BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do not include times when checked by a health professional.)

	Total Respond.#	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	338	194	60.2	52.5-67.3	88	25.4	19.4-32.6	20	6.5	3.5-11.7	10	3.0	1.4- 6.2	26	5.0	2.9- 8.4
GENDER
Male	136	72	50.1	38.5-61.6	43	34.1	23.7-46.3	11	10.6	4.8-21.7	2	1.2	0.2- 5.9	8	4.0	1.4-10.8
Female	202	122	67.9	58.7-75.9	45	18.7	12.6-26.9	9	3.3	1.3- 8.0	8	4.4	1.9- 9.8	18	5.7	3.0-10.4

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

#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.

** 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, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes--WHITE Respondents Only

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do not include times when checked by a health professional.

	Total Respond.#	1 or more times/day			1 or more times/week			1 or more times/month			1 or more times/year			Never
	Total Respond.#	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	338	194	60.2	52.5-67.3	88	25.4	19.4-32.6	20	6.5	3.5-11.7	10	3.0	1.4- 6.2	26	5.0	2.9- 8.4
GENDER
Male	136	72	50.1	38.5-61.6	43	34.1	23.7-46.3	11	10.6	4.8-21.7	2	1.2	0.2- 5.9	8	4.0	1.4-10.8
Female	202	122	67.9	58.7-75.9	45	18.7	12.6-26.9	9	3.3	1.3- 8.0	8	4.4	1.9- 9.8	18	5.7	3.0-10.4