BRFSS 2005 - 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: 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
TOTAL	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
GENDER
Male	608	92	15.7	12.2-19.8	152	26.5	22.1-31.4	276	43.6	38.8-48.5	41	6.5	4.4- 9.5	47	7.7	5.6-10.6
Female	1,006	149	14.5	12.1-17.2	209	21.5	18.6-24.8	486	47.7	44.0-51.5	83	7.9	6.2-10.1	79	8.4	6.5-10.8
RACE
White	1,127	165	14.4	12.1-17.0	264	25.3	22.1-28.8	544	47.4	43.8-51.1	75	5.6	4.3- 7.2	79	7.3	5.6- 9.3
African American	415	61	15.1	10.5-21.1	85	21.1	16.3-26.8	193	44.4	38.3-50.7	41	10.9	7.4-15.7	35	8.6	5.7-12.7
Asian	4	1	17.8	2.1-68.2	1	16.6	2.0-66.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	65.7	20.8-93.3
Native American	36	5	28.4	11.6-54.5	7	19.2	7.9-39.7	17	37.8	20.0-59.6	4	8.2	2.6-23.1	3	6.5	1.8-20.9
Other Minorities	26	6	18.1	7.5-37.6	3	17.5	4.8-47.0	7	25.9	10.9-49.9	4	17.5	6.2-40.4	6	21.0	8.4-43.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	5	11.5	4.4-26.9	6	26.7	12.2-48.8	10	21.2	9.8-40.1	4	13.3	4.7-32.2	10	27.2	13.8-46.6
-English Speaking	20	1	5.6	0.8-31.3	6	46.2	22.8-71.4	10	36.6	16.8-62.3	2	8.7	2.1-30.0	1	2.9	0.4-18.4
-Spanish Speaking	15	4	19.7	6.5-46.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	19.6	4.7-54.3	9	60.8	32.4-83.3
Non-Hispanic	1,577	235	15.1	12.9-17.5	355	23.9	21.2-26.8	752	46.6	43.5-49.7	120	7.1	5.7- 8.8	115	7.4	6.0- 9.2
AGE
18-24	8	3	40.6	12.5-76.5	3	29.1	6.9-69.4	2	30.3	7.6-69.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	52	11	15.5	7.7-28.9	15	35.9	19.3-56.8	13	24.3	13.3-40.3	4	4.3	1.5-11.5	9	19.9	9.8-36.4
35-44	113	17	16.1	8.5-28.6	27	27.8	18.4-39.8	51	43.1	32.2-54.8	7	4.8	2.0-10.8	11	8.1	4.1-15.4
45-54	303	57	18.8	13.6-25.3	71	25.5	19.3-32.7	136	42.7	35.9-49.8	13	5.4	2.5-11.1	26	7.7	4.9-11.9
55-64	480	57	11.7	8.7-15.7	120	26.2	21.7-31.3	235	46.2	40.9-51.6	34	7.7	5.2-11.2	34	8.1	5.5-12.0
65-74	405	64	17.1	13.0-22.0	78	18.8	14.8-23.5	189	46.2	40.4-52.1	47	11.5	8.3-15.6	27	6.5	4.3- 9.8
75+	249	31	10.8	7.2-15.8	46	17.9	12.8-24.3	135	57.7	50.1-65.1	18	6.1	3.6-10.2	19	7.5	4.3-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	365	37	10.2	6.4-15.9	61	20.2	14.4-27.6	176	44.6	37.9-51.5	48	12.1	8.7-16.6	43	12.9	9.0-18.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	526	85	16.6	13.1-20.9	118	24.5	20.0-29.7	248	44.3	39.1-49.6	36	7.1	4.6-10.9	39	7.4	5.1-10.6
Some Post-H.S.	383	62	17.8	13.1-23.8	94	24.4	19.6-29.9	181	45.4	39.3-51.6	24	6.3	3.9- 9.9	22	6.2	3.8- 9.8
College Graduate	335	56	14.9	11.2-19.6	87	26.6	21.3-32.7	154	49.1	42.7-55.6	16	3.4	2.0- 5.7	22	5.9	3.7- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	320	47	14.9	10.8-20.1	47	14.2	10.1-19.5	159	47.4	40.7-54.2	33	10.1	6.8-14.8	34	13.4	9.1-19.4
$15,000- 24,999	344	51	15.9	11.5-21.4	75	24.4	18.3-31.8	150	41.6	35.0-48.5	35	9.7	6.6-14.2	33	8.4	5.5-12.5
$25,000- 34,999	199	25	13.9	7.9-23.2	56	27.7	20.7-35.9	94	42.3	34.1-51.1	12	8.4	3.9-17.3	12	7.7	3.9-14.7
$35,000- 49,999	180	34	18.4	12.7-26.1	45	24.2	17.6-32.3	83	47.5	39.0-56.2	8	3.9	1.8- 8.4	10	5.9	3.0-11.3
$50,000-74,999	167	22	16.0	9.6-25.4	55	34.3	25.7-44.1	77	42.0	33.2-51.4	5	2.0	0.8- 4.8	8	5.7	2.8-11.5
$75,000+	141	18	11.4	6.9-18.2	36	23.5	16.6-32.1	76	58.4	49.0-67.2	5	2.8	1.1- 7.1	6	3.9	1.6- 9.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	929	114	11.8	9.6-14.5	192	22.4	19.0-26.1	452	47.5	43.5-51.6	95	10.1	7.9-12.9	76	8.2	6.3-10.6
No	651	116	17.7	14.2-21.7	163	26.3	22.1-31.0	299	44.6	39.9-49.4	26	3.3	2.1- 5.1	47	8.1	5.8-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	292	38	13.1	9.2-18.2	80	26.7	21.1-33.1	130	45.5	38.8-52.3	22	6.5	4.0-10.4	22	8.3	5.2-12.9
Non-Veteran	1,319	202	15.5	13.1-18.3	281	23.2	20.3-26.5	630	45.8	42.4-49.2	102	7.5	5.9- 9.5	104	8.0	6.4-10.0

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

Male

608

15.7

12.2-19.8

152

26.5

22.1-31.4

276

43.6

38.8-48.5

6.5

4.4- 9.5

7.7

5.6-10.6

Female

1,006

149

14.5

12.1-17.2

209

21.5

18.6-24.8

486

47.7

44.0-51.5

7.9

6.2-10.1

8.4

6.5-10.8

RACE

White

1,127

165

14.4

12.1-17.0

264

25.3

22.1-28.8

544

47.4

43.8-51.1

5.6

4.3- 7.2

7.3

5.6- 9.3

African American

415

15.1

10.5-21.1

21.1

16.3-26.8

193

44.4

38.3-50.7

10.9

7.4-15.7

8.6

5.7-12.7

Asian

17.8

2.1-68.2

16.6

2.0-66.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65.7

20.8-93.3

Native American

28.4

11.6-54.5

19.2

7.9-39.7

37.8

20.0-59.6

8.2

2.6-23.1

6.5

1.8-20.9

Other Minorities

18.1

7.5-37.6

17.5

4.8-47.0

25.9

10.9-49.9

17.5

6.2-40.4

21.0

8.4-43.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.5

4.4-26.9

26.7

12.2-48.8

21.2

9.8-40.1

13.3

4.7-32.2

27.2

13.8-46.6

-English Speaking

5.6

0.8-31.3

46.2

22.8-71.4

36.6

16.8-62.3

8.7

2.1-30.0

2.9

0.4-18.4

-Spanish Speaking

19.7

6.5-46.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

19.6

4.7-54.3

60.8

32.4-83.3

Non-Hispanic

1,577

235

15.1

12.9-17.5

355

23.9

21.2-26.8

752

46.6

43.5-49.7

120

7.1

5.7- 8.8

115

7.4

6.0- 9.2

AGE

18-24

40.6

12.5-76.5

29.1

6.9-69.4

30.3

7.6-69.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

15.5

7.7-28.9

35.9

19.3-56.8

24.3

13.3-40.3

4.3

1.5-11.5

19.9

9.8-36.4

35-44

113

16.1

8.5-28.6

27.8

18.4-39.8

43.1

32.2-54.8

4.8

2.0-10.8

8.1

4.1-15.4

45-54

303

18.8

13.6-25.3

25.5

19.3-32.7

136

42.7

35.9-49.8

5.4

2.5-11.1

7.7

4.9-11.9

55-64

480

11.7

8.7-15.7

120

26.2

21.7-31.3

235

46.2

40.9-51.6

7.7

5.2-11.2

8.1

5.5-12.0

65-74

405

17.1

13.0-22.0

18.8

14.8-23.5

189

46.2

40.4-52.1

11.5

8.3-15.6

6.5

4.3- 9.8

75+

249

10.8

7.2-15.8

17.9

12.8-24.3

135

57.7

50.1-65.1

6.1

3.6-10.2

7.5

4.3-12.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

365

10.2

6.4-15.9

20.2

14.4-27.6

176

44.6

37.9-51.5

12.1

8.7-16.6

12.9

9.0-18.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

526

16.6

13.1-20.9

118

24.5

20.0-29.7

248

44.3

39.1-49.6

7.1

4.6-10.9

7.4

5.1-10.6

Some Post-H.S.

383

17.8

13.1-23.8

24.4

19.6-29.9

181

45.4

39.3-51.6

6.3

3.9- 9.9

6.2

3.8- 9.8

College Graduate

335

14.9

11.2-19.6

26.6

21.3-32.7

154

49.1

42.7-55.6

3.4

2.0- 5.7

5.9

3.7- 9.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

320

14.9

10.8-20.1

14.2

10.1-19.5

159

47.4

40.7-54.2

10.1

6.8-14.8

13.4

9.1-19.4

$15,000- 24,999

344

15.9

11.5-21.4

24.4

18.3-31.8

150

41.6

35.0-48.5

9.7

6.6-14.2

8.4

5.5-12.5

$25,000- 34,999

199

13.9

7.9-23.2

27.7

20.7-35.9

42.3

34.1-51.1

8.4

3.9-17.3

7.7

3.9-14.7

$35,000- 49,999

180

18.4

12.7-26.1

24.2

17.6-32.3

47.5

39.0-56.2

3.9

1.8- 8.4

5.9

3.0-11.3

$50,000-74,999

167

16.0

9.6-25.4

34.3

25.7-44.1

42.0

33.2-51.4

2.0

0.8- 4.8

5.7

2.8-11.5

$75,000+

141

11.4

6.9-18.2

23.5

16.6-32.1

58.4

49.0-67.2

2.8

1.1- 7.1

3.9

1.6- 9.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

929

114

11.8

9.6-14.5

192

22.4

19.0-26.1

452

47.5

43.5-51.6

10.1

7.9-12.9

8.2

6.3-10.6

651

116

17.7

14.2-21.7

163

26.3

22.1-31.0

299

44.6

39.9-49.4

3.3

2.1- 5.1

8.1

5.8-11.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

292

13.1

9.2-18.2

26.7

21.1-33.1

130

45.5

38.8-52.3

6.5

4.0-10.4

8.3

5.2-12.9

Non-Veteran

1,319

202

15.5

13.1-18.3

281

23.2

20.3-26.5

630

45.8

42.4-49.2

102

7.5

5.9- 9.5

104

8.0

6.4-10.0

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Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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