BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,130	1,106	97.5	95.9-98.5	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1
-Piedmont NC	588	574	97.1	94.8-98.4	14	2.9	1.6- 5.2
GENDER
Male	240	232	96.1	91.7-98.2	8	3.9	1.8- 8.3
Female	348	342	98.2	95.6-99.3	6	1.8	0.7- 4.4
RACE
White	434	424	97.3	94.6-98.6	10	2.7	1.4- 5.4
African American	138	134	96.4	88.5-98.9	4	3.6	1.1-11.5
Other Minorities	12	12	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	578	564	97.1	94.7-98.4	14	2.9	1.6- 5.3
AGE
18-24	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	53	51	97.2	89.0-99.3	2	2.8	0.7-11.0
45-54	121	120	99.3	95.5-99.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5
55-64	194	192	97.1	88.9-99.3	2	2.9	0.7-11.1
65-74	142	138	96.4	89.6-98.8	4	3.6	1.2-10.4
75+	61	56	92.2	79.7-97.2	5	7.8	2.8-20.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	135	130	94.9	88.0-97.9	5	5.1	2.1-12.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	187	183	96.7	89.9-99.0	4	3.3	1.0-10.1
Some Post-H.S.	126	124	98.4	93.9-99.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.1
College Graduate	138	135	99.0	96.6-99.7	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	103	98	92.9	80.3-97.7	5	7.1	2.3-19.7
$15,000- 24,999	115	110	94.4	86.4-97.8	5	5.6	2.2-13.6
$25,000- 34,999	77	76	97.7	85.3-99.7	1	2.3	0.3-14.7
$35,000- 49,999	74	74	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	67	66	98.8	91.9-99.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1
$75,000+	55	55	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	332	323	96.2	92.0-98.2	9	3.8	1.8- 8.0
No	248	243	98.1	95.1-99.3	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	110	108	97.8	90.9-99.5	2	2.2	0.5- 9.1
Non-Veteran	478	466	97.0	94.2-98.5	12	3.0	1.5- 5.8

*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes OR pre-diabetes or borderline 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.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes Control

In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	1,130	1,106	97.5	95.9-98.5	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1
-Piedmont NC	588	574	97.1	94.8-98.4	14	2.9	1.6- 5.2
GENDER
Male	240	232	96.1	91.7-98.2	8	3.9	1.8- 8.3
Female	348	342	98.2	95.6-99.3	6	1.8	0.7- 4.4
RACE
White	434	424	97.3	94.6-98.6	10	2.7	1.4- 5.4
African American	138	134	96.4	88.5-98.9	4	3.6	1.1-11.5
Other Minorities	12	12	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	578	564	97.1	94.7-98.4	14	2.9	1.6- 5.3
AGE
18-24	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	53	51	97.2	89.0-99.3	2	2.8	0.7-11.0
45-54	121	120	99.3	95.5-99.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5
55-64	194	192	97.1	88.9-99.3	2	2.9	0.7-11.1
65-74	142	138	96.4	89.6-98.8	4	3.6	1.2-10.4
75+	61	56	92.2	79.7-97.2	5	7.8	2.8-20.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	135	130	94.9	88.0-97.9	5	5.1	2.1-12.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	187	183	96.7	89.9-99.0	4	3.3	1.0-10.1
Some Post-H.S.	126	124	98.4	93.9-99.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.1
College Graduate	138	135	99.0	96.6-99.7	3	1.0	0.3- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	103	98	92.9	80.3-97.7	5	7.1	2.3-19.7
$15,000- 24,999	115	110	94.4	86.4-97.8	5	5.6	2.2-13.6
$25,000- 34,999	77	76	97.7	85.3-99.7	1	2.3	0.3-14.7
$35,000- 49,999	74	74	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	67	66	98.8	91.9-99.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1
$75,000+	55	55	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	332	323	96.2	92.0-98.2	9	3.8	1.8- 8.0
No	248	243	98.1	95.1-99.3	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	110	108	97.8	90.9-99.5	2	2.2	0.5- 9.1
Non-Veteran	478	466	97.0	94.2-98.5	12	3.0	1.5- 5.8