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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,849	487	27.1	24.5-29.8	1,362	72.9	70.2-75.5
-Piedmont NC	989	246	25.4	22.0-29.2	743	74.6	70.8-78.0
GENDER
Male	391	85	23.2	18.0-29.2	306	76.8	70.8-82.0
Female	598	161	27.6	23.2-32.3	437	72.4	67.7-76.8
RACE
White	722	162	23.5	19.5-27.9	560	76.5	72.1-80.5
African American	237	79	32.2	25.1-40.1	158	67.8	59.9-74.9
Other Minorities	25	5	15.6	4.9-39.9	20	84.4	60.1-95.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	5	23.6	8.0-52.4	15	76.4	47.6-92.0
Non-Hispanic	967	241	25.5	22.1-29.3	726	74.5	70.7-77.9
AGE
18-24	3	1	20.2	2.2-74.0	2	79.8	26.0-97.8
25-34	26	8	45.5	20.7-72.7	18	54.5	27.3-79.3
35-44	63	20	23.7	13.8-37.7	43	76.3	62.3-86.2
45-54	170	37	20.3	14.1-28.3	133	79.7	71.7-85.9
55-64	292	75	25.9	20.1-32.7	217	74.1	67.3-79.9
65-74	262	71	26.6	20.8-33.4	191	73.4	66.6-79.2
75+	171	34	25.3	17.3-35.5	137	74.7	64.5-82.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	248	65	29.7	22.1-38.6	183	70.3	61.4-77.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	313	75	24.1	18.6-30.6	238	75.9	69.4-81.4
Some Post-H.S.	215	60	27.9	21.2-35.8	155	72.1	64.2-78.8
College Graduate	210	46	20.3	14.3-27.9	164	79.7	72.1-85.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	64	36.8	28.6-45.9	122	63.2	54.1-71.4
$15,000- 24,999	209	52	31.5	22.7-41.9	157	68.5	58.1-77.3
$25,000- 34,999	124	27	17.9	11.4-26.9	97	82.1	73.1-88.6
$35,000- 49,999	105	26	25.3	16.7-36.5	79	74.7	63.5-83.3
$50,000-74,999	97	16	14.0	7.8-23.9	81	86.0	76.1-92.2
$75,000+	85	18	19.6	11.7-31.0	67	80.4	69.0-88.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	566	164	31.1	26.2-36.4	402	68.9	63.6-73.8
No	407	77	18.6	14.3-23.8	330	81.4	76.2-85.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	183	41	23.4	17.0-31.5	142	76.6	68.5-83.0
Non-Veteran	806	205	25.9	22.0-30.3	601	74.1	69.7-78.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,849

487

27.1

24.5-29.8

1,362

72.9

70.2-75.5

-Piedmont NC

989

246

25.4

22.0-29.2

743

74.6

70.8-78.0

GENDER

Male

391

23.2

18.0-29.2

306

76.8

70.8-82.0

Female

598

161

27.6

23.2-32.3

437

72.4

67.7-76.8

RACE

White

722

162

23.5

19.5-27.9

560

76.5

72.1-80.5

African American

237

32.2

25.1-40.1

158

67.8

59.9-74.9

Other Minorities

15.6

4.9-39.9

84.4

60.1-95.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.6

8.0-52.4

76.4

47.6-92.0

Non-Hispanic

967

241

25.5

22.1-29.3

726

74.5

70.7-77.9

AGE

18-24

20.2

2.2-74.0

79.8

26.0-97.8

25-34

45.5

20.7-72.7

54.5

27.3-79.3

35-44

23.7

13.8-37.7

76.3

62.3-86.2

45-54

170

20.3

14.1-28.3

133

79.7

71.7-85.9

55-64

292

25.9

20.1-32.7

217

74.1

67.3-79.9

65-74

262

26.6

20.8-33.4

191

73.4

66.6-79.2

75+

171

25.3

17.3-35.5

137

74.7

64.5-82.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

248

29.7

22.1-38.6

183

70.3

61.4-77.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

313

24.1

18.6-30.6

238

75.9

69.4-81.4

Some Post-H.S.

215

27.9

21.2-35.8

155

72.1

64.2-78.8

College Graduate

210

20.3

14.3-27.9

164

79.7

72.1-85.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

36.8

28.6-45.9

122

63.2

54.1-71.4

$15,000- 24,999

209

31.5

22.7-41.9

157

68.5

58.1-77.3

$25,000- 34,999

124

17.9

11.4-26.9

82.1

73.1-88.6

$35,000- 49,999

105

25.3

16.7-36.5

74.7

63.5-83.3

$50,000-74,999

14.0

7.8-23.9

86.0

76.1-92.2

$75,000+

19.6

11.7-31.0

80.4

69.0-88.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

566

164

31.1

26.2-36.4

402

68.9

63.6-73.8

407

18.6

14.3-23.8

330

81.4

76.2-85.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

183

23.4

17.0-31.5

142

76.6

68.5-83.0

Non-Veteran

806

205

25.9

22.0-30.3

601

74.1

69.7-78.0

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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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