BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you have some form of kidney disease?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Kidney Disease

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	12,220	326	1.9	1.6- 2.3	11,894	98.1	97.7-98.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	329	7	2.0	0.9- 4.5	322	98.0	95.5-99.1
Buncombe	374	9	1.9	0.9- 3.8	365	98.1	96.2-99.1
Cabarrus	318	5	1.2	0.4- 3.4	313	98.8	96.6-99.6
Catawba	338	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7	334	98.8	96.3-99.6
Cumberland	347	9	1.8	0.8- 4.1	338	98.2	95.9-99.2
Davidson	388	8	1.2	0.6- 2.5	380	98.8	97.5-99.4
Durham	395	17	2.3	1.3- 4.0	378	97.7	96.0-98.7
Forsyth	357	11	2.3	1.1- 4.7	346	97.7	95.3-98.9
Gaston	318	10	3.5	1.6- 7.6	308	96.5	92.4-98.4
Guilford	396	7	0.9	0.4- 2.1	389	99.1	97.9-99.6
Iredell	402	10	2.1	1.1- 4.2	392	97.9	95.8-98.9
Johnston	334	11	1.8	1.0- 3.4	323	98.2	96.6-99.0
Mecklenburg	569	12	1.7	0.8- 3.6	557	98.3	96.4-99.2
New Hanover	385	9	2.8	1.2- 6.3	376	97.2	93.7-98.8
Onslow	356	13	3.1	1.6- 5.8	343	96.9	94.2-98.4
Orange	345	5	1.6	0.6- 4.1	340	98.4	95.9-99.4
Pitt	338	19	4.1	2.4- 6.9	319	95.9	93.1-97.6
Randolph	323	5	0.8	0.3- 2.1	318	99.2	97.9-99.7
Robeson	340	18	2.7	1.6- 4.6	322	97.3	95.4-98.4
Rowan	403	14	2.6	1.4- 4.7	389	97.4	95.3-98.6
Union	341	6	1.2	0.5- 2.9	335	98.8	97.1-99.5
Wake	556	13	1.6	0.9- 2.9	543	98.4	97.1-99.1
Wayne	353	15	4.1	1.9- 8.6	338	95.9	91.4-98.1
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	3,326	117	2.8	1.9- 4.0	3,209	97.2	96.0-98.1
Piedmont	6,259	143	1.6	1.3- 1.9	6,116	98.4	98.1-98.7
Western NC	2,635	66	1.6	1.2- 2.2	2,569	98.4	97.8-98.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,802	48	1.9	1.3- 2.7	1,754	98.1	97.3-98.7
Northwest	2,793	67	1.6	1.2- 2.2	2,726	98.4	97.8-98.8
Charlotte	1,656	37	1.9	1.2- 3.0	1,619	98.1	97.0-98.8
Greensboro	1,520	24	1.0	0.6- 1.7	1,496	99.0	98.3-99.4
Southern Regional	1,073	35	1.9	1.1- 3.4	1,038	98.1	96.6-98.9
Coastal	529	14	5.4	2.2-12.7	515	94.6	87.3-97.8
Wake	1,398	44	1.6	1.1- 2.3	1,354	98.4	97.7-98.9
Area L	122	3	1.5	0.4- 5.3	119	98.5	94.7-99.6
Eastern	1,327	54	2.6	1.7- 4.0	1,273	97.4	96.0-98.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,220

326

1.9

1.6- 2.3

11,894

98.1

97.7-98.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

329

2.0

0.9- 4.5

322

98.0

95.5-99.1

Buncombe

374

1.9

0.9- 3.8

365

98.1

96.2-99.1

Cabarrus

318

1.2

0.4- 3.4

313

98.8

96.6-99.6

Catawba

338

1.2

0.4- 3.7

334

98.8

96.3-99.6

Cumberland

347

1.8

0.8- 4.1

338

98.2

95.9-99.2

Davidson

388

1.2

0.6- 2.5

380

98.8

97.5-99.4

Durham

395

2.3

1.3- 4.0

378

97.7

96.0-98.7

Forsyth

357

2.3

1.1- 4.7

346

97.7

95.3-98.9

Gaston

318

3.5

1.6- 7.6

308

96.5

92.4-98.4

Guilford

396

0.9

0.4- 2.1

389

99.1

97.9-99.6

Iredell

402

2.1

1.1- 4.2

392

97.9

95.8-98.9

Johnston

334

1.8

1.0- 3.4

323

98.2

96.6-99.0

Mecklenburg

569

1.7

0.8- 3.6

557

98.3

96.4-99.2

New Hanover

385

2.8

1.2- 6.3

376

97.2

93.7-98.8

Onslow

356

3.1

1.6- 5.8

343

96.9

94.2-98.4

Orange

345

1.6

0.6- 4.1

340

98.4

95.9-99.4

Pitt

338

4.1

2.4- 6.9

319

95.9

93.1-97.6

Randolph

323

0.8

0.3- 2.1

318

99.2

97.9-99.7

Robeson

340

2.7

1.6- 4.6

322

97.3

95.4-98.4

Rowan

403

2.6

1.4- 4.7

389

97.4

95.3-98.6

Union

341

1.2

0.5- 2.9

335

98.8

97.1-99.5

Wake

556

1.6

0.9- 2.9

543

98.4

97.1-99.1

Wayne

353

4.1

1.9- 8.6

338

95.9

91.4-98.1

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

3,326

117

2.8

1.9- 4.0

3,209

97.2

96.0-98.1

Piedmont

6,259

143

1.6

1.3- 1.9

6,116

98.4

98.1-98.7

Western NC

2,635

1.6

1.2- 2.2

2,569

98.4

97.8-98.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,802

1.9

1.3- 2.7

1,754

98.1

97.3-98.7

Northwest

2,793

1.6

1.2- 2.2

2,726

98.4

97.8-98.8

Charlotte

1,656

1.9

1.2- 3.0

1,619

98.1

97.0-98.8

Greensboro

1,520

1.0

0.6- 1.7

1,496

99.0

98.3-99.4

Southern Regional

1,073

1.9

1.1- 3.4

1,038

98.1

96.6-98.9

Coastal

529

5.4

2.2-12.7

515

94.6

87.3-97.8

Wake

1,398

1.6

1.1- 2.3

1,354

98.4

97.7-98.9

Area L

122

1.5

0.4- 5.3

119

98.5

94.7-99.6

Eastern

1,327

2.6

1.7- 4.0

1,273

97.4

96.0-98.3

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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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