BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,843	1,399	75.4	72.7-77.9	444	24.6	22.1-27.3
-Eastern NC	666	515	76.6	72.2-80.4	151	23.4	19.6-27.8
GENDER
Male	238	191	76.9	69.3-83.0	47	23.1	17.0-30.7
Female	428	324	76.3	71.1-80.7	104	23.7	19.3-28.9
RACE
White	376	280	74.1	68.1-79.3	96	25.9	20.7-31.9
African American	244	200	79.6	72.1-85.5	44	20.4	14.5-27.9
Other Minorities	44	33	78.4	62.1-88.9	11	21.6	11.1-37.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	11	78.1	51.2-92.4	4	21.9	7.6-48.8
Non-Hispanic	649	503	76.6	72.1-80.5	146	23.4	19.5-27.9
AGE
18-24	4	1	34.5	5.0-84.0	3	65.5	16.0-95.0
25-34	21	10	52.8	29.2-75.2	11	47.2	24.8-70.8
35-44	44	31	61.1	41.4-77.7	13	38.9	22.3-58.6
45-54	132	97	70.0	58.9-79.2	35	30.0	20.8-41.1
55-64	193	161	85.4	78.8-90.2	32	14.6	9.8-21.2
65-74	161	129	81.9	74.6-87.5	32	18.1	12.5-25.4
75+	109	84	80.0	70.1-87.2	25	20.0	12.8-29.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	146	83.3	76.5-88.5	35	16.7	11.5-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	216	173	76.9	67.9-84.0	43	23.1	16.0-32.1
Some Post-H.S.	153	112	70.2	60.7-78.2	41	29.8	21.8-39.3
College Graduate	115	83	74.2	63.9-82.4	32	25.8	17.6-36.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	134	82.9	75.1-88.6	33	17.1	11.4-24.9
$15,000- 24,999	133	100	72.0	60.1-81.4	33	28.0	18.6-39.9
$25,000- 34,999	82	62	73.3	59.7-83.5	20	26.7	16.5-40.3
$35,000- 49,999	64	54	82.0	67.7-90.8	10	18.0	9.2-32.3
$50,000-74,999	62	46	72.6	57.4-83.9	16	27.4	16.1-42.6
$75,000+	49	37	75.5	59.5-86.6	12	24.5	13.4-40.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	417	313	75.5	70.0-80.2	104	24.5	19.8-30.0
No	232	187	77.1	68.9-83.6	45	22.9	16.4-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	83	72.2	61.0-81.2	26	27.8	18.8-39.0
Non-Veteran	553	428	77.3	72.5-81.5	125	22.7	18.5-27.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,843

1,399

75.4

72.7-77.9

444

24.6

22.1-27.3

-Eastern NC

666

515

76.6

72.2-80.4

151

23.4

19.6-27.8

GENDER

Male

238

191

76.9

69.3-83.0

23.1

17.0-30.7

Female

428

324

76.3

71.1-80.7

104

23.7

19.3-28.9

RACE

White

376

280

74.1

68.1-79.3

25.9

20.7-31.9

African American

244

200

79.6

72.1-85.5

20.4

14.5-27.9

Other Minorities

78.4

62.1-88.9

21.6

11.1-37.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

78.1

51.2-92.4

21.9

7.6-48.8

Non-Hispanic

649

503

76.6

72.1-80.5

146

23.4

19.5-27.9

AGE

18-24

34.5

5.0-84.0

65.5

16.0-95.0

25-34

52.8

29.2-75.2

47.2

24.8-70.8

35-44

61.1

41.4-77.7

38.9

22.3-58.6

45-54

132

70.0

58.9-79.2

30.0

20.8-41.1

55-64

193

161

85.4

78.8-90.2

14.6

9.8-21.2

65-74

161

129

81.9

74.6-87.5

18.1

12.5-25.4

75+

109

80.0

70.1-87.2

20.0

12.8-29.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

146

83.3

76.5-88.5

16.7

11.5-23.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

216

173

76.9

67.9-84.0

23.1

16.0-32.1

Some Post-H.S.

153

112

70.2

60.7-78.2

29.8

21.8-39.3

College Graduate

115

74.2

63.9-82.4

25.8

17.6-36.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

134

82.9

75.1-88.6

17.1

11.4-24.9

$15,000- 24,999

133

100

72.0

60.1-81.4

28.0

18.6-39.9

$25,000- 34,999

73.3

59.7-83.5

26.7

16.5-40.3

$35,000- 49,999

82.0

67.7-90.8

18.0

9.2-32.3

$50,000-74,999

72.6

57.4-83.9

27.4

16.1-42.6

$75,000+

75.5

59.5-86.6

24.5

13.4-40.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

417

313

75.5

70.0-80.2

104

24.5

19.8-30.0

232

187

77.1

68.9-83.6

22.9

16.4-31.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

72.2

61.0-81.2

27.8

18.8-39.0

Non-Veteran

553

428

77.3

72.5-81.5

125

22.7

18.5-27.5

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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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