BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	55	38	71.9	54.8-84.4	17	28.1	15.6-45.2
Buncombe	41	29	71.1	52.5-84.6	12	28.9	15.4-47.5
Cabarrus	48	36	68.9	48.4-83.9	12	31.1	16.1-51.6
Catawba	59	42	72.2	58.0-83.1	17	27.8	16.9-42.0
Cumberland	44	37	88.2	76.0-94.6	7	11.8	5.4-24.0
Davidson	69	42	68.8	54.8-80.1	27	31.2	19.9-45.2
Durham	40	31	73.1	52.8-86.9	9	26.9	13.1-47.2
Forsyth	58	39	65.8	51.1-78.0	19	34.2	22.0-48.9
Gaston	60	39	68.8	53.6-80.8	21	31.2	19.2-46.4
Guilford	58	37	69.6	55.5-80.8	21	30.4	19.2-44.5
Iredell	41	24	55.2	37.3-71.8	17	44.8	28.2-62.7
Johnston	53	33	68.6	54.6-79.8	20	31.4	20.2-45.4
Mecklenburg	77	60	78.9	66.9-87.4	17	21.1	12.6-33.1
New Hanover	43	35	85.3	72.1-92.9	8	14.7	7.1-27.9
Onslow	54	40	75.5	60.9-86.0	14	24.5	14.0-39.1
Orange	36	25	69.3	49.8-83.7	11	30.7	16.3-50.2
Pitt	42	27	64.2	44.4-80.1	15	35.8	19.9-55.6
Randolph	35	24	62.0	43.0-77.9	11	38.0	22.1-57.0
Robeson	69	40	62.0	48.2-74.1	29	38.0	25.9-51.8
Rowan	81	48	61.8	49.4-72.9	33	38.2	27.1-50.6
Union	35	26	74.8	55.9-87.5	9	25.2	12.5-44.1
Wake	65	49	74.3	57.9-85.9	16	25.7	14.1-42.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	46	32	62.5	42.7-78.8	14	37.5	21.2-57.3
Northeast Partnership II	80	57	68.2	55.4-78.8	23	31.8	21.2-44.6
Northeast Partnership I	109	86	73.4	60.9-83.0	23	26.6	17.0-39.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	57	43	73.0	56.0-85.2	14	27.0	14.8-44.0
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	87	64	75.7	64.0-84.5	23	24.3	15.5-36.0
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	59	43	74.3	59.5-85.0	16	25.7	15.0-40.5
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	58	44	78.7	64.4-88.3	14	21.3	11.7-35.6
Chatham/Lee/Moore	49	29	51.9	36.5-66.9	20	48.1	33.1-63.5
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	79	49	65.1	52.2-76.1	30	34.9	23.9-47.8
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	61	41	70.2	56.0-81.3	20	29.8	18.7-44.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	48	36	79.0	63.9-88.9	12	21.0	11.1-36.1
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	63	47	70.1	55.6-81.4	16	29.9	18.6-44.4
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	92	59	63.5	50.4-74.9	33	36.5	25.1-49.6
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	202	152	69.9	61.3-77.3	50	30.1	22.7-38.7
No	1,849	1,279	70.7	67.9-73.2	570	29.3	26.8-32.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	744	529	71.7	67.3-75.7	215	28.3	24.3-32.7
Piedmont	1,078	742	70.2	66.6-73.5	336	29.8	26.5-33.4
Western NC	229	160	69.7	61.9-76.4	69	30.3	23.6-38.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	133	88	65.4	54.7-74.8	45	34.6	25.2-45.3
Northwest	435	288	68.8	63.4-73.8	147	31.2	26.2-36.6
Charlotte	272	199	73.8	67.0-79.6	73	26.2	20.4-33.0
Greensboro	233	152	66.9	58.9-74.0	81	33.1	26.0-41.1
Southern Regional	221	150	73.3	65.6-79.7	71	26.7	20.3-34.4
Coastal	106	79	74.6	63.5-83.3	27	25.4	16.7-36.5
Wake	248	181	75.0	66.7-81.8	67	25.0	18.2-33.3
Area L	107	80	66.6	53.8-77.3	27	33.4	22.7-46.2
Eastern	296	214	70.6	63.2-77.0	82	29.4	23.0-36.8

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

71.9

54.8-84.4

28.1

15.6-45.2

Buncombe

71.1

52.5-84.6

28.9

15.4-47.5

Cabarrus

68.9

48.4-83.9

31.1

16.1-51.6

Catawba

72.2

58.0-83.1

27.8

16.9-42.0

Cumberland

88.2

76.0-94.6

11.8

5.4-24.0

Davidson

68.8

54.8-80.1

31.2

19.9-45.2

Durham

73.1

52.8-86.9

26.9

13.1-47.2

Forsyth

65.8

51.1-78.0

34.2

22.0-48.9

Gaston

68.8

53.6-80.8

31.2

19.2-46.4

Guilford

69.6

55.5-80.8

30.4

19.2-44.5

Iredell

55.2

37.3-71.8

44.8

28.2-62.7

Johnston

68.6

54.6-79.8

31.4

20.2-45.4

Mecklenburg

78.9

66.9-87.4

21.1

12.6-33.1

New Hanover

85.3

72.1-92.9

14.7

7.1-27.9

Onslow

75.5

60.9-86.0

24.5

14.0-39.1

Orange

69.3

49.8-83.7

30.7

16.3-50.2

Pitt

64.2

44.4-80.1

35.8

19.9-55.6

Randolph

62.0

43.0-77.9

38.0

22.1-57.0

Robeson

62.0

48.2-74.1

38.0

25.9-51.8

Rowan

61.8

49.4-72.9

38.2

27.1-50.6

Union

74.8

55.9-87.5

25.2

12.5-44.1

Wake

74.3

57.9-85.9

25.7

14.1-42.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

62.5

42.7-78.8

37.5

21.2-57.3

Northeast Partnership II

68.2

55.4-78.8

31.8

21.2-44.6

Northeast Partnership I

109

73.4

60.9-83.0

26.6

17.0-39.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

73.0

56.0-85.2

27.0

14.8-44.0

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

75.7

64.0-84.5

24.3

15.5-36.0

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

74.3

59.5-85.0

25.7

15.0-40.5

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

78.7

64.4-88.3

21.3

11.7-35.6

Chatham/Lee/Moore

51.9

36.5-66.9

48.1

33.1-63.5

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

65.1

52.2-76.1

34.9

23.9-47.8

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

70.2

56.0-81.3

29.8

18.7-44.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

79.0

63.9-88.9

21.0

11.1-36.1

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

70.1

55.6-81.4

29.9

18.6-44.4

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

63.5

50.4-74.9

36.5

25.1-49.6

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

202

152

69.9

61.3-77.3

30.1

22.7-38.7

1,849

1,279

70.7

67.9-73.2

570

29.3

26.8-32.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

744

529

71.7

67.3-75.7

215

28.3

24.3-32.7

Piedmont

1,078

742

70.2

66.6-73.5

336

29.8

26.5-33.4

Western NC

229

160

69.7

61.9-76.4

30.3

23.6-38.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

133

65.4

54.7-74.8

34.6

25.2-45.3

Northwest

435

288

68.8

63.4-73.8

147

31.2

26.2-36.6

Charlotte

272

199

73.8

67.0-79.6

26.2

20.4-33.0

Greensboro

233

152

66.9

58.9-74.0

33.1

26.0-41.1

Southern Regional

221

150

73.3

65.6-79.7

26.7

20.3-34.4

Coastal

106

74.6

63.5-83.3

25.4

16.7-36.5

Wake

248

181

75.0

66.7-81.8

25.0

18.2-33.3

Area L

107

66.6

53.8-77.3

33.4

22.7-46.2

Eastern

296

214

70.6

63.2-77.0

29.4

23.0-36.8

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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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