BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No	No, borderline diabetes
North Carolina	15,827	1,967	9.3	8.8- 9.9	145	0.9	0.7- 1.1	13,468	88.6	87.9-89.2	247	1.2	1.0- 1.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	390	51	8.7	6.2-12.0	3	0.8	0.2- 2.4	336	90.6	87.1-93.2	0	0.0	. - .
Buncombe	345	31	6.1	4.1- 8.9	7	1.6	0.7- 3.7	305	91.9	88.6-94.3	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9
Cabarrus	369	40	7.4	5.1-10.6	4	0.8	0.2- 2.3	320	90.9	87.4-93.5	5	1.0	0.3- 2.7
Catawba	448	49	7.8	5.6-10.7	2	0.8	0.1- 4.1	387	90.3	87.0-92.9	10	1.1	0.6- 2.1
Cumberland	476	77	11.8	9.0-15.4	8	2.1	1.0- 4.3	383	84.8	80.8-88.1	8	1.3	0.6- 2.9
Davidson	408	45	7.7	5.4-10.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4	358	90.8	87.4-93.4	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8
Durham	395	42	6.9	4.7- 9.9	7	1.9	0.8- 4.2	340	90.5	86.9-93.1	6	0.8	0.3- 1.9
Forsyth	409	42	7.3	5.2-10.2	4	0.6	0.2- 1.9	356	90.9	87.8-93.3	7	1.1	0.5- 2.6
Gaston	414	40	7.9	5.5-11.3	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5	359	90.0	86.5-92.7	13	1.7	0.9- 3.2
Guilford	422	43	8.4	5.7-12.3	4	1.1	0.4- 3.3	371	89.1	84.6-92.5	4	1.4	0.3- 5.7
Iredell	429	47	7.8	5.6-10.8	3	0.4	0.1- 1.8	367	89.9	86.5-92.4	12	1.9	1.0- 3.7
Johnston	470	48	8.9	6.2-12.7	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0	413	88.6	84.4-91.8	4	1.7	0.6- 4.8
Mecklenburg	677	66	8.4	6.3-11.2	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7	603	90.6	87.8-92.8	4	0.4	0.1- 1.2
New Hanover	371	52	13.4	8.5-20.5	4	1.3	0.5- 3.6	310	84.3	77.3-89.4	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5
Onslow	410	45	7.4	5.3-10.3	4	0.8	0.2- 2.7	351	89.9	86.4-92.5	10	2.0	0.9- 4.1
Orange	380	27	5.3	3.4- 8.0	2	0.9	0.2- 4.1	346	92.4	88.8-94.9	5	1.4	0.5- 4.0
Pitt	392	43	8.3	5.8-11.6	3	1.0	0.3- 3.1	341	90.0	86.4-92.8	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8
Randolph	401	56	10.3	7.5-13.8	4	1.6	0.5- 5.5	333	86.9	82.7-90.2	8	1.2	0.6- 2.6
Robeson	397	68	12.6	9.2-17.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.0	317	84.2	79.3-88.1	4	1.4	0.5- 4.0
Rowan	447	65	13.3	8.9-19.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	372	84.9	78.8-89.4	9	1.7	0.8- 3.4
Union	409	39	6.4	4.3- 9.3	4	0.9	0.3- 2.6	365	92.5	89.3-94.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
Wake	585	66	9.4	7.1-12.4	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	512	89.6	86.6-92.1	5	0.5	0.2- 1.3
Wayne	447	60	8.2	5.9-11.1	5	1.0	0.4- 2.4	376	88.8	84.7-91.8	6	2.1	0.7- 6.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,302	738	10.2	9.3-11.2	60	1.1	0.8- 1.6	4,424	87.4	86.2-88.4	80	1.3	1.0- 1.8
Piedmont	7,612	863	8.9	8.1- 9.7	57	0.8	0.5- 1.1	6,578	89.3	88.3-90.1	114	1.1	0.8- 1.4
Western NC	2,913	366	9.6	8.4-10.9	28	1.0	0.6- 1.5	2,466	88.2	86.7-89.5	53	1.3	0.9- 1.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,907	244	8.7	7.5-10.2	19	1.0	0.6- 1.7	1,613	89.0	87.4-90.5	31	1.2	0.8- 2.0
Northwest	3,315	395	9.4	8.3-10.7	24	0.8	0.5- 1.3	2,831	88.5	87.1-89.7	65	1.3	1.0- 1.8
Charlotte	2,103	225	9.2	7.8-10.9	15	0.5	0.3- 0.9	1,836	89.4	87.6-90.9	27	0.9	0.5- 1.5
Greensboro	1,815	205	8.4	6.9-10.2	15	1.0	0.5- 1.8	1,575	89.5	87.4-91.3	20	1.2	0.5- 2.5
Southern Regional	1,545	238	10.3	8.7-12.3	26	2.0	1.1- 3.4	1,253	86.0	83.6-88.0	28	1.7	1.1- 2.7
Coastal	777	109	11.8	9.0-15.3	6	0.9	0.4- 2.0	651	86.2	82.6-89.1	11	1.2	0.6- 2.2
Wake	1,718	195	8.9	7.4-10.7	15	0.7	0.4- 1.3	1,487	89.5	87.6-91.2	21	0.9	0.5- 1.4
Area L	475	78	11.8	9.1-15.2	3	0.7	0.2- 2.6	386	86.5	82.9-89.4	8	1.0	0.5- 2.4
Eastern	2,172	278	8.9	7.7-10.4	22	0.9	0.5- 1.4	1,836	88.7	87.0-90.1	36	1.5	1.0- 2.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

No, borderline diabetes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,827

1,967

9.3

8.8- 9.9

145

0.9

0.7- 1.1

13,468

88.6

87.9-89.2

247

1.2

1.0- 1.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

390

8.7

6.2-12.0

0.8

0.2- 2.4

336

90.6

87.1-93.2

0.0

. - .

Buncombe

345

6.1

4.1- 8.9

1.6

0.7- 3.7

305

91.9

88.6-94.3

0.5

0.1- 1.9

Cabarrus

369

7.4

5.1-10.6

0.8

0.2- 2.3

320

90.9

87.4-93.5

1.0

0.3- 2.7

Catawba

448

7.8

5.6-10.7

0.8

0.1- 4.1

387

90.3

87.0-92.9

1.1

0.6- 2.1

Cumberland

476

11.8

9.0-15.4

2.1

1.0- 4.3

383

84.8

80.8-88.1

1.3

0.6- 2.9

Davidson

408

7.7

5.4-10.7

1.1

0.3- 3.4

358

90.8

87.4-93.4

0.4

0.1- 1.8

Durham

395

6.9

4.7- 9.9

1.9

0.8- 4.2

340

90.5

86.9-93.1

0.8

0.3- 1.9

Forsyth

409

7.3

5.2-10.2

0.6

0.2- 1.9

356

90.9

87.8-93.3

1.1

0.5- 2.6

Gaston

414

7.9

5.5-11.3

0.3

0.1- 1.5

359

90.0

86.5-92.7

1.7

0.9- 3.2

Guilford

422

8.4

5.7-12.3

1.1

0.4- 3.3

371

89.1

84.6-92.5

1.4

0.3- 5.7

Iredell

429

7.8

5.6-10.8

0.4

0.1- 1.8

367

89.9

86.5-92.4

1.9

1.0- 3.7

Johnston

470

8.9

6.2-12.7

0.8

0.3- 2.0

413

88.6

84.4-91.8

1.7

0.6- 4.8

Mecklenburg

677

8.4

6.3-11.2

0.6

0.2- 1.7

603

90.6

87.8-92.8

0.4

0.1- 1.2

New Hanover

371

13.4

8.5-20.5

1.3

0.5- 3.6

310

84.3

77.3-89.4

1.0

0.4- 2.5

Onslow

410

7.4

5.3-10.3

0.8

0.2- 2.7

351

89.9

86.4-92.5

2.0

0.9- 4.1

Orange

380

5.3

3.4- 8.0

0.9

0.2- 4.1

346

92.4

88.8-94.9

1.4

0.5- 4.0

Pitt

392

8.3

5.8-11.6

1.0

0.3- 3.1

341

90.0

86.4-92.8

0.7

0.3- 1.8

Randolph

401

10.3

7.5-13.8

1.6

0.5- 5.5

333

86.9

82.7-90.2

1.2

0.6- 2.6

Robeson

397

12.6

9.2-17.0

1.8

0.8- 4.0

317

84.2

79.3-88.1

1.4

0.5- 4.0

Rowan

447

13.3

8.9-19.3

0.2

0.0- 1.5

372

84.9

78.8-89.4

1.7

0.8- 3.4

Union

409

6.4

4.3- 9.3

0.9

0.3- 2.6

365

92.5

89.3-94.7

0.2

0.0- 1.5

Wake

585

9.4

7.1-12.4

0.5

0.1- 2.0

512

89.6

86.6-92.1

0.5

0.2- 1.3

Wayne

447

8.2

5.9-11.1

1.0

0.4- 2.4

376

88.8

84.7-91.8

2.1

0.7- 6.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,302

738

10.2

9.3-11.2

1.1

0.8- 1.6

4,424

87.4

86.2-88.4

1.3

1.0- 1.8

Piedmont

7,612

863

8.9

8.1- 9.7

0.8

0.5- 1.1

6,578

89.3

88.3-90.1

114

1.1

0.8- 1.4

Western NC

2,913

366

9.6

8.4-10.9

1.0

0.6- 1.5

2,466

88.2

86.7-89.5

1.3

0.9- 1.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,907

244

8.7

7.5-10.2

1.0

0.6- 1.7

1,613

89.0

87.4-90.5

1.2

0.8- 2.0

Northwest

3,315

395

9.4

8.3-10.7

0.8

0.5- 1.3

2,831

88.5

87.1-89.7

1.3

1.0- 1.8

Charlotte

2,103

225

9.2

7.8-10.9

0.5

0.3- 0.9

1,836

89.4

87.6-90.9

0.9

0.5- 1.5

Greensboro

1,815

205

8.4

6.9-10.2

1.0

0.5- 1.8

1,575

89.5

87.4-91.3

1.2

0.5- 2.5

Southern Regional

1,545

238

10.3

8.7-12.3

2.0

1.1- 3.4

1,253

86.0

83.6-88.0

1.7

1.1- 2.7

Coastal

777

109

11.8

9.0-15.3

0.9

0.4- 2.0

651

86.2

82.6-89.1

1.2

0.6- 2.2

Wake

1,718

195

8.9

7.4-10.7

0.7

0.4- 1.3

1,487

89.5

87.6-91.2

0.9

0.5- 1.4

Area L

475

11.8

9.1-15.2

0.7

0.2- 2.6

386

86.5

82.9-89.4

1.0

0.5- 2.4

Eastern

2,172

278

8.9

7.7-10.4

0.9

0.5- 1.4

1,836

88.7

87.0-90.1

1.5

1.0- 2.4

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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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