BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Past 3 years	3 - 5 years	More than 5 years
North Carolina	8,258	7,274	87.6	86.6-88.5	408	5.2	4.6- 6.0	576	7.2	6.5- 7.9
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	205	181	86.8	78.8-92.0	12	8.4	4.0-16.6	12	4.9	2.6- 9.1
Buncombe	205	182	89.9	84.2-93.7	10	3.8	2.0- 7.2	13	6.3	3.3-11.8
Cabarrus	225	201	90.5	85.6-93.9	5	1.5	0.6- 3.9	19	7.9	4.8-12.7
Catawba	206	182	88.2	82.1-92.5	11	4.6	2.3- 8.9	13	7.1	3.9-12.7
Cumberland	238	201	84.2	76.6-89.7	14	5.5	2.7-10.8	23	10.2	5.8-17.4
Davidson	220	195	87.1	79.6-92.1	13	8.2	4.0-16.0	12	4.7	2.5- 8.6
Durham	219	192	86.7	80.2-91.3	14	6.9	3.9-11.7	13	6.4	3.2-12.3
Forsyth	225	199	86.6	80.2-91.1	9	5.5	2.7-11.0	17	7.9	4.8-12.9
Gaston	211	185	84.0	74.7-90.3	8	6.1	2.4-14.7	18	9.9	5.3-17.7
Guilford	234	210	89.0	83.2-93.0	11	4.1	2.1- 7.9	13	6.9	3.8-12.3
Iredell	242	213	88.6	83.4-92.3	11	4.2	2.1- 7.9	18	7.3	4.4-11.7
Johnston	238	220	93.4	89.0-96.1	6	2.8	1.1- 6.5	12	3.9	2.0- 7.3
Mecklenburg	456	389	86.3	82.4-89.5	26	5.6	3.7- 8.6	41	8.0	5.7-11.1
New Hanover	226	198	88.6	83.3-92.3	13	5.9	3.3-10.2	15	5.5	3.1- 9.6
Onslow	217	194	91.4	86.1-94.8	10	4.6	2.0- 9.8	13	4.1	2.3- 7.2
Orange	196	163	82.9	76.0-88.1	12	5.4	2.9- 9.8	21	11.7	7.4-18.0
Pitt	196	178	91.3	85.6-94.9	7	3.7	1.6- 8.5	11	5.0	2.5- 9.7
Randolph	206	174	85.4	78.4-90.5	14	7.1	3.6-13.4	18	7.5	4.3-12.8
Robeson	191	164	84.6	77.3-89.8	10	6.5	3.3-12.4	17	8.9	5.1-15.1
Rowan	205	179	87.8	81.2-92.4	8	4.4	1.8-10.3	18	7.8	4.5-13.0
Union	218	186	85.7	79.4-90.3	16	7.5	4.2-13.0	16	6.8	4.0-11.3
Wake	360	315	87.9	83.5-91.3	20	5.1	3.1- 8.3	25	6.9	4.4-10.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	225	195	84.4	77.3-89.6	8	4.3	2.0- 8.8	22	11.2	6.8-18.0
Northeast Partnership II***	265	239	88.5	81.6-93.0	11	6.4	2.9-13.6	15	5.1	2.7- 9.2
Northeast Partnership I***	215	199	94.1	90.1-96.5	8	2.9	1.4- 5.9	8	3.1	1.5- 6.3
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	251	233	91.0	84.2-95.0	7	3.1	1.4- 7.0	11	5.9	2.6-12.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	237	218	91.9	86.9-95.1	4	1.6	0.6- 4.3	15	6.5	3.7-11.4
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	240	222	92.1	86.6-95.5	7	2.7	1.2- 6.0	11	5.2	2.5-10.6
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	221	201	93.8	90.2-96.1	11	3.7	1.9- 6.9	9	2.5	1.3- 4.9
Chatham/Lee/Moore	225	195	82.2	69.8-90.2	11	9.1	2.9-25.2	19	8.8	5.0-14.8
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	271	235	85.2	78.8-90.0	20	7.5	4.5-12.5	16	7.2	3.9-12.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	221	192	85.6	78.8-90.5	11	5.9	2.8-12.0	18	8.5	5.1-13.8
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	215	186	83.8	75.0-90.0	18	10.9	5.8-19.4	11	5.3	2.4-11.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	244	208	83.9	76.7-89.2	18	9.0	5.0-15.8	18	7.0	4.1-11.9
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	289	250	87.3	81.8-91.3	14	2.9	1.5- 5.5	25	9.8	6.2-15.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	555	499	89.4	85.4-92.4	22	5.0	2.8- 8.7	34	5.6	3.8- 8.2
No	7,703	6,775	87.5	86.4-88.5	386	5.3	4.6- 6.0	542	7.3	6.5- 8.1
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	2,733	2,446	89.3	87.6-90.8	112	4.2	3.3- 5.2	175	6.5	5.4- 8.0
Piedmont	4,638	4,061	87.1	85.7-88.3	241	5.7	4.8- 6.7	336	7.3	6.4- 8.3
Western NC	887	767	86.3	83.0-89.0	55	5.7	4.0- 8.0	65	8.0	5.9-10.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	494	432	88.2	84.1-91.3	24	3.2	2.0- 5.1	38	8.6	5.9-12.5
Northwest	1,618	1,414	85.6	82.9-87.9	89	7.1	5.3- 9.4	115	7.4	5.9- 9.2
Charlotte	1,308	1,135	86.8	84.4-88.9	68	5.5	4.1- 7.3	105	7.7	6.1- 9.6
Greensboro	1,037	906	87.7	84.9-90.1	56	5.1	3.7- 7.1	75	7.2	5.4- 9.6
Southern Regional	792	677	84.9	80.5-88.5	46	6.7	4.1-10.7	69	8.4	6.1-11.6
Coastal	462	414	88.8	84.6-92.1	20	4.2	2.6- 6.8	28	6.9	4.3-11.0
Wake	1,154	1,035	89.1	86.4-91.3	54	4.8	3.5- 6.6	65	6.1	4.4- 8.4
Area L	359	329	91.4	87.3-94.3	15	4.3	2.4- 7.6	15	4.3	2.4- 7.6
Eastern	1,034	932	89.7	86.8-91.9	36	3.9	2.5- 6.0	66	6.4	4.7- 8.7

Total
Respond.^

Past 3 years

3 - 5 years

More than 5 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

8,258

7,274

87.6

86.6-88.5

408

5.2

4.6- 6.0

576

7.2

6.5- 7.9

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

205

181

86.8

78.8-92.0

8.4

4.0-16.6

4.9

2.6- 9.1

Buncombe

205

182

89.9

84.2-93.7

3.8

2.0- 7.2

6.3

3.3-11.8

Cabarrus

225

201

90.5

85.6-93.9

1.5

0.6- 3.9

7.9

4.8-12.7

Catawba

206

182

88.2

82.1-92.5

4.6

2.3- 8.9

7.1

3.9-12.7

Cumberland

238

201

84.2

76.6-89.7

5.5

2.7-10.8

10.2

5.8-17.4

Davidson

220

195

87.1

79.6-92.1

8.2

4.0-16.0

4.7

2.5- 8.6

Durham

219

192

86.7

80.2-91.3

6.9

3.9-11.7

6.4

3.2-12.3

Forsyth

225

199

86.6

80.2-91.1

5.5

2.7-11.0

7.9

4.8-12.9

Gaston

211

185

84.0

74.7-90.3

6.1

2.4-14.7

9.9

5.3-17.7

Guilford

234

210

89.0

83.2-93.0

4.1

2.1- 7.9

6.9

3.8-12.3

Iredell

242

213

88.6

83.4-92.3

4.2

2.1- 7.9

7.3

4.4-11.7

Johnston

238

220

93.4

89.0-96.1

2.8

1.1- 6.5

3.9

2.0- 7.3

Mecklenburg

456

389

86.3

82.4-89.5

5.6

3.7- 8.6

8.0

5.7-11.1

New Hanover

226

198

88.6

83.3-92.3

5.9

3.3-10.2

5.5

3.1- 9.6

Onslow

217

194

91.4

86.1-94.8

4.6

2.0- 9.8

4.1

2.3- 7.2

Orange

196

163

82.9

76.0-88.1

5.4

2.9- 9.8

11.7

7.4-18.0

Pitt

196

178

91.3

85.6-94.9

3.7

1.6- 8.5

5.0

2.5- 9.7

Randolph

206

174

85.4

78.4-90.5

7.1

3.6-13.4

7.5

4.3-12.8

Robeson

191

164

84.6

77.3-89.8

6.5

3.3-12.4

8.9

5.1-15.1

Rowan

205

179

87.8

81.2-92.4

4.4

1.8-10.3

7.8

4.5-13.0

Union

218

186

85.7

79.4-90.3

7.5

4.2-13.0

6.8

4.0-11.3

Wake

360

315

87.9

83.5-91.3

5.1

3.1- 8.3

6.9

4.4-10.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

225

195

84.4

77.3-89.6

4.3

2.0- 8.8

11.2

6.8-18.0

Northeast Partnership II***

265

239

88.5

81.6-93.0

6.4

2.9-13.6

5.1

2.7- 9.2

Northeast Partnership I***

215

199

94.1

90.1-96.5

2.9

1.4- 5.9

3.1

1.5- 6.3

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

251

233

91.0

84.2-95.0

3.1

1.4- 7.0

5.9

2.6-12.8

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

237

218

91.9

86.9-95.1

1.6

0.6- 4.3

6.5

3.7-11.4

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

240

222

92.1

86.6-95.5

2.7

1.2- 6.0

5.2

2.5-10.6

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

221

201

93.8

90.2-96.1

3.7

1.9- 6.9

2.5

1.3- 4.9

Chatham/Lee/Moore

225

195

82.2

69.8-90.2

9.1

2.9-25.2

8.8

5.0-14.8

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

271

235

85.2

78.8-90.0

7.5

4.5-12.5

7.2

3.9-12.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

221

192

85.6

78.8-90.5

5.9

2.8-12.0

8.5

5.1-13.8

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

215

186

83.8

75.0-90.0

10.9

5.8-19.4

5.3

2.4-11.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

244

208

83.9

76.7-89.2

9.0

5.0-15.8

7.0

4.1-11.9

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

289

250

87.3

81.8-91.3

2.9

1.5- 5.5

9.8

6.2-15.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

555

499

89.4

85.4-92.4

5.0

2.8- 8.7

5.6

3.8- 8.2

7,703

6,775

87.5

86.4-88.5

386

5.3

4.6- 6.0

542

7.3

6.5- 8.1

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

2,733

2,446

89.3

87.6-90.8

112

4.2

3.3- 5.2

175

6.5

5.4- 8.0

Piedmont

4,638

4,061

87.1

85.7-88.3

241

5.7

4.8- 6.7

336

7.3

6.4- 8.3

Western NC

887

767

86.3

83.0-89.0

5.7

4.0- 8.0

8.0

5.9-10.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

494

432

88.2

84.1-91.3

3.2

2.0- 5.1

8.6

5.9-12.5

Northwest

1,618

1,414

85.6

82.9-87.9

7.1

5.3- 9.4

115

7.4

5.9- 9.2

Charlotte

1,308

1,135

86.8

84.4-88.9

5.5

4.1- 7.3

105

7.7

6.1- 9.6

Greensboro

1,037

906

87.7

84.9-90.1

5.1

3.7- 7.1

7.2

5.4- 9.6

Southern Regional

792

677

84.9

80.5-88.5

6.7

4.1-10.7

8.4

6.1-11.6

Coastal

462

414

88.8

84.6-92.1

4.2

2.6- 6.8

6.9

4.3-11.0

Wake

1,154

1,035

89.1

86.4-91.3

4.8

3.5- 6.6

6.1

4.4- 8.4

Area L

359

329

91.4

87.3-94.3

4.3

2.4- 7.6

4.3

2.4- 7.6

Eastern

1,034

932

89.7

86.8-91.9

3.9

2.5- 6.0

6.4

4.7- 8.7

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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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