BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do not include times when checked by a health professional.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,517	1,002	65.2	62.1-68.1	327	22.3	19.7-25.0	61	3.9	2.9- 5.3	33	1.9	1.3- 2.9	94	6.7	5.3- 8.6
-Northeastern Partnership	140	91	64.0	54.3-72.6	34	23.5	16.5-32.2	4	3.2	1.1- 9.4	2	1.0	0.2- 4.2	9	8.4	3.9-17.0
GENDER
Male	41	26	67.1	50.7-80.1	13	29.0	16.7-45.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.0	1.0-14.7
Female	99	65	62.1	50.0-72.8	21	20.1	12.6-30.5	4	5.2	1.7-14.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.6	7	11.0	4.6-24.0
RACE
White	61	40	69.5	56.1-80.3	15	21.3	12.3-34.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	5	8.4	3.4-19.1
African American	74	48	62.6	48.9-74.5	18	24.2	15.0-36.6	3	3.1	0.9- 9.6	1	1.2	0.2- 7.9	4	9.0	2.9-24.2
AGE
18-24	3	2	43.8	6.5-89.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	56.2	10.3-93.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	8	6	69.8	29.0-92.9	2	30.2	7.1-71.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	30	20	60.4	38.6-78.7	8	26.6	12.9-47.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.0	2.8-43.7
55-64	38	26	68.9	50.4-82.9	9	22.5	10.9-40.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.7	0.4-16.7	2	5.9	1.3-23.7
65-74	40	23	61.9	44.5-76.7	12	27.5	15.0-44.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8	4	9.4	3.4-23.4
75+	19	12	63.5	38.5-82.9	3	13.7	3.9-38.1	3	13.9	4.2-37.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.9	1.3-42.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	45	31	68.0	51.0-81.3	7	13.5	6.2-27.0	4	10.3	3.5-27.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	2	7.2	1.8-24.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	51	34	68.7	53.1-80.9	13	24.3	13.5-39.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.1	2.6-18.0
Some Post-H.S.	28	16	49.7	29.5-70.1	9	35.1	18.2-56.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.9	0.4-18.1	2	12.3	2.3-45.6
College Graduate	16	10	67.5	40.5-86.3	5	24.9	9.2-52.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	7.7	1.1-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	46	31	73.9	58.6-85.1	9	15.4	7.4-29.2	2	3.4	0.8-13.5	1	1.0	0.1- 7.2	3	6.2	1.7-20.5
$15,000- 24,999	30	22	71.8	51.6-85.9	6	21.5	9.5-41.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.5-20.2	1	3.4	0.5-20.9
$25,000- 34,999	8	5	63.3	26.0-89.5	3	36.7	10.5-74.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	9	3	30.7	8.7-67.4	4	28.5	8.2-64.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	40.8	10.6-80.0
$50,000-74,999	5	4	67.4	18.4-95.0	1	32.6	5.0-81.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	86	58	66.9	54.2-77.6	16	17.1	10.0-27.7	2	1.7	0.4- 6.9	2	1.6	0.4- 6.9	8	12.7	5.7-25.8
No	51	31	58.9	43.3-72.9	17	33.2	20.5-48.8	2	5.9	1.4-22.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.0	0.3-13.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	18	10	57.0	32.7-78.4	6	34.3	15.5-59.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.7	2.1-29.4
Non-Veteran	122	81	65.4	55.0-74.6	28	21.2	14.3-30.2	4	3.9	1.3-11.2	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0	7	8.3	3.4-18.6

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,517

1,002

65.2

62.1-68.1

327

22.3

19.7-25.0

3.9

2.9- 5.3

1.9

1.3- 2.9

6.7

5.3- 8.6

-Northeastern Partnership

140

64.0

54.3-72.6

23.5

16.5-32.2

3.2

1.1- 9.4

1.0

0.2- 4.2

8.4

3.9-17.0

GENDER

Male

67.1

50.7-80.1

29.0

16.7-45.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.0

1.0-14.7

Female

62.1

50.0-72.8

20.1

12.6-30.5

5.2

1.7-14.6

1.6

0.4- 6.6

11.0

4.6-24.0

RACE

White

69.5

56.1-80.3

21.3

12.3-34.2

0.0

. - .

0.8

0.1- 5.5

8.4

3.4-19.1

African American

62.6

48.9-74.5

24.2

15.0-36.6

3.1

0.9- 9.6

1.2

0.2- 7.9

9.0

2.9-24.2

AGE

18-24

43.8

6.5-89.7

0.0

. - .

56.2

10.3-93.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

69.8

29.0-92.9

30.2

7.1-71.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

60.4

38.6-78.7

26.6

12.9-47.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.0

2.8-43.7

55-64

68.9

50.4-82.9

22.5

10.9-40.7

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.4-16.7

5.9

1.3-23.7

65-74

61.9

44.5-76.7

27.5

15.0-44.9

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.2- 7.8

9.4

3.4-23.4

75+

63.5

38.5-82.9

13.7

3.9-38.1

13.9

4.2-37.2

0.0

. - .

8.9

1.3-42.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

68.0

51.0-81.3

13.5

6.2-27.0

10.3

3.5-27.0

1.0

0.1- 6.8

7.2

1.8-24.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

68.7

53.1-80.9

24.3

13.5-39.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.1

2.6-18.0

Some Post-H.S.

49.7

29.5-70.1

35.1

18.2-56.8

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.4-18.1

12.3

2.3-45.6

College Graduate

67.5

40.5-86.3

24.9

9.2-52.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.7

1.1-38.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

73.9

58.6-85.1

15.4

7.4-29.2

3.4

0.8-13.5

1.0

0.1- 7.2

6.2

1.7-20.5

$15,000- 24,999

71.8

51.6-85.9

21.5

9.5-41.6

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.5-20.2

3.4

0.5-20.9

$25,000- 34,999

63.3

26.0-89.5

36.7

10.5-74.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

30.7

8.7-67.4

28.5

8.2-64.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

40.8

10.6-80.0

$50,000-74,999

67.4

18.4-95.0

32.6

5.0-81.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

66.9

54.2-77.6

17.1

10.0-27.7

1.7

0.4- 6.9

1.6

0.4- 6.9

12.7

5.7-25.8

58.9

43.3-72.9

33.2

20.5-48.8

5.9

1.4-22.0

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.3-13.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

57.0

32.7-78.4

34.3

15.5-59.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.7

2.1-29.4

Non-Veteran

122

65.4

55.0-74.6

21.2

14.3-30.2

3.9

1.3-11.2

1.2

0.3- 5.0

8.3

3.4-18.6

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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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