BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,130	1,106	97.5	95.9-98.5	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1
-Western NC	122	119	97.1	90.6-99.1	3	2.9	0.9- 9.4
GENDER
Male	45	44	96.7	80.0-99.5	1	3.3	0.5-20.0
Female	77	75	97.4	89.9-99.4	2	2.6	0.6-10.1
RACE
White	106	104	97.5	90.0-99.4	2	2.5	0.6-10.0
African American	10	9	87.8	47.4-98.3	1	12.2	1.7-52.6
Other Minorities	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	118	115	96.9	90.3-99.1	3	3.1	0.9- 9.7
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	24	24	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	40	39	94.4	69.6-99.2	1	5.6	0.8-30.4
65-74	25	23	90.3	68.1-97.6	2	9.7	2.4-31.9
75+	18	18	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	32	97.8	85.3-99.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	33	33	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	29	28	94.5	69.8-99.2	1	5.5	0.8-30.2
College Graduate	26	25	96.3	77.6-99.5	1	3.7	0.5-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	31	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	30	30	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	11	10	88.1	47.7-98.4	1	11.9	1.6-52.3
$50,000-74,999	11	11	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	75	72	95.6	86.1-98.7	3	4.4	1.3-13.9
No	44	44	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	107	104	96.5	89.0-99.0	3	3.5	1.0-11.0

*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes OR pre-diabetes or borderline 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

In the last 12 months, did a doctor, nurse or other health professional give you advice about your weight to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	1,130	1,106	97.5	95.9-98.5	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1
-Western NC	122	119	97.1	90.6-99.1	3	2.9	0.9- 9.4
GENDER
Male	45	44	96.7	80.0-99.5	1	3.3	0.5-20.0
Female	77	75	97.4	89.9-99.4	2	2.6	0.6-10.1
RACE
White	106	104	97.5	90.0-99.4	2	2.5	0.6-10.0
African American	10	9	87.8	47.4-98.3	1	12.2	1.7-52.6
Other Minorities	6	6	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	118	115	96.9	90.3-99.1	3	3.1	0.9- 9.7
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	9	9	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	24	24	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	40	39	94.4	69.6-99.2	1	5.6	0.8-30.4
65-74	25	23	90.3	68.1-97.6	2	9.7	2.4-31.9
75+	18	18	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	33	32	97.8	85.3-99.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	33	33	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Some Post-H.S.	29	28	94.5	69.8-99.2	1	5.5	0.8-30.2
College Graduate	26	25	96.3	77.6-99.5	1	3.7	0.5-22.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	31	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	30	30	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	13	13	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	11	10	88.1	47.7-98.4	1	11.9	1.6-52.3
$50,000-74,999	11	11	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	75	72	95.6	86.1-98.7	3	4.4	1.3-13.9
No	44	44	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	14	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	107	104	96.5	89.0-99.0	3	3.5	1.0-11.0