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

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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?

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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
-Mountain AHEC	127	87	67.5	56.4-76.8	40	32.5	23.2-43.6
GENDER
Male	52	35	65.2	48.7-78.7	17	34.8	21.3-51.3
Female	75	52	70.0	55.3-81.4	23	30.0	18.6-44.7
RACE
White	106	73	67.5	55.7-77.4	33	32.5	22.6-44.3
African American	11	9	88.8	55.4-98.0	2	11.2	2.0-44.6
Other Minorities	10	5	27.9	7.2-65.9	5	72.1	34.1-92.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	123	87	71.3	60.5-80.2	36	28.7	19.8-39.5
AGE
18-24	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	6	4	83.3	34.7-97.9	2	16.7	2.1-65.3
35-44	9	4	44.1	13.4-80.1	5	55.9	19.9-86.6
45-54	19	15	89.1	70.8-96.5	4	10.9	3.5-29.2
55-64	25	21	78.2	52.2-92.2	4	21.8	7.8-47.8
65-74	35	25	66.7	45.2-83.0	10	33.3	17.0-54.8
75+	29	14	39.2	21.9-59.7	15	60.8	40.3-78.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	30	19	54.5	29.8-77.2	11	45.5	22.8-70.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	39	26	75.9	58.8-87.4	13	24.1	12.6-41.2
Some Post-H.S.	34	25	74.2	54.6-87.4	9	25.8	12.6-45.4
College Graduate	23	16	55.5	32.2-76.7	7	44.5	23.3-67.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	18	68.4	42.5-86.3	10	31.6	13.7-57.5
$15,000- 24,999	34	22	62.0	40.7-79.5	12	38.0	20.5-59.3
$25,000- 34,999	11	7	77.8	45.3-93.7	4	22.2	6.3-54.7
$35,000- 49,999	16	13	78.9	47.2-94.0	3	21.1	6.0-52.8
$50,000-74,999	9	7	80.7	44.2-95.6	2	19.3	4.4-55.8
$75,000+	7	4	39.0	10.2-78.3	3	61.0	21.7-89.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	73	49	62.3	47.3-75.2	24	37.7	24.8-52.7
No	47	33	75.1	58.3-86.7	14	24.9	13.3-41.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	22	12	52.6	30.0-74.2	10	47.4	25.8-70.0
Non-Veteran	104	74	71.7	59.8-81.2	30	28.3	18.8-40.2

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

-Mountain AHEC

127

67.5

56.4-76.8

32.5

23.2-43.6

GENDER

Male

65.2

48.7-78.7

34.8

21.3-51.3

Female

70.0

55.3-81.4

30.0

18.6-44.7

RACE

White

106

67.5

55.7-77.4

32.5

22.6-44.3

African American

88.8

55.4-98.0

11.2

2.0-44.6

Other Minorities

27.9

7.2-65.9

72.1

34.1-92.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

123

71.3

60.5-80.2

28.7

19.8-39.5

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

83.3

34.7-97.9

16.7

2.1-65.3

35-44

44.1

13.4-80.1

55.9

19.9-86.6

45-54

89.1

70.8-96.5

10.9

3.5-29.2

55-64

78.2

52.2-92.2

21.8

7.8-47.8

65-74

66.7

45.2-83.0

33.3

17.0-54.8

75+

39.2

21.9-59.7

60.8

40.3-78.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

54.5

29.8-77.2

45.5

22.8-70.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

75.9

58.8-87.4

24.1

12.6-41.2

Some Post-H.S.

74.2

54.6-87.4

25.8

12.6-45.4

College Graduate

55.5

32.2-76.7

44.5

23.3-67.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

68.4

42.5-86.3

31.6

13.7-57.5

$15,000- 24,999

62.0

40.7-79.5

38.0

20.5-59.3

$25,000- 34,999

77.8

45.3-93.7

22.2

6.3-54.7

$35,000- 49,999

78.9

47.2-94.0

21.1

6.0-52.8

$50,000-74,999

80.7

44.2-95.6

19.3

4.4-55.8

$75,000+

39.0

10.2-78.3

61.0

21.7-89.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

62.3

47.3-75.2

37.7

24.8-52.7

75.1

58.3-86.7

24.9

13.3-41.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

52.6

30.0-74.2

47.4

25.8-70.0

Non-Veteran

104

71.7

59.8-81.2

28.3

18.8-40.2

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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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