BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,862	1,005	53.9	51.0-56.9	857	46.1	43.1-49.0
-Northeastern Partnership	184	85	47.2	39.0-55.5	99	52.8	44.5-61.0
GENDER
Male	69	32	44.5	32.1-57.5	37	55.5	42.5-67.9
Female	115	53	49.8	39.6-60.0	62	50.2	40.0-60.4
RACE
White	92	39	42.6	31.6-54.4	53	57.4	45.6-68.4
African American	85	43	53.2	41.1-65.0	42	46.8	35.0-58.9
Other Minorities	7	3	40.8	12.2-77.4	4	59.2	22.6-87.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	16.0	1.6-68.8	2	84.0	31.2-98.4
Non-Hispanic	180	84	48.9	40.7-57.2	96	51.1	42.8-59.3
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	10	6	52.2	20.5-82.2	4	47.8	17.8-79.5
45-54	36	17	47.6	30.4-65.3	19	52.4	34.7-69.6
55-64	53	26	49.3	34.8-63.9	27	50.7	36.1-65.2
65-74	47	21	45.5	30.3-61.6	26	54.5	38.4-69.7
75+	33	11	39.2	22.4-59.0	22	60.8	41.0-77.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	26	42.7	29.4-57.1	40	57.3	42.9-70.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	61	25	41.6	28.6-55.9	36	58.4	44.1-71.4
Some Post-H.S.	32	19	59.7	39.7-76.8	13	40.3	23.2-60.3
College Graduate	24	14	56.9	35.4-76.1	10	43.1	23.9-64.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	51	20	45.3	29.4-62.2	31	54.7	37.8-70.6
$15,000- 24,999	36	16	43.0	26.5-61.2	20	57.0	38.8-73.5
$25,000- 34,999	18	6	35.3	15.0-62.8	12	64.7	37.2-85.0
$35,000- 49,999	23	13	54.4	33.2-74.1	10	45.6	25.9-66.8
$50,000-74,999	14	7	50.9	25.2-76.1	7	49.1	23.9-74.8
$75,000+	9	6	71.6	37.4-91.4	3	28.4	8.6-62.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	121	53	44.5	34.6-54.9	68	55.5	45.1-65.4
No	58	30	54.7	40.5-68.2	28	45.3	31.8-59.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	14	41.0	24.7-59.5	18	59.0	40.5-75.3
Non-Veteran	152	71	48.6	39.5-57.9	81	51.4	42.1-60.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,862

1,005

53.9

51.0-56.9

857

46.1

43.1-49.0

-Northeastern Partnership

184

47.2

39.0-55.5

52.8

44.5-61.0

GENDER

Male

44.5

32.1-57.5

55.5

42.5-67.9

Female

115

49.8

39.6-60.0

50.2

40.0-60.4

RACE

White

42.6

31.6-54.4

57.4

45.6-68.4

African American

53.2

41.1-65.0

46.8

35.0-58.9

Other Minorities

40.8

12.2-77.4

59.2

22.6-87.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.0

1.6-68.8

84.0

31.2-98.4

Non-Hispanic

180

48.9

40.7-57.2

51.1

42.8-59.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

52.2

20.5-82.2

47.8

17.8-79.5

45-54

47.6

30.4-65.3

52.4

34.7-69.6

55-64

49.3

34.8-63.9

50.7

36.1-65.2

65-74

45.5

30.3-61.6

54.5

38.4-69.7

75+

39.2

22.4-59.0

60.8

41.0-77.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

42.7

29.4-57.1

57.3

42.9-70.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

41.6

28.6-55.9

58.4

44.1-71.4

Some Post-H.S.

59.7

39.7-76.8

40.3

23.2-60.3

College Graduate

56.9

35.4-76.1

43.1

23.9-64.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

45.3

29.4-62.2

54.7

37.8-70.6

$15,000- 24,999

43.0

26.5-61.2

57.0

38.8-73.5

$25,000- 34,999

35.3

15.0-62.8

64.7

37.2-85.0

$35,000- 49,999

54.4

33.2-74.1

45.6

25.9-66.8

$50,000-74,999

50.9

25.2-76.1

49.1

23.9-74.8

$75,000+

71.6

37.4-91.4

28.4

8.6-62.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

121

44.5

34.6-54.9

55.5

45.1-65.4

54.7

40.5-68.2

45.3

31.8-59.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

41.0

24.7-59.5

59.0

40.5-75.3

Non-Veteran

152

48.6

39.5-57.9

51.4

42.1-60.5

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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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