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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?

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  Total
Respond.^
1-5 times 6-11 times 12+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,652 1,280 76.6 72.2-80.6 112 6.2 4.7- 8.1 79 4.0 2.9- 5.5 181 13.1 9.5-17.8
-Western NC 352 262 72.7 66.3-78.2 20 5.5 3.3- 9.0 22 6.0 3.7- 9.5 48 15.9 11.3-21.8
GENDER
Male 139 94 69.8 59.9-78.1 5 4.4 1.7-11.0 13 7.1 3.7-13.2 27 18.7 12.1-27.9
Female 213 168 75.3 66.7-82.2 15 6.5 3.7-11.2 9 5.0 2.4- 9.9 21 13.2 7.7-21.7
RACE
White 297 223 74.7 68.2-80.3 16 5.5 3.2- 9.3 18 5.6 3.3- 9.2 40 14.2 9.9-20.1
African American 20 13 50.2 24.5-75.8 3 9.1 2.2-30.6 1 8.8 1.2-42.9 3 31.9 10.9-64.2
Other Minorities 33 24 67.1 40.7-85.8 1 0.5 0.1- 3.7 3 10.0 2.6-31.4 5 22.5 7.3-51.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 6 3 40.2 10.8-78.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 11.3 1.4-52.8 2 48.6 14.2-84.3
Non-Hispanic 344 257 73.4 66.9-78.9 20 5.6 3.4- 9.2 21 5.9 3.6- 9.5 46 15.1 10.7-21.0
AGE
18-44 22 12 52.5 29.5-74.4 2 3.6 0.8-14.5 2 9.8 2.4-32.5 6 34.1 15.5-59.2
45-54 47 40 88.3 74.7-95.1 1 2.6 0.4-16.5 0 0.0 . - . 6 9.1 3.5-21.7
55-64 104 77 73.5 61.9-82.6 8 8.3 3.8-17.5 5 4.3 1.6-11.1 14 13.8 7.4-24.3
65+ 179 133 71.8 62.6-79.4 9 5.0 2.4-10.4 15 8.5 4.9-14.6 22 14.7 8.7-23.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 64 74.6 61.2-84.5 4 3.6 1.3- 9.8 7 8.9 4.0-18.6 8 12.9 5.7-26.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 141 108 74.4 63.5-82.9 6 3.6 1.4- 8.8 6 5.5 2.3-12.6 21 16.5 9.5-27.1
Some Post-H.S. 74 48 65.4 51.5-77.2 7 10.0 4.3-21.6 5 4.9 1.8-12.9 14 19.7 10.8-33.1
College Graduate 53 41 76.5 60.3-87.4 3 6.0 1.8-18.3 4 5.4 1.5-17.8 5 12.1 4.5-28.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 63 73.4 60.1-83.6 3 2.5 0.8- 7.7 5 7.6 2.5-20.8 13 16.5 8.8-28.7
$15,000- 24,999 80 53 65.5 52.0-76.9 7 7.0 3.1-14.8 6 8.0 3.5-17.1 14 19.5 10.6-33.2
$25,000- 34,999 38 30 77.0 58.4-88.8 2 6.4 1.6-22.3 3 10.1 3.2-27.7 3 6.6 1.7-22.7
$35,000- 49,999 31 25 84.2 62.0-94.6 1 1.4 0.2- 9.7 4 8.3 1.9-29.5 1 6.1 0.9-32.4
$50,000-74,999 27 19 66.9 43.6-84.1 3 14.8 4.6-38.7 0 0.0 . - . 5 18.3 6.3-42.8
$75,000+ 29 24 84.2 62.5-94.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.9 0.4-18.1 4 13.0 3.9-35.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 233 167 68.3 60.2-75.5 14 5.9 3.1-10.7 19 8.5 5.1-13.8 33 17.3 11.6-25.1
No 106 83 78.4 67.1-86.6 5 4.6 1.8-11.2 3 2.3 0.6- 7.8 15 14.8 8.0-25.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 60 41 72.7 58.7-83.4 3 5.0 1.5-15.3 6 7.8 3.0-18.5 10 14.5 7.0-27.6
Non-Veteran 258 196 71.5 63.7-78.3 15 5.7 3.1-10.2 13 5.6 3.0-10.0 34 17.2 11.6-24.7

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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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