BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No	No, boderline diabetes
North Carolina	15,632	1,869	9.1	8.6- 9.6	114	0.7	0.6- 0.9	13,420	89.1	88.5-89.7	229	1.0	0.9- 1.2
-Northeastern Partnership	1,080	185	13.1	11.1-15.4	8	0.9	0.4- 2.3	867	84.6	82.1-86.8	20	1.3	0.8- 2.1
GENDER
Male	386	69	13.3	10.2-17.2	0	0.0	. - .	313	85.9	81.9-89.1	4	0.8	0.3- 2.2
Female	694	116	13.0	10.6-15.8	8	1.8	0.7- 4.4	554	83.4	80.0-86.2	16	1.8	1.1- 3.1
RACE
White	672	92	11.4	9.0-14.3	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7	565	86.3	83.1-89.1	11	1.1	0.6- 2.1
African American	352	86	19.7	15.5-24.7	4	0.7	0.3- 2.0	253	77.3	72.0-81.8	9	2.3	1.1- 4.6
Other Minorities	52	7	4.3	1.9- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .	45	95.7	90.4-98.1	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	3	7.7	2.1-24.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.5	30	89.9	73.6-96.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,042	181	13.5	11.5-15.9	7	0.8	0.3- 2.3	834	84.2	81.6-86.5	20	1.4	0.9- 2.3
AGE
18-24	39	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	1	2.5	0.3-15.9	37	95.4	83.0-98.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	93	3	2.9	0.9- 8.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.3	88	95.8	89.9-98.3	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	145	10	5.7	2.8-11.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	132	93.3	87.8-96.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5
45-54	235	36	14.3	10.1-20.0	3	1.3	0.3- 4.9	192	83.1	77.2-87.7	4	1.3	0.5- 3.4
55-64	238	53	22.8	17.3-29.4	0	0.0	. - .	180	74.8	68.1-80.6	5	2.4	0.9- 6.1
65-74	184	48	27.1	20.3-35.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.5	129	68.4	60.2-75.6	6	3.6	1.5- 8.5
75+	138	33	23.1	16.3-31.8	0	0.0	. - .	102	74.7	65.9-81.9	3	2.2	0.7- 6.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	235	66	21.6	16.1-28.4	2	1.0	0.2- 4.8	159	74.7	67.4-80.7	8	2.7	1.3- 5.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	371	61	12.5	9.3-16.5	0	0.0	. - .	303	86.2	82.1-89.6	7	1.3	0.5- 2.9
Some Post-H.S.	238	32	10.7	7.2-15.6	5	2.9	0.9- 9.3	199	86.0	79.9-90.5	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
College Graduate	233	25	7.4	4.8-11.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	204	91.1	87.0-94.0	3	1.0	0.3- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	52	27.7	20.2-36.7	0	0.0	. - .	112	70.7	61.6-78.3	4	1.6	0.5- 4.8
$15,000- 24,999	208	36	15.6	10.8-22.0	4	2.8	0.7-10.6	162	80.1	72.7-86.0	6	1.5	0.7- 3.5
$25,000- 34,999	138	18	9.6	5.5-16.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	115	87.2	79.9-92.1	4	2.7	1.0- 7.5
$35,000- 49,999	146	23	10.6	6.7-16.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	120	87.6	81.6-91.9	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0
$50,000-74,999	123	14	9.0	5.1-15.4	0	0.0	. - .	108	90.3	83.8-94.3	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7
$75,000+	128	9	4.8	2.4- 9.5	0	0.0	. - .	119	95.2	90.5-97.6	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	444	121	24.1	19.8-29.1	4	1.7	0.5- 5.9	305	71.8	66.4-76.6	14	2.4	1.4- 4.3
No	604	59	6.4	4.8- 8.5	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	535	92.3	90.1-94.1	6	0.7	0.3- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	153	32	16.6	11.4-23.5	0	0.0	. - .	119	82.5	75.5-87.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7
Non-Veteran	925	153	12.6	10.4-15.1	8	1.1	0.4- 2.7	746	84.9	82.2-87.3	18	1.4	0.8- 2.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

No, boderline diabetes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,632

1,869

9.1

8.6- 9.6

114

0.7

0.6- 0.9

13,420

89.1

88.5-89.7

229

1.0

0.9- 1.2

-Northeastern Partnership

1,080

185

13.1

11.1-15.4

0.9

0.4- 2.3

867

84.6

82.1-86.8

1.3

0.8- 2.1

GENDER

Male

386

13.3

10.2-17.2

0.0

. - .

313

85.9

81.9-89.1

0.8

0.3- 2.2

Female

694

116

13.0

10.6-15.8

1.8

0.7- 4.4

554

83.4

80.0-86.2

1.8

1.1- 3.1

RACE

White

672

11.4

9.0-14.3

1.2

0.4- 3.7

565

86.3

83.1-89.1

1.1

0.6- 2.1

African American

352

19.7

15.5-24.7

0.7

0.3- 2.0

253

77.3

72.0-81.8

2.3

1.1- 4.6

Other Minorities

4.3

1.9- 9.6

0.0

. - .

95.7

90.4-98.1

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

7.7

2.1-24.1

2.4

0.3-15.5

89.9

73.6-96.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,042

181

13.5

11.5-15.9

0.8

0.3- 2.3

834

84.2

81.6-86.5

1.4

0.9- 2.3

AGE

18-24

2.1

0.3-13.7

2.5

0.3-15.9

95.4

83.0-98.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

2.9

0.9- 8.7

1.3

0.3- 5.3

95.8

89.9-98.3

0.0

. - .

35-44

145

5.7

2.8-11.2

0.2

0.0- 1.6

132

93.3

87.8-96.4

0.8

0.2- 3.5

45-54

235

14.3

10.1-20.0

1.3

0.3- 4.9

192

83.1

77.2-87.7

1.3

0.5- 3.4

55-64

238

22.8

17.3-29.4

0.0

. - .

180

74.8

68.1-80.6

2.4

0.9- 6.1

65-74

184

27.1

20.3-35.0

1.0

0.1- 6.5

129

68.4

60.2-75.6

3.6

1.5- 8.5

75+

138

23.1

16.3-31.8

0.0

. - .

102

74.7

65.9-81.9

2.2

0.7- 6.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

235

21.6

16.1-28.4

1.0

0.2- 4.8

159

74.7

67.4-80.7

2.7

1.3- 5.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

371

12.5

9.3-16.5

0.0

. - .

303

86.2

82.1-89.6

1.3

0.5- 2.9

Some Post-H.S.

238

10.7

7.2-15.6

2.9

0.9- 9.3

199

86.0

79.9-90.5

0.4

0.1- 1.6

College Graduate

233

7.4

4.8-11.3

0.5

0.1- 3.3

204

91.1

87.0-94.0

1.0

0.3- 3.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

27.7

20.2-36.7

0.0

. - .

112

70.7

61.6-78.3

1.6

0.5- 4.8

$15,000- 24,999

208

15.6

10.8-22.0

2.8

0.7-10.6

162

80.1

72.7-86.0

1.5

0.7- 3.5

$25,000- 34,999

138

9.6

5.5-16.3

0.5

0.1- 3.3

115

87.2

79.9-92.1

2.7

1.0- 7.5

$35,000- 49,999

146

10.6

6.7-16.2

0.6

0.1- 4.3

120

87.6

81.6-91.9

1.2

0.3- 5.0

$50,000-74,999

123

9.0

5.1-15.4

0.0

. - .

108

90.3

83.8-94.3

0.7

0.1- 4.7

$75,000+

128

4.8

2.4- 9.5

0.0

. - .

119

95.2

90.5-97.6

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

444

121

24.1

19.8-29.1

1.7

0.5- 5.9

305

71.8

66.4-76.6

2.4

1.4- 4.3

604

6.4

4.8- 8.5

0.5

0.2- 1.5

535

92.3

90.1-94.1

0.7

0.3- 1.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

153

16.6

11.4-23.5

0.0

. - .

119

82.5

75.5-87.8

0.9

0.2- 3.7

Non-Veteran

925

153

12.6

10.4-15.1

1.1

0.4- 2.7

746

84.9

82.2-87.3

1.4

0.8- 2.3

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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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