BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Has a doctor, nurse or other health professional talked with you about exercise or physical activity to control your diabetes?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,550	1,215	79.8	77.2-82.2	335	20.2	17.8-22.8
-Piedmont NC	784	616	80.7	77.2-83.8	168	19.3	16.2-22.8
GENDER
Male	301	244	83.3	77.9-87.7	57	16.7	12.3-22.1
Female	483	372	78.2	73.4-82.3	111	21.8	17.7-26.6
RACE
White	575	445	80.0	76.0-83.6	130	20.0	16.4-24.0
African American	184	151	83.9	76.3-89.4	33	16.1	10.6-23.7
Other Minorities	3	2	44.3	6.2-90.6	1	55.7	9.4-93.8
AGE
18-24	4	3	91.8	52.8-99.1	1	8.2	0.9-47.2
25-34	26	18	73.9	51.2-88.4	8	26.1	11.6-48.8
35-44	56	48	86.1	70.6-94.1	8	13.9	5.9-29.4
45-54	138	114	84.9	77.1-90.4	24	15.1	9.6-22.9
55-64	208	170	83.6	76.6-88.8	38	16.4	11.2-23.4
65-74	201	158	77.5	69.5-83.9	43	22.5	16.1-30.5
75+	145	101	73.5	64.3-81.0	44	26.5	19.0-35.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	161	78.0	70.6-83.9	56	22.0	16.1-29.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	237	187	78.7	71.6-84.4	50	21.3	15.6-28.4
Some Post-H.S.	175	147	87.3	81.1-91.7	28	12.7	8.3-18.9
College Graduate	154	120	79.4	70.5-86.1	34	20.6	13.9-29.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	156	120	75.5	65.8-83.1	36	24.5	16.9-34.2
$15,000- 24,999	154	128	85.5	77.7-91.0	26	14.5	9.0-22.3
$25,000- 34,999	81	60	74.0	60.5-84.0	21	26.0	16.0-39.5
$35,000- 49,999	85	63	72.9	60.1-82.7	22	27.1	17.3-39.9
$50,000-74,999	62	53	87.1	74.3-94.0	9	12.9	6.0-25.7
$75,000+	54	51	98.5	95.1-99.6	3	1.5	0.4- 4.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	467	358	77.8	72.9-82.1	109	22.2	17.9-27.1
No	301	245	84.1	78.6-88.4	56	15.9	11.6-21.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	114	83.5	75.2-89.5	26	16.5	10.5-24.8
Non-Veteran	642	500	79.9	75.9-83.4	142	20.1	16.6-24.1
Currently Serving	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,550

1,215

79.8

77.2-82.2

335

20.2

17.8-22.8

-Piedmont NC

784

616

80.7

77.2-83.8

168

19.3

16.2-22.8

GENDER

Male

301

244

83.3

77.9-87.7

16.7

12.3-22.1

Female

483

372

78.2

73.4-82.3

111

21.8

17.7-26.6

RACE

White

575

445

80.0

76.0-83.6

130

20.0

16.4-24.0

African American

184

151

83.9

76.3-89.4

16.1

10.6-23.7

Other Minorities

44.3

6.2-90.6

55.7

9.4-93.8

AGE

18-24

91.8

52.8-99.1

8.2

0.9-47.2

25-34

73.9

51.2-88.4

26.1

11.6-48.8

35-44

86.1

70.6-94.1

13.9

5.9-29.4

45-54

138

114

84.9

77.1-90.4

15.1

9.6-22.9

55-64

208

170

83.6

76.6-88.8

16.4

11.2-23.4

65-74

201

158

77.5

69.5-83.9

22.5

16.1-30.5

75+

145

101

73.5

64.3-81.0

26.5

19.0-35.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

161

78.0

70.6-83.9

22.0

16.1-29.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

237

187

78.7

71.6-84.4

21.3

15.6-28.4

Some Post-H.S.

175

147

87.3

81.1-91.7

12.7

8.3-18.9

College Graduate

154

120

79.4

70.5-86.1

20.6

13.9-29.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

156

120

75.5

65.8-83.1

24.5

16.9-34.2

$15,000- 24,999

154

128

85.5

77.7-91.0

14.5

9.0-22.3

$25,000- 34,999

74.0

60.5-84.0

26.0

16.0-39.5

$35,000- 49,999

72.9

60.1-82.7

27.1

17.3-39.9

$50,000-74,999

87.1

74.3-94.0

12.9

6.0-25.7

$75,000+

98.5

95.1-99.6

1.5

0.4- 4.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

467

358

77.8

72.9-82.1

109

22.2

17.9-27.1

301

245

84.1

78.6-88.4

15.9

11.6-21.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

114

83.5

75.2-89.5

16.5

10.5-24.8

Non-Veteran

642

500

79.9

75.9-83.4

142

20.1

16.6-24.1

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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