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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than age 30 Ages 30 to 50 Ages 50 to 60 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Western NC 182 12 10.6 5.7-18.9 61 34.5 26.6-43.3 40 22.7 16.2-30.9 69 32.2 25.0-40.4
GENDER
Male 70 1 1.8 0.3-12.0 28 41.6 29.1-55.2 17 27.7 17.2-41.5 24 28.9 18.9-41.4
Female 112 11 19.0 10.2-32.5 33 27.7 19.0-38.5 23 17.9 11.3-27.2 45 35.4 25.8-46.3
RACE
White 161 10 10.7 5.5-19.6 47 30.9 22.9-40.1 38 24.3 17.2-33.2 66 34.1 26.3-42.9
African American 7 0 0.0 . - . 4 54.2 18.8-85.8 1 9.1 1.2-46.0 2 36.7 9.1-77.0
Other Minorities 14 2 15.1 2.4-56.1 10 75.7 40.6-93.4 1 6.4 0.8-35.7 1 2.8 0.4-19.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 0 0.0 . - . 2 85.9 42.5-98.0 0 0.0 . - . 2 14.1 2.0-57.5
Non-Hispanic 177 12 11.0 6.0-19.5 59 33.5 25.7-42.3 39 22.5 15.9-30.7 67 33.0 25.6-41.3
AGE
18-24 3 3 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 4 4 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 14 2 14.8 3.5-45.1 12 85.2 54.9-96.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45-54 30 2 5.1 1.2-18.8 25 79.4 56.2-92.1 3 15.5 4.7-40.6 0 0.0 . - .
55-64 45 1 3.6 0.5-21.7 15 34.5 20.5-51.8 25 55.2 38.3-70.9 4 6.7 2.2-18.7
65-74 48 0 0.0 . - . 8 10.0 4.6-20.3 10 21.6 11.0-37.9 30 68.5 52.4-81.0
75+ 38 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.0 0.1- 7.2 2 8.6 2.1-29.9 35 90.3 70.3-97.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 0 0.0 . - . 10 35.4 18.3-57.3 9 19.5 9.1-37.0 22 45.1 27.6-63.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 60 3 6.4 2.0-18.6 25 41.0 27.4-56.0 12 25.6 14.2-41.8 20 27.0 16.7-40.7
Some Post-H.S. 48 5 17.9 7.1-38.3 15 27.2 15.2-43.8 13 26.1 14.1-43.2 15 28.8 16.7-45.0
College Graduate 33 4 19.6 6.5-45.9 11 31.3 16.6-51.1 6 15.8 6.7-32.8 12 33.3 17.7-53.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 2 2.9 0.5-14.9 14 24.6 13.5-40.5 10 25.2 12.3-44.9 21 47.2 31.0-64.1
$15,000- 24,999 40 2 8.6 2.2-28.4 9 27.2 12.8-48.6 11 31.0 16.3-50.8 18 33.3 19.3-51.0
$25,000- 34,999 27 1 4.8 0.7-27.4 10 44.1 23.6-66.9 6 14.1 5.3-32.4 10 37.0 19.0-59.5
$35,000- 49,999 27 6 33.2 15.7-57.1 11 28.2 14.4-47.8 5 19.8 8.1-41.1 5 18.8 7.6-39.3
$50,000-74,999 12 0 0.0 . - . 8 76.9 47.9-92.3 3 17.5 4.8-47.3 1 5.6 0.8-31.6
$75,000+ 7 0 0.0 . - . 1 6.8 0.8-38.6 5 70.8 27.4-94.0 1 22.4 3.2-71.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 127 6 7.3 3.1-16.4 39 33.4 24.1-44.1 28 23.2 15.5-33.3 54 36.1 27.2-46.1
No 54 6 17.0 7.1-35.6 21 36.1 22.7-52.0 12 21.9 11.6-37.6 15 25.0 14.3-40.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 26 0 0.0 . - . 4 20.1 7.3-44.4 8 32.0 15.4-54.8 14 47.9 28.2-68.3
Non-Veteran 156 12 13.2 7.2-23.0 57 37.9 29.1-47.6 32 20.5 14.0-29.0 55 28.4 21.1-37.0

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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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