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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Past month	Past year	Past 2 years	2+ years ago	Never
North Carolina	1,786	319	18.7	16.3-21.5	972	51.9	48.8-55.1	259	15.0	13.0-17.4	192	11.6	9.7-13.9	44	2.6	1.8- 3.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	38	11	21.3	10.6-38.3	18	42.6	23.7-64.0	3	18.0	3.6-56.5	5	13.6	5.4-30.3	1	4.5	0.6-26.0
Buncombe	42	12	27.1	14.5-44.7	16	30.8	17.8-47.7	10	30.2	15.7-50.2	4	12.0	3.5-33.8	0	0.0	. - .
Cabarrus	51	7	15.0	6.6-30.4	24	45.5	31.1-60.7	14	28.2	16.4-44.0	4	8.8	3.3-21.7	2	2.5	0.6-10.0
Catawba	40	6	8.9	3.5-20.7	25	57.0	36.6-75.3	4	11.9	4.1-30.1	4	20.0	6.2-48.6	1	2.2	0.3-14.2
Cumberland	61	10	15.7	8.1-28.3	37	56.3	42.0-69.6	9	15.4	7.8-28.2	3	9.0	2.6-27.0	2	3.5	0.9-13.5
Davidson	55	4	6.1	2.0-16.8	38	64.4	46.8-78.8	9	17.5	8.6-32.4	3	10.2	2.3-35.0	1	1.9	0.3-12.1
Durham	41	10	19.0	9.4-34.6	27	63.4	42.3-80.3	2	14.5	3.2-46.5	2	3.1	0.7-12.4	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	29	3	16.0	4.4-44.0	20	68.5	45.5-85.0	4	11.9	3.9-31.1	2	3.6	0.8-14.0	0	0.0	. - .
Gaston	57	7	7.3	3.2-15.9	32	64.0	49.3-76.4	9	15.2	7.5-28.4	9	13.5	6.6-25.5	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	46	8	20.5	9.5-38.8	24	49.6	33.5-65.9	10	17.2	7.6-34.2	2	9.2	2.3-29.8	2	3.5	0.9-13.4
Iredell	39	5	11.4	3.5-31.4	25	55.1	36.8-72.2	5	15.9	6.0-35.8	3	14.3	4.6-36.5	1	3.3	0.5-20.1
Johnston	45	7	25.5	9.0-54.2	26	56.7	35.4-75.8	8	11.6	5.3-23.7	2	2.8	0.6-12.1	2	3.5	0.8-14.2
Mecklenburg	64	12	22.0	12.4-36.0	33	46.5	33.0-60.6	12	17.5	9.2-30.7	6	11.1	4.6-24.1	1	2.9	0.4-17.9
New Hanover	46	8	18.6	8.4-36.3	24	55.2	38.3-71.0	6	9.5	4.0-20.9	6	13.0	5.4-28.3	2	3.7	0.8-15.2
Onslow	46	7	10.5	4.5-22.6	24	47.1	31.3-63.5	5	13.2	5.1-30.1	8	24.8	12.1-44.0	2	4.4	0.9-18.4
Orange	28	6	23.5	9.8-46.4	17	54.3	32.8-74.3	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	4	20.8	7.1-47.4	0	0.0	. - .
Pitt	57	13	14.8	8.0-25.6	34	54.0	38.0-69.2	7	14.8	6.7-29.9	2	8.4	2.1-27.5	1	8.0	1.2-38.8
Randolph	48	10	22.1	11.3-38.6	22	46.1	29.6-63.6	5	9.3	3.4-23.3	11	22.5	12.2-37.8	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	63	9	14.0	6.7-26.8	32	50.1	36.0-64.2	10	14.3	7.0-26.9	11	20.0	10.5-34.7	1	1.6	0.2-10.7
Rowan	69	15	20.4	11.8-32.9	37	51.1	36.6-65.4	6	8.0	3.1-19.3	8	11.3	5.3-22.5	3	9.2	2.7-27.3
Union	35	5	15.5	5.6-36.0	17	37.3	21.4-56.5	6	15.7	6.7-32.6	6	29.3	12.1-55.3	1	2.2	0.3-14.4
Wake	51	11	20.5	10.3-36.8	30	55.1	38.7-70.4	5	7.4	2.7-18.5	5	17.0	7.1-35.5	0	0.0	. - .
Wayne	39	5	9.6	3.6-23.6	24	60.2	42.4-75.6	4	11.2	4.1-27.2	5	17.0	6.8-36.6	1	2.0	0.3-12.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	649	123	20.6	16.8-24.9	355	51.8	47.0-56.6	90	14.4	11.4-18.0	64	9.8	7.4-12.8	17	3.5	1.9- 6.3
Piedmont	801	136	17.8	14.2-22.2	452	53.8	49.0-58.5	108	13.9	10.9-17.5	92	12.9	10.0-16.5	13	1.6	0.8- 3.0
Western NC	336	60	18.0	13.6-23.5	165	45.0	38.6-51.5	61	21.1	15.9-27.5	36	11.0	7.4-16.0	14	4.9	2.6- 9.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	230	44	18.5	13.2-25.4	108	43.2	35.6-51.2	46	24.6	17.9-32.8	23	10.7	6.4-17.3	9	3.0	1.5- 5.9
Northwest	356	51	12.7	9.0-17.6	213	59.3	52.6-65.7	47	13.6	9.8-18.7	34	10.0	6.6-15.0	11	4.4	2.2- 8.3
Charlotte	238	35	15.6	10.5-22.5	122	50.4	42.2-58.5	47	18.3	12.9-25.2	30	14.0	9.1-21.0	4	1.7	0.4- 7.2
Greensboro	182	38	20.0	13.4-28.9	93	48.0	38.5-57.6	22	16.9	9.8-27.7	26	13.0	8.0-20.5	3	2.0	0.7- 6.2
Southern Regional	189	25	13.4	8.4-20.7	107	54.1	45.0-62.9	27	13.9	8.8-21.2	26	17.0	10.8-25.7	4	1.7	0.6- 5.3
Coastal	100	26	28.7	19.5-40.1	52	52.4	41.2-63.3	11	8.6	4.6-15.8	8	6.7	3.1-13.8	3	3.6	1.0-12.0
Wake	168	35	24.7	16.0-36.2	100	54.6	43.9-64.8	18	9.6	5.2-17.2	13	10.7	5.4-20.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
Area L	76	18	27.6	17.1-41.5	36	46.1	33.1-59.6	12	15.8	8.5-27.3	9	8.7	4.3-16.8	1	1.8	0.3-11.9
Eastern	247	47	18.2	12.8-25.2	141	51.8	43.9-59.6	29	13.7	9.2-19.9	23	10.9	6.8-16.9	7	5.4	2.1-13.1

Total
Respond.^

Past month

Past year

Past 2 years

2+ years ago

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,786

319

18.7

16.3-21.5

972

51.9

48.8-55.1

259

15.0

13.0-17.4

192

11.6

9.7-13.9

2.6

1.8- 3.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

21.3

10.6-38.3

42.6

23.7-64.0

18.0

3.6-56.5

13.6

5.4-30.3

4.5

0.6-26.0

Buncombe

27.1

14.5-44.7

30.8

17.8-47.7

30.2

15.7-50.2

12.0

3.5-33.8

0.0

. - .

Cabarrus

15.0

6.6-30.4

45.5

31.1-60.7

28.2

16.4-44.0

8.8

3.3-21.7

2.5

0.6-10.0

Catawba

8.9

3.5-20.7

57.0

36.6-75.3

11.9

4.1-30.1

20.0

6.2-48.6

2.2

0.3-14.2

Cumberland

15.7

8.1-28.3

56.3

42.0-69.6

15.4

7.8-28.2

9.0

2.6-27.0

3.5

0.9-13.5

Davidson

6.1

2.0-16.8

64.4

46.8-78.8

17.5

8.6-32.4

10.2

2.3-35.0

1.9

0.3-12.1

Durham

19.0

9.4-34.6

63.4

42.3-80.3

14.5

3.2-46.5

3.1

0.7-12.4

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

16.0

4.4-44.0

68.5

45.5-85.0

11.9

3.9-31.1

3.6

0.8-14.0

0.0

. - .

Gaston

7.3

3.2-15.9

64.0

49.3-76.4

15.2

7.5-28.4

13.5

6.6-25.5

0.0

. - .

Guilford

20.5

9.5-38.8

49.6

33.5-65.9

17.2

7.6-34.2

9.2

2.3-29.8

3.5

0.9-13.4

Iredell

11.4

3.5-31.4

55.1

36.8-72.2

15.9

6.0-35.8

14.3

4.6-36.5

3.3

0.5-20.1

Johnston

25.5

9.0-54.2

56.7

35.4-75.8

11.6

5.3-23.7

2.8

0.6-12.1

3.5

0.8-14.2

Mecklenburg

22.0

12.4-36.0

46.5

33.0-60.6

17.5

9.2-30.7

11.1

4.6-24.1

2.9

0.4-17.9

New Hanover

18.6

8.4-36.3

55.2

38.3-71.0

9.5

4.0-20.9

13.0

5.4-28.3

3.7

0.8-15.2

Onslow

10.5

4.5-22.6

47.1

31.3-63.5

13.2

5.1-30.1

24.8

12.1-44.0

4.4

0.9-18.4

Orange

23.5

9.8-46.4

54.3

32.8-74.3

1.4

0.2- 9.5

20.8

7.1-47.4

0.0

. - .

Pitt

14.8

8.0-25.6

54.0

38.0-69.2

14.8

6.7-29.9

8.4

2.1-27.5

8.0

1.2-38.8

Randolph

22.1

11.3-38.6

46.1

29.6-63.6

9.3

3.4-23.3

22.5

12.2-37.8

0.0

. - .

Robeson

14.0

6.7-26.8

50.1

36.0-64.2

14.3

7.0-26.9

20.0

10.5-34.7

1.6

0.2-10.7

Rowan

20.4

11.8-32.9

51.1

36.6-65.4

8.0

3.1-19.3

11.3

5.3-22.5

9.2

2.7-27.3

Union

15.5

5.6-36.0

37.3

21.4-56.5

15.7

6.7-32.6

29.3

12.1-55.3

2.2

0.3-14.4

Wake

20.5

10.3-36.8

55.1

38.7-70.4

7.4

2.7-18.5

17.0

7.1-35.5

0.0

. - .

Wayne

9.6

3.6-23.6

60.2

42.4-75.6

11.2

4.1-27.2

17.0

6.8-36.6

2.0

0.3-12.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

649

123

20.6

16.8-24.9

355

51.8

47.0-56.6

14.4

11.4-18.0

9.8

7.4-12.8

3.5

1.9- 6.3

Piedmont

801

136

17.8

14.2-22.2

452

53.8

49.0-58.5

108

13.9

10.9-17.5

12.9

10.0-16.5

1.6

0.8- 3.0

Western NC

336

18.0

13.6-23.5

165

45.0

38.6-51.5

21.1

15.9-27.5

11.0

7.4-16.0

4.9

2.6- 9.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

230

18.5

13.2-25.4

108

43.2

35.6-51.2

24.6

17.9-32.8

10.7

6.4-17.3

3.0

1.5- 5.9

Northwest

356

12.7

9.0-17.6

213

59.3

52.6-65.7

13.6

9.8-18.7

10.0

6.6-15.0

4.4

2.2- 8.3

Charlotte

238

15.6

10.5-22.5

122

50.4

42.2-58.5

18.3

12.9-25.2

14.0

9.1-21.0

1.7

0.4- 7.2

Greensboro

182

20.0

13.4-28.9

48.0

38.5-57.6

16.9

9.8-27.7

13.0

8.0-20.5

2.0

0.7- 6.2

Southern Regional

189

13.4

8.4-20.7

107

54.1

45.0-62.9

13.9

8.8-21.2

17.0

10.8-25.7

1.7

0.6- 5.3

Coastal

100

28.7

19.5-40.1

52.4

41.2-63.3

8.6

4.6-15.8

6.7

3.1-13.8

3.6

1.0-12.0

Wake

168

24.7

16.0-36.2

100

54.6

43.9-64.8

9.6

5.2-17.2

10.7

5.4-20.0

0.4

0.1- 1.6

Area L

27.6

17.1-41.5

46.1

33.1-59.6

15.8

8.5-27.3

8.7

4.3-16.8

1.8

0.3-11.9

Eastern

247

18.2

12.8-25.2

141

51.8

43.9-59.6

13.7

9.2-19.9

10.9

6.8-16.9

5.4

2.1-13.1

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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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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Diabetes

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