BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,842	979	54.7	51.8-57.5	863	45.3	42.5-48.2
-Eastern NC	661	306	46.9	42.2-51.6	355	53.1	48.4-57.8
GENDER
Male	236	103	43.1	35.7-50.9	133	56.9	49.1-64.3
Female	425	203	50.2	44.4-55.9	222	49.8	44.1-55.6
RACE
White	375	172	47.2	41.1-53.3	203	52.8	46.7-58.9
African American	240	118	47.2	39.2-55.4	122	52.8	44.6-60.8
Other Minorities	44	16	44.5	27.5-63.0	28	55.5	37.0-72.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	8	50.0	24.6-75.3	7	50.0	24.7-75.4
Non-Hispanic	644	297	46.7	42.0-51.6	347	53.3	48.4-58.0
AGE
18-24	4	3	74.0	22.0-96.6	1	26.0	3.4-78.0
25-34	21	16	73.0	46.3-89.5	5	27.0	10.5-53.7
35-44	44	20	42.7	26.1-61.1	24	57.3	38.9-73.9
45-54	132	77	58.7	48.1-68.7	55	41.3	31.3-51.9
55-64	190	94	50.4	41.8-59.0	96	49.6	41.0-58.2
65-74	160	59	36.7	28.4-45.9	101	63.3	54.1-71.6
75+	108	37	30.7	21.3-42.2	71	69.3	57.8-78.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	178	78	40.9	31.9-50.5	100	59.1	49.5-68.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	215	89	42.1	34.1-50.6	126	57.9	49.4-65.9
Some Post-H.S.	153	78	51.8	42.6-61.0	75	48.2	39.0-57.4
College Graduate	114	61	58.2	47.2-68.4	53	41.8	31.6-52.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	166	65	37.4	29.0-46.7	101	62.6	53.3-71.0
$15,000- 24,999	133	67	47.1	36.6-57.9	66	52.9	42.1-63.4
$25,000- 34,999	80	35	41.3	29.1-54.6	45	58.7	45.4-70.9
$35,000- 49,999	63	34	54.6	40.2-68.2	29	45.4	31.8-59.8
$50,000-74,999	62	31	57.2	42.6-70.6	31	42.8	29.4-57.4
$75,000+	49	26	55.3	39.8-69.9	23	44.7	30.1-60.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	415	191	46.8	40.9-52.9	224	53.2	47.1-59.1
No	229	106	46.0	38.1-54.2	123	54.0	45.8-61.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	51	47.0	36.3-58.0	58	53.0	42.0-63.7
Non-Veteran	549	254	46.9	41.7-52.2	295	53.1	47.8-58.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,842

979

54.7

51.8-57.5

863

45.3

42.5-48.2

-Eastern NC

661

306

46.9

42.2-51.6

355

53.1

48.4-57.8

GENDER

Male

236

103

43.1

35.7-50.9

133

56.9

49.1-64.3

Female

425

203

50.2

44.4-55.9

222

49.8

44.1-55.6

RACE

White

375

172

47.2

41.1-53.3

203

52.8

46.7-58.9

African American

240

118

47.2

39.2-55.4

122

52.8

44.6-60.8

Other Minorities

44.5

27.5-63.0

55.5

37.0-72.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.0

24.6-75.3

50.0

24.7-75.4

Non-Hispanic

644

297

46.7

42.0-51.6

347

53.3

48.4-58.0

AGE

18-24

74.0

22.0-96.6

26.0

3.4-78.0

25-34

73.0

46.3-89.5

27.0

10.5-53.7

35-44

42.7

26.1-61.1

57.3

38.9-73.9

45-54

132

58.7

48.1-68.7

41.3

31.3-51.9

55-64

190

50.4

41.8-59.0

49.6

41.0-58.2

65-74

160

36.7

28.4-45.9

101

63.3

54.1-71.6

75+

108

30.7

21.3-42.2

69.3

57.8-78.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

178

40.9

31.9-50.5

100

59.1

49.5-68.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

215

42.1

34.1-50.6

126

57.9

49.4-65.9

Some Post-H.S.

153

51.8

42.6-61.0

48.2

39.0-57.4

College Graduate

114

58.2

47.2-68.4

41.8

31.6-52.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

166

37.4

29.0-46.7

101

62.6

53.3-71.0

$15,000- 24,999

133

47.1

36.6-57.9

52.9

42.1-63.4

$25,000- 34,999

41.3

29.1-54.6

58.7

45.4-70.9

$35,000- 49,999

54.6

40.2-68.2

45.4

31.8-59.8

$50,000-74,999

57.2

42.6-70.6

42.8

29.4-57.4

$75,000+

55.3

39.8-69.9

44.7

30.1-60.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

415

191

46.8

40.9-52.9

224

53.2

47.1-59.1

229

106

46.0

38.1-54.2

123

54.0

45.8-61.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

47.0

36.3-58.0

53.0

42.0-63.7

Non-Veteran

549

254

46.9

41.7-52.2

295

53.1

47.8-58.3

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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