BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Did your doctor or health professional talk to you about the importance of taking all of your medicine(s)?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Prescription Medication Adherence

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	11,248	10,247	90.6	89.6-91.5	1,001	9.4	8.5-10.4
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	288	265	93.8	89.4-96.4	23	6.2	3.6-10.6
Buncombe	244	219	90.2	83.6-94.3	25	9.8	5.7-16.4
Cabarrus	288	265	90.1	81.3-95.0	23	9.9	5.0-18.7
Catawba	279	261	93.1	88.3-96.1	18	6.9	3.9-11.7
Cumberland	278	260	93.0	88.0-96.1	18	7.0	3.9-12.0
Davidson	336	304	90.6	84.9-94.3	32	9.4	5.7-15.1
Durham	577	503	87.1	81.6-91.1	74	12.9	8.9-18.4
Forsyth	257	235	87.0	77.4-92.8	22	13.0	7.2-22.6
Gaston	249	234	85.5	72.5-92.9	15	14.5	7.1-27.5
Guilford	650	588	91.3	88.0-93.7	62	8.7	6.3-12.0
Iredell	309	275	89.5	84.1-93.2	34	10.5	6.8-15.9
Johnston	254	233	91.8	83.3-96.2	21	8.2	3.8-16.7
Mecklenburg	568	510	89.9	85.5-93.1	58	10.1	6.9-14.5
New Hanover	308	282	91.8	86.5-95.1	26	8.2	4.9-13.5
Onslow	279	257	89.5	81.0-94.5	22	10.5	5.5-19.0
Orange	282	256	91.3	84.5-95.3	26	8.7	4.7-15.5
Pitt	317	290	89.5	81.6-94.2	27	10.5	5.8-18.4
Randolph	370	337	88.2	81.3-92.8	33	11.8	7.2-18.7
Robeson	288	266	93.3	88.6-96.1	22	6.7	3.9-11.4
Rowan	351	309	84.0	76.3-89.5	42	16.0	10.5-23.7
Union	325	294	87.5	75.3-94.1	31	12.5	5.9-24.7
Wake	649	586	91.2	88.3-93.5	63	8.8	6.5-11.7
Wayne	342	319	92.7	87.3-95.9	23	7.3	4.1-12.7
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,910	2,691	92.6	90.9-93.9	219	7.4	6.1- 9.1
Piedmont	6,516	5,897	89.9	88.4-91.2	619	10.1	8.8-11.6
Western NC	1,822	1,659	89.7	87.0-91.8	163	10.3	8.2-13.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,238	1,123	89.5	86.5-91.8	115	10.5	8.2-13.5
Northwest	2,231	2,027	88.8	85.6-91.4	204	11.2	8.6-14.4
Charlotte	1,604	1,463	89.7	86.7-92.1	141	10.3	7.9-13.3
Greensboro	1,774	1,608	91.1	89.0-92.8	166	8.9	7.2-11.0
Southern Regional	982	913	92.6	89.5-94.8	69	7.4	5.2-10.5
Coastal	461	424	92.1	87.7-95.0	37	7.9	5.0-12.3
Wake	1,651	1,483	90.8	88.4-92.7	168	9.2	7.3-11.6
Area L	114	104	94.6	89.0-97.4	10	5.4	2.6-11.0
Eastern	1,193	1,102	91.6	88.1-94.1	91	8.4	5.9-11.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,248

10,247

90.6

89.6-91.5

1,001

9.4

8.5-10.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

288

265

93.8

89.4-96.4

6.2

3.6-10.6

Buncombe

244

219

90.2

83.6-94.3

9.8

5.7-16.4

Cabarrus

288

265

90.1

81.3-95.0

9.9

5.0-18.7

Catawba

279

261

93.1

88.3-96.1

6.9

3.9-11.7

Cumberland

278

260

93.0

88.0-96.1

7.0

3.9-12.0

Davidson

336

304

90.6

84.9-94.3

9.4

5.7-15.1

Durham

577

503

87.1

81.6-91.1

12.9

8.9-18.4

Forsyth

257

235

87.0

77.4-92.8

13.0

7.2-22.6

Gaston

249

234

85.5

72.5-92.9

14.5

7.1-27.5

Guilford

650

588

91.3

88.0-93.7

8.7

6.3-12.0

Iredell

309

275

89.5

84.1-93.2

10.5

6.8-15.9

Johnston

254

233

91.8

83.3-96.2

8.2

3.8-16.7

Mecklenburg

568

510

89.9

85.5-93.1

10.1

6.9-14.5

New Hanover

308

282

91.8

86.5-95.1

8.2

4.9-13.5

Onslow

279

257

89.5

81.0-94.5

10.5

5.5-19.0

Orange

282

256

91.3

84.5-95.3

8.7

4.7-15.5

Pitt

317

290

89.5

81.6-94.2

10.5

5.8-18.4

Randolph

370

337

88.2

81.3-92.8

11.8

7.2-18.7

Robeson

288

266

93.3

88.6-96.1

6.7

3.9-11.4

Rowan

351

309

84.0

76.3-89.5

16.0

10.5-23.7

Union

325

294

87.5

75.3-94.1

12.5

5.9-24.7

Wake

649

586

91.2

88.3-93.5

8.8

6.5-11.7

Wayne

342

319

92.7

87.3-95.9

7.3

4.1-12.7

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,910

2,691

92.6

90.9-93.9

219

7.4

6.1- 9.1

Piedmont

6,516

5,897

89.9

88.4-91.2

619

10.1

8.8-11.6

Western NC

1,822

1,659

89.7

87.0-91.8

163

10.3

8.2-13.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,238

1,123

89.5

86.5-91.8

115

10.5

8.2-13.5

Northwest

2,231

2,027

88.8

85.6-91.4

204

11.2

8.6-14.4

Charlotte

1,604

1,463

89.7

86.7-92.1

141

10.3

7.9-13.3

Greensboro

1,774

1,608

91.1

89.0-92.8

166

8.9

7.2-11.0

Southern Regional

982

913

92.6

89.5-94.8

7.4

5.2-10.5

Coastal

461

424

92.1

87.7-95.0

7.9

5.0-12.3

Wake

1,651

1,483

90.8

88.4-92.7

168

9.2

7.3-11.6

Area L

114

104

94.6

89.0-97.4

5.4

2.6-11.0

Eastern

1,193

1,102

91.6

88.1-94.1

8.4

5.9-11.9

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NOTE: For AHEC Regions, results for Area L are least reliable due to small sample size.

^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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