BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (In the last 12 months, has a doctor, nurse or other health professional talked with you about exercise or physical activity to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes Control

In the last 12 months, has a doctor, nurse or other health professional talked with you about exercise or physical activity to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,051	1,431	70.6	68.0-73.1	620	29.4	26.9-32.0
-Northeastern Partnership	202	152	69.9	61.3-77.3	50	30.1	22.7-38.7
GENDER
Male	62	40	60.3	45.6-73.3	22	39.7	26.7-54.4
Female	140	112	76.7	66.5-84.5	28	23.3	15.5-33.5
RACE
White	84	62	71.2	57.7-81.8	22	28.8	18.2-42.3
African American	115	88	69.9	58.2-79.5	27	30.1	20.5-41.8
Other Minorities	3	2	48.9	7.6-91.8	1	51.1	8.2-92.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	199	149	69.4	60.7-76.9	50	30.6	23.1-39.3
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	1	20.7	2.3-74.8	2	79.3	25.2-97.7
35-44	7	6	86.9	41.5-98.4	1	13.1	1.6-58.5
45-54	45	35	67.1	47.6-82.0	10	32.9	18.0-52.4
55-64	61	44	64.6	48.0-78.3	17	35.4	21.7-52.0
65-74	52	41	79.0	62.7-89.3	11	21.0	10.7-37.3
75+	33	24	67.7	46.1-83.6	9	32.3	16.4-53.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	67	52	71.5	56.1-83.1	15	28.5	16.9-43.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	78	60	70.1	55.1-81.7	18	29.9	18.3-44.9
Some Post-H.S.	31	21	67.6	47.0-83.1	10	32.4	16.9-53.0
College Graduate	26	19	68.5	43.0-86.3	7	31.5	13.7-57.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	56	44	65.6	45.9-81.1	12	34.4	18.9-54.1
$15,000- 24,999	35	28	82.6	63.9-92.7	7	17.4	7.3-36.1
$25,000- 34,999	25	19	67.4	42.7-85.2	6	32.6	14.8-57.3
$35,000- 49,999	12	8	70.9	40.2-89.8	4	29.1	10.2-59.8
$50,000-74,999	17	13	70.8	42.0-89.0	4	29.2	11.0-58.0
$75,000+	9	6	66.1	27.0-91.1	3	33.9	8.9-73.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	132	99	66.2	55.1-75.7	33	33.8	24.3-44.9
No	64	48	75.8	61.2-86.2	16	24.2	13.8-38.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	17	53.7	32.4-73.7	10	46.3	26.3-67.6
Non-Veteran	173	133	72.4	63.0-80.1	40	27.6	19.9-37.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,051

1,431

70.6

68.0-73.1

620

29.4

26.9-32.0

-Northeastern Partnership

202

152

69.9

61.3-77.3

30.1

22.7-38.7

GENDER

Male

60.3

45.6-73.3

39.7

26.7-54.4

Female

140

112

76.7

66.5-84.5

23.3

15.5-33.5

RACE

White

71.2

57.7-81.8

28.8

18.2-42.3

African American

115

69.9

58.2-79.5

30.1

20.5-41.8

Other Minorities

48.9

7.6-91.8

51.1

8.2-92.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

199

149

69.4

60.7-76.9

30.6

23.1-39.3

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

20.7

2.3-74.8

79.3

25.2-97.7

35-44

86.9

41.5-98.4

13.1

1.6-58.5

45-54

67.1

47.6-82.0

32.9

18.0-52.4

55-64

64.6

48.0-78.3

35.4

21.7-52.0

65-74

79.0

62.7-89.3

21.0

10.7-37.3

75+

67.7

46.1-83.6

32.3

16.4-53.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

71.5

56.1-83.1

28.5

16.9-43.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

70.1

55.1-81.7

29.9

18.3-44.9

Some Post-H.S.

67.6

47.0-83.1

32.4

16.9-53.0

College Graduate

68.5

43.0-86.3

31.5

13.7-57.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.6

45.9-81.1

34.4

18.9-54.1

$15,000- 24,999

82.6

63.9-92.7

17.4

7.3-36.1

$25,000- 34,999

67.4

42.7-85.2

32.6

14.8-57.3

$35,000- 49,999

70.9

40.2-89.8

29.1

10.2-59.8

$50,000-74,999

70.8

42.0-89.0

29.2

11.0-58.0

$75,000+

66.1

27.0-91.1

33.9

8.9-73.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

132

66.2

55.1-75.7

33.8

24.3-44.9

75.8

61.2-86.2

24.2

13.8-38.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

53.7

32.4-73.7

46.3

26.3-67.6

Non-Veteran

173

133

72.4

63.0-80.1

27.6

19.9-37.0

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*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.

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