BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1-5 times	6-11 times	12+ times	Never
North Carolina	1,901	1,424	74.9	72.1-77.5	129	7.3	5.7- 9.2	137	7.4	5.9- 9.4	211	10.4	8.8-12.2
-Eastern NC	707	511	72.7	68.3-76.7	61	8.5	6.3-11.4	63	9.1	6.6-12.4	72	9.7	7.4-12.6
GENDER
Male	274	198	72.0	64.9-78.2	22	8.5	5.2-13.6	19	7.2	4.1-12.4	35	12.2	8.4-17.5
Female	433	313	73.3	67.9-78.1	39	8.5	5.9-12.0	44	10.9	7.5-15.7	37	7.3	5.0-10.4
RACE
White	386	283	74.0	67.9-79.4	29	7.1	4.5-10.8	24	6.0	3.3-10.6	50	12.9	9.3-17.7
African American	265	195	75.1	68.5-80.7	26	9.6	6.3-14.4	28	9.7	6.2-15.0	16	5.6	3.3- 9.4
Other Minorities	53	32	56.7	38.8-73.0	6	12.5	3.9-33.3	9	19.9	9.2-38.0	6	10.9	3.9-26.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	22	11	53.0	28.9-75.7	4	16.4	5.0-42.0	5	22.4	8.3-48.0	2	8.2	1.8-30.3
Non-Hispanic	681	497	73.6	69.1-77.6	56	8.1	5.9-11.0	58	8.5	6.1-11.8	70	9.8	7.5-12.8
AGE
25-34	10	9	96.7	77.8-99.6	1	3.3	0.4-22.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	38	24	68.7	50.9-82.3	5	8.3	3.2-19.8	5	13.5	5.1-31.4	4	9.5	3.4-24.0
45-54	123	88	73.2	62.8-81.5	14	10.6	5.8-18.8	13	8.9	4.3-17.6	8	7.3	3.4-14.8
55-64	197	143	66.8	57.6-74.8	16	10.7	6.1-18.2	14	10.9	5.7-19.7	24	11.6	7.2-18.4
65-74	193	147	79.1	71.3-85.2	16	7.0	3.8-12.4	14	5.2	2.9- 9.5	16	8.7	4.7-15.6
75+	142	97	69.7	60.6-77.5	9	5.9	2.7-12.3	16	10.7	6.3-17.6	20	13.8	8.6-21.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	198	130	66.9	58.2-74.5	21	10.6	6.1-17.6	28	13.0	8.3-19.8	19	9.6	5.6-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	215	145	67.7	59.5-74.9	25	11.2	7.0-17.3	22	11.0	6.6-17.9	23	10.2	6.3-16.0
Some Post-H.S.	166	137	82.4	72.7-89.2	5	2.2	0.8- 6.1	6	6.2	2.1-16.9	18	9.2	5.1-15.9
College Graduate	127	99	77.8	68.2-85.1	10	9.2	4.6-17.4	7	3.7	1.7- 8.2	11	9.3	4.8-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	136	86	62.4	51.5-72.2	18	13.9	8.4-22.1	21	14.7	8.1-25.2	11	9.0	4.3-17.9
$15,000- 24,999	154	113	73.3	64.3-80.7	9	5.0	2.3-10.7	16	11.0	6.5-18.3	16	10.7	6.2-17.7
$25,000- 34,999	93	71	73.0	59.6-83.2	5	9.6	3.3-24.7	8	9.6	4.4-19.7	9	7.8	3.7-15.7
$35,000- 49,999	86	70	77.9	63.4-87.8	5	4.2	1.4-12.4	3	8.8	2.5-26.8	8	9.0	4.1-18.7
$50,000-74,999	57	40	72.9	57.0-84.6	7	12.9	5.5-27.6	3	2.2	0.6- 7.4	7	11.9	4.6-27.4
$75,000+	67	52	76.8	63.0-86.6	5	7.0	2.8-16.5	3	5.6	1.5-19.3	7	10.6	4.6-22.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	447	304	67.9	62.1-73.1	44	10.5	7.3-14.7	54	12.6	8.9-17.4	45	9.1	6.5-12.6
No	246	197	80.7	73.7-86.1	17	5.9	3.3-10.2	7	2.9	1.2- 6.9	25	10.6	6.6-16.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	104	73.8	63.9-81.7	10	6.6	3.3-12.7	7	4.8	1.7-12.8	19	14.8	8.9-23.7
Non-Veteran	566	407	72.9	68.1-77.3	50	8.3	6.0-11.4	56	10.3	7.4-14.2	53	8.4	6.1-11.5

Total
Respond.^

1-5 times

6-11 times

12+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,901

1,424

74.9

72.1-77.5

129

7.3

5.7- 9.2

137

7.4

5.9- 9.4

211

10.4

8.8-12.2

-Eastern NC

707

511

72.7

68.3-76.7

8.5

6.3-11.4

9.1

6.6-12.4

9.7

7.4-12.6

GENDER

Male

274

198

72.0

64.9-78.2

8.5

5.2-13.6

7.2

4.1-12.4

12.2

8.4-17.5

Female

433

313

73.3

67.9-78.1

8.5

5.9-12.0

10.9

7.5-15.7

7.3

5.0-10.4

RACE

White

386

283

74.0

67.9-79.4

7.1

4.5-10.8

6.0

3.3-10.6

12.9

9.3-17.7

African American

265

195

75.1

68.5-80.7

9.6

6.3-14.4

9.7

6.2-15.0

5.6

3.3- 9.4

Other Minorities

56.7

38.8-73.0

12.5

3.9-33.3

19.9

9.2-38.0

10.9

3.9-26.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

53.0

28.9-75.7

16.4

5.0-42.0

22.4

8.3-48.0

8.2

1.8-30.3

Non-Hispanic

681

497

73.6

69.1-77.6

8.1

5.9-11.0

8.5

6.1-11.8

9.8

7.5-12.8

AGE

25-34

96.7

77.8-99.6

3.3

0.4-22.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

68.7

50.9-82.3

8.3

3.2-19.8

13.5

5.1-31.4

9.5

3.4-24.0

45-54

123

73.2

62.8-81.5

10.6

5.8-18.8

8.9

4.3-17.6

7.3

3.4-14.8

55-64

197

143

66.8

57.6-74.8

10.7

6.1-18.2

10.9

5.7-19.7

11.6

7.2-18.4

65-74

193

147

79.1

71.3-85.2

7.0

3.8-12.4

5.2

2.9- 9.5

8.7

4.7-15.6

75+

142

69.7

60.6-77.5

5.9

2.7-12.3

10.7

6.3-17.6

13.8

8.6-21.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

198

130

66.9

58.2-74.5

10.6

6.1-17.6

13.0

8.3-19.8

9.6

5.6-15.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

215

145

67.7

59.5-74.9

11.2

7.0-17.3

11.0

6.6-17.9

10.2

6.3-16.0

Some Post-H.S.

166

137

82.4

72.7-89.2

2.2

0.8- 6.1

6.2

2.1-16.9

9.2

5.1-15.9

College Graduate

127

77.8

68.2-85.1

9.2

4.6-17.4

3.7

1.7- 8.2

9.3

4.8-17.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

136

62.4

51.5-72.2

13.9

8.4-22.1

14.7

8.1-25.2

9.0

4.3-17.9

$15,000- 24,999

154

113

73.3

64.3-80.7

5.0

2.3-10.7

11.0

6.5-18.3

10.7

6.2-17.7

$25,000- 34,999

73.0

59.6-83.2

9.6

3.3-24.7

9.6

4.4-19.7

7.8

3.7-15.7

$35,000- 49,999

77.9

63.4-87.8

4.2

1.4-12.4

8.8

2.5-26.8

9.0

4.1-18.7

$50,000-74,999

72.9

57.0-84.6

12.9

5.5-27.6

2.2

0.6- 7.4

11.9

4.6-27.4

$75,000+

76.8

63.0-86.6

7.0

2.8-16.5

5.6

1.5-19.3

10.6

4.6-22.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

447

304

67.9

62.1-73.1

10.5

7.3-14.7

12.6

8.9-17.4

9.1

6.5-12.6

246

197

80.7

73.7-86.1

5.9

3.3-10.2

2.9

1.2- 6.9

10.6

6.6-16.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

104

73.8

63.9-81.7

6.6

3.3-12.7

4.8

1.7-12.8

14.8

8.9-23.7

Non-Veteran

566

407

72.9

68.1-77.3

8.3

6.0-11.4

10.3

7.4-14.2

8.4

6.1-11.5

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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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