BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit due to other diabetes complications?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,839	134	7.8	6.2- 9.6	1,705	92.2	90.4-93.8
-Western NC	194	16	8.1	4.7-13.6	178	91.9	86.4-95.3
GENDER
Male	77	7	8.6	3.9-17.8	70	91.4	82.2-96.1
Female	117	9	7.7	3.7-15.2	108	92.3	84.8-96.3
RACE
White	169	12	7.3	4.0-13.1	157	92.7	86.9-96.0
African American	15	1	9.2	1.2-45.9	14	90.8	54.1-98.8
Other Minorities	10	3	23.6	5.8-60.9	7	76.4	39.1-94.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	188	16	8.5	5.0-14.2	172	91.5	85.8-95.0
AGE
18-24	2	1	13.8	1.0-72.0	1	86.2	28.0-99.0
25-34	7	1	12.4	1.5-56.4	6	87.6	43.6-98.5
35-44	16	0	0.0	. - .	16	100	. - .
45-54	28	3	7.7	2.2-23.3	25	92.3	76.7-97.8
55-64	54	5	15.4	6.3-32.8	49	84.6	67.2-93.7
65-74	45	2	3.6	0.8-14.4	43	96.4	85.6-99.2
75+	42	4	7.2	2.6-18.6	38	92.8	81.4-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	53	9	16.7	7.9-31.7	44	83.3	68.3-92.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	2	4.6	1.1-16.7	55	95.4	83.3-98.9
Some Post-H.S.	45	2	5.1	1.2-18.8	43	94.9	81.2-98.8
College Graduate	37	3	6.0	1.9-17.8	34	94.0	82.2-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	45	5	10.4	4.0-24.5	40	89.6	75.5-96.0
$15,000- 24,999	47	4	10.3	3.7-25.4	43	89.7	74.6-96.3
$25,000- 34,999	22	1	8.5	1.2-41.2	21	91.5	58.8-98.8
$35,000- 49,999	22	2	4.1	0.7-19.7	20	95.9	80.3-99.3
$50,000-74,999	12	1	3.9	0.5-24.7	11	96.1	75.3-99.5
$75,000+	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	117	13	12.5	7.1-21.1	104	87.5	78.9-92.9
No	68	3	1.8	0.5- 6.7	65	98.2	93.3-99.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	5	14.5	5.6-32.5	31	85.5	67.5-94.4
Non-Veteran	157	11	6.4	3.3-12.0	146	93.6	88.0-96.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,839

134

7.8

6.2- 9.6

1,705

92.2

90.4-93.8

-Western NC

194

8.1

4.7-13.6

178

91.9

86.4-95.3

GENDER

Male

8.6

3.9-17.8

91.4

82.2-96.1

Female

117

7.7

3.7-15.2

108

92.3

84.8-96.3

RACE

White

169

7.3

4.0-13.1

157

92.7

86.9-96.0

African American

9.2

1.2-45.9

90.8

54.1-98.8

Other Minorities

23.6

5.8-60.9

76.4

39.1-94.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

188

8.5

5.0-14.2

172

91.5

85.8-95.0

AGE

18-24

13.8

1.0-72.0

86.2

28.0-99.0

25-34

12.4

1.5-56.4

87.6

43.6-98.5

35-44

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

45-54

7.7

2.2-23.3

92.3

76.7-97.8

55-64

15.4

6.3-32.8

84.6

67.2-93.7

65-74

3.6

0.8-14.4

96.4

85.6-99.2

75+

7.2

2.6-18.6

92.8

81.4-97.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.7

7.9-31.7

83.3

68.3-92.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

4.6

1.1-16.7

95.4

83.3-98.9

Some Post-H.S.

5.1

1.2-18.8

94.9

81.2-98.8

College Graduate

6.0

1.9-17.8

94.0

82.2-98.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.4

4.0-24.5

89.6

75.5-96.0

$15,000- 24,999

10.3

3.7-25.4

89.7

74.6-96.3

$25,000- 34,999

8.5

1.2-41.2

91.5

58.8-98.8

$35,000- 49,999

4.1

0.7-19.7

95.9

80.3-99.3

$50,000-74,999

3.9

0.5-24.7

96.1

75.3-99.5

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

117

12.5

7.1-21.1

104

87.5

78.9-92.9

1.8

0.5- 6.7

98.2

93.3-99.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.5

5.6-32.5

85.5

67.5-94.4

Non-Veteran

157

6.4

3.3-12.0

146

93.6

88.0-96.7

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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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