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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,559	425	26.0	23.3-28.9	1,134	74.0	71.1-76.7
-Western NC	172	53	30.8	22.6-40.5	119	69.2	59.5-77.4
GENDER
Male	69	24	34.6	21.7-50.2	45	65.4	49.8-78.3
Female	103	29	27.4	18.2-38.9	74	72.6	61.1-81.8
RACE
White	144	46	32.4	23.5-42.8	98	67.6	57.2-76.5
African American	9	3	26.9	7.6-62.3	6	73.1	37.7-92.4
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	5	4	77.7	27.1-97.0	1	22.3	3.0-72.9
35-44	10	2	25.8	4.7-71.0	8	74.2	29.0-95.3
45-54	37	16	33.9	18.5-53.6	21	66.1	46.4-81.5
55-64	36	8	33.1	16.3-55.7	28	66.9	44.3-83.7
65-74	41	10	22.8	10.1-43.7	31	77.2	56.3-89.9
75+	42	13	32.1	17.3-51.7	29	67.9	48.3-82.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	48	13	37.6	20.3-58.8	35	62.4	41.2-79.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	64	17	23.2	13.3-37.2	47	76.8	62.8-86.7
Some Post-H.S.	28	10	26.1	12.0-47.8	18	73.9	52.2-88.0
College Graduate	31	13	41.8	23.9-62.1	18	58.2	37.9-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	38	14	51.7	30.4-72.3	24	48.3	27.7-69.6
$15,000- 24,999	33	9	18.9	8.8-36.0	24	81.1	64.0-91.2
$25,000- 34,999	19	7	35.7	16.1-61.6	12	64.3	38.4-83.9
$35,000- 49,999	18	3	21.1	6.3-51.6	15	78.9	48.4-93.7
$50,000-74,999	14	7	35.9	13.0-67.8	7	64.1	32.2-87.0
$75,000+	8	3	27.5	7.7-63.2	5	72.5	36.8-92.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	105	37	37.5	26.1-50.6	68	62.5	49.4-73.9
No	63	14	18.1	9.7-31.2	49	81.9	68.8-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	11	25.3	11.9-46.0	25	74.7	54.0-88.1
Non-Veteran	136	42	32.6	23.2-43.8	94	67.4	56.2-76.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,559

425

26.0

23.3-28.9

1,134

74.0

71.1-76.7

-Western NC

172

30.8

22.6-40.5

119

69.2

59.5-77.4

GENDER

Male

34.6

21.7-50.2

65.4

49.8-78.3

Female

103

27.4

18.2-38.9

72.6

61.1-81.8

RACE

White

144

32.4

23.5-42.8

67.6

57.2-76.5

African American

26.9

7.6-62.3

73.1

37.7-92.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

77.7

27.1-97.0

22.3

3.0-72.9

35-44

25.8

4.7-71.0

74.2

29.0-95.3

45-54

33.9

18.5-53.6

66.1

46.4-81.5

55-64

33.1

16.3-55.7

66.9

44.3-83.7

65-74

22.8

10.1-43.7

77.2

56.3-89.9

75+

32.1

17.3-51.7

67.9

48.3-82.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

37.6

20.3-58.8

62.4

41.2-79.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

23.2

13.3-37.2

76.8

62.8-86.7

Some Post-H.S.

26.1

12.0-47.8

73.9

52.2-88.0

College Graduate

41.8

23.9-62.1

58.2

37.9-76.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

51.7

30.4-72.3

48.3

27.7-69.6

$15,000- 24,999

18.9

8.8-36.0

81.1

64.0-91.2

$25,000- 34,999

35.7

16.1-61.6

64.3

38.4-83.9

$35,000- 49,999

21.1

6.3-51.6

78.9

48.4-93.7

$50,000-74,999

35.9

13.0-67.8

64.1

32.2-87.0

$75,000+

27.5

7.7-63.2

72.5

36.8-92.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

105

37.5

26.1-50.6

62.5

49.4-73.9

18.1

9.7-31.2

81.9

68.8-90.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

25.3

11.9-46.0

74.7

54.0-88.1

Non-Veteran

136

32.6

23.2-43.8

67.4

56.2-76.8

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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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