BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,130	1,106	97.5	95.9-98.5	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1
-Northeastern Partnership	111	108	97.4	91.8-99.2	3	2.6	0.8- 8.2
GENDER
Male	31	29	95.4	82.1-98.9	2	4.6	1.1-17.9
Female	80	79	98.4	89.6-99.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.4
RACE
White	43	42	97.6	84.5-99.7	1	2.4	0.3-15.5
African American	66	64	97.1	88.5-99.3	2	2.9	0.7-11.5
Other Minorities	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	109	106	97.3	91.6-99.1	3	2.7	0.9- 8.4
AGE
25-34	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	31	30	96.6	79.5-99.5	1	3.4	0.5-20.5
55-64	35	34	97.8	86.0-99.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.0
65-74	27	27	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	10	9	89.2	50.7-98.5	1	10.8	1.5-49.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	38	38	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	42	39	92.7	78.8-97.7	3	7.3	2.3-21.2
Some Post-H.S.	21	21	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	31	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	23	21	92.5	72.8-98.3	2	7.5	1.7-27.2
$25,000- 34,999	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	4	3	68.8	18.5-95.5	1	31.2	4.5-81.5
$50,000-74,999	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	73	71	97.5	89.9-99.4	2	2.5	0.6-10.1
No	35	34	96.9	80.9-99.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	16	93.7	65.8-99.1	1	6.3	0.9-34.2
Non-Veteran	94	92	98.1	92.2-99.5	2	1.9	0.5- 7.8

*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, 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.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes Control

In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	1,130	1,106	97.5	95.9-98.5	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1
-Northeastern Partnership	111	108	97.4	91.8-99.2	3	2.6	0.8- 8.2
GENDER
Male	31	29	95.4	82.1-98.9	2	4.6	1.1-17.9
Female	80	79	98.4	89.6-99.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.4
RACE
White	43	42	97.6	84.5-99.7	1	2.4	0.3-15.5
African American	66	64	97.1	88.5-99.3	2	2.9	0.7-11.5
Other Minorities	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	109	106	97.3	91.6-99.1	3	2.7	0.9- 8.4
AGE
25-34	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	31	30	96.6	79.5-99.5	1	3.4	0.5-20.5
55-64	35	34	97.8	86.0-99.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.0
65-74	27	27	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
75+	10	9	89.2	50.7-98.5	1	10.8	1.5-49.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	38	38	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	42	39	92.7	78.8-97.7	3	7.3	2.3-21.2
Some Post-H.S.	21	21	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	31	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	23	21	92.5	72.8-98.3	2	7.5	1.7-27.2
$25,000- 34,999	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	4	3	68.8	18.5-95.5	1	31.2	4.5-81.5
$50,000-74,999	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	73	71	97.5	89.9-99.4	2	2.5	0.6-10.1
No	35	34	96.9	80.9-99.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	16	93.7	65.8-99.1	1	6.3	0.9-34.2
Non-Veteran	94	92	98.1	92.2-99.5	2	1.9	0.5- 7.8