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

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
-Mountain AHEC	95	19	25.8	15.3-40.2	24	21.4	13.2-32.8	40	40.8	28.5-54.4	5	3.7	1.2-11.3	7	8.2	3.4-18.5
GENDER
Male	41	9	21.9	10.2-40.9	9	21.3	10.4-38.7	17	44.3	26.4-63.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	5	12.2	4.3-30.0
Female	54	10	30.2	14.7-52.1	15	21.5	11.0-37.9	23	36.9	22.2-54.5	4	7.6	2.3-22.3	2	3.8	0.8-17.0
RACE
White	74	15	27.4	15.9-42.9	18	18.2	10.5-29.7	32	41.7	28.4-56.3	4	4.1	1.2-12.5	5	8.6	3.4-20.1
African American	7	1	14.3	1.9-59.5	3	45.0	12.8-82.0	2	34.4	7.7-76.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.3	0.8-36.6
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	3	1	37.8	4.7-88.2	2	62.2	11.8-95.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	4	2	69.0	16.2-96.3	1	22.4	2.1-79.6	1	8.6	0.8-53.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	21	6	54.7	26.8-79.9	5	10.1	2.7-31.7	8	19.2	6.7-44.2	1	8.8	1.2-43.3	1	7.1	1.0-37.7
55-64	21	3	8.6	2.5-25.6	5	14.7	4.9-36.3	11	67.1	42.9-84.7	1	3.8	0.5-23.6	1	5.7	0.8-31.6
65-74	23	3	4.1	1.0-15.5	3	11.0	3.2-31.3	14	72.1	46.4-88.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	12.8	2.7-43.6
75+	22	3	22.1	7.1-51.6	8	50.3	25.7-74.7	6	11.4	4.1-27.7	3	4.2	0.8-19.7	2	12.0	2.3-44.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	19	4	22.4	6.3-55.5	4	15.7	4.6-42.1	8	55.7	25.8-81.9	2	4.2	0.7-22.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	38	5	21.4	7.0-49.7	8	18.4	7.9-37.3	21	52.4	31.0-72.9	2	3.2	0.5-18.1	2	4.7	0.7-24.8
Some Post-H.S.	19	4	29.3	9.5-62.0	6	20.4	7.0-46.4	7	32.7	13.5-60.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	17.6	4.5-49.3
College Graduate	18	6	36.6	15.9-63.9	5	25.8	9.0-54.8	4	17.4	6.0-41.1	1	9.6	1.4-44.8	2	10.6	2.3-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	20	2	6.6	1.5-25.0	4	9.3	2.7-27.3	12	78.0	53.2-91.7	2	6.2	0.9-31.6	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	12	4	39.8	10.6-78.5	1	6.6	0.8-37.2	6	37.3	12.1-72.0	1	16.3	2.3-62.2	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	10	2	30.7	7.8-69.8	3	31.9	8.4-70.4	3	29.7	7.8-67.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.7	1.3-35.0
$35,000- 49,999	14	2	16.4	2.9-56.4	5	35.5	12.5-67.9	4	22.8	7.2-52.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	2	24.9	6.4-61.6
$50,000-74,999	10	3	37.5	10.9-74.6	4	29.1	8.2-65.5	3	33.4	7.2-76.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	23.1	2.6-77.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	76.9	23.0-97.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	54	9	28.3	14.0-48.9	11	13.2	6.0-26.6	25	44.2	27.6-62.2	5	6.4	2.0-18.8	4	7.9	2.5-22.5
No	38	9	23.9	10.9-44.6	11	28.0	14.2-47.6	15	38.7	21.2-59.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	9.3	2.4-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	23	4	13.8	4.1-37.6	8	29.5	13.3-53.3	7	39.8	18.6-65.7	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	3	16.5	4.8-43.7
Non-Veteran	72	15	30.6	17.3-48.2	16	18.2	9.7-31.6	33	41.2	26.9-57.1	4	5.1	1.5-15.5	4	4.9	1.4-15.4

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

-Mountain AHEC

25.8

15.3-40.2

21.4

13.2-32.8

40.8

28.5-54.4

3.7

1.2-11.3

8.2

3.4-18.5

GENDER

Male

21.9

10.2-40.9

21.3

10.4-38.7

44.3

26.4-63.8

0.2

0.0- 1.3

12.2

4.3-30.0

Female

30.2

14.7-52.1

21.5

11.0-37.9

36.9

22.2-54.5

7.6

2.3-22.3

3.8

0.8-17.0

RACE

White

27.4

15.9-42.9

18.2

10.5-29.7

41.7

28.4-56.3

4.1

1.2-12.5

8.6

3.4-20.1

African American

14.3

1.9-59.5

45.0

12.8-82.0

34.4

7.7-76.7

0.0

. - .

6.3

0.8-36.6

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

37.8

4.7-88.2

62.2

11.8-95.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

69.0

16.2-96.3

22.4

2.1-79.6

8.6

0.8-53.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

54.7

26.8-79.9

10.1

2.7-31.7

19.2

6.7-44.2

8.8

1.2-43.3

7.1

1.0-37.7

55-64

8.6

2.5-25.6

14.7

4.9-36.3

67.1

42.9-84.7

3.8

0.5-23.6

5.7

0.8-31.6

65-74

4.1

1.0-15.5

11.0

3.2-31.3

72.1

46.4-88.5

0.0

. - .

12.8

2.7-43.6

75+

22.1

7.1-51.6

50.3

25.7-74.7

11.4

4.1-27.7

4.2

0.8-19.7

12.0

2.3-44.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

22.4

6.3-55.5

15.7

4.6-42.1

55.7

25.8-81.9

4.2

0.7-22.2

2.0

0.3-13.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

21.4

7.0-49.7

18.4

7.9-37.3

52.4

31.0-72.9

3.2

0.5-18.1

4.7

0.7-24.8

Some Post-H.S.

29.3

9.5-62.0

20.4

7.0-46.4

32.7

13.5-60.3

0.0

. - .

17.6

4.5-49.3

College Graduate

36.6

15.9-63.9

25.8

9.0-54.8

17.4

6.0-41.1

9.6

1.4-44.8

10.6

2.3-37.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

6.6

1.5-25.0

9.3

2.7-27.3

78.0

53.2-91.7

6.2

0.9-31.6

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

39.8

10.6-78.5

6.6

0.8-37.2

37.3

12.1-72.0

16.3

2.3-62.2

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

30.7

7.8-69.8

31.9

8.4-70.4

29.7

7.8-67.9

0.0

. - .

7.7

1.3-35.0

$35,000- 49,999

16.4

2.9-56.4

35.5

12.5-67.9

22.8

7.2-52.9

0.5

0.1- 3.6

24.9

6.4-61.6

$50,000-74,999

37.5

10.9-74.6

29.1

8.2-65.5

33.4

7.2-76.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

23.1

2.6-77.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

76.9

23.0-97.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

28.3

14.0-48.9

13.2

6.0-26.6

44.2

27.6-62.2

6.4

2.0-18.8

7.9

2.5-22.5

23.9

10.9-44.6

28.0

14.2-47.6

38.7

21.2-59.8

0.0

. - .

9.3

2.4-30.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

13.8

4.1-37.6

29.5

13.3-53.3

39.8

18.6-65.7

0.3

0.0- 2.4

16.5

4.8-43.7

Non-Veteran

30.6

17.3-48.2

18.2

9.7-31.6

41.2

26.9-57.1

5.1

1.5-15.5

4.9

1.4-15.4

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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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