BRFSS 2007 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No	No, borderline diabetes
North Carolina	14,764	1,825	9.1	8.5- 9.6	120	0.9	0.7- 1.1	12,552	88.7	88.1-89.3	267	1.4	1.2- 1.6
-Eastern NC	4,770	657	10.1	9.1-11.1	35	0.8	0.5- 1.2	3,984	87.6	86.5-88.7	94	1.6	1.2- 2.1
GENDER
Male	1,637	246	10.2	8.7-11.8	0	0.0	. - .	1,359	88.4	86.6-90.0	32	1.4	0.9- 2.2
Female	3,133	411	9.9	8.8-11.1	35	1.6	1.0- 2.3	2,625	86.8	85.3-88.2	62	1.7	1.2- 2.4
RACE
White	3,218	371	8.7	7.7- 9.9	25	0.8	0.5- 1.4	2,758	88.9	87.6-90.1	64	1.5	1.1- 2.2
African American	1,093	226	15.2	12.9-17.9	3	0.2	0.0- 0.5	837	82.3	79.5-84.9	27	2.3	1.4- 3.8
Other Minorities	438	55	6.5	4.7- 9.1	7	1.9	0.8- 4.4	373	91.4	88.3-93.8	3	0.2	0.0- 0.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	214	16	3.3	1.9- 5.9	4	2.2	0.7- 6.1	192	94.3	90.5-96.7	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9
Non-Hispanic	4,539	634	10.6	9.6-11.6	31	0.7	0.4- 1.0	3,783	87.1	85.9-88.2	91	1.7	1.3- 2.2
AGE
18-24	179	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	176	98.8	95.4-99.7	2	1.1	0.3- 4.7
25-34	554	12	1.7	0.9- 3.3	10	1.5	0.8- 3.0	532	96.8	94.8-98.0	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	750	39	4.7	3.2- 6.9	13	1.4	0.7- 2.9	687	92.6	89.9-94.6	11	1.3	0.6- 2.8
45-54	933	95	10.3	8.1-12.9	6	0.8	0.3- 2.3	815	87.2	84.3-89.7	17	1.7	0.9- 3.3
55-64	993	206	21.4	18.3-24.7	2	0.4	0.1- 2.2	756	75.5	72.0-78.7	29	2.7	1.8- 4.2
65-74	781	176	23.7	20.3-27.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	580	73.0	69.1-76.5	24	3.1	2.0- 4.8
75+	551	126	25.6	21.3-30.4	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	413	71.5	66.6-76.0	11	2.6	1.3- 5.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	728	173	15.8	12.9-19.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	533	82.5	79.0-85.5	21	1.6	1.0- 2.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,547	226	10.2	8.6-12.0	11	1.0	0.5- 2.0	1,278	87.3	85.3-89.1	32	1.6	1.0- 2.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,265	159	9.1	7.5-11.0	13	0.9	0.5- 1.7	1,069	88.2	85.9-90.2	24	1.8	0.9- 3.3
College Graduate	1,223	97	6.9	5.4- 8.9	10	0.9	0.4- 2.0	1,099	90.9	88.7-92.7	17	1.3	0.7- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	541	124	17.6	14.1-21.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	399	79.3	74.9-83.2	17	2.8	1.6- 4.8
$15,000- 24,999	843	137	11.8	9.5-14.6	5	0.7	0.2- 2.5	672	85.3	82.1-87.9	29	2.2	1.4- 3.6
$25,000- 34,999	586	83	10.6	8.1-13.7	3	0.5	0.1- 1.8	487	85.7	81.9-88.9	13	3.1	1.5- 6.3
$35,000- 49,999	662	74	8.3	6.4-10.8	7	1.0	0.4- 2.5	572	89.1	86.1-91.5	9	1.6	0.6- 3.7
$50,000-74,999	654	64	8.5	6.3-11.4	7	0.9	0.4- 2.2	578	90.1	87.1-92.5	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1
$75,000+	792	54	6.4	4.6- 8.8	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3	728	92.8	90.3-94.7	5	0.3	0.1- 0.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,797	413	19.4	17.2-21.8	14	1.0	0.5- 2.0	1,312	76.4	73.7-78.9	58	3.2	2.2- 4.5
No	2,778	229	5.8	5.0- 6.8	20	0.7	0.4- 1.2	2,494	92.6	91.4-93.6	35	0.9	0.5- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	784	139	14.3	11.8-17.2	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5	624	82.7	79.4-85.6	19	2.8	1.6- 5.0
Non-Veteran	3,985	518	9.2	8.2-10.2	33	0.9	0.6- 1.4	3,359	88.6	87.4-89.7	75	1.3	0.9- 1.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

No, borderline diabetes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,764

1,825

9.1

8.5- 9.6

120

0.9

0.7- 1.1

12,552

88.7

88.1-89.3

267

1.4

1.2- 1.6

-Eastern NC

4,770

657

10.1

9.1-11.1

0.8

0.5- 1.2

3,984

87.6

86.5-88.7

1.6

1.2- 2.1

GENDER

Male

1,637

246

10.2

8.7-11.8

0.0

. - .

1,359

88.4

86.6-90.0

1.4

0.9- 2.2

Female

3,133

411

9.9

8.8-11.1

1.6

1.0- 2.3

2,625

86.8

85.3-88.2

1.7

1.2- 2.4

RACE

White

3,218

371

8.7

7.7- 9.9

0.8

0.5- 1.4

2,758

88.9

87.6-90.1

1.5

1.1- 2.2

African American

1,093

226

15.2

12.9-17.9

0.2

0.0- 0.5

837

82.3

79.5-84.9

2.3

1.4- 3.8

Other Minorities

438

6.5

4.7- 9.1

1.9

0.8- 4.4

373

91.4

88.3-93.8

0.2

0.0- 0.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

214

3.3

1.9- 5.9

2.2

0.7- 6.1

192

94.3

90.5-96.7

0.2

0.0- 0.9

Non-Hispanic

4,539

634

10.6

9.6-11.6

0.7

0.4- 1.0

3,783

87.1

85.9-88.2

1.7

1.3- 2.2

AGE

18-24

179

0.0

. - .

0.1

0.0- 1.0

176

98.8

95.4-99.7

1.1

0.3- 4.7

25-34

554

1.7

0.9- 3.3

1.5

0.8- 3.0

532

96.8

94.8-98.0

0.0

. - .

35-44

750

4.7

3.2- 6.9

1.4

0.7- 2.9

687

92.6

89.9-94.6

1.3

0.6- 2.8

45-54

933

10.3

8.1-12.9

0.8

0.3- 2.3

815

87.2

84.3-89.7

1.7

0.9- 3.3

55-64

993

206

21.4

18.3-24.7

0.4

0.1- 2.2

756

75.5

72.0-78.7

2.7

1.8- 4.2

65-74

781

176

23.7

20.3-27.5

0.2

0.0- 1.3

580

73.0

69.1-76.5

3.1

2.0- 4.8

75+

551

126

25.6

21.3-30.4

0.3

0.0- 2.0

413

71.5

66.6-76.0

2.6

1.3- 5.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

728

173

15.8

12.9-19.2

0.1

0.0- 0.9

533

82.5

79.0-85.5

1.6

1.0- 2.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,547

226

10.2

8.6-12.0

1.0

0.5- 2.0

1,278

87.3

85.3-89.1

1.6

1.0- 2.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,265

159

9.1

7.5-11.0

0.9

0.5- 1.7

1,069

88.2

85.9-90.2

1.8

0.9- 3.3

College Graduate

1,223

6.9

5.4- 8.9

0.9

0.4- 2.0

1,099

90.9

88.7-92.7

1.3

0.7- 2.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

541

124

17.6

14.1-21.8

0.2

0.0- 1.7

399

79.3

74.9-83.2

2.8

1.6- 4.8

$15,000- 24,999

843

137

11.8

9.5-14.6

0.7

0.2- 2.5

672

85.3

82.1-87.9

2.2

1.4- 3.6

$25,000- 34,999

586

10.6

8.1-13.7

0.5

0.1- 1.8

487

85.7

81.9-88.9

3.1

1.5- 6.3

$35,000- 49,999

662

8.3

6.4-10.8

1.0

0.4- 2.5

572

89.1

86.1-91.5

1.6

0.6- 3.7

$50,000-74,999

654

8.5

6.3-11.4

0.9

0.4- 2.2

578

90.1

87.1-92.5

0.4

0.2- 1.1

$75,000+

792

6.4

4.6- 8.8

0.5

0.2- 1.3

728

92.8

90.3-94.7

0.3

0.1- 0.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,797

413

19.4

17.2-21.8

1.0

0.5- 2.0

1,312

76.4

73.7-78.9

3.2

2.2- 4.5

2,778

229

5.8

5.0- 6.8

0.7

0.4- 1.2

2,494

92.6

91.4-93.6

0.9

0.5- 1.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

784

139

14.3

11.8-17.2

0.1

0.0- 0.5

624

82.7

79.4-85.6

2.8

1.6- 5.0

Non-Veteran

3,985

518

9.2

8.2-10.2

0.9

0.6- 1.4

3,359

88.6

87.4-89.7

1.3

0.9- 1.8

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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.

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