BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit due to hypoglycemia or low blood sugar?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,838	93	5.7	4.3- 7.4	1,745	94.3	92.6-95.7
-Piedmont NC	984	42	4.9	3.1- 7.6	942	95.1	92.4-96.9
GENDER
Male	389	15	4.8	2.1-10.6	374	95.2	89.4-97.9
Female	595	27	4.9	3.1- 7.7	568	95.1	92.3-96.9
RACE
White	717	28	4.8	2.6- 8.8	689	95.2	91.2-97.4
African American	237	12	4.2	2.2- 7.7	225	95.8	92.3-97.8
Other Minorities	25	1	7.1	1.0-36.6	24	92.9	63.4-99.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	2	12.3	2.6-42.5	18	87.7	57.5-97.4
Non-Hispanic	962	39	4.5	2.7- 7.3	923	95.5	92.7-97.3
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	26	2	24.7	5.1-66.6	24	75.3	33.4-94.9
35-44	63	5	4.9	1.9-11.9	58	95.1	88.1-98.1
45-54	170	5	2.4	0.9- 6.0	165	97.6	94.0-99.1
55-64	290	15	6.2	3.4-11.2	275	93.8	88.8-96.6
65-74	262	10	3.6	1.6- 7.6	252	96.4	92.4-98.4
75+	168	5	2.6	1.0- 6.7	163	97.4	93.3-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	246	8	6.0	1.9-17.4	238	94.0	82.6-98.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	313	17	4.9	2.9- 8.2	296	95.1	91.8-97.1
Some Post-H.S.	212	10	4.5	2.0-10.0	202	95.5	90.0-98.0
College Graduate	210	6	3.5	1.4- 8.4	204	96.5	91.6-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	184	10	6.1	3.0-12.1	174	93.9	87.9-97.0
$15,000- 24,999	208	11	9.6	3.7-22.6	197	90.4	77.4-96.3
$25,000- 34,999	124	8	5.5	2.5-11.5	116	94.5	88.5-97.5
$35,000- 49,999	104	2	1.9	0.5- 7.9	102	98.1	92.1-99.5
$50,000-74,999	97	4	4.5	1.5-13.0	93	95.5	87.0-98.5
$75,000+	85	2	1.2	0.3- 5.2	83	98.8	94.8-99.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	561	31	6.3	3.6-11.1	530	93.7	88.9-96.4
No	407	11	3.2	1.6- 6.4	396	96.8	93.6-98.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	183	6	2.7	1.0- 6.9	177	97.3	93.1-99.0
Non-Veteran	801	36	5.4	3.3- 8.9	765	94.6	91.1-96.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,838

5.7

4.3- 7.4

1,745

94.3

92.6-95.7

-Piedmont NC

984

4.9

3.1- 7.6

942

95.1

92.4-96.9

GENDER

Male

389

4.8

2.1-10.6

374

95.2

89.4-97.9

Female

595

4.9

3.1- 7.7

568

95.1

92.3-96.9

RACE

White

717

4.8

2.6- 8.8

689

95.2

91.2-97.4

African American

237

4.2

2.2- 7.7

225

95.8

92.3-97.8

Other Minorities

7.1

1.0-36.6

92.9

63.4-99.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

12.3

2.6-42.5

87.7

57.5-97.4

Non-Hispanic

962

4.5

2.7- 7.3

923

95.5

92.7-97.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

24.7

5.1-66.6

75.3

33.4-94.9

35-44

4.9

1.9-11.9

95.1

88.1-98.1

45-54

170

2.4

0.9- 6.0

165

97.6

94.0-99.1

55-64

290

6.2

3.4-11.2

275

93.8

88.8-96.6

65-74

262

3.6

1.6- 7.6

252

96.4

92.4-98.4

75+

168

2.6

1.0- 6.7

163

97.4

93.3-99.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

246

6.0

1.9-17.4

238

94.0

82.6-98.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

313

4.9

2.9- 8.2

296

95.1

91.8-97.1

Some Post-H.S.

212

4.5

2.0-10.0

202

95.5

90.0-98.0

College Graduate

210

3.5

1.4- 8.4

204

96.5

91.6-98.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

184

6.1

3.0-12.1

174

93.9

87.9-97.0

$15,000- 24,999

208

9.6

3.7-22.6

197

90.4

77.4-96.3

$25,000- 34,999

124

5.5

2.5-11.5

116

94.5

88.5-97.5

$35,000- 49,999

104

1.9

0.5- 7.9

102

98.1

92.1-99.5

$50,000-74,999

4.5

1.5-13.0

95.5

87.0-98.5

$75,000+

1.2

0.3- 5.2

98.8

94.8-99.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

561

6.3

3.6-11.1

530

93.7

88.9-96.4

407

3.2

1.6- 6.4

396

96.8

93.6-98.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

183

2.7

1.0- 6.9

177

97.3

93.1-99.0

Non-Veteran

801

5.4

3.3- 8.9

765

94.6

91.1-96.7

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*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.

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