BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Past 3 years	3-5 years	5+ years
TOTAL	5,225	4,605	88.6	87.2-89.8	288	5.7	4.8- 6.7	332	5.7	4.9- 6.7
GENDER
Male	1,790	1,596	89.7	87.4-91.6	95	5.3	3.9- 7.1	99	5.0	3.7- 6.7
Female	3,435	3,009	87.7	86.0-89.2	193	6.0	4.9- 7.3	233	6.3	5.3- 7.6
RACE
White	3,892	3,388	87.8	86.3-89.2	222	5.8	4.8- 7.0	282	6.4	5.4- 7.5
African American	1,011	929	91.9	88.9-94.1	48	4.8	3.1- 7.4	34	3.3	2.0- 5.3
Asian	17	16	78.3	31.2-96.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.7	3.4-68.8
Native American	130	120	90.1	78.4-95.9	4	5.1	1.5-16.1	6	4.8	1.4-14.8
Other Minorities	154	136	89.5	80.8-94.5	11	6.8	2.8-15.7	7	3.7	1.6- 8.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	170	150	90.8	83.4-95.1	10	5.8	2.5-12.9	10	3.4	1.5- 7.8
-English Speaking	79	69	92.0	82.1-96.6	4	4.8	1.3-15.7	6	3.3	1.3- 8.1
-Spanish Speaking	91	81	90.4	80.4-95.6	6	6.1	2.2-16.0	4	3.5	1.2- 9.9
Non-Hispanic	5,050	4,451	88.4	87.0-89.7	278	5.7	4.8- 6.8	321	5.9	5.0- 6.9
AGE
18-24	233	213	93.7	88.1-96.7	14	3.9	1.9- 7.7	6	2.5	0.7- 8.5
25-34	722	622	85.7	81.6-89.0	56	7.9	5.5-11.2	44	6.4	4.3- 9.6
35-44	983	804	82.8	79.2-85.9	71	7.9	5.7-10.8	108	9.4	7.2-12.1
45-54	1,082	953	88.8	85.4-91.4	57	6.1	4.0- 9.2	72	5.1	3.6- 7.2
55-64	919	837	92.8	90.5-94.7	41	2.9	1.9- 4.3	41	4.3	2.8- 6.4
65-74	734	662	90.4	86.7-93.2	30	3.6	2.1- 6.0	42	6.0	3.8- 9.4
75+	510	477	94.1	90.9-96.2	16	2.9	1.5- 5.7	17	3.0	1.6- 5.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	748	671	89.0	85.0-92.0	36	4.7	2.8- 7.7	41	6.3	4.1- 9.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,519	1,350	89.6	87.0-91.7	85	6.5	4.7- 8.9	84	3.9	2.9- 5.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,401	1,237	89.5	87.0-91.6	76	4.5	3.2- 6.3	88	6.0	4.4- 8.0
College Graduate	1,545	1,337	86.5	83.8-88.8	90	6.5	4.9- 8.6	118	7.1	5.4- 9.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	537	470	87.2	82.4-90.9	31	6.2	3.7-10.5	36	6.5	4.2-10.0
$15,000- 24,999	891	781	88.1	83.9-91.3	56	6.8	4.3-10.7	54	5.1	3.3- 7.7
$25,000- 34,999	585	524	92.1	88.8-94.4	22	2.1	1.2- 3.6	39	5.8	3.7- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999	725	638	87.0	82.7-90.3	48	7.8	5.4-11.3	39	5.2	3.1- 8.6
$50,000-74,999	590	507	88.3	84.6-91.2	37	5.9	3.9- 8.8	46	5.9	3.9- 8.6
$75,000+	716	621	87.6	84.1-90.4	35	4.8	3.1- 7.3	60	7.6	5.5-10.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	274	238	86.4	80.6-90.7	20	8.5	5.0-14.0	16	5.1	2.9- 8.7
Guilford	244	209	86.4	80.5-90.7	18	6.9	4.2-11.2	17	6.7	3.7-11.9
Mecklenburg	255	231	90.2	84.6-93.9	12	6.4	3.3-12.0	12	3.4	1.9- 6.2
Orange	238	209	89.3	84.0-93.0	9	3.7	1.7- 7.7	20	7.0	4.3-11.3
Wake	242	204	85.3	79.6-89.7	18	6.8	4.1-11.2	20	7.8	4.7-12.7
Chatham/Lee	231	206	89.8	84.6-93.4	9	3.9	1.8- 8.2	16	6.3	3.7-10.5
Nash/Wilson	221	197	87.8	81.5-92.2	15	8.3	4.8-14.0	9	3.9	1.7- 8.4
Craven/Pamlico	268	243	91.9	87.6-94.8	12	3.4	1.8- 6.3	13	4.7	2.5- 8.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	230	201	88.4	83.1-92.3	11	4.8	2.5- 9.0	18	6.8	4.1-11.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	256	224	86.6	80.7-90.9	15	5.3	3.0- 9.2	17	8.0	4.7-13.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	264	235	84.3	74.8-90.6	11	4.8	2.0-11.2	18	10.9	5.5-20.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	221	189	86.1	79.6-90.8	18	7.1	4.1-12.0	14	6.7	3.5-12.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	248	224	90.6	84.9-94.3	10	5.1	2.3-11.0	14	4.3	2.4- 7.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	209	184	87.9	82.1-92.0	12	5.7	3.1-10.0	13	6.5	3.6-11.3
Northeast NC I	243	223	93.7	89.7-96.2	13	4.5	2.4- 8.3	7	1.8	0.8- 3.9
Northeast NC II	292	254	87.4	82.6-91.0	14	4.1	2.4- 7.2	24	8.5	5.5-12.9
Northeastern Partnership	535	477	89.6	86.3-92.2	27	4.3	2.8- 6.5	31	6.1	4.1- 9.0
Mountain AHEC	739	638	86.1	82.5-89.1	50	6.9	4.8- 9.9	51	6.9	5.0- 9.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,844	1,643	89.3	86.8-91.3	99	6.1	4.5- 8.3	102	4.7	3.5- 6.1
Piedmont	2,223	1,956	88.7	86.8-90.4	112	5.1	4.0- 6.5	155	6.2	5.0- 7.7
Western NC	1,158	1,006	86.5	83.1-89.4	77	7.2	4.9-10.4	75	6.3	4.7- 8.4

Total
Respond.^

Past 3 years

3-5 years

5+ years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,225

4,605

88.6

87.2-89.8

288

5.7

4.8- 6.7

332

5.7

4.9- 6.7

GENDER

Male

1,790

1,596

89.7

87.4-91.6

5.3

3.9- 7.1

5.0

3.7- 6.7

Female

3,435

3,009

87.7

86.0-89.2

193

6.0

4.9- 7.3

233

6.3

5.3- 7.6

RACE

White

3,892

3,388

87.8

86.3-89.2

222

5.8

4.8- 7.0

282

6.4

5.4- 7.5

African American

1,011

929

91.9

88.9-94.1

4.8

3.1- 7.4

3.3

2.0- 5.3

Asian

78.3

31.2-96.6

0.0

. - .

21.7

3.4-68.8

Native American

130

120

90.1

78.4-95.9

5.1

1.5-16.1

4.8

1.4-14.8

Other Minorities

154

136

89.5

80.8-94.5

6.8

2.8-15.7

3.7

1.6- 8.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

170

150

90.8

83.4-95.1

5.8

2.5-12.9

3.4

1.5- 7.8

-English Speaking

92.0

82.1-96.6

4.8

1.3-15.7

3.3

1.3- 8.1

-Spanish Speaking

90.4

80.4-95.6

6.1

2.2-16.0

3.5

1.2- 9.9

Non-Hispanic

5,050

4,451

88.4

87.0-89.7

278

5.7

4.8- 6.8

321

5.9

5.0- 6.9

AGE

18-24

233

213

93.7

88.1-96.7

3.9

1.9- 7.7

2.5

0.7- 8.5

25-34

722

622

85.7

81.6-89.0

7.9

5.5-11.2

6.4

4.3- 9.6

35-44

983

804

82.8

79.2-85.9

7.9

5.7-10.8

108

9.4

7.2-12.1

45-54

1,082

953

88.8

85.4-91.4

6.1

4.0- 9.2

5.1

3.6- 7.2

55-64

919

837

92.8

90.5-94.7

2.9

1.9- 4.3

4.3

2.8- 6.4

65-74

734

662

90.4

86.7-93.2

3.6

2.1- 6.0

6.0

3.8- 9.4

75+

510

477

94.1

90.9-96.2

2.9

1.5- 5.7

3.0

1.6- 5.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

748

671

89.0

85.0-92.0

4.7

2.8- 7.7

6.3

4.1- 9.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,519

1,350

89.6

87.0-91.7

6.5

4.7- 8.9

3.9

2.9- 5.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,401

1,237

89.5

87.0-91.6

4.5

3.2- 6.3

6.0

4.4- 8.0

College Graduate

1,545

1,337

86.5

83.8-88.8

6.5

4.9- 8.6

118

7.1

5.4- 9.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

537

470

87.2

82.4-90.9

6.2

3.7-10.5

6.5

4.2-10.0

$15,000- 24,999

891

781

88.1

83.9-91.3

6.8

4.3-10.7

5.1

3.3- 7.7

$25,000- 34,999

585

524

92.1

88.8-94.4

2.1

1.2- 3.6

5.8

3.7- 9.0

$35,000- 49,999

725

638

87.0

82.7-90.3

7.8

5.4-11.3

5.2

3.1- 8.6

$50,000-74,999

590

507

88.3

84.6-91.2

5.9

3.9- 8.8

5.9

3.9- 8.6

$75,000+

716

621

87.6

84.1-90.4

4.8

3.1- 7.3

7.6

5.5-10.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

274

238

86.4

80.6-90.7

8.5

5.0-14.0

5.1

2.9- 8.7

Guilford

244

209

86.4

80.5-90.7

6.9

4.2-11.2

6.7

3.7-11.9

Mecklenburg

255

231

90.2

84.6-93.9

6.4

3.3-12.0

3.4

1.9- 6.2

Orange

238

209

89.3

84.0-93.0

3.7

1.7- 7.7

7.0

4.3-11.3

Wake

242

204

85.3

79.6-89.7

6.8

4.1-11.2

7.8

4.7-12.7

Chatham/Lee

231

206

89.8

84.6-93.4

3.9

1.8- 8.2

6.3

3.7-10.5

Nash/Wilson

221

197

87.8

81.5-92.2

8.3

4.8-14.0

3.9

1.7- 8.4

Craven/Pamlico

268

243

91.9

87.6-94.8

3.4

1.8- 6.3

4.7

2.5- 8.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

230

201

88.4

83.1-92.3

4.8

2.5- 9.0

6.8

4.1-11.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

256

224

86.6

80.7-90.9

5.3

3.0- 9.2

8.0

4.7-13.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

264

235

84.3

74.8-90.6

4.8

2.0-11.2

10.9

5.5-20.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

221

189

86.1

79.6-90.8

7.1

4.1-12.0

6.7

3.5-12.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

248

224

90.6

84.9-94.3

5.1

2.3-11.0

4.3

2.4- 7.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

209

184

87.9

82.1-92.0

5.7

3.1-10.0

6.5

3.6-11.3

Northeast NC I

243

223

93.7

89.7-96.2

4.5

2.4- 8.3

1.8

0.8- 3.9

Northeast NC II

292

254

87.4

82.6-91.0

4.1

2.4- 7.2

8.5

5.5-12.9

Northeastern Partnership

535

477

89.6

86.3-92.2

4.3

2.8- 6.5

6.1

4.1- 9.0

Mountain AHEC

739

638

86.1

82.5-89.1

6.9

4.8- 9.9

6.9

5.0- 9.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,844

1,643

89.3

86.8-91.3

6.1

4.5- 8.3

102

4.7

3.5- 6.1

Piedmont

2,223

1,956

88.7

86.8-90.4

112

5.1

4.0- 6.5

155

6.2

5.0- 7.7

Western NC

1,158

1,006

86.5

83.1-89.4

7.2

4.9-10.4

6.3

4.7- 8.4

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*Asked only of respondents that have ever had blood test for high sugar/diabetes.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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