BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	109	71	63.5	51.2-74.2	24	20.1	12.7-30.3	4	3.2	0.9-11.1	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	9	11.6	5.2-23.8
GENDER
Male	44	32	74.4	56.4-86.7	8	15.5	7.2-30.2	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.2	2.3-30.1
Female	65	39	51.2	35.7-66.5	16	25.3	14.3-40.7	3	5.8	1.3-22.1	1	3.4	0.5-20.5	6	14.2	5.4-32.6
RACE
White	88	58	63.4	50.2-74.8	18	19.4	11.8-30.3	4	3.6	1.0-12.3	1	1.8	0.3-11.6	7	11.8	5.0-25.4
African American	8	4	53.8	19.8-84.6	3	34.1	9.2-72.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.0	1.6-53.7
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
25-34	3	2	62.2	11.8-95.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	37.8	4.7-88.2
35-44	6	2	10.3	1.4-48.4	2	21.6	2.4-75.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	68.2	18.8-95.2
45-54	19	12	58.2	30.2-81.8	5	30.2	10.8-60.6	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	1	10.8	1.5-48.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	23	16	76.3	53.0-90.1	5	14.7	5.2-34.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.1	1.9-34.1
65-74	28	14	52.6	29.9-74.3	10	34.7	17.1-57.8	3	12.4	3.2-37.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.0- 2.6
75+	29	25	82.0	55.5-94.4	2	7.6	1.5-30.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.3	1.9-40.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	26	17	76.2	52.5-90.2	6	16.9	5.7-40.6	1	2.8	0.4-18.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.2	0.9-17.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	40	30	74.9	54.6-88.1	7	17.8	7.6-36.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.3	1.4-30.0
Some Post-H.S.	22	13	48.6	25.2-72.6	5	17.0	5.6-41.6	1	8.2	1.2-40.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	26.2	8.4-57.9
College Graduate	20	10	41.6	20.3-66.5	6	35.1	15.8-61.0	2	3.4	0.6-16.3	1	9.1	1.3-43.4	1	10.8	1.6-48.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	26	20	81.8	55.8-94.1	1	2.9	0.4-18.9	2	9.4	1.4-42.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.9	1.6-19.3
$15,000- 24,999	16	7	32.6	13.0-60.9	5	16.0	4.4-43.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.4	1.6-50.5	3	40.1	14.1-73.1
$25,000- 34,999	10	6	57.0	22.6-85.7	2	35.3	9.6-73.6	1	6.5	0.8-36.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.2	0.1- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999	15	13	86.4	54.2-97.1	2	13.6	2.9-45.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	10	6	52.4	19.4-83.5	3	29.9	8.6-65.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.7	2.5-64.5
$75,000+	3	1	23.1	2.6-77.0	2	76.9	23.0-97.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	66	46	66.8	50.4-79.9	11	15.7	7.8-28.9	3	4.4	0.9-18.3	1	2.7	0.4-17.1	5	10.4	3.4-27.7
No	40	22	55.9	36.9-73.4	13	28.2	15.1-46.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	14.1	4.4-37.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	26	20	77.7	54.8-90.9	4	14.4	4.8-35.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.3	0.9-33.8
Non-Veteran	83	51	57.3	42.9-70.6	20	22.6	13.6-35.1	3	3.9	0.9-15.7	1	2.3	0.3-14.6	8	13.8	5.8-29.6

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

-Mountain AHEC

109

63.5

51.2-74.2

20.1

12.7-30.3

3.2

0.9-11.1

1.6

0.2-10.6

11.6

5.2-23.8

GENDER

Male

74.4

56.4-86.7

15.5

7.2-30.2

0.9

0.1- 6.3

0.0

. - .

9.2

2.3-30.1

Female

51.2

35.7-66.5

25.3

14.3-40.7

5.8

1.3-22.1

3.4

0.5-20.5

14.2

5.4-32.6

RACE

White

63.4

50.2-74.8

19.4

11.8-30.3

3.6

1.0-12.3

1.8

0.3-11.6

11.8

5.0-25.4

African American

53.8

19.8-84.6

34.1

9.2-72.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

12.0

1.6-53.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

62.2

11.8-95.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

37.8

4.7-88.2

35-44

10.3

1.4-48.4

21.6

2.4-75.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

68.2

18.8-95.2

45-54

58.2

30.2-81.8

30.2

10.8-60.6

0.8

0.1- 5.7

10.8

1.5-48.6

0.0

. - .

55-64

76.3

53.0-90.1

14.7

5.2-34.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.1

1.9-34.1

65-74

52.6

29.9-74.3

34.7

17.1-57.8

12.4

3.2-37.4

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.0- 2.6

75+

82.0

55.5-94.4

7.6

1.5-30.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.3

1.9-40.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

76.2

52.5-90.2

16.9

5.7-40.6

2.8

0.4-18.0

0.0

. - .

4.2

0.9-17.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

74.9

54.6-88.1

17.8

7.6-36.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.3

1.4-30.0

Some Post-H.S.

48.6

25.2-72.6

17.0

5.6-41.6

8.2

1.2-40.6

0.0

. - .

26.2

8.4-57.9

College Graduate

41.6

20.3-66.5

35.1

15.8-61.0

3.4

0.6-16.3

9.1

1.3-43.4

10.8

1.6-48.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

81.8

55.8-94.1

2.9

0.4-18.9

9.4

1.4-42.3

0.0

. - .

5.9

1.6-19.3

$15,000- 24,999

32.6

13.0-60.9

16.0

4.4-43.9

0.0

. - .

11.4

1.6-50.5

40.1

14.1-73.1

$25,000- 34,999

57.0

22.6-85.7

35.3

9.6-73.6

6.5

0.8-36.6

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.1- 9.0

$35,000- 49,999

86.4

54.2-97.1

13.6

2.9-45.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

52.4

19.4-83.5

29.9

8.6-65.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

17.7

2.5-64.5

$75,000+

23.1

2.6-77.0

76.9

23.0-97.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

66.8

50.4-79.9

15.7

7.8-28.9

4.4

0.9-18.3

2.7

0.4-17.1

10.4

3.4-27.7

55.9

36.9-73.4

28.2

15.1-46.5

1.7

0.2-11.3

0.0

. - .

14.1

4.4-37.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

77.7

54.8-90.9

14.4

4.8-35.8

1.6

0.2-10.9

0.0

. - .

6.3

0.9-33.8

Non-Veteran

57.3

42.9-70.6

22.6

13.6-35.1

3.9

0.9-15.7

2.3

0.3-14.6

13.8

5.8-29.6

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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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