BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,849	117	11.3	8.9-14.2	553	34.9	31.7-38.1	542	27.3	24.7-30.1	637	26.5	24.1-29.1
-Eastern NC	686	31	7.9	4.7-13.0	237	39.3	34.6-44.2	189	26.5	22.6-30.8	229	26.3	22.7-30.4
GENDER
Male	271	8	6.8	2.3-18.0	100	42.5	35.0-50.3	83	28.4	22.4-35.4	80	22.3	17.2-28.4
Female	415	23	9.0	5.6-14.2	137	36.1	30.4-42.2	106	24.5	19.9-29.8	149	30.4	25.5-35.8
RACE
White	383	15	9.0	4.0-18.9	105	31.6	25.6-38.2	109	27.6	22.3-33.7	154	31.8	26.4-37.6
African American	249	15	7.3	4.1-12.5	105	46.6	38.9-54.3	67	25.4	19.7-32.1	62	20.7	15.5-27.2
Other Minorities	53	1	3.9	0.6-23.1	26	52.1	34.7-69.0	13	24.6	11.8-44.4	13	19.3	9.4-35.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	21	2	10.3	2.1-38.4	9	51.9	27.2-75.6	4	17.1	5.2-43.9	6	20.7	7.6-45.2
Non-Hispanic	663	29	7.8	4.5-13.2	226	38.6	33.8-43.6	185	27.0	23.0-31.4	223	26.6	22.9-30.8
AGE
18-34	10	7	76.9	38.9-94.6	3	23.1	5.4-61.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	36	7	18.5	8.3-36.2	29	81.5	63.8-91.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	118	10	6.2	2.9-12.8	94	82.2	72.8-88.8	14	11.6	6.4-20.3	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	196	3	1.9	0.6- 5.7	63	32.6	25.0-41.2	106	55.6	47.0-63.8	24	10.0	6.4-15.1
65-74	189	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	29	14.8	9.8-21.8	51	26.8	19.8-35.2	108	57.8	48.9-66.2
75+	135	3	3.4	0.9-11.5	17	11.4	6.7-18.7	18	15.4	9.3-24.5	97	69.8	59.9-78.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	188	8	3.9	1.7- 8.7	59	35.6	27.3-44.9	47	29.2	21.5-38.2	74	31.4	24.1-39.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	209	12	9.8	5.3-17.6	69	38.3	30.4-46.8	60	27.4	20.6-35.5	68	24.5	18.7-31.4
Some Post-H.S.	163	6	11.6	3.4-32.9	59	38.2	28.1-49.5	51	26.4	18.8-35.7	47	23.8	16.4-33.1
College Graduate	125	5	6.1	2.3-15.2	50	48.4	37.6-59.2	30	20.5	13.7-29.6	40	25.1	17.7-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	8	7.8	3.8-15.4	50	45.2	34.5-56.3	28	18.5	12.1-27.1	45	28.6	20.3-38.6
$15,000- 24,999	152	5	3.9	1.4-10.7	44	33.4	24.6-43.5	45	29.0	21.1-38.5	58	33.7	25.5-43.0
$25,000- 34,999	92	6	12.7	5.3-27.4	30	28.0	18.5-40.1	25	27.8	17.6-41.0	31	31.4	20.8-44.5
$35,000- 49,999	85	4	6.2	2.0-18.1	33	44.8	31.9-58.3	24	26.3	16.5-39.2	24	22.7	14.3-34.0
$50,000-74,999	57	2	2.6	0.6-11.5	19	38.3	24.4-54.4	22	41.8	27.3-57.9	14	17.2	9.5-29.1
$75,000+	66	1	3.1	0.4-18.7	27	50.4	36.4-64.4	22	31.9	20.7-45.7	16	14.6	8.4-24.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	430	17	5.6	3.4- 9.1	148	41.0	35.1-47.2	115	26.0	21.1-31.5	150	27.4	22.8-32.6
No	241	13	10.7	4.3-24.3	84	37.5	29.8-46.0	68	26.3	20.1-33.7	76	25.5	19.6-32.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	137	2	2.1	0.4- 9.5	42	36.3	26.7-47.1	43	34.7	25.4-45.2	50	26.9	19.7-35.7
Non-Veteran	548	29	9.5	5.5-15.9	195	40.4	35.1-46.0	145	23.7	19.7-28.2	179	26.4	22.2-31.0

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,849

117

11.3

8.9-14.2

553

34.9

31.7-38.1

542

27.3

24.7-30.1

637

26.5

24.1-29.1

-Eastern NC

686

7.9

4.7-13.0

237

39.3

34.6-44.2

189

26.5

22.6-30.8

229

26.3

22.7-30.4

GENDER

Male

271

6.8

2.3-18.0

100

42.5

35.0-50.3

28.4

22.4-35.4

22.3

17.2-28.4

Female

415

9.0

5.6-14.2

137

36.1

30.4-42.2

106

24.5

19.9-29.8

149

30.4

25.5-35.8

RACE

White

383

9.0

4.0-18.9

105

31.6

25.6-38.2

109

27.6

22.3-33.7

154

31.8

26.4-37.6

African American

249

7.3

4.1-12.5

105

46.6

38.9-54.3

25.4

19.7-32.1

20.7

15.5-27.2

Other Minorities

3.9

0.6-23.1

52.1

34.7-69.0

24.6

11.8-44.4

19.3

9.4-35.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.3

2.1-38.4

51.9

27.2-75.6

17.1

5.2-43.9

20.7

7.6-45.2

Non-Hispanic

663

7.8

4.5-13.2

226

38.6

33.8-43.6

185

27.0

23.0-31.4

223

26.6

22.9-30.8

AGE

18-34

76.9

38.9-94.6

23.1

5.4-61.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

18.5

8.3-36.2

81.5

63.8-91.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

118

6.2

2.9-12.8

82.2

72.8-88.8

11.6

6.4-20.3

0.0

. - .

55-64

196

1.9

0.6- 5.7

32.6

25.0-41.2

106

55.6

47.0-63.8

10.0

6.4-15.1

65-74

189

0.7

0.1- 4.6

14.8

9.8-21.8

26.8

19.8-35.2

108

57.8

48.9-66.2

75+

135

3.4

0.9-11.5

11.4

6.7-18.7

15.4

9.3-24.5

69.8

59.9-78.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

188

3.9

1.7- 8.7

35.6

27.3-44.9

29.2

21.5-38.2

31.4

24.1-39.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

209

9.8

5.3-17.6

38.3

30.4-46.8

27.4

20.6-35.5

24.5

18.7-31.4

Some Post-H.S.

163

11.6

3.4-32.9

38.2

28.1-49.5

26.4

18.8-35.7

23.8

16.4-33.1

College Graduate

125

6.1

2.3-15.2

48.4

37.6-59.2

20.5

13.7-29.6

25.1

17.7-34.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

7.8

3.8-15.4

45.2

34.5-56.3

18.5

12.1-27.1

28.6

20.3-38.6

$15,000- 24,999

152

3.9

1.4-10.7

33.4

24.6-43.5

29.0

21.1-38.5

33.7

25.5-43.0

$25,000- 34,999

12.7

5.3-27.4

28.0

18.5-40.1

27.8

17.6-41.0

31.4

20.8-44.5

$35,000- 49,999

6.2

2.0-18.1

44.8

31.9-58.3

26.3

16.5-39.2

22.7

14.3-34.0

$50,000-74,999

2.6

0.6-11.5

38.3

24.4-54.4

41.8

27.3-57.9

17.2

9.5-29.1

$75,000+

3.1

0.4-18.7

50.4

36.4-64.4

31.9

20.7-45.7

14.6

8.4-24.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

430

5.6

3.4- 9.1

148

41.0

35.1-47.2

115

26.0

21.1-31.5

150

27.4

22.8-32.6

241

10.7

4.3-24.3

37.5

29.8-46.0

26.3

20.1-33.7

25.5

19.6-32.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

137

2.1

0.4- 9.5

36.3

26.7-47.1

34.7

25.4-45.2

26.9

19.7-35.7

Non-Veteran

548

9.5

5.5-15.9

195

40.4

35.1-46.0

145

23.7

19.7-28.2

179

26.4

22.2-31.0

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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