BRFSS 2004 - Eastern 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.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,517	1,002	65.2	62.1-68.1	327	22.3	19.7-25.0	61	3.9	2.9- 5.3	33	1.9	1.3- 2.9	94	6.7	5.3- 8.6
-Eastern NC	583	397	66.9	62.1-71.3	116	20.6	16.9-25.0	27	4.5	3.0- 6.8	12	2.2	1.1- 4.1	31	5.8	3.9- 8.5
GENDER
Male	205	137	65.5	57.6-72.6	47	25.4	19.0-33.2	8	2.9	1.4- 5.9	2	1.2	0.3- 5.5	11	5.0	2.6- 9.2
Female	378	260	68.1	62.4-73.3	69	16.2	12.6-20.7	19	6.0	3.6- 9.9	10	3.0	1.5- 6.0	20	6.6	4.0-10.7
RACE
White	333	224	66.1	59.6-72.1	72	22.2	17.0-28.4	15	4.6	2.6- 8.0	10	3.4	1.7- 6.8	12	3.7	1.9- 6.9
African American	210	144	68.2	60.4-75.1	39	19.2	13.7-26.1	10	3.6	1.9- 7.0	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3	15	8.4	4.8-14.4
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	10	8	74.4	32.0-94.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	25.6	5.3-68.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	22	14	66.1	41.7-84.1	4	20.6	6.8-48.1	3	7.6	2.2-22.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.7	0.8-31.3
35-44	37	29	78.8	61.5-89.6	7	19.3	9.0-36.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.9	0.3-12.4
45-54	88	58	65.6	53.4-75.9	18	17.6	10.8-27.4	3	5.2	1.6-15.4	4	4.6	1.6-12.4	5	7.0	2.4-18.7
55-64	155	106	65.7	56.3-74.0	31	21.5	14.8-30.3	8	4.9	2.3-10.1	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8	9	6.4	3.0-12.8
65-74	169	110	63.9	54.3-72.5	40	26.1	18.2-35.9	5	2.9	1.1- 7.4	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	12	6.5	3.6-11.5
75+	98	68	69.3	57.5-79.1	16	14.7	8.2-25.0	6	5.4	2.4-11.9	5	5.9	2.2-15.0	3	4.6	1.3-15.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	165	115	67.7	57.8-76.2	29	19.2	12.1-29.3	10	5.8	2.9-11.1	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8	8	6.4	3.1-12.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	198	136	68.4	60.5-75.4	37	18.3	12.9-25.3	5	2.9	1.0- 7.6	5	3.6	1.4- 9.3	15	6.8	4.0-11.3
Some Post-H.S.	134	92	67.4	57.3-76.1	28	21.9	14.7-31.3	8	4.9	2.3-10.1	2	1.2	0.3- 4.5	4	4.7	1.4-14.4
College Graduate	84	53	61.9	49.3-73.0	21	25.1	15.8-37.3	4	5.4	1.9-14.9	2	2.8	0.7-11.5	4	4.8	1.6-13.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	142	111	79.4	70.5-86.2	13	8.9	4.6-16.4	7	4.0	1.8- 8.4	3	2.9	0.7-11.4	8	4.8	2.3-10.1
$15,000- 24,999	126	83	66.4	56.5-75.1	27	18.1	12.1-26.2	5	5.7	2.3-13.4	3	1.7	0.5- 5.3	8	8.1	3.9-16.3
$25,000- 34,999	57	34	65.7	50.9-77.9	16	25.7	15.0-40.4	5	5.1	2.0-12.3	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	1	2.2	0.3-14.2
$35,000- 49,999	53	38	67.2	50.9-80.2	11	20.6	11.0-35.2	2	4.9	1.2-18.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.2	1.5-27.9
$50,000-74,999	34	21	53.9	35.1-71.7	7	29.3	14.3-50.8	2	4.9	0.9-23.0	2	5.6	1.1-23.5	2	6.3	1.2-26.6
$75,000+	25	16	64.7	42.4-82.0	6	24.9	10.7-47.8	1	5.1	0.7-28.8	1	2.6	0.3-16.5	1	2.7	0.4-17.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	360	263	72.7	66.9-77.9	54	13.8	10.2-18.4	16	4.2	2.4- 7.1	7	2.3	1.0- 5.5	20	7.0	4.2-11.3
No	204	122	58.6	50.4-66.4	58	30.2	23.0-38.6	10	5.3	2.7-10.0	5	2.1	0.8- 5.3	9	3.8	1.9- 7.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	107	71	66.9	56.5-75.9	25	24.6	16.7-34.6	6	4.0	1.7- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	4.6	1.7-11.5
Non-Veteran	476	326	66.9	61.4-71.9	91	19.4	15.3-24.3	21	4.7	2.9- 7.5	12	2.8	1.5- 5.4	26	6.2	4.0- 9.5

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,517

1,002

65.2

62.1-68.1

327

22.3

19.7-25.0

3.9

2.9- 5.3

1.9

1.3- 2.9

6.7

5.3- 8.6

-Eastern NC

583

397

66.9

62.1-71.3

116

20.6

16.9-25.0

4.5

3.0- 6.8

2.2

1.1- 4.1

5.8

3.9- 8.5

GENDER

Male

205

137

65.5

57.6-72.6

25.4

19.0-33.2

2.9

1.4- 5.9

1.2

0.3- 5.5

5.0

2.6- 9.2

Female

378

260

68.1

62.4-73.3

16.2

12.6-20.7

6.0

3.6- 9.9

3.0

1.5- 6.0

6.6

4.0-10.7

RACE

White

333

224

66.1

59.6-72.1

22.2

17.0-28.4

4.6

2.6- 8.0

3.4

1.7- 6.8

3.7

1.9- 6.9

African American

210

144

68.2

60.4-75.1

19.2

13.7-26.1

3.6

1.9- 7.0

0.6

0.1- 2.3

8.4

4.8-14.4

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

74.4

32.0-94.7

0.0

. - .

25.6

5.3-68.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

66.1

41.7-84.1

20.6

6.8-48.1

7.6

2.2-22.9

0.0

. - .

5.7

0.8-31.3

35-44

78.8

61.5-89.6

19.3

9.0-36.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.3-12.4

45-54

65.6

53.4-75.9

17.6

10.8-27.4

5.2

1.6-15.4

4.6

1.6-12.4

7.0

2.4-18.7

55-64

155

106

65.7

56.3-74.0

21.5

14.8-30.3

4.9

2.3-10.1

1.5

0.2- 9.8

6.4

3.0-12.8

65-74

169

110

63.9

54.3-72.5

26.1

18.2-35.9

2.9

1.1- 7.4

0.6

0.1- 2.6

6.5

3.6-11.5

75+

69.3

57.5-79.1

14.7

8.2-25.0

5.4

2.4-11.9

5.9

2.2-15.0

4.6

1.3-15.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

165

115

67.7

57.8-76.2

19.2

12.1-29.3

5.8

2.9-11.1

0.9

0.3- 2.8

6.4

3.1-12.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

198

136

68.4

60.5-75.4

18.3

12.9-25.3

2.9

1.0- 7.6

3.6

1.4- 9.3

6.8

4.0-11.3

Some Post-H.S.

134

67.4

57.3-76.1

21.9

14.7-31.3

4.9

2.3-10.1

1.2

0.3- 4.5

4.7

1.4-14.4

College Graduate

61.9

49.3-73.0

25.1

15.8-37.3

5.4

1.9-14.9

2.8

0.7-11.5

4.8

1.6-13.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

142

111

79.4

70.5-86.2

8.9

4.6-16.4

4.0

1.8- 8.4

2.9

0.7-11.4

4.8

2.3-10.1

$15,000- 24,999

126

66.4

56.5-75.1

18.1

12.1-26.2

5.7

2.3-13.4

1.7

0.5- 5.3

8.1

3.9-16.3

$25,000- 34,999

65.7

50.9-77.9

25.7

15.0-40.4

5.1

2.0-12.3

1.3

0.2- 8.7

2.2

0.3-14.2

$35,000- 49,999

67.2

50.9-80.2

20.6

11.0-35.2

4.9

1.2-18.0

0.0

. - .

7.2

1.5-27.9

$50,000-74,999

53.9

35.1-71.7

29.3

14.3-50.8

4.9

0.9-23.0

5.6

1.1-23.5

6.3

1.2-26.6

$75,000+

64.7

42.4-82.0

24.9

10.7-47.8

5.1

0.7-28.8

2.6

0.3-16.5

2.7

0.4-17.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

360

263

72.7

66.9-77.9

13.8

10.2-18.4

4.2

2.4- 7.1

2.3

1.0- 5.5

7.0

4.2-11.3

204

122

58.6

50.4-66.4

30.2

23.0-38.6

5.3

2.7-10.0

2.1

0.8- 5.3

3.8

1.9- 7.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

107

66.9

56.5-75.9

24.6

16.7-34.6

4.0

1.7- 9.0

0.0

. - .

4.6

1.7-11.5

Non-Veteran

476

326

66.9

61.4-71.9

19.4

15.3-24.3

4.7

2.9- 7.5

2.8

1.5- 5.4

6.2

4.0- 9.5

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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 (MAHEC): 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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