BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,555	833	53.5	50.3-56.6	722	46.5	43.4-49.7
-Western NC	171	90	46.9	37.6-56.3	81	53.1	43.7-62.4
GENDER
Male	69	38	48.3	34.2-62.7	31	51.7	37.3-65.8
Female	102	52	45.5	33.8-57.7	50	54.5	42.3-66.2
RACE
White	143	76	47.8	37.8-57.9	67	52.2	42.1-62.2
African American	9	6	57.4	22.8-86.0	3	42.6	14.0-77.2
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	5	4	72.9	22.5-96.1	1	27.1	3.9-77.5
35-44	10	5	43.6	12.9-80.1	5	56.4	19.9-87.1
45-54	37	25	62.2	39.4-80.6	12	37.8	19.4-60.6
55-64	36	17	42.6	25.2-62.0	19	57.4	38.0-74.8
65-74	40	18	44.1	26.2-63.7	22	55.9	36.3-73.8
75+	42	21	41.4	24.8-60.3	21	58.6	39.7-75.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	48	20	35.9	21.2-54.0	28	64.1	46.0-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	63	31	45.5	30.4-61.4	32	54.5	38.6-69.6
Some Post-H.S.	28	18	54.4	31.4-75.6	10	45.6	24.4-68.6
College Graduate	31	21	60.7	39.8-78.3	10	39.3	21.7-60.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	37	15	34.1	17.3-56.1	22	65.9	43.9-82.7
$15,000- 24,999	33	16	36.4	20.8-55.4	17	63.6	44.6-79.2
$25,000- 34,999	19	10	40.4	19.5-65.4	9	59.6	34.6-80.5
$35,000- 49,999	18	12	58.1	31.0-81.1	6	41.9	18.9-69.0
$50,000-74,999	14	10	71.2	38.0-90.9	4	28.8	9.1-62.0
$75,000+	8	5	60.6	23.5-88.5	3	39.4	11.5-76.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	104	54	44.1	32.5-56.4	50	55.9	43.6-67.5
No	63	33	47.6	33.1-62.5	30	52.4	37.5-66.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	21	51.5	32.1-70.4	15	48.5	29.6-67.9
Non-Veteran	135	69	45.3	35.1-56.0	66	54.7	44.0-64.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,555

833

53.5

50.3-56.6

722

46.5

43.4-49.7

-Western NC

171

46.9

37.6-56.3

53.1

43.7-62.4

GENDER

Male

48.3

34.2-62.7

51.7

37.3-65.8

Female

102

45.5

33.8-57.7

54.5

42.3-66.2

RACE

White

143

47.8

37.8-57.9

52.2

42.1-62.2

African American

57.4

22.8-86.0

42.6

14.0-77.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

72.9

22.5-96.1

27.1

3.9-77.5

35-44

43.6

12.9-80.1

56.4

19.9-87.1

45-54

62.2

39.4-80.6

37.8

19.4-60.6

55-64

42.6

25.2-62.0

57.4

38.0-74.8

65-74

44.1

26.2-63.7

55.9

36.3-73.8

75+

41.4

24.8-60.3

58.6

39.7-75.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

35.9

21.2-54.0

64.1

46.0-78.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

45.5

30.4-61.4

54.5

38.6-69.6

Some Post-H.S.

54.4

31.4-75.6

45.6

24.4-68.6

College Graduate

60.7

39.8-78.3

39.3

21.7-60.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

34.1

17.3-56.1

65.9

43.9-82.7

$15,000- 24,999

36.4

20.8-55.4

63.6

44.6-79.2

$25,000- 34,999

40.4

19.5-65.4

59.6

34.6-80.5

$35,000- 49,999

58.1

31.0-81.1

41.9

18.9-69.0

$50,000-74,999

71.2

38.0-90.9

28.8

9.1-62.0

$75,000+

60.6

23.5-88.5

39.4

11.5-76.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

104

44.1

32.5-56.4

55.9

43.6-67.5

47.6

33.1-62.5

52.4

37.5-66.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

51.5

32.1-70.4

48.5

29.6-67.9

Non-Veteran

135

45.3

35.1-56.0

54.7

44.0-64.9

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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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