BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,843	1,399	75.4	72.7-77.9	444	24.6	22.1-27.3
-Western NC	194	149	74.5	66.0-81.4	45	25.5	18.6-34.0
GENDER
Male	77	60	74.7	60.6-85.0	17	25.3	15.0-39.4
Female	117	89	74.2	63.7-82.6	28	25.8	17.4-36.3
RACE
White	169	129	72.6	63.4-80.2	40	27.4	19.8-36.6
African American	15	10	82.7	56.6-94.6	5	17.3	5.4-43.4
Other Minorities	10	10	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	188	143	73.2	64.4-80.5	45	26.8	19.5-35.6
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	7	2	23.2	4.7-65.0	5	76.8	35.0-95.3
35-44	16	11	70.5	42.6-88.5	5	29.5	11.5-57.4
45-54	28	21	79.2	58.7-91.1	7	20.8	8.9-41.3
55-64	54	44	82.0	66.9-91.1	10	18.0	8.9-33.1
65-74	45	36	78.7	61.7-89.4	9	21.3	10.6-38.3
75+	42	33	73.9	54.9-86.9	9	26.1	13.1-45.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	38	69.4	52.6-82.3	15	30.6	17.7-47.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	44	67.8	49.2-82.1	13	32.2	17.9-50.8
Some Post-H.S.	45	35	78.2	61.0-89.2	10	21.8	10.8-39.0
College Graduate	37	30	85.3	69.4-93.7	7	14.7	6.3-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	35	79.0	61.9-89.7	10	21.0	10.3-38.1
$15,000- 24,999	47	35	79.7	64.0-89.7	12	20.3	10.3-36.0
$25,000- 34,999	22	16	63.1	38.3-82.5	6	36.9	17.5-61.7
$35,000- 49,999	22	17	64.8	33.8-86.9	5	35.2	13.1-66.2
$50,000-74,999	12	11	92.2	59.2-99.0	1	7.8	1.0-40.8
$75,000+	15	13	80.8	42.8-96.0	2	19.2	4.0-57.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	117	86	72.1	61.5-80.7	31	27.9	19.3-38.5
No	68	56	78.8	61.9-89.5	12	21.2	10.5-38.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	28	76.1	56.0-88.9	8	23.9	11.1-44.0
Non-Veteran	157	120	74.0	64.3-81.8	37	26.0	18.2-35.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,843

1,399

75.4

72.7-77.9

444

24.6

22.1-27.3

-Western NC

194

149

74.5

66.0-81.4

25.5

18.6-34.0

GENDER

Male

74.7

60.6-85.0

25.3

15.0-39.4

Female

117

74.2

63.7-82.6

25.8

17.4-36.3

RACE

White

169

129

72.6

63.4-80.2

27.4

19.8-36.6

African American

82.7

56.6-94.6

17.3

5.4-43.4

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

188

143

73.2

64.4-80.5

26.8

19.5-35.6

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

23.2

4.7-65.0

76.8

35.0-95.3

35-44

70.5

42.6-88.5

29.5

11.5-57.4

45-54

79.2

58.7-91.1

20.8

8.9-41.3

55-64

82.0

66.9-91.1

18.0

8.9-33.1

65-74

78.7

61.7-89.4

21.3

10.6-38.3

75+

73.9

54.9-86.9

26.1

13.1-45.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

69.4

52.6-82.3

30.6

17.7-47.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

67.8

49.2-82.1

32.2

17.9-50.8

Some Post-H.S.

78.2

61.0-89.2

21.8

10.8-39.0

College Graduate

85.3

69.4-93.7

14.7

6.3-30.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

79.0

61.9-89.7

21.0

10.3-38.1

$15,000- 24,999

79.7

64.0-89.7

20.3

10.3-36.0

$25,000- 34,999

63.1

38.3-82.5

36.9

17.5-61.7

$35,000- 49,999

64.8

33.8-86.9

35.2

13.1-66.2

$50,000-74,999

92.2

59.2-99.0

7.8

1.0-40.8

$75,000+

80.8

42.8-96.0

19.2

4.0-57.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

117

72.1

61.5-80.7

27.9

19.3-38.5

78.8

61.9-89.5

21.2

10.5-38.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

76.1

56.0-88.9

23.9

11.1-44.0

Non-Veteran

157

120

74.0

64.3-81.8

26.0

18.2-35.7

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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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