BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	107	23	23.4	14.1-36.3	84	76.6	63.7-85.9
GENDER
Male	43	7	22.4	9.6-44.0	36	77.6	56.0-90.4
Female	64	16	24.6	14.0-39.5	48	75.4	60.5-86.0
RACE
White	89	16	16.1	8.9-27.6	73	83.9	72.4-91.1
African American	11	5	66.9	28.7-91.1	6	33.1	8.9-71.3
Other Minorities	7	2	70.5	27.9-93.6	5	29.5	6.4-72.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	47.8	6.5-92.3	2	52.2	7.7-93.5
Non-Hispanic	103	22	22.7	13.3-35.9	81	77.3	64.1-86.7
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	5	1	4.6	0.5-31.8	4	95.4	68.2-99.5
35-44	7	3	64.8	24.7-91.2	4	35.2	8.8-75.3
45-54	16	7	45.5	18.5-75.5	9	54.5	24.5-81.5
55-64	22	6	21.4	7.4-48.1	16	78.6	51.9-92.6
65-74	30	2	7.8	1.9-26.8	28	92.2	73.2-98.1
75+	25	4	15.9	4.6-42.9	21	84.1	57.1-95.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	27	9	34.1	14.1-61.9	18	65.9	38.1-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	29	4	15.0	5.3-35.8	25	85.0	64.2-94.7
Some Post-H.S.	29	6	26.6	10.6-52.6	23	73.4	47.4-89.4
College Graduate	21	4	14.8	5.2-35.4	17	85.2	64.6-94.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	23	8	34.2	15.5-59.6	15	65.8	40.4-84.5
$15,000- 24,999	29	6	21.7	8.2-46.2	23	78.3	53.8-91.8
$25,000- 34,999	7	1	9.8	1.3-48.3	6	90.2	51.7-98.7
$35,000- 49,999	15	3	21.7	6.3-53.3	12	78.3	46.7-93.7
$50,000-74,999	7	1	36.3	6.3-82.7	6	63.7	17.3-93.7
$75,000+	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	64	21	31.0	19.0-46.2	43	69.0	53.8-81.0
No	36	1	12.4	1.9-51.4	35	87.6	48.6-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	3	17.2	4.6-47.2	17	82.8	52.8-95.4
Non-Veteran	86	20	25.4	14.5-40.4	66	74.6	59.6-85.5

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

-Mountain AHEC

107

23.4

14.1-36.3

76.6

63.7-85.9

GENDER

Male

22.4

9.6-44.0

77.6

56.0-90.4

Female

24.6

14.0-39.5

75.4

60.5-86.0

RACE

White

16.1

8.9-27.6

83.9

72.4-91.1

African American

66.9

28.7-91.1

33.1

8.9-71.3

Other Minorities

70.5

27.9-93.6

29.5

6.4-72.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.8

6.5-92.3

52.2

7.7-93.5

Non-Hispanic

103

22.7

13.3-35.9

77.3

64.1-86.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

4.6

0.5-31.8

95.4

68.2-99.5

35-44

64.8

24.7-91.2

35.2

8.8-75.3

45-54

45.5

18.5-75.5

54.5

24.5-81.5

55-64

21.4

7.4-48.1

78.6

51.9-92.6

65-74

7.8

1.9-26.8

92.2

73.2-98.1

75+

15.9

4.6-42.9

84.1

57.1-95.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

34.1

14.1-61.9

65.9

38.1-85.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

15.0

5.3-35.8

85.0

64.2-94.7

Some Post-H.S.

26.6

10.6-52.6

73.4

47.4-89.4

College Graduate

14.8

5.2-35.4

85.2

64.6-94.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

34.2

15.5-59.6

65.8

40.4-84.5

$15,000- 24,999

21.7

8.2-46.2

78.3

53.8-91.8

$25,000- 34,999

9.8

1.3-48.3

90.2

51.7-98.7

$35,000- 49,999

21.7

6.3-53.3

78.3

46.7-93.7

$50,000-74,999

36.3

6.3-82.7

63.7

17.3-93.7

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

31.0

19.0-46.2

69.0

53.8-81.0

12.4

1.9-51.4

87.6

48.6-98.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.2

4.6-47.2

82.8

52.8-95.4

Non-Veteran

25.4

14.5-40.4

74.6

59.6-85.5

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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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