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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,849	487	27.1	24.5-29.8	1,362	72.9	70.2-75.5
-Northeastern Partnership	185	47	25.1	18.2-33.5	138	74.9	66.5-81.8
GENDER
Male	55	9	18.4	9.0-33.9	46	81.6	66.1-91.0
Female	130	38	29.6	20.9-40.0	92	70.4	60.0-79.1
RACE
White	76	15	19.8	10.7-33.7	61	80.2	66.3-89.3
African American	107	32	29.4	20.1-40.7	75	70.6	59.3-79.9
Other Minorities	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	182	47	25.6	18.6-34.1	135	74.4	65.9-81.4
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	5	1	12.9	1.4-60.8	4	87.1	39.2-98.6
45-54	41	10	24.1	11.9-43.0	31	75.9	57.0-88.1
55-64	56	14	25.8	13.7-43.3	42	74.2	56.7-86.3
65-74	49	11	16.1	8.1-29.4	38	83.9	70.6-91.9
75+	31	8	31.1	14.9-53.9	23	68.9	46.1-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	19	24.6	14.5-38.6	46	75.4	61.4-85.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	73	15	19.2	10.2-33.2	58	80.8	66.8-89.8
Some Post-H.S.	27	9	39.4	21.5-60.7	18	60.6	39.3-78.5
College Graduate	20	4	29.1	9.8-60.9	16	70.9	39.1-90.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	54	17	35.2	19.7-54.4	37	64.8	45.6-80.3
$15,000- 24,999	34	9	21.3	10.3-39.0	25	78.7	61.0-89.7
$25,000- 34,999	23	6	20.8	8.4-43.2	17	79.2	56.8-91.6
$35,000- 49,999	10	2	27.6	7.4-64.7	8	72.4	35.3-92.6
$50,000-74,999	14	2	15.4	3.8-45.8	12	84.6	54.2-96.2
$75,000+	6	2	43.7	10.2-84.2	4	56.3	15.8-89.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	123	38	31.3	22.1-42.4	85	68.7	57.6-77.9
No	55	7	12.0	5.3-25.1	48	88.0	74.9-94.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	3	15.2	4.9-38.5	20	84.8	61.5-95.1
Non-Veteran	160	43	26.3	18.7-35.6	117	73.7	64.4-81.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,849

487

27.1

24.5-29.8

1,362

72.9

70.2-75.5

-Northeastern Partnership

185

25.1

18.2-33.5

138

74.9

66.5-81.8

GENDER

Male

18.4

9.0-33.9

81.6

66.1-91.0

Female

130

29.6

20.9-40.0

70.4

60.0-79.1

RACE

White

19.8

10.7-33.7

80.2

66.3-89.3

African American

107

29.4

20.1-40.7

70.6

59.3-79.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

182

25.6

18.6-34.1

135

74.4

65.9-81.4

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

12.9

1.4-60.8

87.1

39.2-98.6

45-54

24.1

11.9-43.0

75.9

57.0-88.1

55-64

25.8

13.7-43.3

74.2

56.7-86.3

65-74

16.1

8.1-29.4

83.9

70.6-91.9

75+

31.1

14.9-53.9

68.9

46.1-85.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

24.6

14.5-38.6

75.4

61.4-85.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

19.2

10.2-33.2

80.8

66.8-89.8

Some Post-H.S.

39.4

21.5-60.7

60.6

39.3-78.5

College Graduate

29.1

9.8-60.9

70.9

39.1-90.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

35.2

19.7-54.4

64.8

45.6-80.3

$15,000- 24,999

21.3

10.3-39.0

78.7

61.0-89.7

$25,000- 34,999

20.8

8.4-43.2

79.2

56.8-91.6

$35,000- 49,999

27.6

7.4-64.7

72.4

35.3-92.6

$50,000-74,999

15.4

3.8-45.8

84.6

54.2-96.2

$75,000+

43.7

10.2-84.2

56.3

15.8-89.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

123

31.3

22.1-42.4

68.7

57.6-77.9

12.0

5.3-25.1

88.0

74.9-94.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

15.2

4.9-38.5

84.8

61.5-95.1

Non-Veteran

160

26.3

18.7-35.6

117

73.7

64.4-81.3

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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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