BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,864	1,366	71.0	68.1-73.7	498	29.0	26.3-31.9
-Northeastern Partnership	184	136	71.3	62.7-78.5	48	28.7	21.5-37.3
GENDER
Male	69	46	64.0	50.1-75.9	23	36.0	24.1-49.9
Female	115	90	78.2	68.3-85.6	25	21.8	14.4-31.7
RACE
White	91	64	65.7	52.9-76.6	27	34.3	23.4-47.1
African American	86	66	77.5	66.2-85.8	20	22.5	14.2-33.8
Other Minorities	7	6	77.8	29.4-96.7	1	22.2	3.3-70.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	28.1	3.0-82.9	2	71.9	17.1-97.0
Non-Hispanic	180	134	73.0	64.8-79.8	46	27.0	20.2-35.2
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	3	1	33.7	4.3-85.0	2	66.3	15.0-95.7
35-44	10	8	61.2	24.2-88.7	2	38.8	11.3-75.8
45-54	36	23	67.1	49.2-81.1	13	32.9	18.9-50.8
55-64	53	44	85.7	72.6-93.1	9	14.3	6.9-27.4
65-74	48	35	66.3	49.2-80.0	13	33.7	20.0-50.8
75+	33	25	79.9	62.6-90.5	8	20.1	9.5-37.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	47	67.2	51.5-79.8	19	32.8	20.2-48.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	61	49	74.0	58.5-85.1	12	26.0	14.9-41.5
Some Post-H.S.	31	23	77.7	58.4-89.7	8	22.3	10.3-41.6
College Graduate	25	16	64.7	43.0-81.6	9	35.3	18.4-57.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	52	36	65.3	46.7-80.1	16	34.7	19.9-53.3
$15,000- 24,999	36	32	88.0	70.4-95.7	4	12.0	4.3-29.6
$25,000- 34,999	18	13	73.2	46.3-89.7	5	26.8	10.3-53.7
$35,000- 49,999	23	18	74.6	51.2-89.2	5	25.4	10.8-48.8
$50,000-74,999	14	10	64.7	34.6-86.4	4	35.3	13.6-65.4
$75,000+	9	3	41.2	14.4-74.5	6	58.8	25.5-85.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	121	94	73.6	62.5-82.3	27	26.4	17.7-37.5
No	58	40	69.6	55.1-81.0	18	30.4	19.0-44.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	25	77.9	58.6-89.7	7	22.1	10.3-41.4
Non-Veteran	152	111	69.8	60.0-78.0	41	30.2	22.0-40.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,864

1,366

71.0

68.1-73.7

498

29.0

26.3-31.9

-Northeastern Partnership

184

136

71.3

62.7-78.5

28.7

21.5-37.3

GENDER

Male

64.0

50.1-75.9

36.0

24.1-49.9

Female

115

78.2

68.3-85.6

21.8

14.4-31.7

RACE

White

65.7

52.9-76.6

34.3

23.4-47.1

African American

77.5

66.2-85.8

22.5

14.2-33.8

Other Minorities

77.8

29.4-96.7

22.2

3.3-70.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

28.1

3.0-82.9

71.9

17.1-97.0

Non-Hispanic

180

134

73.0

64.8-79.8

27.0

20.2-35.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

33.7

4.3-85.0

66.3

15.0-95.7

35-44

61.2

24.2-88.7

38.8

11.3-75.8

45-54

67.1

49.2-81.1

32.9

18.9-50.8

55-64

85.7

72.6-93.1

14.3

6.9-27.4

65-74

66.3

49.2-80.0

33.7

20.0-50.8

75+

79.9

62.6-90.5

20.1

9.5-37.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

67.2

51.5-79.8

32.8

20.2-48.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

74.0

58.5-85.1

26.0

14.9-41.5

Some Post-H.S.

77.7

58.4-89.7

22.3

10.3-41.6

College Graduate

64.7

43.0-81.6

35.3

18.4-57.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.3

46.7-80.1

34.7

19.9-53.3

$15,000- 24,999

88.0

70.4-95.7

12.0

4.3-29.6

$25,000- 34,999

73.2

46.3-89.7

26.8

10.3-53.7

$35,000- 49,999

74.6

51.2-89.2

25.4

10.8-48.8

$50,000-74,999

64.7

34.6-86.4

35.3

13.6-65.4

$75,000+

41.2

14.4-74.5

58.8

25.5-85.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

121

73.6

62.5-82.3

26.4

17.7-37.5

69.6

55.1-81.0

30.4

19.0-44.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

77.9

58.6-89.7

22.1

10.3-41.4

Non-Veteran

152

111

69.8

60.0-78.0

30.2

22.0-40.0

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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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