BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies (strips, lancets, and meter) due to lack of money?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies (strips, lancets, and meter) due to lack of money?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,845	349	20.3	17.9-22.9	1,496	79.7	77.1-82.1
-Eastern NC	665	131	23.1	19.1-27.7	534	76.9	72.3-80.9
GENDER
Male	237	37	20.6	14.4-28.6	200	79.4	71.4-85.6
Female	428	94	25.3	20.4-30.9	334	74.7	69.1-79.6
RACE
White	376	53	17.2	12.7-23.0	323	82.8	77.0-87.3
African American	244	66	30.0	22.8-38.3	178	70.0	61.7-77.2
Other Minorities	43	12	35.1	19.3-54.8	31	64.9	45.2-80.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	5	30.9	12.6-58.1	10	69.1	41.9-87.4
Non-Hispanic	648	125	22.8	18.7-27.5	523	77.2	72.5-81.3
AGE
18-24	4	2	53.9	12.7-90.4	2	46.1	9.6-87.3
25-34	21	4	18.8	5.9-46.1	17	81.2	53.9-94.1
35-44	44	17	44.8	27.4-63.6	27	55.2	36.4-72.6
45-54	132	37	27.8	19.4-38.2	95	72.2	61.8-80.6
55-64	192	42	22.4	15.5-31.2	150	77.6	68.8-84.5
65-74	161	24	21.2	13.9-31.0	137	78.8	69.0-86.1
75+	109	5	7.0	2.6-17.7	104	93.0	82.3-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	180	39	30.9	22.2-41.1	141	69.1	58.9-77.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	216	43	25.3	17.9-34.4	173	74.7	65.6-82.1
Some Post-H.S.	153	35	21.3	14.8-29.6	118	78.7	70.4-85.2
College Graduate	115	14	9.8	5.4-17.0	101	90.2	83.0-94.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	166	46	34.4	25.7-44.4	120	65.6	55.6-74.3
$15,000- 24,999	133	34	32.8	22.6-44.9	99	67.2	55.1-77.4
$25,000- 34,999	82	17	21.4	12.5-34.2	65	78.6	65.8-87.5
$35,000- 49,999	64	9	15.6	7.3-30.5	55	84.4	69.5-92.7
$50,000-74,999	62	6	8.3	3.4-19.0	56	91.7	81.0-96.6
$75,000+	49	3	5.2	1.6-15.7	46	94.8	84.3-98.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	416	103	30.4	24.8-36.6	313	69.6	63.4-75.2
No	232	25	11.3	6.7-18.2	207	88.7	81.8-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	10	12.0	6.0-22.7	99	88.0	77.3-94.0
Non-Veteran	552	119	25.2	20.6-30.4	433	74.8	69.6-79.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,845

349

20.3

17.9-22.9

1,496

79.7

77.1-82.1

-Eastern NC

665

131

23.1

19.1-27.7

534

76.9

72.3-80.9

GENDER

Male

237

20.6

14.4-28.6

200

79.4

71.4-85.6

Female

428

25.3

20.4-30.9

334

74.7

69.1-79.6

RACE

White

376

17.2

12.7-23.0

323

82.8

77.0-87.3

African American

244

30.0

22.8-38.3

178

70.0

61.7-77.2

Other Minorities

35.1

19.3-54.8

64.9

45.2-80.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

30.9

12.6-58.1

69.1

41.9-87.4

Non-Hispanic

648

125

22.8

18.7-27.5

523

77.2

72.5-81.3

AGE

18-24

53.9

12.7-90.4

46.1

9.6-87.3

25-34

18.8

5.9-46.1

81.2

53.9-94.1

35-44

44.8

27.4-63.6

55.2

36.4-72.6

45-54

132

27.8

19.4-38.2

72.2

61.8-80.6

55-64

192

22.4

15.5-31.2

150

77.6

68.8-84.5

65-74

161

21.2

13.9-31.0

137

78.8

69.0-86.1

75+

109

7.0

2.6-17.7

104

93.0

82.3-97.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

180

30.9

22.2-41.1

141

69.1

58.9-77.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

216

25.3

17.9-34.4

173

74.7

65.6-82.1

Some Post-H.S.

153

21.3

14.8-29.6

118

78.7

70.4-85.2

College Graduate

115

9.8

5.4-17.0

101

90.2

83.0-94.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

166

34.4

25.7-44.4

120

65.6

55.6-74.3

$15,000- 24,999

133

32.8

22.6-44.9

67.2

55.1-77.4

$25,000- 34,999

21.4

12.5-34.2

78.6

65.8-87.5

$35,000- 49,999

15.6

7.3-30.5

84.4

69.5-92.7

$50,000-74,999

8.3

3.4-19.0

91.7

81.0-96.6

$75,000+

5.2

1.6-15.7

94.8

84.3-98.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

416

103

30.4

24.8-36.6

313

69.6

63.4-75.2

232

11.3

6.7-18.2

207

88.7

81.8-93.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

12.0

6.0-22.7

88.0

77.3-94.0

Non-Veteran

552

119

25.2

20.6-30.4

433

74.8

69.6-79.4

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes

^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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