BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,952	1,044	54.6	51.5-57.8	908	45.4	42.2-48.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	51	33	63.2	46.9-77.0	18	36.8	23.0-53.1
Buncombe	31	12	36.0	20.2-55.5	19	64.0	44.5-79.8
Cabarrus	38	20	54.1	35.7-71.5	18	45.9	28.5-64.3
Catawba	49	33	65.0	48.0-78.9	16	35.0	21.1-52.0
Cumberland	77	43	63.7	50.9-74.8	34	36.3	25.2-49.1
Davidson	45	22	46.6	30.7-63.3	23	53.4	36.7-69.3
Durham	42	21	49.3	31.8-66.9	21	50.7	33.1-68.2
Forsyth	42	26	66.2	49.2-79.8	16	33.8	20.2-50.8
Gaston	40	24	60.9	42.3-76.8	16	39.1	23.2-57.7
Guilford	41	24	51.3	31.7-70.6	17	48.7	29.4-68.3
Iredell	47	25	52.7	36.5-68.4	22	47.3	31.6-63.5
Johnston	48	26	66.5	49.3-80.2	22	33.5	19.8-50.7
Mecklenburg	66	41	63.1	48.5-75.7	25	36.9	24.3-51.5
New Hanover	52	28	39.4	21.5-60.7	24	60.6	39.3-78.5
Onslow	45	25	60.4	43.6-75.1	20	39.6	24.9-56.4
Orange	26	13	60.2	39.0-78.2	13	39.8	21.8-61.0
Pitt	43	22	41.3	26.7-57.6	21	58.7	42.4-73.3
Randolph	55	30	49.9	35.3-64.6	25	50.1	35.4-64.7
Robeson	68	34	46.3	32.0-61.1	34	53.7	38.9-68.0
Rowan	63	39	73.0	56.8-84.7	24	27.0	15.3-43.2
Union	38	25	69.6	48.8-84.7	13	30.4	15.3-51.2
Wake	66	37	53.4	39.0-67.2	29	46.6	32.8-61.0
Wayne	59	28	48.2	33.7-63.1	31	51.8	36.9-66.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	736	371	49.9	45.2-54.6	365	50.1	45.4-54.8
Piedmont	853	490	57.9	53.2-62.5	363	42.1	37.5-46.8
Western NC	363	183	52.2	45.5-58.7	180	47.8	41.3-54.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	242	122	51.0	43.2-58.7	120	49.0	41.3-56.8
Northwest	392	221	60.7	54.4-66.8	171	39.3	33.2-45.6
Charlotte	221	137	64.3	55.5-72.2	84	35.7	27.8-44.5
Greensboro	201	113	51.8	41.9-61.5	88	48.2	38.5-58.1
Southern Regional	238	120	56.1	47.6-64.3	118	43.9	35.7-52.4
Coastal	108	47	37.3	25.9-50.3	61	62.7	49.7-74.1
Wake	195	100	51.9	42.6-61.1	95	48.1	38.9-57.4
Area L	78	42	51.5	38.5-64.2	36	48.5	35.8-61.5
Eastern	277	142	49.3	41.8-56.7	135	50.7	43.3-58.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,952

1,044

54.6

51.5-57.8

908

45.4

42.2-48.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

63.2

46.9-77.0

36.8

23.0-53.1

Buncombe

36.0

20.2-55.5

64.0

44.5-79.8

Cabarrus

54.1

35.7-71.5

45.9

28.5-64.3

Catawba

65.0

48.0-78.9

35.0

21.1-52.0

Cumberland

63.7

50.9-74.8

36.3

25.2-49.1

Davidson

46.6

30.7-63.3

53.4

36.7-69.3

Durham

49.3

31.8-66.9

50.7

33.1-68.2

Forsyth

66.2

49.2-79.8

33.8

20.2-50.8

Gaston

60.9

42.3-76.8

39.1

23.2-57.7

Guilford

51.3

31.7-70.6

48.7

29.4-68.3

Iredell

52.7

36.5-68.4

47.3

31.6-63.5

Johnston

66.5

49.3-80.2

33.5

19.8-50.7

Mecklenburg

63.1

48.5-75.7

36.9

24.3-51.5

New Hanover

39.4

21.5-60.7

60.6

39.3-78.5

Onslow

60.4

43.6-75.1

39.6

24.9-56.4

Orange

60.2

39.0-78.2

39.8

21.8-61.0

Pitt

41.3

26.7-57.6

58.7

42.4-73.3

Randolph

49.9

35.3-64.6

50.1

35.4-64.7

Robeson

46.3

32.0-61.1

53.7

38.9-68.0

Rowan

73.0

56.8-84.7

27.0

15.3-43.2

Union

69.6

48.8-84.7

30.4

15.3-51.2

Wake

53.4

39.0-67.2

46.6

32.8-61.0

Wayne

48.2

33.7-63.1

51.8

36.9-66.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

736

371

49.9

45.2-54.6

365

50.1

45.4-54.8

Piedmont

853

490

57.9

53.2-62.5

363

42.1

37.5-46.8

Western NC

363

183

52.2

45.5-58.7

180

47.8

41.3-54.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

242

122

51.0

43.2-58.7

120

49.0

41.3-56.8

Northwest

392

221

60.7

54.4-66.8

171

39.3

33.2-45.6

Charlotte

221

137

64.3

55.5-72.2

35.7

27.8-44.5

Greensboro

201

113

51.8

41.9-61.5

48.2

38.5-58.1

Southern Regional

238

120

56.1

47.6-64.3

118

43.9

35.7-52.4

Coastal

108

37.3

25.9-50.3

62.7

49.7-74.1

Wake

195

100

51.9

42.6-61.1

48.1

38.9-57.4

Area L

51.5

38.5-64.2

48.5

35.8-61.5

Eastern

277

142

49.3

41.8-56.7

135

50.7

43.3-58.2

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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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