BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	147	27	22.5	14.6-33.2	35	20.9	14.3-29.6	66	44.3	34.4-54.7	7	3.2	1.2- 8.3	12	9.0	4.7-16.5
GENDER
Male	62	12	18.9	9.7-33.6	14	19.5	10.8-32.6	26	47.7	32.8-63.1	2	1.2	0.2- 6.8	8	12.7	5.7-26.1
Female	85	15	26.2	14.7-42.1	21	22.4	13.4-34.9	40	40.9	28.9-54.1	5	5.2	1.7-14.8	4	5.3	1.8-15.1
RACE
White	121	23	24.3	15.6-35.9	26	17.1	11.0-25.8	58	47.2	36.4-58.2	6	3.6	1.3- 9.2	8	7.7	3.6-15.9
African American	8	1	12.1	1.6-53.8	4	53.7	19.7-84.6	2	28.9	6.4-70.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.7-31.8
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	5	2	49.5	13.1-86.5	2	36.8	7.7-80.3	1	13.8	1.7-59.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	8	2	31.7	5.2-79.6	2	17.4	3.6-54.5	3	35.1	8.4-76.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.8	2.1-62.5
45-54	36	7	32.9	14.8-58.1	7	11.1	4.1-26.7	16	36.0	19.8-56.1	2	7.4	1.7-27.5	4	12.5	4.3-31.3
55-64	33	6	12.9	5.4-28.1	10	24.0	11.8-42.8	14	55.1	35.3-73.3	1	2.7	0.4-17.1	2	5.3	1.1-21.8
65-74	33	5	11.1	3.8-28.5	5	10.7	3.9-26.3	19	67.2	45.8-83.2	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	3	10.0	2.1-36.1
75+	31	4	19.8	7.4-43.4	9	39.2	20.4-62.0	13	29.2	14.7-49.8	3	3.1	0.6-14.6	2	8.7	1.6-35.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	40	5	14.1	4.9-34.3	9	20.1	9.5-37.6	19	51.8	32.3-70.7	4	4.9	1.5-14.9	3	9.1	2.6-27.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	56	10	22.7	10.3-43.0	12	18.2	9.2-32.9	28	50.5	33.7-67.2	2	2.3	0.4-13.2	4	6.3	1.9-18.9
Some Post-H.S.	23	5	30.4	11.3-59.9	7	20.3	7.7-43.9	9	33.5	15.2-58.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	15.8	4.0-45.5
College Graduate	27	7	27.8	12.8-50.4	6	21.6	8.6-44.5	10	36.7	19.1-58.7	1	6.0	0.8-32.2	3	8.0	2.1-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	32	3	8.4	2.5-25.0	5	7.4	2.6-19.5	20	76.1	56.6-88.6	4	8.1	2.3-24.7	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	27	6	24.1	8.5-52.0	6	22.9	9.7-45.1	12	40.8	21.8-63.1	1	6.9	1.0-35.6	2	5.3	1.1-21.1
$25,000- 34,999	17	3	19.0	5.7-47.8	5	28.4	10.2-58.0	6	38.4	16.5-66.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	14.1	3.2-44.9
$35,000- 49,999	16	3	20.6	5.4-54.0	5	31.0	11.0-62.0	5	26.2	9.7-54.1	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	2	21.8	5.6-56.5
$50,000-74,999	12	3	29.2	8.6-64.4	4	22.7	6.6-55.1	5	48.0	18.2-79.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	8	1	16.6	2.3-62.6	3	27.5	7.7-63.2	2	15.4	3.4-48.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	40.5	11.6-77.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	86	12	22.7	12.2-38.4	18	15.7	8.9-26.3	44	49.2	35.8-62.6	6	5.3	1.9-13.8	6	7.1	2.8-17.0
No	57	13	21.4	11.2-36.9	15	25.3	14.4-40.5	22	40.4	25.7-57.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	6	12.4	5.0-27.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	5	12.6	4.2-32.0	11	29.1	14.7-49.4	11	44.7	25.0-66.2	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	3	13.3	3.9-36.8
Non-Veteran	116	22	25.7	16.1-38.4	24	18.4	11.4-28.3	55	44.2	33.0-55.9	6	4.2	1.6-10.7	9	7.6	3.6-15.5

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

-Western NC

147

22.5

14.6-33.2

20.9

14.3-29.6

44.3

34.4-54.7

3.2

1.2- 8.3

9.0

4.7-16.5

GENDER

Male

18.9

9.7-33.6

19.5

10.8-32.6

47.7

32.8-63.1

1.2

0.2- 6.8

12.7

5.7-26.1

Female

26.2

14.7-42.1

22.4

13.4-34.9

40.9

28.9-54.1

5.2

1.7-14.8

5.3

1.8-15.1

RACE

White

121

24.3

15.6-35.9

17.1

11.0-25.8

47.2

36.4-58.2

3.6

1.3- 9.2

7.7

3.6-15.9

African American

12.1

1.6-53.8

53.7

19.7-84.6

28.9

6.4-70.7

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.7-31.8

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

49.5

13.1-86.5

36.8

7.7-80.3

13.8

1.7-59.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

31.7

5.2-79.6

17.4

3.6-54.5

35.1

8.4-76.2

0.0

. - .

15.8

2.1-62.5

45-54

32.9

14.8-58.1

11.1

4.1-26.7

36.0

19.8-56.1

7.4

1.7-27.5

12.5

4.3-31.3

55-64

12.9

5.4-28.1

24.0

11.8-42.8

55.1

35.3-73.3

2.7

0.4-17.1

5.3

1.1-21.8

65-74

11.1

3.8-28.5

10.7

3.9-26.3

67.2

45.8-83.2

1.0

0.1- 7.0

10.0

2.1-36.1

75+

19.8

7.4-43.4

39.2

20.4-62.0

29.2

14.7-49.8

3.1

0.6-14.6

8.7

1.6-35.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

14.1

4.9-34.3

20.1

9.5-37.6

51.8

32.3-70.7

4.9

1.5-14.9

9.1

2.6-27.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

22.7

10.3-43.0

18.2

9.2-32.9

50.5

33.7-67.2

2.3

0.4-13.2

6.3

1.9-18.9

Some Post-H.S.

30.4

11.3-59.9

20.3

7.7-43.9

33.5

15.2-58.7

0.0

. - .

15.8

4.0-45.5

College Graduate

27.8

12.8-50.4

21.6

8.6-44.5

36.7

19.1-58.7

6.0

0.8-32.2

8.0

2.1-25.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

8.4

2.5-25.0

7.4

2.6-19.5

76.1

56.6-88.6

8.1

2.3-24.7

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

24.1

8.5-52.0

22.9

9.7-45.1

40.8

21.8-63.1

6.9

1.0-35.6

5.3

1.1-21.1

$25,000- 34,999

19.0

5.7-47.8

28.4

10.2-58.0

38.4

16.5-66.4

0.0

. - .

14.1

3.2-44.9

$35,000- 49,999

20.6

5.4-54.0

31.0

11.0-62.0

26.2

9.7-54.1

0.4

0.1- 3.1

21.8

5.6-56.5

$50,000-74,999

29.2

8.6-64.4

22.7

6.6-55.1

48.0

18.2-79.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

16.6

2.3-62.6

27.5

7.7-63.2

15.4

3.4-48.7

0.0

. - .

40.5

11.6-77.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

22.7

12.2-38.4

15.7

8.9-26.3

49.2

35.8-62.6

5.3

1.9-13.8

7.1

2.8-17.0

21.4

11.2-36.9

25.3

14.4-40.5

40.4

25.7-57.1

0.5

0.1- 3.4

12.4

5.0-27.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.6

4.2-32.0

29.1

14.7-49.4

44.7

25.0-66.2

0.3

0.0- 1.9

13.3

3.9-36.8

Non-Veteran

116

25.7

16.1-38.4

18.4

11.4-28.3

44.2

33.0-55.9

4.2

1.6-10.7

7.6

3.6-15.5

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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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