BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
North Carolina	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
-Northeastern Partnership	152	23	16.8	10.4-26.0	28	20.8	14.0-29.8	76	44.7	35.7-54.1	15	9.4	5.5-15.5	10	8.3	3.9-16.8
GENDER
Male	40	6	22.8	9.8-44.4	10	21.3	11.0-37.2	20	47.2	30.5-64.5	3	6.1	1.8-18.9	1	2.6	0.4-16.4
Female	112	17	13.6	8.2-21.9	18	20.5	12.4-32.1	56	43.4	33.2-54.3	12	11.1	6.2-19.2	9	11.3	5.1-23.3
RACE
White	63	7	11.0	4.6-24.0	12	22.0	11.7-37.5	34	49.0	34.7-63.4	4	6.0	2.0-16.1	6	12.1	4.3-29.9
African American	87	15	20.6	11.4-34.2	16	20.5	12.2-32.3	42	42.9	31.3-55.2	10	10.3	5.4-18.7	4	5.8	2.0-15.3
Other Minorities	2	1	30.8	2.7-87.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	69.2	12.3-97.3	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	3	0	0.0	. - .	1	46.4	6.3-91.8	1	9.7	1.0-54.4	1	43.9	5.7-91.0	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	149	23	17.2	10.7-26.5	27	20.2	13.4-29.2	75	45.6	36.4-55.1	14	8.5	4.9-14.4	10	8.5	4.0-17.2
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	2	0	0.0	. - .	1	70.8	13.2-97.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	29.2	2.5-86.8	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	5	0	0.0	. - .	2	59.6	15.1-92.4	3	40.4	7.6-84.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	32	5	20.1	7.6-43.2	9	29.5	15.2-49.4	14	40.2	23.7-59.3	1	3.0	0.4-18.8	3	7.2	2.0-22.7
55-64	51	8	14.3	6.6-28.3	8	17.5	8.6-32.3	26	42.9	28.4-58.8	5	10.9	4.3-24.9	4	14.3	4.5-37.3
65-74	39	8	25.4	11.0-48.3	6	15.4	6.0-33.9	19	47.4	29.2-66.4	4	7.3	2.6-19.1	2	4.5	0.9-20.6
75+	22	2	9.2	2.1-32.0	2	7.5	1.8-26.4	13	52.4	30.3-73.6	4	22.4	8.3-47.6	1	8.6	1.2-41.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	49	5	15.6	5.5-36.9	6	16.3	7.0-33.3	30	53.5	36.6-69.7	5	7.6	3.0-18.0	3	7.0	2.1-21.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	59	11	20.4	10.2-36.6	12	21.6	11.1-37.9	26	37.3	24.3-52.4	5	7.6	2.9-18.3	5	13.1	4.6-32.0
Some Post-H.S.	26	4	12.8	4.2-33.1	7	23.7	11.1-43.7	11	44.9	26.0-65.4	4	18.5	7.1-40.6	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	18	3	13.5	3.8-38.3	3	26.1	8.7-56.6	9	46.3	23.5-70.8	1	6.2	0.9-33.7	2	7.9	1.7-30.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	39	6	14.7	6.1-31.5	6	16.0	6.6-34.0	20	39.9	22.7-60.0	3	8.1	2.5-23.4	4	21.3	7.2-48.6
$15,000- 24,999	31	7	29.0	12.1-54.7	7	21.3	9.3-41.7	14	39.7	22.3-60.0	3	10.1	3.2-27.6	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	18	2	16.6	3.7-51.1	5	33.2	12.8-62.7	9	41.3	19.6-67.1	2	8.9	1.9-33.4	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	10	2	21.7	5.1-58.8	2	14.7	3.3-46.8	4	43.4	17.0-74.2	2	20.1	4.8-55.9	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	13	1	10.2	1.5-47.0	3	26.3	8.8-57.1	8	57.4	29.9-81.1	1	6.0	0.8-33.0	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	6	1	11.4	1.4-54.1	1	32.9	5.2-81.6	3	49.1	13.0-86.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.6	0.8-38.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	93	12	15.6	7.9-28.5	16	19.4	11.6-30.7	48	43.5	32.2-55.4	9	9.7	4.9-18.3	8	11.8	5.1-24.9
No	53	9	17.2	7.9-33.4	10	20.8	10.1-38.0	27	50.0	34.5-65.5	5	8.3	3.2-19.9	2	3.7	0.7-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	20	2	21.6	5.6-56.2	6	27.9	11.9-52.6	10	38.2	19.0-62.0	2	12.2	3.0-38.8	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	130	20	15.3	9.0-24.8	22	20.0	12.7-30.0	65	45.8	35.9-56.0	13	9.1	5.1-15.6	10	9.8	4.7-19.6

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Northeastern Partnership

152

16.8

10.4-26.0

20.8

14.0-29.8

44.7

35.7-54.1

9.4

5.5-15.5

8.3

3.9-16.8

GENDER

Male

22.8

9.8-44.4

21.3

11.0-37.2

47.2

30.5-64.5

6.1

1.8-18.9

2.6

0.4-16.4

Female

112

13.6

8.2-21.9

20.5

12.4-32.1

43.4

33.2-54.3

11.1

6.2-19.2

11.3

5.1-23.3

RACE

White

11.0

4.6-24.0

22.0

11.7-37.5

49.0

34.7-63.4

6.0

2.0-16.1

12.1

4.3-29.9

African American

20.6

11.4-34.2

20.5

12.2-32.3

42.9

31.3-55.2

10.3

5.4-18.7

5.8

2.0-15.3

Other Minorities

30.8

2.7-87.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

69.2

12.3-97.3

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

46.4

6.3-91.8

9.7

1.0-54.4

43.9

5.7-91.0

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

149

17.2

10.7-26.5

20.2

13.4-29.2

45.6

36.4-55.1

8.5

4.9-14.4

8.5

4.0-17.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

70.8

13.2-97.5

0.0

. - .

29.2

2.5-86.8

0.0

. - .

35-44

0.0

. - .

59.6

15.1-92.4

40.4

7.6-84.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

20.1

7.6-43.2

29.5

15.2-49.4

40.2

23.7-59.3

3.0

0.4-18.8

7.2

2.0-22.7

55-64

14.3

6.6-28.3

17.5

8.6-32.3

42.9

28.4-58.8

10.9

4.3-24.9

14.3

4.5-37.3

65-74

25.4

11.0-48.3

15.4

6.0-33.9

47.4

29.2-66.4

7.3

2.6-19.1

4.5

0.9-20.6

75+

9.2

2.1-32.0

7.5

1.8-26.4

52.4

30.3-73.6

22.4

8.3-47.6

8.6

1.2-41.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.6

5.5-36.9

16.3

7.0-33.3

53.5

36.6-69.7

7.6

3.0-18.0

7.0

2.1-21.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

20.4

10.2-36.6

21.6

11.1-37.9

37.3

24.3-52.4

7.6

2.9-18.3

13.1

4.6-32.0

Some Post-H.S.

12.8

4.2-33.1

23.7

11.1-43.7

44.9

26.0-65.4

18.5

7.1-40.6

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

13.5

3.8-38.3

26.1

8.7-56.6

46.3

23.5-70.8

6.2

0.9-33.7

7.9

1.7-30.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.7

6.1-31.5

16.0

6.6-34.0

39.9

22.7-60.0

8.1

2.5-23.4

21.3

7.2-48.6

$15,000- 24,999

29.0

12.1-54.7

21.3

9.3-41.7

39.7

22.3-60.0

10.1

3.2-27.6

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

16.6

3.7-51.1

33.2

12.8-62.7

41.3

19.6-67.1

8.9

1.9-33.4

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

21.7

5.1-58.8

14.7

3.3-46.8

43.4

17.0-74.2

20.1

4.8-55.9

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

10.2

1.5-47.0

26.3

8.8-57.1

57.4

29.9-81.1

6.0

0.8-33.0

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

11.4

1.4-54.1

32.9

5.2-81.6

49.1

13.0-86.1

0.0

. - .

6.6

0.8-38.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

15.6

7.9-28.5

19.4

11.6-30.7

43.5

32.2-55.4

9.7

4.9-18.3

11.8

5.1-24.9

17.2

7.9-33.4

20.8

10.1-38.0

50.0

34.5-65.5

8.3

3.2-19.9

3.7

0.7-17.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

21.6

5.6-56.2

27.9

11.9-52.6

38.2

19.0-62.0

12.2

3.0-38.8

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

130

15.3

9.0-24.8

20.0

12.7-30.0

45.8

35.9-56.0

9.1

5.1-15.6

9.8

4.7-19.6

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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.

** 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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