BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (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: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	766	494	63.7	59.3-67.9	177	24.5	20.8-28.7	27	3.7	2.3- 5.9	19	1.9	1.2- 3.1	49	6.1	4.4- 8.5
GENDER
Male	298	182	61.8	55.0-68.1	73	25.4	19.9-31.9	15	5.7	3.2-10.0	8	1.7	0.8- 3.6	20	5.3	3.2- 8.8
Female	468	312	65.5	59.8-70.8	104	23.7	19.0-29.0	12	1.8	0.9- 3.4	11	2.1	1.1- 4.1	29	6.9	4.5-10.6
RACE
White	563	362	64.4	59.2-69.2	129	24.3	20.0-29.1	21	3.3	2.0- 5.5	13	1.7	1.0- 3.0	38	6.3	4.3- 9.2
African American	178	119	64.1	54.8-72.4	43	25.9	18.6-34.9	5	4.5	1.6-11.9	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4	8	4.3	2.0- 9.1
Other Minorities	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	26	11	35.9	18.6-57.9	8	35.7	17.6-59.2	2	4.1	0.9-17.1	2	12.5	2.8-41.9	3	11.6	3.4-33.0
35-44	55	40	72.3	55.8-84.4	12	20.0	10.3-35.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	2	6.7	1.6-23.5
45-54	133	80	60.3	49.9-70.0	34	29.3	20.5-40.0	4	2.6	0.8- 7.7	3	1.9	0.6- 6.0	12	5.9	3.2-10.7
55-64	205	139	65.6	57.2-73.2	44	21.6	15.5-29.3	10	7.1	3.4-14.2	3	1.2	0.4- 3.6	9	4.5	2.2- 8.8
65-74	194	125	63.6	54.6-71.8	45	24.7	17.6-33.6	7	4.0	1.7- 8.9	5	1.4	0.6- 3.6	12	6.2	3.0-12.6
75+	143	93	65.9	55.8-74.7	32	23.5	15.7-33.6	4	2.0	0.7- 5.8	5	2.7	1.1- 6.5	9	5.9	2.8-12.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	210	139	62.8	53.8-70.9	48	25.2	18.2-33.8	6	2.6	1.1- 6.2	5	2.1	0.8- 5.4	12	7.3	3.6-14.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	232	146	62.1	54.2-69.4	54	23.7	17.5-31.2	11	6.3	3.1-12.3	5	2.0	0.8- 5.4	16	5.9	3.4- 9.9
Some Post-H.S.	170	114	68.3	59.1-76.3	39	23.9	16.6-33.1	4	1.9	0.7- 5.2	3	1.4	0.4- 4.2	10	4.5	2.2- 8.6
College Graduate	153	95	62.3	52.3-71.3	35	25.5	17.7-35.1	6	3.1	1.0- 9.0	6	2.1	0.9- 4.8	11	7.1	3.4-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	149	105	69.3	59.6-77.5	24	16.0	10.1-24.4	4	4.1	1.3-11.9	2	1.2	0.3- 4.5	14	9.5	5.3-16.4
$15,000- 24,999	151	109	73.8	64.6-81.3	28	17.3	11.2-25.8	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	3	2.3	0.6- 8.2	9	5.7	2.7-11.6
$25,000- 34,999	77	44	59.2	44.6-72.3	18	22.1	12.8-35.5	6	6.7	2.8-15.0	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	6	10.4	3.9-24.7
$35,000- 49,999	85	50	58.8	45.6-70.8	22	25.5	15.7-38.7	5	9.7	3.6-23.7	3	2.0	0.6- 6.2	5	3.9	1.4-10.2
$50,000-74,999	62	38	59.5	44.8-72.7	18	32.5	20.3-47.8	2	2.2	0.5- 8.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.4	3	4.7	1.4-14.6
$75,000+	53	31	60.2	44.0-74.4	16	30.6	18.0-46.8	2	2.2	0.5- 9.5	3	2.9	0.9- 9.0	1	4.1	0.6-23.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	454	323	70.3	64.7-75.3	84	18.7	14.6-23.6	14	4.1	2.2- 7.5	11	1.8	1.0- 3.4	22	5.2	3.1- 8.4
No	296	161	54.7	47.6-61.7	89	32.4	25.9-39.5	13	3.5	1.8- 6.6	8	2.1	1.0- 4.6	25	7.3	4.6-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	82	57.5	47.3-67.1	38	28.9	20.5-39.1	10	9.0	4.4-17.4	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7	7	4.2	1.9- 9.1
Non-Veteran	626	411	65.5	60.6-70.0	139	23.4	19.4-27.9	17	2.3	1.3- 4.0	18	2.3	1.4- 3.9	41	6.6	4.5- 9.4
Currently Serving	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .

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

-Piedmont NC

766

494

63.7

59.3-67.9

177

24.5

20.8-28.7

3.7

2.3- 5.9

1.9

1.2- 3.1

6.1

4.4- 8.5

GENDER

Male

298

182

61.8

55.0-68.1

25.4

19.9-31.9

5.7

3.2-10.0

1.7

0.8- 3.6

5.3

3.2- 8.8

Female

468

312

65.5

59.8-70.8

104

23.7

19.0-29.0

1.8

0.9- 3.4

2.1

1.1- 4.1

6.9

4.5-10.6

RACE

White

563

362

64.4

59.2-69.2

129

24.3

20.0-29.1

3.3

2.0- 5.5

1.7

1.0- 3.0

6.3

4.3- 9.2

African American

178

119

64.1

54.8-72.4

25.9

18.6-34.9

4.5

1.6-11.9

1.1

0.3- 3.4

4.3

2.0- 9.1

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

35.9

18.6-57.9

35.7

17.6-59.2

4.1

0.9-17.1

12.5

2.8-41.9

11.6

3.4-33.0

35-44

72.3

55.8-84.4

20.0

10.3-35.4

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.1- 7.1

6.7

1.6-23.5

45-54

133

60.3

49.9-70.0

29.3

20.5-40.0

2.6

0.8- 7.7

1.9

0.6- 6.0

5.9

3.2-10.7

55-64

205

139

65.6

57.2-73.2

21.6

15.5-29.3

7.1

3.4-14.2

1.2

0.4- 3.6

4.5

2.2- 8.8

65-74

194

125

63.6

54.6-71.8

24.7

17.6-33.6

4.0

1.7- 8.9

1.4

0.6- 3.6

6.2

3.0-12.6

75+

143

65.9

55.8-74.7

23.5

15.7-33.6

2.0

0.7- 5.8

2.7

1.1- 6.5

5.9

2.8-12.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

210

139

62.8

53.8-70.9

25.2

18.2-33.8

2.6

1.1- 6.2

2.1

0.8- 5.4

7.3

3.6-14.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

232

146

62.1

54.2-69.4

23.7

17.5-31.2

6.3

3.1-12.3

2.0

0.8- 5.4

5.9

3.4- 9.9

Some Post-H.S.

170

114

68.3

59.1-76.3

23.9

16.6-33.1

1.9

0.7- 5.2

1.4

0.4- 4.2

4.5

2.2- 8.6

College Graduate

153

62.3

52.3-71.3

25.5

17.7-35.1

3.1

1.0- 9.0

2.1

0.9- 4.8

7.1

3.4-14.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

149

105

69.3

59.6-77.5

16.0

10.1-24.4

4.1

1.3-11.9

1.2

0.3- 4.5

9.5

5.3-16.4

$15,000- 24,999

151

109

73.8

64.6-81.3

17.3

11.2-25.8

0.9

0.2- 3.8

2.3

0.6- 8.2

5.7

2.7-11.6

$25,000- 34,999

59.2

44.6-72.3

22.1

12.8-35.5

6.7

2.8-15.0

1.7

0.5- 5.4

10.4

3.9-24.7

$35,000- 49,999

58.8

45.6-70.8

25.5

15.7-38.7

9.7

3.6-23.7

2.0

0.6- 6.2

3.9

1.4-10.2

$50,000-74,999

59.5

44.8-72.7

32.5

20.3-47.8

2.2

0.5- 8.6

1.1

0.2- 7.4

4.7

1.4-14.6

$75,000+

60.2

44.0-74.4

30.6

18.0-46.8

2.2

0.5- 9.5

2.9

0.9- 9.0

4.1

0.6-23.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

454

323

70.3

64.7-75.3

18.7

14.6-23.6

4.1

2.2- 7.5

1.8

1.0- 3.4

5.2

3.1- 8.4

296

161

54.7

47.6-61.7

32.4

25.9-39.5

3.5

1.8- 6.6

2.1

1.0- 4.6

7.3

4.6-11.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

57.5

47.3-67.1

28.9

20.5-39.1

9.0

4.4-17.4

0.4

0.1- 2.7

4.2

1.9- 9.1

Non-Veteran

626

411

65.5

60.6-70.0

139

23.4

19.4-27.9

2.3

1.3- 4.0

2.3

1.4- 3.9

6.6

4.5- 9.4

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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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