BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	53	32	60.1	43.4-74.8	21	39.9	25.2-56.6
Buncombe	32	23	72.6	53.3-86.0	9	27.4	14.0-46.7
Cabarrus	43	22	50.1	34.3-65.9	21	49.9	34.1-65.7
Catawba	56	32	59.0	43.9-72.5	24	41.0	27.5-56.1
Cumberland	39	19	50.4	33.6-67.1	20	49.6	32.9-66.4
Davidson	62	27	50.6	36.2-64.9	35	49.4	35.1-63.8
Durham	38	26	70.4	50.6-84.7	12	29.6	15.3-49.4
Forsyth	57	43	70.1	55.1-81.7	14	29.9	18.3-44.9
Gaston	53	31	60.1	43.7-74.5	22	39.9	25.5-56.3
Guilford	55	33	57.2	40.6-72.3	22	42.8	27.7-59.4
Iredell	37	19	54.4	36.2-71.6	18	45.6	28.4-63.8
Johnston	51	24	51.6	37.1-65.9	27	48.4	34.1-62.9
Mecklenburg	69	39	56.9	43.1-69.7	30	43.1	30.3-56.9
New Hanover	39	19	57.0	39.9-72.5	20	43.0	27.5-60.1
Onslow	46	29	62.2	44.9-76.8	17	37.8	23.2-55.1
Orange	30	19	56.7	33.1-77.6	11	43.3	22.4-66.9
Pitt	39	16	44.6	26.6-64.2	23	55.4	35.8-73.4
Randolph	29	17	56.3	36.6-74.3	12	43.7	25.7-63.4
Robeson	64	26	43.3	29.7-57.9	38	56.7	42.1-70.3
Rowan	76	48	63.6	50.7-74.8	28	36.4	25.2-49.3
Union	33	17	44.0	26.9-62.5	16	56.0	37.5-73.1
Wake	56	38	70.6	55.9-82.0	18	29.4	18.0-44.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	39	14	32.6	18.3-51.2	25	67.4	48.8-81.7
Northeast Partnership II	71	32	43.6	31.7-56.3	39	56.4	43.7-68.3
Northeast Partnership I	100	43	42.6	31.5-54.4	57	57.4	45.6-68.5
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	50	31	54.5	37.3-70.7	19	45.5	29.3-62.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	74	40	57.0	43.5-69.5	34	43.0	30.5-56.5
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	48	17	35.0	21.2-51.9	31	65.0	48.1-78.8
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	52	19	37.1	23.6-53.0	33	62.9	47.0-76.4
Chatham/Lee/Moore	47	24	50.2	34.7-65.6	23	49.8	34.4-65.3
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	73	36	50.2	37.0-63.3	37	49.8	36.7-63.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	56	28	55.9	40.7-70.1	28	44.1	29.9-59.3
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	40	20	49.6	33.0-66.3	20	50.4	33.7-67.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	56	33	62.7	48.0-75.4	23	37.3	24.6-52.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	79	43	53.1	39.0-66.8	36	46.9	33.2-61.0
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	183	80	41.5	33.4-50.0	103	58.5	50.0-66.6
No	1,659	899	55.8	52.8-58.8	760	44.2	41.2-47.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	661	306	46.9	42.2-51.6	355	53.1	48.4-57.8
Piedmont	987	561	58.4	54.4-62.3	426	41.6	37.7-45.6
Western NC	194	112	59.0	50.4-67.1	82	41.0	32.9-49.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	111	66	57.9	46.0-69.0	45	42.1	31.0-54.0
Northwest	399	230	60.5	54.6-66.1	169	39.5	33.9-45.4
Charlotte	246	134	54.7	47.3-62.0	112	45.3	38.0-52.7
Greensboro	213	121	54.5	45.3-63.4	92	45.5	36.6-54.7
Southern Regional	203	97	51.3	42.8-59.8	106	48.7	40.2-57.2
Coastal	89	41	48.9	36.3-61.6	48	51.1	38.4-63.7
Wake	225	123	61.4	53.1-69.0	102	38.6	31.0-46.9
Area L	96	47	44.8	33.4-56.7	49	55.2	43.3-66.6
Eastern	260	120	45.3	37.9-52.9	140	54.7	47.1-62.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,842

979

54.7

51.8-57.5

863

45.3

42.5-48.2

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

60.1

43.4-74.8

39.9

25.2-56.6

Buncombe

72.6

53.3-86.0

27.4

14.0-46.7

Cabarrus

50.1

34.3-65.9

49.9

34.1-65.7

Catawba

59.0

43.9-72.5

41.0

27.5-56.1

Cumberland

50.4

33.6-67.1

49.6

32.9-66.4

Davidson

50.6

36.2-64.9

49.4

35.1-63.8

Durham

70.4

50.6-84.7

29.6

15.3-49.4

Forsyth

70.1

55.1-81.7

29.9

18.3-44.9

Gaston

60.1

43.7-74.5

39.9

25.5-56.3

Guilford

57.2

40.6-72.3

42.8

27.7-59.4

Iredell

54.4

36.2-71.6

45.6

28.4-63.8

Johnston

51.6

37.1-65.9

48.4

34.1-62.9

Mecklenburg

56.9

43.1-69.7

43.1

30.3-56.9

New Hanover

57.0

39.9-72.5

43.0

27.5-60.1

Onslow

62.2

44.9-76.8

37.8

23.2-55.1

Orange

56.7

33.1-77.6

43.3

22.4-66.9

Pitt

44.6

26.6-64.2

55.4

35.8-73.4

Randolph

56.3

36.6-74.3

43.7

25.7-63.4

Robeson

43.3

29.7-57.9

56.7

42.1-70.3

Rowan

63.6

50.7-74.8

36.4

25.2-49.3

Union

44.0

26.9-62.5

56.0

37.5-73.1

Wake

70.6

55.9-82.0

29.4

18.0-44.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

32.6

18.3-51.2

67.4

48.8-81.7

Northeast Partnership II

43.6

31.7-56.3

56.4

43.7-68.3

Northeast Partnership I

100

42.6

31.5-54.4

57.4

45.6-68.5

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

54.5

37.3-70.7

45.5

29.3-62.7

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

57.0

43.5-69.5

43.0

30.5-56.5

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

35.0

21.2-51.9

65.0

48.1-78.8

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

37.1

23.6-53.0

62.9

47.0-76.4

Chatham/Lee/Moore

50.2

34.7-65.6

49.8

34.4-65.3

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

50.2

37.0-63.3

49.8

36.7-63.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

55.9

40.7-70.1

44.1

29.9-59.3

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

49.6

33.0-66.3

50.4

33.7-67.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

62.7

48.0-75.4

37.3

24.6-52.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

53.1

39.0-66.8

46.9

33.2-61.0

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

183

41.5

33.4-50.0

103

58.5

50.0-66.6

1,659

899

55.8

52.8-58.8

760

44.2

41.2-47.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

661

306

46.9

42.2-51.6

355

53.1

48.4-57.8

Piedmont

987

561

58.4

54.4-62.3

426

41.6

37.7-45.6

Western NC

194

112

59.0

50.4-67.1

41.0

32.9-49.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

111

57.9

46.0-69.0

42.1

31.0-54.0

Northwest

399

230

60.5

54.6-66.1

169

39.5

33.9-45.4

Charlotte

246

134

54.7

47.3-62.0

112

45.3

38.0-52.7

Greensboro

213

121

54.5

45.3-63.4

45.5

36.6-54.7

Southern Regional

203

51.3

42.8-59.8

106

48.7

40.2-57.2

Coastal

48.9

36.3-61.6

51.1

38.4-63.7

Wake

225

123

61.4

53.1-69.0

102

38.6

31.0-46.9

Area L

44.8

33.4-56.7

55.2

43.3-66.6

Eastern

260

120

45.3

37.9-52.9

140

54.7

47.1-62.1

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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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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