BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,314	9,540	61.5	60.4-62.7	4,774	38.5	37.3-39.6
-Mountain AHEC	1,003	659	61.1	56.7-65.2	344	38.9	34.8-43.3
GENDER
Male	353	226	56.1	48.9-63.0	127	43.9	37.0-51.1
Female	650	433	65.5	60.5-70.2	217	34.5	29.8-39.5
RACE
White	877	581	62.9	58.4-67.1	296	37.1	32.9-41.6
African American	51	29	43.2	25.0-63.5	22	56.8	36.5-75.0
Other Minorities	75	49	56.0	38.5-72.1	26	44.0	27.9-61.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	22	43.5	24.6-64.4	19	56.5	35.6-75.4
Non-Hispanic	962	637	62.4	58.0-66.6	325	37.6	33.4-42.0
AGE
18-24	52	22	40.3	25.2-57.5	30	59.7	42.5-74.8
25-34	159	74	48.0	38.6-57.5	85	52.0	42.5-61.4
35-44	169	106	59.4	50.0-68.2	63	40.6	31.8-50.0
45-54	174	120	69.4	60.5-77.1	54	30.6	22.9-39.5
55-64	177	132	76.7	68.8-83.2	45	23.3	16.8-31.2
65-74	139	102	77.4	69.0-84.0	37	22.6	16.0-31.0
75+	128	99	77.9	68.6-85.0	29	22.1	15.0-31.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	144	88	44.8	33.1-57.1	56	55.2	42.9-66.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	297	195	64.3	56.6-71.4	102	35.7	28.6-43.4
Some Post-H.S.	257	179	68.0	60.2-74.9	78	32.0	25.1-39.8
College Graduate	303	196	61.2	54.2-67.8	107	38.8	32.2-45.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	120	84	63.3	49.6-75.1	36	36.7	24.9-50.4
$15,000- 24,999	196	112	48.8	39.2-58.5	84	51.2	41.5-60.8
$25,000- 34,999	147	91	59.4	48.8-69.1	56	40.6	30.9-51.2
$35,000- 49,999	143	96	66.6	56.7-75.3	47	33.4	24.7-43.3
$50,000-74,999	126	88	66.1	51.2-78.4	38	33.9	21.6-48.8
$75,000+	120	86	73.6	63.9-81.5	34	26.4	18.5-36.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	315	237	73.4	66.2-79.6	78	26.6	20.4-33.8
No	666	410	56.6	51.3-61.8	256	43.4	38.2-48.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	131	100	72.9	62.6-81.2	31	27.1	18.8-37.4
Non-Veteran	872	559	59.4	54.6-64.0	313	40.6	36.0-45.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,314

9,540

61.5

60.4-62.7

4,774

38.5

37.3-39.6

-Mountain AHEC

1,003

659

61.1

56.7-65.2

344

38.9

34.8-43.3

GENDER

Male

353

226

56.1

48.9-63.0

127

43.9

37.0-51.1

Female

650

433

65.5

60.5-70.2

217

34.5

29.8-39.5

RACE

White

877

581

62.9

58.4-67.1

296

37.1

32.9-41.6

African American

43.2

25.0-63.5

56.8

36.5-75.0

Other Minorities

56.0

38.5-72.1

44.0

27.9-61.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.5

24.6-64.4

56.5

35.6-75.4

Non-Hispanic

962

637

62.4

58.0-66.6

325

37.6

33.4-42.0

AGE

18-24

40.3

25.2-57.5

59.7

42.5-74.8

25-34

159

48.0

38.6-57.5

52.0

42.5-61.4

35-44

169

106

59.4

50.0-68.2

40.6

31.8-50.0

45-54

174

120

69.4

60.5-77.1

30.6

22.9-39.5

55-64

177

132

76.7

68.8-83.2

23.3

16.8-31.2

65-74

139

102

77.4

69.0-84.0

22.6

16.0-31.0

75+

128

77.9

68.6-85.0

22.1

15.0-31.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

144

44.8

33.1-57.1

55.2

42.9-66.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

297

195

64.3

56.6-71.4

102

35.7

28.6-43.4

Some Post-H.S.

257

179

68.0

60.2-74.9

32.0

25.1-39.8

College Graduate

303

196

61.2

54.2-67.8

107

38.8

32.2-45.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

120

63.3

49.6-75.1

36.7

24.9-50.4

$15,000- 24,999

196

112

48.8

39.2-58.5

51.2

41.5-60.8

$25,000- 34,999

147

59.4

48.8-69.1

40.6

30.9-51.2

$35,000- 49,999

143

66.6

56.7-75.3

33.4

24.7-43.3

$50,000-74,999

126

66.1

51.2-78.4

33.9

21.6-48.8

$75,000+

120

73.6

63.9-81.5

26.4

18.5-36.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

315

237

73.4

66.2-79.6

26.6

20.4-33.8

666

410

56.6

51.3-61.8

256

43.4

38.2-48.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

131

100

72.9

62.6-81.2

27.1

18.8-37.4

Non-Veteran

872

559

59.4

54.6-64.0

313

40.6

36.0-45.4

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported NOT having 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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