BRFSS 2005 - Eastern 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'?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,614	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
-Eastern NC	563	80	15.2	11.9-19.2	109	20.3	16.5-24.7	276	46.6	41.5-51.7	61	10.4	7.8-13.9	37	7.5	5.1-11.0
GENDER
Male	191	32	18.3	12.6-25.9	42	21.9	15.7-29.7	92	47.4	39.1-55.9	17	7.6	4.3-13.2	8	4.7	2.1-10.3
Female	372	48	12.7	9.3-17.1	67	19.0	14.7-24.3	184	45.9	39.8-52.1	44	12.7	9.1-17.5	29	9.7	6.2-14.9
RACE
White	328	45	15.1	10.9-20.6	65	20.5	15.8-26.2	165	48.7	42.2-55.3	32	8.2	5.5-12.2	21	7.4	4.4-12.2
African American	198	30	14.2	9.3-21.1	38	20.5	14.1-28.8	97	46.6	38.0-55.4	22	11.8	7.2-18.7	11	6.9	3.3-13.9
Other Minorities	36	5	22.8	9.5-45.5	5	11.4	4.5-25.9	14	25.8	13.1-44.4	7	26.5	11.7-49.6	5	13.5	5.1-31.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	14	2	15.2	3.7-45.4	3	27.9	9.0-60.4	4	15.8	4.9-41.0	4	34.0	12.8-64.4	1	7.0	1.0-37.1
Non-Hispanic	549	78	15.2	11.8-19.3	106	20.0	16.2-24.4	272	47.7	42.6-52.9	57	9.6	7.0-12.9	36	7.5	5.0-11.1
AGE
18-24	4	1	34.5	5.0-84.0	1	11.6	1.3-55.8	2	53.9	12.7-90.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	20	5	21.7	8.0-46.8	5	26.5	10.1-53.6	5	33.9	14.2-61.5	4	13.7	4.8-33.3	1	4.2	0.6-25.0
35-44	41	5	11.8	4.4-28.1	9	19.0	8.5-37.2	20	54.3	35.5-71.9	5	10.1	3.6-25.2	2	4.8	1.2-17.8
45-54	116	22	20.6	12.7-31.6	21	19.8	11.8-31.1	60	47.1	36.2-58.2	4	5.3	1.6-16.2	9	7.2	3.1-16.0
55-64	170	19	10.0	6.1-16.1	39	25.1	18.1-33.7	85	46.2	37.6-55.1	15	9.6	5.4-16.4	12	9.0	4.7-16.6
65-74	132	20	20.2	12.6-30.7	22	18.4	12.0-27.2	57	37.1	28.2-46.9	23	16.3	10.1-25.2	10	8.0	3.7-16.4
75+	78	8	8.5	4.1-17.0	11	11.4	6.0-20.8	46	58.2	44.0-71.2	10	13.6	6.9-25.2	3	8.2	2.2-26.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	126	11	10.6	5.3-20.2	11	8.8	4.6-16.0	70	50.9	39.7-62.0	24	17.9	11.0-27.6	10	11.8	5.4-23.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	192	26	15.6	10.0-23.6	43	24.7	17.5-33.6	95	45.6	37.0-54.5	15	7.0	3.8-12.4	13	7.1	3.7-13.4
Some Post-H.S.	139	25	17.2	11.2-25.6	32	22.8	16.0-31.4	59	41.3	32.1-51.1	16	12.5	7.1-21.2	7	6.2	2.6-13.8
College Graduate	105	18	16.9	10.1-26.7	23	22.0	14.0-32.8	51	50.3	39.0-61.6	6	5.6	2.4-12.5	7	5.2	2.4-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	124	20	19.4	12.1-29.4	16	11.6	6.8-19.0	64	45.1	34.6-56.1	14	11.4	6.0-20.4	10	12.6	5.8-25.4
$15,000- 24,999	119	16	16.2	9.2-26.9	23	18.7	11.1-29.8	54	44.5	33.5-56.1	17	12.8	7.0-22.3	9	7.8	3.6-16.0
$25,000- 34,999	70	10	12.3	5.8-24.3	20	30.5	19.0-45.0	31	40.7	27.5-55.4	6	9.3	3.6-22.1	3	7.1	1.8-24.1
$35,000- 49,999	60	12	15.9	8.6-27.4	12	22.6	12.0-38.4	29	51.0	36.4-65.4	5	8.4	3.1-20.7	2	2.1	0.5- 8.2
$50,000-74,999	59	7	17.4	7.8-34.7	15	22.8	13.0-36.7	30	48.4	33.7-63.4	4	4.9	1.8-12.7	3	6.4	2.0-19.0
$75,000+	47	4	7.3	2.6-18.8	12	29.4	16.6-46.6	26	53.9	37.9-69.0	3	6.8	2.1-19.8	2	2.6	0.5-11.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	340	43	12.9	9.2-17.9	58	18.4	13.9-23.8	171	47.9	41.4-54.5	43	12.3	8.6-17.3	25	8.5	5.2-13.7
No	210	35	18.9	13.1-26.5	48	22.7	16.3-30.7	98	44.0	35.9-52.3	17	7.9	4.6-13.2	12	6.5	3.4-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	92	10	11.9	6.1-22.2	22	26.0	16.8-37.8	46	46.3	34.9-58.2	10	10.7	5.3-20.3	4	5.1	1.7-13.8
Non-Veteran	468	69	15.7	12.0-20.3	87	19.1	15.1-23.9	228	46.6	41.0-52.3	51	10.4	7.5-14.3	33	8.1	5.3-12.2

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

-Eastern NC

563

15.2

11.9-19.2

109

20.3

16.5-24.7

276

46.6

41.5-51.7

10.4

7.8-13.9

7.5

5.1-11.0

GENDER

Male

191

18.3

12.6-25.9

21.9

15.7-29.7

47.4

39.1-55.9

7.6

4.3-13.2

4.7

2.1-10.3

Female

372

12.7

9.3-17.1

19.0

14.7-24.3

184

45.9

39.8-52.1

12.7

9.1-17.5

9.7

6.2-14.9

RACE

White

328

15.1

10.9-20.6

20.5

15.8-26.2

165

48.7

42.2-55.3

8.2

5.5-12.2

7.4

4.4-12.2

African American

198

14.2

9.3-21.1

20.5

14.1-28.8

46.6

38.0-55.4

11.8

7.2-18.7

6.9

3.3-13.9

Other Minorities

22.8

9.5-45.5

11.4

4.5-25.9

25.8

13.1-44.4

26.5

11.7-49.6

13.5

5.1-31.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

15.2

3.7-45.4

27.9

9.0-60.4

15.8

4.9-41.0

34.0

12.8-64.4

7.0

1.0-37.1

Non-Hispanic

549

15.2

11.8-19.3

106

20.0

16.2-24.4

272

47.7

42.6-52.9

9.6

7.0-12.9

7.5

5.0-11.1

AGE

18-24

34.5

5.0-84.0

11.6

1.3-55.8

53.9

12.7-90.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

21.7

8.0-46.8

26.5

10.1-53.6

33.9

14.2-61.5

13.7

4.8-33.3

4.2

0.6-25.0

35-44

11.8

4.4-28.1

19.0

8.5-37.2

54.3

35.5-71.9

10.1

3.6-25.2

4.8

1.2-17.8

45-54

116

20.6

12.7-31.6

19.8

11.8-31.1

47.1

36.2-58.2

5.3

1.6-16.2

7.2

3.1-16.0

55-64

170

10.0

6.1-16.1

25.1

18.1-33.7

46.2

37.6-55.1

9.6

5.4-16.4

9.0

4.7-16.6

65-74

132

20.2

12.6-30.7

18.4

12.0-27.2

37.1

28.2-46.9

16.3

10.1-25.2

8.0

3.7-16.4

75+

8.5

4.1-17.0

11.4

6.0-20.8

58.2

44.0-71.2

13.6

6.9-25.2

8.2

2.2-26.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

126

10.6

5.3-20.2

8.8

4.6-16.0

50.9

39.7-62.0

17.9

11.0-27.6

11.8

5.4-23.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

192

15.6

10.0-23.6

24.7

17.5-33.6

45.6

37.0-54.5

7.0

3.8-12.4

7.1

3.7-13.4

Some Post-H.S.

139

17.2

11.2-25.6

22.8

16.0-31.4

41.3

32.1-51.1

12.5

7.1-21.2

6.2

2.6-13.8

College Graduate

105

16.9

10.1-26.7

22.0

14.0-32.8

50.3

39.0-61.6

5.6

2.4-12.5

5.2

2.4-11.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

124

19.4

12.1-29.4

11.6

6.8-19.0

45.1

34.6-56.1

11.4

6.0-20.4

12.6

5.8-25.4

$15,000- 24,999

119

16.2

9.2-26.9

18.7

11.1-29.8

44.5

33.5-56.1

12.8

7.0-22.3

7.8

3.6-16.0

$25,000- 34,999

12.3

5.8-24.3

30.5

19.0-45.0

40.7

27.5-55.4

9.3

3.6-22.1

7.1

1.8-24.1

$35,000- 49,999

15.9

8.6-27.4

22.6

12.0-38.4

51.0

36.4-65.4

8.4

3.1-20.7

2.1

0.5- 8.2

$50,000-74,999

17.4

7.8-34.7

22.8

13.0-36.7

48.4

33.7-63.4

4.9

1.8-12.7

6.4

2.0-19.0

$75,000+

7.3

2.6-18.8

29.4

16.6-46.6

53.9

37.9-69.0

6.8

2.1-19.8

2.6

0.5-11.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

340

12.9

9.2-17.9

18.4

13.9-23.8

171

47.9

41.4-54.5

12.3

8.6-17.3

8.5

5.2-13.7

210

18.9

13.1-26.5

22.7

16.3-30.7

44.0

35.9-52.3

7.9

4.6-13.2

6.5

3.4-11.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

11.9

6.1-22.2

26.0

16.8-37.8

46.3

34.9-58.2

10.7

5.3-20.3

5.1

1.7-13.8

Non-Veteran

468

15.7

12.0-20.3

19.1

15.1-23.9

228

46.6

41.0-52.3

10.4

7.5-14.3

8.1

5.3-12.2

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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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