BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend, but do not include times when checked by a health professional.)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Diabetes

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
North Carolina	1,819	1,162	62.2	59.3-65.0	411	22.7	20.3-25.2	92	5.8	4.5- 7.3	31	2.3	1.5- 3.4	123	7.1	5.7- 8.8
-Western NC	191	118	59.2	50.2-67.6	46	25.4	18.3-34.2	5	1.6	0.6- 4.5	7	4.7	2.1-10.3	15	9.0	4.6-16.8
GENDER
Male	76	43	53.2	39.5-66.5	24	35.1	23.1-49.5	2	1.4	0.2- 8.2	2	2.4	0.5- 9.7	5	7.9	2.3-23.5
Female	115	75	65.3	54.5-74.8	22	15.6	9.9-23.7	3	1.9	0.6- 5.8	5	7.1	2.7-17.4	10	10.1	4.9-19.8
RACE
White	167	103	60.8	51.5-69.3	39	22.7	16.2-30.9	4	1.6	0.5- 4.9	7	5.3	2.4-11.6	14	9.6	4.8-18.3
African American	14	11	48.7	16.3-82.2	2	44.6	12.3-82.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.7	0.8-38.0
Other Minorities	10	4	43.6	13.5-79.3	5	50.7	16.9-83.9	1	5.7	0.7-33.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	1	16.1	1.9-65.3	1	36.4	5.5-85.0	2	14.3	2.6-50.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	33.2	4.7-83.2
Non-Hispanic	185	117	61.6	52.4-70.0	44	24.1	17.1-32.8	3	1.2	0.3- 4.4	7	5.0	2.2-10.8	14	8.2	4.0-16.1
AGE
18-24	2	1	86.2	28.0-99.0	1	13.8	1.0-72.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	7	4	44.8	11.7-83.3	2	14.3	2.5-52.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	40.9	7.5-85.5
35-44	16	6	44.4	20.7-71.0	6	34.7	14.2-63.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.8	1	7.9	1.1-39.9	2	10.6	2.5-34.9
45-54	28	22	69.6	42.7-87.5	4	22.6	7.1-52.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.8	1.7-29.0
55-64	53	30	53.4	37.9-68.3	17	35.6	22.2-51.9	2	4.7	1.1-17.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	6.2	2.3-16.1
65-74	45	31	72.5	55.6-84.7	10	22.1	11.1-39.4	2	1.9	0.3- 9.4	2	3.5	0.9-13.2	0	0.0	. - .
75+	40	24	55.5	37.3-72.3	6	19.8	8.3-40.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	13.8	5.0-32.9	6	10.9	3.8-27.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	51	35	69.8	51.7-83.4	9	22.3	10.2-42.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	6	6.7	2.6-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	57	29	48.2	33.0-63.8	19	30.5	18.7-45.5	4	5.6	1.9-15.3	3	5.4	1.6-16.9	2	10.3	2.1-38.4
Some Post-H.S.	44	28	56.4	37.7-73.5	10	23.9	10.5-45.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.6	1.8-26.3	4	12.1	4.3-29.6
College Graduate	37	24	63.4	44.6-78.8	8	25.6	12.6-45.0	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	1	4.7	0.7-26.6	3	6.0	1.8-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	43	30	70.6	53.0-83.6	6	14.1	6.0-29.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.9	0.7-27.7	6	10.3	4.1-23.7
$15,000- 24,999	47	27	49.3	32.6-66.2	13	34.8	20.0-53.2	2	2.0	0.5- 8.0	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	4	12.6	4.4-31.0
$25,000- 34,999	22	14	66.6	43.3-83.8	6	24.3	10.1-47.7	1	5.7	0.8-31.2	1	3.5	0.5-21.3	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	22	15	64.6	33.6-86.8	3	5.8	1.4-21.3	1	0.4	0.1- 3.2	1	6.3	0.9-34.2	2	22.9	5.0-62.7
$50,000-74,999	12	8	57.6	23.8-85.5	3	39.7	12.5-75.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.7	0.4-18.5
$75,000+	15	5	33.4	13.3-62.2	8	41.7	18.2-69.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	24.9	6.6-61.1	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	114	73	59.1	48.0-69.4	26	26.2	17.5-37.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.6	2.0-14.8	11	9.1	4.5-17.6
No	68	41	61.9	45.3-76.0	16	21.0	10.3-38.0	5	4.4	1.5-11.9	2	3.0	0.7-12.6	4	9.8	2.6-30.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	34	19	56.5	37.1-74.1	9	30.8	15.6-51.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.8	1.3-21.9	4	6.8	2.4-18.0
Non-Veteran	156	98	59.9	49.7-69.3	37	24.1	16.4-33.9	5	2.0	0.7- 5.6	5	4.5	1.7-11.3	11	9.5	4.4-19.4

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,819

1,162

62.2

59.3-65.0

411

22.7

20.3-25.2

5.8

4.5- 7.3

2.3

1.5- 3.4

123

7.1

5.7- 8.8

-Western NC

191

118

59.2

50.2-67.6

25.4

18.3-34.2

1.6

0.6- 4.5

4.7

2.1-10.3

9.0

4.6-16.8

GENDER

Male

53.2

39.5-66.5

35.1

23.1-49.5

1.4

0.2- 8.2

2.4

0.5- 9.7

7.9

2.3-23.5

Female

115

65.3

54.5-74.8

15.6

9.9-23.7

1.9

0.6- 5.8

7.1

2.7-17.4

10.1

4.9-19.8

RACE

White

167

103

60.8

51.5-69.3

22.7

16.2-30.9

1.6

0.5- 4.9

5.3

2.4-11.6

9.6

4.8-18.3

African American

48.7

16.3-82.2

44.6

12.3-82.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

6.7

0.8-38.0

Other Minorities

43.6

13.5-79.3

50.7

16.9-83.9

5.7

0.7-33.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

16.1

1.9-65.3

36.4

5.5-85.0

14.3

2.6-50.9

0.0

. - .

33.2

4.7-83.2

Non-Hispanic

185

117

61.6

52.4-70.0

24.1

17.1-32.8

1.2

0.3- 4.4

5.0

2.2-10.8

8.2

4.0-16.1

AGE

18-24

86.2

28.0-99.0

13.8

1.0-72.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

44.8

11.7-83.3

14.3

2.5-52.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

40.9

7.5-85.5

35-44

44.4

20.7-71.0

34.7

14.2-63.1

2.4

0.3-15.8

7.9

1.1-39.9

10.6

2.5-34.9

45-54

69.6

42.7-87.5

22.6

7.1-52.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

7.8

1.7-29.0

55-64

53.4

37.9-68.3

35.6

22.2-51.9

4.7

1.1-17.6

0.0

. - .

6.2

2.3-16.1

65-74

72.5

55.6-84.7

22.1

11.1-39.4

1.9

0.3- 9.4

3.5

0.9-13.2

0.0

. - .

75+

55.5

37.3-72.3

19.8

8.3-40.3

0.0

. - .

13.8

5.0-32.9

10.9

3.8-27.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

69.8

51.7-83.4

22.3

10.2-42.0

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.2- 8.2

6.7

2.6-15.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

48.2

33.0-63.8

30.5

18.7-45.5

5.6

1.9-15.3

5.4

1.6-16.9

10.3

2.1-38.4

Some Post-H.S.

56.4

37.7-73.5

23.9

10.5-45.7

0.0

. - .

7.6

1.8-26.3

12.1

4.3-29.6

College Graduate

63.4

44.6-78.8

25.6

12.6-45.0

0.3

0.0- 2.1

4.7

0.7-26.6

6.0

1.8-18.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

70.6

53.0-83.6

14.1

6.0-29.6

0.0

. - .

4.9

0.7-27.7

10.3

4.1-23.7

$15,000- 24,999

49.3

32.6-66.2

34.8

20.0-53.2

2.0

0.5- 8.0

1.2

0.2- 8.3

12.6

4.4-31.0

$25,000- 34,999

66.6

43.3-83.8

24.3

10.1-47.7

5.7

0.8-31.2

3.5

0.5-21.3

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

64.6

33.6-86.8

5.8

1.4-21.3

0.4

0.1- 3.2

6.3

0.9-34.2

22.9

5.0-62.7

$50,000-74,999

57.6

23.8-85.5

39.7

12.5-75.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.4-18.5

$75,000+

33.4

13.3-62.2

41.7

18.2-69.6

0.0

. - .

24.9

6.6-61.1

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

114

59.1

48.0-69.4

26.2

17.5-37.1

0.0

. - .

5.6

2.0-14.8

9.1

4.5-17.6

61.9

45.3-76.0

21.0

10.3-38.0

4.4

1.5-11.9

3.0

0.7-12.6

9.8

2.6-30.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

56.5

37.1-74.1

30.8

15.6-51.8

0.0

. - .

5.8

1.3-21.9

6.8

2.4-18.0

Non-Veteran

156

59.9

49.7-69.3

24.1

16.4-33.9

2.0

0.7- 5.6

4.5

1.7-11.3

9.5

4.4-19.4

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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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