BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (In the last year, have you had a hospitalization or emergency visit because of your diabetes?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes Control

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	1,635	93	5.8	4.4- 7.7	1,542	94.2	92.3-95.6
-Western NC	295	13	4.9	2.2-10.3	282	95.1	89.7-97.8
GENDER
Male	120	4	3.3	0.7-14.4	116	96.7	85.6-99.3
Female	175	9	6.5	2.7-14.7	166	93.5	85.3-97.3
RACE
White	255	11	5.2	2.3-11.4	244	94.8	88.6-97.7
African American	13	1	2.8	0.4-19.1	12	97.2	80.9-99.6
Other Minorities	26	1	1.0	0.1- 7.4	25	99.0	92.6-99.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	289	13	5.0	2.3-10.5	276	95.0	89.5-97.7
AGE
18-44	22	4	17.5	5.2-45.0	18	82.5	55.0-94.8
45-54	41	5	7.9	2.6-21.3	36	92.1	78.7-97.4
55-64	78	2	0.8	0.2- 4.0	76	99.2	96.0-99.8
65+	154	2	0.8	0.1- 5.0	152	99.2	95.0-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	69	5	9.7	2.7-29.5	64	90.3	70.5-97.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	103	2	3.2	0.6-16.0	101	96.8	84.0-99.4
Some Post-H.S.	68	3	4.7	1.2-16.8	65	95.3	83.2-98.8
College Graduate	55	3	3.2	0.6-16.4	52	96.8	83.6-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	4	4.5	1.4-13.9	57	95.5	86.1-98.6
$15,000- 24,999	61	2	6.1	1.5-21.7	59	93.9	78.3-98.5
$25,000- 34,999	35	3	3.3	0.7-14.7	32	96.7	85.3-99.3
$35,000- 49,999	35	0	0.0	. - .	35	100	. - .
$50,000-74,999	23	0	0.0	. - .	23	100	. - .
$75,000+	25	0	0.0	. - .	25	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	182	10	7.5	3.3-16.2	172	92.5	83.8-96.7
No	111	3	1.0	0.2- 4.9	108	99.0	95.1-99.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	55	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	54	99.9	99.2- 100
Non-Veteran	240	12	6.1	2.8-12.9	228	93.9	87.1-97.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,635

5.8

4.4- 7.7

1,542

94.2

92.3-95.6

-Western NC

295

4.9

2.2-10.3

282

95.1

89.7-97.8

GENDER

Male

120

3.3

0.7-14.4

116

96.7

85.6-99.3

Female

175

6.5

2.7-14.7

166

93.5

85.3-97.3

RACE

White

255

5.2

2.3-11.4

244

94.8

88.6-97.7

African American

2.8

0.4-19.1

97.2

80.9-99.6

Other Minorities

1.0

0.1- 7.4

99.0

92.6-99.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

289

5.0

2.3-10.5

276

95.0

89.5-97.7

AGE

18-44

17.5

5.2-45.0

82.5

55.0-94.8

45-54

7.9

2.6-21.3

92.1

78.7-97.4

55-64

0.8

0.2- 4.0

99.2

96.0-99.8

65+

154

0.8

0.1- 5.0

152

99.2

95.0-99.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.7

2.7-29.5

90.3

70.5-97.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

103

3.2

0.6-16.0

101

96.8

84.0-99.4

Some Post-H.S.

4.7

1.2-16.8

95.3

83.2-98.8

College Graduate

3.2

0.6-16.4

96.8

83.6-99.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

4.5

1.4-13.9

95.5

86.1-98.6

$15,000- 24,999

6.1

1.5-21.7

93.9

78.3-98.5

$25,000- 34,999

3.3

0.7-14.7

96.7

85.3-99.3

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

182

7.5

3.3-16.2

172

92.5

83.8-96.7

111

1.0

0.2- 4.9

108

99.0

95.1-99.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.1

0.0- 0.8

99.9

99.2- 100

Non-Veteran

240

6.1

2.8-12.9

228

93.9

87.1-97.2

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

^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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