BRFSS 2005 - Eastern 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.)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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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	1,819	1,162	62.2	59.3-65.0	411	22.7	20.3-25.2	92	5.8	4.5- 7.3	31	2.3	1.5- 3.4	123	7.1	5.7- 8.8
-Eastern NC	656	422	61.1	56.3-65.7	149	23.9	20.1-28.3	29	5.1	3.2- 7.9	12	2.2	1.0- 4.7	44	7.6	5.4-10.7
GENDER
Male	235	142	58.4	50.6-65.9	59	26.3	20.1-33.7	15	6.2	3.5-10.8	5	3.1	1.1- 8.8	14	5.9	3.2-10.7
Female	421	280	63.5	57.6-69.0	90	21.8	17.4-26.9	14	4.1	2.0- 8.2	7	1.4	0.6- 3.4	30	9.2	6.1-13.5
RACE
White	369	231	58.6	52.3-64.7	87	26.8	21.4-33.0	18	4.5	2.7- 7.7	8	2.1	1.0- 4.5	25	7.9	5.1-12.1
African American	242	160	63.7	55.5-71.2	57	21.9	16.3-28.7	9	5.8	2.6-12.4	3	2.1	0.4-10.7	13	6.5	3.4-12.1
Other Minorities	44	30	65.7	47.2-80.4	5	11.7	4.1-29.0	2	5.6	1.3-21.1	1	4.1	0.6-24.1	6	12.9	5.2-28.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	15	10	58.7	30.9-81.9	3	26.5	8.5-58.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.0	1.1-40.3	1	6.7	0.9-35.7
Non-Hispanic	640	412	61.3	56.4-65.9	145	23.7	19.9-28.1	29	5.3	3.4- 8.1	11	2.0	0.9- 4.6	43	7.7	5.4-10.8
AGE
18-24	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	21	16	71.7	45.4-88.5	4	24.2	8.8-51.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.1	0.6-24.7
35-44	43	24	59.4	40.9-75.6	9	15.6	7.2-30.4	2	3.0	0.6-13.3	2	3.4	0.6-16.6	6	18.6	7.7-38.4
45-54	132	79	56.9	46.2-67.0	28	23.0	14.8-33.9	11	7.7	4.0-14.6	3	2.2	0.6- 7.5	11	10.1	5.3-18.6
55-64	191	120	60.7	52.0-68.7	50	27.3	20.4-35.4	7	4.4	1.8-10.0	5	2.1	0.8- 5.7	9	5.6	2.7-11.3
65-74	159	106	64.1	54.5-72.7	36	24.8	17.5-34.0	6	5.4	1.9-14.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	10	5.1	2.5- 9.9
75+	104	72	60.7	47.1-72.9	21	23.4	14.3-35.9	3	4.8	1.0-20.7	1	4.8	0.7-26.6	7	6.3	2.8-13.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	176	113	54.5	44.5-64.0	43	29.3	21.1-39.0	9	8.7	4.0-17.9	2	3.2	0.6-15.4	9	4.4	2.1- 8.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	214	147	65.7	57.2-73.3	45	22.2	16.0-29.9	3	1.0	0.3- 3.3	4	1.4	0.4- 5.0	15	9.7	5.4-16.7
Some Post-H.S.	151	89	60.7	51.4-69.2	33	18.4	12.8-25.8	10	7.6	3.9-14.6	6	3.9	1.6- 9.2	13	9.3	4.9-16.9
College Graduate	114	73	63.2	51.9-73.3	27	26.4	17.3-38.0	7	4.0	1.7- 9.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	6.3	2.9-13.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	163	113	61.8	51.6-71.0	32	23.7	16.1-33.3	6	7.0	2.5-17.6	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	10	6.7	3.3-13.0
$15,000- 24,999	131	90	69.0	58.3-78.0	25	17.8	11.3-26.8	5	5.2	1.8-14.5	3	1.6	0.4- 7.0	8	6.4	2.7-14.4
$25,000- 34,999	82	54	60.0	45.9-72.7	15	17.4	9.5-29.7	2	2.1	0.4-10.1	3	8.4	2.3-26.7	8	12.1	5.3-25.3
$35,000- 49,999	64	36	57.6	43.2-70.8	18	24.8	14.9-38.4	6	8.6	3.7-18.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.9	2.8-24.7
$50,000-74,999	62	32	45.7	31.8-60.3	22	42.4	28.4-57.8	5	7.7	2.9-18.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.2	1.2-13.8
$75,000+	49	30	59.4	43.4-73.6	10	24.4	12.8-41.3	3	3.9	1.1-12.6	3	6.3	1.8-19.9	3	6.0	1.9-17.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	409	276	63.8	57.6-69.5	83	20.9	16.4-26.2	14	4.6	2.4- 8.8	6	2.3	0.8- 6.6	30	8.5	5.6-12.5
No	230	135	56.5	48.4-64.3	60	28.0	21.2-35.9	15	6.3	3.5-11.0	6	2.3	0.9- 6.0	14	6.9	3.7-12.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	108	60	50.2	39.3-61.2	27	26.5	17.9-37.5	6	5.1	1.9-12.8	2	2.2	0.6- 8.6	13	15.9	8.7-27.2
Non-Veteran	544	362	63.9	58.6-68.9	119	23.0	18.8-27.8	22	5.0	3.0- 8.2	10	2.2	0.9- 5.4	31	5.9	4.0- 8.8

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

1,819

1,162

62.2

59.3-65.0

411

22.7

20.3-25.2

5.8

4.5- 7.3

2.3

1.5- 3.4

123

7.1

5.7- 8.8

-Eastern NC

656

422

61.1

56.3-65.7

149

23.9

20.1-28.3

5.1

3.2- 7.9

2.2

1.0- 4.7

7.6

5.4-10.7

GENDER

Male

235

142

58.4

50.6-65.9

26.3

20.1-33.7

6.2

3.5-10.8

3.1

1.1- 8.8

5.9

3.2-10.7

Female

421

280

63.5

57.6-69.0

21.8

17.4-26.9

4.1

2.0- 8.2

1.4

0.6- 3.4

9.2

6.1-13.5

RACE

White

369

231

58.6

52.3-64.7

26.8

21.4-33.0

4.5

2.7- 7.7

2.1

1.0- 4.5

7.9

5.1-12.1

African American

242

160

63.7

55.5-71.2

21.9

16.3-28.7

5.8

2.6-12.4

2.1

0.4-10.7

6.5

3.4-12.1

Other Minorities

65.7

47.2-80.4

11.7

4.1-29.0

5.6

1.3-21.1

4.1

0.6-24.1

12.9

5.2-28.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

58.7

30.9-81.9

26.5

8.5-58.4

0.0

. - .

8.0

1.1-40.3

6.7

0.9-35.7

Non-Hispanic

640

412

61.3

56.4-65.9

145

23.7

19.9-28.1

5.3

3.4- 8.1

2.0

0.9- 4.6

7.7

5.4-10.8

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

71.7

45.4-88.5

24.2

8.8-51.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.1

0.6-24.7

35-44

59.4

40.9-75.6

15.6

7.2-30.4

3.0

0.6-13.3

3.4

0.6-16.6

18.6

7.7-38.4

45-54

132

56.9

46.2-67.0

23.0

14.8-33.9

7.7

4.0-14.6

2.2

0.6- 7.5

10.1

5.3-18.6

55-64

191

120

60.7

52.0-68.7

27.3

20.4-35.4

4.4

1.8-10.0

2.1

0.8- 5.7

5.6

2.7-11.3

65-74

159

106

64.1

54.5-72.7

24.8

17.5-34.0

5.4

1.9-14.1

0.6

0.1- 4.2

5.1

2.5- 9.9

75+

104

60.7

47.1-72.9

23.4

14.3-35.9

4.8

1.0-20.7

4.8

0.7-26.6

6.3

2.8-13.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

176

113

54.5

44.5-64.0

29.3

21.1-39.0

8.7

4.0-17.9

3.2

0.6-15.4

4.4

2.1- 8.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

214

147

65.7

57.2-73.3

22.2

16.0-29.9

1.0

0.3- 3.3

1.4

0.4- 5.0

9.7

5.4-16.7

Some Post-H.S.

151

60.7

51.4-69.2

18.4

12.8-25.8

7.6

3.9-14.6

3.9

1.6- 9.2

9.3

4.9-16.9

College Graduate

114

63.2

51.9-73.3

26.4

17.3-38.0

4.0

1.7- 9.2

0.0

. - .

6.3

2.9-13.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

163

113

61.8

51.6-71.0

23.7

16.1-33.3

7.0

2.5-17.6

0.9

0.2- 3.8

6.7

3.3-13.0

$15,000- 24,999

131

69.0

58.3-78.0

17.8

11.3-26.8

5.2

1.8-14.5

1.6

0.4- 7.0

6.4

2.7-14.4

$25,000- 34,999

60.0

45.9-72.7

17.4

9.5-29.7

2.1

0.4-10.1

8.4

2.3-26.7

12.1

5.3-25.3

$35,000- 49,999

57.6

43.2-70.8

24.8

14.9-38.4

8.6

3.7-18.7

0.0

. - .

8.9

2.8-24.7

$50,000-74,999

45.7

31.8-60.3

42.4

28.4-57.8

7.7

2.9-18.9

0.0

. - .

4.2

1.2-13.8

$75,000+

59.4

43.4-73.6

24.4

12.8-41.3

3.9

1.1-12.6

6.3

1.8-19.9

6.0

1.9-17.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

409

276

63.8

57.6-69.5

20.9

16.4-26.2

4.6

2.4- 8.8

2.3

0.8- 6.6

8.5

5.6-12.5

230

135

56.5

48.4-64.3

28.0

21.2-35.9

6.3

3.5-11.0

2.3

0.9- 6.0

6.9

3.7-12.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

108

50.2

39.3-61.2

26.5

17.9-37.5

5.1

1.9-12.8

2.2

0.6- 8.6

15.9

8.7-27.2

Non-Veteran

544

362

63.9

58.6-68.9

119

23.0

18.8-27.8

5.0

3.0- 8.2

2.2

0.9- 5.4

5.9

4.0- 8.8

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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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