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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

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A special urine test is used to detect protein or albumin and tells if your kidneys are working properly.
When was the last time that you received a urine test for protein?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Last 12 months 1 or more years ago Don't know Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,848 1,413 75.9 73.3-78.3 147 7.6 6.3- 9.2 163 9.2 7.6-11.2 125 7.2 5.8- 9.0
-Mecklenburg County 69 53 72.5 56.4-84.3 5 9.3 3.7-21.4 9 15.2 6.1-33.1 2 3.0 0.7-12.1
GENDER
Male 24 19 66.8 38.0-86.8 2 10.7 2.7-34.4 2 17.9 3.4-57.4 1 4.7 0.6-27.1
Female 45 34 76.9 61.1-87.6 3 8.2 2.4-24.7 7 13.1 6.1-26.2 1 1.8 0.2-11.7
RACE
White 46 34 68.1 47.8-83.3 5 13.4 5.3-29.8 6 17.0 5.5-41.9 1 1.5 0.2- 9.9
Other 22 19 86.4 62.7-96.0 0 0.0 . - . 2 6.8 1.5-25.3 1 6.8 1.0-35.6
AGE
18-44 2 1 36.5 3.5-90.2 1 63.5 9.8-96.5 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 67 52 74.0 57.4-85.7 4 7.0 2.5-18.5 9 15.8 6.4-34.2 2 3.2 0.7-12.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 26 21 73.1 39.5-91.9 0 0.0 . - . 5 26.9 8.1-60.5 0 0.0 . - .
Some College + 42 32 73.3 56.0-85.6 5 15.4 6.3-33.1 4 7.9 2.9-20.0 1 3.3 0.5-20.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 33 25 74.8 54.9-87.9 2 7.8 1.6-30.5 4 10.0 3.5-25.2 2 7.4 1.7-26.7
$50,000+ 24 19 66.5 37.8-86.6 3 14.2 4.5-37.1 2 19.3 4.1-57.4 0 0.0 . - .

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes

^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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