BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
North Carolina	1,763	142	10.0	8.2-12.2	581	35.9	33.0-38.8	505	26.7	24.2-29.4	535	27.4	24.9-30.0
-Western NC	186	17	9.5	5.7-15.6	60	35.6	27.3-44.9	48	21.9	16.0-29.2	61	33.0	25.4-41.5
GENDER
Male	75	6	8.6	3.6-19.0	21	35.4	22.6-50.7	20	21.0	12.9-32.4	28	35.0	23.6-48.4
Female	111	11	10.5	5.6-19.0	39	35.8	26.3-46.6	28	22.7	15.1-32.8	33	31.0	21.7-42.0
RACE
White	163	15	10.4	6.1-17.2	47	30.8	22.7-40.3	43	23.1	16.7-31.1	58	35.7	27.5-44.7
African American	14	1	3.2	0.4-21.6	9	81.7	54.4-94.3	3	12.2	3.1-37.4	1	3.0	0.4-20.6
Other Minorities	9	1	2.2	0.3-16.3	4	56.7	20.4-87.0	2	12.3	2.0-49.2	2	28.8	6.6-69.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	3	59.2	14.9-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	40.8	7.7-85.1
Non-Hispanic	180	17	10.0	6.0-16.4	57	35.2	26.7-44.6	48	23.0	16.8-30.6	58	31.8	24.3-40.4
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	7	4	41.3	10.6-80.7	3	58.7	19.3-89.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	16	2	16.1	3.9-47.7	14	83.9	52.3-96.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	28	3	7.1	1.9-23.0	20	77.4	57.0-89.9	5	15.5	5.7-35.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	50	4	12.6	4.6-30.0	14	19.1	10.1-33.1	28	61.4	45.1-75.4	4	6.9	2.3-19.2
65-74	42	2	3.6	0.9-13.4	7	16.4	7.5-32.0	12	25.8	13.9-43.0	21	54.2	37.3-70.2
75+	41	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.9	0.9-15.6	3	5.0	1.2-19.4	36	91.0	77.0-96.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	48	5	11.1	4.0-27.2	14	27.9	14.7-46.5	11	21.5	11.4-37.0	18	39.4	24.1-57.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	6	12.8	5.5-27.0	18	40.1	25.1-57.2	18	25.9	15.3-40.3	15	21.2	12.0-34.8
Some Post-H.S.	42	4	9.5	3.4-23.8	13	30.2	15.0-51.4	8	20.3	9.6-37.8	17	40.0	24.0-58.5
College Graduate	37	2	3.0	0.7-11.6	14	45.2	28.3-63.2	10	18.2	8.4-35.0	11	33.7	19.1-52.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	1	2.0	0.3-13.1	15	34.9	20.5-52.8	14	29.8	17.1-46.7	14	33.2	18.8-51.6
$15,000- 24,999	45	6	11.8	4.8-26.2	11	26.5	13.3-46.0	10	18.2	8.9-33.6	18	43.5	27.1-61.4
$25,000- 34,999	20	2	19.1	5.1-50.8	6	26.2	11.0-50.3	6	32.2	14.2-57.7	6	22.6	9.4-44.9
$35,000- 49,999	22	4	14.5	4.6-37.5	4	29.9	9.2-64.2	7	25.7	10.3-51.0	7	29.9	12.6-55.9
$50,000-74,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	7	66.1	34.2-88.0	3	22.2	6.1-55.6	2	11.8	2.5-40.8
$75,000+	15	0	0.0	. - .	9	56.5	28.1-81.2	2	4.7	0.9-22.1	4	38.8	15.3-68.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	110	13	13.9	7.9-23.3	31	28.6	19.5-39.8	27	21.1	14.0-30.5	39	36.5	26.6-47.6
No	68	2	1.1	0.2- 5.2	29	50.1	35.3-65.0	17	20.0	11.2-32.9	20	28.8	17.7-43.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	3	11.6	3.6-31.4	6	17.0	6.8-36.5	5	13.8	5.1-32.1	19	57.7	38.1-75.1
Non-Veteran	152	14	9.1	5.1-15.7	54	40.2	30.7-50.5	43	23.9	17.1-32.3	41	26.9	19.4-36.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,763

142

10.0

8.2-12.2

581

35.9

33.0-38.8

505

26.7

24.2-29.4

535

27.4

24.9-30.0

-Western NC

186

9.5

5.7-15.6

35.6

27.3-44.9

21.9

16.0-29.2

33.0

25.4-41.5

GENDER

Male

8.6

3.6-19.0

35.4

22.6-50.7

21.0

12.9-32.4

35.0

23.6-48.4

Female

111

10.5

5.6-19.0

35.8

26.3-46.6

22.7

15.1-32.8

31.0

21.7-42.0

RACE

White

163

10.4

6.1-17.2

30.8

22.7-40.3

23.1

16.7-31.1

35.7

27.5-44.7

African American

3.2

0.4-21.6

81.7

54.4-94.3

12.2

3.1-37.4

3.0

0.4-20.6

Other Minorities

2.2

0.3-16.3

56.7

20.4-87.0

12.3

2.0-49.2

28.8

6.6-69.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

59.2

14.9-92.3

0.0

. - .

40.8

7.7-85.1

Non-Hispanic

180

10.0

6.0-16.4

35.2

26.7-44.6

23.0

16.8-30.6

31.8

24.3-40.4

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

41.3

10.6-80.7

58.7

19.3-89.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

16.1

3.9-47.7

83.9

52.3-96.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

7.1

1.9-23.0

77.4

57.0-89.9

15.5

5.7-35.6

0.0

. - .

55-64

12.6

4.6-30.0

19.1

10.1-33.1

61.4

45.1-75.4

6.9

2.3-19.2

65-74

3.6

0.9-13.4

16.4

7.5-32.0

25.8

13.9-43.0

54.2

37.3-70.2

75+

0.0

. - .

3.9

0.9-15.6

5.0

1.2-19.4

91.0

77.0-96.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

11.1

4.0-27.2

27.9

14.7-46.5

21.5

11.4-37.0

39.4

24.1-57.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

12.8

5.5-27.0

40.1

25.1-57.2

25.9

15.3-40.3

21.2

12.0-34.8

Some Post-H.S.

9.5

3.4-23.8

30.2

15.0-51.4

20.3

9.6-37.8

40.0

24.0-58.5

College Graduate

3.0

0.7-11.6

45.2

28.3-63.2

18.2

8.4-35.0

33.7

19.1-52.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2.0

0.3-13.1

34.9

20.5-52.8

29.8

17.1-46.7

33.2

18.8-51.6

$15,000- 24,999

11.8

4.8-26.2

26.5

13.3-46.0

18.2

8.9-33.6

43.5

27.1-61.4

$25,000- 34,999

19.1

5.1-50.8

26.2

11.0-50.3

32.2

14.2-57.7

22.6

9.4-44.9

$35,000- 49,999

14.5

4.6-37.5

29.9

9.2-64.2

25.7

10.3-51.0

29.9

12.6-55.9

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

66.1

34.2-88.0

22.2

6.1-55.6

11.8

2.5-40.8

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

56.5

28.1-81.2

4.7

0.9-22.1

38.8

15.3-68.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

110

13.9

7.9-23.3

28.6

19.5-39.8

21.1

14.0-30.5

36.5

26.6-47.6

1.1

0.2- 5.2

50.1

35.3-65.0

20.0

11.2-32.9

28.8

17.7-43.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.6

3.6-31.4

17.0

6.8-36.5

13.8

5.1-32.1

57.7

38.1-75.1

Non-Veteran

152

9.1

5.1-15.7

40.2

30.7-50.5

23.9

17.1-32.3

26.9

19.4-36.0

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^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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