BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,862	1,005	53.9	51.0-56.9	857	46.1	43.1-49.0
-Western NC	194	102	55.3	46.8-63.5	92	44.7	36.5-53.2
GENDER
Male	72	40	56.2	42.9-68.7	32	43.8	31.3-57.1
Female	122	62	54.5	43.6-65.0	60	45.5	35.0-56.4
RACE
White	171	89	55.2	46.1-63.8	82	44.8	36.2-53.9
African American	7	2	29.0	6.7-70.0	5	71.0	30.0-93.3
Other Minorities	16	11	69.2	37.3-89.5	5	30.8	10.5-62.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	3	91.7	48.7-99.2	1	8.3	0.8-51.3
Non-Hispanic	189	99	55.0	46.4-63.3	90	45.0	36.7-53.6
AGE
18-24	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	14	9	54.9	26.9-80.1	5	45.1	19.9-73.1
45-54	31	18	57.0	35.4-76.2	13	43.0	23.8-64.6
55-64	47	28	59.5	42.1-74.9	19	40.5	25.1-57.9
65-74	52	24	45.7	30.9-61.4	28	54.3	38.6-69.1
75+	43	16	42.7	26.6-60.5	27	57.3	39.5-73.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	47	12	25.4	12.6-44.7	35	74.6	55.3-87.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	64	32	49.4	35.4-63.6	32	50.6	36.4-64.6
Some Post-H.S.	50	32	66.0	49.6-79.3	18	34.0	20.7-50.4
College Graduate	33	26	88.6	75.6-95.2	7	11.4	4.8-24.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	20	40.6	26.1-57.0	33	59.4	43.0-73.9
$15,000- 24,999	42	21	44.8	27.8-63.2	21	55.2	36.8-72.2
$25,000- 34,999	28	16	56.4	34.5-76.0	12	43.6	24.0-65.5
$35,000- 49,999	27	22	85.1	66.0-94.4	5	14.9	5.6-34.0
$50,000-74,999	12	9	70.9	39.1-90.2	3	29.1	9.8-60.9
$75,000+	7	4	63.3	23.9-90.5	3	36.7	9.5-76.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	135	63	44.0	34.4-54.1	72	56.0	45.9-65.6
No	58	39	78.4	65.4-87.4	19	21.6	12.6-34.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	15	53.6	32.9-73.1	12	46.4	26.9-67.1
Non-Veteran	167	87	55.7	46.4-64.5	80	44.3	35.5-53.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,862

1,005

53.9

51.0-56.9

857

46.1

43.1-49.0

-Western NC

194

102

55.3

46.8-63.5

44.7

36.5-53.2

GENDER

Male

56.2

42.9-68.7

43.8

31.3-57.1

Female

122

54.5

43.6-65.0

45.5

35.0-56.4

RACE

White

171

55.2

46.1-63.8

44.8

36.2-53.9

African American

29.0

6.7-70.0

71.0

30.0-93.3

Other Minorities

69.2

37.3-89.5

30.8

10.5-62.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

91.7

48.7-99.2

8.3

0.8-51.3

Non-Hispanic

189

55.0

46.4-63.3

45.0

36.7-53.6

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

54.9

26.9-80.1

45.1

19.9-73.1

45-54

57.0

35.4-76.2

43.0

23.8-64.6

55-64

59.5

42.1-74.9

40.5

25.1-57.9

65-74

45.7

30.9-61.4

54.3

38.6-69.1

75+

42.7

26.6-60.5

57.3

39.5-73.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

25.4

12.6-44.7

74.6

55.3-87.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

49.4

35.4-63.6

50.6

36.4-64.6

Some Post-H.S.

66.0

49.6-79.3

34.0

20.7-50.4

College Graduate

88.6

75.6-95.2

11.4

4.8-24.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

40.6

26.1-57.0

59.4

43.0-73.9

$15,000- 24,999

44.8

27.8-63.2

55.2

36.8-72.2

$25,000- 34,999

56.4

34.5-76.0

43.6

24.0-65.5

$35,000- 49,999

85.1

66.0-94.4

14.9

5.6-34.0

$50,000-74,999

70.9

39.1-90.2

29.1

9.8-60.9

$75,000+

63.3

23.9-90.5

36.7

9.5-76.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

135

44.0

34.4-54.1

56.0

45.9-65.6

78.4

65.4-87.4

21.6

12.6-34.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

53.6

32.9-73.1

46.4

26.9-67.1

Non-Veteran

167

55.7

46.4-64.5

44.3

35.5-53.6

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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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