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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,868	536	28.6	26.0-31.4	1,332	71.4	68.6-74.0
-Northeastern Partnership	184	56	31.2	24.0-39.4	128	68.8	60.6-76.0
GENDER
Male	69	19	27.2	17.3-40.2	50	72.8	59.8-82.7
Female	115	37	35.0	25.6-45.7	78	65.0	54.3-74.4
RACE
White	91	24	29.3	19.6-41.4	67	70.7	58.6-80.4
African American	86	29	32.0	22.0-44.0	57	68.0	56.0-78.0
Other Minorities	7	3	53.4	19.7-84.3	4	46.6	15.7-80.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	16.0	1.6-68.8	2	84.0	31.2-98.4
Non-Hispanic	180	54	31.4	24.1-39.7	126	68.6	60.3-75.9
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	3	2	72.6	19.3-96.7	1	27.4	3.3-80.7
35-44	10	4	49.0	18.6-80.2	6	51.0	19.8-81.4
45-54	36	11	26.0	13.8-43.4	25	74.0	56.6-86.2
55-64	53	16	27.8	16.8-42.3	37	72.2	57.7-83.2
65-74	48	16	43.1	28.0-59.7	32	56.9	40.3-72.0
75+	33	7	18.7	8.5-36.1	26	81.3	63.9-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	17	23.9	14.2-37.4	49	76.1	62.6-85.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	61	19	38.3	25.3-53.2	42	61.7	46.8-74.7
Some Post-H.S.	31	11	31.9	17.0-51.8	20	68.1	48.2-83.0
College Graduate	25	9	33.2	16.9-54.9	16	66.8	45.1-83.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	52	17	30.1	17.8-46.1	35	69.9	53.9-82.2
$15,000- 24,999	36	6	16.6	6.7-35.7	30	83.4	64.3-93.3
$25,000- 34,999	18	7	36.0	16.2-62.1	11	64.0	37.9-83.8
$35,000- 49,999	23	9	46.3	26.3-67.5	14	53.7	32.5-73.7
$50,000-74,999	14	5	37.8	15.7-66.5	9	62.2	33.5-84.3
$75,000+	9	2	20.2	4.7-56.6	7	79.8	43.4-95.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	121	39	32.9	24.0-43.2	82	67.1	56.8-76.0
No	58	15	25.6	15.1-40.0	43	74.4	60.0-84.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	8	25.0	12.3-44.0	24	75.0	56.0-87.7
Non-Veteran	152	48	32.6	24.6-41.9	104	67.4	58.1-75.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,868

536

28.6

26.0-31.4

1,332

71.4

68.6-74.0

-Northeastern Partnership

184

31.2

24.0-39.4

128

68.8

60.6-76.0

GENDER

Male

27.2

17.3-40.2

72.8

59.8-82.7

Female

115

35.0

25.6-45.7

65.0

54.3-74.4

RACE

White

29.3

19.6-41.4

70.7

58.6-80.4

African American

32.0

22.0-44.0

68.0

56.0-78.0

Other Minorities

53.4

19.7-84.3

46.6

15.7-80.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.0

1.6-68.8

84.0

31.2-98.4

Non-Hispanic

180

31.4

24.1-39.7

126

68.6

60.3-75.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

72.6

19.3-96.7

27.4

3.3-80.7

35-44

49.0

18.6-80.2

51.0

19.8-81.4

45-54

26.0

13.8-43.4

74.0

56.6-86.2

55-64

27.8

16.8-42.3

72.2

57.7-83.2

65-74

43.1

28.0-59.7

56.9

40.3-72.0

75+

18.7

8.5-36.1

81.3

63.9-91.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

23.9

14.2-37.4

76.1

62.6-85.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

38.3

25.3-53.2

61.7

46.8-74.7

Some Post-H.S.

31.9

17.0-51.8

68.1

48.2-83.0

College Graduate

33.2

16.9-54.9

66.8

45.1-83.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

30.1

17.8-46.1

69.9

53.9-82.2

$15,000- 24,999

16.6

6.7-35.7

83.4

64.3-93.3

$25,000- 34,999

36.0

16.2-62.1

64.0

37.9-83.8

$35,000- 49,999

46.3

26.3-67.5

53.7

32.5-73.7

$50,000-74,999

37.8

15.7-66.5

62.2

33.5-84.3

$75,000+

20.2

4.7-56.6

79.8

43.4-95.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

121

32.9

24.0-43.2

67.1

56.8-76.0

25.6

15.1-40.0

74.4

60.0-84.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

25.0

12.3-44.0

75.0

56.0-87.7

Non-Veteran

152

32.6

24.6-41.9

104

67.4

58.1-75.4

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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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