BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Are you now taking diabetes pills?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,818	1,310	72.0	69.0-74.7	508	28.0	25.3-31.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	39	30	68.2	41.3-86.8	9	31.8	13.2-58.7
Buncombe	44	30	67.2	48.8-81.5	14	32.8	18.5-51.2
Cabarrus	51	34	66.4	50.9-79.1	17	33.6	20.9-49.1
Catawba	42	29	68.3	48.9-82.9	13	31.7	17.1-51.1
Cumberland	61	52	81.8	66.3-91.1	9	18.2	8.9-33.7
Davidson	56	44	78.6	63.6-88.6	12	21.4	11.4-36.4
Durham	41	31	74.6	56.0-87.1	10	25.4	12.9-44.0
Forsyth	30	18	48.7	28.3-69.5	12	51.3	30.5-71.7
Gaston	60	42	70.5	55.7-81.9	18	29.5	18.1-44.3
Guilford	48	35	81.0	68.1-89.5	13	19.0	10.5-31.9
Iredell	42	29	66.6	48.5-80.9	13	33.4	19.1-51.5
Johnston	46	41	91.7	79.8-96.9	5	8.3	3.1-20.2
Mecklenburg	63	45	70.6	55.7-82.1	18	29.4	17.9-44.3
New Hanover	47	33	66.4	47.6-81.2	14	33.6	18.8-52.4
Onslow	47	31	69.3	52.6-82.1	16	30.7	17.9-47.4
Orange	28	20	65.1	41.8-83.0	8	34.9	17.0-58.2
Pitt	57	33	58.9	43.1-73.0	24	41.1	27.0-56.9
Randolph	49	34	65.1	45.8-80.5	15	34.9	19.5-54.2
Robeson	63	50	81.8	69.3-90.0	13	18.2	10.0-30.7
Rowan	71	48	72.2	59.4-82.2	23	27.8	17.8-40.6
Union	36	23	73.0	54.8-85.7	13	27.0	14.3-45.2
Wake	52	34	71.4	56.2-83.0	18	28.6	17.0-43.8
Wayne	40	32	78.5	61.3-89.4	8	21.5	10.6-38.7
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	652	492	76.2	71.9-80.0	160	23.8	20.0-28.1
Piedmont	820	582	71.0	66.5-75.2	238	29.0	24.8-33.5
Western NC	346	236	66.2	59.6-72.3	110	33.8	27.7-40.4
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	237	159	65.5	57.4-72.7	78	34.5	27.3-42.6
Northwest	368	259	68.6	61.9-74.7	109	31.4	25.3-38.1
Charlotte	242	169	72.7	64.9-79.2	73	27.3	20.8-35.1
Greensboro	186	138	75.9	67.0-83.1	48	24.1	16.9-33.0
Southern Regional	188	153	79.6	70.9-86.1	35	20.4	13.9-29.1
Coastal	100	73	74.5	63.1-83.4	27	25.5	16.6-36.9
Wake	171	129	69.6	58.6-78.7	42	30.4	21.3-41.4
Area L	76	55	72.4	59.1-82.7	21	27.6	17.3-40.9
Eastern	250	175	73.5	66.5-79.4	75	26.5	20.6-33.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,818

1,310

72.0

69.0-74.7

508

28.0

25.3-31.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

68.2

41.3-86.8

31.8

13.2-58.7

Buncombe

67.2

48.8-81.5

32.8

18.5-51.2

Cabarrus

66.4

50.9-79.1

33.6

20.9-49.1

Catawba

68.3

48.9-82.9

31.7

17.1-51.1

Cumberland

81.8

66.3-91.1

18.2

8.9-33.7

Davidson

78.6

63.6-88.6

21.4

11.4-36.4

Durham

74.6

56.0-87.1

25.4

12.9-44.0

Forsyth

48.7

28.3-69.5

51.3

30.5-71.7

Gaston

70.5

55.7-81.9

29.5

18.1-44.3

Guilford

81.0

68.1-89.5

19.0

10.5-31.9

Iredell

66.6

48.5-80.9

33.4

19.1-51.5

Johnston

91.7

79.8-96.9

8.3

3.1-20.2

Mecklenburg

70.6

55.7-82.1

29.4

17.9-44.3

New Hanover

66.4

47.6-81.2

33.6

18.8-52.4

Onslow

69.3

52.6-82.1

30.7

17.9-47.4

Orange

65.1

41.8-83.0

34.9

17.0-58.2

Pitt

58.9

43.1-73.0

41.1

27.0-56.9

Randolph

65.1

45.8-80.5

34.9

19.5-54.2

Robeson

81.8

69.3-90.0

18.2

10.0-30.7

Rowan

72.2

59.4-82.2

27.8

17.8-40.6

Union

73.0

54.8-85.7

27.0

14.3-45.2

Wake

71.4

56.2-83.0

28.6

17.0-43.8

Wayne

78.5

61.3-89.4

21.5

10.6-38.7

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

652

492

76.2

71.9-80.0

160

23.8

20.0-28.1

Piedmont

820

582

71.0

66.5-75.2

238

29.0

24.8-33.5

Western NC

346

236

66.2

59.6-72.3

110

33.8

27.7-40.4

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

237

159

65.5

57.4-72.7

34.5

27.3-42.6

Northwest

368

259

68.6

61.9-74.7

109

31.4

25.3-38.1

Charlotte

242

169

72.7

64.9-79.2

27.3

20.8-35.1

Greensboro

186

138

75.9

67.0-83.1

24.1

16.9-33.0

Southern Regional

188

153

79.6

70.9-86.1

20.4

13.9-29.1

Coastal

100

74.5

63.1-83.4

25.5

16.6-36.9

Wake

171

129

69.6

58.6-78.7

30.4

21.3-41.4

Area L

72.4

59.1-82.7

27.6

17.3-40.9

Eastern

250

175

73.5

66.5-79.4

26.5

20.6-33.5

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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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