BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the last 12 months, has a doctor, nurse or other health professional talked with you about exercise or physical activity to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,051	1,431	70.6	68.0-73.1	620	29.4	26.9-32.0
-Eastern NC	744	529	71.7	67.3-75.7	215	28.3	24.3-32.7
GENDER
Male	269	191	73.6	66.8-79.5	78	26.4	20.5-33.2
Female	475	338	70.0	64.2-75.2	137	30.0	24.8-35.8
RACE
White	429	298	69.7	63.9-75.0	131	30.3	25.0-36.1
African American	263	196	74.8	67.3-81.0	67	25.2	19.0-32.7
Other Minorities	49	34	72.3	54.2-85.2	15	27.7	14.8-45.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	16	11	56.6	29.4-80.3	5	43.4	19.7-70.6
Non-Hispanic	725	518	72.3	67.8-76.3	207	27.7	23.7-32.2
AGE
18-24	6	4	37.3	9.4-77.4	2	62.7	22.6-90.6
25-34	24	15	65.1	42.2-82.7	9	34.9	17.3-57.8
35-44	50	42	85.4	70.0-93.6	8	14.6	6.4-30.0
45-54	145	109	74.6	64.7-82.5	36	25.4	17.5-35.3
55-64	220	167	74.7	66.9-81.2	53	25.3	18.8-33.1
65-74	180	120	69.1	60.7-76.4	60	30.9	23.6-39.3
75+	117	70	61.8	49.7-72.6	47	38.2	27.4-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	193	124	61.4	51.4-70.5	69	38.6	29.5-48.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	238	175	73.1	65.2-79.7	63	26.9	20.3-34.8
Some Post-H.S.	177	127	75.9	67.8-82.5	50	24.1	17.5-32.2
College Graduate	135	103	78.4	69.1-85.5	32	21.6	14.5-30.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	181	124	66.9	57.3-75.3	57	33.1	24.7-42.7
$15,000- 24,999	145	103	70.8	60.0-79.7	42	29.2	20.3-40.0
$25,000- 34,999	89	59	61.0	47.7-72.8	30	39.0	27.2-52.3
$35,000- 49,999	75	60	85.0	75.3-91.3	15	15.0	8.7-24.7
$50,000-74,999	73	57	80.1	67.5-88.6	16	19.9	11.4-32.5
$75,000+	59	46	79.4	64.6-89.0	13	20.6	11.0-35.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	459	311	67.9	62.2-73.0	148	32.1	27.0-37.8
No	267	205	78.6	71.8-84.1	62	21.4	15.9-28.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	126	86	72.0	62.3-80.0	40	28.0	20.0-37.7
Non-Veteran	614	440	71.5	66.5-76.0	174	28.5	24.0-33.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,051

1,431

70.6

68.0-73.1

620

29.4

26.9-32.0

-Eastern NC

744

529

71.7

67.3-75.7

215

28.3

24.3-32.7

GENDER

Male

269

191

73.6

66.8-79.5

26.4

20.5-33.2

Female

475

338

70.0

64.2-75.2

137

30.0

24.8-35.8

RACE

White

429

298

69.7

63.9-75.0

131

30.3

25.0-36.1

African American

263

196

74.8

67.3-81.0

25.2

19.0-32.7

Other Minorities

72.3

54.2-85.2

27.7

14.8-45.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

56.6

29.4-80.3

43.4

19.7-70.6

Non-Hispanic

725

518

72.3

67.8-76.3

207

27.7

23.7-32.2

AGE

18-24

37.3

9.4-77.4

62.7

22.6-90.6

25-34

65.1

42.2-82.7

34.9

17.3-57.8

35-44

85.4

70.0-93.6

14.6

6.4-30.0

45-54

145

109

74.6

64.7-82.5

25.4

17.5-35.3

55-64

220

167

74.7

66.9-81.2

25.3

18.8-33.1

65-74

180

120

69.1

60.7-76.4

30.9

23.6-39.3

75+

117

61.8

49.7-72.6

38.2

27.4-50.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

193

124

61.4

51.4-70.5

38.6

29.5-48.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

238

175

73.1

65.2-79.7

26.9

20.3-34.8

Some Post-H.S.

177

127

75.9

67.8-82.5

24.1

17.5-32.2

College Graduate

135

103

78.4

69.1-85.5

21.6

14.5-30.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

181

124

66.9

57.3-75.3

33.1

24.7-42.7

$15,000- 24,999

145

103

70.8

60.0-79.7

29.2

20.3-40.0

$25,000- 34,999

61.0

47.7-72.8

39.0

27.2-52.3

$35,000- 49,999

85.0

75.3-91.3

15.0

8.7-24.7

$50,000-74,999

80.1

67.5-88.6

19.9

11.4-32.5

$75,000+

79.4

64.6-89.0

20.6

11.0-35.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

459

311

67.9

62.2-73.0

148

32.1

27.0-37.8

267

205

78.6

71.8-84.1

21.4

15.9-28.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

126

72.0

62.3-80.0

28.0

20.0-37.7

Non-Veteran

614

440

71.5

66.5-76.0

174

28.5

24.0-33.5

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes OR pre-diabetes or borderline 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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