BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,556	1,106	72.0	69.1-74.7	450	28.0	25.3-30.9
-Western NC	172	127	75.9	66.7-83.3	45	24.1	16.7-33.3
GENDER
Male	69	51	78.5	63.0-88.6	18	21.5	11.4-37.0
Female	103	76	73.5	61.5-82.9	27	26.5	17.1-38.5
RACE
White	144	103	74.4	64.4-82.5	41	25.6	17.5-35.6
African American	9	8	93.5	63.7-99.2	1	6.5	0.8-36.3
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	5	3	63.2	19.7-92.3	2	36.8	7.7-80.3
35-44	10	7	85.6	51.9-97.0	3	14.4	3.0-48.1
45-54	37	29	80.5	62.7-91.0	8	19.5	9.0-37.3
55-64	36	29	78.2	53.0-91.9	7	21.8	8.1-47.0
65-74	41	31	78.7	60.6-89.9	10	21.3	10.1-39.4
75+	42	28	70.1	50.6-84.2	14	29.9	15.8-49.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	48	37	76.8	53.7-90.4	11	23.2	9.6-46.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	64	49	82.1	69.0-90.4	15	17.9	9.6-31.0
Some Post-H.S.	28	21	66.6	41.7-84.8	7	33.4	15.2-58.3
College Graduate	31	19	70.6	50.9-84.8	12	29.4	15.2-49.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	38	27	70.5	43.4-88.1	11	29.5	11.9-56.6
$15,000- 24,999	33	23	72.8	52.9-86.5	10	27.2	13.5-47.1
$25,000- 34,999	19	13	75.1	49.8-90.2	6	24.9	9.8-50.2
$35,000- 49,999	18	15	78.9	48.4-93.7	3	21.1	6.3-51.6
$50,000-74,999	14	10	87.5	64.3-96.4	4	12.5	3.6-35.7
$75,000+	8	7	76.0	27.6-96.3	1	24.0	3.7-72.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	105	75	75.8	63.3-85.0	30	24.2	15.0-36.7
No	63	50	79.0	63.6-88.9	13	21.0	11.1-36.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	26	79.2	60.6-90.4	10	20.8	9.6-39.4
Non-Veteran	136	101	74.8	63.8-83.4	35	25.2	16.6-36.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,556

1,106

72.0

69.1-74.7

450

28.0

25.3-30.9

-Western NC

172

127

75.9

66.7-83.3

24.1

16.7-33.3

GENDER

Male

78.5

63.0-88.6

21.5

11.4-37.0

Female

103

73.5

61.5-82.9

26.5

17.1-38.5

RACE

White

144

103

74.4

64.4-82.5

25.6

17.5-35.6

African American

93.5

63.7-99.2

6.5

0.8-36.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

63.2

19.7-92.3

36.8

7.7-80.3

35-44

85.6

51.9-97.0

14.4

3.0-48.1

45-54

80.5

62.7-91.0

19.5

9.0-37.3

55-64

78.2

53.0-91.9

21.8

8.1-47.0

65-74

78.7

60.6-89.9

21.3

10.1-39.4

75+

70.1

50.6-84.2

29.9

15.8-49.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

76.8

53.7-90.4

23.2

9.6-46.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

82.1

69.0-90.4

17.9

9.6-31.0

Some Post-H.S.

66.6

41.7-84.8

33.4

15.2-58.3

College Graduate

70.6

50.9-84.8

29.4

15.2-49.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

70.5

43.4-88.1

29.5

11.9-56.6

$15,000- 24,999

72.8

52.9-86.5

27.2

13.5-47.1

$25,000- 34,999

75.1

49.8-90.2

24.9

9.8-50.2

$35,000- 49,999

78.9

48.4-93.7

21.1

6.3-51.6

$50,000-74,999

87.5

64.3-96.4

12.5

3.6-35.7

$75,000+

76.0

27.6-96.3

24.0

3.7-72.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

105

75.8

63.3-85.0

24.2

15.0-36.7

79.0

63.6-88.9

21.0

11.1-36.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

79.2

60.6-90.4

20.8

9.6-39.4

Non-Veteran

136

101

74.8

63.8-83.4

25.2

16.6-36.2

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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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