BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,864	1,366	71.0	68.1-73.7	498	29.0	26.3-31.9
-Eastern NC	690	529	74.3	69.5-78.5	161	25.7	21.5-30.5
GENDER
Male	248	190	74.0	66.7-80.2	58	26.0	19.8-33.3
Female	442	339	74.5	68.0-80.1	103	25.5	19.9-32.0
RACE
White	399	304	74.5	68.6-79.7	95	25.5	20.3-31.4
African American	238	181	74.3	66.6-80.7	57	25.7	19.3-33.4
Other Minorities	52	43	71.3	43.9-88.8	9	28.7	11.2-56.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	15	64.6	30.2-88.5	5	35.4	11.5-69.8
Non-Hispanic	666	511	75.3	70.9-79.3	155	24.7	20.7-29.1
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	11	7	71.2	40.9-89.9	4	28.8	10.1-59.1
35-44	54	39	70.6	54.1-83.1	15	29.4	16.9-45.9
45-54	114	82	71.3	60.3-80.2	32	28.7	19.8-39.7
55-64	197	160	82.6	75.7-87.9	37	17.4	12.1-24.3
65-74	195	155	78.3	70.7-84.3	40	21.7	15.7-29.3
75+	113	83	70.9	58.7-80.7	30	29.1	19.3-41.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	181	138	74.4	65.5-81.7	43	25.6	18.3-34.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	230	180	72.6	64.8-79.3	50	27.4	20.7-35.2
Some Post-H.S.	150	119	78.5	67.6-86.5	31	21.5	13.5-32.4
College Graduate	128	91	71.6	57.9-82.3	37	28.4	17.7-42.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	155	121	80.7	72.9-86.7	34	19.3	13.3-27.1
$15,000- 24,999	143	110	74.9	65.4-82.5	33	25.1	17.5-34.6
$25,000- 34,999	87	63	66.2	51.1-78.7	24	33.8	21.3-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	72	56	77.4	63.9-86.9	16	22.6	13.1-36.1
$50,000-74,999	69	52	71.3	55.8-83.1	17	28.7	16.9-44.2
$75,000+	44	31	76.1	61.1-86.6	13	23.9	13.4-38.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	437	340	77.0	71.7-81.6	97	23.0	18.4-28.3
No	234	175	70.3	60.9-78.3	59	29.7	21.7-39.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	129	106	82.5	74.1-88.6	23	17.5	11.4-25.9
Non-Veteran	559	421	71.9	66.3-76.9	138	28.1	23.1-33.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,864

1,366

71.0

68.1-73.7

498

29.0

26.3-31.9

-Eastern NC

690

529

74.3

69.5-78.5

161

25.7

21.5-30.5

GENDER

Male

248

190

74.0

66.7-80.2

26.0

19.8-33.3

Female

442

339

74.5

68.0-80.1

103

25.5

19.9-32.0

RACE

White

399

304

74.5

68.6-79.7

25.5

20.3-31.4

African American

238

181

74.3

66.6-80.7

25.7

19.3-33.4

Other Minorities

71.3

43.9-88.8

28.7

11.2-56.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

64.6

30.2-88.5

35.4

11.5-69.8

Non-Hispanic

666

511

75.3

70.9-79.3

155

24.7

20.7-29.1

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

71.2

40.9-89.9

28.8

10.1-59.1

35-44

70.6

54.1-83.1

29.4

16.9-45.9

45-54

114

71.3

60.3-80.2

28.7

19.8-39.7

55-64

197

160

82.6

75.7-87.9

17.4

12.1-24.3

65-74

195

155

78.3

70.7-84.3

21.7

15.7-29.3

75+

113

70.9

58.7-80.7

29.1

19.3-41.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

181

138

74.4

65.5-81.7

25.6

18.3-34.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

230

180

72.6

64.8-79.3

27.4

20.7-35.2

Some Post-H.S.

150

119

78.5

67.6-86.5

21.5

13.5-32.4

College Graduate

128

71.6

57.9-82.3

28.4

17.7-42.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

155

121

80.7

72.9-86.7

19.3

13.3-27.1

$15,000- 24,999

143

110

74.9

65.4-82.5

25.1

17.5-34.6

$25,000- 34,999

66.2

51.1-78.7

33.8

21.3-48.9

$35,000- 49,999

77.4

63.9-86.9

22.6

13.1-36.1

$50,000-74,999

71.3

55.8-83.1

28.7

16.9-44.2

$75,000+

76.1

61.1-86.6

23.9

13.4-38.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

437

340

77.0

71.7-81.6

23.0

18.4-28.3

234

175

70.3

60.9-78.3

29.7

21.7-39.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

129

106

82.5

74.1-88.6

17.5

11.4-25.9

Non-Veteran

559

421

71.9

66.3-76.9

138

28.1

23.1-33.7

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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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