BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	70	10	13.6	6.6-26.1	26	40.7	26.2-57.0	22	30.1	18.2-45.5	4	5.8	1.5-19.6	8	9.8	4.3-20.8
Female	89	20	22.2	12.0-37.4	14	19.0	9.2-35.0	45	43.4	30.4-57.3	6	9.9	3.7-24.1	4	5.6	1.7-16.5
RACE
White	136	27	17.9	10.8-28.0	34	33.0	22.3-45.7	57	35.1	25.4-46.3	8	7.4	3.0-17.1	10	6.6	3.1-13.6
African American	11	1	18.1	2.6-64.5	4	23.6	5.8-60.7	4	39.6	12.8-74.5	1	7.9	1.0-41.4	1	10.8	1.5-50.0
Other Minorities	11	2	7.8	1.4-34.1	2	8.6	1.8-32.9	5	34.9	10.7-70.6	1	13.4	1.8-57.3	1	35.3	6.4-81.4
AGE
18-24	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	2	48.8	7.6-91.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	51.2	8.4-92.4
35-44	11	4	25.5	6.6-62.3	2	4.4	0.8-20.6	4	61.8	26.5-87.9	1	8.2	1.0-43.3	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	26	3	15.6	3.1-51.7	7	45.2	21.4-71.3	10	31.2	13.9-55.9	2	1.5	0.4- 6.5	4	6.5	2.0-19.2
55-64	47	10	21.5	9.2-42.5	13	32.7	15.4-56.4	17	26.2	14.2-43.2	3	7.0	1.6-26.3	4	12.6	4.6-30.0
65-74	40	7	9.6	3.8-22.4	10	38.7	19.0-63.1	20	39.5	21.1-61.4	2	11.2	2.3-40.8	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3
75+	29	3	9.7	2.8-28.6	8	27.0	12.8-48.2	14	44.3	24.8-65.7	2	11.0	2.5-37.1	2	8.1	1.9-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	10	27.1	12.8-48.4	8	12.1	5.2-25.4	16	33.3	18.0-53.1	5	15.3	5.2-37.5	4	12.2	3.8-33.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	46	9	14.1	4.7-35.0	9	33.0	14.8-58.3	24	44.6	25.5-65.4	1	0.4	0.1- 3.2	3	7.8	2.2-24.7
Some Post-H.S.	33	7	24.5	9.9-48.9	9	27.7	12.3-51.2	13	27.3	13.6-47.3	3	14.8	3.5-45.5	1	5.7	0.8-31.3
College Graduate	37	4	8.1	2.7-21.6	14	47.3	28.1-67.3	14	33.8	18.3-53.7	1	4.7	0.7-26.8	4	6.1	2.0-17.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	34	6	21.1	7.8-45.9	5	24.8	7.1-58.8	17	31.2	15.6-52.7	4	16.3	5.0-41.9	2	6.5	1.0-32.5
$15,000- 24,999	36	11	15.4	7.2-30.1	8	22.7	9.4-45.5	12	43.1	21.4-67.8	3	15.2	3.4-47.6	2	3.6	0.8-14.6
$25,000- 34,999	13	3	23.8	6.6-58.1	4	30.8	8.4-68.5	5	28.0	9.3-59.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.3	2.5-62.8
$35,000- 49,999	16	1	15.2	2.2-59.0	2	23.7	4.1-69.0	12	55.7	23.5-83.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.4	0.7-31.4
$50,000-74,999	12	0	0.0	. - .	9	75.6	39.6-93.6	2	23.3	5.8-60.1	1	1.0	0.1- 7.7	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	11	1	7.7	1.0-41.7	7	84.8	55.6-96.1	1	1.9	0.2-14.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.6	1.1-23.7
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

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

-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

GENDER

Male

13.6

6.6-26.1

40.7

26.2-57.0

30.1

18.2-45.5

5.8

1.5-19.6

9.8

4.3-20.8

Female

22.2

12.0-37.4

19.0

9.2-35.0

43.4

30.4-57.3

9.9

3.7-24.1

5.6

1.7-16.5

RACE

White

136

17.9

10.8-28.0

33.0

22.3-45.7

35.1

25.4-46.3

7.4

3.0-17.1

6.6

3.1-13.6

African American

18.1

2.6-64.5

23.6

5.8-60.7

39.6

12.8-74.5

7.9

1.0-41.4

10.8

1.5-50.0

Other Minorities

7.8

1.4-34.1

8.6

1.8-32.9

34.9

10.7-70.6

13.4

1.8-57.3

35.3

6.4-81.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

48.8

7.6-91.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

51.2

8.4-92.4

35-44

25.5

6.6-62.3

4.4

0.8-20.6

61.8

26.5-87.9

8.2

1.0-43.3

0.0

. - .

45-54

15.6

3.1-51.7

45.2

21.4-71.3

31.2

13.9-55.9

1.5

0.4- 6.5

6.5

2.0-19.2

55-64

21.5

9.2-42.5

32.7

15.4-56.4

26.2

14.2-43.2

7.0

1.6-26.3

12.6

4.6-30.0

65-74

9.6

3.8-22.4

38.7

19.0-63.1

39.5

21.1-61.4

11.2

2.3-40.8

0.9

0.1- 6.3

75+

9.7

2.8-28.6

27.0

12.8-48.2

44.3

24.8-65.7

11.0

2.5-37.1

8.1

1.9-28.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

27.1

12.8-48.4

12.1

5.2-25.4

33.3

18.0-53.1

15.3

5.2-37.5

12.2

3.8-33.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

14.1

4.7-35.0

33.0

14.8-58.3

44.6

25.5-65.4

0.4

0.1- 3.2

7.8

2.2-24.7

Some Post-H.S.

24.5

9.9-48.9

27.7

12.3-51.2

27.3

13.6-47.3

14.8

3.5-45.5

5.7

0.8-31.3

College Graduate

8.1

2.7-21.6

47.3

28.1-67.3

33.8

18.3-53.7

4.7

0.7-26.8

6.1

2.0-17.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

21.1

7.8-45.9

24.8

7.1-58.8

31.2

15.6-52.7

16.3

5.0-41.9

6.5

1.0-32.5

$15,000- 24,999

15.4

7.2-30.1

22.7

9.4-45.5

43.1

21.4-67.8

15.2

3.4-47.6

3.6

0.8-14.6

$25,000- 34,999

23.8

6.6-58.1

30.8

8.4-68.5

28.0

9.3-59.6

0.0

. - .

17.3

2.5-62.8

$35,000- 49,999

15.2

2.2-59.0

23.7

4.1-69.0

55.7

23.5-83.7

0.0

. - .

5.4

0.7-31.4

$50,000-74,999

0.0

. - .

75.6

39.6-93.6

23.3

5.8-60.1

1.0

0.1- 7.7

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

7.7

1.0-41.7

84.8

55.6-96.1

1.9

0.2-14.0

0.0

. - .

5.6

1.1-23.7

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

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