BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,843	1,399	75.4	72.7-77.9	444	24.6	22.1-27.3
-Northeastern Partnership	185	147	77.4	69.1-83.9	38	22.6	16.1-30.9
GENDER
Male	55	45	82.2	68.2-90.9	10	17.8	9.1-31.8
Female	130	102	74.1	63.4-82.6	28	25.9	17.4-36.6
RACE
White	76	54	71.6	58.0-82.2	22	28.4	17.8-42.0
African American	107	91	80.9	69.8-88.5	16	19.1	11.5-30.2
Other Minorities	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	2	53.6	8.2-93.7	1	46.4	6.3-91.8
Non-Hispanic	182	145	77.8	69.6-84.4	37	22.2	15.6-30.4
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
35-44	5	4	46.9	8.7-89.1	1	53.1	10.9-91.3
45-54	41	31	69.4	50.2-83.7	10	30.6	16.3-49.8
55-64	56	50	89.8	77.4-95.7	6	10.2	4.3-22.6
65-74	49	41	87.9	75.0-94.6	8	12.1	5.4-25.0
75+	31	21	69.5	49.7-84.0	10	30.5	16.0-50.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	53	82.8	70.5-90.6	12	17.2	9.4-29.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	60	80.9	66.8-89.9	13	19.1	10.1-33.2
Some Post-H.S.	27	20	64.1	41.9-81.6	7	35.9	18.4-58.1
College Graduate	20	14	64.6	35.8-85.7	6	35.4	14.3-64.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	45	83.1	65.6-92.7	9	16.9	7.3-34.4
$15,000- 24,999	34	28	84.8	67.8-93.7	6	15.2	6.3-32.2
$25,000- 34,999	23	18	72.1	44.9-89.1	5	27.9	10.9-55.1
$35,000- 49,999	10	9	90.2	53.6-98.7	1	9.8	1.3-46.4
$50,000-74,999	14	10	68.6	39.9-87.8	4	31.4	12.2-60.1
$75,000+	6	2	38.3	8.3-81.1	4	61.7	18.9-91.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	123	94	73.7	63.3-82.0	29	26.3	18.0-36.7
No	55	47	84.0	66.7-93.2	8	16.0	6.8-33.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	17	70.9	47.3-86.9	6	29.1	13.1-52.7
Non-Veteran	160	128	78.0	68.9-85.0	32	22.0	15.0-31.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,843

1,399

75.4

72.7-77.9

444

24.6

22.1-27.3

-Northeastern Partnership

185

147

77.4

69.1-83.9

22.6

16.1-30.9

GENDER

Male

82.2

68.2-90.9

17.8

9.1-31.8

Female

130

102

74.1

63.4-82.6

25.9

17.4-36.6

RACE

White

71.6

58.0-82.2

28.4

17.8-42.0

African American

107

80.9

69.8-88.5

19.1

11.5-30.2

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

53.6

8.2-93.7

46.4

6.3-91.8

Non-Hispanic

182

145

77.8

69.6-84.4

22.2

15.6-30.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

35-44

46.9

8.7-89.1

53.1

10.9-91.3

45-54

69.4

50.2-83.7

30.6

16.3-49.8

55-64

89.8

77.4-95.7

10.2

4.3-22.6

65-74

87.9

75.0-94.6

12.1

5.4-25.0

75+

69.5

49.7-84.0

30.5

16.0-50.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

82.8

70.5-90.6

17.2

9.4-29.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

80.9

66.8-89.9

19.1

10.1-33.2

Some Post-H.S.

64.1

41.9-81.6

35.9

18.4-58.1

College Graduate

64.6

35.8-85.7

35.4

14.3-64.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

83.1

65.6-92.7

16.9

7.3-34.4

$15,000- 24,999

84.8

67.8-93.7

15.2

6.3-32.2

$25,000- 34,999

72.1

44.9-89.1

27.9

10.9-55.1

$35,000- 49,999

90.2

53.6-98.7

9.8

1.3-46.4

$50,000-74,999

68.6

39.9-87.8

31.4

12.2-60.1

$75,000+

38.3

8.3-81.1

61.7

18.9-91.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

123

73.7

63.3-82.0

26.3

18.0-36.7

84.0

66.7-93.2

16.0

6.8-33.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

70.9

47.3-86.9

29.1

13.1-52.7

Non-Veteran

160

128

78.0

68.9-85.0

22.0

15.0-31.1

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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, 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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