BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
North Carolina	1,785	143	12.8	10.5-15.6	603	37.6	34.7-40.6	487	24.1	21.8-26.6	552	25.4	23.1-27.8
-Eastern NC	659	52	11.4	7.9-16.1	232	38.5	34.0-43.3	190	26.6	22.8-30.9	185	23.5	19.9-27.4
GENDER
Male	238	18	11.5	6.7-19.1	87	39.8	32.8-47.4	67	27.2	21.1-34.3	66	21.4	16.5-27.3
Female	421	34	11.3	6.9-18.0	145	37.4	31.6-43.5	123	26.1	21.5-31.4	119	25.2	20.4-30.6
RACE
White	387	28	10.5	6.5-16.3	120	36.3	30.6-42.5	108	26.5	21.7-31.9	131	26.7	22.2-31.8
African American	220	18	9.8	5.9-15.9	97	45.6	37.7-53.8	62	23.8	17.9-31.0	43	20.8	14.7-28.6
Other Minorities	51	6	24.2	7.6-55.4	15	27.9	14.9-46.1	19	34.5	18.7-54.7	11	13.4	6.3-26.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	2	26.6	5.5-69.5	8	35.1	14.8-62.8	9	38.2	15.7-67.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	637	50	10.6	7.6-14.6	223	38.9	34.4-43.7	180	26.1	22.3-30.3	184	24.4	20.9-28.3
AGE
18-24	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	11	8	67.3	33.2-89.5	3	32.7	10.5-66.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	53	11	16.0	8.2-28.9	42	84.0	71.1-91.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	113	12	12.1	6.1-22.6	88	78.1	67.3-86.1	13	9.8	5.1-17.9	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	193	6	4.1	1.7- 9.5	64	29.9	23.0-37.8	107	57.6	49.2-65.6	16	8.5	4.8-14.4
65-74	182	6	2.9	1.2- 6.7	28	16.7	11.4-23.8	56	29.7	22.5-38.2	92	50.6	42.2-59.1
75+	100	5	6.6	2.5-16.4	7	9.4	4.2-19.9	13	10.6	5.9-18.4	75	73.3	61.8-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	165	9	5.0	2.4-10.2	42	27.6	20.2-36.5	57	31.0	23.2-40.1	57	36.4	27.8-45.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	221	16	10.1	5.7-17.4	93	45.9	38.2-53.9	57	24.3	18.2-31.6	55	19.7	14.6-25.9
Some Post-H.S.	145	17	17.2	9.7-28.7	56	42.9	33.0-53.4	40	24.2	16.9-33.2	32	15.7	10.5-23.0
College Graduate	127	10	14.5	5.6-32.7	41	33.7	23.9-45.2	35	27.8	19.0-38.8	41	24.0	16.7-33.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	9	6.4	3.1-12.6	56	46.1	36.2-56.4	42	24.6	17.4-33.7	38	22.9	16.0-31.5
$15,000- 24,999	138	10	8.1	4.0-15.4	40	33.0	24.4-43.0	42	29.4	21.3-39.0	46	29.5	21.6-38.9
$25,000- 34,999	85	10	16.5	6.8-35.2	31	41.1	28.7-54.8	18	14.4	8.4-23.5	26	28.0	18.0-40.7
$35,000- 49,999	72	5	6.9	2.6-16.8	29	48.2	34.7-62.0	22	29.1	18.3-42.9	16	15.8	9.1-26.2
$50,000-74,999	67	5	16.0	6.4-34.4	26	38.2	25.8-52.5	21	27.7	17.3-41.3	15	18.0	10.6-29.0
$75,000+	44	6	17.9	7.8-36.1	15	29.5	17.1-45.9	13	31.0	17.7-48.4	10	21.6	11.3-37.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	416	25	6.7	4.3-10.3	144	38.8	33.2-44.7	121	28.8	23.8-34.4	126	25.7	21.1-30.9
No	226	27	19.6	12.1-30.3	80	36.9	29.2-45.3	66	24.2	18.3-31.3	53	19.3	14.2-25.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	123	8	7.9	3.6-16.3	40	32.8	24.2-42.6	34	29.6	21.0-39.8	41	29.8	22.0-39.1
Non-Veteran	534	43	12.2	8.1-18.0	192	40.1	34.9-45.6	156	25.9	21.7-30.6	143	21.7	17.9-26.1

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,785

143

12.8

10.5-15.6

603

37.6

34.7-40.6

487

24.1

21.8-26.6

552

25.4

23.1-27.8

-Eastern NC

659

11.4

7.9-16.1

232

38.5

34.0-43.3

190

26.6

22.8-30.9

185

23.5

19.9-27.4

GENDER

Male

238

11.5

6.7-19.1

39.8

32.8-47.4

27.2

21.1-34.3

21.4

16.5-27.3

Female

421

11.3

6.9-18.0

145

37.4

31.6-43.5

123

26.1

21.5-31.4

119

25.2

20.4-30.6

RACE

White

387

10.5

6.5-16.3

120

36.3

30.6-42.5

108

26.5

21.7-31.9

131

26.7

22.2-31.8

African American

220

9.8

5.9-15.9

45.6

37.7-53.8

23.8

17.9-31.0

20.8

14.7-28.6

Other Minorities

24.2

7.6-55.4

27.9

14.9-46.1

34.5

18.7-54.7

13.4

6.3-26.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.6

5.5-69.5

35.1

14.8-62.8

38.2

15.7-67.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

637

10.6

7.6-14.6

223

38.9

34.4-43.7

180

26.1

22.3-30.3

184

24.4

20.9-28.3

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

67.3

33.2-89.5

32.7

10.5-66.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

16.0

8.2-28.9

84.0

71.1-91.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

113

12.1

6.1-22.6

78.1

67.3-86.1

9.8

5.1-17.9

0.0

. - .

55-64

193

4.1

1.7- 9.5

29.9

23.0-37.8

107

57.6

49.2-65.6

8.5

4.8-14.4

65-74

182

2.9

1.2- 6.7

16.7

11.4-23.8

29.7

22.5-38.2

50.6

42.2-59.1

75+

100

6.6

2.5-16.4

9.4

4.2-19.9

10.6

5.9-18.4

73.3

61.8-82.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

165

5.0

2.4-10.2

27.6

20.2-36.5

31.0

23.2-40.1

36.4

27.8-45.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

221

10.1

5.7-17.4

45.9

38.2-53.9

24.3

18.2-31.6

19.7

14.6-25.9

Some Post-H.S.

145

17.2

9.7-28.7

42.9

33.0-53.4

24.2

16.9-33.2

15.7

10.5-23.0

College Graduate

127

14.5

5.6-32.7

33.7

23.9-45.2

27.8

19.0-38.8

24.0

16.7-33.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

6.4

3.1-12.6

46.1

36.2-56.4

24.6

17.4-33.7

22.9

16.0-31.5

$15,000- 24,999

138

8.1

4.0-15.4

33.0

24.4-43.0

29.4

21.3-39.0

29.5

21.6-38.9

$25,000- 34,999

16.5

6.8-35.2

41.1

28.7-54.8

14.4

8.4-23.5

28.0

18.0-40.7

$35,000- 49,999

6.9

2.6-16.8

48.2

34.7-62.0

29.1

18.3-42.9

15.8

9.1-26.2

$50,000-74,999

16.0

6.4-34.4

38.2

25.8-52.5

27.7

17.3-41.3

18.0

10.6-29.0

$75,000+

17.9

7.8-36.1

29.5

17.1-45.9

31.0

17.7-48.4

21.6

11.3-37.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

416

6.7

4.3-10.3

144

38.8

33.2-44.7

121

28.8

23.8-34.4

126

25.7

21.1-30.9

226

19.6

12.1-30.3

36.9

29.2-45.3

24.2

18.3-31.3

19.3

14.2-25.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

123

7.9

3.6-16.3

32.8

24.2-42.6

29.6

21.0-39.8

29.8

22.0-39.1

Non-Veteran

534

12.2

8.1-18.0

192

40.1

34.9-45.6

156

25.9

21.7-30.6

143

21.7

17.9-26.1

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^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.

** 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.

***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.

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