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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than age 30 Ages 30 to 50 Ages 50 to 60 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,785 143 12.8 10.5-15.6 603 37.6 34.7-40.6 487 24.1 21.8-26.6 552 25.4 23.1-27.8
-Northeastern Partnership 175 17 12.3 7.1-20.5 61 38.1 30.1-46.8 53 26.5 20.0-34.2 44 23.0 16.8-30.7
GENDER
Male 67 5 11.7 4.4-27.4 29 45.8 33.0-59.2 16 20.7 12.5-32.4 17 21.8 13.3-33.5
Female 108 12 13.0 7.1-22.6 32 30.6 21.8-41.1 37 32.2 23.2-42.8 27 24.2 16.0-34.8
RACE
White 88 10 16.0 7.9-29.7 24 33.7 22.9-46.4 24 24.1 15.8-34.8 30 26.3 18.0-36.8
African American 80 7 8.8 4.0-18.2 32 40.6 29.0-53.2 27 30.1 20.2-42.3 14 20.6 11.6-33.9
Other Minorities 7 0 0.0 . - . 5 80.9 43.2-95.9 2 19.1 4.1-56.8 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 3 1 55.9 10.0-93.5 2 44.1 6.5-90.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 171 16 10.4 6.2-17.1 58 37.4 29.4-46.1 53 27.9 21.2-35.8 44 24.2 17.8-32.1
AGE
18-24 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 3 3 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 10 1 5.0 0.6-30.1 9 95.0 69.9-99.4 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45-54 36 6 14.6 5.9-31.6 25 76.9 60.0-88.1 5 8.5 3.2-20.6 0 0.0 . - .
55-64 52 1 3.2 0.5-19.4 18 26.6 16.2-40.6 30 61.0 45.7-74.4 3 9.2 2.8-26.3
65-74 44 1 2.4 0.3-15.3 7 17.5 8.3-33.1 15 29.6 17.0-46.4 21 50.5 34.3-66.7
75+ 28 3 9.0 2.8-25.3 2 13.5 3.4-40.7 3 8.7 2.6-25.1 20 68.8 46.9-84.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 6 14.6 5.3-34.3 15 27.3 16.1-42.3 20 25.9 15.9-39.4 19 32.1 20.1-47.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 57 4 8.4 3.0-21.4 26 51.6 37.2-65.8 12 18.1 10.0-30.5 15 21.9 12.5-35.6
Some Post-H.S. 32 5 17.7 7.1-37.6 15 47.8 29.5-66.7 7 23.6 10.4-45.2 5 11.0 4.1-26.2
College Graduate 25 2 9.4 2.1-33.5 5 17.7 7.1-37.8 13 54.0 33.3-73.4 5 18.9 7.5-40.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 8 24.1 10.8-45.5 21 45.2 29.4-62.1 11 13.1 6.6-24.2 11 17.6 8.4-33.1
$15,000- 24,999 36 3 7.9 2.2-24.6 10 30.8 16.6-49.9 11 31.6 17.4-50.3 12 29.8 16.0-48.6
$25,000- 34,999 17 1 4.0 0.5-24.4 5 45.2 20.4-72.6 7 29.7 12.6-55.3 4 21.1 7.2-48.1
$35,000- 49,999 23 3 18.7 6.1-44.9 11 44.4 25.2-65.5 5 19.5 7.8-40.8 4 17.4 6.5-39.2
$50,000-74,999 14 1 9.4 1.3-44.6 4 35.7 14.0-65.4 6 32.2 13.4-59.3 3 22.8 7.3-52.4
$75,000+ 9 0 0.0 . - . 2 20.7 4.9-57.1 4 43.0 15.9-75.1 3 36.3 11.5-71.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 116 10 12.4 6.1-23.8 47 44.7 34.4-55.4 29 20.8 14.0-29.8 30 22.1 14.9-31.4
No 55 6 9.5 4.2-19.9 12 22.3 12.3-37.0 24 42.2 28.7-57.0 13 26.0 14.8-41.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 2 8.1 1.9-29.2 12 39.4 22.9-58.8 6 17.7 7.4-36.7 11 34.7 19.6-53.7
Non-Veteran 144 15 13.3 7.4-22.9 49 37.8 29.0-47.6 47 28.6 21.2-37.3 33 20.3 13.9-28.8

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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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