BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (In the last 12 months, has a doctor, nurse or other health professional talked with you about exercise or physical activity to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,051	1,431	70.6	68.0-73.1	620	29.4	26.9-32.0
-Piedmont NC	1,078	742	70.2	66.6-73.5	336	29.8	26.5-33.4
GENDER
Male	430	288	67.7	61.9-73.1	142	32.3	26.9-38.1
Female	648	454	72.6	68.4-76.5	194	27.4	23.5-31.6
RACE
White	800	537	68.8	64.5-72.7	263	31.2	27.3-35.5
African American	245	184	76.0	68.6-82.1	61	24.0	17.9-31.4
Other Minorities	27	16	55.7	34.0-75.3	11	44.3	24.7-66.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	13	78.2	52.1-92.2	5	21.8	7.8-47.9
Non-Hispanic	1,058	728	70.0	66.4-73.4	330	30.0	26.6-33.6
AGE
18-24	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	28	20	59.2	31.0-82.5	8	40.8	17.5-69.0
35-44	73	52	77.3	64.3-86.6	21	22.7	13.4-35.7
45-54	192	141	75.1	67.2-81.7	51	24.9	18.3-32.8
55-64	310	233	73.3	66.5-79.1	77	26.7	20.9-33.5
65-74	281	198	72.3	65.8-78.0	83	27.7	22.0-34.2
75+	187	91	52.5	43.7-61.1	96	47.5	38.9-56.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	263	159	62.5	54.1-70.3	104	37.5	29.7-45.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	343	248	72.7	66.6-78.1	95	27.3	21.9-33.4
Some Post-H.S.	238	170	71.2	63.8-77.7	68	28.8	22.3-36.2
College Graduate	231	162	74.0	66.9-80.0	69	26.0	20.0-33.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	200	116	58.7	50.1-66.8	84	41.3	33.2-49.9
$15,000- 24,999	218	153	70.3	60.7-78.3	65	29.7	21.7-39.3
$25,000- 34,999	134	97	71.3	60.8-80.0	37	28.7	20.0-39.2
$35,000- 49,999	121	92	77.9	68.0-85.3	29	22.1	14.7-32.0
$50,000-74,999	107	84	82.8	73.4-89.4	23	17.2	10.6-26.6
$75,000+	99	64	64.8	52.9-75.0	35	35.2	25.0-47.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	601	397	65.5	60.4-70.3	204	34.5	29.7-39.6
No	461	332	74.8	69.8-79.3	129	25.2	20.7-30.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	200	135	66.9	58.7-74.1	65	33.1	25.9-41.3
Non-Veteran	878	607	71.1	67.0-74.8	271	28.9	25.2-33.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,051

1,431

70.6

68.0-73.1

620

29.4

26.9-32.0

-Piedmont NC

1,078

742

70.2

66.6-73.5

336

29.8

26.5-33.4

GENDER

Male

430

288

67.7

61.9-73.1

142

32.3

26.9-38.1

Female

648

454

72.6

68.4-76.5

194

27.4

23.5-31.6

RACE

White

800

537

68.8

64.5-72.7

263

31.2

27.3-35.5

African American

245

184

76.0

68.6-82.1

24.0

17.9-31.4

Other Minorities

55.7

34.0-75.3

44.3

24.7-66.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

78.2

52.1-92.2

21.8

7.8-47.9

Non-Hispanic

1,058

728

70.0

66.4-73.4

330

30.0

26.6-33.6

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

59.2

31.0-82.5

40.8

17.5-69.0

35-44

77.3

64.3-86.6

22.7

13.4-35.7

45-54

192

141

75.1

67.2-81.7

24.9

18.3-32.8

55-64

310

233

73.3

66.5-79.1

26.7

20.9-33.5

65-74

281

198

72.3

65.8-78.0

27.7

22.0-34.2

75+

187

52.5

43.7-61.1

47.5

38.9-56.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

263

159

62.5

54.1-70.3

104

37.5

29.7-45.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

343

248

72.7

66.6-78.1

27.3

21.9-33.4

Some Post-H.S.

238

170

71.2

63.8-77.7

28.8

22.3-36.2

College Graduate

231

162

74.0

66.9-80.0

26.0

20.0-33.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

200

116

58.7

50.1-66.8

41.3

33.2-49.9

$15,000- 24,999

218

153

70.3

60.7-78.3

29.7

21.7-39.3

$25,000- 34,999

134

71.3

60.8-80.0

28.7

20.0-39.2

$35,000- 49,999

121

77.9

68.0-85.3

22.1

14.7-32.0

$50,000-74,999

107

82.8

73.4-89.4

17.2

10.6-26.6

$75,000+

64.8

52.9-75.0

35.2

25.0-47.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

601

397

65.5

60.4-70.3

204

34.5

29.7-39.6

461

332

74.8

69.8-79.3

129

25.2

20.7-30.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

200

135

66.9

58.7-74.1

33.1

25.9-41.3

Non-Veteran

878

607

71.1

67.0-74.8

271

28.9

25.2-33.0

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*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.

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