BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,704	929	53.7	50.2-57.1	775	46.3	42.9-49.8
-Western NC	309	140	48.6	41.3-56.0	169	51.4	44.0-58.7
GENDER
Male	127	51	45.6	34.8-57.0	76	54.4	43.0-65.2
Female	182	89	51.6	42.2-61.0	93	48.4	39.0-57.8
RACE
White	269	121	48.2	40.5-55.9	148	51.8	44.1-59.5
African American	13	5	43.4	15.5-76.2	8	56.6	23.8-84.5
Other Minorities	26	14	66.7	35.9-87.8	12	33.3	12.2-64.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	3	77.6	33.9-95.9	2	22.4	4.1-66.1
Non-Hispanic	303	137	48.2	40.8-55.6	166	51.8	44.4-59.2
AGE
18-44	23	11	50.7	26.8-74.2	12	49.3	25.8-73.2
45-54	43	23	53.1	35.4-70.0	20	46.9	30.0-64.6
55-64	83	40	57.5	44.8-69.3	43	42.5	30.7-55.2
65+	160	66	40.3	31.6-49.6	94	59.7	50.4-68.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	74	24	35.2	21.5-51.7	50	64.8	48.3-78.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	108	48	47.7	35.5-60.3	60	52.3	39.7-64.5
Some Post-H.S.	70	41	57.8	42.9-71.4	29	42.2	28.6-57.1
College Graduate	57	27	55.7	40.3-70.2	30	44.3	29.8-59.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	66	27	46.5	31.2-62.6	39	53.5	37.4-68.8
$15,000- 24,999	64	27	38.3	24.6-54.1	37	61.7	45.9-75.4
$25,000- 34,999	36	21	59.5	40.7-76.0	15	40.5	24.0-59.3
$35,000- 49,999	37	15	47.8	29.9-66.2	22	52.2	33.8-70.1
$50,000-74,999	24	13	59.8	35.9-79.8	11	40.2	20.2-64.1
$75,000+	24	14	62.9	39.5-81.5	10	37.1	18.5-60.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	187	86	47.2	38.3-56.2	101	52.8	43.8-61.7
No	110	48	49.0	36.2-61.8	62	51.0	38.2-63.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	57	28	48.8	34.5-63.3	29	51.2	36.7-65.5
Non-Veteran	252	112	48.6	40.3-57.0	140	51.4	43.0-59.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,704

929

53.7

50.2-57.1

775

46.3

42.9-49.8

-Western NC

309

140

48.6

41.3-56.0

169

51.4

44.0-58.7

GENDER

Male

127

45.6

34.8-57.0

54.4

43.0-65.2

Female

182

51.6

42.2-61.0

48.4

39.0-57.8

RACE

White

269

121

48.2

40.5-55.9

148

51.8

44.1-59.5

African American

43.4

15.5-76.2

56.6

23.8-84.5

Other Minorities

66.7

35.9-87.8

33.3

12.2-64.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

77.6

33.9-95.9

22.4

4.1-66.1

Non-Hispanic

303

137

48.2

40.8-55.6

166

51.8

44.4-59.2

AGE

18-44

50.7

26.8-74.2

49.3

25.8-73.2

45-54

53.1

35.4-70.0

46.9

30.0-64.6

55-64

57.5

44.8-69.3

42.5

30.7-55.2

65+

160

40.3

31.6-49.6

59.7

50.4-68.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

35.2

21.5-51.7

64.8

48.3-78.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

108

47.7

35.5-60.3

52.3

39.7-64.5

Some Post-H.S.

57.8

42.9-71.4

42.2

28.6-57.1

College Graduate

55.7

40.3-70.2

44.3

29.8-59.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

46.5

31.2-62.6

53.5

37.4-68.8

$15,000- 24,999

38.3

24.6-54.1

61.7

45.9-75.4

$25,000- 34,999

59.5

40.7-76.0

40.5

24.0-59.3

$35,000- 49,999

47.8

29.9-66.2

52.2

33.8-70.1

$50,000-74,999

59.8

35.9-79.8

40.2

20.2-64.1

$75,000+

62.9

39.5-81.5

37.1

18.5-60.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

187

47.2

38.3-56.2

101

52.8

43.8-61.7

110

49.0

36.2-61.8

51.0

38.2-63.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

48.8

34.5-63.3

51.2

36.7-65.5

Non-Veteran

252

112

48.6

40.3-57.0

140

51.4

43.0-59.7

Back to Diabetes.

This question was asked of those who had been told they had diabetes by a doctor.

^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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