BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit due to hypoglycemia or low blood sugar?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,838	93	5.7	4.3- 7.4	1,745	94.3	92.6-95.7
-Eastern NC	663	42	7.1	4.8-10.2	621	92.9	89.8-95.2
GENDER
Male	237	19	9.0	5.2-15.3	218	91.0	84.7-94.8
Female	426	23	5.3	3.4- 8.3	403	94.7	91.7-96.6
RACE
White	376	16	4.8	2.7- 8.5	360	95.2	91.5-97.3
African American	243	25	11.1	6.6-17.9	218	88.9	82.1-93.4
Other Minorities	42	1	2.7	0.4-16.9	41	97.3	83.1-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	646	42	7.3	5.0-10.6	604	92.7	89.4-95.0
AGE
18-24	4	1	28.0	3.7-79.5	3	72.0	20.5-96.3
25-34	21	1	4.5	0.6-26.2	20	95.5	73.8-99.4
35-44	43	2	3.0	0.7-11.9	41	97.0	88.1-99.3
45-54	132	10	8.6	4.5-15.8	122	91.4	84.2-95.5
55-64	192	10	6.7	2.6-16.3	182	93.3	83.7-97.4
65-74	160	13	10.6	5.6-19.2	147	89.4	80.8-94.4
75+	109	5	2.6	1.0- 6.4	104	97.4	93.6-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	179	16	12.4	6.6-22.3	163	87.6	77.7-93.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	216	15	6.9	3.9-12.0	201	93.1	88.0-96.1
Some Post-H.S.	153	8	3.8	1.7- 8.4	145	96.2	91.6-98.3
College Graduate	114	3	3.6	1.0-12.5	111	96.4	87.5-99.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	18	11.8	6.9-19.7	147	88.2	80.3-93.1
$15,000- 24,999	133	8	6.1	2.7-13.0	125	93.9	87.0-97.3
$25,000- 34,999	82	7	10.8	4.8-22.5	75	89.2	77.5-95.2
$35,000- 49,999	64	1	2.7	0.4-16.8	63	97.3	83.2-99.6
$50,000-74,999	62	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	61	99.7	97.6- 100
$75,000+	49	1	2.1	0.3-13.5	48	97.9	86.5-99.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	414	37	10.9	7.3-15.9	377	89.1	84.1-92.7
No	232	4	1.0	0.3- 2.7	228	99.0	97.3-99.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	109	4	1.9	0.7- 5.4	105	98.1	94.6-99.3
Non-Veteran	550	38	8.2	5.5-12.0	512	91.8	88.0-94.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,838

5.7

4.3- 7.4

1,745

94.3

92.6-95.7

-Eastern NC

663

7.1

4.8-10.2

621

92.9

89.8-95.2

GENDER

Male

237

9.0

5.2-15.3

218

91.0

84.7-94.8

Female

426

5.3

3.4- 8.3

403

94.7

91.7-96.6

RACE

White

376

4.8

2.7- 8.5

360

95.2

91.5-97.3

African American

243

11.1

6.6-17.9

218

88.9

82.1-93.4

Other Minorities

2.7

0.4-16.9

97.3

83.1-99.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

646

7.3

5.0-10.6

604

92.7

89.4-95.0

AGE

18-24

28.0

3.7-79.5

72.0

20.5-96.3

25-34

4.5

0.6-26.2

95.5

73.8-99.4

35-44

3.0

0.7-11.9

97.0

88.1-99.3

45-54

132

8.6

4.5-15.8

122

91.4

84.2-95.5

55-64

192

6.7

2.6-16.3

182

93.3

83.7-97.4

65-74

160

10.6

5.6-19.2

147

89.4

80.8-94.4

75+

109

2.6

1.0- 6.4

104

97.4

93.6-99.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

179

12.4

6.6-22.3

163

87.6

77.7-93.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

216

6.9

3.9-12.0

201

93.1

88.0-96.1

Some Post-H.S.

153

3.8

1.7- 8.4

145

96.2

91.6-98.3

College Graduate

114

3.6

1.0-12.5

111

96.4

87.5-99.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

11.8

6.9-19.7

147

88.2

80.3-93.1

$15,000- 24,999

133

6.1

2.7-13.0

125

93.9

87.0-97.3

$25,000- 34,999

10.8

4.8-22.5

89.2

77.5-95.2

$35,000- 49,999

2.7

0.4-16.8

97.3

83.2-99.6

$50,000-74,999

0.3

0.0- 2.4

99.7

97.6- 100

$75,000+

2.1

0.3-13.5

97.9

86.5-99.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

414

10.9

7.3-15.9

377

89.1

84.1-92.7

232

1.0

0.3- 2.7

228

99.0

97.3-99.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

109

1.9

0.7- 5.4

105

98.1

94.6-99.3

Non-Veteran

550

8.2

5.5-12.0

512

91.8

88.0-94.5

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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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