BRFSS 2009 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	Yes, during pregnancy	No	No, borderline diabetes
North Carolina	13,260	1,719	9.6	8.9-10.4	86	0.7	0.5- 0.9	11,234	88.7	87.8-89.5	221	1.0	0.9- 1.3
-Western NC	2,824	363	9.0	7.9-10.3	16	0.6	0.3- 1.2	2,384	88.9	87.5-90.2	61	1.4	1.1- 1.9
GENDER
Male	1,087	143	9.0	7.3-11.0	0	0.0	. - .	921	89.9	87.7-91.7	23	1.2	0.7- 1.9
Female	1,737	220	9.1	7.6-10.8	16	1.2	0.7- 2.3	1,463	88.0	86.0-89.8	38	1.7	1.1- 2.4
RACE
White	2,596	308	8.8	7.6-10.1	16	0.7	0.4- 1.3	2,213	89.0	87.5-90.4	59	1.5	1.1- 2.0
African American	78	20	18.4	10.1-31.1	0	0.0	. - .	58	81.6	68.9-89.9	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	138	33	6.9	4.0-11.8	0	0.0	. - .	103	91.7	86.1-95.2	2	1.4	0.3- 6.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	6	5.5	2.2-13.0	0	0.0	. - .	53	92.9	84.2-97.0	1	1.6	0.2-10.9
Non-Hispanic	2,758	355	9.2	8.0-10.5	16	0.7	0.4- 1.2	2,327	88.8	87.3-90.1	60	1.4	1.1- 1.9
AGE
18-24	89	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	86	98.1	94.2-99.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8
25-34	193	3	1.6	0.5- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .	189	98.1	94.6-99.4	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7
35-44	346	18	4.4	2.6- 7.4	6	1.4	0.5- 3.6	317	93.6	90.2-95.8	5	0.7	0.3- 1.6
45-54	495	48	8.2	5.8-11.5	3	0.4	0.1- 1.2	435	89.4	85.8-92.2	9	2.0	1.0- 4.0
55-64	651	104	16.7	13.4-20.7	3	0.6	0.2- 2.2	530	81.0	77.0-84.5	14	1.6	0.9- 2.8
65+	1,028	189	17.1	14.5-20.0	2	0.7	0.1- 3.5	807	79.6	76.3-82.4	30	2.7	1.8- 4.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	401	86	11.9	8.6-16.2	0	0.0	. - .	304	86.5	81.9-90.1	11	1.6	0.7- 3.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	922	143	11.5	9.3-14.3	5	0.8	0.3- 2.5	754	86.2	83.2-88.7	20	1.5	0.8- 2.5
Some Post-H.S.	693	78	8.7	6.5-11.4	5	0.6	0.2- 1.8	592	88.9	85.8-91.3	18	1.8	1.1- 3.1
College Graduate	804	55	4.9	3.6- 6.7	6	0.8	0.3- 2.0	731	93.3	91.3-94.9	12	0.9	0.5- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	369	86	14.3	10.8-18.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	271	83.9	79.2-87.7	11	1.6	0.9- 3.0
$15,000- 24,999	522	81	12.8	9.8-16.5	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	426	84.7	80.7-88.1	13	2.3	1.1- 4.5
$25,000- 34,999	349	38	9.7	6.7-13.9	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1	299	87.5	83.0-90.9	10	2.1	1.1- 4.1
$35,000- 49,999	372	33	5.7	3.7- 8.5	2	0.7	0.1- 3.4	331	92.3	88.9-94.7	6	1.4	0.6- 3.4
$50,000-74,999	359	27	6.3	4.0- 9.6	3	0.8	0.2- 3.1	326	92.4	88.8-94.9	3	0.5	0.2- 1.6
$75,000+	409	31	5.7	3.6- 8.9	3	0.6	0.2- 2.5	366	92.3	88.8-94.8	9	1.3	0.6- 2.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,076	238	18.1	15.5-21.0	5	0.4	0.2- 1.2	806	79.4	76.3-82.1	27	2.1	1.3- 3.4
No	1,614	112	5.1	4.0- 6.5	11	0.8	0.4- 1.7	1,461	93.0	91.3-94.3	30	1.1	0.8- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	359	63	17.0	13.0-21.9	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	285	80.9	75.9-85.1	10	1.9	1.0- 3.7
Non-Veteran	2,230	266	7.9	6.7- 9.3	15	0.8	0.4- 1.4	1,908	90.0	88.5-91.4	41	1.3	0.9- 1.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

Yes, during pregnancy

No, borderline diabetes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,260

1,719

9.6

8.9-10.4

0.7

0.5- 0.9

11,234

88.7

87.8-89.5

221

1.0

0.9- 1.3

-Western NC

2,824

363

9.0

7.9-10.3

0.6

0.3- 1.2

2,384

88.9

87.5-90.2

1.4

1.1- 1.9

GENDER

Male

1,087

143

9.0

7.3-11.0

0.0

. - .

921

89.9

87.7-91.7

1.2

0.7- 1.9

Female

1,737

220

9.1

7.6-10.8

1.2

0.7- 2.3

1,463

88.0

86.0-89.8

1.7

1.1- 2.4

RACE

White

2,596

308

8.8

7.6-10.1

0.7

0.4- 1.3

2,213

89.0

87.5-90.4

1.5

1.1- 2.0

African American

18.4

10.1-31.1

0.0

. - .

81.6

68.9-89.9

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

138

6.9

4.0-11.8

0.0

. - .

103

91.7

86.1-95.2

1.4

0.3- 6.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

5.5

2.2-13.0

0.0

. - .

92.9

84.2-97.0

1.6

0.2-10.9

Non-Hispanic

2,758

355

9.2

8.0-10.5

0.7

0.4- 1.2

2,327

88.8

87.3-90.1

1.4

1.1- 1.9

AGE

18-24

0.7

0.1- 4.7

0.6

0.1- 4.5

98.1

94.2-99.4

0.5

0.1- 3.8

25-34

193

1.6

0.5- 5.3

0.0

. - .

189

98.1

94.6-99.4

0.2

0.0- 1.7

35-44

346

4.4

2.6- 7.4

1.4

0.5- 3.6

317

93.6

90.2-95.8

0.7

0.3- 1.6

45-54

495

8.2

5.8-11.5

0.4

0.1- 1.2

435

89.4

85.8-92.2

2.0

1.0- 4.0

55-64

651

104

16.7

13.4-20.7

0.6

0.2- 2.2

530

81.0

77.0-84.5

1.6

0.9- 2.8

65+

1,028

189

17.1

14.5-20.0

0.7

0.1- 3.5

807

79.6

76.3-82.4

2.7

1.8- 4.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

401

11.9

8.6-16.2

0.0

. - .

304

86.5

81.9-90.1

1.6

0.7- 3.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

922

143

11.5

9.3-14.3

0.8

0.3- 2.5

754

86.2

83.2-88.7

1.5

0.8- 2.5

Some Post-H.S.

693

8.7

6.5-11.4

0.6

0.2- 1.8

592

88.9

85.8-91.3

1.8

1.1- 3.1

College Graduate

804

4.9

3.6- 6.7

0.8

0.3- 2.0

731

93.3

91.3-94.9

0.9

0.5- 1.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

369

14.3

10.8-18.8

0.2

0.0- 1.1

271

83.9

79.2-87.7

1.6

0.9- 3.0

$15,000- 24,999

522

12.8

9.8-16.5

0.2

0.1- 0.9

426

84.7

80.7-88.1

2.3

1.1- 4.5

$25,000- 34,999

349

9.7

6.7-13.9

0.7

0.2- 3.1

299

87.5

83.0-90.9

2.1

1.1- 4.1

$35,000- 49,999

372

5.7

3.7- 8.5

0.7

0.1- 3.4

331

92.3

88.9-94.7

1.4

0.6- 3.4

$50,000-74,999

359

6.3

4.0- 9.6

0.8

0.2- 3.1

326

92.4

88.8-94.9

0.5

0.2- 1.6

$75,000+

409

5.7

3.6- 8.9

0.6

0.2- 2.5

366

92.3

88.8-94.8

1.3

0.6- 2.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,076

238

18.1

15.5-21.0

0.4

0.2- 1.2

806

79.4

76.3-82.1

2.1

1.3- 3.4

1,614

112

5.1

4.0- 6.5

0.8

0.4- 1.7

1,461

93.0

91.3-94.3

1.1

0.8- 1.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

359

17.0

13.0-21.9

0.1

0.0- 1.0

285

80.9

75.9-85.1

1.9

1.0- 3.7

Non-Veteran

2,230

266

7.9

6.7- 9.3

0.8

0.4- 1.4

1,908

90.0

88.5-91.4

1.3

0.9- 1.9

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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.

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