BRFSS 2005 - Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne Counties**: (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: Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne Counties**

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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
-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	74	47	63.5	50.1-75.1	19	26.3	16.3-39.7	3	4.5	1.3-14.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	4	5.0	1.9-13.0
GENDER
Male	22	14	64.8	41.0-83.0	6	29.5	13.0-54.0	2	5.7	1.2-22.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Female	52	33	62.5	47.0-75.8	13	24.0	13.5-38.9	1	3.6	0.5-21.6	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2	4	8.8	3.3-21.7
RACE
White	40	22	52.9	35.5-69.6	12	34.2	19.2-53.2	2	4.8	1.1-19.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	3	6.9	2.2-19.7
Other	33	24	73.5	53.7-86.9	7	18.9	8.2-37.6	1	4.3	0.6-25.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.5-20.2
AGE
18-44	11	8	74.7	43.3-91.9	2	16.7	4.1-48.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.6	1.2-42.7
45+	61	38	61.4	46.1-74.7	16	27.8	16.2-43.3	3	5.7	1.7-17.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	3	4.4	1.4-13.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	40	25	62.3	43.6-77.9	12	30.8	16.8-49.6	1	3.6	0.5-21.8	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3	1	2.2	0.3-14.3
Some College +	34	22	65.1	45.7-80.5	7	20.4	8.8-40.5	2	5.7	1.3-22.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.8	2.8-24.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	47	31	68.1	52.1-80.7	11	20.7	11.0-35.5	1	3.6	0.5-21.4	1	1.0	0.1- 7.2	3	6.6	2.1-19.0
$50,000+	11	5	36.6	13.2-68.6	3	44.2	16.5-76.0	2	12.7	2.7-43.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.5	0.9-35.9

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

-Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

63.5

50.1-75.1

26.3

16.3-39.7

4.5

1.3-14.1

0.6

0.1- 4.2

5.0

1.9-13.0

GENDER

Male

64.8

41.0-83.0

29.5

13.0-54.0

5.7

1.2-22.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Female

62.5

47.0-75.8

24.0

13.5-38.9

3.6

0.5-21.6

1.1

0.1- 7.2

8.8

3.3-21.7

RACE

White

52.9

35.5-69.6

34.2

19.2-53.2

4.8

1.1-19.3

1.2

0.2- 8.2

6.9

2.2-19.7

Other

73.5

53.7-86.9

18.9

8.2-37.6

4.3

0.6-25.1

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.5-20.2

AGE

18-44

74.7

43.3-91.9

16.7

4.1-48.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.6

1.2-42.7

45+

61.4

46.1-74.7

27.8

16.2-43.3

5.7

1.7-17.5

0.8

0.1- 5.3

4.4

1.4-13.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

62.3

43.6-77.9

30.8

16.8-49.6

3.6

0.5-21.8

1.1

0.1- 7.3

2.2

0.3-14.3

Some College +

65.1

45.7-80.5

20.4

8.8-40.5

5.7

1.3-22.1

0.0

. - .

8.8

2.8-24.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

68.1

52.1-80.7

20.7

11.0-35.5

3.6

0.5-21.4

1.0

0.1- 7.2

6.6

2.1-19.0

$50,000+

36.6

13.2-68.6

44.2

16.5-76.0

12.7

2.7-43.5

0.0

. - .

6.5

0.9-35.9

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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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