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A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months. About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
1 time
N % C.I.(95%) |
2 times
N % C.I.(95%) |
3-4 times
N % C.I.(95%) |
5+ times
N % C.I.(95%) |
Never
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
187 |
49 24.5 (18.5-31.7) |
43 25.9 (19.4-33.7) |
58 28.9 (22.4-36.4) |
17 10.3 ( 6.3-16.5) |
20 10.4 ( 6.4-16.4) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
67 |
16 22.0 (13.4-34.0) |
18 28.0 (17.9-41.0) |
18 27.3 (17.4-40.1) |
7 10.3 ( 4.7-20.9) |
8 12.3 ( 5.9-23.8) |
| Female |
120 |
33 26.8 (19.2-36.0) |
25 24.0 (16.3-33.9) |
40 30.2 (22.4-39.4) |
10 10.4 ( 5.5-18.8) |
12 8.6 ( 4.7-15.3) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
132 |
35 24.3 (17.4-32.8) |
31 26.7 (18.9-36.2) |
41 29.2 (21.6-38.2) |
12 9.5 ( 5.3-16.4) |
13 10.3 ( 5.7-17.9) |
| African American |
49 |
13 26.0 (14.8-41.7) |
10 21.4 (11.4-36.5) |
15 27.6 (16.0-43.2) |
5 14.1 ( 5.6-31.0) |
6 11.0 ( 4.6-24.1) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-49 |
50 |
17 30.0 (18.4-45.1) |
11 28.4 (15.8-45.7) |
13 22.8 (12.6-37.7) |
3 4.7 ( 1.4-14.3) |
6 14.0 ( 5.8-30.1) |
| 50+ |
134 |
32 22.6 (15.9-31.1) |
32 25.3 (18.1-34.1) |
44 31.6 (23.8-40.7) |
14 12.8 ( 7.5-21.0) |
12 7.7 ( 4.2-13.8) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| H.S. or G.E.D. or Less |
110 |
28 24.0 (16.4-33.6) |
26 28.0 (19.5-38.5) |
32 26.1 (18.3-35.8) |
10 10.2 ( 5.4-18.4) |
14 11.8 ( 6.7-19.8) |
| Some Post-H.S. or College |
77 |
21 25.3 (16.4-36.9) |
17 23.1 (14.0-35.6) |
26 32.6 (22.3-44.9) |
7 10.5 ( 4.8-21.6) |
6 8.5 ( 3.4-19.8) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $25,000 |
89 |
19 18.8 (11.8-28.7) |
22 29.2 (19.5-41.2) |
28 27.9 (19.2-38.6) |
12 14.2 ( 8.0-24.0) |
8 9.9 ( 4.5-20.4) |
| $50,000+ |
71 |
24 31.2 (21.0-43.6) |
17 25.0 (15.5-37.8) |
19 27.6 (17.7-40.4) |
3 6.0 ( 1.8-18.3) |
8 10.1 ( 4.7-20.4) |
*Asked to respondents who reported being told by a doctor
that s/he had diabetes.
Denominator excludes respondents who never heard of hemoglobin 'A one C' test. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
