BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (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'?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

Diabetes

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'?

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	Total Respond.^	1 time	2 times	3-4 times	5+ times	Never
North Carolina	758	121	15.8	12.2-20.3	169	23.5	19.3-28.2	337	44.1	39.0-49.3	54	6.3	4.4- 8.9	77	10.4	7.6-14.0
-Piedmont NC	266	46	16.3	10.8-23.9	64	24.5	18.2-32.2	112	43.2	35.4-51.5	18	6.6	3.7-11.3	26	9.4	5.6-15.3
GENDER
Male	105	14	14.2	6.5-28.0	26	23.2	14.6-34.9	44	44.2	32.3-56.8	11	11.0	5.7-20.1	10	7.4	3.1-16.6
Female	161	32	18.4	11.8-27.6	38	25.8	17.4-36.5	68	42.3	32.4-52.8	7	2.1	0.9- 5.1	16	11.4	6.0-20.4
RACE
White	175	33	16.2	9.7-25.8	42	24.9	17.4-34.3	68	41.3	31.9-51.3	14	7.8	4.2-14.1	18	9.8	5.6-16.5
African American	81	13	18.9	10.0-32.9	21	20.9	12.1-33.5	37	49.0	34.9-63.3	3	2.6	0.7- 9.3	7	8.7	2.2-28.4
Other Minorities	8	0	0.0	. - .	1	48.9	10.3-88.9	5	38.5	8.9-80.0	1	7.7	0.9-44.4	1	4.9	0.5-32.5
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	10	2	2.4	0.5-11.4	5	44.4	12.0-82.4	3	53.1	16.5-86.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	35	8	22.2	7.1-51.6	8	19.1	8.1-38.7	15	54.9	32.5-75.5	2	1.6	0.4- 7.2	2	2.2	0.5- 9.5
45-54	56	11	25.8	13.1-44.5	22	40.6	25.2-58.2	16	23.8	13.0-39.5	5	7.2	2.5-19.4	2	2.6	0.4-13.3
55-64	61	9	12.1	5.6-24.3	15	21.3	11.2-36.6	26	47.2	31.2-63.7	7	11.7	5.0-24.9	4	7.8	1.6-30.2
65-74	55	10	14.2	6.0-30.1	8	11.6	4.4-27.2	29	61.1	42.2-77.1	2	6.2	1.0-30.4	6	7.0	2.3-19.4
75+	47	6	9.1	3.3-22.7	6	18.0	7.7-36.7	21	37.2	22.2-55.1	2	6.0	1.3-24.3	12	29.8	16.2-48.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	64	9	10.7	4.5-23.0	9	13.6	6.0-27.9	33	54.6	38.8-69.5	4	3.1	0.9-10.0	9	18.0	8.2-35.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	78	13	25.4	12.6-44.6	20	21.0	11.3-35.7	28	33.6	20.4-50.0	9	14.2	6.6-27.9	8	5.7	2.3-13.7
Some Post-H.S.	68	11	10.3	4.8-20.6	18	25.6	14.6-40.9	31	50.1	35.2-65.1	2	3.4	0.7-15.9	6	10.5	3.5-27.2
College Graduate	55	13	18.8	8.2-37.5	17	37.7	22.3-56.1	19	33.9	19.3-52.3	3	4.7	1.2-16.6	3	4.9	1.5-14.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	4	10.4	3.2-29.4	6	9.8	3.5-24.5	23	53.0	33.1-72.0	5	4.8	1.5-13.7	8	22.1	9.0-44.9
$15,000- 24,999	51	13	19.5	9.9-34.9	6	9.6	3.3-25.0	23	53.8	35.9-70.7	4	11.9	3.8-31.8	5	5.1	1.8-13.8
$25,000- 34,999	32	7	19.9	7.7-42.4	7	15.2	5.9-34.0	11	38.6	19.3-62.3	3	10.6	2.7-33.4	4	15.7	5.3-38.0
$35,000- 49,999	30	6	15.3	5.7-34.8	11	45.1	24.4-67.6	11	37.6	19.5-59.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.1	0.5- 8.7
$50,000-74,999	20	2	15.1	2.6-54.0	8	39.7	17.7-66.9	7	35.4	15.2-62.5	2	5.2	1.2-19.7	1	4.6	0.6-27.1
$75,000+	17	5	37.7	12.9-71.1	6	20.6	6.5-49.1	5	35.4	13.2-66.4	1	6.3	0.8-34.6	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	37	12	30.1	16.6-48.2	8	25.4	12.5-44.6	12	28.8	15.7-46.8	3	7.1	2.2-20.1	2	8.7	2.1-29.3
Guilford	31	6	18.0	7.7-36.4	8	25.3	12.0-45.8	12	38.6	21.7-58.8	1	4.1	0.6-23.8	4	14.1	4.7-35.0
Mecklenburg	32	5	14.2	5.5-32.2	9	30.0	15.1-50.9	14	48.6	30.1-67.6	3	5.7	1.7-17.0	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5
Orange	16	2	9.1	1.9-34.6	8	43.6	20.4-70.1	4	37.7	15.1-67.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.6	2.2-33.8
Wake	25	3	12.5	3.6-35.2	7	26.2	12.0-48.2	11	40.9	22.9-61.7	3	17.1	5.5-42.1	1	3.2	0.4-19.8
Chatham/Lee	20	3	17.1	4.9-45.3	6	25.0	10.1-49.7	8	39.7	19.2-64.6	2	16.0	3.3-51.3	1	2.1	0.3-14.2
Nash/Wilson	34	3	7.9	2.4-22.8	11	39.2	22.6-58.8	17	44.8	27.7-63.2	1	3.7	0.5-21.9	2	4.4	1.1-16.6
Craven/Pamlico	46	6	12.3	5.3-25.8	10	21.5	11.3-37.1	23	48.4	32.7-64.4	3	7.5	2.3-22.3	4	10.3	3.8-25.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	38	6	19.6	6.4-46.6	5	10.9	3.8-27.5	22	53.9	34.0-72.7	2	9.2	2.3-30.3	3	6.3	1.9-18.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	25	4	13.9	5.0-33.3	6	22.4	8.8-46.2	14	58.1	36.2-77.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.6	0.8-30.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	24	8	34.0	17.1-56.2	2	9.2	2.3-30.4	10	40.0	21.3-62.1	1	6.8	1.0-35.4	3	10.0	3.0-28.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	37	8	23.6	11.1-43.3	9	26.6	14.0-44.6	14	35.2	20.5-53.3	3	5.9	1.9-17.1	3	8.7	2.6-25.7
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	60	12	18.9	10.4-31.8	9	18.8	9.6-33.6	27	38.3	26.1-52.3	3	3.2	1.0-10.1	9	20.7	10.2-37.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	45	4	7.3	2.7-18.4	6	13.7	5.5-30.2	21	48.4	32.3-64.8	6	11.9	4.9-26.2	8	18.7	9.1-34.7
Northeast NC I	54	7	16.4	7.6-31.9	11	19.3	9.9-34.2	24	42.4	28.5-57.7	10	18.5	9.7-32.5	2	3.4	0.7-14.7
Northeast NC II	49	8	22.1	10.8-39.9	11	21.9	11.7-37.2	22	44.3	29.6-60.1	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	7	10.4	4.1-24.0
Northeastern Partnership	103	15	19.9	11.6-32.1	22	20.9	13.2-31.5	46	43.6	32.8-55.0	11	7.8	4.1-14.3	9	7.7	3.4-16.6
Mountain AHEC	106	22	15.2	9.2-24.2	27	28.0	18.1-40.6	38	34.0	23.1-46.8	10	12.0	5.5-24.4	9	10.8	5.2-21.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	333	45	14.5	9.7-21.2	65	18.8	13.4-25.7	158	48.6	40.7-56.5	26	5.3	3.3- 8.3	39	12.8	8.1-19.5
Piedmont	266	46	16.3	10.8-23.9	64	24.5	18.2-32.2	112	43.2	35.4-51.5	18	6.6	3.7-11.3	26	9.4	5.6-15.3
Western NC	159	30	17.3	10.8-26.6	40	31.2	21.4-43.0	67	35.9	26.7-46.3	10	7.6	3.4-16.1	12	7.9	4.1-14.9

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

758

121

15.8

12.2-20.3

169

23.5

19.3-28.2

337

44.1

39.0-49.3

6.3

4.4- 8.9

10.4

7.6-14.0

-Piedmont NC

266

16.3

10.8-23.9

24.5

18.2-32.2

112

43.2

35.4-51.5

6.6

3.7-11.3

9.4

5.6-15.3

GENDER

Male

105

14.2

6.5-28.0

23.2

14.6-34.9

44.2

32.3-56.8

11.0

5.7-20.1

7.4

3.1-16.6

Female

161

18.4

11.8-27.6

25.8

17.4-36.5

42.3

32.4-52.8

2.1

0.9- 5.1

11.4

6.0-20.4

RACE

White

175

16.2

9.7-25.8

24.9

17.4-34.3

41.3

31.9-51.3

7.8

4.2-14.1

9.8

5.6-16.5

African American

18.9

10.0-32.9

20.9

12.1-33.5

49.0

34.9-63.3

2.6

0.7- 9.3

8.7

2.2-28.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

48.9

10.3-88.9

38.5

8.9-80.0

7.7

0.9-44.4

4.9

0.5-32.5

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

2.4

0.5-11.4

44.4

12.0-82.4

53.1

16.5-86.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

22.2

7.1-51.6

19.1

8.1-38.7

54.9

32.5-75.5

1.6

0.4- 7.2

2.2

0.5- 9.5

45-54

25.8

13.1-44.5

40.6

25.2-58.2

23.8

13.0-39.5

7.2

2.5-19.4

2.6

0.4-13.3

55-64

12.1

5.6-24.3

21.3

11.2-36.6

47.2

31.2-63.7

11.7

5.0-24.9

7.8

1.6-30.2

65-74

14.2

6.0-30.1

11.6

4.4-27.2

61.1

42.2-77.1

6.2

1.0-30.4

7.0

2.3-19.4

75+

9.1

3.3-22.7

18.0

7.7-36.7

37.2

22.2-55.1

6.0

1.3-24.3

29.8

16.2-48.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.7

4.5-23.0

13.6

6.0-27.9

54.6

38.8-69.5

3.1

0.9-10.0

18.0

8.2-35.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

25.4

12.6-44.6

21.0

11.3-35.7

33.6

20.4-50.0

14.2

6.6-27.9

5.7

2.3-13.7

Some Post-H.S.

10.3

4.8-20.6

25.6

14.6-40.9

50.1

35.2-65.1

3.4

0.7-15.9

10.5

3.5-27.2

College Graduate

18.8

8.2-37.5

37.7

22.3-56.1

33.9

19.3-52.3

4.7

1.2-16.6

4.9

1.5-14.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

10.4

3.2-29.4

9.8

3.5-24.5

53.0

33.1-72.0

4.8

1.5-13.7

22.1

9.0-44.9

$15,000- 24,999

19.5

9.9-34.9

9.6

3.3-25.0

53.8

35.9-70.7

11.9

3.8-31.8

5.1

1.8-13.8

$25,000- 34,999

19.9

7.7-42.4

15.2

5.9-34.0

38.6

19.3-62.3

10.6

2.7-33.4

15.7

5.3-38.0

$35,000- 49,999

15.3

5.7-34.8

45.1

24.4-67.6

37.6

19.5-59.9

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.5- 8.7

$50,000-74,999

15.1

2.6-54.0

39.7

17.7-66.9

35.4

15.2-62.5

5.2

1.2-19.7

4.6

0.6-27.1

$75,000+

37.7

12.9-71.1

20.6

6.5-49.1

35.4

13.2-66.4

6.3

0.8-34.6

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

30.1

16.6-48.2

25.4

12.5-44.6

28.8

15.7-46.8

7.1

2.2-20.1

8.7

2.1-29.3

Guilford

18.0

7.7-36.4

25.3

12.0-45.8

38.6

21.7-58.8

4.1

0.6-23.8

14.1

4.7-35.0

Mecklenburg

14.2

5.5-32.2

30.0

15.1-50.9

48.6

30.1-67.6

5.7

1.7-17.0

1.4

0.2- 9.5

Orange

9.1

1.9-34.6

43.6

20.4-70.1

37.7

15.1-67.3

0.0

. - .

9.6

2.2-33.8

Wake

12.5

3.6-35.2

26.2

12.0-48.2

40.9

22.9-61.7

17.1

5.5-42.1

3.2

0.4-19.8

Chatham/Lee

17.1

4.9-45.3

25.0

10.1-49.7

39.7

19.2-64.6

16.0

3.3-51.3

2.1

0.3-14.2

Nash/Wilson

7.9

2.4-22.8

39.2

22.6-58.8

44.8

27.7-63.2

3.7

0.5-21.9

4.4

1.1-16.6

Craven/Pamlico

12.3

5.3-25.8

21.5

11.3-37.1

48.4

32.7-64.4

7.5

2.3-22.3

10.3

3.8-25.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

19.6

6.4-46.6

10.9

3.8-27.5

53.9

34.0-72.7

9.2

2.3-30.3

6.3

1.9-18.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

13.9

5.0-33.3

22.4

8.8-46.2

58.1

36.2-77.2

0.0

. - .

5.6

0.8-30.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

34.0

17.1-56.2

9.2

2.3-30.4

40.0

21.3-62.1

6.8

1.0-35.4

10.0

3.0-28.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

23.6

11.1-43.3

26.6

14.0-44.6

35.2

20.5-53.3

5.9

1.9-17.1

8.7

2.6-25.7

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

18.9

10.4-31.8

18.8

9.6-33.6

38.3

26.1-52.3

3.2

1.0-10.1

20.7

10.2-37.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

7.3

2.7-18.4

13.7

5.5-30.2

48.4

32.3-64.8

11.9

4.9-26.2

18.7

9.1-34.7

Northeast NC I

16.4

7.6-31.9

19.3

9.9-34.2

42.4

28.5-57.7

18.5

9.7-32.5

3.4

0.7-14.7

Northeast NC II

22.1

10.8-39.9

21.9

11.7-37.2

44.3

29.6-60.1

1.3

0.2- 8.9

10.4

4.1-24.0

Northeastern Partnership

103

19.9

11.6-32.1

20.9

13.2-31.5

43.6

32.8-55.0

7.8

4.1-14.3

7.7

3.4-16.6

Mountain AHEC

106

15.2

9.2-24.2

28.0

18.1-40.6

34.0

23.1-46.8

12.0

5.5-24.4

10.8

5.2-21.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

333

14.5

9.7-21.2

18.8

13.4-25.7

158

48.6

40.7-56.5

5.3

3.3- 8.3

12.8

8.1-19.5

Piedmont

266

16.3

10.8-23.9

24.5

18.2-32.2

112

43.2

35.4-51.5

6.6

3.7-11.3

9.4

5.6-15.3

Western NC

159

17.3

10.8-26.6

31.2

21.4-43.0

35.9

26.7-46.3

7.6

3.4-16.1

7.9

4.1-14.9

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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^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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