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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,868	536	28.6	26.0-31.4	1,332	71.4	68.6-74.0
-Eastern NC	693	204	29.6	25.5-34.1	489	70.4	65.9-74.5
GENDER
Male	250	76	32.5	25.8-40.0	174	67.5	60.0-74.2
Female	443	128	27.2	22.5-32.4	315	72.8	67.6-77.5
RACE
White	401	106	29.1	23.7-35.2	295	70.9	64.8-76.3
African American	238	83	33.6	26.8-41.2	155	66.4	58.8-73.2
Other Minorities	53	15	18.9	10.0-33.0	38	81.1	67.0-90.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	20	3	8.2	2.3-25.3	17	91.8	74.7-97.7
Non-Hispanic	669	200	31.1	26.9-35.7	469	68.9	64.3-73.1
AGE
18-24	3	2	46.7	6.4-91.8	1	53.3	8.2-93.6
25-34	11	3	19.3	5.4-50.0	8	80.7	50.0-94.6
35-44	54	17	27.8	16.0-43.8	37	72.2	56.2-84.0
45-54	114	37	29.8	20.9-40.5	77	70.2	59.5-79.1
55-64	198	56	29.6	22.5-37.9	142	70.4	62.1-77.5
65-74	196	61	33.3	25.8-41.7	135	66.7	58.3-74.2
75+	114	28	25.7	17.3-36.5	86	74.3	63.5-82.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	182	53	27.1	20.3-35.2	129	72.9	64.8-79.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	231	72	35.2	28.0-43.1	159	64.8	56.9-72.0
Some Post-H.S.	151	40	26.4	17.9-37.2	111	73.6	62.8-82.1
College Graduate	128	39	27.2	18.8-37.7	89	72.8	62.3-81.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	157	50	30.3	22.5-39.4	107	69.7	60.6-77.5
$15,000- 24,999	143	45	30.6	22.6-40.1	98	69.4	59.9-77.4
$25,000- 34,999	87	25	30.2	18.4-45.3	62	69.8	54.7-81.6
$35,000- 49,999	72	17	23.7	14.2-36.8	55	76.3	63.2-85.8
$50,000-74,999	69	16	29.8	17.7-45.8	53	70.2	54.2-82.3
$75,000+	44	13	31.4	17.8-49.2	31	68.6	50.8-82.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	438	141	31.4	26.4-36.8	297	68.6	63.2-73.6
No	236	56	25.7	18.8-34.1	180	74.3	65.9-81.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	130	38	30.4	22.0-40.2	92	69.6	59.8-78.0
Non-Veteran	561	166	29.5	24.9-34.6	395	70.5	65.4-75.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,868

536

28.6

26.0-31.4

1,332

71.4

68.6-74.0

-Eastern NC

693

204

29.6

25.5-34.1

489

70.4

65.9-74.5

GENDER

Male

250

32.5

25.8-40.0

174

67.5

60.0-74.2

Female

443

128

27.2

22.5-32.4

315

72.8

67.6-77.5

RACE

White

401

106

29.1

23.7-35.2

295

70.9

64.8-76.3

African American

238

33.6

26.8-41.2

155

66.4

58.8-73.2

Other Minorities

18.9

10.0-33.0

81.1

67.0-90.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.2

2.3-25.3

91.8

74.7-97.7

Non-Hispanic

669

200

31.1

26.9-35.7

469

68.9

64.3-73.1

AGE

18-24

46.7

6.4-91.8

53.3

8.2-93.6

25-34

19.3

5.4-50.0

80.7

50.0-94.6

35-44

27.8

16.0-43.8

72.2

56.2-84.0

45-54

114

29.8

20.9-40.5

70.2

59.5-79.1

55-64

198

29.6

22.5-37.9

142

70.4

62.1-77.5

65-74

196

33.3

25.8-41.7

135

66.7

58.3-74.2

75+

114

25.7

17.3-36.5

74.3

63.5-82.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

182

27.1

20.3-35.2

129

72.9

64.8-79.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

231

35.2

28.0-43.1

159

64.8

56.9-72.0

Some Post-H.S.

151

26.4

17.9-37.2

111

73.6

62.8-82.1

College Graduate

128

27.2

18.8-37.7

72.8

62.3-81.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

157

30.3

22.5-39.4

107

69.7

60.6-77.5

$15,000- 24,999

143

30.6

22.6-40.1

69.4

59.9-77.4

$25,000- 34,999

30.2

18.4-45.3

69.8

54.7-81.6

$35,000- 49,999

23.7

14.2-36.8

76.3

63.2-85.8

$50,000-74,999

29.8

17.7-45.8

70.2

54.2-82.3

$75,000+

31.4

17.8-49.2

68.6

50.8-82.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

438

141

31.4

26.4-36.8

297

68.6

63.2-73.6

236

25.7

18.8-34.1

180

74.3

65.9-81.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

130

30.4

22.0-40.2

69.6

59.8-78.0

Non-Veteran

561

166

29.5

24.9-34.6

395

70.5

65.4-75.1

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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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