BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	387	260	62.0	55.2-68.4	127	38.0	31.6-44.8
Buncombe	382	238	54.9	47.9-61.6	144	45.1	38.4-52.1
Cabarrus	351	215	53.6	46.8-60.2	136	46.4	39.8-53.2
Catawba	369	244	60.3	53.6-66.7	125	39.7	33.3-46.4
Cumberland	384	252	63.0	56.4-69.2	132	37.0	30.8-43.6
Davidson	369	235	56.4	49.3-63.3	134	43.6	36.7-50.7
Durham	408	257	57.0	50.5-63.3	151	43.0	36.7-49.5
Forsyth	378	261	66.2	59.3-72.4	117	33.8	27.6-40.7
Gaston	369	263	67.3	60.1-73.8	106	32.7	26.2-39.9
Guilford	384	248	55.4	48.8-61.9	136	44.6	38.1-51.2
Iredell	349	226	60.6	54.1-66.8	123	39.4	33.2-45.9
Johnston	313	199	58.6	50.9-65.9	114	41.4	34.1-49.1
Mecklenburg	755	491	61.6	57.0-66.0	264	38.4	34.0-43.0
New Hanover	382	270	65.4	58.8-71.4	112	34.6	28.6-41.2
Onslow	328	219	62.6	55.4-69.3	109	37.4	30.7-44.6
Orange	359	253	62.0	54.4-69.1	106	38.0	30.9-45.6
Pitt	382	259	63.2	57.0-69.0	123	36.8	31.0-43.0
Randolph	401	274	62.3	56.0-68.2	127	37.7	31.8-44.0
Robeson	352	231	63.9	57.1-70.1	121	36.1	29.9-42.9
Rowan	366	223	56.5	49.6-63.1	143	43.5	36.9-50.4
Union	322	225	65.2	58.5-71.3	97	34.8	28.7-41.5
Wake	747	475	60.3	55.6-64.8	272	39.7	35.2-44.4
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	403	278	60.6	53.7-67.1	125	39.4	32.9-46.3
Northeast Partnership II	407	273	61.9	55.4-67.9	134	38.1	32.1-44.6
Northeast Partnership I	386	266	61.4	54.4-67.9	120	38.6	32.1-45.6
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	341	228	58.5	51.1-65.5	113	41.5	34.5-48.9
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	422	286	64.1	57.2-70.5	136	35.9	29.5-42.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	354	233	63.0	56.7-68.8	121	37.0	31.2-43.3
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	398	268	61.6	55.1-67.7	130	38.4	32.3-44.9
Chatham/Lee/Moore	453	301	63.4	57.5-68.9	152	36.6	31.1-42.5
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	539	365	59.0	52.7-65.1	174	41.0	34.9-47.3
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	382	267	67.6	61.3-73.3	115	32.4	26.7-38.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	334	226	60.8	53.5-67.6	108	39.2	32.4-46.5
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	421	301	65.2	58.7-71.2	120	34.8	28.8-41.3
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	637	430	64.1	58.6-69.2	207	35.9	30.8-41.4
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	933	632	61.1	56.5-65.5	301	38.9	34.5-43.5
No	13,381	8,908	61.5	60.3-62.7	4,473	38.5	37.3-39.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,540	3,051	62.1	60.0-64.1	1,489	37.9	35.9-40.0
Piedmont	8,120	5,386	61.3	59.7-62.8	2,734	38.7	37.2-40.3
Western NC	1,654	1,103	61.4	58.0-64.6	551	38.6	35.4-42.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	1,019	668	61.1	56.8-65.2	351	38.9	34.8-43.2
Northwest	2,675	1,772	62.4	59.9-64.9	903	37.6	35.1-40.1
Charlotte	2,145	1,435	61.9	58.9-64.8	710	38.1	35.2-41.1
Greensboro	1,881	1,272	60.6	57.2-63.8	609	39.4	36.2-42.8
Southern Regional	1,478	978	60.6	56.6-64.4	500	39.4	35.6-43.4
Coastal	730	503	65.4	60.9-69.6	227	34.6	30.4-39.1
Wake	2,053	1,331	60.3	57.2-63.2	722	39.7	36.8-42.8
Area L	552	363	56.0	50.1-61.8	189	44.0	38.2-49.9
Eastern	1,781	1,218	64.0	60.9-67.1	563	36.0	32.9-39.1

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

387

260

62.0

55.2-68.4

127

38.0

31.6-44.8

Buncombe

382

238

54.9

47.9-61.6

144

45.1

38.4-52.1

Cabarrus

351

215

53.6

46.8-60.2

136

46.4

39.8-53.2

Catawba

369

244

60.3

53.6-66.7

125

39.7

33.3-46.4

Cumberland

384

252

63.0

56.4-69.2

132

37.0

30.8-43.6

Davidson

369

235

56.4

49.3-63.3

134

43.6

36.7-50.7

Durham

408

257

57.0

50.5-63.3

151

43.0

36.7-49.5

Forsyth

378

261

66.2

59.3-72.4

117

33.8

27.6-40.7

Gaston

369

263

67.3

60.1-73.8

106

32.7

26.2-39.9

Guilford

384

248

55.4

48.8-61.9

136

44.6

38.1-51.2

Iredell

349

226

60.6

54.1-66.8

123

39.4

33.2-45.9

Johnston

313

199

58.6

50.9-65.9

114

41.4

34.1-49.1

Mecklenburg

755

491

61.6

57.0-66.0

264

38.4

34.0-43.0

New Hanover

382

270

65.4

58.8-71.4

112

34.6

28.6-41.2

Onslow

328

219

62.6

55.4-69.3

109

37.4

30.7-44.6

Orange

359

253

62.0

54.4-69.1

106

38.0

30.9-45.6

Pitt

382

259

63.2

57.0-69.0

123

36.8

31.0-43.0

Randolph

401

274

62.3

56.0-68.2

127

37.7

31.8-44.0

Robeson

352

231

63.9

57.1-70.1

121

36.1

29.9-42.9

Rowan

366

223

56.5

49.6-63.1

143

43.5

36.9-50.4

Union

322

225

65.2

58.5-71.3

34.8

28.7-41.5

Wake

747

475

60.3

55.6-64.8

272

39.7

35.2-44.4

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

403

278

60.6

53.7-67.1

125

39.4

32.9-46.3

Northeast Partnership II

407

273

61.9

55.4-67.9

134

38.1

32.1-44.6

Northeast Partnership I

386

266

61.4

54.4-67.9

120

38.6

32.1-45.6

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

341

228

58.5

51.1-65.5

113

41.5

34.5-48.9

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

422

286

64.1

57.2-70.5

136

35.9

29.5-42.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

354

233

63.0

56.7-68.8

121

37.0

31.2-43.3

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

398

268

61.6

55.1-67.7

130

38.4

32.3-44.9

Chatham/Lee/Moore

453

301

63.4

57.5-68.9

152

36.6

31.1-42.5

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

539

365

59.0

52.7-65.1

174

41.0

34.9-47.3

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

382

267

67.6

61.3-73.3

115

32.4

26.7-38.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

334

226

60.8

53.5-67.6

108

39.2

32.4-46.5

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

421

301

65.2

58.7-71.2

120

34.8

28.8-41.3

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

637

430

64.1

58.6-69.2

207

35.9

30.8-41.4

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

933

632

61.1

56.5-65.5

301

38.9

34.5-43.5

13,381

8,908

61.5

60.3-62.7

4,473

38.5

37.3-39.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,540

3,051

62.1

60.0-64.1

1,489

37.9

35.9-40.0

Piedmont

8,120

5,386

61.3

59.7-62.8

2,734

38.7

37.2-40.3

Western NC

1,654

1,103

61.4

58.0-64.6

551

38.6

35.4-42.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

1,019

668

61.1

56.8-65.2

351

38.9

34.8-43.2

Northwest

2,675

1,772

62.4

59.9-64.9

903

37.6

35.1-40.1

Charlotte

2,145

1,435

61.9

58.9-64.8

710

38.1

35.2-41.1

Greensboro

1,881

1,272

60.6

57.2-63.8

609

39.4

36.2-42.8

Southern Regional

1,478

978

60.6

56.6-64.4

500

39.4

35.6-43.4

Coastal

730

503

65.4

60.9-69.6

227

34.6

30.4-39.1

Wake

2,053

1,331

60.3

57.2-63.2

722

39.7

36.8-42.8

Area L

552

363

56.0

50.1-61.8

189

44.0

38.2-49.9

Eastern

1,781

1,218

64.0

60.9-67.1

563

36.0

32.9-39.1

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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, 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.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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