BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,555	833	53.5	50.3-56.6	722	46.5	43.4-49.7
-Piedmont NC	786	442	57.9	53.6-62.2	344	42.1	37.8-46.4
GENDER
Male	302	162	55.7	48.9-62.2	140	44.3	37.8-51.1
Female	484	280	60.1	54.6-65.4	204	39.9	34.6-45.4
RACE
White	577	320	55.9	50.8-60.9	257	44.1	39.1-49.2
African American	185	111	65.7	57.2-73.2	74	34.3	26.8-42.8
Other Minorities	2	1	37.0	3.5-90.4	1	63.0	9.6-96.5
AGE
18-24	4	2	46.2	8.4-89.0	2	53.8	11.0-91.6
25-34	27	19	69.5	46.6-85.5	8	30.5	14.5-53.4
35-44	55	37	57.4	39.9-73.1	18	42.6	26.9-60.1
45-54	138	85	67.8	58.1-76.1	53	32.2	23.9-41.9
55-64	208	130	60.0	51.6-67.8	78	40.0	32.2-48.4
65-74	201	108	55.5	46.8-63.9	93	44.5	36.1-53.2
75+	147	57	42.9	33.4-53.0	90	57.1	47.0-66.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	89	44.0	35.6-52.9	128	56.0	47.1-64.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	239	131	58.0	50.3-65.3	108	42.0	34.7-49.7
Some Post-H.S.	175	116	64.6	55.3-72.8	59	35.4	27.2-44.7
College Graduate	154	106	67.2	57.4-75.7	48	32.8	24.3-42.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	79	51.2	41.5-60.9	77	48.8	39.1-58.5
$15,000- 24,999	154	75	50.8	41.1-60.5	79	49.2	39.5-58.9
$25,000- 34,999	80	43	46.9	33.2-61.1	37	53.1	38.9-66.8
$35,000- 49,999	85	60	70.4	57.7-80.6	25	29.6	19.4-42.3
$50,000-74,999	62	47	78.6	65.6-87.7	15	21.4	12.3-34.4
$75,000+	54	35	64.6	48.4-78.1	19	35.4	21.9-51.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	468	254	56.0	50.3-61.4	214	44.0	38.6-49.7
No	302	180	61.0	53.9-67.6	122	39.0	32.4-46.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	74	59.4	49.5-68.6	66	40.6	31.4-50.5
Non-Veteran	644	367	57.5	52.7-62.3	277	42.5	37.7-47.3
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,555

833

53.5

50.3-56.6

722

46.5

43.4-49.7

-Piedmont NC

786

442

57.9

53.6-62.2

344

42.1

37.8-46.4

GENDER

Male

302

162

55.7

48.9-62.2

140

44.3

37.8-51.1

Female

484

280

60.1

54.6-65.4

204

39.9

34.6-45.4

RACE

White

577

320

55.9

50.8-60.9

257

44.1

39.1-49.2

African American

185

111

65.7

57.2-73.2

34.3

26.8-42.8

Other Minorities

37.0

3.5-90.4

63.0

9.6-96.5

AGE

18-24

46.2

8.4-89.0

53.8

11.0-91.6

25-34

69.5

46.6-85.5

30.5

14.5-53.4

35-44

57.4

39.9-73.1

42.6

26.9-60.1

45-54

138

67.8

58.1-76.1

32.2

23.9-41.9

55-64

208

130

60.0

51.6-67.8

40.0

32.2-48.4

65-74

201

108

55.5

46.8-63.9

44.5

36.1-53.2

75+

147

42.9

33.4-53.0

57.1

47.0-66.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

44.0

35.6-52.9

128

56.0

47.1-64.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

239

131

58.0

50.3-65.3

108

42.0

34.7-49.7

Some Post-H.S.

175

116

64.6

55.3-72.8

35.4

27.2-44.7

College Graduate

154

106

67.2

57.4-75.7

32.8

24.3-42.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

51.2

41.5-60.9

48.8

39.1-58.5

$15,000- 24,999

154

50.8

41.1-60.5

49.2

39.5-58.9

$25,000- 34,999

46.9

33.2-61.1

53.1

38.9-66.8

$35,000- 49,999

70.4

57.7-80.6

29.6

19.4-42.3

$50,000-74,999

78.6

65.6-87.7

21.4

12.3-34.4

$75,000+

64.6

48.4-78.1

35.4

21.9-51.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

468

254

56.0

50.3-61.4

214

44.0

38.6-49.7

302

180

61.0

53.9-67.6

122

39.0

32.4-46.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

59.4

49.5-68.6

40.6

31.4-50.5

Non-Veteran

644

367

57.5

52.7-62.3

277

42.5

37.7-47.3

Currently Serving

100

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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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