BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes Screening

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,314	9,540	61.5	60.4-62.7	4,774	38.5	37.3-39.6
-Northeastern Partnership	933	632	61.1	56.5-65.5	301	38.9	34.5-43.5
GENDER
Male	341	225	56.9	49.6-64.0	116	43.1	36.0-50.4
Female	592	407	65.6	60.7-70.1	185	34.4	29.9-39.3
RACE
White	583	414	63.4	57.4-69.0	169	36.6	31.0-42.6
African American	295	183	56.3	48.4-63.8	112	43.7	36.2-51.6
Other Minorities	48	31	61.4	44.3-76.0	17	38.6	24.0-55.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	33	22	59.5	38.0-77.9	11	40.5	22.1-62.0
Non-Hispanic	900	610	61.2	56.6-65.6	290	38.8	34.4-43.4
AGE
18-24	35	12	26.8	14.5-44.2	23	73.2	55.8-85.5
25-34	121	80	63.0	51.5-73.2	41	37.0	26.8-48.5
35-44	164	110	63.6	54.1-72.1	54	36.4	27.9-45.9
45-54	211	139	63.6	54.9-71.6	72	36.4	28.4-45.1
55-64	176	130	72.6	64.1-79.8	46	27.4	20.2-35.9
65-74	118	83	67.2	56.6-76.3	35	32.8	23.7-43.4
75+	102	74	71.4	60.5-80.3	28	28.6	19.7-39.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	165	89	47.5	37.6-57.5	76	52.5	42.5-62.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	338	218	56.6	48.8-64.1	120	43.4	35.9-51.2
Some Post-H.S.	218	164	67.7	57.8-76.3	54	32.3	23.7-42.2
College Graduate	210	161	73.6	65.8-80.2	49	26.4	19.8-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	85	61.4	50.2-71.6	46	38.6	28.4-49.8
$15,000- 24,999	187	122	58.2	47.0-68.5	65	41.8	31.5-53.0
$25,000- 34,999	124	76	44.1	32.4-56.5	48	55.9	43.5-67.6
$35,000- 49,999	120	87	67.8	57.4-76.8	33	32.2	23.2-42.6
$50,000-74,999	110	87	70.1	57.7-80.2	23	29.9	19.8-42.3
$75,000+	117	90	76.1	66.6-83.5	27	23.9	16.5-33.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	328	223	60.2	52.2-67.8	105	39.8	32.2-47.8
No	581	392	61.4	55.7-66.8	189	38.6	33.2-44.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	132	100	72.5	59.9-82.3	32	27.5	17.7-40.1
Non-Veteran	796	528	58.7	53.8-63.5	268	41.3	36.5-46.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,314

9,540

61.5

60.4-62.7

4,774

38.5

37.3-39.6

-Northeastern Partnership

933

632

61.1

56.5-65.5

301

38.9

34.5-43.5

GENDER

Male

341

225

56.9

49.6-64.0

116

43.1

36.0-50.4

Female

592

407

65.6

60.7-70.1

185

34.4

29.9-39.3

RACE

White

583

414

63.4

57.4-69.0

169

36.6

31.0-42.6

African American

295

183

56.3

48.4-63.8

112

43.7

36.2-51.6

Other Minorities

61.4

44.3-76.0

38.6

24.0-55.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

59.5

38.0-77.9

40.5

22.1-62.0

Non-Hispanic

900

610

61.2

56.6-65.6

290

38.8

34.4-43.4

AGE

18-24

26.8

14.5-44.2

73.2

55.8-85.5

25-34

121

63.0

51.5-73.2

37.0

26.8-48.5

35-44

164

110

63.6

54.1-72.1

36.4

27.9-45.9

45-54

211

139

63.6

54.9-71.6

36.4

28.4-45.1

55-64

176

130

72.6

64.1-79.8

27.4

20.2-35.9

65-74

118

67.2

56.6-76.3

32.8

23.7-43.4

75+

102

71.4

60.5-80.3

28.6

19.7-39.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

165

47.5

37.6-57.5

52.5

42.5-62.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

338

218

56.6

48.8-64.1

120

43.4

35.9-51.2

Some Post-H.S.

218

164

67.7

57.8-76.3

32.3

23.7-42.2

College Graduate

210

161

73.6

65.8-80.2

26.4

19.8-34.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

61.4

50.2-71.6

38.6

28.4-49.8

$15,000- 24,999

187

122

58.2

47.0-68.5

41.8

31.5-53.0

$25,000- 34,999

124

44.1

32.4-56.5

55.9

43.5-67.6

$35,000- 49,999

120

67.8

57.4-76.8

32.2

23.2-42.6

$50,000-74,999

110

70.1

57.7-80.2

29.9

19.8-42.3

$75,000+

117

76.1

66.6-83.5

23.9

16.5-33.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

328

223

60.2

52.2-67.8

105

39.8

32.2-47.8

581

392

61.4

55.7-66.8

189

38.6

33.2-44.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

132

100

72.5

59.9-82.3

27.5

17.7-40.1

Non-Veteran

796

528

58.7

53.8-63.5

268

41.3

36.5-46.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported NOT having 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, 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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