BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,864	1,366	71.0	68.1-73.7	498	29.0	26.3-31.9
-Western NC	193	147	76.8	68.8-83.3	46	23.2	16.7-31.2
GENDER
Male	71	57	82.9	71.0-90.6	14	17.1	9.4-29.0
Female	122	90	71.6	60.3-80.7	32	28.4	19.3-39.7
RACE
White	170	128	76.5	67.9-83.3	42	23.5	16.7-32.1
African American	7	5	74.8	32.6-94.8	2	25.2	5.2-67.4
Other Minorities	16	14	82.3	46.0-96.2	2	17.7	3.8-54.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	3	91.7	48.7-99.2	1	8.3	0.8-51.3
Non-Hispanic	188	143	76.2	68.0-82.8	45	23.8	17.2-32.0
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	4	3	73.5	19.2-97.0	1	26.5	3.0-80.8
35-44	14	9	63.8	34.4-85.6	5	36.2	14.4-65.6
45-54	30	20	68.9	47.2-84.6	10	31.1	15.4-52.8
55-64	47	39	89.2	76.4-95.5	8	10.8	4.5-23.6
65-74	52	40	83.6	71.1-91.4	12	16.4	8.6-28.9
75+	43	36	82.9	65.9-92.4	7	17.1	7.6-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	46	32	77.2	61.2-88.0	14	22.8	12.0-38.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	64	53	82.7	69.0-91.2	11	17.3	8.8-31.0
Some Post-H.S.	50	34	65.4	47.9-79.5	16	34.6	20.5-52.1
College Graduate	33	28	80.9	57.4-93.0	5	19.1	7.0-42.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	53	38	76.0	61.2-86.3	15	24.0	13.7-38.8
$15,000- 24,999	41	29	71.0	51.0-85.2	12	29.0	14.8-49.0
$25,000- 34,999	28	24	87.0	67.3-95.6	4	13.0	4.4-32.7
$35,000- 49,999	27	18	61.8	39.7-79.9	9	38.2	20.1-60.3
$50,000-74,999	12	11	89.7	52.8-98.6	1	10.3	1.4-47.2
$75,000+	7	6	92.6	59.1-99.1	1	7.4	0.9-40.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	134	98	74.6	64.8-82.4	36	25.4	17.6-35.2
No	58	48	81.0	65.1-90.7	10	19.0	9.3-34.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	27	23	86.9	67.9-95.4	4	13.1	4.6-32.1
Non-Veteran	166	124	74.5	65.4-81.9	42	25.5	18.1-34.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,864

1,366

71.0

68.1-73.7

498

29.0

26.3-31.9

-Western NC

193

147

76.8

68.8-83.3

23.2

16.7-31.2

GENDER

Male

82.9

71.0-90.6

17.1

9.4-29.0

Female

122

71.6

60.3-80.7

28.4

19.3-39.7

RACE

White

170

128

76.5

67.9-83.3

23.5

16.7-32.1

African American

74.8

32.6-94.8

25.2

5.2-67.4

Other Minorities

82.3

46.0-96.2

17.7

3.8-54.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

91.7

48.7-99.2

8.3

0.8-51.3

Non-Hispanic

188

143

76.2

68.0-82.8

23.8

17.2-32.0

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

73.5

19.2-97.0

26.5

3.0-80.8

35-44

63.8

34.4-85.6

36.2

14.4-65.6

45-54

68.9

47.2-84.6

31.1

15.4-52.8

55-64

89.2

76.4-95.5

10.8

4.5-23.6

65-74

83.6

71.1-91.4

16.4

8.6-28.9

75+

82.9

65.9-92.4

17.1

7.6-34.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

77.2

61.2-88.0

22.8

12.0-38.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

82.7

69.0-91.2

17.3

8.8-31.0

Some Post-H.S.

65.4

47.9-79.5

34.6

20.5-52.1

College Graduate

80.9

57.4-93.0

19.1

7.0-42.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

76.0

61.2-86.3

24.0

13.7-38.8

$15,000- 24,999

71.0

51.0-85.2

29.0

14.8-49.0

$25,000- 34,999

87.0

67.3-95.6

13.0

4.4-32.7

$35,000- 49,999

61.8

39.7-79.9

38.2

20.1-60.3

$50,000-74,999

89.7

52.8-98.6

10.3

1.4-47.2

$75,000+

92.6

59.1-99.1

7.4

0.9-40.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

134

74.6

64.8-82.4

25.4

17.6-35.2

81.0

65.1-90.7

19.0

9.3-34.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

86.9

67.9-95.4

13.1

4.6-32.1

Non-Veteran

166

124

74.5

65.4-81.9

25.5

18.1-34.6

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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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