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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?

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  Total
Respond.^
1-5 times 6-11 times 12+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,808 1,380 75.4 72.6-77.9 122 7.0 5.6- 8.8 145 7.5 6.1- 9.2 161 10.1 8.4-12.2
-Western NC 185 143 76.6 68.4-83.2 10 6.2 3.0-12.5 14 6.4 3.5-11.4 18 10.8 6.4-17.8
GENDER
Male 71 52 76.1 63.7-85.2 4 4.9 1.6-14.5 5 6.6 2.6-15.6 10 12.5 6.2-23.4
Female 114 91 77.1 65.4-85.7 6 7.5 2.9-17.9 9 6.2 2.8-13.1 8 9.3 4.0-20.1
RACE
White 164 127 75.8 67.0-82.9 9 6.2 2.8-13.0 12 6.7 3.6-12.3 16 11.3 6.5-18.9
African American 7 5 71.0 30.0-93.3 1 18.8 2.6-66.6 0 0.0 . - . 1 10.2 1.3-49.1
Other Minorities 14 11 90.4 68.3-97.6 0 0.0 . - . 2 4.8 0.9-21.9 1 4.8 0.6-29.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 4 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 180 139 76.8 68.5-83.4 10 6.4 3.1-12.9 13 5.6 3.0-10.2 18 11.2 6.6-18.4
AGE
18-24 3 2 65.6 14.4-95.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 34.4 4.4-85.6
25-34 4 1 18.6 2.0-71.9 1 52.4 9.3-92.2 2 29.1 3.7-81.3 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 13 8 73.5 42.7-91.1 2 18.7 4.4-53.6 2 4.5 0.9-19.0 1 3.3 0.4-21.0
45-54 31 25 78.9 56.9-91.4 0 0.0 . - . 2 4.8 1.2-17.9 4 16.3 5.5-39.5
55-64 46 36 78.4 62.4-88.9 3 5.1 1.4-17.5 4 9.2 3.2-23.5 3 7.3 2.2-21.7
65-74 51 39 80.9 67.4-89.7 2 3.6 0.8-14.3 3 4.1 1.2-12.8 7 11.4 5.0-23.8
75+ 37 32 79.9 58.2-91.9 2 4.7 1.1-18.6 1 5.8 0.8-31.4 2 9.5 2.3-32.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 33 73.0 52.4-86.9 2 3.5 0.7-16.1 2 3.4 0.8-13.8 6 20.1 7.9-42.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 60 49 80.7 66.7-89.7 2 5.2 1.2-19.6 4 7.2 2.5-19.2 5 6.9 2.7-16.8
Some Post-H.S. 50 36 75.5 60.6-86.0 3 5.9 1.7-18.1 6 8.6 3.4-20.0 5 10.0 4.0-22.8
College Graduate 32 25 74.1 50.1-89.1 3 11.6 2.9-37.0 2 4.7 0.8-23.7 2 9.6 1.8-37.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 33 69.3 53.2-81.8 4 8.5 2.9-22.7 7 9.9 4.2-21.5 6 12.3 5.1-26.7
$15,000- 24,999 41 30 64.1 44.0-80.3 3 10.0 2.8-30.3 2 5.8 1.1-25.2 6 20.1 8.3-41.1
$25,000- 34,999 27 23 85.6 65.1-95.0 2 4.9 1.1-19.3 2 9.6 2.4-31.4 0 0.0 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 27 21 76.4 53.0-90.3 1 7.2 1.0-36.6 1 2.3 0.3-15.1 4 14.1 4.4-36.6
$50,000-74,999 12 11 91.4 57.5-98.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.6 1.2-42.5
$75,000+ 7 7 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 128 95 72.6 62.3-81.0 8 6.3 2.8-13.6 12 8.4 4.4-15.5 13 12.6 6.8-22.3
No 56 48 84.8 69.7-93.1 2 6.1 1.4-23.4 2 2.4 0.4-13.4 4 6.6 2.3-17.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 27 23 87.1 69.2-95.3 0 0.0 . - . 1 4.1 0.6-23.9 3 8.9 2.8-24.9
Non-Veteran 158 120 74.0 64.6-81.7 10 7.7 3.7-15.3 13 6.9 3.7-12.7 15 11.3 6.3-19.6

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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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