BRFSS 2006 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Are you now taking insulin?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	981	275	28.8	25.1-32.8	706	71.2	67.2-74.9
GENDER
Male	374	106	27.9	22.5-34.1	268	72.1	65.9-77.5
Female	607	169	29.6	24.7-35.0	438	70.4	65.0-75.3
RACE
White	728	201	27.3	23.2-31.9	527	72.7	68.1-76.8
African American	213	62	29.1	22.0-37.4	151	70.9	62.6-78.0
Other Minorities	35	11	40.2	22.3-61.3	24	59.8	38.7-77.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	33	8	33.9	16.5-57.2	25	66.1	42.8-83.5
Non-Hispanic	944	266	28.5	24.8-32.5	678	71.5	67.5-75.2
AGE
18-24	9	5	60.4	28.2-85.6	4	39.6	14.4-71.8
25-34	22	7	24.6	10.6-47.1	15	75.4	52.9-89.4
35-44	80	20	26.0	15.4-40.4	60	74.0	59.6-84.6
45-54	155	37	26.4	18.5-36.1	118	73.6	63.9-81.5
55-64	252	78	27.6	21.7-34.4	174	72.4	65.6-78.3
65-74	278	74	29.5	22.5-37.7	204	70.5	62.3-77.5
75+	182	54	28.9	21.5-37.6	128	71.1	62.4-78.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	237	77	35.8	27.5-44.9	160	64.2	55.1-72.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	341	90	28.3	22.2-35.3	251	71.7	64.7-77.8
Some Post-H.S.	226	63	26.0	19.3-34.1	163	74.0	65.9-80.7
College Graduate	173	44	25.1	17.8-34.0	129	74.9	66.0-82.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	205	61	32.5	23.8-42.7	144	67.5	57.3-76.2
$15,000- 24,999	216	63	28.1	20.8-36.7	153	71.9	63.3-79.2
$25,000- 34,999	110	26	22.3	14.4-32.8	84	77.7	67.2-85.6
$35,000- 49,999	110	33	31.6	21.6-43.7	77	68.4	56.3-78.4
$50,000-74,999	91	28	30.2	20.3-42.5	63	69.8	57.5-79.7
$75,000+	85	15	16.6	9.1-28.3	70	83.4	71.7-90.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	591	198	33.4	28.7-38.4	393	66.6	61.6-71.3
No	363	73	24.5	18.5-31.6	290	75.5	68.4-81.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	186	51	24.3	17.9-32.1	135	75.7	67.9-82.1
Non-Veteran	794	224	29.9	25.7-34.5	570	70.1	65.5-74.3

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

-Piedmont NC

981

275

28.8

25.1-32.8

706

71.2

67.2-74.9

GENDER

Male

374

106

27.9

22.5-34.1

268

72.1

65.9-77.5

Female

607

169

29.6

24.7-35.0

438

70.4

65.0-75.3

RACE

White

728

201

27.3

23.2-31.9

527

72.7

68.1-76.8

African American

213

29.1

22.0-37.4

151

70.9

62.6-78.0

Other Minorities

40.2

22.3-61.3

59.8

38.7-77.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

33.9

16.5-57.2

66.1

42.8-83.5

Non-Hispanic

944

266

28.5

24.8-32.5

678

71.5

67.5-75.2

AGE

18-24

60.4

28.2-85.6

39.6

14.4-71.8

25-34

24.6

10.6-47.1

75.4

52.9-89.4

35-44

26.0

15.4-40.4

74.0

59.6-84.6

45-54

155

26.4

18.5-36.1

118

73.6

63.9-81.5

55-64

252

27.6

21.7-34.4

174

72.4

65.6-78.3

65-74

278

29.5

22.5-37.7

204

70.5

62.3-77.5

75+

182

28.9

21.5-37.6

128

71.1

62.4-78.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

237

35.8

27.5-44.9

160

64.2

55.1-72.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

341

28.3

22.2-35.3

251

71.7

64.7-77.8

Some Post-H.S.

226

26.0

19.3-34.1

163

74.0

65.9-80.7

College Graduate

173

25.1

17.8-34.0

129

74.9

66.0-82.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

205

32.5

23.8-42.7

144

67.5

57.3-76.2

$15,000- 24,999

216

28.1

20.8-36.7

153

71.9

63.3-79.2

$25,000- 34,999

110

22.3

14.4-32.8

77.7

67.2-85.6

$35,000- 49,999

110

31.6

21.6-43.7

68.4

56.3-78.4

$50,000-74,999

30.2

20.3-42.5

69.8

57.5-79.7

$75,000+

16.6

9.1-28.3

83.4

71.7-90.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

591

198

33.4

28.7-38.4

393

66.6

61.6-71.3

363

24.5

18.5-31.6

290

75.5

68.4-81.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

186

24.3

17.9-32.1

135

75.7

67.9-82.1

Non-Veteran

794

224

29.9

25.7-34.5

570

70.1

65.5-74.3

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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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