BRFSS 2005 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln Counties: (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'?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln Counties

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	1,614	241	15.0	12.9-17.4	361	23.9	21.3-26.8	762	45.7	42.7-48.8	124	7.3	5.8- 9.0	126	8.1	6.6- 9.8
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	47	7	15.7	7.3-30.6	8	18.8	9.0-34.9	25	55.6	39.8-70.4	4	5.3	1.8-14.3	3	4.7	1.5-13.8
GENDER
Male	16	2	15.8	4.0-45.8	6	43.3	20.3-69.6	7	37.2	17.0-63.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.7	0.5-22.7
Female	31	5	15.6	6.1-34.6	2	5.2	1.2-20.6	18	65.8	46.6-80.9	4	8.2	2.8-21.5	2	5.2	1.3-19.0
RACE
White	39	5	11.7	4.6-26.8	7	20.9	9.7-39.2	22	59.1	41.6-74.5	3	4.9	1.4-15.6	2	3.4	0.8-12.8
Other	8	2	38.1	10.7-76.1	1	6.8	0.9-37.5	3	36.0	10.9-72.1	1	7.1	0.9-38.6	1	12.1	1.6-53.4
AGE
18-44	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	33.7	4.9-83.4	2	52.0	12.2-89.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.3	1.7-61.8
45+	43	7	18.0	8.4-34.4	7	16.6	7.6-32.6	23	56.1	39.7-71.4	4	6.0	2.1-16.2	2	3.3	0.8-12.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	31	5	18.3	7.5-38.3	5	16.4	6.1-37.0	15	51.9	32.9-70.4	3	6.4	1.9-19.7	3	7.0	2.2-20.3
Some College +	16	2	10.5	2.4-36.3	3	23.5	7.5-53.6	10	63.0	36.0-83.8	1	3.0	0.4-19.2	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	34	4	15.4	5.8-34.7	6	17.6	7.3-36.8	19	57.7	38.9-74.4	2	2.9	0.7-11.2	3	6.5	2.0-18.8
$50,000+	10	3	20.7	5.7-52.8	2	27.1	6.9-65.3	4	47.6	18.7-78.3	1	4.5	0.6-27.7	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,614

241

15.0

12.9-17.4

361

23.9

21.3-26.8

762

45.7

42.7-48.8

124

7.3

5.8- 9.0

126

8.1

6.6- 9.8

-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

15.7

7.3-30.6

18.8

9.0-34.9

55.6

39.8-70.4

5.3

1.8-14.3

4.7

1.5-13.8

GENDER

Male

15.8

4.0-45.8

43.3

20.3-69.6

37.2

17.0-63.0

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.5-22.7

Female

15.6

6.1-34.6

5.2

1.2-20.6

65.8

46.6-80.9

8.2

2.8-21.5

5.2

1.3-19.0

RACE

White

11.7

4.6-26.8

20.9

9.7-39.2

59.1

41.6-74.5

4.9

1.4-15.6

3.4

0.8-12.8

Other

38.1

10.7-76.1

6.8

0.9-37.5

36.0

10.9-72.1

7.1

0.9-38.6

12.1

1.6-53.4

AGE

18-44

0.0

. - .

33.7

4.9-83.4

52.0

12.2-89.5

0.0

. - .

14.3

1.7-61.8

45+

18.0

8.4-34.4

16.6

7.6-32.6

56.1

39.7-71.4

6.0

2.1-16.2

3.3

0.8-12.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

18.3

7.5-38.3

16.4

6.1-37.0

51.9

32.9-70.4

6.4

1.9-19.7

7.0

2.2-20.3

Some College +

10.5

2.4-36.3

23.5

7.5-53.6

63.0

36.0-83.8

3.0

0.4-19.2

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

15.4

5.8-34.7

17.6

7.3-36.8

57.7

38.9-74.4

2.9

0.7-11.2

6.5

2.0-18.8

$50,000+

20.7

5.7-52.8

27.1

6.9-65.3

47.6

18.7-78.3

4.5

0.6-27.7

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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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