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-FEMALES

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	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	522	66	16.5	12.3-21.8	117	22.2	18.1-27.0	271	47.3	41.9-52.8	27	5.7	3.6- 9.0	41	8.2	5.7-11.7
African American	211	32	14.4	9.8-20.8	46	22.8	16.6-30.5	102	46.7	38.7-54.8	17	7.9	4.7-13.2	14	8.1	4.4-14.5
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Native American	23	4	21.5	6.2-53.4	6	37.7	14.4-68.5	9	30.2	12.8-56.1	4	10.6	3.0-31.5	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	16	7	28.7	11.1-56.4	2	23.6	6.2-59.4	6	31.4	11.8-61.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.3	2.4-60.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	3	11.9	3.3-34.6	4	27.4	10.0-56.3	8	35.0	15.2-61.6	1	13.5	2.0-54.4	1	12.2	1.8-51.8
-English Speaking	11	1	9.6	1.3-46.4	2	15.0	3.4-46.7	6	35.9	12.8-68.2	1	20.7	3.1-67.8	1	18.8	2.8-65.3
-Spanish Speaking	6	2	16.2	3.3-52.6	2	50.6	14.3-86.2	2	33.2	6.8-77.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	762	106	16.3	13.0-20.3	167	22.4	18.9-26.3	386	47.1	42.7-51.6	47	6.1	4.3- 8.5	56	8.1	5.9-11.0
AGE
18-24	12	4	55.8	23.0-84.2	2	8.7	1.7-34.2	4	29.6	8.9-64.4	1	1.9	0.2-13.6	1	4.1	0.5-26.2
25-34	38	10	31.8	17.4-50.8	9	32.1	17.2-51.7	12	22.0	11.5-38.1	2	7.1	1.7-25.7	5	6.9	2.5-17.5
35-44	45	7	14.4	6.1-30.5	10	15.0	7.3-28.3	19	48.8	31.6-66.3	2	2.6	0.6-10.3	7	19.1	8.4-37.9
45-54	144	25	22.0	13.4-33.9	41	29.1	20.7-39.3	59	32.8	24.4-42.4	11	7.6	3.6-15.1	8	8.5	3.9-17.9
55-64	206	29	12.3	8.2-18.0	54	27.2	20.3-35.3	97	46.5	38.3-54.8	11	7.3	3.7-13.6	15	6.8	3.9-11.6
65-74	210	25	12.0	7.6-18.5	37	16.2	11.1-23.1	123	59.1	50.8-67.0	13	5.9	3.1-11.1	12	6.7	3.4-12.9
75+	124	9	10.6	5.1-20.8	19	17.2	10.0-28.1	78	57.7	46.5-68.1	8	4.9	2.2-10.6	10	9.6	4.6-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	210	28	13.4	8.5-20.5	28	14.4	9.4-21.5	119	52.8	44.4-61.1	15	5.8	3.3-10.0	20	13.5	8.4-21.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	272	40	18.2	12.3-26.1	65	24.6	18.8-31.4	128	44.8	37.6-52.3	18	6.7	3.8-11.5	21	5.7	3.5- 9.4
Some Post-H.S.	174	27	18.4	11.9-27.4	49	25.0	18.0-33.6	80	43.6	34.5-53.0	10	6.6	3.2-13.2	8	6.4	2.6-14.8
College Graduate	125	14	12.7	7.1-21.7	30	27.1	18.2-38.3	66	45.6	35.4-56.2	5	5.6	2.0-14.6	10	9.0	4.4-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	180	21	12.8	8.1-19.7	31	16.8	11.3-24.1	98	53.4	44.3-62.2	16	9.7	5.3-16.9	14	7.4	4.1-13.0
$15,000- 24,999	179	24	13.6	8.5-21.0	36	23.5	16.3-32.6	90	46.8	37.9-55.9	17	9.1	5.1-15.6	12	7.1	3.7-13.2
$25,000- 34,999	87	16	15.1	8.6-25.3	27	32.0	21.2-45.2	40	47.6	35.1-60.3	2	1.9	0.5- 7.4	2	3.4	0.6-17.6
$35,000- 49,999	68	11	22.1	11.5-38.4	19	22.8	13.6-35.5	32	44.9	31.5-59.2	2	0.8	0.2- 3.8	4	9.4	3.1-25.3
$50,000-74,999	44	8	15.6	7.3-30.1	10	24.1	12.0-42.4	21	44.0	28.4-60.8	4	15.3	5.4-36.7	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0
$75,000+	32	3	10.1	2.9-29.5	10	33.6	16.6-56.2	14	28.9	15.3-47.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	27.4	11.4-52.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	486	63	15.4	11.3-20.7	91	17.6	13.9-22.1	256	49.8	44.2-55.5	39	8.3	5.7-11.9	37	8.8	6.0-12.8
No	281	42	17.3	12.2-24.0	76	29.0	22.8-36.0	136	43.4	36.6-50.5	8	3.1	1.3- 7.1	19	7.2	4.1-12.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	9	0	0.0	. - .	2	12.0	2.5-41.6	6	83.0	52.8-95.5	1	5.0	0.6-30.7	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	773	109	16.3	13.0-20.3	170	22.7	19.2-26.7	388	46.2	41.9-50.6	47	6.3	4.5- 8.8	59	8.4	6.2-11.4

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

522

16.5

12.3-21.8

117

22.2

18.1-27.0

271

47.3

41.9-52.8

5.7

3.6- 9.0

8.2

5.7-11.7

African American

211

14.4

9.8-20.8

22.8

16.6-30.5

102

46.7

38.7-54.8

7.9

4.7-13.2

8.1

4.4-14.5

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

21.5

6.2-53.4

37.7

14.4-68.5

30.2

12.8-56.1

10.6

3.0-31.5

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

28.7

11.1-56.4

23.6

6.2-59.4

31.4

11.8-61.0

0.0

. - .

16.3

2.4-60.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.9

3.3-34.6

27.4

10.0-56.3

35.0

15.2-61.6

13.5

2.0-54.4

12.2

1.8-51.8

-English Speaking

9.6

1.3-46.4

15.0

3.4-46.7

35.9

12.8-68.2

20.7

3.1-67.8

18.8

2.8-65.3

-Spanish Speaking

16.2

3.3-52.6

50.6

14.3-86.2

33.2

6.8-77.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

762

106

16.3

13.0-20.3

167

22.4

18.9-26.3

386

47.1

42.7-51.6

6.1

4.3- 8.5

8.1

5.9-11.0

AGE

18-24

55.8

23.0-84.2

8.7

1.7-34.2

29.6

8.9-64.4

1.9

0.2-13.6

4.1

0.5-26.2

25-34

31.8

17.4-50.8

32.1

17.2-51.7

22.0

11.5-38.1

7.1

1.7-25.7

6.9

2.5-17.5

35-44

14.4

6.1-30.5

15.0

7.3-28.3

48.8

31.6-66.3

2.6

0.6-10.3

19.1

8.4-37.9

45-54

144

22.0

13.4-33.9

29.1

20.7-39.3

32.8

24.4-42.4

7.6

3.6-15.1

8.5

3.9-17.9

55-64

206

12.3

8.2-18.0

27.2

20.3-35.3

46.5

38.3-54.8

7.3

3.7-13.6

6.8

3.9-11.6

65-74

210

12.0

7.6-18.5

16.2

11.1-23.1

123

59.1

50.8-67.0

5.9

3.1-11.1

6.7

3.4-12.9

75+

124

10.6

5.1-20.8

17.2

10.0-28.1

57.7

46.5-68.1

4.9

2.2-10.6

9.6

4.6-18.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

210

13.4

8.5-20.5

14.4

9.4-21.5

119

52.8

44.4-61.1

5.8

3.3-10.0

13.5

8.4-21.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

272

18.2

12.3-26.1

24.6

18.8-31.4

128

44.8

37.6-52.3

6.7

3.8-11.5

5.7

3.5- 9.4

Some Post-H.S.

174

18.4

11.9-27.4

25.0

18.0-33.6

43.6

34.5-53.0

6.6

3.2-13.2

6.4

2.6-14.8

College Graduate

125

12.7

7.1-21.7

27.1

18.2-38.3

45.6

35.4-56.2

5.6

2.0-14.6

9.0

4.4-17.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

180

12.8

8.1-19.7

16.8

11.3-24.1

53.4

44.3-62.2

9.7

5.3-16.9

7.4

4.1-13.0

$15,000- 24,999

179

13.6

8.5-21.0

23.5

16.3-32.6

46.8

37.9-55.9

9.1

5.1-15.6

7.1

3.7-13.2

$25,000- 34,999

15.1

8.6-25.3

32.0

21.2-45.2

47.6

35.1-60.3

1.9

0.5- 7.4

3.4

0.6-17.6

$35,000- 49,999

22.1

11.5-38.4

22.8

13.6-35.5

44.9

31.5-59.2

0.8

0.2- 3.8

9.4

3.1-25.3

$50,000-74,999

15.6

7.3-30.1

24.1

12.0-42.4

44.0

28.4-60.8

15.3

5.4-36.7

1.0

0.1- 7.0

$75,000+

10.1

2.9-29.5

33.6

16.6-56.2

28.9

15.3-47.9

0.0

. - .

27.4

11.4-52.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

486

15.4

11.3-20.7

17.6

13.9-22.1

256

49.8

44.2-55.5

8.3

5.7-11.9

8.8

6.0-12.8

281

17.3

12.2-24.0

29.0

22.8-36.0

136

43.4

36.6-50.5

3.1

1.3- 7.1

7.2

4.1-12.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

12.0

2.5-41.6

83.0

52.8-95.5

5.0

0.6-30.7

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

773

109

16.3

13.0-20.3

170

22.7

19.2-26.7

388

46.2

41.9-50.6

6.3

4.5- 8.8

8.4

6.2-11.4

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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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