BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Less than age 30	Ages 30 to 50	Ages 50 to 60	Age 60 or older
North Carolina	1,614	89	11.4	7.6-16.9	489	35.3	31.4-39.3	463	27.2	24.0-30.7	573	26.1	22.9-29.6
-Western NC	344	16	7.2	3.9-12.8	94	30.9	24.9-37.6	99	30.2	24.2-37.0	135	31.7	26.2-37.7
GENDER
Male	140	8	5.9	2.5-13.1	39	31.3	22.5-41.6	48	35.4	26.0-46.1	45	27.4	19.8-36.7
Female	204	8	8.4	3.7-18.3	55	30.6	22.8-39.6	51	25.3	18.4-33.6	90	35.7	28.4-43.8
RACE
White	295	13	7.9	4.3-14.3	72	28.1	21.9-35.1	86	29.6	23.4-36.8	124	34.4	28.3-40.9
African American	18	0	0.0	. - .	10	59.4	30.1-83.3	3	26.8	7.6-62.0	5	13.8	4.5-35.3
Other Minorities	29	3	5.2	1.5-17.1	12	45.9	23.3-70.3	8	36.2	15.4-64.0	6	12.6	4.1-32.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	4	85.0	37.8-98.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.0	1.9-62.2
Non-Hispanic	337	16	7.3	4.0-13.0	90	30.0	24.0-36.8	98	30.7	24.6-37.6	133	31.9	26.4-38.0
AGE
18-44	22	6	38.7	18.2-64.1	16	61.3	35.9-81.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	47	4	4.8	1.5-14.1	36	80.9	66.4-90.0	7	14.3	6.6-28.4	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	98	5	4.1	1.6-10.2	28	24.6	16.3-35.4	52	56.3	44.2-67.8	13	15.0	8.4-25.2
65+	177	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	14	5.7	3.1-10.2	40	26.8	18.9-36.4	122	66.5	57.1-74.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	77	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	21	30.4	19.2-44.6	19	30.5	19.2-44.7	36	38.8	27.1-51.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	137	7	6.7	2.8-15.4	37	34.4	24.1-46.4	42	31.7	21.6-43.9	51	27.1	19.5-36.4
Some Post-H.S.	76	6	15.1	6.2-32.3	23	29.6	19.1-42.8	23	28.2	17.9-41.4	24	27.0	17.6-39.2
College Graduate	54	2	3.4	0.8-13.0	13	24.5	13.9-39.5	15	29.3	17.2-45.2	24	42.8	28.3-58.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	83	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	33	48.1	35.4-61.0	17	21.9	13.0-34.4	32	29.3	20.1-40.6
$15,000- 24,999	76	5	7.4	2.2-21.5	18	31.6	19.6-46.7	20	25.3	15.5-38.6	33	35.7	24.4-48.8
$25,000- 34,999	37	3	17.8	5.0-47.2	7	19.4	8.8-37.6	11	31.2	17.2-49.7	16	31.6	18.1-49.1
$35,000- 49,999	33	3	16.0	5.1-40.1	12	38.4	21.3-59.0	9	19.9	8.7-39.3	9	25.7	11.7-47.5
$50,000-74,999	27	1	3.0	0.4-18.9	6	32.1	14.6-56.7	12	42.1	23.4-63.4	8	22.7	10.8-41.7
$75,000+	31	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	9	31.7	14.1-56.8	9	24.3	11.4-44.5	12	41.3	22.6-63.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	225	8	5.4	2.4-11.8	64	31.2	24.2-39.2	64	30.7	23.6-38.9	89	32.7	26.0-40.1
No	106	8	10.7	4.5-23.6	25	28.6	18.2-41.9	32	30.6	20.0-43.6	41	30.1	21.0-41.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	62	4	6.6	2.1-18.7	9	13.3	6.7-24.5	21	36.3	23.9-50.8	28	43.9	30.5-58.3
Non-Veteran	249	12	8.3	4.2-15.9	71	32.7	25.6-40.8	72	30.8	23.5-39.2	94	28.1	22.3-34.8

Total
Respond.^

Less than age 30

Ages 30 to 50

Ages 50 to 60

Age 60 or older

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,614

11.4

7.6-16.9

489

35.3

31.4-39.3

463

27.2

24.0-30.7

573

26.1

22.9-29.6

-Western NC

344

7.2

3.9-12.8

30.9

24.9-37.6

30.2

24.2-37.0

135

31.7

26.2-37.7

GENDER

Male

140

5.9

2.5-13.1

31.3

22.5-41.6

35.4

26.0-46.1

27.4

19.8-36.7

Female

204

8.4

3.7-18.3

30.6

22.8-39.6

25.3

18.4-33.6

35.7

28.4-43.8

RACE

White

295

7.9

4.3-14.3

28.1

21.9-35.1

29.6

23.4-36.8

124

34.4

28.3-40.9

African American

0.0

. - .

59.4

30.1-83.3

26.8

7.6-62.0

13.8

4.5-35.3

Other Minorities

5.2

1.5-17.1

45.9

23.3-70.3

36.2

15.4-64.0

12.6

4.1-32.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

85.0

37.8-98.1

0.0

. - .

15.0

1.9-62.2

Non-Hispanic

337

7.3

4.0-13.0

30.0

24.0-36.8

30.7

24.6-37.6

133

31.9

26.4-38.0

AGE

18-44

38.7

18.2-64.1

61.3

35.9-81.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

4.8

1.5-14.1

80.9

66.4-90.0

14.3

6.6-28.4

0.0

. - .

55-64

4.1

1.6-10.2

24.6

16.3-35.4

56.3

44.2-67.8

15.0

8.4-25.2

65+

177

1.0

0.1- 6.8

5.7

3.1-10.2

26.8

18.9-36.4

122

66.5

57.1-74.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

0.3

0.0- 2.3

30.4

19.2-44.6

30.5

19.2-44.7

38.8

27.1-51.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

137

6.7

2.8-15.4

34.4

24.1-46.4

31.7

21.6-43.9

27.1

19.5-36.4

Some Post-H.S.

15.1

6.2-32.3

29.6

19.1-42.8

28.2

17.9-41.4

27.0

17.6-39.2

College Graduate

3.4

0.8-13.0

24.5

13.9-39.5

29.3

17.2-45.2

42.8

28.3-58.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.7

0.1- 5.1

48.1

35.4-61.0

21.9

13.0-34.4

29.3

20.1-40.6

$15,000- 24,999

7.4

2.2-21.5

31.6

19.6-46.7

25.3

15.5-38.6

35.7

24.4-48.8

$25,000- 34,999

17.8

5.0-47.2

19.4

8.8-37.6

31.2

17.2-49.7

31.6

18.1-49.1

$35,000- 49,999

16.0

5.1-40.1

38.4

21.3-59.0

19.9

8.7-39.3

25.7

11.7-47.5

$50,000-74,999

3.0

0.4-18.9

32.1

14.6-56.7

42.1

23.4-63.4

22.7

10.8-41.7

$75,000+

2.7

0.4-17.0

31.7

14.1-56.8

24.3

11.4-44.5

41.3

22.6-63.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

225

5.4

2.4-11.8

31.2

24.2-39.2

30.7

23.6-38.9

32.7

26.0-40.1

106

10.7

4.5-23.6

28.6

18.2-41.9

30.6

20.0-43.6

30.1

21.0-41.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

6.6

2.1-18.7

13.3

6.7-24.5

36.3

23.9-50.8

43.9

30.5-58.3

Non-Veteran

249

8.3

4.2-15.9

32.7

25.6-40.8

30.8

23.5-39.2

28.1

22.3-34.8

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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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