BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies (strips, lancets, and meter) due to lack of money?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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During the past 12 months, was there any time that you did not have testing supplies (strips, lancets, and meter) due to lack of money?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,845	349	20.3	17.9-22.9	1,496	79.7	77.1-82.1
-Western NC	194	37	20.1	13.7-28.6	157	79.9	71.4-86.3
GENDER
Male	77	10	16.5	7.7-32.0	67	83.5	68.0-92.3
Female	117	27	23.7	15.9-33.8	90	76.3	66.2-84.1
RACE
White	169	28	15.1	9.8-22.4	141	84.9	77.6-90.2
African American	15	6	60.7	27.7-86.1	9	39.3	13.9-72.3
Other Minorities	10	3	54.9	20.1-85.5	7	45.1	14.5-79.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	2	52.5	12.3-89.7	3	47.5	10.3-87.7
Non-Hispanic	188	35	19.1	12.8-27.7	153	80.9	72.3-87.2
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
25-34	7	2	16.0	2.7-56.3	5	84.0	43.7-97.3
35-44	16	4	31.4	11.7-61.2	12	68.6	38.8-88.3
45-54	28	10	35.4	16.7-60.1	18	64.6	39.9-83.3
55-64	54	13	22.3	12.2-37.3	41	77.7	62.7-87.8
65-74	45	3	7.1	2.3-20.4	42	92.9	79.6-97.7
75+	42	5	12.1	3.9-31.9	37	87.9	68.1-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	14	26.0	13.7-43.9	39	74.0	56.1-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	9	16.6	8.5-30.0	48	83.4	70.0-91.5
Some Post-H.S.	45	8	23.6	10.1-45.8	37	76.4	54.2-89.9
College Graduate	37	6	12.4	5.3-26.3	31	87.6	73.7-94.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	15	30.9	18.0-47.6	30	69.1	52.4-82.0
$15,000- 24,999	47	9	21.2	9.9-39.8	38	78.8	60.2-90.1
$25,000- 34,999	22	1	2.9	0.4-18.1	21	97.1	81.9-99.6
$35,000- 49,999	22	4	21.2	7.4-47.6	18	78.8	52.4-92.6
$50,000-74,999	12	2	31.4	7.2-72.9	10	68.6	27.1-92.8
$75,000+	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	117	33	27.2	18.7-37.8	84	72.8	62.2-81.3
No	68	3	9.8	2.4-32.6	65	90.2	67.4-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	6	16.0	5.8-36.8	30	84.0	63.2-94.2
Non-Veteran	157	31	21.2	13.9-31.0	126	78.8	69.0-86.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,845

349

20.3

17.9-22.9

1,496

79.7

77.1-82.1

-Western NC

194

20.1

13.7-28.6

157

79.9

71.4-86.3

GENDER

Male

16.5

7.7-32.0

83.5

68.0-92.3

Female

117

23.7

15.9-33.8

76.3

66.2-84.1

RACE

White

169

15.1

9.8-22.4

141

84.9

77.6-90.2

African American

60.7

27.7-86.1

39.3

13.9-72.3

Other Minorities

54.9

20.1-85.5

45.1

14.5-79.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

52.5

12.3-89.7

47.5

10.3-87.7

Non-Hispanic

188

19.1

12.8-27.7

153

80.9

72.3-87.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

16.0

2.7-56.3

84.0

43.7-97.3

35-44

31.4

11.7-61.2

68.6

38.8-88.3

45-54

35.4

16.7-60.1

64.6

39.9-83.3

55-64

22.3

12.2-37.3

77.7

62.7-87.8

65-74

7.1

2.3-20.4

92.9

79.6-97.7

75+

12.1

3.9-31.9

87.9

68.1-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

26.0

13.7-43.9

74.0

56.1-86.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

16.6

8.5-30.0

83.4

70.0-91.5

Some Post-H.S.

23.6

10.1-45.8

76.4

54.2-89.9

College Graduate

12.4

5.3-26.3

87.6

73.7-94.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

30.9

18.0-47.6

69.1

52.4-82.0

$15,000- 24,999

21.2

9.9-39.8

78.8

60.2-90.1

$25,000- 34,999

2.9

0.4-18.1

97.1

81.9-99.6

$35,000- 49,999

21.2

7.4-47.6

78.8

52.4-92.6

$50,000-74,999

31.4

7.2-72.9

68.6

27.1-92.8

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

117

27.2

18.7-37.8

72.8

62.2-81.3

9.8

2.4-32.6

90.2

67.4-97.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

16.0

5.8-36.8

84.0

63.2-94.2

Non-Veteran

157

21.2

13.9-31.0

126

78.8

69.0-86.1

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed 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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