BRFSS 2004 - Eastern 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'?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,259	174	14.9	12.5-17.7	302	24.4	21.5-27.6	599	45.6	42.1-49.1	77	6.0	4.6- 7.8	107	9.0	7.2-11.3
-Eastern NC	463	65	14.4	11.1-18.6	109	24.7	19.8-30.3	219	43.3	37.8-48.9	30	7.1	4.7-10.8	40	10.5	7.3-14.8
GENDER
Male	166	22	11.6	7.3-17.8	42	28.1	20.1-37.9	76	42.4	33.7-51.5	13	8.6	4.7-15.4	13	9.3	5.0-16.4
Female	297	43	17.3	12.6-23.3	67	21.2	16.4-26.9	143	44.2	37.8-50.8	17	5.6	3.3- 9.4	27	11.7	7.6-17.5
RACE
White	276	35	14.4	10.1-20.2	69	23.2	17.9-29.5	133	45.0	37.9-52.2	14	5.3	2.9- 9.5	25	12.1	7.8-18.5
African American	156	25	15.5	10.1-23.0	36	25.0	17.5-34.2	69	39.4	30.8-48.7	13	10.9	5.9-19.5	13	9.2	4.9-16.5
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	10	2	28.6	7.0-68.1	4	28.8	9.3-61.6	3	35.5	10.4-72.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.0	0.9-38.2
25-34	19	7	37.2	17.6-62.1	4	27.8	10.7-55.5	4	12.8	4.1-33.9	2	12.1	2.8-39.3	2	10.1	2.4-33.8
35-44	31	4	14.1	5.0-33.9	8	16.6	7.4-33.2	10	36.6	20.4-56.6	0	0.0	. - .	9	32.7	16.9-53.6
45-54	81	17	19.9	11.5-32.2	26	38.7	24.8-54.7	32	27.7	18.2-39.6	3	2.9	0.8-10.3	3	10.9	3.7-28.3
55-64	126	15	11.4	6.4-19.6	32	25.7	17.6-36.0	61	46.3	36.2-56.8	8	10.0	4.7-20.2	10	6.5	3.2-12.7
65-74	124	13	10.3	5.5-18.3	23	17.0	10.5-26.5	71	59.2	48.4-69.2	9	6.0	2.9-12.1	8	7.5	3.6-14.8
75+	69	7	11.1	5.0-22.9	11	15.9	7.9-29.3	37	47.3	33.6-61.4	8	13.7	5.9-28.7	6	11.9	4.8-26.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	12	8.8	4.7-16.1	16	17.2	7.4-35.2	57	48.0	34.8-61.5	10	11.8	5.4-23.8	12	14.2	7.2-25.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	162	25	16.5	10.7-24.5	35	22.5	15.4-31.5	77	43.9	35.2-53.0	10	6.6	3.3-12.7	15	10.5	5.7-18.8
Some Post-H.S.	115	17	17.0	10.3-26.8	36	30.4	21.5-41.1	49	38.5	28.8-49.1	7	6.2	2.6-13.9	6	8.0	3.3-17.9
College Graduate	78	11	14.7	7.6-26.6	21	29.7	19.4-42.6	36	43.0	31.1-55.8	3	3.5	1.0-11.7	7	9.0	4.1-19.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	105	12	11.7	6.4-20.5	19	16.9	10.0-26.9	53	46.4	35.0-58.1	12	16.8	8.7-30.0	9	8.2	4.0-16.2
$15,000- 24,999	100	13	16.6	9.0-28.6	25	29.1	16.8-45.6	43	32.6	22.7-44.3	10	9.3	4.4-18.7	9	12.4	5.7-24.9
$25,000- 34,999	49	9	12.2	5.8-23.9	15	30.9	17.4-48.7	18	38.6	24.3-55.2	4	9.1	3.1-23.6	3	9.1	2.8-25.9
$35,000- 49,999	49	7	17.4	7.7-34.7	15	24.0	13.5-38.8	25	46.0	30.5-62.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	12.6	3.3-37.6
$50,000-74,999	31	7	23.1	11.0-42.3	6	19.2	8.1-39.0	15	46.2	28.3-65.2	1	4.7	0.7-26.9	2	6.7	1.3-27.7
$75,000+	25	3	8.8	2.5-26.8	8	37.0	18.7-60.0	11	42.4	22.7-64.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	11.8	3.4-33.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	278	35	12.4	8.6-17.5	60	20.7	15.5-27.1	133	44.2	37.3-51.4	25	9.9	6.2-15.4	25	12.8	8.2-19.5
No	175	30	18.1	12.3-25.9	47	30.6	21.9-41.0	83	42.4	33.6-51.7	3	2.2	0.7- 6.8	12	6.7	3.6-12.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	87	12	12.5	6.7-22.4	20	23.8	15.2-35.3	46	53.4	41.6-64.8	4	4.9	1.6-14.5	5	5.3	2.1-12.6
Non-Veteran	376	53	15.0	11.2-19.8	89	24.9	19.3-31.6	173	40.2	34.2-46.5	26	7.8	4.9-12.2	35	12.1	8.2-17.4

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,259

174

14.9

12.5-17.7

302

24.4

21.5-27.6

599

45.6

42.1-49.1

6.0

4.6- 7.8

107

9.0

7.2-11.3

-Eastern NC

463

14.4

11.1-18.6

109

24.7

19.8-30.3

219

43.3

37.8-48.9

7.1

4.7-10.8

10.5

7.3-14.8

GENDER

Male

166

11.6

7.3-17.8

28.1

20.1-37.9

42.4

33.7-51.5

8.6

4.7-15.4

9.3

5.0-16.4

Female

297

17.3

12.6-23.3

21.2

16.4-26.9

143

44.2

37.8-50.8

5.6

3.3- 9.4

11.7

7.6-17.5

RACE

White

276

14.4

10.1-20.2

23.2

17.9-29.5

133

45.0

37.9-52.2

5.3

2.9- 9.5

12.1

7.8-18.5

African American

156

15.5

10.1-23.0

25.0

17.5-34.2

39.4

30.8-48.7

10.9

5.9-19.5

9.2

4.9-16.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

28.6

7.0-68.1

28.8

9.3-61.6

35.5

10.4-72.2

0.0

. - .

7.0

0.9-38.2

25-34

37.2

17.6-62.1

27.8

10.7-55.5

12.8

4.1-33.9

12.1

2.8-39.3

10.1

2.4-33.8

35-44

14.1

5.0-33.9

16.6

7.4-33.2

36.6

20.4-56.6

0.0

. - .

32.7

16.9-53.6

45-54

19.9

11.5-32.2

38.7

24.8-54.7

27.7

18.2-39.6

2.9

0.8-10.3

10.9

3.7-28.3

55-64

126

11.4

6.4-19.6

25.7

17.6-36.0

46.3

36.2-56.8

10.0

4.7-20.2

6.5

3.2-12.7

65-74

124

10.3

5.5-18.3

17.0

10.5-26.5

59.2

48.4-69.2

6.0

2.9-12.1

7.5

3.6-14.8

75+

11.1

5.0-22.9

15.9

7.9-29.3

47.3

33.6-61.4

13.7

5.9-28.7

11.9

4.8-26.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

8.8

4.7-16.1

17.2

7.4-35.2

48.0

34.8-61.5

11.8

5.4-23.8

14.2

7.2-25.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

162

16.5

10.7-24.5

22.5

15.4-31.5

43.9

35.2-53.0

6.6

3.3-12.7

10.5

5.7-18.8

Some Post-H.S.

115

17.0

10.3-26.8

30.4

21.5-41.1

38.5

28.8-49.1

6.2

2.6-13.9

8.0

3.3-17.9

College Graduate

14.7

7.6-26.6

29.7

19.4-42.6

43.0

31.1-55.8

3.5

1.0-11.7

9.0

4.1-19.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

105

11.7

6.4-20.5

16.9

10.0-26.9

46.4

35.0-58.1

16.8

8.7-30.0

8.2

4.0-16.2

$15,000- 24,999

100

16.6

9.0-28.6

29.1

16.8-45.6

32.6

22.7-44.3

9.3

4.4-18.7

12.4

5.7-24.9

$25,000- 34,999

12.2

5.8-23.9

30.9

17.4-48.7

38.6

24.3-55.2

9.1

3.1-23.6

9.1

2.8-25.9

$35,000- 49,999

17.4

7.7-34.7

24.0

13.5-38.8

46.0

30.5-62.4

0.0

. - .

12.6

3.3-37.6

$50,000-74,999

23.1

11.0-42.3

19.2

8.1-39.0

46.2

28.3-65.2

4.7

0.7-26.9

6.7

1.3-27.7

$75,000+

8.8

2.5-26.8

37.0

18.7-60.0

42.4

22.7-64.9

0.0

. - .

11.8

3.4-33.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

278

12.4

8.6-17.5

20.7

15.5-27.1

133

44.2

37.3-51.4

9.9

6.2-15.4

12.8

8.2-19.5

175

18.1

12.3-25.9

30.6

21.9-41.0

42.4

33.6-51.7

2.2

0.7- 6.8

6.7

3.6-12.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.5

6.7-22.4

23.8

15.2-35.3

53.4

41.6-64.8

4.9

1.6-14.5

5.3

2.1-12.6

Non-Veteran

376

15.0

11.2-19.8

24.9

19.3-31.6

173

40.2

34.2-46.5

7.8

4.9-12.2

12.1

8.2-17.4

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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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