BRFSS 2006 - Western North Carolina**: (In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit because of your diabetes?)

	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	2,009	143	7.8	6.3- 9.5	1,866	92.2	90.5-93.7
-Western NC	213	16	9.3	5.3-15.8	197	90.7	84.2-94.7
GENDER
Male	80	4	5.0	1.7-13.9	76	95.0	86.1-98.3
Female	133	12	13.1	6.9-23.7	121	86.9	76.3-93.1
RACE
White	187	14	9.7	5.3-16.9	173	90.3	83.1-94.7
African American	9	2	22.3	4.7-62.4	7	77.7	37.6-95.3
Other Minorities	17	0	0.0	. - .	17	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	208	16	9.6	5.5-16.3	192	90.4	83.7-94.5
AGE
18-24	3	1	24.1	2.8-77.9	2	75.9	22.1-97.2
25-34	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
35-44	16	4	20.8	6.3-50.9	12	79.2	49.1-93.7
45-54	34	2	3.7	0.9-14.3	32	96.3	85.7-99.1
55-64	58	4	12.4	4.4-30.5	54	87.6	69.5-95.6
65-74	54	3	6.2	1.8-19.7	51	93.8	80.3-98.2
75+	43	2	6.2	1.2-27.1	41	93.8	72.9-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	5	17.3	6.5-38.6	46	82.7	61.4-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	71	3	6.6	2.0-19.3	68	93.4	80.7-98.0
Some Post-H.S.	55	7	11.6	4.9-25.2	48	88.4	74.8-95.1
College Graduate	36	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	35	98.4	89.1-99.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	9	20.7	10.5-36.8	48	79.3	63.2-89.5
$15,000- 24,999	50	3	8.5	2.3-26.5	47	91.5	73.5-97.7
$25,000- 34,999	29	0	0.0	. - .	29	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	29	1	4.9	0.7-27.6	28	95.1	72.4-99.3
$50,000-74,999	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
$75,000+	8	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	147	13	10.8	5.7-19.5	134	89.2	80.5-94.3
No	65	3	6.4	1.9-19.5	62	93.6	80.5-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	0	0.0	. - .	31	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	182	16	11.3	6.5-19.1	166	88.7	80.9-93.5

*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.

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes			No
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	2,009	143	7.8	6.3- 9.5	1,866	92.2	90.5-93.7
-Western NC	213	16	9.3	5.3-15.8	197	90.7	84.2-94.7
GENDER
Male	80	4	5.0	1.7-13.9	76	95.0	86.1-98.3
Female	133	12	13.1	6.9-23.7	121	86.9	76.3-93.1
RACE
White	187	14	9.7	5.3-16.9	173	90.3	83.1-94.7
African American	9	2	22.3	4.7-62.4	7	77.7	37.6-95.3
Other Minorities	17	0	0.0	. - .	17	100	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	208	16	9.6	5.5-16.3	192	90.4	83.7-94.5
AGE
18-24	3	1	24.1	2.8-77.9	2	75.9	22.1-97.2
25-34	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
35-44	16	4	20.8	6.3-50.9	12	79.2	49.1-93.7
45-54	34	2	3.7	0.9-14.3	32	96.3	85.7-99.1
55-64	58	4	12.4	4.4-30.5	54	87.6	69.5-95.6
65-74	54	3	6.2	1.8-19.7	51	93.8	80.3-98.2
75+	43	2	6.2	1.2-27.1	41	93.8	72.9-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	5	17.3	6.5-38.6	46	82.7	61.4-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	71	3	6.6	2.0-19.3	68	93.4	80.7-98.0
Some Post-H.S.	55	7	11.6	4.9-25.2	48	88.4	74.8-95.1
College Graduate	36	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	35	98.4	89.1-99.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	57	9	20.7	10.5-36.8	48	79.3	63.2-89.5
$15,000- 24,999	50	3	8.5	2.3-26.5	47	91.5	73.5-97.7
$25,000- 34,999	29	0	0.0	. - .	29	100	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	29	1	4.9	0.7-27.6	28	95.1	72.4-99.3
$50,000-74,999	13	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
$75,000+	8	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	147	13	10.8	5.7-19.5	134	89.2	80.5-94.3
No	65	3	6.4	1.9-19.5	62	93.6	80.5-98.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	0	0.0	. - .	31	100	. - .
Non-Veteran	182	16	11.3	6.5-19.1	166	88.7	80.9-93.5