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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,007 234 11.7 10.1-13.7 1,773 88.3 86.3-89.9
-Northeastern Partnership 200 21 12.0 7.5-18.8 179 88.0 81.2-92.5
GENDER
Male 72 9 11.2 5.4-22.0 63 88.8 78.0-94.6
Female 128 12 12.7 6.8-22.6 116 87.3 77.4-93.2
RACE
White 102 7 6.2 2.8-13.3 95 93.8 86.7-97.2
African American 91 13 18.7 10.3-31.4 78 81.3 68.6-89.7
Other Minorities 7 1 19.0 2.7-66.4 6 81.0 33.6-97.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 3 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 196 21 12.6 7.9-19.6 175 87.4 80.4-92.1
AGE
18-24 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
25-34 3 2 61.1 12.4-94.6 1 38.9 5.4-87.6
35-44 12 0 0.0 . - . 12 100 . - .
45-54 37 6 17.5 7.2-36.6 31 82.5 63.4-92.8
55-64 57 6 8.6 3.5-19.5 51 91.4 80.5-96.5
65-74 53 4 8.6 2.6-24.9 49 91.4 75.1-97.4
75+ 36 2 12.1 3.0-37.9 34 87.9 62.1-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 10 17.0 8.4-31.4 63 83.0 68.6-91.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 65 5 7.2 2.9-17.2 60 92.8 82.8-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 34 3 9.7 2.9-28.2 31 90.3 71.8-97.1
College Graduate 27 3 14.1 4.4-37.1 24 85.9 62.9-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 7 15.6 6.8-32.1 49 84.4 67.9-93.2
$15,000- 24,999 41 3 4.6 1.4-13.9 38 95.4 86.1-98.6
$25,000- 34,999 20 2 17.4 3.7-53.4 18 82.6 46.6-96.3
$35,000- 49,999 24 3 15.6 4.8-40.0 21 84.4 60.0-95.2
$50,000-74,999 15 1 8.8 1.2-42.5 14 91.2 57.5-98.8
$75,000+ 9 1 14.1 2.0-57.1 8 85.9 42.9-98.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 132 18 15.7 9.4-25.0 114 84.3 75.0-90.6
No 63 3 4.5 1.4-14.0 60 95.5 86.0-98.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 33 3 7.5 2.2-22.4 30 92.5 77.6-97.8
Non-Veteran 167 18 13.0 7.8-20.9 149 87.0 79.1-92.2

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes

^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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