

55.1

20.9-85.1

$50,000-74,999

58.1

17.2-90.3

41.9

9.7-82.8

$75,000+

22.2

2.4-76.7

77.8

23.3-97.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

73.1

61.1-82.5

26.9

17.5-38.9

64.5

48.9-77.5

35.5

22.5-51.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

67.2

42.6-85.0

32.8

15.0-57.4

Non-Veteran

125

71.2

61.1-79.5

28.8

20.5-38.9

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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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