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 AMERICAN FEMALES

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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	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
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Non-Hispanic	318	217	68.9	62.4-74.8	63	20.0	15.1-26.1	14	3.9	2.1- 7.1	4	1.5	0.5- 4.1	20	5.7	3.4- 9.4
AGE
18-24	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	7	5	72.6	33.4-93.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	12.9	1.7-55.5	1	14.5	2.0-58.8	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	29	18	65.1	43.5-81.9	3	7.4	2.2-21.9	2	6.9	1.6-25.7	1	2.3	0.3-15.0	5	18.2	6.3-42.6
45-54	69	42	63.9	50.0-75.8	20	25.1	15.3-38.3	2	2.6	0.5-12.9	0	0.0	. - .	5	8.4	3.4-19.4
55-64	93	65	69.5	56.5-80.0	17	21.5	12.3-34.8	7	6.2	2.3-15.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.8	1.0- 7.8
65-74	83	63	81.1	69.7-88.9	13	13.0	6.6-24.0	2	2.6	0.6-10.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	3.3	1.3- 8.2
75+	39	26	64.5	45.1-80.1	10	30.7	16.0-50.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	2	3.2	0.8-12.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	105	78	77.6	67.1-85.4	14	14.6	8.1-25.0	4	2.0	0.7- 5.5	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	8	5.0	2.3-10.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	119	78	66.8	55.8-76.2	28	22.0	14.2-32.6	5	5.2	2.0-12.6	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8	7	4.8	2.2-10.4
Some Post-H.S.	61	41	66.5	50.5-79.5	10	15.7	7.6-29.8	4	3.5	1.2-10.0	1	2.8	0.4-17.3	5	11.5	4.0-28.9
College Graduate	35	21	57.2	37.2-75.2	11	34.1	17.6-55.7	1	4.6	0.6-26.2	1	2.5	0.3-16.0	1	1.5	0.2-10.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	84	74.7	65.0-82.5	17	14.4	8.5-23.3	6	5.3	2.2-12.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	8	4.9	2.3-10.1
$15,000- 24,999	75	51	72.5	59.8-82.4	12	11.8	5.9-22.3	5	4.6	1.6-12.6	1	2.1	0.3-13.2	6	9.0	3.9-19.5
$25,000- 34,999	30	21	78.5	57.8-90.7	8	20.3	8.5-41.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.2	0.2- 8.6
$35,000- 49,999	23	14	63.6	37.9-83.4	7	24.3	9.7-48.9	1	1.1	0.1- 7.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.1	1.6-48.5
$50,000-74,999	19	14	60.1	33.2-82.0	2	14.7	3.7-43.7	2	20.9	5.5-54.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.3	0.6-25.3
$75,000+	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	207	141	68.3	60.0-75.6	36	18.6	12.7-26.5	10	4.0	1.9- 8.3	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9	18	7.9	4.5-13.4
No	99	69	72.3	60.9-81.3	23	21.5	13.5-32.4	3	2.6	0.8- 8.6	2	2.3	0.5- 9.3	2	1.4	0.3- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	4	0	0.0	. - .	2	49.8	11.8-88.0	1	24.4	3.2-76.0	1	25.8	3.4-77.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	315	218	70.1	63.6-75.9	60	19.2	14.3-25.2	13	3.7	1.9- 6.9	3	1.2	0.4- 3.9	21	5.8	3.5- 9.5

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

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

GENDER

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Non-Hispanic

318

217

68.9

62.4-74.8

20.0

15.1-26.1

3.9

2.1- 7.1

1.5

0.5- 4.1

5.7

3.4- 9.4

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

72.6

33.4-93.3

0.0

. - .

12.9

1.7-55.5

14.5

2.0-58.8

0.0

. - .

35-44

65.1

43.5-81.9

7.4

2.2-21.9

6.9

1.6-25.7

2.3

0.3-15.0

18.2

6.3-42.6

45-54

63.9

50.0-75.8

25.1

15.3-38.3

2.6

0.5-12.9

0.0

. - .

8.4

3.4-19.4

55-64

69.5

56.5-80.0

21.5

12.3-34.8

6.2

2.3-15.4

0.0

. - .

2.8

1.0- 7.8

65-74

81.1

69.7-88.9

13.0

6.6-24.0

2.6

0.6-10.0

0.0

. - .

3.3

1.3- 8.2

75+

64.5

45.1-80.1

30.7

16.0-50.7

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-11.1

3.2

0.8-12.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

105

77.6

67.1-85.4

14.6

8.1-25.0

2.0

0.7- 5.5

0.9

0.1- 5.9

5.0

2.3-10.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

119

66.8

55.8-76.2

22.0

14.2-32.6

5.2

2.0-12.6

1.2

0.2- 7.8

4.8

2.2-10.4

Some Post-H.S.

66.5

50.5-79.5

15.7

7.6-29.8

3.5

1.2-10.0

2.8

0.4-17.3

11.5

4.0-28.9

College Graduate

57.2

37.2-75.2

34.1

17.6-55.7

4.6

0.6-26.2

2.5

0.3-16.0

1.5

0.2-10.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

74.7

65.0-82.5

14.4

8.5-23.3

5.3

2.2-12.1

0.8

0.1- 5.4

4.9

2.3-10.1

$15,000- 24,999

72.5

59.8-82.4

11.8

5.9-22.3

4.6

1.6-12.6

2.1

0.3-13.2

9.0

3.9-19.5

$25,000- 34,999

78.5

57.8-90.7

20.3

8.5-41.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.2- 8.6

$35,000- 49,999

63.6

37.9-83.4

24.3

9.7-48.9

1.1

0.1- 7.4

0.0

. - .

11.1

1.6-48.5

$50,000-74,999

60.1

33.2-82.0

14.7

3.7-43.7

20.9

5.5-54.8

0.0

. - .

4.3

0.6-25.3

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

207

141

68.3

60.0-75.6

18.6

12.7-26.5

4.0

1.9- 8.3

1.2

0.3- 4.9

7.9

4.5-13.4

72.3

60.9-81.3

21.5

13.5-32.4

2.6

0.8- 8.6

2.3

0.5- 9.3

1.4

0.3- 6.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

0.0

. - .

49.8

11.8-88.0

24.4

3.2-76.0

25.8

3.4-77.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

315

218

70.1

63.6-75.9

19.2

14.3-25.2

3.7

1.9- 6.9

1.2

0.4- 3.9

5.8

3.5- 9.5

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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.

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