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

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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	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
GENDER
Male	357	51	14.8	10.8-19.8	99	25.5	20.6-31.1	157	46.4	40.1-52.8	15	3.2	1.8- 5.7	35	10.1	6.9-14.6
Female	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
AGE
18-24	9	2	60.5	21.4-89.6	4	24.5	6.0-62.2	2	12.3	2.1-47.3	1	2.7	0.3-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	30	8	35.1	18.5-56.4	7	26.1	12.2-47.3	11	27.6	14.2-46.8	1	6.2	0.9-33.0	3	4.9	1.4-16.3
35-44	55	8	24.6	12.0-43.9	12	16.3	8.6-28.7	25	44.6	28.7-61.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	9	13.7	6.5-26.6
45-54	158	27	20.9	13.4-31.2	47	27.8	20.4-36.7	65	35.5	27.2-44.7	8	5.3	2.3-11.7	11	10.5	5.4-19.4
55-64	238	31	11.1	7.4-16.4	62	23.8	18.0-30.7	117	53.6	45.8-61.3	9	4.4	2.1- 8.8	19	7.0	4.3-11.4
65-74	236	30	12.2	8.0-18.0	49	21.2	15.1-29.0	124	52.0	43.8-60.2	11	4.3	2.1- 8.6	22	10.3	6.3-16.5
75+	151	11	11.3	6.0-20.5	35	27.4	19.1-37.6	83	47.6	38.0-57.5	11	5.3	2.6-10.6	11	8.3	4.0-16.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	186	21	11.5	6.8-18.7	28	11.8	7.6-17.8	104	58.4	48.8-67.4	18	7.6	4.5-12.7	15	10.7	5.9-18.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	289	40	15.1	10.3-21.8	72	25.5	19.8-32.3	135	45.4	38.3-52.7	9	2.9	1.3- 6.4	33	11.0	7.3-16.3
Some Post-H.S.	205	29	18.9	12.5-27.5	58	23.8	17.6-31.4	91	42.1	34.0-50.6	10	5.6	2.7-11.2	17	9.6	5.3-16.6
College Graduate	198	27	16.6	10.9-24.5	58	32.1	24.7-40.5	97	43.6	35.5-52.0	5	2.7	0.9- 7.6	11	5.0	2.6- 9.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	17	10.7	6.4-17.4	19	11.5	6.7-18.8	89	58.2	48.1-67.7	19	10.1	5.8-16.9	15	9.6	5.3-16.7
$15,000- 24,999	154	16	13.4	7.3-23.4	32	17.6	11.7-25.7	81	50.1	40.4-59.9	10	8.5	4.2-16.4	15	10.3	5.5-18.5
$25,000- 34,999	104	16	13.0	7.4-21.9	37	32.9	23.0-44.6	43	46.1	34.1-58.5	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	7	6.2	2.5-14.6
$35,000- 49,999	97	11	15.5	8.0-27.6	32	29.4	19.9-41.1	44	41.1	30.2-52.9	2	1.6	0.3- 7.1	8	12.5	5.7-25.4
$50,000-74,999	83	17	20.3	12.1-32.1	22	24.7	15.7-36.6	36	43.5	31.4-56.3	4	6.2	2.1-17.1	4	5.4	2.0-14.0
$75,000+	69	10	17.2	8.6-31.4	27	36.5	24.6-50.2	26	34.0	22.5-47.8	0	0.0	. - .	6	12.3	5.2-26.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	518	62	15.0	11.1-20.0	108	21.1	17.0-25.8	266	47.4	41.9-52.9	35	5.9	4.0- 8.7	47	10.6	7.6-14.7
No	344	52	16.5	12.1-22.0	102	27.1	21.9-33.0	157	47.3	40.7-54.0	6	2.0	0.8- 5.2	27	7.1	4.5-11.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	177	23	11.8	7.4-18.4	56	32.6	24.9-41.4	72	42.6	34.1-51.6	10	3.8	1.8- 7.8	16	9.2	5.2-15.7
Non-Veteran	700	94	16.9	13.3-21.2	159	21.1	17.7-25.0	355	48.2	43.4-53.0	32	4.6	3.0- 7.0	60	9.2	6.8-12.4
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

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

GENDER

Male

357

14.8

10.8-19.8

25.5

20.6-31.1

157

46.4

40.1-52.8

3.2

1.8- 5.7

10.1

6.9-14.6

Female

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

AGE

18-24

60.5

21.4-89.6

24.5

6.0-62.2

12.3

2.1-47.3

2.7

0.3-20.2

0.0

. - .

25-34

35.1

18.5-56.4

26.1

12.2-47.3

27.6

14.2-46.8

6.2

0.9-33.0

4.9

1.4-16.3

35-44

24.6

12.0-43.9

16.3

8.6-28.7

44.6

28.7-61.7

0.8

0.1- 5.7

13.7

6.5-26.6

45-54

158

20.9

13.4-31.2

27.8

20.4-36.7

35.5

27.2-44.7

5.3

2.3-11.7

10.5

5.4-19.4

55-64

238

11.1

7.4-16.4

23.8

18.0-30.7

117

53.6

45.8-61.3

4.4

2.1- 8.8

7.0

4.3-11.4

65-74

236

12.2

8.0-18.0

21.2

15.1-29.0

124

52.0

43.8-60.2

4.3

2.1- 8.6

10.3

6.3-16.5

75+

151

11.3

6.0-20.5

27.4

19.1-37.6

47.6

38.0-57.5

5.3

2.6-10.6

8.3

4.0-16.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

186

11.5

6.8-18.7

11.8

7.6-17.8

104

58.4

48.8-67.4

7.6

4.5-12.7

10.7

5.9-18.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

289

15.1

10.3-21.8

25.5

19.8-32.3

135

45.4

38.3-52.7

2.9

1.3- 6.4

11.0

7.3-16.3

Some Post-H.S.

205

18.9

12.5-27.5

23.8

17.6-31.4

42.1

34.0-50.6

5.6

2.7-11.2

9.6

5.3-16.6

College Graduate

198

16.6

10.9-24.5

32.1

24.7-40.5

43.6

35.5-52.0

2.7

0.9- 7.6

5.0

2.6- 9.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

10.7

6.4-17.4

11.5

6.7-18.8

58.2

48.1-67.7

10.1

5.8-16.9

9.6

5.3-16.7

$15,000- 24,999

154

13.4

7.3-23.4

17.6

11.7-25.7

50.1

40.4-59.9

8.5

4.2-16.4

10.3

5.5-18.5

$25,000- 34,999

104

13.0

7.4-21.9

32.9

23.0-44.6

46.1

34.1-58.5

1.7

0.2-11.1

6.2

2.5-14.6

$35,000- 49,999

15.5

8.0-27.6

29.4

19.9-41.1

41.1

30.2-52.9

1.6

0.3- 7.1

12.5

5.7-25.4

$50,000-74,999

20.3

12.1-32.1

24.7

15.7-36.6

43.5

31.4-56.3

6.2

2.1-17.1

5.4

2.0-14.0

$75,000+

17.2

8.6-31.4

36.5

24.6-50.2

34.0

22.5-47.8

0.0

. - .

12.3

5.2-26.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

518

15.0

11.1-20.0

108

21.1

17.0-25.8

266

47.4

41.9-52.9

5.9

4.0- 8.7

10.6

7.6-14.7

344

16.5

12.1-22.0

102

27.1

21.9-33.0

157

47.3

40.7-54.0

2.0

0.8- 5.2

7.1

4.5-11.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

177

11.8

7.4-18.4

32.6

24.9-41.4

42.6

34.1-51.6

3.8

1.8- 7.8

9.2

5.2-15.7

Non-Veteran

700

16.9

13.3-21.2

159

21.1

17.7-25.0

355

48.2

43.4-53.0

4.6

3.0- 7.0

9.2

6.8-12.4

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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