BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
North Carolina	1,492	123	8.2	6.7-10.0	513	37.4	34.3-40.7	404	27.2	24.4-30.2	452	27.2	24.5-30.0
-Piedmont NC	757	62	8.1	6.1-10.8	267	40.4	36.0-45.0	194	24.2	20.7-28.1	234	27.2	23.6-31.1
GENDER
Male	295	21	7.3	4.5-11.8	113	42.6	35.9-49.6	82	25.0	19.8-31.0	79	25.1	19.7-31.3
Female	462	41	8.9	6.3-12.5	154	38.4	32.8-44.3	112	23.5	19.1-28.5	155	29.2	24.6-34.4
RACE
White	557	39	6.0	4.1- 8.6	185	36.8	31.8-42.1	147	26.1	21.9-30.8	186	31.1	26.6-36.0
African American	177	18	11.0	6.4-18.1	71	48.9	39.9-58.0	42	20.8	14.9-28.3	46	19.4	13.9-26.3
Other Minorities	2	1	26.2	2.2-85.0	1	73.8	15.0-97.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	27	19	76.2	55.9-89.0	8	23.8	11.0-44.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	55	10	16.2	7.7-30.7	45	83.8	69.3-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	133	12	5.6	2.9-10.7	101	80.3	71.7-86.8	20	14.1	8.6-22.2	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	206	9	5.6	2.7-11.5	67	35.6	27.8-44.2	110	49.8	41.5-58.1	20	9.0	5.4-14.5
65-74	190	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	29	14.4	9.1-22.1	51	29.0	21.7-37.7	108	55.3	46.4-63.9
75+	138	4	2.6	0.9- 7.2	16	12.4	7.2-20.7	12	7.1	3.5-13.9	106	77.8	68.6-84.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	204	15	8.4	4.6-14.7	66	40.2	31.4-49.6	46	21.2	15.2-28.6	77	30.2	23.3-38.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	229	18	7.6	4.5-12.6	78	38.5	31.0-46.6	75	30.3	23.8-37.8	58	23.6	17.5-30.9
Some Post-H.S.	172	13	7.6	4.0-14.1	70	45.9	36.8-55.3	39	21.5	15.0-29.9	50	24.9	18.2-33.0
College Graduate	151	16	9.3	5.1-16.4	53	37.5	28.4-47.5	34	21.7	14.8-30.6	48	31.5	23.2-41.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	7	5.8	2.5-12.8	52	38.4	29.2-48.6	51	32.5	24.2-42.1	42	23.3	16.4-31.9
$15,000- 24,999	146	14	8.7	4.8-15.2	45	36.7	27.1-47.3	30	22.3	15.0-31.7	57	32.4	24.2-41.8
$25,000- 34,999	79	7	6.5	2.9-13.9	28	38.3	24.8-53.9	16	22.9	13.1-37.0	28	32.4	21.1-46.2
$35,000- 49,999	85	10	12.4	6.1-23.5	37	45.3	33.0-58.1	27	28.3	18.6-40.5	11	14.1	7.3-25.4
$50,000-74,999	61	8	9.6	4.5-19.4	28	52.9	38.6-66.8	15	21.2	12.0-34.7	10	16.3	7.8-30.9
$75,000+	54	4	6.1	1.6-20.7	28	59.7	43.9-73.6	14	22.2	12.2-36.8	8	12.0	5.4-24.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	449	33	8.1	5.4-11.9	155	38.0	32.5-43.9	118	25.4	20.9-30.6	143	28.5	23.7-33.8
No	293	28	8.5	5.5-12.9	104	42.6	35.5-50.0	74	22.9	17.7-29.1	87	26.0	20.5-32.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	135	5	5.1	2.0-12.6	34	28.0	19.6-38.4	39	25.4	18.0-34.4	57	41.5	32.0-51.7
Non-Veteran	620	57	9.0	6.6-12.1	231	43.8	38.8-48.8	155	24.0	20.1-28.3	177	23.3	19.7-27.3
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,492

123

8.2

6.7-10.0

513

37.4

34.3-40.7

404

27.2

24.4-30.2

452

27.2

24.5-30.0

-Piedmont NC

757

8.1

6.1-10.8

267

40.4

36.0-45.0

194

24.2

20.7-28.1

234

27.2

23.6-31.1

GENDER

Male

295

7.3

4.5-11.8

113

42.6

35.9-49.6

25.0

19.8-31.0

25.1

19.7-31.3

Female

462

8.9

6.3-12.5

154

38.4

32.8-44.3

112

23.5

19.1-28.5

155

29.2

24.6-34.4

RACE

White

557

6.0

4.1- 8.6

185

36.8

31.8-42.1

147

26.1

21.9-30.8

186

31.1

26.6-36.0

African American

177

11.0

6.4-18.1

48.9

39.9-58.0

20.8

14.9-28.3

19.4

13.9-26.3

Other Minorities

26.2

2.2-85.0

73.8

15.0-97.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

76.2

55.9-89.0

23.8

11.0-44.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

16.2

7.7-30.7

83.8

69.3-92.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

133

5.6

2.9-10.7

101

80.3

71.7-86.8

14.1

8.6-22.2

0.0

. - .

55-64

206

5.6

2.7-11.5

35.6

27.8-44.2

110

49.8

41.5-58.1

9.0

5.4-14.5

65-74

190

1.3

0.3- 5.8

14.4

9.1-22.1

29.0

21.7-37.7

108

55.3

46.4-63.9

75+

138

2.6

0.9- 7.2

12.4

7.2-20.7

7.1

3.5-13.9

106

77.8

68.6-84.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

204

8.4

4.6-14.7

40.2

31.4-49.6

21.2

15.2-28.6

30.2

23.3-38.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

229

7.6

4.5-12.6

38.5

31.0-46.6

30.3

23.8-37.8

23.6

17.5-30.9

Some Post-H.S.

172

7.6

4.0-14.1

45.9

36.8-55.3

21.5

15.0-29.9

24.9

18.2-33.0

College Graduate

151

9.3

5.1-16.4

37.5

28.4-47.5

21.7

14.8-30.6

31.5

23.2-41.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

5.8

2.5-12.8

38.4

29.2-48.6

32.5

24.2-42.1

23.3

16.4-31.9

$15,000- 24,999

146

8.7

4.8-15.2

36.7

27.1-47.3

22.3

15.0-31.7

32.4

24.2-41.8

$25,000- 34,999

6.5

2.9-13.9

38.3

24.8-53.9

22.9

13.1-37.0

32.4

21.1-46.2

$35,000- 49,999

12.4

6.1-23.5

45.3

33.0-58.1

28.3

18.6-40.5

14.1

7.3-25.4

$50,000-74,999

9.6

4.5-19.4

52.9

38.6-66.8

21.2

12.0-34.7

16.3

7.8-30.9

$75,000+

6.1

1.6-20.7

59.7

43.9-73.6

22.2

12.2-36.8

12.0

5.4-24.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

449

8.1

5.4-11.9

155

38.0

32.5-43.9

118

25.4

20.9-30.6

143

28.5

23.7-33.8

293

8.5

5.5-12.9

104

42.6

35.5-50.0

22.9

17.7-29.1

26.0

20.5-32.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

135

5.1

2.0-12.6

28.0

19.6-38.4

25.4

18.0-34.4

41.5

32.0-51.7

Non-Veteran

620

9.0

6.6-12.1

231

43.8

38.8-48.8

155

24.0

20.1-28.3

177

23.3

19.7-27.3

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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