BRFSS 2003- Nationwide Data: (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'?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

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
All Participants	17,111	2,972	17.6	16.4-18.7	4,048	23.0	21.8-24.2	6,931	39.3	37.8-40.7	1,487	8.3	7.5- 9.2	1,673	11.9	10.7-13.2

Alabama	275	44	15.6	11.4-21.0	71	24.6	19.3-30.8	92	34.7	28.4-41.6	40	14.6	10.5-20.0	28	10.6	6.9-15.8
Alaska	110	24	19.9	12.1-30.9	30	28.6	17.5-43.2	37	33.0	21.5-46.9	7	9.3	3.5-22.5	12	9.2	4.6-17.6
Arizona	214	53	25.6	17.3-36.0	56	21.6	15.2-29.8	73	36.6	28.0-46.3	14	7.0	2.7-17.1	18	9.1	4.7-16.9
Arkansas	307	54	18.2	13.7-23.6	74	24.6	19.6-30.4	104	33.5	27.8-39.7	37	11.6	8.1-16.4	38	12.2	8.6-16.9
California	294	55	18.4	13.6-24.4	60	19.3	14.5-25.3	96	29.1	23.4-35.5	21	7.1	4.4-11.2	62	26.1	19.8-33.5
Colorado	196	39	20.9	15.3-28.0	52	25.9	19.9-33.0	70	35.3	28.2-43.0	13	7.0	3.9-12.2	22	10.8	6.8-16.8
Connecticut	281	45	15.2	11.0-20.7	77	28.1	22.5-34.5	108	38.5	32.2-45.1	28	10.4	7.0-15.2	23	7.8	5.1-11.9
Delaware	308	50	18.2	13.1-24.7	74	23.4	17.9-30.0	133	43.2	36.1-50.5	21	6.1	3.5-10.4	30	9.1	5.6-14.6
Florida	393	76	19.6	14.4-26.1	69	17.0	12.5-22.7	173	40.3	33.2-47.9	36	11.2	6.7-18.0	39	11.9	7.6-18.2
Georgia	598	118	18.7	14.6-23.7	134	23.6	18.8-29.1	215	37.9	32.5-43.7	77	10.4	7.7-14.0	54	9.3	6.6-13.1
Hawaii	299	28	9.2	5.8-14.4	47	17.4	12.3-23.9	174	59.3	52.0-66.2	28	7.8	5.0-12.1	22	6.3	3.6-10.6
Idaho	320	94	32.6	26.3-39.6	66	18.0	13.5-23.6	105	32.1	26.0-38.8	23	6.7	4.1-10.6	32	10.6	7.0-15.7
Indiana	424	82	19.0	15.2-23.5	111	25.5	21.2-30.3	165	39.5	34.3-44.9	33	7.8	5.3-11.3	33	8.3	5.6-12.1
Iowa	339	52	15.2	11.4-20.0	92	28.2	23.0-34.1	145	42.7	36.7-48.8	24	6.2	3.9- 9.5	26	7.8	5.2-11.5
Kansas	293	51	16.8	12.6-21.9	59	20.3	15.6-26.0	150	51.8	45.4-58.1	14	4.7	2.7- 8.1	19	6.4	3.9-10.2
Kentucky	646	109	16.8	13.1-21.2	137	21.5	17.0-26.9	261	40.6	35.0-46.4	62	9.9	6.9-14.0	77	11.2	8.4-14.8
Louisiana	371	91	24.7	19.9-30.2	85	22.9	18.4-28.1	130	33.6	28.4-39.3	28	7.7	5.1-11.5	37	11.1	7.6-15.8
Maine	171	27	15.9	10.6-23.2	46	28.2	21.4-36.2	73	43.9	35.9-52.2	14	7.6	4.4-13.0	11	4.4	2.3- 8.0
Maryland	288	58	20.4	14.6-27.7	74	26.7	20.7-33.8	118	41.3	34.3-48.6	22	7.8	4.8-12.3	16	3.8	2.2- 6.6
Massachusetts	403	76	18.5	14.2-23.7	108	28.9	23.4-35.1	176	42.3	36.3-48.4	22	6.8	4.1-11.1	21	3.5	2.0- 6.0
Minnesota	231	42	18.3	13.4-24.4	61	25.2	19.7-31.7	103	46.8	39.9-53.8	16	6.1	3.6-10.2	9	3.6	1.8- 6.8
Missouri	308	52	15.7	11.5-21.2	72	22.0	16.5-28.6	127	45.1	38.0-52.5	31	10.4	6.7-15.7	26	6.8	4.1-11.0
Montana	256	55	21.4	15.4-28.8	61	29.2	22.0-37.5	88	29.6	23.1-37.1	27	9.1	5.5-14.6	25	10.7	6.7-16.8
Nebraska	338	61	18.1	14.0-23.1	79	24.2	19.4-29.7	148	43.4	37.6-49.3	26	7.0	4.7-10.3	24	7.3	4.7-11.1
Nevada	167	34	15.3	9.6-23.5	39	24.4	15.9-35.5	55	35.5	25.5-46.9	13	8.4	3.7-18.1	26	16.4	9.8-26.2
New Hampshire	294	44	15.0	11.0-20.1	76	25.0	20.0-30.7	142	47.6	41.4-53.8	17	6.2	3.7-10.1	15	6.3	3.7-10.5
New Jersey	731	124	17.1	14.1-20.6	172	24.5	21.1-28.4	301	39.9	35.8-44.2	75	9.8	7.6-12.4	59	8.7	6.5-11.6
New Mexico	311	66	21.7	16.8-27.5	66	23.0	17.6-29.6	120	37.2	31.2-43.6	24	7.2	4.6-11.1	35	10.9	7.4-15.8
New York	349	44	13.0	9.3-17.9	78	21.7	17.1-27.3	173	49.1	42.8-55.4	38	11.3	7.5-16.6	16	4.9	2.8- 8.5
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
North Dakota	191	44	25.2	18.9-32.8	54	26.8	20.5-34.1	68	34.2	27.3-42.0	12	6.0	3.3-10.5	13	7.8	4.3-13.7
Ohio	295	47	15.1	10.7-20.9	66	23.3	17.8-29.8	135	46.7	39.5-53.9	18	5.2	2.9- 9.2	29	9.8	5.6-16.3
Oklahoma	551	91	19.2	15.5-23.6	141	24.5	20.8-28.6	203	36.1	31.7-40.7	46	7.3	5.3- 9.9	70	12.9	10.0-16.4
Pennsylvania	268	43	16.9	12.4-22.6	67	26.0	20.5-32.4	127	45.5	38.9-52.3	18	6.0	3.5-10.2	13	5.5	3.1- 9.8
Rhode Island	238	36	16.0	9.8-24.9	61	25.6	19.7-32.4	95	38.2	31.3-45.6	17	6.2	3.6-10.3	29	14.1	9.4-20.7
South Carolina	501	96	19.8	16.1-24.0	128	28.5	23.9-33.5	186	33.5	29.1-38.3	58	10.7	8.1-14.0	33	7.5	5.1-11.0
South Dakota	427	59	13.4	10.1-17.4	100	25.0	20.6-29.9	206	47.3	41.9-52.7	44	9.9	7.1-13.7	18	4.5	2.7- 7.3
Tennessee	231	32	15.6	10.9-21.8	53	20.2	15.1-26.5	91	42.9	35.5-50.8	19	9.1	5.7-14.3	36	12.1	8.5-16.9
Texas	434	73	18.9	14.7-23.8	102	25.4	20.9-30.6	166	34.3	29.5-39.5	29	5.4	3.6- 7.9	64	16.0	12.3-20.5
Utah	237	46	18.9	13.5-25.8	67	28.8	21.6-37.2	80	32.9	25.5-41.3	18	10.4	6.0-17.2	26	9.1	5.1-15.7
Vermont	241	35	16.6	11.8-22.8	64	26.1	20.5-32.6	101	41.3	34.6-48.4	18	6.9	4.3-11.0	23	9.1	5.9-13.7
Virginia	396	73	18.5	13.9-24.2	91	22.5	17.5-28.4	167	41.6	35.2-48.2	29	6.2	4.1- 9.2	36	11.4	7.7-16.4
Washington	1,308	207	17.9	15.3-20.9	342	25.7	22.8-28.9	517	37.4	34.2-40.8	110	8.9	7.1-11.1	132	10.0	8.1-12.3
West Virginia	311	30	10.6	7.3-15.2	79	23.2	18.6-28.6	161	52.4	46.1-58.6	18	5.6	3.4- 9.1	23	8.1	5.1-12.5
Wisconsin	247	33	12.3	8.3-17.8	76	36.0	28.7-43.9	100	36.3	29.4-43.7	17	6.8	3.7-12.3	21	8.7	5.2-14.1
Wyoming	247	47	21.9	16.3-28.8	64	25.8	20.3-32.1	80	30.4	24.6-36.9	21	8.6	5.1-14.0	35	13.3	9.4-18.4
Guam	63	20	29.7	18.9-43.2	5	6.4	2.3-16.5	19	34.5	22.5-48.8	9	12.0	5.8-23.1	10	17.5	8.9-31.5
Puerto Rico	492	57	12.8	9.3-17.2	57	11.1	8.1-15.2	191	37.4	32.1-43.1	83	19.3	14.9-24.6	104	19.4	15.5-23.9
Virgin Islands	160	34	18.8	12.8-26.8	36	24.1	16.5-33.8	46	30.6	22.6-39.9	18	9.0	5.0-15.5	26	17.5	11.5-25.8

Total
Respond.#

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

17,111

2,972

17.6

16.4-18.7

4,048

23.0

21.8-24.2

6,931

39.3

37.8-40.7

1,487

8.3

7.5- 9.2

1,673

11.9

10.7-13.2

Alabama

275

15.6

11.4-21.0

24.6

19.3-30.8

34.7

28.4-41.6

14.6

10.5-20.0

10.6

6.9-15.8

Alaska

110

19.9

12.1-30.9

28.6

17.5-43.2

33.0

21.5-46.9

9.3

3.5-22.5

9.2

4.6-17.6

Arizona

214

25.6

17.3-36.0

21.6

15.2-29.8

36.6

28.0-46.3

7.0

2.7-17.1

9.1

4.7-16.9

Arkansas

307

18.2

13.7-23.6

24.6

19.6-30.4

104

33.5

27.8-39.7

11.6

8.1-16.4

12.2

8.6-16.9

California

294

18.4

13.6-24.4

19.3

14.5-25.3

29.1

23.4-35.5

7.1

4.4-11.2

26.1

19.8-33.5

Colorado

196

20.9

15.3-28.0

25.9

19.9-33.0

35.3

28.2-43.0

7.0

3.9-12.2

10.8

6.8-16.8

Connecticut

281

15.2

11.0-20.7

28.1

22.5-34.5

108

38.5

32.2-45.1

10.4

7.0-15.2

7.8

5.1-11.9

Delaware

308

18.2

13.1-24.7

23.4

17.9-30.0

133

43.2

36.1-50.5

6.1

3.5-10.4

9.1

5.6-14.6

Florida

393

19.6

14.4-26.1

17.0

12.5-22.7

173

40.3

33.2-47.9

11.2

6.7-18.0

11.9

7.6-18.2

Georgia

598

118

18.7

14.6-23.7

134

23.6

18.8-29.1

215

37.9

32.5-43.7

10.4

7.7-14.0

9.3

6.6-13.1

Hawaii

299

9.2

5.8-14.4

17.4

12.3-23.9

174

59.3

52.0-66.2

7.8

5.0-12.1

6.3

3.6-10.6

Idaho

320

32.6

26.3-39.6

18.0

13.5-23.6

105

32.1

26.0-38.8

6.7

4.1-10.6

10.6

7.0-15.7

Indiana

424

19.0

15.2-23.5

111

25.5

21.2-30.3

165

39.5

34.3-44.9

7.8

5.3-11.3

8.3

5.6-12.1

Iowa

339

15.2

11.4-20.0

28.2

23.0-34.1

145

42.7

36.7-48.8

6.2

3.9- 9.5

7.8

5.2-11.5

Kansas

293

16.8

12.6-21.9

20.3

15.6-26.0

150

51.8

45.4-58.1

4.7

2.7- 8.1

6.4

3.9-10.2

Kentucky

646

109

16.8

13.1-21.2

137

21.5

17.0-26.9

261

40.6

35.0-46.4

9.9

6.9-14.0

11.2

8.4-14.8

Louisiana

371

24.7

19.9-30.2

22.9

18.4-28.1

130

33.6

28.4-39.3

7.7

5.1-11.5

11.1

7.6-15.8

Maine

171

15.9

10.6-23.2

28.2

21.4-36.2

43.9

35.9-52.2

7.6

4.4-13.0

4.4

2.3- 8.0

Maryland

288

20.4

14.6-27.7

26.7

20.7-33.8

118

41.3

34.3-48.6

7.8

4.8-12.3

3.8

2.2- 6.6

Massachusetts

403

18.5

14.2-23.7

108

28.9

23.4-35.1

176

42.3

36.3-48.4

6.8

4.1-11.1

3.5

2.0- 6.0

Minnesota

231

18.3

13.4-24.4

25.2

19.7-31.7

103

46.8

39.9-53.8

6.1

3.6-10.2

3.6

1.8- 6.8

Missouri

308

15.7

11.5-21.2

22.0

16.5-28.6

127

45.1

38.0-52.5

10.4

6.7-15.7

6.8

4.1-11.0

Montana

256

21.4

15.4-28.8

29.2

22.0-37.5

29.6

23.1-37.1

9.1

5.5-14.6

10.7

6.7-16.8

Nebraska

338

18.1

14.0-23.1

24.2

19.4-29.7

148

43.4

37.6-49.3

7.0

4.7-10.3

7.3

4.7-11.1

Nevada

167

15.3

9.6-23.5

24.4

15.9-35.5

35.5

25.5-46.9

8.4

3.7-18.1

16.4

9.8-26.2

New Hampshire

294

15.0

11.0-20.1

25.0

20.0-30.7

142

47.6

41.4-53.8

6.2

3.7-10.1

6.3

3.7-10.5

New Jersey

731

124

17.1

14.1-20.6

172

24.5

21.1-28.4

301

39.9

35.8-44.2

9.8

7.6-12.4

8.7

6.5-11.6

New Mexico

311

21.7

16.8-27.5

23.0

17.6-29.6

120

37.2

31.2-43.6

7.2

4.6-11.1

10.9

7.4-15.8

New York

349

13.0

9.3-17.9

21.7

17.1-27.3

173

49.1

42.8-55.4

11.3

7.5-16.6

4.9

2.8- 8.5

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

North Dakota

191

25.2

18.9-32.8

26.8

20.5-34.1

34.2

27.3-42.0

6.0

3.3-10.5

7.8

4.3-13.7

Ohio

295

15.1

10.7-20.9

23.3

17.8-29.8

135

46.7

39.5-53.9

5.2

2.9- 9.2

9.8

5.6-16.3

Oklahoma

551

19.2

15.5-23.6

141

24.5

20.8-28.6

203

36.1

31.7-40.7

7.3

5.3- 9.9

12.9

10.0-16.4

Pennsylvania

268

16.9

12.4-22.6

26.0

20.5-32.4

127

45.5

38.9-52.3

6.0

3.5-10.2

5.5

3.1- 9.8

Rhode Island

238

16.0

9.8-24.9

25.6

19.7-32.4

38.2

31.3-45.6

6.2

3.6-10.3

14.1

9.4-20.7

South Carolina

501

19.8

16.1-24.0

128

28.5

23.9-33.5

186

33.5

29.1-38.3

10.7

8.1-14.0

7.5

5.1-11.0

South Dakota

427

13.4

10.1-17.4

100

25.0

20.6-29.9

206

47.3

41.9-52.7

9.9

7.1-13.7

4.5

2.7- 7.3

Tennessee

231

15.6

10.9-21.8

20.2

15.1-26.5

42.9

35.5-50.8

9.1

5.7-14.3

12.1

8.5-16.9

Texas

434

18.9

14.7-23.8

102

25.4

20.9-30.6

166

34.3

29.5-39.5

5.4

3.6- 7.9

16.0

12.3-20.5

Utah

237

18.9

13.5-25.8

28.8

21.6-37.2

32.9

25.5-41.3

10.4

6.0-17.2

9.1

5.1-15.7

Vermont

241

16.6

11.8-22.8

26.1

20.5-32.6

101

41.3

34.6-48.4

6.9

4.3-11.0

9.1

5.9-13.7

Virginia

396

18.5

13.9-24.2

22.5

17.5-28.4

167

41.6

35.2-48.2

6.2

4.1- 9.2

11.4

7.7-16.4

Washington

1,308

207

17.9

15.3-20.9

342

25.7

22.8-28.9

517

37.4

34.2-40.8

110

8.9

7.1-11.1

132

10.0

8.1-12.3

West Virginia

311

10.6

7.3-15.2

23.2

18.6-28.6

161

52.4

46.1-58.6

5.6

3.4- 9.1

8.1

5.1-12.5

Wisconsin

247

12.3

8.3-17.8

36.0

28.7-43.9

100

36.3

29.4-43.7

6.8

3.7-12.3

8.7

5.2-14.1

Wyoming

247

21.9

16.3-28.8

25.8

20.3-32.1

30.4

24.6-36.9

8.6

5.1-14.0

13.3

9.4-18.4

Guam

29.7

18.9-43.2

6.4

2.3-16.5

34.5

22.5-48.8

12.0

5.8-23.1

17.5

8.9-31.5

Puerto Rico

492

12.8

9.3-17.2

11.1

8.1-15.2

191

37.4

32.1-43.1

19.3

14.9-24.6

104

19.4

15.5-23.9

Virgin Islands

160

18.8

12.8-26.8

24.1

16.5-33.8

30.6

22.6-39.9

9.0

5.0-15.5

17.5

11.5-25.8

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#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 and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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