BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,842	979	54.7	51.8-57.5	863	45.3	42.5-48.2
-Mountain AHEC	107	65	58.7	46.5-70.0	42	41.3	30.0-53.5
GENDER
Male	43	23	51.6	33.9-68.9	20	48.4	31.1-66.1
Female	64	42	67.6	52.5-79.7	22	32.4	20.3-47.5
RACE
White	89	52	55.2	42.3-67.4	37	44.8	32.6-57.7
African American	11	9	86.1	51.3-97.3	2	13.9	2.7-48.7
Other Minorities	7	4	67.3	21.9-93.8	3	32.7	6.2-78.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	47.8	6.5-92.3	2	52.2	7.7-93.5
Non-Hispanic	103	64	60.5	47.9-71.9	39	39.5	28.1-52.1
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	5	2	28.9	5.1-75.6	3	71.1	24.4-94.9
35-44	7	5	82.0	43.0-96.5	2	18.0	3.5-57.0
45-54	16	12	79.1	50.7-93.3	4	20.9	6.7-49.3
55-64	22	16	74.9	49.6-90.1	6	25.1	9.9-50.4
65-74	30	17	60.0	38.7-78.1	13	40.0	21.9-61.3
75+	25	11	35.1	18.0-57.2	14	64.9	42.8-82.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	13	48.3	24.7-72.7	14	51.7	27.3-75.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	29	16	48.8	27.1-71.0	13	51.2	29.0-72.9
Some Post-H.S.	29	20	67.1	45.8-83.1	9	32.9	16.9-54.2
College Graduate	21	15	68.4	42.1-86.6	6	31.6	13.4-57.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	11	37.9	18.0-62.9	12	62.1	37.1-82.0
$15,000- 24,999	29	16	47.5	27.1-68.7	13	52.5	31.3-72.9
$25,000- 34,999	7	5	75.0	34.5-94.5	2	25.0	5.5-65.5
$35,000- 49,999	15	10	60.2	26.5-86.4	5	39.8	13.6-73.5
$50,000-74,999	7	6	89.0	47.5-98.6	1	11.0	1.4-52.5
$75,000+	7	4	49.3	14.2-85.1	3	50.7	14.9-85.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	64	38	55.6	40.7-69.6	26	44.4	30.4-59.3
No	36	24	63.9	40.6-82.1	12	36.1	17.9-59.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	11	50.6	27.4-73.4	9	49.4	26.6-72.6
Non-Veteran	86	54	61.4	47.3-73.9	32	38.6	26.1-52.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,842

979

54.7

51.8-57.5

863

45.3

42.5-48.2

-Mountain AHEC

107

58.7

46.5-70.0

41.3

30.0-53.5

GENDER

Male

51.6

33.9-68.9

48.4

31.1-66.1

Female

67.6

52.5-79.7

32.4

20.3-47.5

RACE

White

55.2

42.3-67.4

44.8

32.6-57.7

African American

86.1

51.3-97.3

13.9

2.7-48.7

Other Minorities

67.3

21.9-93.8

32.7

6.2-78.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.8

6.5-92.3

52.2

7.7-93.5

Non-Hispanic

103

60.5

47.9-71.9

39.5

28.1-52.1

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

28.9

5.1-75.6

71.1

24.4-94.9

35-44

82.0

43.0-96.5

18.0

3.5-57.0

45-54

79.1

50.7-93.3

20.9

6.7-49.3

55-64

74.9

49.6-90.1

25.1

9.9-50.4

65-74

60.0

38.7-78.1

40.0

21.9-61.3

75+

35.1

18.0-57.2

64.9

42.8-82.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

48.3

24.7-72.7

51.7

27.3-75.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

48.8

27.1-71.0

51.2

29.0-72.9

Some Post-H.S.

67.1

45.8-83.1

32.9

16.9-54.2

College Graduate

68.4

42.1-86.6

31.6

13.4-57.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

37.9

18.0-62.9

62.1

37.1-82.0

$15,000- 24,999

47.5

27.1-68.7

52.5

31.3-72.9

$25,000- 34,999

75.0

34.5-94.5

25.0

5.5-65.5

$35,000- 49,999

60.2

26.5-86.4

39.8

13.6-73.5

$50,000-74,999

89.0

47.5-98.6

11.0

1.4-52.5

$75,000+

49.3

14.2-85.1

50.7

14.9-85.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

55.6

40.7-69.6

44.4

30.4-59.3

63.9

40.6-82.1

36.1

17.9-59.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

50.6

27.4-73.4

49.4

26.6-72.6

Non-Veteran

61.4

47.3-73.9

38.6

26.1-52.7

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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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