BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (In the last 12 months, has a doctor, nurse or other health professional talked with you about exercise or physical activity to control your diabetes or pre-diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,051	1,431	70.6	68.0-73.1	620	29.4	26.9-32.0
-Western NC	229	160	69.7	61.9-76.4	69	30.3	23.6-38.1
GENDER
Male	90	65	70.4	58.1-80.3	25	29.6	19.7-41.9
Female	139	95	68.9	58.8-77.5	44	31.1	22.5-41.2
RACE
White	200	140	70.2	62.0-77.2	60	29.8	22.8-38.0
African American	16	12	72.7	38.7-91.8	4	27.3	8.2-61.3
Other Minorities	13	8	53.4	20.8-83.3	5	46.6	16.7-79.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	2	23.7	4.2-68.5	3	76.3	31.5-95.8
Non-Hispanic	223	158	71.8	64.2-78.4	65	28.2	21.6-35.8
AGE
18-24	5	4	82.6	31.7-98.0	1	17.4	2.0-68.3
25-34	10	8	88.1	48.7-98.3	2	11.9	1.7-51.3
35-44	19	10	58.5	32.6-80.4	9	41.5	19.6-67.4
45-54	35	27	84.6	69.9-92.9	8	15.4	7.1-30.1
55-64	61	51	84.1	70.6-92.1	10	15.9	7.9-29.4
65-74	54	38	66.6	50.2-79.8	16	33.4	20.2-49.8
75+	45	22	42.2	27.0-58.9	23	57.8	41.1-73.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	59	38	61.0	44.1-75.6	21	39.0	24.4-55.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	74	49	73.1	60.4-82.8	25	26.9	17.2-39.6
Some Post-H.S.	52	41	75.6	58.8-87.1	11	24.4	12.9-41.2
College Graduate	43	31	67.4	50.2-80.9	12	32.6	19.1-49.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	55	36	68.7	52.1-81.6	19	31.3	18.4-47.9
$15,000- 24,999	56	36	63.2	46.5-77.2	20	36.8	22.8-53.5
$25,000- 34,999	26	20	80.2	58.0-92.3	6	19.8	7.7-42.0
$35,000- 49,999	25	20	77.9	52.7-91.7	5	22.1	8.3-47.3
$50,000-74,999	16	12	79.4	52.8-93.0	4	20.6	7.0-47.2
$75,000+	15	11	67.8	35.7-88.9	4	32.2	11.1-64.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	137	94	65.9	55.4-75.0	43	34.1	25.0-44.6
No	83	61	76.9	64.9-85.7	22	23.1	14.3-35.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	38	27	64.8	44.9-80.6	11	35.2	19.4-55.1
Non-Veteran	190	132	70.8	62.4-78.0	58	29.2	22.0-37.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,051

1,431

70.6

68.0-73.1

620

29.4

26.9-32.0

-Western NC

229

160

69.7

61.9-76.4

30.3

23.6-38.1

GENDER

Male

70.4

58.1-80.3

29.6

19.7-41.9

Female

139

68.9

58.8-77.5

31.1

22.5-41.2

RACE

White

200

140

70.2

62.0-77.2

29.8

22.8-38.0

African American

72.7

38.7-91.8

27.3

8.2-61.3

Other Minorities

53.4

20.8-83.3

46.6

16.7-79.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.7

4.2-68.5

76.3

31.5-95.8

Non-Hispanic

223

158

71.8

64.2-78.4

28.2

21.6-35.8

AGE

18-24

82.6

31.7-98.0

17.4

2.0-68.3

25-34

88.1

48.7-98.3

11.9

1.7-51.3

35-44

58.5

32.6-80.4

41.5

19.6-67.4

45-54

84.6

69.9-92.9

15.4

7.1-30.1

55-64

84.1

70.6-92.1

15.9

7.9-29.4

65-74

66.6

50.2-79.8

33.4

20.2-49.8

75+

42.2

27.0-58.9

57.8

41.1-73.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

61.0

44.1-75.6

39.0

24.4-55.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

73.1

60.4-82.8

26.9

17.2-39.6

Some Post-H.S.

75.6

58.8-87.1

24.4

12.9-41.2

College Graduate

67.4

50.2-80.9

32.6

19.1-49.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

68.7

52.1-81.6

31.3

18.4-47.9

$15,000- 24,999

63.2

46.5-77.2

36.8

22.8-53.5

$25,000- 34,999

80.2

58.0-92.3

19.8

7.7-42.0

$35,000- 49,999

77.9

52.7-91.7

22.1

8.3-47.3

$50,000-74,999

79.4

52.8-93.0

20.6

7.0-47.2

$75,000+

67.8

35.7-88.9

32.2

11.1-64.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

137

65.9

55.4-75.0

34.1

25.0-44.6

76.9

64.9-85.7

23.1

14.3-35.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

64.8

44.9-80.6

35.2

19.4-55.1

Non-Veteran

190

132

70.8

62.4-78.0

29.2

22.0-37.6

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*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.

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