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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	1,038	67	6.7	4.8- 9.1	971	93.3	90.9-95.2
GENDER
Male	397	25	7.4	4.5-11.7	372	92.6	88.3-95.5
Female	641	42	6.1	4.0- 9.2	599	93.9	90.8-96.0
RACE
White	773	40	5.2	3.4- 7.7	733	94.8	92.3-96.6
African American	221	23	9.0	5.3-14.6	198	91.0	85.4-94.7
Other Minorities	38	3	13.4	3.8-37.7	35	86.6	62.3-96.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	34	1	8.0	1.2-39.2	33	92.0	60.8-98.8
Non-Hispanic	1,000	63	6.4	4.7- 8.7	937	93.6	91.3-95.3
AGE
18-24	10	1	12.8	1.8-54.0	9	87.2	46.0-98.2
25-34	25	2	3.7	0.8-15.6	23	96.3	84.4-99.2
35-44	83	9	12.3	5.3-26.0	74	87.7	74.0-94.7
45-54	174	10	4.5	2.1- 9.4	164	95.5	90.6-97.9
55-64	266	20	5.6	3.5- 9.0	246	94.4	91.0-96.5
65-74	290	13	5.2	2.8- 9.5	277	94.8	90.5-97.2
75+	187	12	7.4	3.9-13.7	175	92.6	86.3-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	243	20	9.3	4.9-16.8	223	90.7	83.2-95.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	356	18	6.6	3.5-12.3	338	93.4	87.7-96.5
Some Post-H.S.	245	19	6.4	3.8-10.3	226	93.6	89.7-96.2
College Graduate	190	8	3.4	1.6- 7.3	182	96.6	92.7-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	213	21	8.7	5.2-14.1	192	91.3	85.9-94.8
$15,000- 24,999	226	18	9.8	5.1-17.9	208	90.2	82.1-94.9
$25,000- 34,999	116	2	0.7	0.2- 3.5	114	99.3	96.5-99.8
$35,000- 49,999	117	7	7.4	3.4-15.4	110	92.6	84.6-96.6
$50,000-74,999	97	5	3.6	1.5- 8.7	92	96.4	91.3-98.5
$75,000+	96	3	2.4	0.8- 7.5	93	97.6	92.5-99.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	614	56	9.9	7.1-13.6	558	90.1	86.4-92.9
No	395	10	3.0	1.2- 7.3	385	97.0	92.7-98.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	198	9	5.6	2.8-10.8	189	94.4	89.2-97.2
Non-Veteran	838	58	6.9	4.8- 9.8	780	93.1	90.2-95.2

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

-Piedmont NC

1,038

6.7

4.8- 9.1

971

93.3

90.9-95.2

GENDER

Male

397

7.4

4.5-11.7

372

92.6

88.3-95.5

Female

641

6.1

4.0- 9.2

599

93.9

90.8-96.0

RACE

White

773

5.2

3.4- 7.7

733

94.8

92.3-96.6

African American

221

9.0

5.3-14.6

198

91.0

85.4-94.7

Other Minorities

13.4

3.8-37.7

86.6

62.3-96.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

8.0

1.2-39.2

92.0

60.8-98.8

Non-Hispanic

1,000

6.4

4.7- 8.7

937

93.6

91.3-95.3

AGE

18-24

12.8

1.8-54.0

87.2

46.0-98.2

25-34

3.7

0.8-15.6

96.3

84.4-99.2

35-44

12.3

5.3-26.0

87.7

74.0-94.7

45-54

174

4.5

2.1- 9.4

164

95.5

90.6-97.9

55-64

266

5.6

3.5- 9.0

246

94.4

91.0-96.5

65-74

290

5.2

2.8- 9.5

277

94.8

90.5-97.2

75+

187

7.4

3.9-13.7

175

92.6

86.3-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

243

9.3

4.9-16.8

223

90.7

83.2-95.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

356

6.6

3.5-12.3

338

93.4

87.7-96.5

Some Post-H.S.

245

6.4

3.8-10.3

226

93.6

89.7-96.2

College Graduate

190

3.4

1.6- 7.3

182

96.6

92.7-98.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

213

8.7

5.2-14.1

192

91.3

85.9-94.8

$15,000- 24,999

226

9.8

5.1-17.9

208

90.2

82.1-94.9

$25,000- 34,999

116

0.7

0.2- 3.5

114

99.3

96.5-99.8

$35,000- 49,999

117

7.4

3.4-15.4

110

92.6

84.6-96.6

$50,000-74,999

3.6

1.5- 8.7

96.4

91.3-98.5

$75,000+

2.4

0.8- 7.5

97.6

92.5-99.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

614

9.9

7.1-13.6

558

90.1

86.4-92.9

395

3.0

1.2- 7.3

385

97.0

92.7-98.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

198

5.6

2.8-10.8

189

94.4

89.2-97.2

Non-Veteran

838

6.9

4.8- 9.8

780

93.1

90.2-95.2

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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, 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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