BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont 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
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
-Piedmont NC	880	132	13.6	11.0-16.7	218	26.8	22.9-31.0	402	44.7	40.6-48.9	54	6.1	4.3- 8.5	74	8.8	6.8-11.4
GENDER
Male	351	49	12.6	8.7-18.0	92	28.5	22.4-35.5	153	41.9	35.6-48.4	23	7.1	4.2-11.7	34	9.9	6.8-14.3
Female	529	83	14.6	11.5-18.4	126	25.1	20.8-29.9	249	47.5	42.3-52.8	31	5.1	3.4- 7.5	40	7.7	5.4-10.9
RACE
White	649	94	12.8	10.2-16.0	170	28.9	24.4-34.0	303	45.9	41.1-50.7	34	4.4	3.0- 6.5	48	7.9	5.7-10.8
African American	205	30	13.9	8.2-22.6	45	22.6	15.8-31.2	91	43.6	34.9-52.6	19	10.9	6.1-18.8	20	9.0	5.3-15.0
Other Minorities	21	5	20.2	6.6-47.8	3	17.5	4.9-46.3	7	34.4	14.5-61.8	1	3.8	0.5-23.3	5	24.1	8.9-50.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	17	2	4.9	1.1-19.1	2	17.8	4.3-51.1	5	28.4	9.8-59.3	0	0.0	. - .	8	48.8	23.4-74.8
Non-Hispanic	861	129	13.7	11.0-16.9	216	27.1	23.2-31.4	397	45.3	41.1-49.5	54	6.3	4.4- 8.8	65	7.7	5.8-10.1
AGE
18-24	3	2	50.9	8.5-92.1	1	49.1	7.9-91.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	26	4	9.4	2.9-26.6	7	37.8	14.3-68.9	7	19.6	8.0-40.5	0	0.0	. - .	8	33.2	14.8-58.8
35-44	57	10	20.1	8.1-41.7	14	28.8	15.8-46.7	26	40.0	25.5-56.4	2	3.1	0.7-12.9	5	8.0	2.8-20.6
45-54	160	31	16.1	10.7-23.5	42	28.4	19.7-39.1	63	40.2	31.1-50.0	9	6.8	2.6-16.8	15	8.5	4.8-14.6
55-64	260	27	9.1	5.8-14.0	70	27.8	21.6-35.1	127	48.0	40.7-55.4	15	5.9	3.2-10.5	21	9.1	5.5-14.9
65-74	233	38	15.2	10.7-21.2	49	19.6	14.5-26.1	114	51.0	43.3-58.6	20	9.5	5.9-15.1	12	4.7	2.6- 8.4
75+	139	19	11.9	7.0-19.6	35	27.9	19.5-38.1	65	48.1	38.0-58.4	7	3.8	1.6- 8.9	13	8.3	4.4-15.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	196	21	10.2	5.0-19.7	41	23.7	15.4-34.8	91	43.1	34.0-52.6	18	9.3	5.4-15.3	25	13.7	8.6-21.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	284	49	17.3	12.6-23.2	64	24.0	17.9-31.4	132	44.1	37.1-51.4	19	7.5	3.9-14.1	20	7.1	4.3-11.7
Some Post-H.S.	204	31	14.2	9.3-21.0	55	29.7	22.3-38.3	97	45.2	37.0-53.6	7	3.8	1.6- 8.5	14	7.1	4.0-12.6
College Graduate	194	31	12.0	8.1-17.4	57	30.7	23.4-39.2	81	46.5	38.1-55.1	10	3.1	1.6- 6.0	15	7.6	4.3-13.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	157	23	13.8	8.5-21.7	25	15.6	9.7-24.2	77	47.6	38.2-57.3	14	9.1	4.9-16.1	18	13.9	8.3-22.4
$15,000- 24,999	182	26	13.6	8.5-21.1	46	29.8	20.6-41.1	74	37.7	29.1-47.2	17	10.5	6.2-17.3	19	8.3	4.7-14.5
$25,000- 34,999	109	14	17.0	7.9-32.9	29	22.4	14.5-33.0	54	44.5	32.8-56.8	5	7.8	2.1-24.9	7	8.4	3.4-19.1
$35,000- 49,999	100	17	14.6	8.5-23.8	29	27.8	18.9-38.9	44	46.9	35.6-58.5	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	8	9.7	4.7-19.3
$50,000-74,999	96	12	10.3	5.6-18.3	38	45.2	33.0-58.0	40	37.1	26.5-49.2	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	5	6.5	2.6-15.7
$75,000+	79	12	11.9	6.5-21.0	20	20.8	13.1-31.5	42	60.8	48.5-71.8	2	1.4	0.3- 5.5	3	5.1	1.6-15.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	490	58	10.1	7.5-13.4	115	24.7	19.8-30.3	230	46.9	41.4-52.6	45	10.0	6.9-14.3	42	8.4	6.0-11.6
No	377	69	15.6	11.9-20.1	102	30.2	24.3-36.9	169	43.4	37.2-49.7	8	1.6	0.7- 3.3	29	9.3	6.1-13.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	169	22	11.3	7.1-17.5	53	29.7	22.1-38.5	68	44.4	35.8-53.4	11	4.7	2.4- 9.2	15	9.9	5.6-16.8
Non-Veteran	711	110	14.3	11.2-18.0	165	26.0	21.6-30.8	334	44.8	40.1-49.6	43	6.5	4.4- 9.5	59	8.5	6.3-11.4

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

-Piedmont NC

880

132

13.6

11.0-16.7

218

26.8

22.9-31.0

402

44.7

40.6-48.9

6.1

4.3- 8.5

8.8

6.8-11.4

GENDER

Male

351

12.6

8.7-18.0

28.5

22.4-35.5

153

41.9

35.6-48.4

7.1

4.2-11.7

9.9

6.8-14.3

Female

529

14.6

11.5-18.4

126

25.1

20.8-29.9

249

47.5

42.3-52.8

5.1

3.4- 7.5

7.7

5.4-10.9

RACE

White

649

12.8

10.2-16.0

170

28.9

24.4-34.0

303

45.9

41.1-50.7

4.4

3.0- 6.5

7.9

5.7-10.8

African American

205

13.9

8.2-22.6

22.6

15.8-31.2

43.6

34.9-52.6

10.9

6.1-18.8

9.0

5.3-15.0

Other Minorities

20.2

6.6-47.8

17.5

4.9-46.3

34.4

14.5-61.8

3.8

0.5-23.3

24.1

8.9-50.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

4.9

1.1-19.1

17.8

4.3-51.1

28.4

9.8-59.3

0.0

. - .

48.8

23.4-74.8

Non-Hispanic

861

129

13.7

11.0-16.9

216

27.1

23.2-31.4

397

45.3

41.1-49.5

6.3

4.4- 8.8

7.7

5.8-10.1

AGE

18-24

50.9

8.5-92.1

49.1

7.9-91.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

9.4

2.9-26.6

37.8

14.3-68.9

19.6

8.0-40.5

0.0

. - .

33.2

14.8-58.8

35-44

20.1

8.1-41.7

28.8

15.8-46.7

40.0

25.5-56.4

3.1

0.7-12.9

8.0

2.8-20.6

45-54

160

16.1

10.7-23.5

28.4

19.7-39.1

40.2

31.1-50.0

6.8

2.6-16.8

8.5

4.8-14.6

55-64

260

9.1

5.8-14.0

27.8

21.6-35.1

127

48.0

40.7-55.4

5.9

3.2-10.5

9.1

5.5-14.9

65-74

233

15.2

10.7-21.2

19.6

14.5-26.1

114

51.0

43.3-58.6

9.5

5.9-15.1

4.7

2.6- 8.4

75+

139

11.9

7.0-19.6

27.9

19.5-38.1

48.1

38.0-58.4

3.8

1.6- 8.9

8.3

4.4-15.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

196

10.2

5.0-19.7

23.7

15.4-34.8

43.1

34.0-52.6

9.3

5.4-15.3

13.7

8.6-21.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

284

17.3

12.6-23.2

24.0

17.9-31.4

132

44.1

37.1-51.4

7.5

3.9-14.1

7.1

4.3-11.7

Some Post-H.S.

204

14.2

9.3-21.0

29.7

22.3-38.3

45.2

37.0-53.6

3.8

1.6- 8.5

7.1

4.0-12.6

College Graduate

194

12.0

8.1-17.4

30.7

23.4-39.2

46.5

38.1-55.1

3.1

1.6- 6.0

7.6

4.3-13.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

157

13.8

8.5-21.7

15.6

9.7-24.2

47.6

38.2-57.3

9.1

4.9-16.1

13.9

8.3-22.4

$15,000- 24,999

182

13.6

8.5-21.1

29.8

20.6-41.1

37.7

29.1-47.2

10.5

6.2-17.3

8.3

4.7-14.5

$25,000- 34,999

109

17.0

7.9-32.9

22.4

14.5-33.0

44.5

32.8-56.8

7.8

2.1-24.9

8.4

3.4-19.1

$35,000- 49,999

100

14.6

8.5-23.8

27.8

18.9-38.9

46.9

35.6-58.5

1.0

0.2- 4.0

9.7

4.7-19.3

$50,000-74,999

10.3

5.6-18.3

45.2

33.0-58.0

37.1

26.5-49.2

0.8

0.1- 5.6

6.5

2.6-15.7

$75,000+

11.9

6.5-21.0

20.8

13.1-31.5

60.8

48.5-71.8

1.4

0.3- 5.5

5.1

1.6-15.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

490

10.1

7.5-13.4

115

24.7

19.8-30.3

230

46.9

41.4-52.6

10.0

6.9-14.3

8.4

6.0-11.6

377

15.6

11.9-20.1

102

30.2

24.3-36.9

169

43.4

37.2-49.7

1.6

0.7- 3.3

9.3

6.1-13.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

169

11.3

7.1-17.5

29.7

22.1-38.5

44.4

35.8-53.4

4.7

2.4- 9.2

9.9

5.6-16.8

Non-Veteran

711

110

14.3

11.2-18.0

165

26.0

21.6-30.8

334

44.8

40.1-49.6

6.5

4.4- 9.5

8.5

6.3-11.4

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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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