BRFSS 2005 - 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: North Carolina

Diabetes

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.

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	697	413	58.1	53.4-62.6	177	25.9	22.0-30.1	50	6.9	5.0- 9.6	14	2.5	1.4- 4.5	43	6.6	4.6- 9.4
Female	1,122	749	66.1	62.6-69.4	234	19.6	17.1-22.5	42	4.7	3.2- 6.7	17	2.0	1.1- 3.6	80	7.6	5.9- 9.7
RACE
White	1,247	783	60.8	57.4-64.2	288	23.8	21.0-26.8	66	5.3	4.1- 7.0	26	2.8	1.8- 4.3	84	7.3	5.6- 9.4
African American	488	330	66.3	60.4-71.7	105	20.7	16.3-25.9	20	6.2	3.7-10.4	4	1.0	0.2- 5.0	29	5.8	3.7- 8.9
Asian	4	2	56.7	14.3-91.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	43.3	8.9-85.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	42	28	65.6	45.2-81.6	8	15.3	6.4-32.6	2	12.3	3.0-38.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.7	2.2-18.7
Other Minorities	33	16	51.6	32.5-70.3	8	20.4	8.6-41.2	2	6.1	1.2-25.0	1	3.2	0.4-19.7	6	18.7	8.0-37.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	40	22	50.6	33.1-68.0	8	22.1	10.2-41.5	3	4.5	1.4-13.9	1	2.8	0.4-17.4	6	20.0	8.6-40.0
-English Speaking	23	17	63.5	37.1-83.7	3	20.9	6.3-51.1	2	5.8	1.3-21.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.8	1.4-45.1
-Spanish Speaking	17	5	32.7	12.9-61.5	5	23.7	8.9-49.7	1	2.7	0.4-17.8	1	6.7	0.9-35.5	5	34.1	13.8-62.6
Non-Hispanic	1,775	1,139	62.7	59.8-65.5	400	22.5	20.1-25.0	89	5.8	4.5- 7.4	30	2.3	1.5- 3.5	117	6.7	5.4- 8.4
AGE
18-24	9	6	68.8	31.2-91.5	3	31.2	8.5-68.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	53	32	61.5	43.0-77.2	10	15.8	7.8-29.6	2	3.7	0.8-15.1	0	0.0	. - .	9	19.0	7.7-39.9
35-44	121	64	57.1	45.9-67.5	29	20.6	13.1-30.7	10	7.0	3.5-13.3	4	3.4	1.1- 9.6	14	12.1	6.7-20.9
45-54	328	196	60.1	53.1-66.6	75	22.8	17.3-29.3	26	7.3	4.7-11.1	5	1.6	0.6- 4.1	26	8.3	5.3-12.6
55-64	533	338	61.9	56.8-66.8	134	25.1	20.9-29.7	22	5.5	3.5- 8.8	9	1.8	0.8- 3.9	30	5.7	3.8- 8.4
65-74	460	322	68.5	63.1-73.5	94	21.3	17.1-26.1	20	5.3	2.9- 9.6	6	1.5	0.7- 3.4	18	3.3	1.9- 5.8
75+	311	201	60.2	52.9-67.0	65	22.6	17.1-29.3	12	4.9	2.4-10.0	7	4.9	2.1-10.9	26	7.4	4.6-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	468	318	64.6	58.5-70.2	92	21.0	16.6-26.3	17	5.8	3.2-10.1	6	1.7	0.5- 5.1	35	6.9	4.6-10.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	583	379	63.6	58.5-68.4	135	22.4	18.5-26.7	23	4.3	2.7- 6.7	12	2.6	1.4- 4.9	34	7.2	4.6-11.0
Some Post-H.S.	406	244	59.0	52.8-64.8	97	22.9	18.0-28.7	25	6.6	4.3-10.0	10	3.2	1.5- 6.5	30	8.4	5.6-12.6
College Graduate	356	218	60.8	54.4-66.8	84	24.6	19.5-30.5	27	7.2	4.5-11.3	3	1.5	0.5- 4.6	24	5.9	3.8- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	389	279	70.0	64.0-75.4	64	16.6	12.6-21.7	12	4.1	2.0- 8.5	3	1.1	0.3- 4.1	31	8.2	5.5-12.0
$15,000- 24,999	383	248	62.6	56.1-68.6	86	23.2	18.2-29.0	19	5.5	3.2- 9.3	5	0.9	0.3- 2.6	25	7.8	4.9-12.3
$25,000- 34,999	225	147	66.9	58.9-74.0	49	18.7	13.6-25.1	5	1.9	0.7- 5.2	9	6.1	2.7-12.9	15	6.5	3.5-11.6
$35,000- 49,999	190	116	62.1	53.2-70.3	47	19.7	14.2-26.6	16	8.6	5.0-14.4	2	1.9	0.5- 7.3	9	7.7	3.1-18.1
$50,000-74,999	170	91	53.0	43.6-62.2	48	31.6	23.3-41.3	17	8.8	5.1-14.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3	13	5.9	3.2-10.7
$75,000+	146	86	57.3	47.6-66.5	37	26.1	18.6-35.4	9	4.7	2.2- 9.7	6	6.2	2.5-14.4	8	5.6	2.7-11.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,079	728	65.3	61.6-68.8	213	19.7	17.0-22.8	45	5.4	3.8- 7.7	17	2.6	1.5- 4.4	76	7.0	5.4- 9.0
No	699	413	58.0	53.2-62.6	182	25.9	21.9-30.4	47	6.7	4.8- 9.2	13	1.9	1.0- 3.5	44	7.6	5.2-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	323	195	58.4	51.8-64.8	77	26.4	20.9-32.8	20	4.7	2.8- 7.7	7	3.1	1.4- 6.6	24	7.4	4.7-11.4
Non-Veteran	1,491	966	63.3	60.1-66.4	331	21.6	19.1-24.3	71	6.0	4.6- 7.9	24	2.0	1.2- 3.4	99	7.1	5.5- 9.0

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%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

697

413

58.1

53.4-62.6

177

25.9

22.0-30.1

6.9

5.0- 9.6

2.5

1.4- 4.5

6.6

4.6- 9.4

Female

1,122

749

66.1

62.6-69.4

234

19.6

17.1-22.5

4.7

3.2- 6.7

2.0

1.1- 3.6

7.6

5.9- 9.7

RACE

White

1,247

783

60.8

57.4-64.2

288

23.8

21.0-26.8

5.3

4.1- 7.0

2.8

1.8- 4.3

7.3

5.6- 9.4

African American

488

330

66.3

60.4-71.7

105

20.7

16.3-25.9

6.2

3.7-10.4

1.0

0.2- 5.0

5.8

3.7- 8.9

Asian

56.7

14.3-91.1

0.0

. - .

43.3

8.9-85.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

65.6

45.2-81.6

15.3

6.4-32.6

12.3

3.0-38.8

0.0

. - .

6.7

2.2-18.7

Other Minorities

51.6

32.5-70.3

20.4

8.6-41.2

6.1

1.2-25.0

3.2

0.4-19.7

18.7

8.0-37.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

50.6

33.1-68.0

22.1

10.2-41.5

4.5

1.4-13.9

2.8

0.4-17.4

20.0

8.6-40.0

-English Speaking

63.5

37.1-83.7

20.9

6.3-51.1

5.8

1.3-21.7

0.0

. - .

9.8

1.4-45.1

-Spanish Speaking

32.7

12.9-61.5

23.7

8.9-49.7

2.7

0.4-17.8

6.7

0.9-35.5

34.1

13.8-62.6

Non-Hispanic

1,775

1,139

62.7

59.8-65.5

400

22.5

20.1-25.0

5.8

4.5- 7.4

2.3

1.5- 3.5

117

6.7

5.4- 8.4

AGE

18-24

68.8

31.2-91.5

31.2

8.5-68.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

61.5

43.0-77.2

15.8

7.8-29.6

3.7

0.8-15.1

0.0

. - .

19.0

7.7-39.9

35-44

121

57.1

45.9-67.5

20.6

13.1-30.7

7.0

3.5-13.3

3.4

1.1- 9.6

12.1

6.7-20.9

45-54

328

196

60.1

53.1-66.6

22.8

17.3-29.3

7.3

4.7-11.1

1.6

0.6- 4.1

8.3

5.3-12.6

55-64

533

338

61.9

56.8-66.8

134

25.1

20.9-29.7

5.5

3.5- 8.8

1.8

0.8- 3.9

5.7

3.8- 8.4

65-74

460

322

68.5

63.1-73.5

21.3

17.1-26.1

5.3

2.9- 9.6

1.5

0.7- 3.4

3.3

1.9- 5.8

75+

311

201

60.2

52.9-67.0

22.6

17.1-29.3

4.9

2.4-10.0

4.9

2.1-10.9

7.4

4.6-11.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

468

318

64.6

58.5-70.2

21.0

16.6-26.3

5.8

3.2-10.1

1.7

0.5- 5.1

6.9

4.6-10.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

583

379

63.6

58.5-68.4

135

22.4

18.5-26.7

4.3

2.7- 6.7

2.6

1.4- 4.9

7.2

4.6-11.0

Some Post-H.S.

406

244

59.0

52.8-64.8

22.9

18.0-28.7

6.6

4.3-10.0

3.2

1.5- 6.5

8.4

5.6-12.6

College Graduate

356

218

60.8

54.4-66.8

24.6

19.5-30.5

7.2

4.5-11.3

1.5

0.5- 4.6

5.9

3.8- 9.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

389

279

70.0

64.0-75.4

16.6

12.6-21.7

4.1

2.0- 8.5

1.1

0.3- 4.1

8.2

5.5-12.0

$15,000- 24,999

383

248

62.6

56.1-68.6

23.2

18.2-29.0

5.5

3.2- 9.3

0.9

0.3- 2.6

7.8

4.9-12.3

$25,000- 34,999

225

147

66.9

58.9-74.0

18.7

13.6-25.1

1.9

0.7- 5.2

6.1

2.7-12.9

6.5

3.5-11.6

$35,000- 49,999

190

116

62.1

53.2-70.3

19.7

14.2-26.6

8.6

5.0-14.4

1.9

0.5- 7.3

7.7

3.1-18.1

$50,000-74,999

170

53.0

43.6-62.2

31.6

23.3-41.3

8.8

5.1-14.8

0.6

0.1- 4.3

5.9

3.2-10.7

$75,000+

146

57.3

47.6-66.5

26.1

18.6-35.4

4.7

2.2- 9.7

6.2

2.5-14.4

5.6

2.7-11.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,079

728

65.3

61.6-68.8

213

19.7

17.0-22.8

5.4

3.8- 7.7

2.6

1.5- 4.4

7.0

5.4- 9.0

699

413

58.0

53.2-62.6

182

25.9

21.9-30.4

6.7

4.8- 9.2

1.9

1.0- 3.5

7.6

5.2-10.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

323

195

58.4

51.8-64.8

26.4

20.9-32.8

4.7

2.8- 7.7

3.1

1.4- 6.6

7.4

4.7-11.4

Non-Veteran

1,491

966

63.3

60.1-66.4

331

21.6

19.1-24.3

6.0

4.6- 7.9

2.0

1.2- 3.4

7.1

5.5- 9.0

Back to 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.

This page was generated on 16AUG06.