BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	171	29	20.1	13.2-29.3	34	21.4	14.8-29.9	84	47.8	39.0-56.8	9	4.4	2.1- 9.0	15	6.3	3.6-10.9
GENDER
Male	66	11	21.9	11.3-38.3	18	28.4	17.3-43.1	31	42.4	29.3-56.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.6	5	5.1	1.9-13.1
Female	105	18	18.3	11.1-28.8	16	14.7	8.6-24.0	53	53.0	42.0-63.7	8	6.6	3.1-13.5	10	7.4	3.8-14.1
RACE
White	150	26	18.0	11.9-26.4	29	21.6	14.7-30.6	76	50.2	41.0-59.4	9	5.0	2.4-10.2	10	5.1	2.5-10.0
African American	12	1	39.8	7.8-83.9	2	8.1	1.6-32.2	5	31.4	9.0-67.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	20.7	5.6-53.2
Other Minorities	9	2	26.9	5.9-68.5	3	39.4	8.3-82.4	3	27.2	5.9-69.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.4	0.8-37.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	1	24.1	2.7-78.5	1	54.5	10.6-92.4	1	11.4	1.2-57.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.0	1.0-54.2
Non-Hispanic	167	28	20.0	13.0-29.4	33	20.4	14.0-28.8	83	48.8	39.9-57.9	9	4.5	2.2- 9.3	14	6.2	3.5-10.9
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	6	2	27.6	5.5-71.3	3	51.0	16.2-84.9	1	21.4	3.0-70.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	15	2	12.3	3.0-38.9	4	41.2	17.6-69.7	5	31.8	12.6-60.1	0	0.0	. - .	4	14.8	4.7-37.8
45-54	27	4	24.3	7.9-54.6	8	28.5	12.8-51.9	13	41.3	22.2-63.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.9	1.3-23.4
55-64	50	11	27.8	15.2-45.3	11	22.4	11.7-38.7	23	38.0	24.4-53.7	4	10.2	3.6-25.9	1	1.5	0.2-10.1
65-74	40	6	18.3	7.3-38.8	7	15.8	6.6-33.2	18	45.6	28.9-63.3	4	8.9	2.9-24.1	5	11.3	4.6-25.5
75+	32	4	10.8	3.7-28.0	0	0.0	. - .	24	83.2	66.4-92.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.3	3	4.4	1.2-15.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	5	9.0	3.3-22.3	9	30.2	14.8-51.9	15	37.6	21.6-56.9	6	11.3	4.6-24.9	8	11.9	5.5-24.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	50	10	17.0	8.6-30.8	11	26.3	14.4-43.0	21	41.4	27.3-57.0	2	5.8	1.4-21.4	6	9.6	4.0-20.9
Some Post-H.S.	40	6	29.7	13.6-53.2	7	12.3	5.3-26.0	25	54.2	34.9-72.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	1	3.2	0.5-19.9
College Graduate	36	7	23.4	11.2-42.5	7	18.3	7.9-36.9	22	58.3	39.8-74.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	39	4	7.7	2.8-19.8	6	15.9	6.2-34.8	18	52.1	34.2-69.6	5	10.6	3.9-25.7	6	13.7	5.7-29.5
$15,000- 24,999	43	9	22.2	10.8-40.0	6	19.3	7.7-40.6	22	47.7	30.5-65.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	5	9.6	3.5-23.4
$25,000- 34,999	20	1	5.0	0.7-28.4	7	42.1	20.9-66.6	9	37.7	18.8-61.3	1	8.5	1.2-41.2	2	6.8	1.6-24.3
$35,000- 49,999	20	5	38.8	17.3-65.7	4	14.1	3.8-40.5	10	42.1	21.2-66.4	1	4.9	0.7-28.3	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	12	3	39.3	12.2-75.1	2	11.8	2.7-39.3	7	49.0	19.7-78.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	15	2	17.8	4.4-50.4	4	21.2	6.5-51.2	8	59.0	30.8-82.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.9	0.2-13.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	99	13	15.5	8.7-26.1	19	23.5	14.5-35.8	51	48.9	37.5-60.5	7	5.5	2.5-11.9	9	6.5	3.1-13.2
No	64	12	24.1	12.0-42.6	13	17.0	9.0-29.9	32	51.5	36.5-66.2	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	6	6.8	2.8-15.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	6	22.5	9.7-44.0	5	16.1	6.1-36.4	16	48.0	28.7-67.9	1	5.0	0.7-28.0	3	8.4	2.4-25.2
Non-Veteran	140	23	19.4	11.9-30.1	29	22.8	15.2-32.6	68	47.8	38.0-57.7	8	4.3	2.0- 8.9	12	5.8	3.1-10.5

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

-Western NC

171

20.1

13.2-29.3

21.4

14.8-29.9

47.8

39.0-56.8

4.4

2.1- 9.0

6.3

3.6-10.9

GENDER

Male

21.9

11.3-38.3

28.4

17.3-43.1

42.4

29.3-56.6

2.1

0.3-13.6

5.1

1.9-13.1

Female

105

18.3

11.1-28.8

14.7

8.6-24.0

53.0

42.0-63.7

6.6

3.1-13.5

7.4

3.8-14.1

RACE

White

150

18.0

11.9-26.4

21.6

14.7-30.6

50.2

41.0-59.4

5.0

2.4-10.2

5.1

2.5-10.0

African American

39.8

7.8-83.9

8.1

1.6-32.2

31.4

9.0-67.9

0.0

. - .

20.7

5.6-53.2

Other Minorities

26.9

5.9-68.5

39.4

8.3-82.4

27.2

5.9-69.1

0.0

. - .

6.4

0.8-37.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.1

2.7-78.5

54.5

10.6-92.4

11.4

1.2-57.9

0.0

. - .

10.0

1.0-54.2

Non-Hispanic

167

20.0

13.0-29.4

20.4

14.0-28.8

48.8

39.9-57.9

4.5

2.2- 9.3

6.2

3.5-10.9

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

27.6

5.5-71.3

51.0

16.2-84.9

21.4

3.0-70.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

12.3

3.0-38.9

41.2

17.6-69.7

31.8

12.6-60.1

0.0

. - .

14.8

4.7-37.8

45-54

24.3

7.9-54.6

28.5

12.8-51.9

41.3

22.2-63.4

0.0

. - .

5.9

1.3-23.4

55-64

27.8

15.2-45.3

22.4

11.7-38.7

38.0

24.4-53.7

10.2

3.6-25.9

1.5

0.2-10.1

65-74

18.3

7.3-38.8

15.8

6.6-33.2

45.6

28.9-63.3

8.9

2.9-24.1

11.3

4.6-25.5

75+

10.8

3.7-28.0

0.0

. - .

83.2

66.4-92.6

1.5

0.2-10.3

4.4

1.2-15.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

9.0

3.3-22.3

30.2

14.8-51.9

37.6

21.6-56.9

11.3

4.6-24.9

11.9

5.5-24.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

17.0

8.6-30.8

26.3

14.4-43.0

41.4

27.3-57.0

5.8

1.4-21.4

9.6

4.0-20.9

Some Post-H.S.

29.7

13.6-53.2

12.3

5.3-26.0

54.2

34.9-72.3

0.6

0.1- 4.4

3.2

0.5-19.9

College Graduate

23.4

11.2-42.5

18.3

7.9-36.9

58.3

39.8-74.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

7.7

2.8-19.8

15.9

6.2-34.8

52.1

34.2-69.6

10.6

3.9-25.7

13.7

5.7-29.5

$15,000- 24,999

22.2

10.8-40.0

19.3

7.7-40.6

47.7

30.5-65.5

1.2

0.2- 8.4

9.6

3.5-23.4

$25,000- 34,999

5.0

0.7-28.4

42.1

20.9-66.6

37.7

18.8-61.3

8.5

1.2-41.2

6.8

1.6-24.3

$35,000- 49,999

38.8

17.3-65.7

14.1

3.8-40.5

42.1

21.2-66.4

4.9

0.7-28.3

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

39.3

12.2-75.1

11.8

2.7-39.3

49.0

19.7-78.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

17.8

4.4-50.4

21.2

6.5-51.2

59.0

30.8-82.3

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.2-13.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

15.5

8.7-26.1

23.5

14.5-35.8

48.9

37.5-60.5

5.5

2.5-11.9

6.5

3.1-13.2

24.1

12.0-42.6

17.0

9.0-29.9

51.5

36.5-66.2

0.6

0.1- 4.2

6.8

2.8-15.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

22.5

9.7-44.0

16.1

6.1-36.4

48.0

28.7-67.9

5.0

0.7-28.0

8.4

2.4-25.2

Non-Veteran

140

19.4

11.9-30.1

22.8

15.2-32.6

47.8

38.0-57.7

4.3

2.0- 8.9

5.8

3.1-10.5

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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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