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

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,838	93	5.7	4.3- 7.4	1,745	94.3	92.6-95.7
-Mountain AHEC	106	4	3.5	1.3- 9.3	102	96.5	90.7-98.7
GENDER
Male	43	2	3.5	0.8-13.2	41	96.5	86.8-99.2
Female	63	2	3.6	0.9-13.6	61	96.4	86.4-99.1
RACE
White	88	4	4.1	1.5-10.7	84	95.9	89.3-98.5
African American	11	0	0.0	. - .	11	100	. - .
Other Minorities	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	102	4	3.8	1.4- 9.9	98	96.2	90.1-98.6
AGE
18-24	2	1	86.2	28.0-99.0	1	13.8	1.0-72.0
25-34	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
35-44	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
45-54	16	1	4.6	0.6-27.6	15	95.4	72.4-99.4
55-64	21	0	0.0	. - .	21	100	. - .
65-74	30	1	3.3	0.5-20.3	29	96.7	79.7-99.5
75+	25	1	3.6	0.5-21.7	24	96.4	78.3-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	0	0.0	. - .	26	100	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	29	3	10.4	3.2-29.0	26	89.6	71.0-96.8
Some Post-H.S.	29	1	2.5	0.3-16.1	28	97.5	83.9-99.7
College Graduate	21	0	0.0	. - .	21	100	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	22	2	14.5	3.7-43.3	20	85.5	56.7-96.3
$15,000- 24,999	29	0	0.0	. - .	29	100	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	15	1	5.6	0.7-32.0	14	94.4	68.0-99.3
$50,000-74,999	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
$75,000+	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	63	3	4.8	1.5-14.2	60	95.2	85.8-98.5
No	36	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	35	98.1	87.4-99.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	1	4.1	0.6-24.6	19	95.9	75.4-99.4
Non-Veteran	85	3	3.4	1.1-10.2	82	96.6	89.8-98.9

*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.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Diabetes Control

In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit due to hypoglycemia or low blood sugar?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	1,838	93	5.7	4.3- 7.4	1,745	94.3	92.6-95.7
-Mountain AHEC	106	4	3.5	1.3- 9.3	102	96.5	90.7-98.7
GENDER
Male	43	2	3.5	0.8-13.2	41	96.5	86.8-99.2
Female	63	2	3.6	0.9-13.6	61	96.4	86.4-99.1
RACE
White	88	4	4.1	1.5-10.7	84	95.9	89.3-98.5
African American	11	0	0.0	. - .	11	100	. - .
Other Minorities	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	102	4	3.8	1.4- 9.9	98	96.2	90.1-98.6
AGE
18-24	2	1	86.2	28.0-99.0	1	13.8	1.0-72.0
25-34	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
35-44	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
45-54	16	1	4.6	0.6-27.6	15	95.4	72.4-99.4
55-64	21	0	0.0	. - .	21	100	. - .
65-74	30	1	3.3	0.5-20.3	29	96.7	79.7-99.5
75+	25	1	3.6	0.5-21.7	24	96.4	78.3-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	0	0.0	. - .	26	100	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	29	3	10.4	3.2-29.0	26	89.6	71.0-96.8
Some Post-H.S.	29	1	2.5	0.3-16.1	28	97.5	83.9-99.7
College Graduate	21	0	0.0	. - .	21	100	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	22	2	14.5	3.7-43.3	20	85.5	56.7-96.3
$15,000- 24,999	29	0	0.0	. - .	29	100	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	15	1	5.6	0.7-32.0	14	94.4	68.0-99.3
$50,000-74,999	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
$75,000+	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	63	3	4.8	1.5-14.2	60	95.2	85.8-98.5
No	36	1	1.9	0.3-12.6	35	98.1	87.4-99.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	1	4.1	0.6-24.6	19	95.9	75.4-99.4
Non-Veteran	85	3	3.4	1.1-10.2	82	96.6	89.8-98.9