BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,130	1,106	97.5	95.9-98.5	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	28	27	98.3	88.3-99.8	1	1.7	0.2-11.7
Buncombe	24	24	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Cabarrus	24	23	91.1	57.6-98.7	1	8.9	1.3-42.4
Catawba	30	29	98.2	87.9-99.8	1	1.8	0.2-12.1
Cumberland	27	27	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Davidson	33	32	96.0	76.1-99.4	1	4.0	0.6-23.9
Durham	26	25	96.4	77.9-99.5	1	3.6	0.5-22.1
Forsyth	31	30	93.1	64.8-99.0	1	6.9	1.0-35.2
Gaston	30	30	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	33	30	92.1	77.5-97.5	3	7.9	2.5-22.5
Iredell	22	22	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Johnston	24	23	97.4	83.2-99.6	1	2.6	0.4-16.8
Mecklenburg	47	46	98.4	89.4-99.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.6
New Hanover	32	32	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Onslow	34	34	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	18	18	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Pitt	20	20	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Randolph	23	22	95.1	72.0-99.3	1	4.9	0.7-28.0
Robeson	34	33	98.6	90.5-99.8	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5
Rowan	41	41	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Union	22	22	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Wake	44	42	96.3	85.4-99.1	2	3.7	0.9-14.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	20	20	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast Partnership II	46	44	95.7	84.2-98.9	2	4.3	1.1-15.8
Northeast Partnership I	60	59	98.7	91.3-99.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	38	38	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	51	50	95.4	74.2-99.3	1	4.6	0.7-25.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	33	33	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	27	26	98.7	91.1-99.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9
Chatham/Lee/Moore	22	22	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	48	47	99.4	96.0-99.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	33	33	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	27	26	95.9	75.8-99.4	1	4.1	0.6-24.2
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	36	35	97.8	86.1-99.7	1	2.2	0.3-13.9
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	42	41	96.1	76.9-99.5	1	3.9	0.5-23.1
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	111	108	97.4	91.8-99.2	3	2.6	0.8- 8.2
No	1,019	998	97.5	95.8-98.5	21	2.5	1.5- 4.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	420	413	98.3	94.7-99.4	7	1.7	0.6- 5.3
Piedmont	588	574	97.1	94.8-98.4	14	2.9	1.6- 5.2
Western NC	122	119	97.1	90.6-99.1	3	2.9	0.9- 9.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	66	65	97.4	83.9-99.6	1	2.6	0.4-16.1
Northwest	229	224	97.0	91.7-98.9	5	3.0	1.1- 8.3
Charlotte	154	152	98.4	93.6-99.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4
Greensboro	125	120	95.3	88.1-98.2	5	4.7	1.8-11.9
Southern Regional	122	120	99.6	98.3-99.9	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7
Coastal	68	67	95.4	74.3-99.3	1	4.6	0.7-25.7
Wake	140	135	97.2	92.4-99.0	5	2.8	1.0- 7.6
Area L	66	66	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Eastern	160	157	98.5	95.2-99.5	3	1.5	0.5- 4.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,130

1,106

97.5

95.9-98.5

2.5

1.5- 4.1

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

98.3

88.3-99.8

1.7

0.2-11.7

Buncombe

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Cabarrus

91.1

57.6-98.7

8.9

1.3-42.4

Catawba

98.2

87.9-99.8

1.8

0.2-12.1

Cumberland

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Davidson

96.0

76.1-99.4

4.0

0.6-23.9

Durham

96.4

77.9-99.5

3.6

0.5-22.1

Forsyth

93.1

64.8-99.0

6.9

1.0-35.2

Gaston

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Guilford

92.1

77.5-97.5

7.9

2.5-22.5

Iredell

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Johnston

97.4

83.2-99.6

2.6

0.4-16.8

Mecklenburg

98.4

89.4-99.8

1.6

0.2-10.6

New Hanover

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Onslow

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Orange

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Pitt

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Randolph

95.1

72.0-99.3

4.9

0.7-28.0

Robeson

98.6

90.5-99.8

1.4

0.2- 9.5

Rowan

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Union

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Wake

96.3

85.4-99.1

3.7

0.9-14.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Northeast Partnership II

95.7

84.2-98.9

4.3

1.1-15.8

Northeast Partnership I

98.7

91.3-99.8

1.3

0.2- 8.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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

95.4

74.2-99.3

4.6

0.7-25.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

98.7

91.1-99.8

1.3

0.2- 8.9

Chatham/Lee/Moore

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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

99.4

96.0-99.9

0.6

0.1- 4.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

95.9

75.8-99.4

4.1

0.6-24.2

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

97.8

86.1-99.7

2.2

0.3-13.9

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

96.1

76.9-99.5

3.9

0.5-23.1

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

111

108

97.4

91.8-99.2

2.6

0.8- 8.2

1,019

998

97.5

95.8-98.5

2.5

1.5- 4.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

420

413

98.3

94.7-99.4

1.7

0.6- 5.3

Piedmont

588

574

97.1

94.8-98.4

2.9

1.6- 5.2

Western NC

122

119

97.1

90.6-99.1

2.9

0.9- 9.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

97.4

83.9-99.6

2.6

0.4-16.1

Northwest

229

224

97.0

91.7-98.9

3.0

1.1- 8.3

Charlotte

154

152

98.4

93.6-99.6

1.6

0.4- 6.4

Greensboro

125

120

95.3

88.1-98.2

4.7

1.8-11.9

Southern Regional

122

120

99.6

98.3-99.9

0.4

0.1- 1.7

Coastal

95.4

74.3-99.3

4.6

0.7-25.7

Wake

140

135

97.2

92.4-99.0

2.8

1.0- 7.6

Area L

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Eastern

160

157

98.5

95.2-99.5

1.5

0.5- 4.8

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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, 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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