BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
North Carolina	1,724	115	10.4	8.2-13.1	571	38.3	35.2-41.5	474	24.5	22.0-27.1	564	26.8	24.3-29.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	37	2	12.2	2.6-42.0	8	15.8	7.1-31.6	17	51.7	30.4-72.4	10	20.3	9.8-37.3
Buncombe	42	3	6.6	2.0-19.3	12	41.4	24.6-60.4	10	23.6	12.2-40.7	17	28.4	16.4-44.6
Cabarrus	49	6	16.6	7.5-32.8	15	41.6	27.0-57.8	15	20.8	12.0-33.6	13	21.0	11.6-35.1
Catawba	41	5	20.4	8.2-42.3	11	32.1	15.7-54.5	13	31.2	17.5-49.1	12	16.4	8.4-29.4
Cumberland	61	2	7.4	1.7-26.5	19	39.9	27.0-54.5	19	25.5	15.9-38.3	21	27.2	17.3-40.0
Davidson	54	2	2.4	0.6- 9.4	20	51.9	35.6-67.8	12	23.4	12.6-39.2	20	22.3	13.4-34.8
Durham	38	3	10.2	3.1-28.8	10	37.5	19.1-60.4	11	19.5	9.7-35.4	14	32.9	18.3-51.7
Forsyth	30	2	12.7	3.0-40.5	6	31.2	13.2-57.5	7	18.6	8.2-36.7	15	37.5	20.7-58.1
Gaston	57	5	14.6	5.9-31.7	20	35.1	22.5-50.2	14	27.1	14.6-44.7	18	23.2	14.0-35.9
Guilford	46	4	13.1	4.6-31.9	9	21.0	10.3-38.2	16	37.1	22.5-54.6	17	28.8	17.0-44.4
Iredell	40	5	20.8	8.8-42.0	11	32.4	17.7-51.6	11	27.5	14.5-46.0	13	19.2	10.4-32.8
Johnston	42	3	9.9	2.9-28.4	19	53.9	33.8-72.8	9	19.0	8.9-36.2	11	17.2	8.1-32.7
Mecklenburg	61	4	10.8	3.7-27.5	26	46.0	32.1-60.6	17	26.8	16.1-41.1	14	16.3	9.2-27.4
New Hanover	44	2	13.7	3.4-41.5	11	27.5	14.8-45.3	14	26.5	14.7-42.9	17	32.3	19.4-48.6
Onslow	46	6	13.1	5.1-29.8	16	37.3	22.4-55.2	14	32.8	19.4-49.8	10	16.7	8.3-30.7
Orange	26	2	16.2	4.0-47.0	10	39.0	20.2-61.6	8	27.5	13.0-49.1	6	17.4	6.6-38.4
Pitt	57	8	25.4	12.2-45.6	19	31.7	19.7-46.8	13	21.4	11.9-35.6	17	21.4	12.2-34.8
Randolph	44	2	13.5	3.0-44.3	17	45.6	29.0-63.3	8	14.5	6.7-28.8	17	26.3	15.3-41.5
Robeson	59	7	16.6	7.8-31.7	22	41.1	27.6-56.1	21	27.7	17.4-41.1	9	14.7	7.3-27.4
Rowan	70	3	11.0	2.8-34.5	27	47.6	33.6-62.0	16	19.8	11.6-31.7	24	21.7	13.5-32.9
Union	35	3	11.6	3.3-33.5	12	40.4	21.8-62.3	10	30.0	15.6-49.9	10	17.9	8.8-33.2
Wake	51	5	14.4	5.7-31.8	22	46.8	31.1-63.1	6	10.0	3.8-24.0	18	28.8	16.6-45.1
Wayne	34	3	9.9	3.0-28.4	11	32.0	17.7-50.7	12	39.8	23.3-59.0	8	18.3	8.7-34.6
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	614	36	6.6	4.4- 9.7	222	41.0	36.1-46.0	165	23.6	20.0-27.7	191	28.8	24.7-33.3
Piedmont	784	60	13.1	9.5-17.6	255	38.0	33.4-42.8	212	24.1	20.5-28.1	257	24.9	21.3-28.8
Western NC	326	19	8.2	4.8-13.8	94	33.8	27.5-40.8	97	28.1	22.8-34.2	116	29.8	24.4-35.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	220	13	7.1	3.8-13.1	69	38.4	30.4-47.2	63	26.5	20.3-33.7	75	28.0	21.7-35.3
Northwest	360	22	9.9	6.1-15.7	109	37.8	31.1-45.0	99	26.8	21.4-32.9	130	25.5	20.7-30.9
Charlotte	232	21	13.1	7.9-21.0	77	38.4	30.5-46.9	63	24.9	18.6-32.6	71	23.6	18.0-30.4
Greensboro	173	10	10.8	5.5-20.2	51	30.1	21.7-40.0	55	32.5	23.9-42.5	57	26.6	19.4-35.4
Southern Regional	179	12	8.8	4.5-16.5	67	41.1	32.4-50.3	53	25.3	18.6-33.4	47	24.9	18.0-33.4
Coastal	97	3	7.6	2.4-21.7	24	25.9	17.2-37.1	30	27.6	19.0-38.3	40	38.8	28.6-50.2
Wake	162	14	16.5	8.7-29.2	60	41.1	31.3-51.8	35	15.3	9.9-22.8	53	27.0	19.3-36.4
Area L	70	2	1.7	0.4- 7.1	31	50.8	37.0-64.4	15	18.1	10.3-29.9	22	29.4	18.7-43.0
Eastern	231	18	7.3	4.1-12.5	83	41.9	33.9-50.4	61	24.3	18.5-31.3	69	26.5	20.2-33.9

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,724

115

10.4

8.2-13.1

571

38.3

35.2-41.5

474

24.5

22.0-27.1

564

26.8

24.3-29.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

12.2

2.6-42.0

15.8

7.1-31.6

51.7

30.4-72.4

20.3

9.8-37.3

Buncombe

6.6

2.0-19.3

41.4

24.6-60.4

23.6

12.2-40.7

28.4

16.4-44.6

Cabarrus

16.6

7.5-32.8

41.6

27.0-57.8

20.8

12.0-33.6

21.0

11.6-35.1

Catawba

20.4

8.2-42.3

32.1

15.7-54.5

31.2

17.5-49.1

16.4

8.4-29.4

Cumberland

7.4

1.7-26.5

39.9

27.0-54.5

25.5

15.9-38.3

27.2

17.3-40.0

Davidson

2.4

0.6- 9.4

51.9

35.6-67.8

23.4

12.6-39.2

22.3

13.4-34.8

Durham

10.2

3.1-28.8

37.5

19.1-60.4

19.5

9.7-35.4

32.9

18.3-51.7

Forsyth

12.7

3.0-40.5

31.2

13.2-57.5

18.6

8.2-36.7

37.5

20.7-58.1

Gaston

14.6

5.9-31.7

35.1

22.5-50.2

27.1

14.6-44.7

23.2

14.0-35.9

Guilford

13.1

4.6-31.9

21.0

10.3-38.2

37.1

22.5-54.6

28.8

17.0-44.4

Iredell

20.8

8.8-42.0

32.4

17.7-51.6

27.5

14.5-46.0

19.2

10.4-32.8

Johnston

9.9

2.9-28.4

53.9

33.8-72.8

19.0

8.9-36.2

17.2

8.1-32.7

Mecklenburg

10.8

3.7-27.5

46.0

32.1-60.6

26.8

16.1-41.1

16.3

9.2-27.4

New Hanover

13.7

3.4-41.5

27.5

14.8-45.3

26.5

14.7-42.9

32.3

19.4-48.6

Onslow

13.1

5.1-29.8

37.3

22.4-55.2

32.8

19.4-49.8

16.7

8.3-30.7

Orange

16.2

4.0-47.0

39.0

20.2-61.6

27.5

13.0-49.1

17.4

6.6-38.4

Pitt

25.4

12.2-45.6

31.7

19.7-46.8

21.4

11.9-35.6

21.4

12.2-34.8

Randolph

13.5

3.0-44.3

45.6

29.0-63.3

14.5

6.7-28.8

26.3

15.3-41.5

Robeson

16.6

7.8-31.7

41.1

27.6-56.1

27.7

17.4-41.1

14.7

7.3-27.4

Rowan

11.0

2.8-34.5

47.6

33.6-62.0

19.8

11.6-31.7

21.7

13.5-32.9

Union

11.6

3.3-33.5

40.4

21.8-62.3

30.0

15.6-49.9

17.9

8.8-33.2

Wake

14.4

5.7-31.8

46.8

31.1-63.1

10.0

3.8-24.0

28.8

16.6-45.1

Wayne

9.9

3.0-28.4

32.0

17.7-50.7

39.8

23.3-59.0

18.3

8.7-34.6

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

614

6.6

4.4- 9.7

222

41.0

36.1-46.0

165

23.6

20.0-27.7

191

28.8

24.7-33.3

Piedmont

784

13.1

9.5-17.6

255

38.0

33.4-42.8

212

24.1

20.5-28.1

257

24.9

21.3-28.8

Western NC

326

8.2

4.8-13.8

33.8

27.5-40.8

28.1

22.8-34.2

116

29.8

24.4-35.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

220

7.1

3.8-13.1

38.4

30.4-47.2

26.5

20.3-33.7

28.0

21.7-35.3

Northwest

360

9.9

6.1-15.7

109

37.8

31.1-45.0

26.8

21.4-32.9

130

25.5

20.7-30.9

Charlotte

232

13.1

7.9-21.0

38.4

30.5-46.9

24.9

18.6-32.6

23.6

18.0-30.4

Greensboro

173

10.8

5.5-20.2

30.1

21.7-40.0

32.5

23.9-42.5

26.6

19.4-35.4

Southern Regional

179

8.8

4.5-16.5

41.1

32.4-50.3

25.3

18.6-33.4

24.9

18.0-33.4

Coastal

7.6

2.4-21.7

25.9

17.2-37.1

27.6

19.0-38.3

38.8

28.6-50.2

Wake

162

16.5

8.7-29.2

41.1

31.3-51.8

15.3

9.9-22.8

27.0

19.3-36.4

Area L

1.7

0.4- 7.1

50.8

37.0-64.4

18.1

10.3-29.9

29.4

18.7-43.0

Eastern

231

7.3

4.1-12.5

41.9

33.9-50.4

24.3

18.5-31.3

26.5

20.2-33.9

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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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