BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Past 3 years	3 to 5 years	5+ years
TOTAL	971	864	88.5	85.5-90.9	50	5.2	3.7- 7.2	57	6.4	4.5- 9.0
AGE
18-24	57	51	90.4	77.5-96.3	5	7.8	2.7-20.9	1	1.7	0.2-11.3
25-34	186	162	88.6	82.8-92.6	14	6.7	3.7-11.8	10	4.7	2.4- 8.9
35-44	201	175	85.8	77.3-91.5	8	4.5	1.9-10.3	18	9.7	5.1-17.9
45-54	197	170	84.1	75.2-90.2	9	5.5	2.4-12.1	18	10.4	5.4-18.9
55-64	144	132	91.2	83.6-95.4	7	5.6	2.3-12.7	5	3.2	1.2- 8.8
65-74	104	99	95.3	87.4-98.3	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	4	4.4	1.5-12.5
75+	77	70	92.4	84.1-96.5	6	6.9	3.0-15.2	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	170	156	90.1	82.9-94.5	6	4.2	1.7- 9.9	8	5.7	2.6-12.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	300	268	89.4	83.5-93.3	14	4.0	2.3- 7.1	18	6.6	3.4-12.6
Some Post-H.S.	275	245	87.8	81.1-92.3	13	5.0	2.5- 9.7	17	7.2	3.7-13.5
College Graduate	224	193	87.0	80.6-91.5	17	7.5	4.1-13.3	14	5.5	2.9-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	177	155	88.2	81.6-92.6	8	3.5	1.6- 7.6	14	8.3	4.6-14.5
$15,000- 24,999	238	218	91.5	86.5-94.8	9	4.7	2.4- 9.2	11	3.8	1.9- 7.4
$25,000- 34,999	146	129	85.7	75.1-92.3	10	6.2	3.0-12.2	7	8.1	3.0-20.0
$35,000- 49,999	103	88	86.3	76.5-92.4	4	5.4	1.7-16.2	11	8.3	4.3-15.2
$50,000-74,999	64	57	85.7	65.7-95.0	5	5.7	1.8-16.7	2	8.6	1.7-33.7
$75,000+	49	45	89.8	72.9-96.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	10.2	3.3-27.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	300	269	89.5	84.9-92.9	11	3.1	1.6- 6.0	20	7.4	4.6-11.7
No	644	570	87.8	83.8-90.9	37	6.0	4.1- 8.9	37	6.2	3.9- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	29	79.5	41.2-95.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	20.5	4.4-58.8
Non-Veteran	932	827	88.8	85.9-91.1	50	5.4	3.8- 7.5	55	5.9	4.2- 8.2
Currently Serving	7	7	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Past 3 years

3 to 5 years

5+ years

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

971

864

88.5

85.5-90.9

5.2

3.7- 7.2

6.4

4.5- 9.0

AGE

18-24

90.4

77.5-96.3

7.8

2.7-20.9

1.7

0.2-11.3

25-34

186

162

88.6

82.8-92.6

6.7

3.7-11.8

4.7

2.4- 8.9

35-44

201

175

85.8

77.3-91.5

4.5

1.9-10.3

9.7

5.1-17.9

45-54

197

170

84.1

75.2-90.2

5.5

2.4-12.1

10.4

5.4-18.9

55-64

144

132

91.2

83.6-95.4

5.6

2.3-12.7

3.2

1.2- 8.8

65-74

104

95.3

87.4-98.3

0.4

0.0- 2.5

4.4

1.5-12.5

75+

92.4

84.1-96.5

6.9

3.0-15.2

0.7

0.1- 5.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

170

156

90.1

82.9-94.5

4.2

1.7- 9.9

5.7

2.6-12.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

300

268

89.4

83.5-93.3

4.0

2.3- 7.1

6.6

3.4-12.6

Some Post-H.S.

275

245

87.8

81.1-92.3

5.0

2.5- 9.7

7.2

3.7-13.5

College Graduate

224

193

87.0

80.6-91.5

7.5

4.1-13.3

5.5

2.9-10.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

177

155

88.2

81.6-92.6

3.5

1.6- 7.6

8.3

4.6-14.5

$15,000- 24,999

238

218

91.5

86.5-94.8

4.7

2.4- 9.2

3.8

1.9- 7.4

$25,000- 34,999

146

129

85.7

75.1-92.3

6.2

3.0-12.2

8.1

3.0-20.0

$35,000- 49,999

103

86.3

76.5-92.4

5.4

1.7-16.2

8.3

4.3-15.2

$50,000-74,999

85.7

65.7-95.0

5.7

1.8-16.7

8.6

1.7-33.7

$75,000+

89.8

72.9-96.7

0.0

. - .

10.2

3.3-27.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

300

269

89.5

84.9-92.9

3.1

1.6- 6.0

7.4

4.6-11.7

644

570

87.8

83.8-90.9

6.0

4.1- 8.9

6.2

3.9- 9.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

79.5

41.2-95.6

0.0

. - .

20.5

4.4-58.8

Non-Veteran

932

827

88.8

85.9-91.1

5.4

3.8- 7.5

5.9

4.2- 8.2

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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*Asked only of respondents that have ever had blood test for high sugar/diabetes.

^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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