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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,559	425	26.0	23.3-28.9	1,134	74.0	71.1-76.7
-Piedmont NC	787	206	24.7	21.2-28.6	581	75.3	71.4-78.8
GENDER
Male	303	83	26.1	20.7-32.2	220	73.9	67.8-79.3
Female	484	123	23.5	19.2-28.4	361	76.5	71.6-80.8
RACE
White	577	140	21.7	18.0-26.0	437	78.3	74.0-82.0
African American	185	59	32.8	25.0-41.7	126	67.2	58.3-75.0
Other Minorities	3	1	32.7	3.6-86.4	2	67.3	13.6-96.4
AGE
18-24	4	2	46.8	8.6-89.2	2	53.2	10.8-91.4
25-34	27	12	41.7	22.5-63.8	15	58.3	36.2-77.5
35-44	56	15	23.0	12.8-37.7	41	77.0	62.3-87.2
45-54	138	40	26.2	18.3-36.0	98	73.8	64.0-81.7
55-64	208	53	23.3	17.2-30.9	155	76.7	69.1-82.8
65-74	201	41	18.6	12.8-26.2	160	81.4	73.8-87.2
75+	147	42	32.5	23.8-42.7	105	67.5	57.3-76.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	57	24.3	17.8-32.3	160	75.7	67.7-82.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	239	62	24.4	18.5-31.4	177	75.6	68.6-81.5
Some Post-H.S.	175	45	22.1	15.9-30.0	130	77.9	70.0-84.1
College Graduate	155	42	28.7	20.6-38.3	113	71.3	61.7-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	52	33.0	24.4-42.9	104	67.0	57.1-75.6
$15,000- 24,999	154	43	26.2	18.5-35.7	111	73.8	64.3-81.5
$25,000- 34,999	81	17	20.3	11.7-32.9	64	79.7	67.1-88.3
$35,000- 49,999	85	18	20.3	12.3-31.7	67	79.7	68.3-87.7
$50,000-74,999	62	17	25.2	15.3-38.7	45	74.8	61.3-84.7
$75,000+	54	11	17.2	8.4-32.2	43	82.8	67.8-91.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	468	152	32.1	27.1-37.6	316	67.9	62.4-72.9
No	303	48	14.0	10.1-19.2	255	86.0	80.8-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	39	25.8	18.3-35.0	101	74.2	65.0-81.7
Non-Veteran	645	166	24.4	20.5-28.7	479	75.6	71.3-79.5
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,559

425

26.0

23.3-28.9

1,134

74.0

71.1-76.7

-Piedmont NC

787

206

24.7

21.2-28.6

581

75.3

71.4-78.8

GENDER

Male

303

26.1

20.7-32.2

220

73.9

67.8-79.3

Female

484

123

23.5

19.2-28.4

361

76.5

71.6-80.8

RACE

White

577

140

21.7

18.0-26.0

437

78.3

74.0-82.0

African American

185

32.8

25.0-41.7

126

67.2

58.3-75.0

Other Minorities

32.7

3.6-86.4

67.3

13.6-96.4

AGE

18-24

46.8

8.6-89.2

53.2

10.8-91.4

25-34

41.7

22.5-63.8

58.3

36.2-77.5

35-44

23.0

12.8-37.7

77.0

62.3-87.2

45-54

138

26.2

18.3-36.0

73.8

64.0-81.7

55-64

208

23.3

17.2-30.9

155

76.7

69.1-82.8

65-74

201

18.6

12.8-26.2

160

81.4

73.8-87.2

75+

147

32.5

23.8-42.7

105

67.5

57.3-76.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

24.3

17.8-32.3

160

75.7

67.7-82.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

239

24.4

18.5-31.4

177

75.6

68.6-81.5

Some Post-H.S.

175

22.1

15.9-30.0

130

77.9

70.0-84.1

College Graduate

155

28.7

20.6-38.3

113

71.3

61.7-79.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

33.0

24.4-42.9

104

67.0

57.1-75.6

$15,000- 24,999

154

26.2

18.5-35.7

111

73.8

64.3-81.5

$25,000- 34,999

20.3

11.7-32.9

79.7

67.1-88.3

$35,000- 49,999

20.3

12.3-31.7

79.7

68.3-87.7

$50,000-74,999

25.2

15.3-38.7

74.8

61.3-84.7

$75,000+

17.2

8.4-32.2

82.8

67.8-91.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

468

152

32.1

27.1-37.6

316

67.9

62.4-72.9

303

14.0

10.1-19.2

255

86.0

80.8-89.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

25.8

18.3-35.0

101

74.2

65.0-81.7

Non-Veteran

645

166

24.4

20.5-28.7

479

75.6

71.3-79.5

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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