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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?

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  Total
Respond.^
1-5 times 6-11 times 12+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,808 1,380 75.4 72.6-77.9 122 7.0 5.6- 8.8 145 7.5 6.1- 9.2 161 10.1 8.4-12.2
-Northeastern Partnership 174 131 73.5 64.9-80.6 15 7.8 4.6-12.9 17 10.5 6.2-17.4 11 8.2 3.9-16.3
GENDER
Male 65 49 76.3 62.3-86.2 5 6.2 2.5-14.5 6 6.6 2.8-14.7 5 10.9 3.9-26.9
Female 109 82 70.7 59.5-79.9 10 9.3 4.8-17.1 11 14.4 7.5-25.9 6 5.6 2.3-12.9
RACE
White 87 67 75.3 62.3-84.9 4 4.1 1.5-10.8 9 8.5 4.0-17.2 7 12.1 5.1-26.3
African American 80 59 72.3 59.7-82.2 11 12.9 6.9-22.7 7 12.4 5.6-25.5 3 2.3 0.7- 7.8
Other Minorities 7 5 58.8 21.4-88.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 19.0 2.7-66.4 1 22.2 3.3-70.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 3 1 28.1 3.0-82.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 2 71.9 17.1-97.0
Non-Hispanic 170 130 76.2 68.2-82.7 14 7.4 4.3-12.6 17 11.1 6.6-18.2 9 5.3 2.6-10.5
AGE
18-24 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
25-34 3 2 61.1 12.4-94.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 38.9 5.4-87.6 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 10 9 95.0 69.9-99.4 1 5.0 0.6-30.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45-54 34 19 60.8 42.4-76.5 5 9.8 3.7-23.3 5 15.0 6.0-32.7 5 14.4 5.7-32.1
55-64 53 42 79.3 64.8-88.9 4 8.0 3.0-19.9 5 10.0 3.7-24.3 2 2.6 0.6-11.0
65-74 44 37 80.4 60.9-91.5 2 4.6 1.0-18.5 3 8.8 1.9-31.8 2 6.2 1.5-22.5
75+ 28 21 75.7 55.5-88.6 3 13.3 4.3-34.7 3 8.4 2.6-24.3 1 2.6 0.4-16.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 38 63.8 47.0-77.7 8 12.9 6.1-25.4 8 12.4 5.6-25.1 3 10.9 2.7-34.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 59 46 77.2 62.9-87.2 3 4.5 1.4-13.2 6 10.9 4.4-24.6 4 7.4 2.5-19.8
Some Post-H.S. 32 24 73.6 53.1-87.3 2 4.5 1.1-16.9 3 13.7 4.2-36.8 3 8.1 2.4-24.4
College Graduate 25 22 87.0 66.3-95.8 2 9.1 2.3-30.1 0 0.0 . - . 1 3.9 0.5-23.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 32 61.0 42.0-77.1 7 13.0 5.8-26.8 7 14.7 6.3-30.6 2 11.3 2.1-42.7
$15,000- 24,999 33 25 71.2 50.6-85.7 2 4.5 1.1-16.5 5 19.4 7.7-41.0 1 4.9 0.7-27.5
$25,000- 34,999 18 12 76.1 51.9-90.4 2 9.1 2.1-31.5 2 6.5 1.4-25.3 2 8.3 1.7-31.8
$35,000- 49,999 23 17 73.4 51.2-87.9 2 9.8 2.4-32.7 2 7.1 1.7-25.1 2 9.7 2.4-31.9
$50,000-74,999 14 11 76.2 46.3-92.3 1 6.3 0.9-34.3 0 0.0 . - . 2 17.5 4.4-49.1
$75,000+ 9 9 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 113 77 67.2 56.1-76.7 14 10.8 6.2-18.1 17 15.6 9.2-25.1 5 6.4 2.0-19.1
No 56 51 91.0 79.1-96.4 1 1.6 0.2-10.7 0 0.0 . - . 4 7.4 2.6-19.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 19 63.0 42.8-79.4 4 13.1 4.8-31.0 3 10.3 3.1-29.4 3 13.6 4.3-35.2
Non-Veteran 145 112 75.8 66.1-83.4 11 6.6 3.5-12.0 14 10.6 5.8-18.4 8 7.1 2.8-16.8

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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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