BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit due to hypoglycemia or low blood sugar?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,838	93	5.7	4.3- 7.4	1,745	94.3	92.6-95.7
-Western NC	191	9	5.5	2.8-10.4	182	94.5	89.6-97.2
GENDER
Male	75	3	4.3	1.3-12.9	72	95.7	87.1-98.7
Female	116	6	6.6	2.9-14.4	110	93.4	85.6-97.1
RACE
White	166	8	5.6	2.8-11.2	158	94.4	88.8-97.2
African American	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
Other Minorities	10	1	11.3	1.5-52.3	9	88.7	47.7-98.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	185	9	5.7	2.9-11.0	176	94.3	89.0-97.1
AGE
18-24	2	1	86.2	28.0-99.0	1	13.8	1.0-72.0
25-34	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
35-44	16	1	5.8	0.8-32.1	15	94.2	67.9-99.2
45-54	28	2	7.2	1.7-25.8	26	92.8	74.2-98.3
55-64	52	1	4.5	0.6-25.3	51	95.5	74.7-99.4
65-74	45	2	4.8	1.2-17.5	43	95.2	82.5-98.8
75+	41	2	4.4	1.1-16.3	39	95.6	83.7-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	3	7.4	2.2-21.9	48	92.6	78.1-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	4	7.7	2.8-19.1	53	92.3	80.9-97.2
Some Post-H.S.	44	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	43	98.0	86.8-99.7
College Graduate	37	1	4.7	0.7-26.7	36	95.3	73.3-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	5	17.1	7.2-35.3	39	82.9	64.7-92.8
$15,000- 24,999	46	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	21	1	8.7	1.3-41.8	20	91.3	58.2-98.7
$35,000- 49,999	22	1	4.5	0.6-26.5	21	95.5	73.5-99.4
$50,000-74,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
$75,000+	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	114	8	8.6	4.2-16.6	106	91.4	83.4-95.8
No	68	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	67	98.9	92.7-99.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	35	2	7.5	1.8-26.2	33	92.5	73.8-98.2
Non-Veteran	155	7	4.9	2.3-10.2	148	95.1	89.8-97.7

*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.

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	1,838	93	5.7	4.3- 7.4	1,745	94.3	92.6-95.7
-Western NC	191	9	5.5	2.8-10.4	182	94.5	89.6-97.2
GENDER
Male	75	3	4.3	1.3-12.9	72	95.7	87.1-98.7
Female	116	6	6.6	2.9-14.4	110	93.4	85.6-97.1
RACE
White	166	8	5.6	2.8-11.2	158	94.4	88.8-97.2
African American	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
Other Minorities	10	1	11.3	1.5-52.3	9	88.7	47.7-98.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	185	9	5.7	2.9-11.0	176	94.3	89.0-97.1
AGE
18-24	2	1	86.2	28.0-99.0	1	13.8	1.0-72.0
25-34	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
35-44	16	1	5.8	0.8-32.1	15	94.2	67.9-99.2
45-54	28	2	7.2	1.7-25.8	26	92.8	74.2-98.3
55-64	52	1	4.5	0.6-25.3	51	95.5	74.7-99.4
65-74	45	2	4.8	1.2-17.5	43	95.2	82.5-98.8
75+	41	2	4.4	1.1-16.3	39	95.6	83.7-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	3	7.4	2.2-21.9	48	92.6	78.1-97.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	4	7.7	2.8-19.1	53	92.3	80.9-97.2
Some Post-H.S.	44	1	2.0	0.3-13.2	43	98.0	86.8-99.7
College Graduate	37	1	4.7	0.7-26.7	36	95.3	73.3-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	5	17.1	7.2-35.3	39	82.9	64.7-92.8
$15,000- 24,999	46	0	0.0	. - .	46	100	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	21	1	8.7	1.3-41.8	20	91.3	58.2-98.7
$35,000- 49,999	22	1	4.5	0.6-26.5	21	95.5	73.5-99.4
$50,000-74,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
$75,000+	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	114	8	8.6	4.2-16.6	106	91.4	83.4-95.8
No	68	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	67	98.9	92.7-99.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	35	2	7.5	1.8-26.2	33	92.5	73.8-98.2
Non-Veteran	155	7	4.9	2.3-10.2	148	95.1	89.8-97.7