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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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  Total
Respond.^
Last 12 months 1 or more years ago Don't know Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,019 1,517 73.6 70.9-76.1 166 9.0 7.5-10.8 226 11.4 9.6-13.4 110 6.0 4.7- 7.6
-Western NC 213 160 75.3 67.5-81.8 18 9.4 5.6-15.4 30 12.7 8.1-19.4 5 2.6 0.9- 7.5
GENDER
Male 80 57 70.4 57.0-81.0 6 8.3 3.3-19.4 15 17.6 9.6-30.2 2 3.6 0.8-15.0
Female 133 103 79.6 70.7-86.4 12 10.3 5.6-18.2 15 8.3 4.5-14.7 3 1.8 0.5- 6.2
RACE
White 187 140 76.5 68.6-83.0 16 9.4 5.4-15.8 26 11.1 7.0-17.2 5 3.0 1.0- 8.4
African American 9 6 62.5 26.0-88.8 1 9.0 1.2-44.8 2 28.5 6.4-70.1 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 17 14 66.4 28.3-90.8 1 10.0 1.4-47.3 2 23.7 4.1-69.4 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 4 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 208 156 75.4 67.5-82.0 18 9.7 5.8-15.8 29 12.2 7.6-18.8 5 2.7 0.9- 7.7
AGE
18-24 3 3 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 5 3 43.2 8.3-86.5 1 15.6 1.8-65.0 1 41.2 6.5-87.5 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 16 10 67.4 39.1-87.0 2 11.1 2.4-39.3 3 15.9 3.8-47.7 1 5.5 0.8-31.1
45-54 34 22 73.2 53.6-86.6 6 11.8 5.0-25.7 4 6.2 2.0-17.7 2 8.8 1.7-34.2
55-64 58 48 78.7 61.9-89.3 6 17.5 7.8-34.8 4 3.8 1.0-13.9 0 0.0 . - .
65-74 54 40 75.4 59.9-86.2 2 2.9 0.7-11.3 11 21.1 11.0-36.8 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2
75+ 43 34 78.8 61.3-89.8 1 1.3 0.2- 9.0 7 17.2 7.4-34.9 1 2.7 0.4-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 36 76.6 59.6-88.0 1 1.1 0.2- 7.8 12 15.8 7.8-29.4 2 6.4 1.1-29.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 71 52 68.7 54.4-80.2 10 17.5 8.9-31.5 7 11.4 5.0-24.2 2 2.3 0.5- 9.5
Some Post-H.S. 55 40 72.4 55.2-84.8 4 6.4 2.2-17.0 10 19.4 8.8-37.7 1 1.8 0.2-11.7
College Graduate 36 32 91.0 75.8-97.0 3 7.8 2.3-23.6 1 1.3 0.2- 8.6 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 41 74.2 57.2-86.1 4 10.9 3.1-31.8 11 13.6 6.6-26.0 1 1.3 0.2- 8.9
$15,000- 24,999 50 35 57.7 39.5-74.0 4 9.8 3.4-25.1 8 22.7 10.1-43.6 3 9.8 2.9-28.5
$25,000- 34,999 29 22 78.8 57.8-91.0 1 4.6 0.6-26.3 6 16.6 6.4-36.9 0 0.0 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 29 21 79.0 61.0-90.0 6 15.1 6.3-31.8 2 5.9 1.4-21.8 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 13 12 92.1 59.9-98.9 1 7.9 1.1-40.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 8 8 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 147 105 70.1 60.0-78.6 15 11.1 6.1-19.1 23 15.7 9.4-24.9 4 3.2 0.9-10.5
No 65 54 85.5 73.5-92.7 3 6.1 2.0-17.3 7 6.8 2.6-16.3 1 1.6 0.2-10.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 24 75.2 53.0-89.0 2 10.9 2.4-37.8 4 11.3 3.7-29.7 1 2.6 0.4-16.5
Non-Veteran 182 136 75.3 66.8-82.3 16 9.1 5.3-15.0 26 13.0 7.9-20.6 4 2.7 0.8- 8.8

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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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