BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies(strips, lancets, meter) or diabetes medicines due to lack of money?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes, only testing/supplies	Yes, only medicines	Yes testing supplies/and medicinces	No
North Carolina	1,553	96	6.4	4.8- 8.3	47	3.3	2.3- 4.6	169	11.5	9.6-13.8	1,241	78.8	76.0-81.4
-Western NC	172	5	3.0	1.1- 7.8	4	2.2	0.8- 6.0	13	10.8	5.5-20.0	150	84.0	74.9-90.2
GENDER
Male	69	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	2	2.4	0.6- 9.6	7	12.3	5.3-25.9	59	84.3	71.0-92.1
Female	103	4	4.9	1.6-13.8	2	2.0	0.4- 8.3	6	9.3	3.1-24.9	91	83.8	69.8-92.0
RACE
White	144	4	2.3	0.8- 6.8	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	12	11.4	5.7-21.5	125	84.7	74.8-91.1
African American	9	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.9	1.9-57.1	0	0.0	. - .	8	86.1	42.9-98.1
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	5	1	9.2	1.1-47.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	90.8	52.3-98.9
35-44	10	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	34.6	7.2-78.3	7	65.4	21.7-92.8
45-54	37	2	6.8	1.5-25.0	2	6.7	1.6-23.6	5	27.7	11.2-53.8	28	58.9	36.8-77.9
55-64	36	1	3.6	0.5-21.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.4	1.2-20.6	33	91.0	74.4-97.2
65-74	41	1	2.0	0.3-12.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.0	2	3.9	1.0-14.7	37	92.7	81.3-97.3
75+	42	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.3	0.3-14.8	1	2.3	0.3-15.0	40	95.4	82.9-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	48	2	5.3	1.2-20.2	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	4	10.2	3.6-25.7	41	83.3	66.9-92.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	64	2	4.0	0.9-15.9	2	4.1	1.0-15.0	6	15.0	5.4-35.4	54	77.0	58.5-88.8
Some Post-H.S.	28	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.6	0.4-16.7	2	15.2	3.6-46.0	25	82.2	53.5-94.9
College Graduate	31	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	29	98.5	92.9-99.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	38	3	5.6	1.7-17.6	1	1.6	0.2-11.1	1	2.2	0.3-14.2	33	90.5	77.5-96.4
$15,000- 24,999	33	1	5.0	0.7-28.3	1	3.8	0.5-22.6	5	19.3	6.7-44.5	26	71.8	48.5-87.4
$25,000- 34,999	19	1	8.8	1.3-42.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.9	1.1-39.5	17	83.3	52.7-95.7
$35,000- 49,999	18	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.2	0.6-25.5	1	8.6	1.2-42.2	16	87.1	58.2-97.1
$50,000-74,999	14	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.8	0.1- 6.2	13	99.2	93.8-99.9
$75,000+	8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	105	5	5.1	1.9-12.8	4	3.7	1.3-10.0	12	16.7	8.4-30.5	84	74.5	61.3-84.3
No	63	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.3	0.3-14.8	62	97.7	85.2-99.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.9	0.3-12.5	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	34	96.2	85.6-99.1
Non-Veteran	136	5	4.0	1.5-10.2	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	12	13.7	6.9-25.3	116	80.0	68.7-87.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes, only testing/supplies

Yes, only medicines

Yes testing supplies/and medicinces

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,553

6.4

4.8- 8.3

3.3

2.3- 4.6

169

11.5

9.6-13.8

1,241

78.8

76.0-81.4

-Western NC

172

3.0

1.1- 7.8

2.2

0.8- 6.0

10.8

5.5-20.0

150

84.0

74.9-90.2

GENDER

Male

1.0

0.1- 6.6

2.4

0.6- 9.6

12.3

5.3-25.9

84.3

71.0-92.1

Female

103

4.9

1.6-13.8

2.0

0.4- 8.3

9.3

3.1-24.9

83.8

69.8-92.0

RACE

White

144

2.3

0.8- 6.8

1.7

0.5- 5.4

11.4

5.7-21.5

125

84.7

74.8-91.1

African American

0.0

. - .

13.9

1.9-57.1

0.0

. - .

86.1

42.9-98.1

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

9.2

1.1-47.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

90.8

52.3-98.9

35-44

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

34.6

7.2-78.3

65.4

21.7-92.8

45-54

6.8

1.5-25.0

6.7

1.6-23.6

27.7

11.2-53.8

58.9

36.8-77.9

55-64

3.6

0.5-21.6

0.0

. - .

5.4

1.2-20.6

91.0

74.4-97.2

65-74

2.0

0.3-12.8

1.5

0.2-10.0

3.9

1.0-14.7

92.7

81.3-97.3

75+

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.3-14.8

2.3

0.3-15.0

95.4

82.9-98.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

5.3

1.2-20.2

1.2

0.2- 8.2

10.2

3.6-25.7

83.3

66.9-92.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4.0

0.9-15.9

4.1

1.0-15.0

15.0

5.4-35.4

77.0

58.5-88.8

Some Post-H.S.

0.0

. - .

2.6

0.4-16.7

15.2

3.6-46.0

82.2

53.5-94.9

College Graduate

1.1

0.2- 7.8

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 2.9

98.5

92.9-99.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

5.6

1.7-17.6

1.6

0.2-11.1

2.2

0.3-14.2

90.5

77.5-96.4

$15,000- 24,999

5.0

0.7-28.3

3.8

0.5-22.6

19.3

6.7-44.5

71.8

48.5-87.4

$25,000- 34,999

8.8

1.3-42.6

0.0

. - .

7.9

1.1-39.5

83.3

52.7-95.7

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

4.2

0.6-25.5

8.6

1.2-42.2

87.1

58.2-97.1

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.8

0.1- 6.2

99.2

93.8-99.9

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

105

5.1

1.9-12.8

3.7

1.3-10.0

16.7

8.4-30.5

74.5

61.3-84.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.3-14.8

97.7

85.2-99.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.3-12.5

1.9

0.3-12.6

96.2

85.6-99.1

Non-Veteran

136

4.0

1.5-10.2

2.3

0.7- 7.3

13.7

6.9-25.3

116

80.0

68.7-87.9

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*Asked of all respondents that answered YES to diabetes Core question

^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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