BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	In the past three years	More than 3 years to 5 years	More than 5 years
North Carolina	9,369	8,255	87.9	86.9-88.7	484	5.6	4.9- 6.3	630	6.6	5.9- 7.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	255	221	89.4	84.6-92.8	16	4.3	2.5- 7.4	18	6.3	3.6-10.6
Buncombe	232	206	88.4	82.7-92.5	10	5.1	2.5-10.0	16	6.5	3.8-11.0
Cabarrus	214	191	90.8	85.7-94.3	11	4.8	2.3- 9.7	12	4.4	2.5- 7.6
Catawba	241	212	89.5	84.8-92.9	13	5.8	3.3- 9.9	16	4.7	2.8- 7.9
Cumberland	245	218	89.0	83.7-92.7	11	4.8	2.5- 9.0	16	6.2	3.6-10.5
Davidson	229	202	86.4	78.4-91.7	11	4.6	2.4- 8.5	16	9.0	4.5-17.4
Durham	254	220	86.2	80.0-90.7	15	6.3	3.4-11.3	19	7.5	4.4-12.6
Forsyth	255	225	89.0	84.2-92.5	16	6.3	3.7-10.5	14	4.7	2.7- 8.1
Gaston	259	232	88.4	82.5-92.5	10	4.6	2.3- 9.0	17	7.0	3.9-12.0
Guilford	244	219	90.7	85.9-94.1	11	4.8	2.6- 9.0	14	4.4	2.3- 8.1
Iredell	223	193	89.3	84.4-92.7	11	3.8	2.0- 7.1	19	7.0	4.3-11.2
Johnston	195	177	89.1	79.9-94.3	10	7.8	3.2-17.8	8	3.2	1.5- 6.7
Mecklenburg	484	436	88.7	84.3-92.0	16	4.4	2.2- 8.6	32	6.9	4.7-10.0
New Hanover	264	227	86.9	81.6-90.8	13	5.0	2.8- 8.9	24	8.1	5.1-12.6
Onslow	216	178	87.3	82.1-91.1	21	8.3	5.2-13.0	17	4.4	2.6- 7.4
Orange	248	212	87.8	82.9-91.5	11	4.4	2.3- 8.2	25	7.8	5.0-11.9
Pitt	256	218	82.8	75.9-88.0	17	8.9	5.0-15.4	21	8.3	5.1-13.1
Randolph	267	241	90.5	85.9-93.6	14	5.1	2.9- 8.8	12	4.4	2.4- 8.0
Robeson	230	204	90.9	86.1-94.1	13	5.1	2.8- 8.9	13	4.1	2.1- 7.8
Rowan	220	194	88.6	82.7-92.7	8	4.0	1.7- 9.1	18	7.4	4.4-12.1
Union	219	189	85.1	78.7-89.8	15	7.0	4.1-11.9	15	7.9	4.5-13.5
Wake	469	411	85.1	79.5-89.4	28	8.4	4.9-13.9	30	6.6	4.3-10.0
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	273	240	86.5	81.0-90.7	8	3.0	1.4- 6.2	25	10.5	6.8-15.7
Northeast Partnership II	269	236	86.8	81.0-91.1	14	7.2	3.9-12.8	19	5.9	3.6- 9.6
Northeast Partnership I	259	229	86.2	79.3-91.1	18	10.1	5.8-17.1	12	3.7	1.9- 6.9
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	225	196	87.8	82.2-91.8	15	5.8	3.4- 9.6	14	6.4	3.5-11.4
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	276	252	92.3	88.0-95.2	11	4.2	2.1- 8.1	13	3.5	1.9- 6.4
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	224	196	85.3	78.7-90.1	16	7.2	4.2-12.2	12	7.5	4.1-13.3
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	263	230	89.5	84.9-92.8	16	5.1	3.0- 8.7	17	5.4	3.2- 9.0
Chatham/Lee/Moore	298	265	90.2	85.9-93.3	13	4.2	2.2- 7.7	20	5.6	3.5- 9.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	359	327	91.0	86.7-94.0	17	5.5	3.2- 9.3	15	3.5	1.9- 6.5
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	264	234	89.9	85.3-93.1	10	3.3	1.7- 6.3	20	6.9	4.2-11.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	224	197	87.2	81.4-91.3	12	5.7	3.2-10.1	15	7.1	4.2-11.9
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	297	261	85.7	79.5-90.3	14	6.6	3.6-11.5	22	7.7	4.5-12.9
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	419	366	84.7	79.1-88.9	19	4.5	2.4- 8.4	34	10.8	7.3-15.8
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	620	540	84.8	80.8-88.2	38	8.0	5.5-11.5	42	7.2	5.0-10.2
No	8,749	7,715	88.0	87.0-88.9	446	5.4	4.8- 6.2	588	6.5	5.9- 7.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,989	2,625	87.9	86.4-89.3	169	6.0	5.0- 7.2	195	6.1	5.1- 7.2
Piedmont	5,297	4,675	88.2	86.9-89.4	268	5.6	4.6- 6.7	354	6.2	5.4- 7.1
Western NC	1,083	955	86.5	83.5-89.0	47	4.8	3.3- 6.9	81	8.7	6.7-11.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	651	572	85.7	81.6-89.1	29	4.7	2.9- 7.6	50	9.6	6.9-13.3
Northwest	1,746	1,539	88.6	86.6-90.3	85	5.2	4.0- 6.7	122	6.2	5.0- 7.7
Charlotte	1,414	1,257	87.9	85.3-90.1	66	5.2	3.8- 7.2	91	6.9	5.3- 8.9
Greensboro	1,246	1,099	89.9	87.8-91.8	60	4.3	3.1- 5.8	87	5.8	4.4- 7.6
Southern Regional	961	853	89.5	87.0-91.7	49	4.9	3.5- 6.8	59	5.6	4.1- 7.5
Coastal	487	423	86.1	82.0-89.4	26	6.1	4.0- 9.3	38	7.8	5.4-11.1
Wake	1,311	1,159	86.9	83.7-89.6	76	7.2	5.0-10.2	76	5.9	4.4- 7.9
Area L	355	310	85.8	80.4-89.8	25	8.6	5.4-13.4	20	5.6	3.4- 9.3
Eastern	1,198	1,043	87.9	85.5-89.9	68	5.7	4.3- 7.5	87	6.5	5.0- 8.3

Total
Respond.^

In the past three years

More than 3 years to 5 years

More than 5 years

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,369

8,255

87.9

86.9-88.7

484

5.6

4.9- 6.3

630

6.6

5.9- 7.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

255

221

89.4

84.6-92.8

4.3

2.5- 7.4

6.3

3.6-10.6

Buncombe

232

206

88.4

82.7-92.5

5.1

2.5-10.0

6.5

3.8-11.0

Cabarrus

214

191

90.8

85.7-94.3

4.8

2.3- 9.7

4.4

2.5- 7.6

Catawba

241

212

89.5

84.8-92.9

5.8

3.3- 9.9

4.7

2.8- 7.9

Cumberland

245

218

89.0

83.7-92.7

4.8

2.5- 9.0

6.2

3.6-10.5

Davidson

229

202

86.4

78.4-91.7

4.6

2.4- 8.5

9.0

4.5-17.4

Durham

254

220

86.2

80.0-90.7

6.3

3.4-11.3

7.5

4.4-12.6

Forsyth

255

225

89.0

84.2-92.5

6.3

3.7-10.5

4.7

2.7- 8.1

Gaston

259

232

88.4

82.5-92.5

4.6

2.3- 9.0

7.0

3.9-12.0

Guilford

244

219

90.7

85.9-94.1

4.8

2.6- 9.0

4.4

2.3- 8.1

Iredell

223

193

89.3

84.4-92.7

3.8

2.0- 7.1

7.0

4.3-11.2

Johnston

195

177

89.1

79.9-94.3

7.8

3.2-17.8

3.2

1.5- 6.7

Mecklenburg

484

436

88.7

84.3-92.0

4.4

2.2- 8.6

6.9

4.7-10.0

New Hanover

264

227

86.9

81.6-90.8

5.0

2.8- 8.9

8.1

5.1-12.6

Onslow

216

178

87.3

82.1-91.1

8.3

5.2-13.0

4.4

2.6- 7.4

Orange

248

212

87.8

82.9-91.5

4.4

2.3- 8.2

7.8

5.0-11.9

Pitt

256

218

82.8

75.9-88.0

8.9

5.0-15.4

8.3

5.1-13.1

Randolph

267

241

90.5

85.9-93.6

5.1

2.9- 8.8

4.4

2.4- 8.0

Robeson

230

204

90.9

86.1-94.1

5.1

2.8- 8.9

4.1

2.1- 7.8

Rowan

220

194

88.6

82.7-92.7

4.0

1.7- 9.1

7.4

4.4-12.1

Union

219

189

85.1

78.7-89.8

7.0

4.1-11.9

7.9

4.5-13.5

Wake

469

411

85.1

79.5-89.4

8.4

4.9-13.9

6.6

4.3-10.0

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

273

240

86.5

81.0-90.7

3.0

1.4- 6.2

10.5

6.8-15.7

Northeast Partnership II

269

236

86.8

81.0-91.1

7.2

3.9-12.8

5.9

3.6- 9.6

Northeast Partnership I

259

229

86.2

79.3-91.1

10.1

5.8-17.1

3.7

1.9- 6.9

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

225

196

87.8

82.2-91.8

5.8

3.4- 9.6

6.4

3.5-11.4

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

276

252

92.3

88.0-95.2

4.2

2.1- 8.1

3.5

1.9- 6.4

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

224

196

85.3

78.7-90.1

7.2

4.2-12.2

7.5

4.1-13.3

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

263

230

89.5

84.9-92.8

5.1

3.0- 8.7

5.4

3.2- 9.0

Chatham/Lee/Moore

298

265

90.2

85.9-93.3

4.2

2.2- 7.7

5.6

3.5- 9.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

359

327

91.0

86.7-94.0

5.5

3.2- 9.3

3.5

1.9- 6.5

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

264

234

89.9

85.3-93.1

3.3

1.7- 6.3

6.9

4.2-11.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

224

197

87.2

81.4-91.3

5.7

3.2-10.1

7.1

4.2-11.9

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

297

261

85.7

79.5-90.3

6.6

3.6-11.5

7.7

4.5-12.9

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

419

366

84.7

79.1-88.9

4.5

2.4- 8.4

10.8

7.3-15.8

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

620

540

84.8

80.8-88.2

8.0

5.5-11.5

7.2

5.0-10.2

8,749

7,715

88.0

87.0-88.9

446

5.4

4.8- 6.2

588

6.5

5.9- 7.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,989

2,625

87.9

86.4-89.3

169

6.0

5.0- 7.2

195

6.1

5.1- 7.2

Piedmont

5,297

4,675

88.2

86.9-89.4

268

5.6

4.6- 6.7

354

6.2

5.4- 7.1

Western NC

1,083

955

86.5

83.5-89.0

4.8

3.3- 6.9

8.7

6.7-11.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

651

572

85.7

81.6-89.1

4.7

2.9- 7.6

9.6

6.9-13.3

Northwest

1,746

1,539

88.6

86.6-90.3

5.2

4.0- 6.7

122

6.2

5.0- 7.7

Charlotte

1,414

1,257

87.9

85.3-90.1

5.2

3.8- 7.2

6.9

5.3- 8.9

Greensboro

1,246

1,099

89.9

87.8-91.8

4.3

3.1- 5.8

5.8

4.4- 7.6

Southern Regional

961

853

89.5

87.0-91.7

4.9

3.5- 6.8

5.6

4.1- 7.5

Coastal

487

423

86.1

82.0-89.4

6.1

4.0- 9.3

7.8

5.4-11.1

Wake

1,311

1,159

86.9

83.7-89.6

7.2

5.0-10.2

5.9

4.4- 7.9

Area L

355

310

85.8

80.4-89.8

8.6

5.4-13.4

5.6

3.4- 9.3

Eastern

1,198

1,043

87.9

85.5-89.9

5.7

4.3- 7.5

6.5

5.0- 8.3

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*This question was asked only of respondents with NO diabetes who ever had a blood sugar test

^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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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