BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,842	979	54.7	51.8-57.5	863	45.3	42.5-48.2
-Western NC	194	112	59.0	50.4-67.1	82	41.0	32.9-49.6
GENDER
Male	77	41	52.4	39.1-65.5	36	47.6	34.5-60.9
Female	117	71	65.7	55.4-74.7	46	34.3	25.3-44.6
RACE
White	169	94	56.8	47.7-65.4	75	43.2	34.6-52.3
African American	15	13	89.0	60.9-97.7	2	11.0	2.3-39.1
Other Minorities	10	5	53.1	18.6-84.9	5	46.9	15.1-81.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	2	52.5	12.3-89.7	3	47.5	10.3-87.7
Non-Hispanic	188	110	60.0	51.2-68.2	78	40.0	31.8-48.8
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	7	4	42.8	11.2-81.6	3	57.2	18.4-88.8
35-44	16	11	72.0	44.6-89.1	5	28.0	10.9-55.4
45-54	28	22	78.8	57.8-91.0	6	21.2	9.0-42.2
55-64	54	32	65.1	50.0-77.6	22	34.9	22.4-50.0
65-74	45	24	54.0	37.3-69.9	21	46.0	30.1-62.7
75+	42	17	38.8	23.7-56.4	25	61.2	43.6-76.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	25	51.7	35.4-67.6	28	48.3	32.4-64.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	30	52.4	36.6-67.7	27	47.6	32.3-63.4
Some Post-H.S.	45	27	61.2	43.5-76.4	18	38.8	23.6-56.5
College Graduate	37	29	78.2	59.7-89.7	8	21.8	10.3-40.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	22	44.6	28.7-61.7	23	55.4	38.3-71.3
$15,000- 24,999	47	22	44.0	28.0-61.3	25	56.0	38.7-72.0
$25,000- 34,999	22	14	65.6	42.3-83.2	8	34.4	16.8-57.7
$35,000- 49,999	22	14	60.0	31.3-83.1	8	40.0	16.9-68.7
$50,000-74,999	12	10	89.4	60.5-97.9	2	10.6	2.1-39.5
$75,000+	15	11	70.9	40.9-89.6	4	29.1	10.4-59.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	117	66	56.0	45.3-66.2	51	44.0	33.8-54.7
No	68	43	65.0	49.3-78.0	25	35.0	22.0-50.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	20	51.5	33.0-69.5	16	48.5	30.5-67.0
Non-Veteran	157	92	61.0	51.4-69.9	65	39.0	30.1-48.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,842

979

54.7

51.8-57.5

863

45.3

42.5-48.2

-Western NC

194

112

59.0

50.4-67.1

41.0

32.9-49.6

GENDER

Male

52.4

39.1-65.5

47.6

34.5-60.9

Female

117

65.7

55.4-74.7

34.3

25.3-44.6

RACE

White

169

56.8

47.7-65.4

43.2

34.6-52.3

African American

89.0

60.9-97.7

11.0

2.3-39.1

Other Minorities

53.1

18.6-84.9

46.9

15.1-81.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

52.5

12.3-89.7

47.5

10.3-87.7

Non-Hispanic

188

110

60.0

51.2-68.2

40.0

31.8-48.8

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

42.8

11.2-81.6

57.2

18.4-88.8

35-44

72.0

44.6-89.1

28.0

10.9-55.4

45-54

78.8

57.8-91.0

21.2

9.0-42.2

55-64

65.1

50.0-77.6

34.9

22.4-50.0

65-74

54.0

37.3-69.9

46.0

30.1-62.7

75+

38.8

23.7-56.4

61.2

43.6-76.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

51.7

35.4-67.6

48.3

32.4-64.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

52.4

36.6-67.7

47.6

32.3-63.4

Some Post-H.S.

61.2

43.5-76.4

38.8

23.6-56.5

College Graduate

78.2

59.7-89.7

21.8

10.3-40.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

44.6

28.7-61.7

55.4

38.3-71.3

$15,000- 24,999

44.0

28.0-61.3

56.0

38.7-72.0

$25,000- 34,999

65.6

42.3-83.2

34.4

16.8-57.7

$35,000- 49,999

60.0

31.3-83.1

40.0

16.9-68.7

$50,000-74,999

89.4

60.5-97.9

10.6

2.1-39.5

$75,000+

70.9

40.9-89.6

29.1

10.4-59.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

117

56.0

45.3-66.2

44.0

33.8-54.7

65.0

49.3-78.0

35.0

22.0-50.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

51.5

33.0-69.5

48.5

30.5-67.0

Non-Veteran

157

61.0

51.4-69.9

39.0

30.1-48.6

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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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