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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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Urine tests for protein (microalbuminuria test) check if your kidneys are working properly.
When was the last time that you received a urine test for protein?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Within one year More than a year Two or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,383 1,162 82.1 79.2-84.7 72 6.3 4.8- 8.2 64 4.9 3.5- 6.9 85 6.7 5.1- 8.7
-Mountain AHEC 103 88 78.5 64.9-87.9 7 10.3 4.6-21.5 3 3.7 1.1-12.2 5 7.4 2.2-22.3
GENDER
Male 41 34 79.4 59.4-91.1 5 16.3 6.3-36.0 1 4.0 0.6-23.8 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4
Female 62 54 77.7 57.0-90.1 2 4.4 1.1-16.8 2 3.4 0.8-13.3 4 14.5 4.4-38.6
RACE
White 80 67 77.0 62.0-87.3 6 10.7 4.5-23.1 3 4.2 1.2-13.6 4 8.2 2.4-24.7
African American 8 7 88.0 46.3-98.4 1 12.0 1.6-53.7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-24 1 1 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 3 2 62.2 11.8-95.3 1 37.8 4.7-88.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 5 5 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45-54 21 18 66.3 30.8-89.7 2 12.3 2.9-39.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 21.4 3.4-67.8
55-64 23 18 77.2 52.9-91.1 2 10.1 2.5-33.4 1 3.5 0.5-21.5 2 9.2 1.9-34.4
65-74 26 20 71.3 42.9-89.2 2 16.1 3.6-49.8 2 10.8 2.3-38.1 2 1.8 0.3- 8.8
75+ 24 24 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 21 75.5 44.5-92.2 2 18.8 4.5-53.2 1 2.8 0.4-18.5 1 2.8 0.4-18.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 40 33 73.0 47.8-88.8 2 6.7 1.6-24.1 1 2.7 0.4-17.4 4 17.6 4.8-47.2
Some Post-H.S. 21 19 87.7 58.9-97.3 1 3.6 0.5-22.5 1 8.6 1.2-42.1 0 0.0 . - .
College Graduate 16 14 80.9 47.7-95.1 2 19.1 4.9-52.3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 20 72.0 40.4-90.7 2 20.3 4.9-55.9 1 4.6 0.6-27.7 1 3.1 0.4-19.7
$15,000- 24,999 15 13 79.4 41.8-95.4 1 6.0 0.8-33.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 14.6 2.1-58.0
$25,000- 34,999 10 9 98.8 91.0-99.9 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 1.2 0.1- 9.0
$35,000- 49,999 14 13 88.1 48.2-98.3 1 11.9 1.7-51.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 9 9 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 3 1 23.1 2.6-77.0 1 31.2 3.8-84.0 1 45.7 7.0-90.4 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 62 56 80.2 59.8-91.7 3 10.1 3.1-28.2 1 1.7 0.2-11.4 2 8.0 1.5-33.2
No 39 30 75.5 55.7-88.4 4 11.0 4.0-26.8 2 7.0 1.5-27.1 3 6.5 1.3-27.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 24 21 78.2 48.3-93.2 2 14.6 3.2-46.8 1 7.2 1.0-37.2 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Veteran 79 67 78.7 62.5-89.1 5 8.7 3.5-19.9 2 2.4 0.6- 9.5 5 10.2 3.0-29.3

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*Asked of all respondents that answered YES to diabetes Core question

^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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