BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
North Carolina	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
-Northeastern Partnership	112	10	12.2	6.3-22.1	28	24.7	16.8-34.7	59	46.0	35.7-56.7	6	5.8	2.4-13.1	9	11.3	5.5-21.9
GENDER
Male	35	6	18.2	8.2-35.7	8	20.8	10.1-38.3	17	49.0	31.8-66.5	1	4.3	0.6-24.9	3	7.6	2.4-21.5
Female	77	4	8.1	2.6-22.6	20	27.3	17.3-40.2	42	44.0	31.9-56.8	5	6.8	2.7-15.9	6	13.8	5.7-29.9
RACE
White	52	4	9.2	3.3-22.8	13	30.1	17.8-46.0	31	51.7	37.1-66.1	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	3	7.0	2.2-20.1
African American	55	6	15.7	6.8-32.0	15	23.0	13.1-37.2	24	37.9	24.5-53.5	4	7.7	2.6-20.4	6	15.7	6.5-33.3
AGE
18-24	3	1	25.0	2.7-80.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	56.2	10.3-93.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.7	1.9-73.1
25-34	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	7	0	0.0	. - .	2	19.5	3.4-62.6	2	38.7	10.1-78.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	41.8	12.0-79.0
45-54	27	4	23.6	8.9-49.3	10	37.8	19.7-60.0	11	25.9	13.2-44.4	1	1.5	0.2-10.3	1	11.3	1.7-48.7
55-64	30	1	2.7	0.4-16.9	10	35.5	18.9-56.6	17	51.3	31.3-70.9	2	10.5	2.5-35.4	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	31	2	8.9	2.0-32.0	4	9.0	3.2-22.7	20	62.0	42.0-78.6	2	7.9	2.0-27.1	3	12.2	4.0-31.8
75+	12	2	18.7	4.6-52.7	2	18.5	4.4-52.6	7	51.1	23.3-78.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.7	1.7-51.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	28	2	5.9	1.4-21.3	6	19.2	8.2-38.8	16	53.6	32.8-73.2	1	7.0	1.0-35.8	3	14.4	4.3-38.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	45	4	14.9	5.2-35.5	11	23.6	12.2-40.6	25	51.2	34.7-67.4	3	6.2	1.8-18.8	2	4.2	1.0-15.9
Some Post-H.S.	23	4	20.5	7.6-44.5	7	29.9	13.7-53.5	8	25.1	11.1-47.3	1	3.4	0.5-20.7	3	21.2	6.3-51.9
College Graduate	16	0	0.0	. - .	4	29.2	11.1-57.6	10	56.2	30.4-79.0	1	7.0	1.0-36.6	1	7.7	1.1-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	31	3	12.4	3.9-32.8	8	28.1	14.0-48.5	18	44.5	27.0-63.5	1	7.3	1.1-36.9	1	7.7	1.1-38.0
$15,000- 24,999	29	2	16.2	4.1-46.7	6	20.7	8.9-41.2	12	32.8	17.9-52.2	4	12.1	4.4-29.4	5	18.2	7.4-38.1
$25,000- 34,999	7	1	13.4	1.7-57.5	4	49.1	15.2-83.8	2	37.6	9.1-78.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	9	0	0.0	. - .	2	25.8	6.1-65.3	6	42.9	14.4-77.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	31.3	5.3-78.7
$50,000-74,999	5	2	57.5	17.8-89.4	1	17.0	2.1-65.7	2	25.5	5.0-69.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	65	5	7.2	2.9-16.9	15	21.8	12.7-35.0	36	50.8	36.8-64.7	5	8.5	3.3-20.3	4	11.7	4.0-29.3
No	46	5	19.5	8.3-39.3	13	29.3	16.8-46.0	23	40.2	26.1-56.1	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	4	9.0	3.3-22.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	2	14.7	3.7-43.7	3	11.7	3.3-34.2	9	57.8	32.9-79.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	15.7	5.0-40.1
Non-Veteran	95	8	11.6	5.5-22.8	25	27.9	18.7-39.3	50	43.2	32.3-54.7	6	7.2	3.1-16.0	6	10.2	4.1-23.2

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Northeastern Partnership

112

12.2

6.3-22.1

24.7

16.8-34.7

46.0

35.7-56.7

5.8

2.4-13.1

11.3

5.5-21.9

GENDER

Male

18.2

8.2-35.7

20.8

10.1-38.3

49.0

31.8-66.5

4.3

0.6-24.9

7.6

2.4-21.5

Female

8.1

2.6-22.6

27.3

17.3-40.2

44.0

31.9-56.8

6.8

2.7-15.9

13.8

5.7-29.9

RACE

White

9.2

3.3-22.8

30.1

17.8-46.0

51.7

37.1-66.1

2.1

0.3-13.4

7.0

2.2-20.1

African American

15.7

6.8-32.0

23.0

13.1-37.2

37.9

24.5-53.5

7.7

2.6-20.4

15.7

6.5-33.3

AGE

18-24

25.0

2.7-80.2

0.0

. - .

56.2

10.3-93.5

0.0

. - .

18.7

1.9-73.1

25-34

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

0.0

. - .

19.5

3.4-62.6

38.7

10.1-78.0

0.0

. - .

41.8

12.0-79.0

45-54

23.6

8.9-49.3

37.8

19.7-60.0

25.9

13.2-44.4

1.5

0.2-10.3

11.3

1.7-48.7

55-64

2.7

0.4-16.9

35.5

18.9-56.6

51.3

31.3-70.9

10.5

2.5-35.4

0.0

. - .

65-74

8.9

2.0-32.0

9.0

3.2-22.7

62.0

42.0-78.6

7.9

2.0-27.1

12.2

4.0-31.8

75+

18.7

4.6-52.7

18.5

4.4-52.6

51.1

23.3-78.3

0.0

. - .

11.7

1.7-51.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

5.9

1.4-21.3

19.2

8.2-38.8

53.6

32.8-73.2

7.0

1.0-35.8

14.4

4.3-38.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

14.9

5.2-35.5

23.6

12.2-40.6

51.2

34.7-67.4

6.2

1.8-18.8

4.2

1.0-15.9

Some Post-H.S.

20.5

7.6-44.5

29.9

13.7-53.5

25.1

11.1-47.3

3.4

0.5-20.7

21.2

6.3-51.9

College Graduate

0.0

. - .

29.2

11.1-57.6

56.2

30.4-79.0

7.0

1.0-36.6

7.7

1.1-38.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

12.4

3.9-32.8

28.1

14.0-48.5

44.5

27.0-63.5

7.3

1.1-36.9

7.7

1.1-38.0

$15,000- 24,999

16.2

4.1-46.7

20.7

8.9-41.2

32.8

17.9-52.2

12.1

4.4-29.4

18.2

7.4-38.1

$25,000- 34,999

13.4

1.7-57.5

49.1

15.2-83.8

37.6

9.1-78.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

0.0

. - .

25.8

6.1-65.3

42.9

14.4-77.1

0.0

. - .

31.3

5.3-78.7

$50,000-74,999

57.5

17.8-89.4

17.0

2.1-65.7

25.5

5.0-69.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

7.2

2.9-16.9

21.8

12.7-35.0

50.8

36.8-64.7

8.5

3.3-20.3

11.7

4.0-29.3

19.5

8.3-39.3

29.3

16.8-46.0

40.2

26.1-56.1

2.0

0.3-13.0

9.0

3.3-22.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.7

3.7-43.7

11.7

3.3-34.2

57.8

32.9-79.3

0.0

. - .

15.7

5.0-40.1

Non-Veteran

11.6

5.5-22.8

27.9

18.7-39.3

43.2

32.3-54.7

7.2

3.1-16.0

10.2

4.1-23.2

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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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