BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever had a blood test for high sugar or diabetes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,159	8,422	61.9	60.6-63.2	3,737	38.1	36.8-39.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	303	212	61.3	52.8-69.1	91	38.7	30.9-47.2
Buncombe	296	208	65.5	57.7-72.6	88	34.5	27.4-42.3
Cabarrus	303	228	67.5	59.9-74.3	75	32.5	25.7-40.1
Catawba	317	208	57.7	49.4-65.6	109	42.3	34.4-50.6
Cumberland	357	244	60.0	52.7-66.9	113	40.0	33.1-47.3
Davidson	343	225	56.2	49.0-63.0	118	43.8	37.0-51.0
Durham	341	221	56.1	48.4-63.5	120	43.9	36.5-51.6
Forsyth	325	226	65.1	58.0-71.5	99	34.9	28.5-42.0
Gaston	295	213	67.7	59.9-74.6	82	32.3	25.4-40.1
Guilford	356	238	59.3	52.4-65.9	118	40.7	34.1-47.6
Iredell	352	248	61.7	54.0-68.9	104	38.3	31.1-46.0
Johnston	350	243	56.9	48.9-64.6	107	43.1	35.4-51.1
Mecklenburg	686	463	60.8	55.4-65.9	223	39.2	34.1-44.6
New Hanover	311	231	67.6	59.6-74.8	80	32.4	25.2-40.4
Onslow	306	220	66.7	59.2-73.5	86	33.3	26.5-40.8
Orange	304	200	60.1	51.6-68.1	104	39.9	31.9-48.4
Pitt	297	203	61.8	54.5-68.6	94	38.2	31.4-45.5
Randolph	306	209	55.0	46.4-63.3	97	45.0	36.7-53.6
Robeson	300	197	53.7	45.7-61.6	103	46.3	38.4-54.3
Rowan	334	209	56.6	49.5-63.5	125	43.4	36.5-50.5
Union	314	225	67.1	59.3-74.1	89	32.9	25.9-40.7
Wake	536	362	59.6	53.8-65.2	174	40.4	34.8-46.2
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	330	231	60.0	51.6-67.8	99	40.0	32.2-48.4
Northeast Partnership II***	379	274	64.2	56.9-70.8	105	35.8	29.2-43.1
Northeast Partnership I***	297	215	68.0	60.0-75.1	82	32.0	24.9-40.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	337	255	68.6	61.4-75.0	82	31.4	25.0-38.6
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	340	244	59.9	52.1-67.2	96	40.1	32.8-47.9
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	343	244	65.1	57.7-71.9	99	34.9	28.1-42.3
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	305	226	65.4	57.1-72.8	79	34.6	27.2-42.9
Chatham/Lee/Moore	349	230	59.9	52.2-67.1	119	40.1	32.9-47.8
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	426	279	59.7	53.0-66.0	147	40.3	34.0-47.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	327	226	63.4	56.2-70.0	101	36.6	30.0-43.8
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	326	222	61.1	52.8-68.8	104	38.9	31.2-47.2
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	333	248	65.0	57.7-71.7	85	35.0	28.3-42.3
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	435	295	64.9	58.2-71.0	140	35.1	29.0-41.8
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	789	565	64.2	59.0-69.0	224	35.8	31.0-41.0
No	11,370	7,857	61.7	60.4-63.1	3,513	38.3	36.9-39.6
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	3,978	2,794	61.9	59.6-64.2	1,184	38.1	35.8-40.4
Piedmont	6,884	4,723	61.2	59.4-62.9	2,161	38.8	37.1-40.6
Western NC	1,297	905	64.8	60.9-68.5	392	35.2	31.5-39.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	731	503	65.1	59.9-69.9	228	34.9	30.1-40.1
Northwest	2,431	1,650	61.5	58.6-64.3	781	38.5	35.7-41.4
Charlotte	1,883	1,330	63.7	60.3-67.0	553	36.3	33.0-39.7
Greensboro	1,576	1,060	58.6	55.0-62.2	516	41.4	37.8-45.0
Southern Regional	1,216	814	58.4	54.0-62.6	402	41.6	37.4-46.0
Coastal	640	470	67.1	61.5-72.2	170	32.9	27.8-38.5
Wake	1,681	1,169	60.7	57.1-64.3	512	39.3	35.7-42.9
Area L	497	363	66.3	60.2-71.9	134	33.7	28.1-39.8
Eastern	1,504	1,063	62.1	58.2-65.9	441	37.9	34.1-41.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,159

8,422

61.9

60.6-63.2

3,737

38.1

36.8-39.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

303

212

61.3

52.8-69.1

38.7

30.9-47.2

Buncombe

296

208

65.5

57.7-72.6

34.5

27.4-42.3

Cabarrus

303

228

67.5

59.9-74.3

32.5

25.7-40.1

Catawba

317

208

57.7

49.4-65.6

109

42.3

34.4-50.6

Cumberland

357

244

60.0

52.7-66.9

113

40.0

33.1-47.3

Davidson

343

225

56.2

49.0-63.0

118

43.8

37.0-51.0

Durham

341

221

56.1

48.4-63.5

120

43.9

36.5-51.6

Forsyth

325

226

65.1

58.0-71.5

34.9

28.5-42.0

Gaston

295

213

67.7

59.9-74.6

32.3

25.4-40.1

Guilford

356

238

59.3

52.4-65.9

118

40.7

34.1-47.6

Iredell

352

248

61.7

54.0-68.9

104

38.3

31.1-46.0

Johnston

350

243

56.9

48.9-64.6

107

43.1

35.4-51.1

Mecklenburg

686

463

60.8

55.4-65.9

223

39.2

34.1-44.6

New Hanover

311

231

67.6

59.6-74.8

32.4

25.2-40.4

Onslow

306

220

66.7

59.2-73.5

33.3

26.5-40.8

Orange

304

200

60.1

51.6-68.1

104

39.9

31.9-48.4

Pitt

297

203

61.8

54.5-68.6

38.2

31.4-45.5

Randolph

306

209

55.0

46.4-63.3

45.0

36.7-53.6

Robeson

300

197

53.7

45.7-61.6

103

46.3

38.4-54.3

Rowan

334

209

56.6

49.5-63.5

125

43.4

36.5-50.5

Union

314

225

67.1

59.3-74.1

32.9

25.9-40.7

Wake

536

362

59.6

53.8-65.2

174

40.4

34.8-46.2

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

330

231

60.0

51.6-67.8

40.0

32.2-48.4

Northeast Partnership II***

379

274

64.2

56.9-70.8

105

35.8

29.2-43.1

Northeast Partnership I***

297

215

68.0

60.0-75.1

32.0

24.9-40.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

337

255

68.6

61.4-75.0

31.4

25.0-38.6

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

340

244

59.9

52.1-67.2

40.1

32.8-47.9

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

343

244

65.1

57.7-71.9

34.9

28.1-42.3

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

305

226

65.4

57.1-72.8

34.6

27.2-42.9

Chatham/Lee/Moore

349

230

59.9

52.2-67.1

119

40.1

32.9-47.8

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

426

279

59.7

53.0-66.0

147

40.3

34.0-47.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

327

226

63.4

56.2-70.0

101

36.6

30.0-43.8

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

326

222

61.1

52.8-68.8

104

38.9

31.2-47.2

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

333

248

65.0

57.7-71.7

35.0

28.3-42.3

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

435

295

64.9

58.2-71.0

140

35.1

29.0-41.8

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

789

565

64.2

59.0-69.0

224

35.8

31.0-41.0

11,370

7,857

61.7

60.4-63.1

3,513

38.3

36.9-39.6

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

3,978

2,794

61.9

59.6-64.2

1,184

38.1

35.8-40.4

Piedmont

6,884

4,723

61.2

59.4-62.9

2,161

38.8

37.1-40.6

Western NC

1,297

905

64.8

60.9-68.5

392

35.2

31.5-39.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

731

503

65.1

59.9-69.9

228

34.9

30.1-40.1

Northwest

2,431

1,650

61.5

58.6-64.3

781

38.5

35.7-41.4

Charlotte

1,883

1,330

63.7

60.3-67.0

553

36.3

33.0-39.7

Greensboro

1,576

1,060

58.6

55.0-62.2

516

41.4

37.8-45.0

Southern Regional

1,216

814

58.4

54.0-62.6

402

41.6

37.4-46.0

Coastal

640

470

67.1

61.5-72.2

170

32.9

27.8-38.5

Wake

1,681

1,169

60.7

57.1-64.3

512

39.3

35.7-42.9

Area L

497

363

66.3

60.2-71.9

134

33.7

28.1-39.8

Eastern

1,504

1,063

62.1

58.2-65.9

441

37.9

34.1-41.8

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*These question are asked only of respondents who report NOT having 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, 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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