BRFSS Q: "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?" correlated with diabetes prescriptions filled
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0.588
a
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0.609
a
|
0.625
a
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0.695
a
|
0.713
a
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N (50 states plus the District of Columbia)
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51
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51
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51
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51
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51
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BRFSS Diabetes (State-level):
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Meanb
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5.59%
|
6.05%
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6.45%
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6.66%
|
7.14%
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Standard Deviation
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0.95%
|
0.87%
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1.24%
|
1.20%
|
1.31%
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Prescriptions-Filled (State-level):
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Mean
|
3.38%
|
3.55%
|
3.76%
|
3.99%
|
4.13%
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Standard Deviations
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0.70%
|
0.73%
|
0.74%
|
0.78%
|
0.79%
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Ratio of Rx/BRFSS rates
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0.62
|
0.60
|
0.60
|
0.62
|
0.59
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Prescriptions-Filled (County-level):
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Mean
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2.22%
|
2.33%
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2.47%
|
2.62%
|
2.73%
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Standard Deviation
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1.34%
|
1.41%
|
1.49%
|
1.59%
|
1.64%
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N (counties)
|
3,103
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3,103
|
3,103
|
3,103
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3,103
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