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

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
-Piedmont NC	649	82	12.7	9.9-16.2	158	25.4	21.5-29.8	314	47.6	42.8-52.4	40	6.2	4.3- 8.8	55	8.1	5.9-11.0
GENDER
Male	249	31	13.4	9.0-19.4	74	27.3	21.3-34.3	103	44.8	37.5-52.4	14	5.4	3.0- 9.4	27	9.1	5.9-13.7
Female	400	51	12.1	8.8-16.4	84	23.6	18.7-29.3	211	50.1	44.0-56.2	26	7.0	4.4-11.0	28	7.2	4.5-11.2
RACE
White	482	59	12.6	9.4-16.8	121	27.2	22.5-32.5	237	47.7	42.2-53.3	22	4.3	2.6- 7.1	43	8.2	5.7-11.5
African American	145	18	10.9	6.2-18.3	31	19.7	13.1-28.7	70	49.9	39.9-59.8	17	11.9	7.0-19.5	9	7.6	3.7-15.0
Other Minorities	2	1	73.8	15.0-97.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	26.2	2.2-85.0	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	3	1	44.8	5.9-91.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	45.5	6.1-91.5	1	9.7	1.0-54.2	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	26	5	27.5	11.0-53.9	6	27.4	11.7-51.7	10	30.7	14.7-53.1	0	0.0	. - .	5	14.4	4.5-37.9
35-44	51	11	25.9	13.7-43.4	10	14.5	7.3-27.0	22	45.7	29.1-63.4	4	5.8	1.8-16.9	4	8.1	2.5-22.9
45-54	119	18	14.4	8.5-23.5	34	29.7	20.6-40.7	48	41.0	30.7-52.2	8	5.0	2.1-11.5	11	9.8	4.9-18.5
55-64	187	23	9.3	5.7-14.9	50	27.3	20.2-35.6	92	51.1	42.4-59.8	12	7.8	4.1-14.3	10	4.5	2.3- 8.5
65-74	167	19	10.9	6.4-18.0	38	24.9	17.2-34.8	83	46.5	37.1-56.0	10	6.7	3.3-13.2	17	11.0	6.3-18.4
75+	94	5	5.1	1.8-13.6	20	25.2	15.7-37.8	56	57.0	44.7-68.5	5	5.8	2.1-15.3	8	6.8	3.2-14.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	156	22	12.5	7.5-20.1	17	9.7	5.7-16.1	87	54.6	44.4-64.3	18	12.3	7.3-20.0	12	10.9	5.8-19.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	201	22	9.3	5.6-15.1	57	30.7	23.4-39.1	87	44.9	36.7-53.4	11	4.9	2.3-10.0	24	10.2	6.4-15.8
Some Post-H.S.	152	24	17.5	11.4-26.1	37	22.8	15.5-32.1	68	44.6	35.0-54.5	8	6.8	3.2-14.2	15	8.3	4.4-15.0
College Graduate	139	14	12.6	6.8-21.9	47	36.0	26.9-46.3	71	47.9	37.9-58.0	3	1.5	0.4- 4.7	4	2.1	0.6- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	125	17	12.6	7.5-20.3	18	17.1	10.4-26.8	63	45.5	35.1-56.3	13	12.1	6.3-21.8	14	12.8	7.1-22.1
$15,000- 24,999	122	11	8.2	3.9-16.3	19	19.3	11.5-30.4	70	57.6	46.5-68.1	11	8.0	4.1-15.0	11	6.9	3.5-13.2
$25,000- 34,999	72	10	10.0	5.0-19.1	25	35.5	23.0-50.3	32	50.5	35.5-65.3	2	2.4	0.6- 9.3	3	1.6	0.5- 5.2
$35,000- 49,999	77	8	11.5	5.2-23.5	24	27.2	17.2-40.2	33	44.2	31.4-57.8	4	5.7	1.9-15.9	8	11.4	5.3-22.8
$50,000-74,999	57	12	20.3	11.0-34.4	16	25.6	14.8-40.6	23	40.4	27.1-55.3	3	7.7	2.1-24.3	3	6.0	1.9-17.8
$75,000+	49	8	21.2	10.1-39.3	19	33.6	20.3-50.3	20	38.3	23.6-55.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.8	1.6-24.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	376	47	12.1	8.7-16.6	72	21.9	17.0-27.9	195	49.0	42.8-55.3	32	8.4	5.7-12.4	30	8.4	5.5-12.6
No	261	32	13.4	8.9-19.6	81	29.2	23.0-36.3	116	46.5	39.0-54.1	8	3.6	1.6- 7.8	24	7.4	4.6-11.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	113	9	6.6	3.1-13.6	39	36.0	26.0-47.4	40	37.6	27.5-49.0	11	9.7	5.0-17.8	14	10.2	5.7-17.4
Non-Veteran	534	73	14.4	11.0-18.5	118	22.5	18.4-27.2	273	50.2	44.9-55.6	29	5.3	3.4- 8.1	41	7.6	5.2-10.9
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%)

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

-Piedmont NC

649

12.7

9.9-16.2

158

25.4

21.5-29.8

314

47.6

42.8-52.4

6.2

4.3- 8.8

8.1

5.9-11.0

GENDER

Male

249

13.4

9.0-19.4

27.3

21.3-34.3

103

44.8

37.5-52.4

5.4

3.0- 9.4

9.1

5.9-13.7

Female

400

12.1

8.8-16.4

23.6

18.7-29.3

211

50.1

44.0-56.2

7.0

4.4-11.0

7.2

4.5-11.2

RACE

White

482

12.6

9.4-16.8

121

27.2

22.5-32.5

237

47.7

42.2-53.3

4.3

2.6- 7.1

8.2

5.7-11.5

African American

145

10.9

6.2-18.3

19.7

13.1-28.7

49.9

39.9-59.8

11.9

7.0-19.5

7.6

3.7-15.0

Other Minorities

73.8

15.0-97.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

26.2

2.2-85.0

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

44.8

5.9-91.3

0.0

. - .

45.5

6.1-91.5

9.7

1.0-54.2

0.0

. - .

25-34

27.5

11.0-53.9

27.4

11.7-51.7

30.7

14.7-53.1

0.0

. - .

14.4

4.5-37.9

35-44

25.9

13.7-43.4

14.5

7.3-27.0

45.7

29.1-63.4

5.8

1.8-16.9

8.1

2.5-22.9

45-54

119

14.4

8.5-23.5

29.7

20.6-40.7

41.0

30.7-52.2

5.0

2.1-11.5

9.8

4.9-18.5

55-64

187

9.3

5.7-14.9

27.3

20.2-35.6

51.1

42.4-59.8

7.8

4.1-14.3

4.5

2.3- 8.5

65-74

167

10.9

6.4-18.0

24.9

17.2-34.8

46.5

37.1-56.0

6.7

3.3-13.2

11.0

6.3-18.4

75+

5.1

1.8-13.6

25.2

15.7-37.8

57.0

44.7-68.5

5.8

2.1-15.3

6.8

3.2-14.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

156

12.5

7.5-20.1

9.7

5.7-16.1

54.6

44.4-64.3

12.3

7.3-20.0

10.9

5.8-19.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

201

9.3

5.6-15.1

30.7

23.4-39.1

44.9

36.7-53.4

4.9

2.3-10.0

10.2

6.4-15.8

Some Post-H.S.

152

17.5

11.4-26.1

22.8

15.5-32.1

44.6

35.0-54.5

6.8

3.2-14.2

8.3

4.4-15.0

College Graduate

139

12.6

6.8-21.9

36.0

26.9-46.3

47.9

37.9-58.0

1.5

0.4- 4.7

2.1

0.6- 7.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

125

12.6

7.5-20.3

17.1

10.4-26.8

45.5

35.1-56.3

12.1

6.3-21.8

12.8

7.1-22.1

$15,000- 24,999

122

8.2

3.9-16.3

19.3

11.5-30.4

57.6

46.5-68.1

8.0

4.1-15.0

6.9

3.5-13.2

$25,000- 34,999

10.0

5.0-19.1

35.5

23.0-50.3

50.5

35.5-65.3

2.4

0.6- 9.3

1.6

0.5- 5.2

$35,000- 49,999

11.5

5.2-23.5

27.2

17.2-40.2

44.2

31.4-57.8

5.7

1.9-15.9

11.4

5.3-22.8

$50,000-74,999

20.3

11.0-34.4

25.6

14.8-40.6

40.4

27.1-55.3

7.7

2.1-24.3

6.0

1.9-17.8

$75,000+

21.2

10.1-39.3

33.6

20.3-50.3

38.3

23.6-55.5

0.0

. - .

6.8

1.6-24.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

376

12.1

8.7-16.6

21.9

17.0-27.9

195

49.0

42.8-55.3

8.4

5.7-12.4

8.4

5.5-12.6

261

13.4

8.9-19.6

29.2

23.0-36.3

116

46.5

39.0-54.1

3.6

1.6- 7.8

7.4

4.6-11.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

113

6.6

3.1-13.6

36.0

26.0-47.4

37.6

27.5-49.0

9.7

5.0-17.8

10.2

5.7-17.4

Non-Veteran

534

14.4

11.0-18.5

118

22.5

18.4-27.2

273

50.2

44.9-55.6

5.3

3.4- 8.1

7.6

5.2-10.9

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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