BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,712	8,190	62.2	61.1-63.3	4,522	37.8	36.7-38.9
-Western NC	1,374	897	64.1	60.9-67.2	477	35.9	32.8-39.1
GENDER
Male	516	335	64.1	58.9-68.9	181	35.9	31.1-41.1
Female	858	562	64.1	60.1-67.9	296	35.9	32.1-39.9
RACE
White	1,222	800	64.9	61.5-68.1	422	35.1	31.9-38.5
African American	62	43	71.3	55.7-83.0	19	28.7	17.0-44.3
Other Minorities	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	84	28	35.0	24.3-47.4	56	65.0	52.6-75.7
25-34	192	111	53.7	44.3-62.8	81	46.3	37.2-55.7
35-44	274	171	60.5	53.4-67.1	103	39.5	32.9-46.6
45-54	255	179	72.0	64.8-78.3	76	28.0	21.7-35.2
55-64	236	175	75.6	68.5-81.6	61	24.4	18.4-31.5
65-74	196	142	73.2	65.5-79.8	54	26.8	20.2-34.5
75+	132	88	66.4	55.6-75.7	44	33.6	24.3-44.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	242	161	63.4	55.2-70.9	81	36.6	29.1-44.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	392	242	62.4	56.3-68.1	150	37.6	31.9-43.7
Some Post-H.S.	375	258	69.4	63.6-74.7	117	30.6	25.3-36.4
College Graduate	362	235	60.5	53.9-66.6	127	39.5	33.4-46.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	164	109	65.9	55.1-75.3	55	34.1	24.7-44.9
$15,000- 24,999	252	164	62.7	54.7-70.0	88	37.3	30.0-45.3
$25,000- 34,999	190	113	59.6	51.1-67.6	77	40.4	32.4-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	186	120	67.3	59.1-74.5	66	32.7	25.5-40.9
$50,000-74,999	162	111	67.7	58.8-75.5	51	32.3	24.5-41.2
$75,000+	135	95	64.1	53.8-73.2	40	35.9	26.8-46.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	437	312	71.1	65.5-76.2	125	28.9	23.8-34.5
No	906	568	61.2	57.2-65.0	338	38.8	35.0-42.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	179	131	72.4	63.3-80.0	48	27.6	20.0-36.7
Non-Veteran	1,187	761	62.5	59.1-65.9	426	37.5	34.1-40.9
Currently Serving	5	3	79.3	34.3-96.6	2	20.7	3.4-65.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,712

8,190

62.2

61.1-63.3

4,522

37.8

36.7-38.9

-Western NC

1,374

897

64.1

60.9-67.2

477

35.9

32.8-39.1

GENDER

Male

516

335

64.1

58.9-68.9

181

35.9

31.1-41.1

Female

858

562

64.1

60.1-67.9

296

35.9

32.1-39.9

RACE

White

1,222

800

64.9

61.5-68.1

422

35.1

31.9-38.5

African American

71.3

55.7-83.0

28.7

17.0-44.3

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

35.0

24.3-47.4

65.0

52.6-75.7

25-34

192

111

53.7

44.3-62.8

46.3

37.2-55.7

35-44

274

171

60.5

53.4-67.1

103

39.5

32.9-46.6

45-54

255

179

72.0

64.8-78.3

28.0

21.7-35.2

55-64

236

175

75.6

68.5-81.6

24.4

18.4-31.5

65-74

196

142

73.2

65.5-79.8

26.8

20.2-34.5

75+

132

66.4

55.6-75.7

33.6

24.3-44.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

242

161

63.4

55.2-70.9

36.6

29.1-44.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

392

242

62.4

56.3-68.1

150

37.6

31.9-43.7

Some Post-H.S.

375

258

69.4

63.6-74.7

117

30.6

25.3-36.4

College Graduate

362

235

60.5

53.9-66.6

127

39.5

33.4-46.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

164

109

65.9

55.1-75.3

34.1

24.7-44.9

$15,000- 24,999

252

164

62.7

54.7-70.0

37.3

30.0-45.3

$25,000- 34,999

190

113

59.6

51.1-67.6

40.4

32.4-48.9

$35,000- 49,999

186

120

67.3

59.1-74.5

32.7

25.5-40.9

$50,000-74,999

162

111

67.7

58.8-75.5

32.3

24.5-41.2

$75,000+

135

64.1

53.8-73.2

35.9

26.8-46.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

437

312

71.1

65.5-76.2

125

28.9

23.8-34.5

906

568

61.2

57.2-65.0

338

38.8

35.0-42.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

179

131

72.4

63.3-80.0

27.6

20.0-36.7

Non-Veteran

1,187

761

62.5

59.1-65.9

426

37.5

34.1-40.9

Currently Serving

79.3

34.3-96.6

20.7

3.4-65.7

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*Asked of all respondents that answered NO to diabetes Core question: Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?

^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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