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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more times/day 1 or more times/week 1 or more times/month 1 or more times/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,836 1,212 65.1 62.2-67.8 371 20.1 17.9-22.6 93 5.6 4.4- 7.1 28 1.6 1.0- 2.5 132 7.5 6.1- 9.3
-Northeastern Partnership 181 127 73.5 66.0-79.9 37 18.3 13.0-25.2 7 3.7 1.7- 7.8 2 0.7 0.2- 3.0 8 3.7 1.6- 8.1
GENDER
Male 67 45 70.2 57.6-80.3 15 21.0 12.6-32.7 3 3.9 1.2-11.6 1 0.9 0.1- 6.4 3 4.0 1.1-13.7
Female 114 82 76.6 67.4-83.7 22 15.9 10.0-24.3 4 3.6 1.3- 9.5 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 5 3.4 1.3- 8.3
RACE
White 90 60 69.7 58.3-79.1 21 21.5 13.7-32.1 4 4.2 1.5-10.8 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 4 4.1 1.3-12.5
African American 84 60 76.2 65.4-84.4 16 15.9 9.3-25.8 3 3.5 1.0-10.9 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 4 3.4 1.2- 9.2
Other Minorities 7 7 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 2 2 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 178 124 72.5 64.8-79.0 37 19.1 13.6-26.1 7 3.9 1.8- 8.1 2 0.8 0.2- 3.1 8 3.8 1.7- 8.4
AGE
18-24 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 3 2 66.3 15.0-95.7 1 33.7 4.3-85.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 10 10 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45-54 36 27 74.6 56.3-87.0 5 13.7 5.4-30.6 1 3.0 0.4-18.5 1 1.3 0.2- 8.6 2 7.4 1.7-26.6
55-64 52 37 73.8 59.2-84.5 10 18.5 9.5-32.8 3 5.1 1.5-15.8 1 1.6 0.2-10.5 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8
65-74 48 31 69.1 53.6-81.2 13 23.8 13.3-38.9 1 2.8 0.4-17.2 0 0.0 . - . 3 4.4 1.4-13.2
75+ 30 18 60.6 41.1-77.3 8 27.3 13.6-47.2 2 6.9 1.7-24.0 0 0.0 . - . 2 5.2 1.2-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 45 73.9 60.7-83.9 12 17.6 9.6-30.0 3 4.8 1.5-14.1 1 1.3 0.2- 8.4 2 2.5 0.6- 9.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 60 42 73.8 60.2-84.0 13 17.2 9.5-29.2 2 3.2 0.8-11.9 0 0.0 . - . 3 5.9 1.6-18.9
Some Post-H.S. 32 24 76.5 56.3-89.1 5 16.9 6.3-37.8 2 5.3 1.1-21.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.4 0.2- 9.6
College Graduate 25 15 65.5 44.4-81.9 7 27.3 12.8-49.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.6 0.4-16.4 2 4.6 1.1-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 33 72.6 56.5-84.3 11 16.5 8.4-29.9 1 2.3 0.3-14.6 0 0.0 . - . 4 8.6 2.7-24.3
$15,000- 24,999 35 23 68.8 50.4-82.7 8 24.3 12.0-43.1 1 1.2 0.2- 8.3 2 3.4 0.8-13.3 1 2.3 0.3-14.6
$25,000- 34,999 18 13 83.4 61.4-94.1 5 16.6 5.9-38.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 23 18 76.9 53.3-90.6 4 19.0 6.8-43.2 1 4.1 0.6-24.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 14 10 72.3 43.5-89.9 1 7.7 1.1-39.4 2 16.6 4.2-47.5 0 0.0 . - . 1 3.3 0.4-21.0
$75,000+ 9 7 71.6 33.7-92.6 2 28.4 7.4-66.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 117 83 74.9 65.5-82.4 24 17.8 11.6-26.4 3 2.0 0.6- 6.4 1 0.7 0.1- 4.6 6 4.7 1.9-11.2
No 59 40 70.1 56.1-81.1 12 19.3 10.5-32.7 4 7.9 3.0-19.5 1 1.0 0.1- 6.7 2 1.8 0.4- 6.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 18 59.0 40.3-75.4 7 24.7 12.1-43.9 3 10.6 3.4-28.4 0 0.0 . - . 3 5.8 1.7-17.6
Non-Veteran 150 109 76.6 68.5-83.2 30 17.0 11.5-24.4 4 2.3 0.8- 6.1 2 0.9 0.2- 3.7 5 3.2 1.2- 8.7

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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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