BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	786	547	69.2	65.0-73.1	239	30.8	26.9-35.0
GENDER
Male	303	204	64.2	57.5-70.5	99	35.8	29.5-42.5
Female	483	343	73.9	69.0-78.4	140	26.1	21.6-31.0
RACE
White	577	402	69.4	64.5-73.9	175	30.6	26.1-35.5
African American	184	130	69.7	60.8-77.2	54	30.3	22.8-39.2
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	2	53.2	10.8-91.4	2	46.8	8.6-89.2
25-34	26	14	59.4	36.7-78.7	12	40.6	21.3-63.3
35-44	56	32	55.8	39.4-71.0	24	44.2	29.0-60.6
45-54	138	86	61.7	51.3-71.0	52	38.3	29.0-48.7
55-64	208	162	79.7	72.4-85.5	46	20.3	14.5-27.6
65-74	201	150	76.9	69.3-83.2	51	23.1	16.8-30.7
75+	147	96	60.7	50.4-70.2	51	39.3	29.8-49.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	168	80.2	73.0-85.8	49	19.8	14.2-27.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	238	173	72.1	64.7-78.5	65	27.9	21.5-35.3
Some Post-H.S.	175	110	64.9	55.9-73.0	65	35.1	27.0-44.1
College Graduate	155	95	56.5	46.6-66.0	60	43.5	34.0-53.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	112	76.0	67.5-82.8	44	24.0	17.2-32.5
$15,000- 24,999	154	110	71.9	62.3-79.8	44	28.1	20.2-37.7
$25,000- 34,999	81	53	71.8	58.8-81.9	28	28.2	18.1-41.2
$35,000- 49,999	84	59	69.5	56.6-80.0	25	30.5	20.0-43.4
$50,000-74,999	62	34	53.5	39.2-67.3	28	46.5	32.7-60.8
$75,000+	54	37	62.0	45.1-76.3	17	38.0	23.7-54.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	468	323	68.3	62.8-73.3	145	31.7	26.7-37.2
No	302	214	70.5	63.7-76.5	88	29.5	23.5-36.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	98	68.2	58.3-76.7	42	31.8	23.3-41.7
Non-Veteran	644	448	69.5	64.8-73.8	196	30.5	26.2-35.2
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Piedmont NC

786

547

69.2

65.0-73.1

239

30.8

26.9-35.0

GENDER

Male

303

204

64.2

57.5-70.5

35.8

29.5-42.5

Female

483

343

73.9

69.0-78.4

140

26.1

21.6-31.0

RACE

White

577

402

69.4

64.5-73.9

175

30.6

26.1-35.5

African American

184

130

69.7

60.8-77.2

30.3

22.8-39.2

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

53.2

10.8-91.4

46.8

8.6-89.2

25-34

59.4

36.7-78.7

40.6

21.3-63.3

35-44

55.8

39.4-71.0

44.2

29.0-60.6

45-54

138

61.7

51.3-71.0

38.3

29.0-48.7

55-64

208

162

79.7

72.4-85.5

20.3

14.5-27.6

65-74

201

150

76.9

69.3-83.2

23.1

16.8-30.7

75+

147

60.7

50.4-70.2

39.3

29.8-49.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

168

80.2

73.0-85.8

19.8

14.2-27.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

238

173

72.1

64.7-78.5

27.9

21.5-35.3

Some Post-H.S.

175

110

64.9

55.9-73.0

35.1

27.0-44.1

College Graduate

155

56.5

46.6-66.0

43.5

34.0-53.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

112

76.0

67.5-82.8

24.0

17.2-32.5

$15,000- 24,999

154

110

71.9

62.3-79.8

28.1

20.2-37.7

$25,000- 34,999

71.8

58.8-81.9

28.2

18.1-41.2

$35,000- 49,999

69.5

56.6-80.0

30.5

20.0-43.4

$50,000-74,999

53.5

39.2-67.3

46.5

32.7-60.8

$75,000+

62.0

45.1-76.3

38.0

23.7-54.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

468

323

68.3

62.8-73.3

145

31.7

26.7-37.2

302

214

70.5

63.7-76.5

29.5

23.5-36.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

68.2

58.3-76.7

31.8

23.3-41.7

Non-Veteran

644

448

69.5

64.8-73.8

196

30.5

26.2-35.2

Currently Serving

100

. - .

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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