BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	93	20	27.2	16.6-41.3	17	17.4	9.5-29.5	44	45.9	33.7-58.6	3	2.8	0.7-10.3	9	6.8	3.2-13.8
GENDER
Male	36	9	30.9	14.9-53.3	6	17.0	6.2-38.7	18	43.6	25.9-63.1	1	3.5	0.5-21.2	2	5.1	1.2-19.0
Female	57	11	23.2	12.2-39.7	11	17.8	9.1-31.9	26	48.4	33.4-63.7	2	2.0	0.5- 7.7	7	8.6	3.8-18.4
RACE
White	77	18	25.0	15.3-38.2	12	15.8	8.0-28.8	40	51.6	38.4-64.6	3	3.3	0.8-12.1	4	4.2	1.3-12.5
African American	9	1	48.3	10.3-88.4	2	9.8	1.8-39.7	2	16.8	2.8-58.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	25.1	5.9-64.0
Other Minorities	7	1	17.4	2.0-68.9	3	59.8	16.1-92.0	2	13.1	2.2-50.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.8	1.1-52.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	84.5	25.4-98.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.5	1.1-74.6
Non-Hispanic	91	20	28.1	17.2-42.4	16	15.2	8.1-26.7	44	47.4	34.9-60.2	3	2.8	0.7-10.6	8	6.5	3.0-13.7
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	4	2	41.2	7.8-85.3	1	26.8	3.5-78.8	1	31.9	4.4-82.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	6	0	0.0	. - .	2	55.3	16.7-88.4	2	25.9	4.6-71.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	18.9	3.6-59.2
45-54	15	3	35.1	10.3-71.6	4	24.2	6.7-58.4	6	31.1	11.2-61.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	9.7	2.0-36.3
55-64	19	7	49.3	24.3-74.6	5	15.4	5.1-38.3	6	24.5	8.8-52.1	1	10.8	1.5-48.3	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	28	5	23.3	8.7-49.2	4	14.8	4.5-39.0	14	47.4	27.1-68.6	1	1.7	0.2-11.7	4	12.8	4.5-31.2
75+	20	3	14.2	4.2-38.1	0	0.0	. - .	15	83.1	60.1-94.2	1	2.2	0.3-14.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	22	2	6.3	1.4-24.6	7	46.2	20.1-74.6	6	27.9	8.7-61.1	2	4.8	1.1-18.9	5	14.8	5.0-36.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	24	7	27.1	12.2-50.0	3	16.2	4.8-42.5	10	38.7	20.1-61.3	1	8.0	1.2-39.6	3	10.0	3.0-28.3
Some Post-H.S.	26	5	34.4	15.0-60.9	3	6.2	1.7-19.7	17	55.4	32.2-76.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.1	0.6-24.2
College Graduate	20	5	32.8	13.8-59.9	4	12.3	3.5-35.3	11	54.9	30.2-77.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	20	3	13.4	3.9-36.8	4	18.4	5.8-45.2	8	47.6	22.4-74.1	1	2.9	0.4-18.8	4	17.7	5.7-43.5
$15,000- 24,999	25	5	20.7	7.7-45.0	3	21.4	6.7-51.0	12	43.8	22.6-67.6	1	1.8	0.2-12.4	4	12.2	3.9-32.2
$25,000- 34,999	6	0	0.0	. - .	2	23.7	4.9-65.3	3	43.1	11.7-81.3	1	33.3	5.4-81.2	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	13	5	52.3	23.9-79.3	3	13.2	2.4-48.0	5	34.5	13.1-64.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	7	2	47.3	12.7-84.7	1	8.6	1.1-45.5	4	44.1	12.5-81.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	7	1	20.6	2.8-70.0	2	12.7	2.0-50.9	4	66.8	25.2-92.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	53	9	21.2	10.7-37.8	10	22.5	10.9-40.9	27	47.3	31.5-63.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	6	8.0	3.1-19.2
No	34	8	33.3	14.5-59.6	6	8.2	2.8-22.1	16	51.2	29.9-72.0	1	1.1	0.1- 7.5	3	6.2	1.8-19.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	17	6	34.4	14.5-61.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	51.3	26.0-75.9	1	7.6	1.1-38.8	1	6.8	0.9-35.9
Non-Veteran	76	14	25.0	13.3-41.9	17	22.8	12.7-37.5	35	44.2	30.8-58.5	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0	8	6.8	3.1-14.1

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

-Mountain AHEC

27.2

16.6-41.3

17.4

9.5-29.5

45.9

33.7-58.6

2.8

0.7-10.3

6.8

3.2-13.8

GENDER

Male

30.9

14.9-53.3

17.0

6.2-38.7

43.6

25.9-63.1

3.5

0.5-21.2

5.1

1.2-19.0

Female

23.2

12.2-39.7

17.8

9.1-31.9

48.4

33.4-63.7

2.0

0.5- 7.7

8.6

3.8-18.4

RACE

White

25.0

15.3-38.2

15.8

8.0-28.8

51.6

38.4-64.6

3.3

0.8-12.1

4.2

1.3-12.5

African American

48.3

10.3-88.4

9.8

1.8-39.7

16.8

2.8-58.8

0.0

. - .

25.1

5.9-64.0

Other Minorities

17.4

2.0-68.9

59.8

16.1-92.0

13.1

2.2-50.2

0.0

. - .

9.8

1.1-52.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

84.5

25.4-98.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

15.5

1.1-74.6

Non-Hispanic

28.1

17.2-42.4

15.2

8.1-26.7

47.4

34.9-60.2

2.8

0.7-10.6

6.5

3.0-13.7

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

41.2

7.8-85.3

26.8

3.5-78.8

31.9

4.4-82.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

0.0

. - .

55.3

16.7-88.4

25.9

4.6-71.7

0.0

. - .

18.9

3.6-59.2

45-54

35.1

10.3-71.6

24.2

6.7-58.4

31.1

11.2-61.7

0.0

. - .

9.7

2.0-36.3

55-64

49.3

24.3-74.6

15.4

5.1-38.3

24.5

8.8-52.1

10.8

1.5-48.3

0.0

. - .

65-74

23.3

8.7-49.2

14.8

4.5-39.0

47.4

27.1-68.6

1.7

0.2-11.7

12.8

4.5-31.2

75+

14.2

4.2-38.1

0.0

. - .

83.1

60.1-94.2

2.2

0.3-14.8

0.5

0.1- 3.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

6.3

1.4-24.6

46.2

20.1-74.6

27.9

8.7-61.1

4.8

1.1-18.9

14.8

5.0-36.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

27.1

12.2-50.0

16.2

4.8-42.5

38.7

20.1-61.3

8.0

1.2-39.6

10.0

3.0-28.3

Some Post-H.S.

34.4

15.0-60.9

6.2

1.7-19.7

55.4

32.2-76.4

0.0

. - .

4.1

0.6-24.2

College Graduate

32.8

13.8-59.9

12.3

3.5-35.3

54.9

30.2-77.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.4

3.9-36.8

18.4

5.8-45.2

47.6

22.4-74.1

2.9

0.4-18.8

17.7

5.7-43.5

$15,000- 24,999

20.7

7.7-45.0

21.4

6.7-51.0

43.8

22.6-67.6

1.8

0.2-12.4

12.2

3.9-32.2

$25,000- 34,999

0.0

. - .

23.7

4.9-65.3

43.1

11.7-81.3

33.3

5.4-81.2

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

52.3

23.9-79.3

13.2

2.4-48.0

34.5

13.1-64.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

47.3

12.7-84.7

8.6

1.1-45.5

44.1

12.5-81.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

20.6

2.8-70.0

12.7

2.0-50.9

66.8

25.2-92.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

21.2

10.7-37.8

22.5

10.9-40.9

47.3

31.5-63.7

1.0

0.1- 6.6

8.0

3.1-19.2

33.3

14.5-59.6

8.2

2.8-22.1

51.2

29.9-72.0

1.1

0.1- 7.5

6.2

1.8-19.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

34.4

14.5-61.7

0.0

. - .

51.3

26.0-75.9

7.6

1.1-38.8

6.8

0.9-35.9

Non-Veteran

25.0

13.3-41.9

22.8

12.7-37.5

44.2

30.8-58.5

1.2

0.3- 5.0

6.8

3.1-14.1

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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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