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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,849	487	27.1	24.5-29.8	1,362	72.9	70.2-75.5
-Eastern NC	666	184	29.1	24.8-33.8	482	70.9	66.2-75.2
GENDER
Male	238	66	31.0	24.0-39.0	172	69.0	61.0-76.0
Female	428	118	27.5	22.6-33.0	310	72.5	67.0-77.4
RACE
White	376	97	27.2	21.8-33.3	279	72.8	66.7-78.2
African American	244	79	34.4	26.9-42.6	165	65.6	57.4-73.1
Other Minorities	44	8	15.3	6.6-31.6	36	84.7	68.4-93.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	6	36.3	15.1-64.6	9	63.7	35.4-84.9
Non-Hispanic	649	177	28.8	24.5-33.6	472	71.2	66.4-75.5
AGE
18-24	4	3	65.5	16.0-95.0	1	34.5	5.0-84.0
25-34	21	12	51.0	27.7-73.8	9	49.0	26.2-72.3
35-44	44	12	30.4	15.5-51.0	32	69.6	49.0-84.5
45-54	132	43	34.1	24.6-45.0	89	65.9	55.0-75.4
55-64	193	48	28.3	20.6-37.6	145	71.7	62.4-79.4
65-74	161	40	23.8	16.9-32.4	121	76.2	67.6-83.1
75+	109	26	22.7	14.6-33.4	83	77.3	66.6-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	52	26.7	19.0-36.2	129	73.3	63.8-81.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	216	63	33.2	25.3-42.1	153	66.8	57.9-74.7
Some Post-H.S.	153	38	24.3	17.1-33.4	115	75.7	66.6-82.9
College Graduate	115	31	31.6	22.1-43.0	84	68.4	57.0-77.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	54	36.7	27.8-46.6	113	63.3	53.4-72.2
$15,000- 24,999	133	46	34.7	24.8-46.2	87	65.3	53.8-75.2
$25,000- 34,999	82	21	25.0	15.6-37.6	61	75.0	62.4-84.4
$35,000- 49,999	64	14	25.6	14.6-40.8	50	74.4	59.2-85.4
$50,000-74,999	62	12	23.6	12.4-40.5	50	76.4	59.5-87.6
$75,000+	49	11	26.0	14.4-42.3	38	74.0	57.7-85.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	417	135	34.0	28.4-40.1	282	66.0	59.9-71.6
No	232	44	21.6	15.2-29.7	188	78.4	70.3-84.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	24	20.7	13.3-30.7	85	79.3	69.3-86.7
Non-Veteran	553	159	31.0	26.1-36.3	394	69.0	63.7-73.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,849

487

27.1

24.5-29.8

1,362

72.9

70.2-75.5

-Eastern NC

666

184

29.1

24.8-33.8

482

70.9

66.2-75.2

GENDER

Male

238

31.0

24.0-39.0

172

69.0

61.0-76.0

Female

428

118

27.5

22.6-33.0

310

72.5

67.0-77.4

RACE

White

376

27.2

21.8-33.3

279

72.8

66.7-78.2

African American

244

34.4

26.9-42.6

165

65.6

57.4-73.1

Other Minorities

15.3

6.6-31.6

84.7

68.4-93.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.3

15.1-64.6

63.7

35.4-84.9

Non-Hispanic

649

177

28.8

24.5-33.6

472

71.2

66.4-75.5

AGE

18-24

65.5

16.0-95.0

34.5

5.0-84.0

25-34

51.0

27.7-73.8

49.0

26.2-72.3

35-44

30.4

15.5-51.0

69.6

49.0-84.5

45-54

132

34.1

24.6-45.0

65.9

55.0-75.4

55-64

193

28.3

20.6-37.6

145

71.7

62.4-79.4

65-74

161

23.8

16.9-32.4

121

76.2

67.6-83.1

75+

109

22.7

14.6-33.4

77.3

66.6-85.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

26.7

19.0-36.2

129

73.3

63.8-81.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

216

33.2

25.3-42.1

153

66.8

57.9-74.7

Some Post-H.S.

153

24.3

17.1-33.4

115

75.7

66.6-82.9

College Graduate

115

31.6

22.1-43.0

68.4

57.0-77.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

36.7

27.8-46.6

113

63.3

53.4-72.2

$15,000- 24,999

133

34.7

24.8-46.2

65.3

53.8-75.2

$25,000- 34,999

25.0

15.6-37.6

75.0

62.4-84.4

$35,000- 49,999

25.6

14.6-40.8

74.4

59.2-85.4

$50,000-74,999

23.6

12.4-40.5

76.4

59.5-87.6

$75,000+

26.0

14.4-42.3

74.0

57.7-85.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

417

135

34.0

28.4-40.1

282

66.0

59.9-71.6

232

21.6

15.2-29.7

188

78.4

70.3-84.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

20.7

13.3-30.7

79.3

69.3-86.7

Non-Veteran

553

159

31.0

26.1-36.3

394

69.0

63.7-73.9

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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: 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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