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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	50	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	12	26.5	14.4-43.5	15	35.2	21.2-52.3	22	37.4	24.1-52.9
Buncombe	31	2	7.8	2.0-26.5	9	32.6	16.4-54.5	4	13.8	4.9-33.4	16	45.8	27.9-64.8
Cabarrus	34	1	5.0	0.7-28.2	10	41.2	23.5-61.6	12	37.4	20.7-57.8	11	16.4	8.3-29.8
Catawba	47	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	9	20.6	10.1-37.5	24	54.1	37.7-69.6	13	24.4	13.7-39.8
Cumberland	71	2	5.0	1.3-17.8	31	50.5	37.0-64.0	18	25.6	15.5-39.2	20	18.9	11.4-29.6
Davidson	41	1	4.6	0.7-26.1	8	19.1	9.0-36.1	20	47.1	30.4-64.4	12	29.2	15.2-48.7
Durham	38	4	8.2	2.5-23.8	12	37.9	21.5-57.7	14	41.7	24.8-60.9	8	12.2	5.5-24.6
Forsyth	40	5	21.8	9.2-43.4	6	16.6	6.9-35.0	17	38.6	23.7-56.0	12	23.0	12.6-38.2
Gaston	38	2	4.6	1.1-17.6	9	39.3	22.3-59.5	12	30.6	16.7-49.3	15	25.5	14.1-41.6
Guilford	41	3	9.2	2.4-29.8	7	22.3	9.6-43.9	12	30.5	14.2-53.9	19	37.9	21.9-57.0
Iredell	45	4	16.8	5.6-40.7	14	31.0	18.0-47.9	8	17.8	8.8-32.8	19	34.3	21.1-50.4
Johnston	47	3	8.3	2.3-25.4	18	49.4	31.8-67.2	12	19.5	10.6-33.2	14	22.8	10.9-41.6
Mecklenburg	63	8	26.7	13.9-45.2	19	27.3	16.5-41.6	17	25.4	14.8-40.1	19	20.6	12.4-32.2
New Hanover	51	1	22.0	3.7-67.3	16	29.2	14.9-49.3	16	22.9	11.4-40.5	18	26.0	13.3-44.6
Onslow	44	0	0.0	. - .	21	56.0	39.2-71.4	5	11.8	4.3-28.8	18	32.2	19.3-48.5
Orange	26	1	3.7	0.5-22.2	9	43.7	24.1-65.5	6	17.4	7.4-35.7	10	35.3	18.1-57.2
Pitt	37	1	1.8	0.2-11.6	13	33.3	19.0-51.5	16	42.9	26.3-61.4	7	22.0	9.7-42.6
Randolph	52	3	8.4	2.6-24.2	18	40.9	26.7-56.7	14	27.2	15.6-43.1	17	23.5	13.7-37.3
Robeson	65	3	5.0	1.6-14.8	29	55.1	40.5-68.8	16	22.7	13.3-36.2	17	17.2	9.9-28.0
Rowan	62	6	26.4	7.5-61.2	13	20.0	9.9-36.2	22	29.6	16.6-47.1	21	24.0	13.1-39.8
Union	36	1	7.1	1.0-36.0	11	37.1	20.5-57.4	8	12.4	5.6-25.3	16	43.4	25.5-63.3
Wake	65	7	16.2	7.2-32.4	23	43.2	29.4-58.1	13	16.1	9.0-27.2	22	24.4	15.4-36.5
Wayne	55	4	14.1	4.5-36.3	14	29.2	17.0-45.4	15	25.6	14.9-40.5	22	31.1	19.6-45.6
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	811	60	13.4	9.9-18.0	222	33.4	28.8-38.4	256	28.1	24.2-32.4	273	25.0	21.6-28.8
Western NC	352	26	10.1	6.6-15.1	94	30.7	24.6-37.6	97	26.0	20.7-32.1	135	33.2	27.3-39.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	235	16	11.4	6.7-18.6	68	33.8	26.4-42.0	61	23.5	17.7-30.6	90	31.3	25.0-38.4
Northwest	374	29	13.3	8.1-21.1	81	22.8	17.5-29.1	136	34.7	28.8-41.2	128	29.2	23.7-35.4
Charlotte	208	15	15.8	9.2-25.8	62	34.3	26.3-43.3	59	26.2	19.1-34.8	72	23.7	17.6-31.0
Greensboro	192	11	8.9	4.0-18.4	55	32.7	23.8-42.9	56	29.5	20.6-40.3	70	29.0	21.3-38.1
Southern Regional	218	8	3.6	1.6- 8.1	86	48.2	39.1-57.4	56	24.5	18.0-32.4	68	23.7	17.9-30.7
Coastal	101	6	16.7	5.3-41.7	33	34.1	22.5-48.0	32	23.2	14.7-34.5	30	26.1	16.4-38.8
Wake	188	18	13.3	7.4-22.7	64	40.6	31.5-50.5	50	23.1	16.7-30.9	56	23.0	16.8-30.7
Area L	74	3	7.8	2.3-23.8	24	35.6	23.9-49.4	23	32.6	21.5-46.1	24	24.0	15.4-35.4
Eastern	259	11	6.4	3.3-12.1	80	35.1	27.8-43.3	69	27.7	21.2-35.2	99	30.8	24.7-37.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

1.0

0.1- 6.8

26.5

14.4-43.5

35.2

21.2-52.3

37.4

24.1-52.9

Buncombe

7.8

2.0-26.5

32.6

16.4-54.5

13.8

4.9-33.4

45.8

27.9-64.8

Cabarrus

5.0

0.7-28.2

41.2

23.5-61.6

37.4

20.7-57.8

16.4

8.3-29.8

Catawba

0.9

0.1- 6.0

20.6

10.1-37.5

54.1

37.7-69.6

24.4

13.7-39.8

Cumberland

5.0

1.3-17.8

50.5

37.0-64.0

25.6

15.5-39.2

18.9

11.4-29.6

Davidson

4.6

0.7-26.1

19.1

9.0-36.1

47.1

30.4-64.4

29.2

15.2-48.7

Durham

8.2

2.5-23.8

37.9

21.5-57.7

41.7

24.8-60.9

12.2

5.5-24.6

Forsyth

21.8

9.2-43.4

16.6

6.9-35.0

38.6

23.7-56.0

23.0

12.6-38.2

Gaston

4.6

1.1-17.6

39.3

22.3-59.5

30.6

16.7-49.3

25.5

14.1-41.6

Guilford

9.2

2.4-29.8

22.3

9.6-43.9

30.5

14.2-53.9

37.9

21.9-57.0

Iredell

16.8

5.6-40.7

31.0

18.0-47.9

17.8

8.8-32.8

34.3

21.1-50.4

Johnston

8.3

2.3-25.4

49.4

31.8-67.2

19.5

10.6-33.2

22.8

10.9-41.6

Mecklenburg

26.7

13.9-45.2

27.3

16.5-41.6

25.4

14.8-40.1

20.6

12.4-32.2

New Hanover

22.0

3.7-67.3

29.2

14.9-49.3

22.9

11.4-40.5

26.0

13.3-44.6

Onslow

0.0

. - .

56.0

39.2-71.4

11.8

4.3-28.8

32.2

19.3-48.5

Orange

3.7

0.5-22.2

43.7

24.1-65.5

17.4

7.4-35.7

35.3

18.1-57.2

Pitt

1.8

0.2-11.6

33.3

19.0-51.5

42.9

26.3-61.4

22.0

9.7-42.6

Randolph

8.4

2.6-24.2

40.9

26.7-56.7

27.2

15.6-43.1

23.5

13.7-37.3

Robeson

5.0

1.6-14.8

55.1

40.5-68.8

22.7

13.3-36.2

17.2

9.9-28.0

Rowan

26.4

7.5-61.2

20.0

9.9-36.2

29.6

16.6-47.1

24.0

13.1-39.8

Union

7.1

1.0-36.0

37.1

20.5-57.4

12.4

5.6-25.3

43.4

25.5-63.3

Wake

16.2

7.2-32.4

43.2

29.4-58.1

16.1

9.0-27.2

24.4

15.4-36.5

Wayne

14.1

4.5-36.3

29.2

17.0-45.4

25.6

14.9-40.5

31.1

19.6-45.6

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

811

13.4

9.9-18.0

222

33.4

28.8-38.4

256

28.1

24.2-32.4

273

25.0

21.6-28.8

Western NC

352

10.1

6.6-15.1

30.7

24.6-37.6

26.0

20.7-32.1

135

33.2

27.3-39.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

235

11.4

6.7-18.6

33.8

26.4-42.0

23.5

17.7-30.6

31.3

25.0-38.4

Northwest

374

13.3

8.1-21.1

22.8

17.5-29.1

136

34.7

28.8-41.2

128

29.2

23.7-35.4

Charlotte

208

15.8

9.2-25.8

34.3

26.3-43.3

26.2

19.1-34.8

23.7

17.6-31.0

Greensboro

192

8.9

4.0-18.4

32.7

23.8-42.9

29.5

20.6-40.3

29.0

21.3-38.1

Southern Regional

218

3.6

1.6- 8.1

48.2

39.1-57.4

24.5

18.0-32.4

23.7

17.9-30.7

Coastal

101

16.7

5.3-41.7

34.1

22.5-48.0

23.2

14.7-34.5

26.1

16.4-38.8

Wake

188

13.3

7.4-22.7

40.6

31.5-50.5

23.1

16.7-30.9

23.0

16.8-30.7

Area L

7.8

2.3-23.8

35.6

23.9-49.4

32.6

21.5-46.1

24.0

15.4-35.4

Eastern

259

6.4

3.3-12.1

35.1

27.8-43.3

27.7

21.2-35.2

30.8

24.7-37.7

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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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