BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	183	80	41.5	33.4-50.0	103	58.5	50.0-66.6
GENDER
Male	53	20	32.1	20.4-46.7	33	67.9	53.3-79.6
Female	130	60	47.6	37.6-57.7	70	52.4	42.3-62.4
RACE
White	76	32	44.5	31.8-57.9	44	55.5	42.1-68.2
African American	105	48	40.2	30.0-51.3	57	59.8	48.7-70.0
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	180	80	42.3	34.1-50.9	100	57.7	49.1-65.9
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	2	1	29.2	2.5-86.8	1	70.8	13.2-97.5
35-44	5	3	78.1	32.5-96.3	2	21.9	3.7-67.5
45-54	41	20	44.0	28.2-61.1	21	56.0	38.9-71.8
55-64	55	24	41.2	27.3-56.5	31	58.8	43.5-72.7
65-74	48	21	40.9	25.7-58.0	27	59.1	42.0-74.3
75+	31	10	28.6	14.8-48.1	21	71.4	51.9-85.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	63	30	40.4	27.5-54.8	33	59.6	45.2-72.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	28	40.5	27.8-54.7	45	59.5	45.3-72.2
Some Post-H.S.	27	15	58.2	37.7-76.2	12	41.8	23.8-62.3
College Graduate	20	7	25.5	11.0-48.7	13	74.5	51.3-89.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	22	36.6	22.8-53.1	32	63.4	46.9-77.2
$15,000- 24,999	34	16	49.3	30.3-68.6	18	50.7	31.4-69.7
$25,000- 34,999	22	10	48.3	26.1-71.3	12	51.7	28.7-73.9
$35,000- 49,999	10	5	44.9	18.4-74.7	5	55.1	25.3-81.6
$50,000-74,999	14	5	34.7	14.7-62.2	9	65.3	37.8-85.3
$75,000+	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	122	54	42.0	32.2-52.6	68	58.0	47.4-67.8
No	54	23	39.8	25.9-55.6	31	60.2	44.4-74.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	9	36.4	18.6-59.0	14	63.6	41.0-81.4
Non-Veteran	159	70	41.8	33.0-51.0	89	58.2	49.0-67.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,842

979

54.7

51.8-57.5

863

45.3

42.5-48.2

-Northeastern Partnership

183

41.5

33.4-50.0

103

58.5

50.0-66.6

GENDER

Male

32.1

20.4-46.7

67.9

53.3-79.6

Female

130

47.6

37.6-57.7

52.4

42.3-62.4

RACE

White

44.5

31.8-57.9

55.5

42.1-68.2

African American

105

40.2

30.0-51.3

59.8

48.7-70.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

180

42.3

34.1-50.9

100

57.7

49.1-65.9

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

29.2

2.5-86.8

70.8

13.2-97.5

35-44

78.1

32.5-96.3

21.9

3.7-67.5

45-54

44.0

28.2-61.1

56.0

38.9-71.8

55-64

41.2

27.3-56.5

58.8

43.5-72.7

65-74

40.9

25.7-58.0

59.1

42.0-74.3

75+

28.6

14.8-48.1

71.4

51.9-85.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

40.4

27.5-54.8

59.6

45.2-72.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

40.5

27.8-54.7

59.5

45.3-72.2

Some Post-H.S.

58.2

37.7-76.2

41.8

23.8-62.3

College Graduate

25.5

11.0-48.7

74.5

51.3-89.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

36.6

22.8-53.1

63.4

46.9-77.2

$15,000- 24,999

49.3

30.3-68.6

50.7

31.4-69.7

$25,000- 34,999

48.3

26.1-71.3

51.7

28.7-73.9

$35,000- 49,999

44.9

18.4-74.7

55.1

25.3-81.6

$50,000-74,999

34.7

14.7-62.2

65.3

37.8-85.3

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

122

42.0

32.2-52.6

58.0

47.4-67.8

39.8

25.9-55.6

60.2

44.4-74.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

36.4

18.6-59.0

63.6

41.0-81.4

Non-Veteran

159

41.8

33.0-51.0

58.2

49.0-67.0

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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, 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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