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-FEMALES

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	1,006	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	663	97	14.5	11.6-18.0	137	21.2	17.8-25.2	329	49.8	45.3-54.4	53	7.1	5.2- 9.6	47	7.3	5.2-10.1
African American	295	42	11.9	8.5-16.5	64	21.9	16.5-28.5	140	47.5	40.5-54.6	27	10.0	6.5-15.2	22	8.6	5.1-14.2
Asian	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	39.3	3.9-91.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	60.7	8.8-96.1
Native American	26	3	23.5	7.3-54.3	4	23.7	8.2-51.9	14	33.7	17.4-55.1	2	8.2	1.6-33.2	3	10.9	3.0-32.5
Other Minorities	15	5	36.4	14.6-65.9	2	19.0	3.4-60.9	2	5.5	1.2-22.0	1	7.3	1.0-38.1	5	31.7	12.4-60.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	23	5	23.6	9.4-48.0	2	17.2	4.3-48.9	8	27.2	12.0-50.4	2	10.4	2.6-33.7	6	21.6	9.2-42.7
-English Speaking	13	1	11.3	1.6-50.3	2	29.1	7.6-67.0	8	45.9	19.4-75.0	1	8.0	1.1-40.8	1	5.7	0.8-32.6
-Spanish Speaking	10	4	41.6	15.4-73.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	13.9	2.0-56.4	5	44.5	17.7-75.0
Non-Hispanic	981	143	14.1	11.7-16.8	207	21.7	18.8-25.0	478	48.5	44.7-52.3	81	7.9	6.1-10.0	72	7.9	6.0-10.3
AGE
18-24	7	2	35.1	8.7-75.4	3	31.8	7.5-73.0	2	33.1	8.1-73.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	35	7	16.6	7.2-34.0	9	27.5	13.8-47.3	10	31.5	16.7-51.4	4	7.9	2.9-20.2	5	16.4	6.1-37.2
35-44	76	10	13.9	7.1-25.3	18	26.7	16.1-40.9	34	41.9	29.5-55.3	6	7.1	2.8-16.8	8	10.4	5.1-20.2
45-54	187	37	18.9	13.3-26.2	41	20.4	14.7-27.6	84	48.2	39.8-56.6	10	6.0	2.6-12.9	15	6.6	3.8-11.0
55-64	287	36	13.5	9.1-19.4	67	22.7	17.4-29.0	144	47.9	40.9-54.9	20	6.8	4.2-10.8	20	9.1	5.5-14.9
65-74	248	38	15.3	10.9-21.1	44	19.3	14.2-25.8	117	43.3	36.3-50.6	29	13.1	8.9-18.9	20	8.9	5.4-14.3
75+	162	18	8.3	4.9-13.6	26	18.2	11.8-27.2	94	60.5	50.8-69.4	13	6.6	3.6-11.8	11	6.4	2.8-14.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	233	22	7.4	4.8-11.2	34	14.8	10.1-21.0	123	53.1	45.3-60.8	27	11.2	7.5-16.5	27	13.5	8.7-20.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	327	60	19.2	14.7-24.7	63	20.4	15.4-26.6	151	43.2	36.9-49.7	25	7.5	4.8-11.6	28	9.7	6.3-14.7
Some Post-H.S.	250	36	15.5	10.6-22.3	60	24.0	18.3-30.7	124	48.0	40.5-55.5	18	7.8	4.4-13.4	12	4.7	2.4- 8.8
College Graduate	191	30	14.0	9.4-20.4	51	28.0	21.0-36.3	85	47.5	39.0-56.2	13	5.1	2.9- 9.0	12	5.3	2.8- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	232	30	12.7	8.6-18.3	32	11.8	8.0-17.0	126	53.1	45.1-60.8	24	10.0	6.4-15.2	20	12.5	7.3-20.4
$15,000- 24,999	217	35	17.7	12.0-25.3	44	22.5	16.1-30.6	93	39.4	31.8-47.6	20	10.3	6.1-16.9	25	10.1	6.4-15.7
$25,000- 34,999	115	17	13.9	8.3-22.4	32	27.6	18.8-38.6	53	44.9	34.5-55.7	5	5.6	2.0-14.8	8	8.0	3.7-16.6
$35,000- 49,999	104	19	19.2	11.7-29.8	24	20.8	13.1-31.4	49	48.7	37.3-60.2	7	5.2	2.3-11.2	5	6.1	2.3-15.4
$50,000-74,999	81	8	12.3	6.0-23.6	27	32.6	22.3-44.9	38	45.5	33.7-57.9	4	4.0	1.5-10.4	4	5.6	2.1-14.3
$75,000+	63	10	12.7	6.5-23.4	17	23.2	14.0-35.9	31	58.6	44.6-71.3	4	5.0	1.8-13.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	586	66	10.4	7.8-13.6	110	20.1	16.4-24.4	300	50.4	45.5-55.4	61	9.9	7.5-13.1	49	9.1	6.5-12.6
No	399	75	19.1	14.9-24.1	97	24.1	19.4-29.5	179	44.7	38.8-50.7	20	4.9	3.0- 8.0	28	7.2	4.7-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	16	2	12.7	3.1-40.0	6	42.3	19.4-69.1	7	31.9	13.5-58.4	1	13.0	1.9-53.4	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	988	146	14.4	12.0-17.2	203	21.2	18.3-24.5	478	48.0	44.2-51.8	82	7.8	6.1-10.0	79	8.5	6.6-11.0

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

663

14.5

11.6-18.0

137

21.2

17.8-25.2

329

49.8

45.3-54.4

7.1

5.2- 9.6

7.3

5.2-10.1

African American

295

11.9

8.5-16.5

21.9

16.5-28.5

140

47.5

40.5-54.6

10.0

6.5-15.2

8.6

5.1-14.2

Asian

0.0

. - .

39.3

3.9-91.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

60.7

8.8-96.1

Native American

23.5

7.3-54.3

23.7

8.2-51.9

33.7

17.4-55.1

8.2

1.6-33.2

10.9

3.0-32.5

Other Minorities

36.4

14.6-65.9

19.0

3.4-60.9

5.5

1.2-22.0

7.3

1.0-38.1

31.7

12.4-60.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.6

9.4-48.0

17.2

4.3-48.9

27.2

12.0-50.4

10.4

2.6-33.7

21.6

9.2-42.7

-English Speaking

11.3

1.6-50.3

29.1

7.6-67.0

45.9

19.4-75.0

8.0

1.1-40.8

5.7

0.8-32.6

-Spanish Speaking

41.6

15.4-73.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

13.9

2.0-56.4

44.5

17.7-75.0

Non-Hispanic

981

143

14.1

11.7-16.8

207

21.7

18.8-25.0

478

48.5

44.7-52.3

7.9

6.1-10.0

7.9

6.0-10.3

AGE

18-24

35.1

8.7-75.4

31.8

7.5-73.0

33.1

8.1-73.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

16.6

7.2-34.0

27.5

13.8-47.3

31.5

16.7-51.4

7.9

2.9-20.2

16.4

6.1-37.2

35-44

13.9

7.1-25.3

26.7

16.1-40.9

41.9

29.5-55.3

7.1

2.8-16.8

10.4

5.1-20.2

45-54

187

18.9

13.3-26.2

20.4

14.7-27.6

48.2

39.8-56.6

6.0

2.6-12.9

6.6

3.8-11.0

55-64

287

13.5

9.1-19.4

22.7

17.4-29.0

144

47.9

40.9-54.9

6.8

4.2-10.8

9.1

5.5-14.9

65-74

248

15.3

10.9-21.1

19.3

14.2-25.8

117

43.3

36.3-50.6

13.1

8.9-18.9

8.9

5.4-14.3

75+

162

8.3

4.9-13.6

18.2

11.8-27.2

60.5

50.8-69.4

6.6

3.6-11.8

6.4

2.8-14.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

233

7.4

4.8-11.2

14.8

10.1-21.0

123

53.1

45.3-60.8

11.2

7.5-16.5

13.5

8.7-20.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

327

19.2

14.7-24.7

20.4

15.4-26.6

151

43.2

36.9-49.7

7.5

4.8-11.6

9.7

6.3-14.7

Some Post-H.S.

250

15.5

10.6-22.3

24.0

18.3-30.7

124

48.0

40.5-55.5

7.8

4.4-13.4

4.7

2.4- 8.8

College Graduate

191

14.0

9.4-20.4

28.0

21.0-36.3

47.5

39.0-56.2

5.1

2.9- 9.0

5.3

2.8- 9.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

232

12.7

8.6-18.3

11.8

8.0-17.0

126

53.1

45.1-60.8

10.0

6.4-15.2

12.5

7.3-20.4

$15,000- 24,999

217

17.7

12.0-25.3

22.5

16.1-30.6

39.4

31.8-47.6

10.3

6.1-16.9

10.1

6.4-15.7

$25,000- 34,999

115

13.9

8.3-22.4

27.6

18.8-38.6

44.9

34.5-55.7

5.6

2.0-14.8

8.0

3.7-16.6

$35,000- 49,999

104

19.2

11.7-29.8

20.8

13.1-31.4

48.7

37.3-60.2

5.2

2.3-11.2

6.1

2.3-15.4

$50,000-74,999

12.3

6.0-23.6

32.6

22.3-44.9

45.5

33.7-57.9

4.0

1.5-10.4

5.6

2.1-14.3

$75,000+

12.7

6.5-23.4

23.2

14.0-35.9

58.6

44.6-71.3

5.0

1.8-13.4

0.5

0.1- 3.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

586

10.4

7.8-13.6

110

20.1

16.4-24.4

300

50.4

45.5-55.4

9.9

7.5-13.1

9.1

6.5-12.6

399

19.1

14.9-24.1

24.1

19.4-29.5

179

44.7

38.8-50.7

4.9

3.0- 8.0

7.2

4.7-10.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

12.7

3.1-40.0

42.3

19.4-69.1

31.9

13.5-58.4

13.0

1.9-53.4

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

988

146

14.4

12.0-17.2

203

21.2

18.3-24.5

478

48.0

44.2-51.8

7.8

6.1-10.0

8.5

6.6-11.0

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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.

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