BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	477	65	13.7	10.4-17.8	130	26.3	21.7-31.4	205	44.5	39.0-50.0	29	5.8	3.8- 8.7	48	9.8	7.1-13.4
Female	782	109	16.1	12.9-20.1	172	22.6	19.1-26.5	394	46.6	42.3-51.0	48	6.3	4.5- 8.7	59	8.3	6.1-11.2
RACE
White	879	117	15.6	12.6-19.2	216	23.9	20.6-27.6	428	46.8	42.7-51.1	42	4.4	3.1- 6.3	76	9.2	7.0-11.9
African American	309	44	13.0	9.3-17.9	71	23.3	18.0-29.5	141	44.3	37.7-51.2	30	11.1	7.4-16.2	23	8.3	5.2-12.9
Asian	3	1	62.1	12.8-94.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	22.0	2.2-78.1	1	15.9	1.5-69.4
Native American	34	5	15.1	4.9-38.1	7	26.0	10.3-51.9	16	45.7	26.4-66.3	4	6.6	1.9-20.2	2	6.7	1.1-30.8
Other Minorities	24	7	13.7	4.9-32.7	6	47.3	20.2-76.2	8	25.3	10.0-50.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.7	3.5-40.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	27	3	6.3	1.7-20.6	8	44.8	20.5-71.8	12	30.5	14.2-53.7	1	7.1	1.0-37.0	3	11.4	3.0-35.0
-English Speaking	18	1	5.9	0.8-32.6	5	25.6	10.3-50.9	10	43.9	21.7-68.9	1	12.8	1.9-52.9	1	11.7	1.7-50.2
-Spanish Speaking	9	2	6.7	1.2-29.7	3	68.5	28.4-92.3	2	13.8	2.2-52.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.0	1.7-46.5
Non-Hispanic	1,229	171	15.2	12.8-18.0	293	23.8	21.0-26.9	587	46.1	42.6-49.6	76	6.0	4.6- 7.8	102	8.9	7.1-11.1
AGE
18-24	14	4	51.5	20.9-81.1	4	15.6	4.7-40.9	4	27.3	8.5-60.5	1	1.7	0.2-12.5	1	3.8	0.5-24.3
25-34	50	14	34.1	20.6-50.8	12	28.7	16.4-45.3	15	21.5	12.0-35.5	2	4.8	1.1-18.4	7	10.9	4.4-24.5
35-44	90	17	23.4	13.7-37.0	20	15.5	9.4-24.5	35	41.8	29.5-55.3	4	3.4	1.1-10.2	14	15.9	8.8-27.0
45-54	236	42	19.6	13.6-27.4	67	29.2	22.1-37.5	96	35.8	28.7-43.6	13	4.8	2.5- 9.1	18	10.6	6.3-17.4
55-64	346	44	10.6	7.5-14.8	92	26.2	21.0-32.2	167	50.1	43.6-56.7	21	7.7	4.8-12.2	22	5.3	3.3- 8.4
65-74	324	37	10.7	7.4-15.3	66	20.2	15.2-26.4	173	53.8	46.8-60.5	20	5.7	3.4- 9.4	28	9.6	6.2-14.5
75+	194	16	10.5	6.0-17.8	40	25.7	18.3-34.9	106	47.3	38.7-56.0	16	7.6	4.1-13.6	16	8.9	4.8-15.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	303	39	11.5	7.8-16.7	42	14.3	9.3-21.5	163	51.7	44.0-59.4	32	10.7	7.1-15.9	27	11.7	7.6-17.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	419	57	14.1	10.2-19.1	104	25.7	20.9-31.3	192	45.6	39.7-51.6	23	5.0	3.1- 8.1	43	9.6	6.7-13.6
Some Post-H.S.	290	46	19.0	13.7-25.7	80	25.1	19.6-31.7	126	41.0	34.2-48.2	15	5.7	3.2-10.0	23	9.1	5.6-14.6
College Graduate	244	32	15.8	10.7-22.5	74	31.7	25.1-39.1	117	44.5	37.2-52.1	7	2.8	1.2- 6.8	14	5.2	2.8- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	262	32	11.5	7.9-16.5	42	15.3	10.8-21.1	136	51.2	43.5-59.0	29	13.1	8.5-19.7	23	8.9	5.5-13.9
$15,000- 24,999	249	30	13.8	8.9-20.8	50	23.5	16.7-32.1	125	45.7	37.9-53.7	22	8.3	5.1-13.4	22	8.7	5.2-14.1
$25,000- 34,999	138	22	12.3	7.6-19.3	45	32.7	23.8-43.0	56	44.3	34.1-55.0	6	4.4	1.8-10.1	9	6.4	2.8-13.8
$35,000- 49,999	142	18	14.7	8.8-23.7	44	26.8	19.1-36.2	63	42.0	32.7-51.9	5	3.1	1.1- 8.9	12	13.3	7.2-23.3
$50,000-74,999	100	22	22.7	14.6-33.6	26	23.3	15.2-34.1	43	43.4	32.3-55.2	4	5.4	1.8-15.2	5	5.1	2.0-12.6
$75,000+	82	12	17.3	9.3-30.0	30	33.9	23.3-46.4	33	36.8	25.5-49.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	12.0	5.5-24.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	740	94	14.0	11.0-17.8	150	20.5	17.0-24.3	372	47.4	42.9-52.0	63	8.4	6.3-11.2	61	9.7	7.2-12.9
No	493	75	16.2	12.5-20.7	143	29.0	24.2-34.4	221	44.2	38.7-49.8	12	2.6	1.4- 5.0	42	8.0	5.6-11.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	231	26	9.8	6.3-15.0	70	30.5	23.9-38.0	97	44.4	36.9-52.2	16	6.3	3.6-10.9	22	9.0	5.6-14.2
Non-Veteran	1,026	148	16.4	13.6-19.7	231	22.6	19.5-26.1	501	45.9	42.0-49.9	61	6.0	4.4- 8.0	85	9.1	7.0-11.6
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

477

13.7

10.4-17.8

130

26.3

21.7-31.4

205

44.5

39.0-50.0

5.8

3.8- 8.7

9.8

7.1-13.4

Female

782

109

16.1

12.9-20.1

172

22.6

19.1-26.5

394

46.6

42.3-51.0

6.3

4.5- 8.7

8.3

6.1-11.2

RACE

White

879

117

15.6

12.6-19.2

216

23.9

20.6-27.6

428

46.8

42.7-51.1

4.4

3.1- 6.3

9.2

7.0-11.9

African American

309

13.0

9.3-17.9

23.3

18.0-29.5

141

44.3

37.7-51.2

11.1

7.4-16.2

8.3

5.2-12.9

Asian

62.1

12.8-94.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

22.0

2.2-78.1

15.9

1.5-69.4

Native American

15.1

4.9-38.1

26.0

10.3-51.9

45.7

26.4-66.3

6.6

1.9-20.2

6.7

1.1-30.8

Other Minorities

13.7

4.9-32.7

47.3

20.2-76.2

25.3

10.0-50.9

0.0

. - .

13.7

3.5-40.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

6.3

1.7-20.6

44.8

20.5-71.8

30.5

14.2-53.7

7.1

1.0-37.0

11.4

3.0-35.0

-English Speaking

5.9

0.8-32.6

25.6

10.3-50.9

43.9

21.7-68.9

12.8

1.9-52.9

11.7

1.7-50.2

-Spanish Speaking

6.7

1.2-29.7

68.5

28.4-92.3

13.8

2.2-52.7

0.0

. - .

11.0

1.7-46.5

Non-Hispanic

1,229

171

15.2

12.8-18.0

293

23.8

21.0-26.9

587

46.1

42.6-49.6

6.0

4.6- 7.8

102

8.9

7.1-11.1

AGE

18-24

51.5

20.9-81.1

15.6

4.7-40.9

27.3

8.5-60.5

1.7

0.2-12.5

3.8

0.5-24.3

25-34

34.1

20.6-50.8

28.7

16.4-45.3

21.5

12.0-35.5

4.8

1.1-18.4

10.9

4.4-24.5

35-44

23.4

13.7-37.0

15.5

9.4-24.5

41.8

29.5-55.3

3.4

1.1-10.2

15.9

8.8-27.0

45-54

236

19.6

13.6-27.4

29.2

22.1-37.5

35.8

28.7-43.6

4.8

2.5- 9.1

10.6

6.3-17.4

55-64

346

10.6

7.5-14.8

26.2

21.0-32.2

167

50.1

43.6-56.7

7.7

4.8-12.2

5.3

3.3- 8.4

65-74

324

10.7

7.4-15.3

20.2

15.2-26.4

173

53.8

46.8-60.5

5.7

3.4- 9.4

9.6

6.2-14.5

75+

194

10.5

6.0-17.8

25.7

18.3-34.9

106

47.3

38.7-56.0

7.6

4.1-13.6

8.9

4.8-15.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

303

11.5

7.8-16.7

14.3

9.3-21.5

163

51.7

44.0-59.4

10.7

7.1-15.9

11.7

7.6-17.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

419

14.1

10.2-19.1

104

25.7

20.9-31.3

192

45.6

39.7-51.6

5.0

3.1- 8.1

9.6

6.7-13.6

Some Post-H.S.

290

19.0

13.7-25.7

25.1

19.6-31.7

126

41.0

34.2-48.2

5.7

3.2-10.0

9.1

5.6-14.6

College Graduate

244

15.8

10.7-22.5

31.7

25.1-39.1

117

44.5

37.2-52.1

2.8

1.2- 6.8

5.2

2.8- 9.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

262

11.5

7.9-16.5

15.3

10.8-21.1

136

51.2

43.5-59.0

13.1

8.5-19.7

8.9

5.5-13.9

$15,000- 24,999

249

13.8

8.9-20.8

23.5

16.7-32.1

125

45.7

37.9-53.7

8.3

5.1-13.4

8.7

5.2-14.1

$25,000- 34,999

138

12.3

7.6-19.3

32.7

23.8-43.0

44.3

34.1-55.0

4.4

1.8-10.1

6.4

2.8-13.8

$35,000- 49,999

142

14.7

8.8-23.7

26.8

19.1-36.2

42.0

32.7-51.9

3.1

1.1- 8.9

13.3

7.2-23.3

$50,000-74,999

100

22.7

14.6-33.6

23.3

15.2-34.1

43.4

32.3-55.2

5.4

1.8-15.2

5.1

2.0-12.6

$75,000+

17.3

9.3-30.0

33.9

23.3-46.4

36.8

25.5-49.8

0.0

. - .

12.0

5.5-24.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

740

14.0

11.0-17.8

150

20.5

17.0-24.3

372

47.4

42.9-52.0

8.4

6.3-11.2

9.7

7.2-12.9

493

16.2

12.5-20.7

143

29.0

24.2-34.4

221

44.2

38.7-49.8

2.6

1.4- 5.0

8.0

5.6-11.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

231

9.8

6.3-15.0

30.5

23.9-38.0

44.4

36.9-52.2

6.3

3.6-10.9

9.0

5.6-14.2

Non-Veteran

1,026

148

16.4

13.6-19.7

231

22.6

19.5-26.1

501

45.9

42.0-49.9

6.0

4.4- 8.0

9.1

7.0-11.6

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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