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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, boderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,632 1,869 9.1 8.6- 9.6 114 0.7 0.6- 0.9 13,420 89.1 88.5-89.7 229 1.0 0.9- 1.2
-Eastern NC 5,234 694 10.0 9.1-11.0 50 0.9 0.7- 1.3 4,396 87.8 86.7-88.7 94 1.3 1.0- 1.6
GENDER
Male 1,853 250 9.7 8.4-11.2 0 0.0 . - . 1,583 89.6 88.0-91.0 20 0.7 0.4- 1.3
Female 3,381 444 10.3 9.2-11.6 50 1.8 1.3- 2.5 2,813 86.1 84.6-87.4 74 1.8 1.4- 2.4
RACE
White 3,517 402 8.9 7.9-10.0 33 1.1 0.7- 1.6 3,023 88.9 87.6-90.0 59 1.2 0.9- 1.6
African American 1,208 238 15.1 13.0-17.5 9 0.5 0.3- 1.0 934 82.4 79.8-84.7 27 2.0 1.3- 3.1
Other Minorities 494 53 6.6 4.4- 9.8 8 1.1 0.5- 2.6 425 91.7 88.4-94.2 8 0.5 0.2- 1.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 267 20 5.9 3.2-10.5 5 1.6 0.6- 4.2 241 92.4 87.6-95.4 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8
Non-Hispanic 4,956 670 10.4 9.5-11.4 45 0.9 0.6- 1.2 4,148 87.4 86.3-88.4 93 1.4 1.1- 1.8
AGE
18-24 236 3 1.7 0.5- 5.9 4 1.2 0.4- 3.6 228 96.6 92.6-98.5 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4
25-34 633 11 1.7 0.9- 3.2 12 1.3 0.7- 2.5 604 96.4 94.6-97.6 6 0.6 0.2- 1.4
35-44 851 54 5.1 3.8- 7.0 15 1.5 0.8- 2.6 773 92.7 90.6-94.3 9 0.7 0.4- 1.5
45-54 1,043 114 10.6 8.6-13.1 13 1.0 0.5- 1.9 902 87.4 84.8-89.6 14 1.0 0.5- 1.8
55-64 1,047 198 19.8 17.0-22.9 3 0.3 0.1- 1.2 824 77.7 74.5-80.7 22 2.2 1.4- 3.6
65-74 794 196 25.4 21.9-29.2 2 0.4 0.1- 1.5 572 71.6 67.7-75.1 24 2.7 1.7- 4.3
75+ 593 114 18.6 15.2-22.7 0 0.0 . - . 461 78.2 74.0-81.9 18 3.2 1.9- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 862 182 13.8 11.5-16.5 8 0.9 0.4- 1.9 648 83.1 80.1-85.8 24 2.3 1.3- 3.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,687 231 9.9 8.5-11.6 12 0.7 0.4- 1.5 1,414 88.2 86.4-89.8 30 1.1 0.7- 1.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,334 152 9.3 7.6-11.3 20 1.4 0.8- 2.5 1,138 88.0 85.7-89.9 24 1.3 0.8- 2.1
College Graduate 1,344 128 8.1 6.4-10.2 10 0.8 0.4- 1.6 1,190 90.3 88.2-92.1 16 0.8 0.4- 1.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 665 157 18.6 15.4-22.2 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 485 78.2 74.3-81.7 19 2.4 1.3- 4.1
$15,000- 24,999 906 143 11.2 9.2-13.7 11 1.1 0.5- 2.6 731 86.2 83.5-88.5 21 1.5 0.9- 2.4
$25,000- 34,999 669 87 10.2 7.8-13.3 5 1.2 0.4- 3.1 563 87.0 83.6-89.7 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9
$35,000- 49,999 745 72 7.6 5.7- 9.9 8 1.0 0.4- 2.0 652 90.2 87.6-92.3 13 1.3 0.7- 2.5
$50,000-74,999 702 69 8.8 6.7-11.5 10 1.1 0.5- 2.3 614 89.4 86.6-91.7 9 0.7 0.3- 1.4
$75,000+ 760 44 4.6 3.3- 6.4 4 0.5 0.2- 1.4 709 94.6 92.7-96.1 3 0.3 0.1- 1.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,982 438 18.9 17.0-21.1 16 1.1 0.6- 2.1 1,471 77.3 75.0-79.5 57 2.6 1.9- 3.6
No 3,081 237 5.8 4.9- 6.8 34 0.9 0.6- 1.4 2,776 92.6 91.5-93.6 34 0.6 0.4- 1.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 889 130 11.9 9.8-14.4 2 0.2 0.0- 1.2 745 86.8 84.3-89.0 12 1.0 0.5- 1.9
Non-Veteran 4,335 562 9.6 8.6-10.7 48 1.1 0.8- 1.6 3,643 88.0 86.8-89.0 82 1.3 1.0- 1.8

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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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