BRFSS 2006 - 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: North Carolina

Diabetes-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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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
TOTAL	450	305	68.6	63.1-73.7	88	19.9	15.6-24.9	20	3.6	2.2- 6.0	8	1.9	0.9- 3.8	29	6.0	3.9- 9.3
GENDER
Male	129	86	67.4	57.2-76.2	25	20.2	13.0-30.0	6	3.3	1.4- 7.9	4	2.5	0.9- 6.6	8	6.6	3.0-13.9
Female	321	219	69.4	62.9-75.2	63	19.6	14.8-25.6	14	3.8	2.1- 7.0	4	1.5	0.5- 4.0	21	5.7	3.4- 9.4
AGE
18-24	2	1	68.3	11.9-97.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	31.7	2.8-88.1	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	11	7	54.1	24.1-81.3	2	32.5	9.4-69.3	1	6.3	0.8-34.8	1	7.1	1.0-37.8	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	38	24	62.8	41.3-80.2	5	16.9	5.0-44.1	3	7.8	2.3-23.2	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	5	11.1	3.6-29.2
45-54	92	56	64.7	52.8-75.0	25	23.0	14.7-34.0	3	3.3	0.9-11.3	1	1.5	0.2- 9.7	7	7.5	3.5-15.5
55-64	131	91	71.1	60.8-79.6	25	20.0	12.8-29.7	8	4.3	1.8-10.1	2	1.4	0.3- 5.8	5	3.2	1.0- 9.2
65-74	120	86	74.6	64.6-82.6	19	14.3	8.5-23.1	5	3.4	1.3- 8.1	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	9	6.5	2.9-13.7
75+	56	40	68.8	52.5-81.5	12	23.1	12.4-38.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5	3	7.0	1.7-24.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	150	109	75.0	66.0-82.2	22	14.8	9.4-22.4	5	1.6	0.6- 3.9	3	2.0	0.6- 6.4	11	6.7	3.0-14.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	159	102	63.1	53.1-72.1	37	24.8	17.0-34.8	7	4.7	2.1-10.1	2	1.5	0.4- 5.8	11	5.9	3.1-11.0
Some Post-H.S.	86	57	68.7	55.6-79.3	15	16.3	8.8-28.3	6	3.9	1.6- 9.5	2	2.7	0.7-10.3	6	8.4	3.3-19.9
College Graduate	53	35	67.9	51.9-80.6	14	24.4	13.4-40.2	2	5.6	1.4-20.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	144	102	71.7	62.0-79.8	22	13.8	8.7-21.1	7	4.2	1.8- 9.2	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	12	9.8	4.6-19.4
$15,000- 24,999	104	68	69.8	58.7-79.0	17	13.3	7.5-22.5	7	4.6	1.9-10.9	4	4.2	1.5-11.1	8	8.1	3.8-16.2
$25,000- 34,999	49	34	67.4	46.9-82.9	13	30.4	15.2-51.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.2	0.5- 9.8
$35,000- 49,999	36	23	65.0	45.3-80.6	10	23.9	11.8-42.5	2	4.7	0.8-22.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.4	0.9-33.5
$50,000-74,999	32	22	62.2	41.0-79.5	6	24.8	10.7-47.5	3	11.3	3.5-30.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.4
$75,000+	11	7	73.7	43.5-91.0	3	20.0	5.8-50.4	1	6.3	0.8-35.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	290	198	69.8	63.0-75.7	52	18.0	13.1-24.1	12	3.2	1.6- 6.3	5	1.8	0.7- 4.5	23	7.2	4.5-11.5
No	141	95	66.4	55.7-75.7	32	24.2	16.1-34.7	7	4.0	1.7- 8.9	2	1.3	0.3- 5.7	5	4.1	1.3-12.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	52	33	65.7	50.7-78.1	10	18.1	9.4-32.0	4	6.6	2.3-17.5	2	3.4	0.8-13.6	3	6.2	1.9-18.8
Non-Veteran	396	271	69.1	63.1-74.6	77	20.0	15.4-25.6	16	3.2	1.8- 5.6	6	1.6	0.7- 3.7	26	6.0	3.7- 9.6

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%)

TOTAL

450

305

68.6

63.1-73.7

19.9

15.6-24.9

3.6

2.2- 6.0

1.9

0.9- 3.8

6.0

3.9- 9.3

GENDER

Male

129

67.4

57.2-76.2

20.2

13.0-30.0

3.3

1.4- 7.9

2.5

0.9- 6.6

6.6

3.0-13.9

Female

321

219

69.4

62.9-75.2

19.6

14.8-25.6

3.8

2.1- 7.0

1.5

0.5- 4.0

5.7

3.4- 9.4

AGE

18-24

68.3

11.9-97.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

31.7

2.8-88.1

0.0

. - .

25-34

54.1

24.1-81.3

32.5

9.4-69.3

6.3

0.8-34.8

7.1

1.0-37.8

0.0

. - .

35-44

62.8

41.3-80.2

16.9

5.0-44.1

7.8

2.3-23.2

1.4

0.2- 9.6

11.1

3.6-29.2

45-54

64.7

52.8-75.0

23.0

14.7-34.0

3.3

0.9-11.3

1.5

0.2- 9.7

7.5

3.5-15.5

55-64

131

71.1

60.8-79.6

20.0

12.8-29.7

4.3

1.8-10.1

1.4

0.3- 5.8

3.2

1.0- 9.2

65-74

120

74.6

64.6-82.6

14.3

8.5-23.1

3.4

1.3- 8.1

1.2

0.2- 8.0

6.5

2.9-13.7

75+

68.8

52.5-81.5

23.1

12.4-38.7

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.2- 7.5

7.0

1.7-24.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

150

109

75.0

66.0-82.2

14.8

9.4-22.4

1.6

0.6- 3.9

2.0

0.6- 6.4

6.7

3.0-14.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

159

102

63.1

53.1-72.1

24.8

17.0-34.8

4.7

2.1-10.1

1.5

0.4- 5.8

5.9

3.1-11.0

Some Post-H.S.

68.7

55.6-79.3

16.3

8.8-28.3

3.9

1.6- 9.5

2.7

0.7-10.3

8.4

3.3-19.9

College Graduate

67.9

51.9-80.6

24.4

13.4-40.2

5.6

1.4-20.0

1.3

0.2- 8.7

0.8

0.1- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

144

102

71.7

62.0-79.8

13.8

8.7-21.1

4.2

1.8- 9.2

0.6

0.1- 3.9

9.8

4.6-19.4

$15,000- 24,999

104

69.8

58.7-79.0

13.3

7.5-22.5

4.6

1.9-10.9

4.2

1.5-11.1

8.1

3.8-16.2

$25,000- 34,999

67.4

46.9-82.9

30.4

15.2-51.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.5- 9.8

$35,000- 49,999

65.0

45.3-80.6

23.9

11.8-42.5

4.7

0.8-22.3

0.0

. - .

6.4

0.9-33.5

$50,000-74,999

62.2

41.0-79.5

24.8

10.7-47.5

11.3

3.5-30.8

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.4

$75,000+

73.7

43.5-91.0

20.0

5.8-50.4

6.3

0.8-35.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

290

198

69.8

63.0-75.7

18.0

13.1-24.1

3.2

1.6- 6.3

1.8

0.7- 4.5

7.2

4.5-11.5

141

66.4

55.7-75.7

24.2

16.1-34.7

4.0

1.7- 8.9

1.3

0.3- 5.7

4.1

1.3-12.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

65.7

50.7-78.1

18.1

9.4-32.0

6.6

2.3-17.5

3.4

0.8-13.6

6.2

1.9-18.8

Non-Veteran

396

271

69.1

63.1-74.6

20.0

15.4-25.6

3.2

1.8- 5.6

1.6

0.7- 3.7

6.0

3.7- 9.6

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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.

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