BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,842	979	54.7	51.8-57.5	863	45.3	42.5-48.2
-Piedmont NC	987	561	58.4	54.4-62.3	426	41.6	37.7-45.6
GENDER
Male	390	208	55.0	48.6-61.2	182	45.0	38.8-51.4
Female	597	353	61.6	56.8-66.2	244	38.4	33.8-43.2
RACE
White	721	415	60.0	55.5-64.3	306	40.0	35.7-44.5
African American	236	135	57.8	49.2-65.9	101	42.2	34.1-50.8
Other Minorities	25	8	30.6	13.7-55.3	17	69.4	44.7-86.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	13	59.5	33.6-81.0	7	40.5	19.0-66.4
Non-Hispanic	965	546	58.2	54.2-62.2	419	41.8	37.8-45.8
AGE
18-24	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	26	14	62.7	37.9-82.2	12	37.3	17.8-62.1
35-44	63	41	62.5	45.2-77.0	22	37.5	23.0-54.8
45-54	170	98	59.8	50.1-68.9	72	40.2	31.1-49.9
55-64	291	178	60.8	53.8-67.4	113	39.2	32.6-46.2
65-74	261	149	58.3	51.0-65.3	112	41.7	34.7-49.0
75+	171	77	48.4	39.2-57.7	94	51.6	42.3-60.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	248	112	49.6	41.1-58.2	136	50.4	41.8-58.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	313	185	60.7	53.9-67.1	128	39.3	32.9-46.1
Some Post-H.S.	214	133	63.4	55.4-70.8	81	36.6	29.2-44.6
College Graduate	209	129	60.8	52.2-68.8	80	39.2	31.2-47.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	102	54.4	45.5-63.0	84	45.6	37.0-54.5
$15,000- 24,999	208	120	57.2	48.2-65.7	88	42.8	34.3-51.8
$25,000- 34,999	124	66	53.6	41.7-65.1	58	46.4	34.9-58.3
$35,000- 49,999	105	63	65.6	54.8-75.0	42	34.4	25.0-45.2
$50,000-74,999	96	60	62.3	49.8-73.2	36	37.7	26.8-50.2
$75,000+	85	48	52.3	39.4-65.0	37	47.7	35.0-60.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	565	317	57.9	52.8-62.9	248	42.1	37.1-47.2
No	406	239	61.0	54.9-66.8	167	39.0	33.2-45.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	182	105	56.5	47.6-65.0	77	43.5	35.0-52.4
Non-Veteran	805	456	58.9	54.5-63.2	349	41.1	36.8-45.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,842

979

54.7

51.8-57.5

863

45.3

42.5-48.2

-Piedmont NC

987

561

58.4

54.4-62.3

426

41.6

37.7-45.6

GENDER

Male

390

208

55.0

48.6-61.2

182

45.0

38.8-51.4

Female

597

353

61.6

56.8-66.2

244

38.4

33.8-43.2

RACE

White

721

415

60.0

55.5-64.3

306

40.0

35.7-44.5

African American

236

135

57.8

49.2-65.9

101

42.2

34.1-50.8

Other Minorities

30.6

13.7-55.3

69.4

44.7-86.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

59.5

33.6-81.0

40.5

19.0-66.4

Non-Hispanic

965

546

58.2

54.2-62.2

419

41.8

37.8-45.8

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

62.7

37.9-82.2

37.3

17.8-62.1

35-44

62.5

45.2-77.0

37.5

23.0-54.8

45-54

170

59.8

50.1-68.9

40.2

31.1-49.9

55-64

291

178

60.8

53.8-67.4

113

39.2

32.6-46.2

65-74

261

149

58.3

51.0-65.3

112

41.7

34.7-49.0

75+

171

48.4

39.2-57.7

51.6

42.3-60.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

248

112

49.6

41.1-58.2

136

50.4

41.8-58.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

313

185

60.7

53.9-67.1

128

39.3

32.9-46.1

Some Post-H.S.

214

133

63.4

55.4-70.8

36.6

29.2-44.6

College Graduate

209

129

60.8

52.2-68.8

39.2

31.2-47.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

102

54.4

45.5-63.0

45.6

37.0-54.5

$15,000- 24,999

208

120

57.2

48.2-65.7

42.8

34.3-51.8

$25,000- 34,999

124

53.6

41.7-65.1

46.4

34.9-58.3

$35,000- 49,999

105

65.6

54.8-75.0

34.4

25.0-45.2

$50,000-74,999

62.3

49.8-73.2

37.7

26.8-50.2

$75,000+

52.3

39.4-65.0

47.7

35.0-60.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

565

317

57.9

52.8-62.9

248

42.1

37.1-47.2

406

239

61.0

54.9-66.8

167

39.0

33.2-45.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

182

105

56.5

47.6-65.0

43.5

35.0-52.4

Non-Veteran

805

456

58.9

54.5-63.2

349

41.1

36.8-45.5

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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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