BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	1-5 times	6-11 times	12+ times	Never
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	49	35	78.1	64.3-87.5	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	5	8.6	3.4-20.0	8	11.7	5.5-23.1
Buncombe	30	24	76.9	53.1-90.8	2	5.2	1.2-20.8	1	4.7	0.7-26.9	3	13.1	3.2-40.7
Cabarrus	43	40	82.2	48.5-95.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	17.8	4.2-51.5
Catawba	47	40	81.6	57.0-93.7	2	3.2	0.7-13.9	2	11.3	2.0-43.9	3	3.9	1.2-12.2
Cumberland	53	40	82.7	68.6-91.3	6	9.7	3.7-23.2	6	6.8	2.6-16.8	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0
Davidson	47	39	74.4	46.7-90.6	1	13.7	2.1-53.9	3	3.8	1.1-12.5	4	8.1	2.3-24.7
Durham	28	20	77.6	57.1-90.0	4	11.7	3.9-30.4	2	6.1	1.3-24.6	2	4.6	1.0-18.5
Forsyth	39	29	67.2	46.2-83.0	1	3.2	0.5-19.9	0	0.0	. - .	9	29.5	14.4-51.1
Gaston	56	43	75.4	59.6-86.4	2	5.8	1.3-21.8	4	4.8	1.7-12.6	7	14.0	6.0-29.3
Guilford	48	38	78.4	61.9-89.1	2	6.2	1.3-24.9	3	4.5	1.3-14.7	5	10.8	4.2-25.2
Iredell	45	32	74.6	58.6-85.9	3	5.2	1.5-16.0	3	8.1	2.2-25.6	7	12.1	5.4-24.8
Johnston	42	21	45.9	30.2-62.4	6	8.5	3.6-18.6	8	22.7	11.2-40.6	7	23.0	10.8-42.4
Mecklenburg	67	51	77.6	64.5-86.9	5	4.7	1.9-11.4	4	8.5	2.9-22.5	7	9.2	4.1-19.2
New Hanover	44	37	86.4	71.6-94.2	3	5.6	1.5-18.9	2	2.9	0.7-11.4	2	5.1	1.2-18.7
Onslow	43	34	83.3	69.5-91.6	3	5.7	1.7-17.2	5	9.6	3.8-22.0	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6
Orange	31	26	88.9	73.1-96.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	3	8.5	2.5-25.4
Pitt	47	40	83.1	66.2-92.5	2	5.4	1.3-19.8	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	4	10.5	3.4-27.8
Randolph	37	28	78.9	61.9-89.6	3	6.2	2.0-17.9	3	5.1	1.4-16.7	3	9.8	3.0-27.4
Robeson	51	39	78.0	63.7-87.7	3	8.4	2.7-23.3	5	7.6	3.0-17.8	4	6.0	2.1-15.9
Rowan	65	48	71.7	57.5-82.6	9	17.4	8.9-31.5	3	3.2	0.9-10.4	5	7.7	2.9-18.7
Union	33	26	71.9	45.1-88.8	1	9.4	1.4-43.8	3	6.0	1.8-18.3	3	12.7	2.5-45.0
Wake	49	33	70.6	54.4-82.9	3	2.6	0.7- 9.3	7	14.6	6.1-31.1	6	12.2	5.3-25.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	44	35	79.1	62.7-89.5	3	6.7	2.1-19.7	3	10.5	3.4-28.3	3	3.7	1.1-11.9
Northeast Partnership II***	74	60	84.1	73.8-90.9	6	6.6	2.9-14.7	5	5.5	2.1-13.8	3	3.7	1.1-11.5
Northeast Partnership I***	89	64	64.7	51.3-76.0	8	8.5	4.1-16.8	11	14.4	7.5-25.9	6	12.4	4.8-28.6
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	61	45	67.3	49.6-81.2	4	5.9	2.0-16.2	4	6.3	1.9-18.5	8	20.5	8.9-40.6
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	64	43	72.7	59.3-82.9	5	7.5	2.8-18.5	12	14.6	7.6-26.3	4	5.2	1.9-13.6
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	46	31	67.6	51.4-80.5	1	2.3	0.3-14.5	9	17.6	8.6-32.7	5	12.5	5.1-27.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	49	36	72.0	51.3-86.2	4	6.1	2.1-16.5	3	2.9	0.9- 9.5	6	19.0	7.0-42.2
Chatham/Lee/Moore	60	49	83.1	70.6-91.0	5	7.6	3.0-18.0	2	1.7	0.4- 6.8	4	7.6	2.8-19.1
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	83	69	81.8	69.5-89.9	5	8.6	3.3-20.8	5	6.2	2.2-16.0	4	3.4	1.2- 9.6
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	59	39	62.1	46.2-75.8	8	21.2	10.0-39.7	6	6.7	2.8-15.0	6	10.0	4.3-21.4
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	47	36	75.0	58.2-86.6	3	5.7	1.6-18.5	3	5.8	1.7-17.7	5	13.5	5.3-30.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	72	57	77.4	64.4-86.7	5	7.9	3.1-18.9	4	6.7	2.3-17.7	6	8.0	3.2-18.5
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	66	53	79.3	65.0-88.8	2	5.4	1.3-20.3	7	7.7	3.1-17.8	4	7.5	2.5-20.3
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	174	131	73.5	64.9-80.6	15	7.8	4.6-12.9	17	10.5	6.2-17.4	11	8.2	3.9-16.3
No	1,634	1,249	75.5	72.7-78.2	107	7.0	5.5- 8.8	128	7.2	5.8- 9.0	150	10.3	8.4-12.5
NC REGIONS**
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
Piedmont	960	739	74.2	70.2-77.8	61	7.1	5.1- 9.8	61	6.4	4.6- 8.8	99	12.3	9.6-15.6
Western NC	185	143	76.6	68.4-83.2	10	6.2	3.0-12.5	14	6.4	3.5-11.4	18	10.8	6.4-17.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	96	77	78.7	66.9-87.1	4	5.4	1.8-15.4	8	6.9	3.0-14.8	7	9.1	3.9-20.0
Northwest	364	276	71.4	64.4-77.5	25	9.5	5.5-15.7	20	5.2	3.0- 8.8	43	13.9	9.6-19.9
Charlotte	262	214	78.9	71.7-84.7	11	5.1	2.7- 9.5	14	6.2	3.2-11.7	23	9.8	5.9-15.9
Greensboro	226	175	79.9	72.2-85.9	15	7.4	3.6-14.5	15	4.3	2.3- 7.9	21	8.4	4.9-13.9
Southern Regional	206	155	77.1	69.6-83.2	16	8.3	4.8-14.0	22	9.5	5.8-15.3	13	5.1	2.7- 9.3
Coastal	90	68	75.6	63.7-84.6	5	6.2	2.2-16.5	11	10.5	5.3-19.8	6	7.6	3.3-16.6
Wake	204	134	64.4	55.2-72.6	19	5.6	3.3- 9.3	24	11.8	7.0-19.3	27	18.2	11.8-27.0
Area L	103	76	76.7	66.7-84.3	6	5.3	2.3-12.0	13	10.7	5.7-19.1	8	7.3	3.5-14.7
Eastern	257	205	80.3	74.0-85.4	21	7.9	4.9-12.5	18	7.3	4.2-12.6	13	4.4	2.4- 8.0

Total
Respond.^

1-5 times

6-11 times

12+ times

Never

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

78.1

64.3-87.5

1.6

0.2-10.8

8.6

3.4-20.0

11.7

5.5-23.1

Buncombe

76.9

53.1-90.8

5.2

1.2-20.8

4.7

0.7-26.9

13.1

3.2-40.7

Cabarrus

82.2

48.5-95.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

17.8

4.2-51.5

Catawba

81.6

57.0-93.7

3.2

0.7-13.9

11.3

2.0-43.9

3.9

1.2-12.2

Cumberland

82.7

68.6-91.3

9.7

3.7-23.2

6.8

2.6-16.8

0.7

0.1- 5.0

Davidson

74.4

46.7-90.6

13.7

2.1-53.9

3.8

1.1-12.5

8.1

2.3-24.7

Durham

77.6

57.1-90.0

11.7

3.9-30.4

6.1

1.3-24.6

4.6

1.0-18.5

Forsyth

67.2

46.2-83.0

3.2

0.5-19.9

0.0

. - .

29.5

14.4-51.1

Gaston

75.4

59.6-86.4

5.8

1.3-21.8

4.8

1.7-12.6

14.0

6.0-29.3

Guilford

78.4

61.9-89.1

6.2

1.3-24.9

4.5

1.3-14.7

10.8

4.2-25.2

Iredell

74.6

58.6-85.9

5.2

1.5-16.0

8.1

2.2-25.6

12.1

5.4-24.8

Johnston

45.9

30.2-62.4

8.5

3.6-18.6

22.7

11.2-40.6

23.0

10.8-42.4

Mecklenburg

77.6

64.5-86.9

4.7

1.9-11.4

8.5

2.9-22.5

9.2

4.1-19.2

New Hanover

86.4

71.6-94.2

5.6

1.5-18.9

2.9

0.7-11.4

5.1

1.2-18.7

Onslow

83.3

69.5-91.6

5.7

1.7-17.2

9.6

3.8-22.0

1.4

0.2- 9.6

Orange

88.9

73.1-96.0

1.3

0.2- 8.7

1.3

0.2- 8.8

8.5

2.5-25.4

Pitt

83.1

66.2-92.5

5.4

1.3-19.8

1.0

0.1- 6.6

10.5

3.4-27.8

Randolph

78.9

61.9-89.6

6.2

2.0-17.9

5.1

1.4-16.7

9.8

3.0-27.4

Robeson

78.0

63.7-87.7

8.4

2.7-23.3

7.6

3.0-17.8

6.0

2.1-15.9

Rowan

71.7

57.5-82.6

17.4

8.9-31.5

3.2

0.9-10.4

7.7

2.9-18.7

Union

71.9

45.1-88.8

9.4

1.4-43.8

6.0

1.8-18.3

12.7

2.5-45.0

Wake

70.6

54.4-82.9

2.6

0.7- 9.3

14.6

6.1-31.1

12.2

5.3-25.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

79.1

62.7-89.5

6.7

2.1-19.7

10.5

3.4-28.3

3.7

1.1-11.9

Northeast Partnership II***

84.1

73.8-90.9

6.6

2.9-14.7

5.5

2.1-13.8

3.7

1.1-11.5

Northeast Partnership I***

64.7

51.3-76.0

8.5

4.1-16.8

14.4

7.5-25.9

12.4

4.8-28.6

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

67.3

49.6-81.2

5.9

2.0-16.2

6.3

1.9-18.5

20.5

8.9-40.6

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

72.7

59.3-82.9

7.5

2.8-18.5

14.6

7.6-26.3

5.2

1.9-13.6

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

67.6

51.4-80.5

2.3

0.3-14.5

17.6

8.6-32.7

12.5

5.1-27.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

72.0

51.3-86.2

6.1

2.1-16.5

2.9

0.9- 9.5

19.0

7.0-42.2

Chatham/Lee/Moore

83.1

70.6-91.0

7.6

3.0-18.0

1.7

0.4- 6.8

7.6

2.8-19.1

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

81.8

69.5-89.9

8.6

3.3-20.8

6.2

2.2-16.0

3.4

1.2- 9.6

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

62.1

46.2-75.8

21.2

10.0-39.7

6.7

2.8-15.0

10.0

4.3-21.4

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

75.0

58.2-86.6

5.7

1.6-18.5

5.8

1.7-17.7

13.5

5.3-30.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

77.4

64.4-86.7

7.9

3.1-18.9

6.7

2.3-17.7

8.0

3.2-18.5

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

79.3

65.0-88.8

5.4

1.3-20.3

7.7

3.1-17.8

7.5

2.5-20.3

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

174

131

73.5

64.9-80.6

7.8

4.6-12.9

10.5

6.2-17.4

8.2

3.9-16.3

1,634

1,249

75.5

72.7-78.2

107

7.0

5.5- 8.8

128

7.2

5.8- 9.0

150

10.3

8.4-12.5

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

663

498

76.9

72.9-80.4

7.2

5.3- 9.8

9.9

7.5-12.9

6.0

4.3- 8.3

Piedmont

960

739

74.2

70.2-77.8

7.1

5.1- 9.8

6.4

4.6- 8.8

12.3

9.6-15.6

Western NC

185

143

76.6

68.4-83.2

6.2

3.0-12.5

6.4

3.5-11.4

10.8

6.4-17.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

78.7

66.9-87.1

5.4

1.8-15.4

6.9

3.0-14.8

9.1

3.9-20.0

Northwest

364

276

71.4

64.4-77.5

9.5

5.5-15.7

5.2

3.0- 8.8

13.9

9.6-19.9

Charlotte

262

214

78.9

71.7-84.7

5.1

2.7- 9.5

6.2

3.2-11.7

9.8

5.9-15.9

Greensboro

226

175

79.9

72.2-85.9

7.4

3.6-14.5

4.3

2.3- 7.9

8.4

4.9-13.9

Southern Regional

206

155

77.1

69.6-83.2

8.3

4.8-14.0

9.5

5.8-15.3

5.1

2.7- 9.3

Coastal

75.6

63.7-84.6

6.2

2.2-16.5

10.5

5.3-19.8

7.6

3.3-16.6

Wake

204

134

64.4

55.2-72.6

5.6

3.3- 9.3

11.8

7.0-19.3

18.2

11.8-27.0

Area L

103

76.7

66.7-84.3

5.3

2.3-12.0

10.7

5.7-19.1

7.3

3.5-14.7

Eastern

257

205

80.3

74.0-85.4

7.9

4.9-12.5

7.3

4.2-12.6

4.4

2.4- 8.0

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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, Edgecombe, 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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