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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?

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  Total
Respond.^
1-5 times 6-11 times 12+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,808 1,380 75.4 72.6-77.9 122 7.0 5.6- 8.8 145 7.5 6.1- 9.2 161 10.1 8.4-12.2
-Eastern NC 663 498 76.9 72.9-80.4 51 7.2 5.3- 9.8 70 9.9 7.5-12.9 44 6.0 4.3- 8.3
GENDER
Male 244 194 80.9 74.9-85.8 17 7.2 4.2-11.9 19 6.7 4.0-10.9 14 5.2 3.0- 8.8
Female 419 304 73.2 67.7-78.1 34 7.3 5.0-10.4 51 12.8 9.2-17.4 30 6.7 4.5-10.1
RACE
White 387 295 77.2 72.0-81.7 27 6.6 4.3-10.2 37 9.3 6.5-13.3 28 6.8 4.5-10.1
African American 226 169 77.1 70.1-82.9 23 9.6 6.1-15.0 24 9.9 6.2-15.7 10 3.3 1.6- 6.7
Other Minorities 49 33 72.0 53.3-85.3 1 1.4 0.2- 9.4 9 14.4 5.9-31.2 6 12.2 4.8-27.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 17 13 78.4 49.8-93.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 7.8 1.0-40.3 3 13.8 3.9-38.7
Non-Hispanic 642 484 76.9 72.9-80.5 49 7.4 5.4-10.1 69 10.1 7.7-13.2 40 5.6 4.0- 7.8
AGE
18-24 3 2 91.0 47.4-99.1 1 9.0 0.9-52.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 11 8 83.1 54.5-95.3 1 7.1 0.9-37.7 1 2.8 0.4-18.4 1 7.1 0.9-37.7
35-44 54 38 75.3 60.7-85.7 6 6.8 3.0-15.0 6 10.3 4.2-23.3 4 7.6 2.4-21.6
45-54 109 79 77.6 68.4-84.7 9 5.3 2.4-11.2 12 9.6 5.3-16.8 9 7.5 3.8-14.3
55-64 192 139 71.4 63.1-78.5 15 8.8 5.0-15.0 25 14.0 8.8-21.6 13 5.8 3.2-10.4
65-74 187 147 77.0 68.6-83.7 9 6.4 2.9-13.7 20 10.6 6.3-17.3 11 6.0 3.1-11.2
75+ 103 81 82.4 73.2-88.9 10 8.3 4.1-16.1 6 4.7 1.9-10.9 6 4.6 1.9-10.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 110 71.2 62.6-78.6 15 8.6 4.9-14.7 22 11.3 6.9-17.7 13 8.9 4.9-15.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 226 166 70.4 62.7-77.0 14 7.6 4.2-13.4 30 15.0 10.1-21.7 16 7.0 4.1-11.5
Some Post-H.S. 148 115 82.7 74.8-88.5 12 6.5 3.3-12.6 12 6.3 3.2-12.0 9 4.5 2.0- 9.9
College Graduate 128 106 86.7 79.1-91.9 10 5.8 3.0-11.1 6 4.2 1.5-11.3 6 3.2 1.4- 7.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 147 100 69.7 60.3-77.7 13 9.3 5.0-16.7 23 12.9 8.2-19.8 11 8.1 4.1-15.2
$15,000- 24,999 137 101 70.8 60.6-79.3 9 7.3 3.4-15.0 18 15.8 9.4-25.5 9 6.0 2.8-12.5
$25,000- 34,999 87 66 78.8 67.7-86.9 9 9.5 4.6-18.6 7 7.2 3.1-15.7 5 4.5 1.7-11.6
$35,000- 49,999 71 59 85.4 74.2-92.3 4 4.5 1.5-12.5 4 3.4 1.2- 9.3 4 6.7 2.3-18.0
$50,000-74,999 68 52 78.6 65.9-87.5 5 4.0 1.5-10.1 5 9.3 3.6-22.0 6 8.1 3.5-17.4
$75,000+ 44 39 87.8 70.9-95.5 3 5.1 1.5-15.9 1 5.2 0.7-28.7 1 1.9 0.3-12.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 418 297 72.3 66.9-77.0 40 9.6 6.7-13.6 57 13.3 9.9-17.6 24 4.8 3.1- 7.5
No 228 188 83.8 77.6-88.6 11 3.8 2.0- 7.3 11 5.0 2.5- 9.7 18 7.4 4.4-12.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 128 101 77.4 68.1-84.7 11 9.5 5.0-17.4 9 7.9 3.8-15.7 7 5.2 2.4-10.7
Non-Veteran 533 396 76.8 72.3-80.7 40 6.6 4.6- 9.3 61 10.5 7.8-14.0 36 6.1 4.2- 8.8

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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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