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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	152	7	4.5	2.1- 9.3	38	28.1	20.3-37.6	47	32.5	24.0-42.3	60	34.9	26.5-44.3
Female	200	19	15.5	9.5-24.3	56	33.1	24.3-43.3	50	19.8	14.2-26.9	75	31.5	23.7-40.7
RACE
White	316	24	10.3	6.6-15.7	82	30.4	24.0-37.6	81	24.2	18.9-30.5	129	35.1	28.8-42.0
African American	17	1	6.5	0.9-35.5	4	26.9	7.2-63.7	9	52.1	24.1-78.8	3	14.5	3.9-41.7
Other Minorities	18	1	13.4	1.9-55.3	8	51.3	22.6-79.1	6	21.2	7.3-48.0	3	14.1	3.4-43.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	24.6	3.3-75.6	4	75.4	24.4-96.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	345	25	9.8	6.4-14.9	90	29.8	23.6-36.8	97	26.8	21.3-33.0	133	33.6	27.6-40.2
AGE
18-34	10	7	67.6	32.1-90.2	3	32.4	9.8-67.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	12	4	41.6	16.0-72.7	8	58.4	27.3-84.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	57	7	10.1	4.4-21.4	39	68.2	51.6-81.1	11	21.7	10.9-38.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	97	4	3.9	1.4-10.5	27	24.7	16.4-35.4	55	60.9	49.3-71.3	11	10.6	5.6-19.1
65-74	92	4	3.9	1.4-10.2	8	12.2	5.1-26.2	21	18.3	10.8-29.4	59	65.6	52.1-77.0
75+	83	0	0.0	. - .	9	14.4	6.9-27.5	10	14.3	7.0-27.2	64	71.3	57.3-82.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	72	5	10.8	3.9-26.5	18	23.9	14.0-37.8	11	17.8	8.5-33.6	38	47.5	32.4-63.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	124	6	5.5	2.3-12.6	39	36.7	26.4-48.4	37	28.5	19.7-39.4	42	29.3	20.4-40.1
Some Post-H.S.	98	9	14.0	6.9-26.3	24	34.8	22.4-49.8	34	26.6	17.6-38.0	31	24.6	16.1-35.7
College Graduate	57	6	12.7	5.6-26.4	13	20.3	10.8-34.7	15	31.2	18.5-47.7	23	35.8	23.4-50.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	88	6	11.4	4.7-25.2	13	15.7	7.4-30.1	29	34.5	22.4-49.0	40	38.5	25.7-53.1
$15,000- 24,999	72	5	8.2	3.2-19.4	20	30.2	19.4-43.8	19	23.1	14.3-35.1	28	38.5	26.5-52.1
$25,000- 34,999	41	3	12.8	3.9-34.9	18	48.8	31.2-66.6	9	12.4	5.8-24.4	11	26.1	12.8-45.7
$35,000- 49,999	45	1	6.1	0.9-32.2	17	40.6	23.1-60.8	10	27.1	13.9-46.3	17	26.2	14.9-41.9
$50,000-74,999	32	5	17.0	6.6-37.1	7	23.1	10.4-43.5	13	37.4	20.4-58.1	7	22.6	10.6-42.0
$75,000+	20	2	8.8	2.0-31.2	7	35.5	12.3-68.3	6	34.4	12.0-66.8	5	21.3	7.4-47.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	219	16	9.2	5.4-15.4	63	31.7	24.1-40.4	56	25.2	18.5-33.3	84	33.9	26.6-42.1
No	127	9	9.5	4.8-18.1	31	30.7	20.8-42.7	39	27.8	19.4-38.0	48	32.1	22.5-43.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	76	2	2.6	0.6- 9.8	14	19.7	11.4-32.0	19	26.1	16.0-39.6	41	51.6	38.4-64.6
Non-Veteran	276	24	12.3	7.9-18.6	80	33.8	26.6-41.9	78	26.0	20.0-33.0	94	27.9	21.7-35.1

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

-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

GENDER

Male

152

4.5

2.1- 9.3

28.1

20.3-37.6

32.5

24.0-42.3

34.9

26.5-44.3

Female

200

15.5

9.5-24.3

33.1

24.3-43.3

19.8

14.2-26.9

31.5

23.7-40.7

RACE

White

316

10.3

6.6-15.7

30.4

24.0-37.6

24.2

18.9-30.5

129

35.1

28.8-42.0

African American

6.5

0.9-35.5

26.9

7.2-63.7

52.1

24.1-78.8

14.5

3.9-41.7

Other Minorities

13.4

1.9-55.3

51.3

22.6-79.1

21.2

7.3-48.0

14.1

3.4-43.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.6

3.3-75.6

75.4

24.4-96.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

345

9.8

6.4-14.9

29.8

23.6-36.8

26.8

21.3-33.0

133

33.6

27.6-40.2

AGE

18-34

67.6

32.1-90.2

32.4

9.8-67.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

41.6

16.0-72.7

58.4

27.3-84.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

10.1

4.4-21.4

68.2

51.6-81.1

21.7

10.9-38.6

0.0

. - .

55-64

3.9

1.4-10.5

24.7

16.4-35.4

60.9

49.3-71.3

10.6

5.6-19.1

65-74

3.9

1.4-10.2

12.2

5.1-26.2

18.3

10.8-29.4

65.6

52.1-77.0

75+

0.0

. - .

14.4

6.9-27.5

14.3

7.0-27.2

71.3

57.3-82.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.8

3.9-26.5

23.9

14.0-37.8

17.8

8.5-33.6

47.5

32.4-63.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

124

5.5

2.3-12.6

36.7

26.4-48.4

28.5

19.7-39.4

29.3

20.4-40.1

Some Post-H.S.

14.0

6.9-26.3

34.8

22.4-49.8

26.6

17.6-38.0

24.6

16.1-35.7

College Graduate

12.7

5.6-26.4

20.3

10.8-34.7

31.2

18.5-47.7

35.8

23.4-50.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.4

4.7-25.2

15.7

7.4-30.1

34.5

22.4-49.0

38.5

25.7-53.1

$15,000- 24,999

8.2

3.2-19.4

30.2

19.4-43.8

23.1

14.3-35.1

38.5

26.5-52.1

$25,000- 34,999

12.8

3.9-34.9

48.8

31.2-66.6

12.4

5.8-24.4

26.1

12.8-45.7

$35,000- 49,999

6.1

0.9-32.2

40.6

23.1-60.8

27.1

13.9-46.3

26.2

14.9-41.9

$50,000-74,999

17.0

6.6-37.1

23.1

10.4-43.5

37.4

20.4-58.1

22.6

10.6-42.0

$75,000+

8.8

2.0-31.2

35.5

12.3-68.3

34.4

12.0-66.8

21.3

7.4-47.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

219

9.2

5.4-15.4

31.7

24.1-40.4

25.2

18.5-33.3

33.9

26.6-42.1

127

9.5

4.8-18.1

30.7

20.8-42.7

27.8

19.4-38.0

32.1

22.5-43.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2.6

0.6- 9.8

19.7

11.4-32.0

26.1

16.0-39.6

51.6

38.4-64.6

Non-Veteran

276

12.3

7.9-18.6

33.8

26.6-41.9

26.0

20.0-33.0

27.9

21.7-35.1

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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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