BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit because of your diabetes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,009	143	7.8	6.3- 9.5	1,866	92.2	90.5-93.7
-Northeastern Partnership	200	19	12.9	8.2-19.9	181	87.1	80.1-91.8
GENDER
Male	73	11	14.8	8.0-25.7	62	85.2	74.3-92.0
Female	127	8	11.3	5.5-21.7	119	88.7	78.3-94.5
RACE
White	102	11	12.9	7.0-22.6	91	87.1	77.4-93.0
African American	91	7	12.6	5.8-24.9	84	87.4	75.1-94.2
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	18	12.9	8.0-20.1	178	87.1	79.9-92.0
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	12	0	0.0	. - .	12	100	. - .
45-54	36	7	23.5	11.4-42.3	29	76.5	57.7-88.6
55-64	58	5	10.0	4.0-23.1	53	90.0	76.9-96.0
65-74	53	2	8.1	1.9-28.3	51	91.9	71.7-98.1
75+	36	4	15.3	5.1-37.7	32	84.7	62.3-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	72	8	13.3	6.4-25.7	64	86.7	74.3-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	66	6	13.3	5.8-27.7	60	86.7	72.3-94.2
Some Post-H.S.	34	5	20.5	8.6-41.2	29	79.5	58.8-91.4
College Graduate	27	0	0.0	. - .	27	100	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	55	4	11.7	4.2-28.8	51	88.3	71.2-95.8
$15,000- 24,999	41	5	15.2	6.0-33.3	36	84.8	66.7-94.0
$25,000- 34,999	21	5	31.6	13.2-58.4	16	68.4	41.6-86.8
$35,000- 49,999	24	4	21.0	7.9-45.3	20	79.0	54.7-92.1
$50,000-74,999	15	0	0.0	. - .	15	100	. - .
$75,000+	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	132	18	18.6	11.7-28.1	114	81.4	71.9-88.3
No	63	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	62	99.0	93.0-99.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	4	10.7	3.7-27.2	29	89.3	72.8-96.3
Non-Veteran	167	15	13.4	8.1-21.5	152	86.6	78.5-91.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,009

143

7.8

6.3- 9.5

1,866

92.2

90.5-93.7

-Northeastern Partnership

200

12.9

8.2-19.9

181

87.1

80.1-91.8

GENDER

Male

14.8

8.0-25.7

85.2

74.3-92.0

Female

127

11.3

5.5-21.7

119

88.7

78.3-94.5

RACE

White

102

12.9

7.0-22.6

87.1

77.4-93.0

African American

12.6

5.8-24.9

87.4

75.1-94.2

Other Minorities

19.0

2.7-66.4

81.0

33.6-97.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

196

12.9

8.0-20.1

178

87.1

79.9-92.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

33.7

4.3-85.0

66.3

15.0-95.7

35-44

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

45-54

23.5

11.4-42.3

76.5

57.7-88.6

55-64

10.0

4.0-23.1

90.0

76.9-96.0

65-74

8.1

1.9-28.3

91.9

71.7-98.1

75+

15.3

5.1-37.7

84.7

62.3-94.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

13.3

6.4-25.7

86.7

74.3-93.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

13.3

5.8-27.7

86.7

72.3-94.2

Some Post-H.S.

20.5

8.6-41.2

79.5

58.8-91.4

College Graduate

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.7

4.2-28.8

88.3

71.2-95.8

$15,000- 24,999

15.2

6.0-33.3

84.8

66.7-94.0

$25,000- 34,999

31.6

13.2-58.4

68.4

41.6-86.8

$35,000- 49,999

21.0

7.9-45.3

79.0

54.7-92.1

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

132

18.6

11.7-28.1

114

81.4

71.9-88.3

1.0

0.1- 7.0

99.0

93.0-99.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

10.7

3.7-27.2

89.3

72.8-96.3

Non-Veteran

167

13.4

8.1-21.5

152

86.6

78.5-91.9

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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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