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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,688	1,125	62.8	58.4-67.1	338	21.5	18.4-24.9	60	4.1	2.9- 5.8	17	1.6	0.7- 3.8	148	9.9	6.6-14.7
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	56	38	70.4	55.7-81.8	14	20.4	11.6-33.3	2	5.8	1.5-20.6	2	3.3	0.7-14.0	0	0.0	. - .
Buncombe	34	25	81.9	66.6-91.1	4	8.5	2.9-22.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	5	9.7	3.7-22.7
Cabarrus	44	33	71.3	47.6-87.1	7	19.7	6.4-46.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	9.1	3.1-23.4
Catawba	37	23	65.0	45.5-80.5	8	17.9	8.1-34.9	2	11.0	2.5-36.9	1	0.9	0.1- 6.5	3	5.2	1.5-16.3
Cumberland	72	47	61.4	47.3-73.9	19	28.1	17.5-41.8	2	2.2	0.5- 8.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	3	6.3	1.8-19.4
Davidson	58	41	71.9	56.8-83.3	10	16.5	8.5-29.8	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	10.2	3.6-25.4
Durham	50	25	42.3	27.0-59.2	17	43.2	27.1-60.9	3	5.2	1.4-17.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	4	8.8	3.2-22.0
Forsyth	41	25	58.3	39.8-74.7	8	16.3	7.5-32.0	3	15.0	4.6-39.5	0	0.0	. - .	5	10.4	3.6-26.2
Gaston	46	35	81.7	67.9-90.4	7	11.2	5.0-23.1	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.9	1.5-15.2
Guilford	64	44	67.2	52.3-79.3	11	16.7	8.4-30.5	4	8.7	2.7-24.2	0	0.0	. - .	5	7.3	2.9-17.6
Iredell	43	30	71.6	55.6-83.5	8	17.2	8.4-32.1	2	5.5	1.3-19.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.7	1.7-17.9
Johnston	48	34	63.7	43.2-80.2	7	24.1	9.6-48.8	4	8.1	2.5-22.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	2	3.4	0.8-13.0
Mecklenburg	57	31	48.4	33.8-63.3	15	26.5	15.5-41.3	2	8.3	2.0-28.1	2	4.2	1.0-15.3	7	12.7	5.9-25.2
New Hanover	69	47	60.8	46.6-73.4	12	24.4	14.0-39.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.1	0.4-18.6	9	11.7	5.8-22.4
Onslow	53	41	73.3	57.2-84.9	8	17.4	8.3-32.9	1	2.5	0.3-15.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.8	2.0-20.6
Orange	24	10	47.1	26.2-69.1	6	19.7	8.0-41.1	2	12.2	3.0-38.9	1	2.6	0.3-16.4	5	18.4	6.4-42.8
Pitt	39	27	74.1	57.3-85.9	10	22.9	11.8-39.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.1	0.8-11.8
Randolph	40	27	65.1	44.3-81.4	9	27.3	13.1-48.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.6	2.3-22.1
Robeson	58	43	61.4	44.2-76.1	7	13.9	5.9-29.1	3	7.2	2.3-20.3	1	1.8	0.3-11.8	4	15.7	5.4-37.8
Rowan	66	39	59.1	44.9-72.0	17	21.5	13.0-33.5	2	4.0	1.0-14.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	7	14.5	6.6-29.0
Union	31	18	59.3	37.8-77.8	7	19.9	8.5-39.9	1	10.1	1.5-45.5	0	0.0	. - .	5	10.6	4.2-24.5
Wake	44	27	60.6	43.8-75.2	10	22.3	11.6-38.7	3	7.4	2.1-22.7	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	3	8.2	2.5-24.0
Wayne	65	42	69.0	54.4-80.7	12	12.5	6.8-21.9	4	4.1	1.1-13.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	14.4	6.2-29.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	557	384	61.3	51.9-69.9	107	22.2	16.6-29.2	15	1.6	0.8- 3.1	6	1.4	0.5- 3.6	45	13.5	6.4-26.5
Piedmont	772	499	63.0	57.8-67.9	165	21.3	17.3-25.9	31	6.1	4.0- 9.2	10	2.1	0.6- 6.9	67	7.5	5.5-10.1
Western NC	359	242	66.6	60.2-72.3	66	19.9	15.2-25.5	14	4.0	2.0- 7.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	36	8.9	6.2-12.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	240	171	69.7	62.1-76.4	32	16.0	11.0-22.7	11	4.7	2.0-10.2	0	0.0	. - .	26	9.6	6.2-14.6
Northwest	374	238	65.0	58.4-71.1	85	18.9	14.6-24.0	14	7.0	3.6-13.2	3	0.7	0.2- 3.0	34	8.4	5.6-12.5
Charlotte	197	132	63.3	53.1-72.4	39	22.6	14.9-32.6	5	5.1	2.0-12.7	2	1.4	0.4- 5.5	19	7.6	4.5-12.5
Greensboro	204	131	63.5	52.3-73.4	44	17.8	11.9-25.8	9	6.7	3.0-14.4	4	5.7	1.0-25.9	16	6.3	3.3-11.7
Southern Regional	188	132	67.4	56.7-76.7	36	21.1	13.5-31.5	5	1.8	0.7- 4.5	2	1.1	0.2- 5.1	13	8.5	4.3-16.2
Coastal	95	63	62.7	44.9-77.6	19	23.4	12.6-39.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	12	12.9	4.7-30.9
Wake	161	101	60.0	49.5-69.6	37	26.8	18.4-37.4	10	5.0	2.3-10.8	3	0.7	0.2- 3.2	10	7.4	3.5-15.1
Area L	22	11	46.8	25.1-69.8	9	48.2	26.0-71.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.3	0.6-25.3	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9
Eastern	207	146	59.6	39.9-76.6	37	15.7	8.2-28.1	6	1.8	0.5- 6.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0	17	22.0	7.2-50.9

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,688

1,125

62.8

58.4-67.1

338

21.5

18.4-24.9

4.1

2.9- 5.8

1.6

0.7- 3.8

148

9.9

6.6-14.7

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

70.4

55.7-81.8

20.4

11.6-33.3

5.8

1.5-20.6

3.3

0.7-14.0

0.0

. - .

Buncombe

81.9

66.6-91.1

8.5

2.9-22.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.7

3.7-22.7

Cabarrus

71.3

47.6-87.1

19.7

6.4-46.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.1

3.1-23.4

Catawba

65.0

45.5-80.5

17.9

8.1-34.9

11.0

2.5-36.9

0.9

0.1- 6.5

5.2

1.5-16.3

Cumberland

61.4

47.3-73.9

28.1

17.5-41.8

2.2

0.5- 8.6

2.1

0.3-13.4

6.3

1.8-19.4

Davidson

71.9

56.8-83.3

16.5

8.5-29.8

1.3

0.2- 9.0

0.0

. - .

10.2

3.6-25.4

Durham

42.3

27.0-59.2

43.2

27.1-60.9

5.2

1.4-17.3

0.5

0.1- 3.7

8.8

3.2-22.0

Forsyth

58.3

39.8-74.7

16.3

7.5-32.0

15.0

4.6-39.5

0.0

. - .

10.4

3.6-26.2

Gaston

81.7

67.9-90.4

11.2

5.0-23.1

2.1

0.3-13.8

0.0

. - .

4.9

1.5-15.2

Guilford

67.2

52.3-79.3

16.7

8.4-30.5

8.7

2.7-24.2

0.0

. - .

7.3

2.9-17.6

Iredell

71.6

55.6-83.5

17.2

8.4-32.1

5.5

1.3-19.6

0.0

. - .

5.7

1.7-17.9

Johnston

63.7

43.2-80.2

24.1

9.6-48.8

8.1

2.5-22.9

0.7

0.1- 4.8

3.4

0.8-13.0

Mecklenburg

48.4

33.8-63.3

26.5

15.5-41.3

8.3

2.0-28.1

4.2

1.0-15.3

12.7

5.9-25.2

New Hanover

60.8

46.6-73.4

24.4

14.0-39.0

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.4-18.6

11.7

5.8-22.4

Onslow

73.3

57.2-84.9

17.4

8.3-32.9

2.5

0.3-15.7

0.0

. - .

6.8

2.0-20.6

Orange

47.1

26.2-69.1

19.7

8.0-41.1

12.2

3.0-38.9

2.6

0.3-16.4

18.4

6.4-42.8

Pitt

74.1

57.3-85.9

22.9

11.8-39.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.8-11.8

Randolph

65.1

44.3-81.4

27.3

13.1-48.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.6

2.3-22.1

Robeson

61.4

44.2-76.1

13.9

5.9-29.1

7.2

2.3-20.3

1.8

0.3-11.8

15.7

5.4-37.8

Rowan

59.1

44.9-72.0

21.5

13.0-33.5

4.0

1.0-14.7

0.8

0.1- 5.7

14.5

6.6-29.0

Union

59.3

37.8-77.8

19.9

8.5-39.9

10.1

1.5-45.5

0.0

. - .

10.6

4.2-24.5

Wake

60.6

43.8-75.2

22.3

11.6-38.7

7.4

2.1-22.7

1.4

0.2- 9.5

8.2

2.5-24.0

Wayne

69.0

54.4-80.7

12.5

6.8-21.9

4.1

1.1-13.7

0.0

. - .

14.4

6.2-29.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

557

384

61.3

51.9-69.9

107

22.2

16.6-29.2

1.6

0.8- 3.1

1.4

0.5- 3.6

13.5

6.4-26.5

Piedmont

772

499

63.0

57.8-67.9

165

21.3

17.3-25.9

6.1

4.0- 9.2

2.1

0.6- 6.9

7.5

5.5-10.1

Western NC

359

242

66.6

60.2-72.3

19.9

15.2-25.5

4.0

2.0- 7.9

0.6

0.1- 4.4

8.9

6.2-12.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

240

171

69.7

62.1-76.4

16.0

11.0-22.7

4.7

2.0-10.2

0.0

. - .

9.6

6.2-14.6

Northwest

374

238

65.0

58.4-71.1

18.9

14.6-24.0

7.0

3.6-13.2

0.7

0.2- 3.0

8.4

5.6-12.5

Charlotte

197

132

63.3

53.1-72.4

22.6

14.9-32.6

5.1

2.0-12.7

1.4

0.4- 5.5

7.6

4.5-12.5

Greensboro

204

131

63.5

52.3-73.4

17.8

11.9-25.8

6.7

3.0-14.4

5.7

1.0-25.9

6.3

3.3-11.7

Southern Regional

188

132

67.4

56.7-76.7

21.1

13.5-31.5

1.8

0.7- 4.5

1.1

0.2- 5.1

8.5

4.3-16.2

Coastal

62.7

44.9-77.6

23.4

12.6-39.1

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.1- 7.0

12.9

4.7-30.9

Wake

161

101

60.0

49.5-69.6

26.8

18.4-37.4

5.0

2.3-10.8

0.7

0.2- 3.2

7.4

3.5-15.1

Area L

46.8

25.1-69.8

48.2

26.0-71.2

0.0

. - .

4.3

0.6-25.3

0.7

0.1- 4.9

Eastern

207

146

59.6

39.9-76.6

15.7

8.2-28.1

1.8

0.5- 6.3

0.9

0.1- 6.0

22.0

7.2-50.9

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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.

This page was generated on 09JUN10.

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Diabetes

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,but do not include times when checked by a health professional.

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