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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,818 985 55.8 52.7-58.8 833 44.2 41.2-47.3
-Western NC 343 170 50.1 43.6-56.6 173 49.9 43.4-56.4
GENDER
Male 142 72 51.5 41.7-61.2 70 48.5 38.8-58.3
Female 201 98 48.5 40.2-56.9 103 51.5 43.1-59.8
RACE
White 308 153 49.9 43.0-56.8 155 50.1 43.2-57.0
African American 21 12 57.2 34.5-77.2 9 42.8 22.8-65.5
Other Minorities 11 4 46.7 18.3-77.3 7 53.3 22.7-81.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 3 3 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 340 167 49.6 43.0-56.1 173 50.4 43.9-57.0
AGE
18-24 1 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
25-34 5 2 32.6 5.5-80.2 3 67.4 19.8-94.5
35-44 20 13 71.3 46.3-87.8 7 28.7 12.2-53.7
45-54 50 26 46.6 30.8-63.1 24 53.4 36.9-69.2
55-64 97 52 55.1 43.4-66.2 45 44.9 33.8-56.6
65-74 100 52 53.2 42.2-63.9 48 46.8 36.1-57.8
75+ 68 24 33.2 21.9-46.7 44 66.8 53.3-78.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 92 25 28.4 18.5-41.1 67 71.6 58.9-81.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 50 48.5 36.3-61.0 52 51.5 39.0-63.7
Some Post-H.S. 81 51 60.3 47.1-72.1 30 39.7 27.9-52.9
College Graduate 68 44 67.0 53.5-78.1 24 33.0 21.9-46.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 26 37.9 25.3-52.4 39 62.1 47.6-74.7
$15,000- 24,999 81 39 48.6 36.3-61.2 42 51.4 38.8-63.7
$25,000- 34,999 34 18 54.6 36.3-71.8 16 45.4 28.2-63.7
$35,000- 49,999 47 30 62.8 45.0-77.7 17 37.2 22.3-55.0
$50,000-74,999 36 21 57.0 37.3-74.6 15 43.0 25.4-62.7
$75,000+ 31 17 53.6 32.9-73.1 14 46.4 26.9-67.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 208 102 49.2 40.7-57.7 106 50.8 42.3-59.3
No 118 60 51.1 40.3-61.9 58 48.9 38.1-59.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 36 57.0 43.0-69.9 28 43.0 30.1-57.0
Non-Veteran 279 134 48.4 41.1-55.8 145 51.6 44.2-58.9

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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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