BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,314	9,540	61.5	60.4-62.7	4,774	38.5	37.3-39.6
-Piedmont NC	8,120	5,386	61.3	59.7-62.8	2,734	38.7	37.2-40.3
GENDER
Male	2,933	1,889	58.4	55.9-60.9	1,044	41.6	39.1-44.1
Female	5,187	3,497	64.1	62.3-65.8	1,690	35.9	34.2-37.7
RACE
White	6,310	4,247	62.7	61.0-64.4	2,063	37.3	35.6-39.0
African American	1,282	849	63.1	59.3-66.8	433	36.9	33.2-40.7
Other Minorities	495	272	48.5	42.4-54.5	223	51.5	45.5-57.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	520	299	50.4	44.4-56.3	221	49.6	43.7-55.6
Non-Hispanic	7,597	5,084	62.6	61.1-64.2	2,513	37.4	35.8-38.9
AGE
18-24	414	177	39.7	33.8-45.9	237	60.3	54.1-66.2
25-34	1,271	695	52.2	48.7-55.6	576	47.8	44.4-51.3
35-44	1,708	1,067	61.8	58.9-64.6	641	38.2	35.4-41.1
45-54	1,561	1,088	69.5	66.6-72.3	473	30.5	27.7-33.4
55-64	1,332	956	72.3	69.3-75.2	376	27.7	24.8-30.7
65-74	983	762	77.6	74.3-80.5	221	22.4	19.5-25.7
75+	806	616	78.1	74.6-81.2	190	21.9	18.8-25.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,181	747	56.4	51.8-60.9	434	43.6	39.1-48.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,293	1,476	59.4	56.5-62.3	817	40.6	37.7-43.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,941	1,342	63.2	59.8-66.4	599	36.8	33.6-40.2
College Graduate	2,691	1,812	63.7	61.3-66.0	879	36.3	34.0-38.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	796	507	53.3	48.0-58.6	289	46.7	41.4-52.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,367	894	56.4	52.2-60.5	473	43.6	39.5-47.8
$25,000- 34,999	953	608	58.9	54.3-63.3	345	41.1	36.7-45.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,086	730	63.8	59.8-67.6	356	36.2	32.4-40.2
$50,000-74,999	1,122	755	62.3	58.3-66.2	367	37.7	33.8-41.7
$75,000+	1,630	1,137	67.8	64.9-70.5	493	32.2	29.5-35.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,105	1,547	70.2	67.2-73.1	558	29.8	26.9-32.8
No	5,776	3,708	58.9	57.1-60.7	2,068	41.1	39.3-42.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	905	674	71.6	67.0-75.8	231	28.4	24.2-33.0
Non-Veteran	7,206	4,709	60.1	58.5-61.8	2,497	39.9	38.2-41.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,314

9,540

61.5

60.4-62.7

4,774

38.5

37.3-39.6

-Piedmont NC

8,120

5,386

61.3

59.7-62.8

2,734

38.7

37.2-40.3

GENDER

Male

2,933

1,889

58.4

55.9-60.9

1,044

41.6

39.1-44.1

Female

5,187

3,497

64.1

62.3-65.8

1,690

35.9

34.2-37.7

RACE

White

6,310

4,247

62.7

61.0-64.4

2,063

37.3

35.6-39.0

African American

1,282

849

63.1

59.3-66.8

433

36.9

33.2-40.7

Other Minorities

495

272

48.5

42.4-54.5

223

51.5

45.5-57.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

520

299

50.4

44.4-56.3

221

49.6

43.7-55.6

Non-Hispanic

7,597

5,084

62.6

61.1-64.2

2,513

37.4

35.8-38.9

AGE

18-24

414

177

39.7

33.8-45.9

237

60.3

54.1-66.2

25-34

1,271

695

52.2

48.7-55.6

576

47.8

44.4-51.3

35-44

1,708

1,067

61.8

58.9-64.6

641

38.2

35.4-41.1

45-54

1,561

1,088

69.5

66.6-72.3

473

30.5

27.7-33.4

55-64

1,332

956

72.3

69.3-75.2

376

27.7

24.8-30.7

65-74

983

762

77.6

74.3-80.5

221

22.4

19.5-25.7

75+

806

616

78.1

74.6-81.2

190

21.9

18.8-25.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,181

747

56.4

51.8-60.9

434

43.6

39.1-48.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,293

1,476

59.4

56.5-62.3

817

40.6

37.7-43.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,941

1,342

63.2

59.8-66.4

599

36.8

33.6-40.2

College Graduate

2,691

1,812

63.7

61.3-66.0

879

36.3

34.0-38.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

796

507

53.3

48.0-58.6

289

46.7

41.4-52.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,367

894

56.4

52.2-60.5

473

43.6

39.5-47.8

$25,000- 34,999

953

608

58.9

54.3-63.3

345

41.1

36.7-45.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,086

730

63.8

59.8-67.6

356

36.2

32.4-40.2

$50,000-74,999

1,122

755

62.3

58.3-66.2

367

37.7

33.8-41.7

$75,000+

1,630

1,137

67.8

64.9-70.5

493

32.2

29.5-35.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,105

1,547

70.2

67.2-73.1

558

29.8

26.9-32.8

5,776

3,708

58.9

57.1-60.7

2,068

41.1

39.3-42.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

905

674

71.6

67.0-75.8

231

28.4

24.2-33.0

Non-Veteran

7,206

4,709

60.1

58.5-61.8

2,497

39.9

38.2-41.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported NOT having 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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