BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
North Carolina	1,785	143	12.8	10.5-15.6	603	37.6	34.7-40.6	487	24.1	21.8-26.6	552	25.4	23.1-27.8
-Piedmont NC	944	79	14.2	10.9-18.2	310	37.9	33.9-42.2	257	23.1	20.0-26.5	298	24.8	21.8-28.1
GENDER
Male	365	25	12.1	7.8-18.3	113	38.9	32.7-45.6	109	25.0	20.1-30.7	118	24.0	19.5-29.1
Female	579	54	16.1	11.6-21.8	197	37.0	31.9-42.5	148	21.3	17.6-25.6	180	25.5	21.7-29.8
RACE
White	704	56	14.2	10.4-19.2	208	36.2	31.5-41.2	194	22.0	18.7-25.7	246	27.5	23.9-31.5
African American	202	17	12.0	6.8-20.1	82	38.2	30.3-46.8	57	28.9	21.6-37.6	46	20.9	15.2-28.0
Other Minorities	33	5	23.9	9.3-48.9	18	51.8	31.9-71.2	5	15.1	5.4-35.6	5	9.2	3.3-23.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	8	36.4	18.7-58.6	16	47.8	28.2-68.1	4	8.4	2.5-24.5	4	7.4	2.2-22.1
Non-Hispanic	908	70	12.4	9.3-16.4	293	37.3	33.2-41.5	253	24.3	21.0-27.8	292	26.1	22.9-29.5
AGE
18-24	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	22	16	73.6	49.9-88.7	6	26.4	11.3-50.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	79	23	33.4	21.3-48.2	56	66.6	51.8-78.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	155	13	7.7	4.2-13.6	115	80.6	73.0-86.5	27	11.7	7.3-18.1	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	246	12	5.3	2.7- 9.8	80	31.9	25.1-39.5	131	55.4	47.6-63.0	23	7.4	4.6-11.7
65-74	264	4	1.2	0.4- 3.6	39	18.9	12.3-27.8	74	27.5	21.6-34.4	147	52.4	44.7-60.0
75+	169	3	2.1	0.6- 6.6	14	9.8	5.2-17.7	24	12.8	7.9-20.1	128	75.3	66.4-82.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	221	18	15.4	8.8-25.4	66	32.0	23.9-41.3	51	20.4	14.7-27.5	86	32.3	25.2-40.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	331	19	12.1	7.1-19.8	110	36.3	29.9-43.2	100	26.8	21.2-33.3	102	24.9	20.0-30.5
Some Post-H.S.	221	23	13.7	8.0-22.5	87	46.8	38.5-55.3	52	20.5	15.0-27.3	59	19.0	14.1-25.1
College Graduate	168	19	17.1	10.4-26.7	47	37.1	27.7-47.5	52	22.9	16.4-31.1	50	22.9	16.5-30.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	192	16	15.6	7.9-28.6	64	35.7	27.0-45.4	48	19.7	14.2-26.6	64	29.0	21.5-37.8
$15,000- 24,999	210	17	15.3	8.8-25.4	66	34.9	26.9-43.8	54	23.0	16.2-31.6	73	26.8	20.5-34.0
$25,000- 34,999	108	9	19.3	9.9-34.3	34	29.2	20.1-40.3	34	26.4	17.7-37.4	31	25.1	17.0-35.5
$35,000- 49,999	108	13	18.2	9.6-31.8	37	40.9	30.1-52.7	31	22.1	14.9-31.5	27	18.7	12.0-27.9
$50,000-74,999	91	8	9.8	4.4-20.1	38	54.3	42.1-66.0	25	22.7	14.7-33.2	20	13.3	8.1-21.1
$75,000+	85	7	10.3	4.5-21.8	36	52.7	39.8-65.2	24	20.4	12.5-31.5	18	16.6	9.9-26.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	567	48	13.6	9.7-18.7	191	37.4	32.5-42.6	155	24.8	20.7-29.4	173	24.2	20.5-28.4
No	351	28	15.2	9.9-22.5	114	39.8	32.9-47.0	95	20.6	16.0-26.0	114	24.5	19.8-30.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	181	4	4.4	1.6-11.3	39	28.7	20.7-38.2	55	30.1	22.8-38.7	83	36.8	29.1-45.2
Non-Veteran	762	75	16.5	12.7-21.3	271	40.1	35.5-44.9	202	21.4	18.1-25.1	214	21.9	18.8-25.4

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,785

143

12.8

10.5-15.6

603

37.6

34.7-40.6

487

24.1

21.8-26.6

552

25.4

23.1-27.8

-Piedmont NC

944

14.2

10.9-18.2

310

37.9

33.9-42.2

257

23.1

20.0-26.5

298

24.8

21.8-28.1

GENDER

Male

365

12.1

7.8-18.3

113

38.9

32.7-45.6

109

25.0

20.1-30.7

118

24.0

19.5-29.1

Female

579

16.1

11.6-21.8

197

37.0

31.9-42.5

148

21.3

17.6-25.6

180

25.5

21.7-29.8

RACE

White

704

14.2

10.4-19.2

208

36.2

31.5-41.2

194

22.0

18.7-25.7

246

27.5

23.9-31.5

African American

202

12.0

6.8-20.1

38.2

30.3-46.8

28.9

21.6-37.6

20.9

15.2-28.0

Other Minorities

23.9

9.3-48.9

51.8

31.9-71.2

15.1

5.4-35.6

9.2

3.3-23.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

36.4

18.7-58.6

47.8

28.2-68.1

8.4

2.5-24.5

7.4

2.2-22.1

Non-Hispanic

908

12.4

9.3-16.4

293

37.3

33.2-41.5

253

24.3

21.0-27.8

292

26.1

22.9-29.5

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

73.6

49.9-88.7

26.4

11.3-50.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

33.4

21.3-48.2

66.6

51.8-78.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

155

7.7

4.2-13.6

115

80.6

73.0-86.5

11.7

7.3-18.1

0.0

. - .

55-64

246

5.3

2.7- 9.8

31.9

25.1-39.5

131

55.4

47.6-63.0

7.4

4.6-11.7

65-74

264

1.2

0.4- 3.6

18.9

12.3-27.8

27.5

21.6-34.4

147

52.4

44.7-60.0

75+

169

2.1

0.6- 6.6

9.8

5.2-17.7

12.8

7.9-20.1

128

75.3

66.4-82.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

221

15.4

8.8-25.4

32.0

23.9-41.3

20.4

14.7-27.5

32.3

25.2-40.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

331

12.1

7.1-19.8

110

36.3

29.9-43.2

100

26.8

21.2-33.3

102

24.9

20.0-30.5

Some Post-H.S.

221

13.7

8.0-22.5

46.8

38.5-55.3

20.5

15.0-27.3

19.0

14.1-25.1

College Graduate

168

17.1

10.4-26.7

37.1

27.7-47.5

22.9

16.4-31.1

22.9

16.5-30.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

192

15.6

7.9-28.6

35.7

27.0-45.4

19.7

14.2-26.6

29.0

21.5-37.8

$15,000- 24,999

210

15.3

8.8-25.4

34.9

26.9-43.8

23.0

16.2-31.6

26.8

20.5-34.0

$25,000- 34,999

108

19.3

9.9-34.3

29.2

20.1-40.3

26.4

17.7-37.4

25.1

17.0-35.5

$35,000- 49,999

108

18.2

9.6-31.8

40.9

30.1-52.7

22.1

14.9-31.5

18.7

12.0-27.9

$50,000-74,999

9.8

4.4-20.1

54.3

42.1-66.0

22.7

14.7-33.2

13.3

8.1-21.1

$75,000+

10.3

4.5-21.8

52.7

39.8-65.2

20.4

12.5-31.5

16.6

9.9-26.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

567

13.6

9.7-18.7

191

37.4

32.5-42.6

155

24.8

20.7-29.4

173

24.2

20.5-28.4

351

15.2

9.9-22.5

114

39.8

32.9-47.0

20.6

16.0-26.0

114

24.5

19.8-30.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

181

4.4

1.6-11.3

28.7

20.7-38.2

30.1

22.8-38.7

36.8

29.1-45.2

Non-Veteran

762

16.5

12.7-21.3

271

40.1

35.5-44.9

202

21.4

18.1-25.1

214

21.9

18.8-25.4

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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