BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit because of your diabetes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,009	143	7.8	6.3- 9.5	1,866	92.2	90.5-93.7
-Eastern NC	758	60	8.9	6.7-11.9	698	91.1	88.1-93.3
GENDER
Male	265	23	10.2	6.5-15.8	242	89.8	84.2-93.5
Female	493	37	7.9	5.5-11.3	456	92.1	88.7-94.5
RACE
White	445	31	6.8	4.7- 9.9	414	93.2	90.1-95.3
African American	254	24	13.2	8.3-20.3	230	86.8	79.7-91.7
Other Minorities	58	5	6.4	2.2-17.0	53	93.6	83.0-97.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	1	1.8	0.2-12.6	20	98.2	87.4-99.8
Non-Hispanic	733	58	9.3	6.9-12.4	675	90.7	87.6-93.1
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	15	2	12.7	3.1-40.2	13	87.3	59.8-96.9
35-44	61	3	3.1	0.9- 9.8	58	96.9	90.2-99.1
45-54	118	15	16.9	9.6-28.1	103	83.1	71.9-90.4
55-64	215	22	10.1	6.4-15.7	193	89.9	84.3-93.6
65-74	213	7	3.9	1.5- 9.4	206	96.1	90.6-98.5
75+	129	11	9.2	4.7-17.3	118	90.8	82.7-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	194	22	10.5	6.5-16.4	172	89.5	83.6-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	254	19	9.8	6.1-15.3	235	90.2	84.7-93.9
Some Post-H.S.	171	16	12.0	6.5-21.0	155	88.0	79.0-93.5
College Graduate	138	3	1.6	0.5- 5.4	135	98.4	94.6-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	16	12.4	6.3-23.0	156	87.6	77.0-93.7
$15,000- 24,999	155	13	10.8	6.0-18.8	142	89.2	81.2-94.0
$25,000- 34,999	98	8	10.5	5.0-20.5	90	89.5	79.5-95.0
$35,000- 49,999	79	4	5.9	2.1-15.4	75	94.1	84.6-97.9
$50,000-74,999	76	4	3.1	1.1- 8.8	72	96.9	91.2-98.9
$75,000+	46	1	1.1	0.2- 7.7	45	98.9	92.3-99.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	477	49	12.1	8.8-16.6	428	87.9	83.4-91.2
No	261	10	3.9	2.0- 7.4	251	96.1	92.6-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	139	10	6.2	3.2-11.7	129	93.8	88.3-96.8
Non-Veteran	617	50	9.7	7.0-13.3	567	90.3	86.7-93.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,009

143

7.8

6.3- 9.5

1,866

92.2

90.5-93.7

-Eastern NC

758

8.9

6.7-11.9

698

91.1

88.1-93.3

GENDER

Male

265

10.2

6.5-15.8

242

89.8

84.2-93.5

Female

493

7.9

5.5-11.3

456

92.1

88.7-94.5

RACE

White

445

6.8

4.7- 9.9

414

93.2

90.1-95.3

African American

254

13.2

8.3-20.3

230

86.8

79.7-91.7

Other Minorities

6.4

2.2-17.0

93.6

83.0-97.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.8

0.2-12.6

98.2

87.4-99.8

Non-Hispanic

733

9.3

6.9-12.4

675

90.7

87.6-93.1

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

12.7

3.1-40.2

87.3

59.8-96.9

35-44

3.1

0.9- 9.8

96.9

90.2-99.1

45-54

118

16.9

9.6-28.1

103

83.1

71.9-90.4

55-64

215

10.1

6.4-15.7

193

89.9

84.3-93.6

65-74

213

3.9

1.5- 9.4

206

96.1

90.6-98.5

75+

129

9.2

4.7-17.3

118

90.8

82.7-95.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

194

10.5

6.5-16.4

172

89.5

83.6-93.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

254

9.8

6.1-15.3

235

90.2

84.7-93.9

Some Post-H.S.

171

12.0

6.5-21.0

155

88.0

79.0-93.5

College Graduate

138

1.6

0.5- 5.4

135

98.4

94.6-99.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

172

12.4

6.3-23.0

156

87.6

77.0-93.7

$15,000- 24,999

155

10.8

6.0-18.8

142

89.2

81.2-94.0

$25,000- 34,999

10.5

5.0-20.5

89.5

79.5-95.0

$35,000- 49,999

5.9

2.1-15.4

94.1

84.6-97.9

$50,000-74,999

3.1

1.1- 8.8

96.9

91.2-98.9

$75,000+

1.1

0.2- 7.7

98.9

92.3-99.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

477

12.1

8.8-16.6

428

87.9

83.4-91.2

261

3.9

2.0- 7.4

251

96.1

92.6-98.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

139

6.2

3.2-11.7

129

93.8

88.3-96.8

Non-Veteran

617

9.7

7.0-13.3

567

90.3

86.7-93.0

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes

^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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