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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,849	487	27.1	24.5-29.8	1,362	72.9	70.2-75.5
-Western NC	194	57	28.4	21.6-36.4	137	71.6	63.6-78.4
GENDER
Male	77	22	28.0	18.0-40.7	55	72.0	59.3-82.0
Female	117	35	28.9	20.4-39.1	82	71.1	60.9-79.6
RACE
White	169	50	29.7	22.3-38.3	119	70.3	61.7-77.7
African American	15	6	28.3	9.4-59.9	9	71.7	40.1-90.6
Other Minorities	10	1	2.2	0.3-15.7	9	97.8	84.3-99.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	188	56	28.6	21.7-36.7	132	71.4	63.3-78.3
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	7	4	44.8	11.7-83.3	3	55.2	16.7-88.3
35-44	16	1	10.3	1.5-46.9	15	89.7	53.1-98.5
45-54	28	12	32.0	16.4-53.2	16	68.0	46.8-83.6
55-64	54	16	28.6	16.9-44.2	38	71.4	55.8-83.1
65-74	45	12	27.2	14.8-44.3	33	72.8	55.7-85.2
75+	42	10	27.9	14.8-46.4	32	72.1	53.6-85.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	18	36.3	22.3-53.0	35	63.7	47.0-77.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	14	25.9	14.8-41.1	43	74.1	58.9-85.2
Some Post-H.S.	45	16	30.8	17.6-48.1	29	69.2	51.9-82.4
College Graduate	37	9	18.4	8.7-34.9	28	81.6	65.1-91.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	14	35.7	20.6-54.2	31	64.3	45.8-79.4
$15,000- 24,999	47	12	28.5	15.6-46.3	35	71.5	53.7-84.4
$25,000- 34,999	22	8	43.7	23.0-66.8	14	56.3	33.2-77.0
$35,000- 49,999	22	10	31.5	14.4-55.7	12	68.5	44.3-85.6
$50,000-74,999	12	1	5.7	0.7-32.6	11	94.3	67.4-99.3
$75,000+	15	1	3.8	0.5-23.7	14	96.2	76.3-99.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	117	42	36.6	27.1-47.2	75	63.4	52.8-72.9
No	68	13	15.9	8.2-28.7	55	84.1	71.3-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	11	29.1	15.0-48.7	25	70.9	51.3-85.0
Non-Veteran	157	46	28.3	20.8-37.2	111	71.7	62.8-79.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,849

487

27.1

24.5-29.8

1,362

72.9

70.2-75.5

-Western NC

194

28.4

21.6-36.4

137

71.6

63.6-78.4

GENDER

Male

28.0

18.0-40.7

72.0

59.3-82.0

Female

117

28.9

20.4-39.1

71.1

60.9-79.6

RACE

White

169

29.7

22.3-38.3

119

70.3

61.7-77.7

African American

28.3

9.4-59.9

71.7

40.1-90.6

Other Minorities

2.2

0.3-15.7

97.8

84.3-99.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

188

28.6

21.7-36.7

132

71.4

63.3-78.3

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

44.8

11.7-83.3

55.2

16.7-88.3

35-44

10.3

1.5-46.9

89.7

53.1-98.5

45-54

32.0

16.4-53.2

68.0

46.8-83.6

55-64

28.6

16.9-44.2

71.4

55.8-83.1

65-74

27.2

14.8-44.3

72.8

55.7-85.2

75+

27.9

14.8-46.4

72.1

53.6-85.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

36.3

22.3-53.0

63.7

47.0-77.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

25.9

14.8-41.1

74.1

58.9-85.2

Some Post-H.S.

30.8

17.6-48.1

69.2

51.9-82.4

College Graduate

18.4

8.7-34.9

81.6

65.1-91.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

35.7

20.6-54.2

64.3

45.8-79.4

$15,000- 24,999

28.5

15.6-46.3

71.5

53.7-84.4

$25,000- 34,999

43.7

23.0-66.8

56.3

33.2-77.0

$35,000- 49,999

31.5

14.4-55.7

68.5

44.3-85.6

$50,000-74,999

5.7

0.7-32.6

94.3

67.4-99.3

$75,000+

3.8

0.5-23.7

96.2

76.3-99.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

117

36.6

27.1-47.2

63.4

52.8-72.9

15.9

8.2-28.7

84.1

71.3-91.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

29.1

15.0-48.7

70.9

51.3-85.0

Non-Veteran

157

28.3

20.8-37.2

111

71.7

62.8-79.2

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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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