BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies (strips, lancets, and meter) due to lack of money?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes Control

During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies (strips, lancets, and meter) due to lack of money?

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,845	349	20.3	17.9-22.9	1,496	79.7	77.1-82.1
-Piedmont NC	986	181	18.6	15.5-22.1	805	81.4	77.9-84.5
GENDER
Male	391	56	16.4	11.7-22.6	335	83.6	77.4-88.3
Female	595	125	20.7	17.1-24.9	470	79.3	75.1-82.9
RACE
White	720	107	15.6	12.1-19.9	613	84.4	80.1-87.9
African American	237	66	25.2	19.0-32.7	171	74.8	67.3-81.0
Other Minorities	24	7	24.9	10.6-48.1	17	75.1	51.9-89.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	6	25.5	9.8-52.0	13	74.5	48.0-90.2
Non-Hispanic	965	174	18.3	15.2-21.9	791	81.7	78.1-84.8
AGE
18-24	3	2	69.3	16.0-96.4	1	30.7	3.6-84.0
25-34	26	8	42.4	18.0-71.0	18	57.6	29.0-82.0
35-44	62	22	28.3	17.0-43.2	40	71.7	56.8-83.0
45-54	170	40	20.3	13.7-29.1	130	79.7	70.9-86.3
55-64	291	67	21.5	16.4-27.7	224	78.5	72.3-83.6
65-74	262	27	11.4	6.9-18.2	235	88.6	81.8-93.1
75+	170	15	9.0	5.1-15.3	155	91.0	84.7-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	247	67	30.5	22.8-39.4	180	69.5	60.6-77.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	313	53	13.5	9.8-18.3	260	86.5	81.7-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	214	40	19.2	13.5-26.5	174	80.8	73.5-86.5
College Graduate	209	21	11.3	6.3-19.4	188	88.7	80.6-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	186	51	25.0	18.5-33.0	135	75.0	67.0-81.5
$15,000- 24,999	208	51	31.1	22.5-41.3	157	68.9	58.7-77.5
$25,000- 34,999	124	25	15.7	9.9-24.1	99	84.3	75.9-90.1
$35,000- 49,999	105	13	13.9	7.8-23.4	92	86.1	76.6-92.2
$50,000-74,999	96	8	8.5	3.7-18.4	88	91.5	81.6-96.3
$75,000+	85	4	8.3	1.9-29.3	81	91.7	70.7-98.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	563	128	23.2	18.7-28.3	435	76.8	71.7-81.3
No	407	50	12.9	9.0-18.0	357	87.1	82.0-91.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	183	16	10.4	5.5-18.9	167	89.6	81.1-94.5
Non-Veteran	803	165	20.8	17.2-24.9	638	79.2	75.1-82.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,845

349

20.3

17.9-22.9

1,496

79.7

77.1-82.1

-Piedmont NC

986

181

18.6

15.5-22.1

805

81.4

77.9-84.5

GENDER

Male

391

16.4

11.7-22.6

335

83.6

77.4-88.3

Female

595

125

20.7

17.1-24.9

470

79.3

75.1-82.9

RACE

White

720

107

15.6

12.1-19.9

613

84.4

80.1-87.9

African American

237

25.2

19.0-32.7

171

74.8

67.3-81.0

Other Minorities

24.9

10.6-48.1

75.1

51.9-89.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.5

9.8-52.0

74.5

48.0-90.2

Non-Hispanic

965

174

18.3

15.2-21.9

791

81.7

78.1-84.8

AGE

18-24

69.3

16.0-96.4

30.7

3.6-84.0

25-34

42.4

18.0-71.0

57.6

29.0-82.0

35-44

28.3

17.0-43.2

71.7

56.8-83.0

45-54

170

20.3

13.7-29.1

130

79.7

70.9-86.3

55-64

291

21.5

16.4-27.7

224

78.5

72.3-83.6

65-74

262

11.4

6.9-18.2

235

88.6

81.8-93.1

75+

170

9.0

5.1-15.3

155

91.0

84.7-94.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

247

30.5

22.8-39.4

180

69.5

60.6-77.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

313

13.5

9.8-18.3

260

86.5

81.7-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

214

19.2

13.5-26.5

174

80.8

73.5-86.5

College Graduate

209

11.3

6.3-19.4

188

88.7

80.6-93.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

186

25.0

18.5-33.0

135

75.0

67.0-81.5

$15,000- 24,999

208

31.1

22.5-41.3

157

68.9

58.7-77.5

$25,000- 34,999

124

15.7

9.9-24.1

84.3

75.9-90.1

$35,000- 49,999

105

13.9

7.8-23.4

86.1

76.6-92.2

$50,000-74,999

8.5

3.7-18.4

91.5

81.6-96.3

$75,000+

8.3

1.9-29.3

91.7

70.7-98.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

563

128

23.2

18.7-28.3

435

76.8

71.7-81.3

407

12.9

9.0-18.0

357

87.1

82.0-91.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

183

10.4

5.5-18.9

167

89.6

81.1-94.5

Non-Veteran

803

165

20.8

17.2-24.9

638

79.2

75.1-82.8

Back to Diabetes Control.

*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed 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.

This page was generated on 16AUG06.