BRFSS 2007 - Western North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	140	5	8.0	3.2-18.5	40	32.0	23.2-42.3	44	28.7	20.9-38.0	51	31.4	23.3-40.7
Female	186	14	8.6	4.9-14.6	54	35.8	27.3-45.4	53	27.6	20.7-35.6	65	28.1	21.5-35.7
RACE
White	292	17	8.5	4.9-14.5	76	31.5	24.9-39.0	92	29.9	24.1-36.5	107	30.1	24.4-36.5
African American	21	1	2.3	0.3-15.1	12	66.6	44.5-83.2	4	12.6	4.3-31.5	4	18.5	6.9-40.8
Other Minorities	11	1	11.4	1.6-51.1	6	48.4	19.4-78.5	1	3.2	0.4-20.9	3	37.0	11.6-72.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	1	31.4	3.8-84.2	2	68.6	15.8-96.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	323	18	8.0	4.6-13.6	92	33.4	27.1-40.5	97	28.4	23.0-34.6	116	30.1	24.7-36.2
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	5	2	32.6	5.5-80.2	3	67.4	19.8-94.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	19	5	21.9	8.6-45.4	14	78.1	54.6-91.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	50	8	19.8	9.0-38.4	30	57.7	40.6-73.1	12	22.5	12.0-38.3	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	92	3	1.5	0.5- 4.9	27	25.0	16.6-35.7	53	62.2	50.4-72.7	9	11.3	5.4-22.0
65-74	93	0	0.0	. - .	13	13.7	7.6-23.4	26	27.8	18.9-38.8	54	58.5	47.0-69.2
75+	64	0	0.0	. - .	6	10.9	4.6-23.9	6	7.9	3.4-17.3	52	81.2	68.0-89.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	83	2	2.8	0.7-10.7	20	24.0	14.4-37.2	22	27.9	17.4-41.6	39	45.3	32.4-58.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	96	2	6.3	1.3-25.3	25	34.7	22.7-49.0	33	30.4	20.5-42.4	36	28.7	19.7-39.7
Some Post-H.S.	79	7	13.0	5.7-27.2	28	38.9	27.0-52.3	20	23.8	15.0-35.5	24	24.3	15.7-35.5
College Graduate	68	8	11.5	5.4-23.1	21	37.9	24.7-53.2	22	30.5	19.5-44.2	17	20.0	11.9-31.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	62	3	5.4	1.6-16.9	14	25.6	13.9-42.3	19	26.8	16.3-40.9	26	42.2	28.0-57.8
$15,000- 24,999	77	3	6.7	2.2-18.9	21	29.8	19.3-43.1	25	33.0	22.0-46.2	28	30.5	20.2-43.1
$25,000- 34,999	32	1	7.2	1.0-36.3	14	48.4	30.2-67.1	7	19.2	8.8-37.0	10	25.2	13.1-42.9
$35,000- 49,999	47	3	5.2	1.4-17.0	15	41.8	25.2-60.4	14	26.1	14.3-42.8	15	27.0	15.2-43.1
$50,000-74,999	36	1	2.1	0.3-13.6	12	45.1	26.3-65.4	13	29.1	15.2-48.4	10	23.7	12.2-41.0
$75,000+	30	4	14.7	4.5-38.9	9	37.8	19.2-60.8	13	39.6	22.2-60.2	4	7.9	2.7-20.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	196	10	5.1	2.5-10.1	59	37.6	29.1-47.1	58	28.0	21.1-36.0	69	29.3	22.6-37.2
No	116	9	14.1	6.9-26.8	32	29.3	20.5-40.1	37	29.0	20.6-39.2	38	27.6	19.1-38.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	64	0	0.0	. - .	15	25.2	14.9-39.3	17	28.9	18.1-42.9	32	45.9	32.7-59.7
Non-Veteran	262	19	10.3	6.1-17.1	79	36.0	28.7-44.0	80	27.9	21.9-34.8	84	25.8	20.2-32.3

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

-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

GENDER

Male

140

8.0

3.2-18.5

32.0

23.2-42.3

28.7

20.9-38.0

31.4

23.3-40.7

Female

186

8.6

4.9-14.6

35.8

27.3-45.4

27.6

20.7-35.6

28.1

21.5-35.7

RACE

White

292

8.5

4.9-14.5

31.5

24.9-39.0

29.9

24.1-36.5

107

30.1

24.4-36.5

African American

2.3

0.3-15.1

66.6

44.5-83.2

12.6

4.3-31.5

18.5

6.9-40.8

Other Minorities

11.4

1.6-51.1

48.4

19.4-78.5

3.2

0.4-20.9

37.0

11.6-72.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

31.4

3.8-84.2

68.6

15.8-96.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

323

8.0

4.6-13.6

33.4

27.1-40.5

28.4

23.0-34.6

116

30.1

24.7-36.2

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

32.6

5.5-80.2

67.4

19.8-94.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

21.9

8.6-45.4

78.1

54.6-91.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

19.8

9.0-38.4

57.7

40.6-73.1

22.5

12.0-38.3

0.0

. - .

55-64

1.5

0.5- 4.9

25.0

16.6-35.7

62.2

50.4-72.7

11.3

5.4-22.0

65-74

0.0

. - .

13.7

7.6-23.4

27.8

18.9-38.8

58.5

47.0-69.2

75+

0.0

. - .

10.9

4.6-23.9

7.9

3.4-17.3

81.2

68.0-89.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2.8

0.7-10.7

24.0

14.4-37.2

27.9

17.4-41.6

45.3

32.4-58.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

6.3

1.3-25.3

34.7

22.7-49.0

30.4

20.5-42.4

28.7

19.7-39.7

Some Post-H.S.

13.0

5.7-27.2

38.9

27.0-52.3

23.8

15.0-35.5

24.3

15.7-35.5

College Graduate

11.5

5.4-23.1

37.9

24.7-53.2

30.5

19.5-44.2

20.0

11.9-31.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

5.4

1.6-16.9

25.6

13.9-42.3

26.8

16.3-40.9

42.2

28.0-57.8

$15,000- 24,999

6.7

2.2-18.9

29.8

19.3-43.1

33.0

22.0-46.2

30.5

20.2-43.1

$25,000- 34,999

7.2

1.0-36.3

48.4

30.2-67.1

19.2

8.8-37.0

25.2

13.1-42.9

$35,000- 49,999

5.2

1.4-17.0

41.8

25.2-60.4

26.1

14.3-42.8

27.0

15.2-43.1

$50,000-74,999

2.1

0.3-13.6

45.1

26.3-65.4

29.1

15.2-48.4

23.7

12.2-41.0

$75,000+

14.7

4.5-38.9

37.8

19.2-60.8

39.6

22.2-60.2

7.9

2.7-20.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

196

5.1

2.5-10.1

37.6

29.1-47.1

28.0

21.1-36.0

29.3

22.6-37.2

116

14.1

6.9-26.8

29.3

20.5-40.1

29.0

20.6-39.2

27.6

19.1-38.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

25.2

14.9-39.3

28.9

18.1-42.9

45.9

32.7-59.7

Non-Veteran

262

10.3

6.1-17.1

36.0

28.7-44.0

27.9

21.9-34.8

25.8

20.2-32.3

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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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