BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,843	1,399	75.4	72.7-77.9	444	24.6	22.1-27.3
-Piedmont NC	983	735	74.9	71.1-78.4	248	25.1	21.6-28.9
GENDER
Male	387	296	75.6	69.2-81.0	91	24.4	19.0-30.8
Female	596	439	74.3	69.9-78.3	157	25.7	21.7-30.1
RACE
White	719	534	73.4	68.7-77.6	185	26.6	22.4-31.3
African American	235	183	80.0	73.0-85.5	52	20.0	14.5-27.0
Other Minorities	24	15	69.8	45.9-86.3	9	30.2	13.7-54.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	12	70.2	41.6-88.6	6	29.8	11.4-58.4
Non-Hispanic	963	722	75.1	71.3-78.6	241	24.9	21.4-28.7
AGE
18-24	3	1	49.1	7.9-91.5	2	50.9	8.5-92.1
25-34	26	15	48.8	24.4-73.9	11	51.2	26.1-75.6
35-44	61	45	79.7	66.4-88.7	16	20.3	11.3-33.6
45-54	169	125	70.4	60.0-79.1	44	29.6	20.9-40.0
55-64	292	222	77.3	71.1-82.6	70	22.7	17.4-28.9
65-74	262	206	81.2	75.4-86.0	56	18.8	14.0-24.6
75+	168	119	72.6	63.8-79.8	49	27.4	20.2-36.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	244	184	73.3	63.9-81.0	60	26.7	19.0-36.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	313	234	75.2	69.0-80.6	79	24.8	19.4-31.0
Some Post-H.S.	215	162	77.7	70.7-83.3	53	22.3	16.7-29.3
College Graduate	208	152	73.6	65.3-80.6	56	26.4	19.4-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	185	129	69.6	60.8-77.1	56	30.4	22.9-39.2
$15,000- 24,999	208	160	75.3	65.0-83.3	48	24.7	16.7-35.0
$25,000- 34,999	123	95	80.0	70.3-87.1	28	20.0	12.9-29.7
$35,000- 49,999	105	83	80.4	69.8-87.9	22	19.6	12.1-30.2
$50,000-74,999	97	69	74.6	61.8-84.1	28	25.4	15.9-38.2
$75,000+	85	60	66.3	52.3-78.0	25	33.7	22.0-47.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	560	412	73.3	68.1-77.9	148	26.7	22.1-31.9
No	407	309	76.1	70.2-81.2	98	23.9	18.8-29.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	182	144	78.5	69.8-85.3	38	21.5	14.7-30.2
Non-Veteran	801	591	74.0	69.7-77.8	210	26.0	22.2-30.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,843

1,399

75.4

72.7-77.9

444

24.6

22.1-27.3

-Piedmont NC

983

735

74.9

71.1-78.4

248

25.1

21.6-28.9

GENDER

Male

387

296

75.6

69.2-81.0

24.4

19.0-30.8

Female

596

439

74.3

69.9-78.3

157

25.7

21.7-30.1

RACE

White

719

534

73.4

68.7-77.6

185

26.6

22.4-31.3

African American

235

183

80.0

73.0-85.5

20.0

14.5-27.0

Other Minorities

69.8

45.9-86.3

30.2

13.7-54.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

70.2

41.6-88.6

29.8

11.4-58.4

Non-Hispanic

963

722

75.1

71.3-78.6

241

24.9

21.4-28.7

AGE

18-24

49.1

7.9-91.5

50.9

8.5-92.1

25-34

48.8

24.4-73.9

51.2

26.1-75.6

35-44

79.7

66.4-88.7

20.3

11.3-33.6

45-54

169

125

70.4

60.0-79.1

29.6

20.9-40.0

55-64

292

222

77.3

71.1-82.6

22.7

17.4-28.9

65-74

262

206

81.2

75.4-86.0

18.8

14.0-24.6

75+

168

119

72.6

63.8-79.8

27.4

20.2-36.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

244

184

73.3

63.9-81.0

26.7

19.0-36.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

313

234

75.2

69.0-80.6

24.8

19.4-31.0

Some Post-H.S.

215

162

77.7

70.7-83.3

22.3

16.7-29.3

College Graduate

208

152

73.6

65.3-80.6

26.4

19.4-34.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

185

129

69.6

60.8-77.1

30.4

22.9-39.2

$15,000- 24,999

208

160

75.3

65.0-83.3

24.7

16.7-35.0

$25,000- 34,999

123

80.0

70.3-87.1

20.0

12.9-29.7

$35,000- 49,999

105

80.4

69.8-87.9

19.6

12.1-30.2

$50,000-74,999

74.6

61.8-84.1

25.4

15.9-38.2

$75,000+

66.3

52.3-78.0

33.7

22.0-47.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

560

412

73.3

68.1-77.9

148

26.7

22.1-31.9

407

309

76.1

70.2-81.2

23.9

18.8-29.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

182

144

78.5

69.8-85.3

21.5

14.7-30.2

Non-Veteran

801

591

74.0

69.7-77.8

210

26.0

22.2-30.3

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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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