BRFSS 2006 - Eastern 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.)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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	1,836	1,212	65.1	62.2-67.8	371	20.1	17.9-22.6	93	5.6	4.4- 7.1	28	1.6	1.0- 2.5	132	7.5	6.1- 9.3
-Eastern NC	685	464	69.1	64.8-73.1	132	18.1	14.9-21.8	36	5.2	3.6- 7.4	8	1.2	0.6- 2.6	45	6.4	4.6- 8.9
GENDER
Male	246	152	64.2	57.0-70.7	58	22.1	16.7-28.6	17	6.6	4.0-10.5	5	1.8	0.7- 4.5	14	5.4	3.0- 9.5
Female	439	312	73.3	68.1-78.0	74	14.7	11.3-18.9	19	4.0	2.3- 6.9	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6	31	7.3	4.9-10.7
RACE
White	396	265	69.3	63.9-74.3	79	17.9	14.1-22.5	22	5.3	3.4- 8.2	4	1.0	0.3- 2.8	26	6.5	4.1-10.0
African American	235	162	71.9	64.7-78.1	43	16.7	11.8-23.1	12	4.6	2.4- 8.7	4	2.0	0.7- 5.5	14	4.8	2.7- 8.3
Other Minorities	53	37	60.2	40.0-77.4	9	20.6	8.8-40.9	2	6.8	1.6-24.5	0	0.0	. - .	5	12.5	4.7-29.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	8	42.2	16.0-73.8	5	28.6	9.8-59.6	3	13.5	3.7-38.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	15.7	4.6-42.0
Non-Hispanic	662	452	70.3	66.2-74.2	127	17.7	14.6-21.2	33	4.8	3.3- 6.9	8	1.3	0.6- 2.8	42	5.9	4.2- 8.3
AGE
18-24	3	2	91.0	47.4-99.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.0	0.9-52.6	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	11	9	73.8	35.8-93.5	2	26.2	6.5-64.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	54	39	74.3	59.3-85.1	3	6.0	1.8-17.7	5	7.0	2.6-17.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	6	11.6	4.7-26.0
45-54	114	72	66.5	56.1-75.5	24	17.1	11.0-25.7	9	8.2	4.1-15.6	2	1.6	0.3- 7.2	7	6.6	3.0-13.9
55-64	195	133	69.0	60.6-76.2	40	19.9	13.8-27.8	8	4.5	2.0-10.0	4	2.1	0.8- 5.8	10	4.5	2.3- 8.6
65-74	195	137	69.9	61.8-77.0	36	18.1	12.7-25.1	8	3.5	1.6- 7.2	0	0.0	. - .	14	8.5	4.5-15.4
75+	109	69	64.8	53.8-74.3	26	23.7	15.8-34.0	6	5.9	2.5-13.2	0	0.0	. - .	8	5.7	2.7-11.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	178	123	66.3	57.1-74.3	33	20.1	13.5-28.8	9	5.1	2.5-10.0	2	1.5	0.3- 6.2	11	7.1	3.5-13.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	228	149	68.1	60.7-74.7	45	16.0	11.3-22.1	13	6.0	3.2-11.0	3	1.8	0.6- 5.5	18	8.1	5.0-13.1
Some Post-H.S.	151	105	71.2	61.9-79.0	27	18.1	12.0-26.4	8	3.8	1.7- 8.1	0	0.0	. - .	11	6.9	3.4-13.5
College Graduate	127	86	71.5	61.1-80.0	27	19.4	12.5-28.9	6	5.7	2.4-12.6	3	1.5	0.5- 4.8	5	1.9	0.7- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	107	69.7	60.3-77.7	21	11.1	6.9-17.3	7	4.4	2.0- 9.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	16	14.1	8.3-23.1
$15,000- 24,999	142	90	59.8	49.9-68.9	29	21.7	14.6-30.9	10	8.6	4.2-16.8	3	2.2	0.6- 7.5	10	7.7	3.9-14.7
$25,000- 34,999	87	57	70.3	57.7-80.4	22	17.9	10.9-28.1	3	4.1	1.3-12.1	0	0.0	. - .	5	7.7	2.8-19.5
$35,000- 49,999	71	50	72.5	58.7-83.0	17	23.2	13.5-36.7	2	2.8	0.5-14.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4
$50,000-74,999	69	47	67.5	53.8-78.8	13	20.7	11.6-34.1	5	6.9	2.8-16.0	2	3.0	0.7-11.6	2	1.9	0.4- 7.9
$75,000+	43	32	75.5	59.6-86.5	9	20.8	10.7-36.5	2	3.7	0.9-13.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	430	294	68.1	62.6-73.2	84	18.8	14.8-23.6	23	5.4	3.4- 8.5	3	1.0	0.3- 3.0	26	6.8	4.4-10.4
No	236	157	70.6	63.2-77.1	46	17.8	12.6-24.3	11	4.1	2.2- 7.7	5	1.8	0.7- 4.5	17	5.7	3.4- 9.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	127	75	57.7	47.9-67.0	28	23.0	15.8-32.3	12	9.7	5.4-16.6	5	3.9	1.5- 9.4	7	5.8	2.4-13.1
Non-Veteran	556	388	72.2	67.5-76.5	103	16.7	13.3-20.7	24	4.0	2.5- 6.3	3	0.5	0.2- 1.8	38	6.6	4.6- 9.4

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

1,836

1,212

65.1

62.2-67.8

371

20.1

17.9-22.6

5.6

4.4- 7.1

1.6

1.0- 2.5

132

7.5

6.1- 9.3

-Eastern NC

685

464

69.1

64.8-73.1

132

18.1

14.9-21.8

5.2

3.6- 7.4

1.2

0.6- 2.6

6.4

4.6- 8.9

GENDER

Male

246

152

64.2

57.0-70.7

22.1

16.7-28.6

6.6

4.0-10.5

1.8

0.7- 4.5

5.4

3.0- 9.5

Female

439

312

73.3

68.1-78.0

14.7

11.3-18.9

4.0

2.3- 6.9

0.8

0.2- 2.6

7.3

4.9-10.7

RACE

White

396

265

69.3

63.9-74.3

17.9

14.1-22.5

5.3

3.4- 8.2

1.0

0.3- 2.8

6.5

4.1-10.0

African American

235

162

71.9

64.7-78.1

16.7

11.8-23.1

4.6

2.4- 8.7

2.0

0.7- 5.5

4.8

2.7- 8.3

Other Minorities

60.2

40.0-77.4

20.6

8.8-40.9

6.8

1.6-24.5

0.0

. - .

12.5

4.7-29.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

42.2

16.0-73.8

28.6

9.8-59.6

13.5

3.7-38.8

0.0

. - .

15.7

4.6-42.0

Non-Hispanic

662

452

70.3

66.2-74.2

127

17.7

14.6-21.2

4.8

3.3- 6.9

1.3

0.6- 2.8

5.9

4.2- 8.3

AGE

18-24

91.0

47.4-99.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.0

0.9-52.6

0.0

. - .

25-34

73.8

35.8-93.5

26.2

6.5-64.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

74.3

59.3-85.1

6.0

1.8-17.7

7.0

2.6-17.6

1.1

0.2- 7.6

11.6

4.7-26.0

45-54

114

66.5

56.1-75.5

17.1

11.0-25.7

8.2

4.1-15.6

1.6

0.3- 7.2

6.6

3.0-13.9

55-64

195

133

69.0

60.6-76.2

19.9

13.8-27.8

4.5

2.0-10.0

2.1

0.8- 5.8

4.5

2.3- 8.6

65-74

195

137

69.9

61.8-77.0

18.1

12.7-25.1

3.5

1.6- 7.2

0.0

. - .

8.5

4.5-15.4

75+

109

64.8

53.8-74.3

23.7

15.8-34.0

5.9

2.5-13.2

0.0

. - .

5.7

2.7-11.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

178

123

66.3

57.1-74.3

20.1

13.5-28.8

5.1

2.5-10.0

1.5

0.3- 6.2

7.1

3.5-13.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

228

149

68.1

60.7-74.7

16.0

11.3-22.1

6.0

3.2-11.0

1.8

0.6- 5.5

8.1

5.0-13.1

Some Post-H.S.

151

105

71.2

61.9-79.0

18.1

12.0-26.4

3.8

1.7- 8.1

0.0

. - .

6.9

3.4-13.5

College Graduate

127

71.5

61.1-80.0

19.4

12.5-28.9

5.7

2.4-12.6

1.5

0.5- 4.8

1.9

0.7- 4.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

107

69.7

60.3-77.7

11.1

6.9-17.3

4.4

2.0- 9.4

0.6

0.1- 4.2

14.1

8.3-23.1

$15,000- 24,999

142

59.8

49.9-68.9

21.7

14.6-30.9

8.6

4.2-16.8

2.2

0.6- 7.5

7.7

3.9-14.7

$25,000- 34,999

70.3

57.7-80.4

17.9

10.9-28.1

4.1

1.3-12.1

0.0

. - .

7.7

2.8-19.5

$35,000- 49,999

72.5

58.7-83.0

23.2

13.5-36.7

2.8

0.5-14.1

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.4- 6.4

$50,000-74,999

67.5

53.8-78.8

20.7

11.6-34.1

6.9

2.8-16.0

3.0

0.7-11.6

1.9

0.4- 7.9

$75,000+

75.5

59.6-86.5

20.8

10.7-36.5

3.7

0.9-13.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

430

294

68.1

62.6-73.2

18.8

14.8-23.6

5.4

3.4- 8.5

1.0

0.3- 3.0

6.8

4.4-10.4

236

157

70.6

63.2-77.1

17.8

12.6-24.3

4.1

2.2- 7.7

1.8

0.7- 4.5

5.7

3.4- 9.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

127

57.7

47.9-67.0

23.0

15.8-32.3

9.7

5.4-16.6

3.9

1.5- 9.4

5.8

2.4-13.1

Non-Veteran

556

388

72.2

67.5-76.5

103

16.7

13.3-20.7

4.0

2.5- 6.3

0.5

0.2- 1.8

6.6

4.6- 9.4

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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.

** 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.

***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.

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