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 MALES

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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	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
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	2	1	39.4	3.9-91.2	1	60.6	8.8-96.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
-English Speaking	2	1	39.4	3.9-91.2	1	60.6	8.8-96.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	127	85	67.9	57.6-76.7	24	19.5	12.4-29.4	6	3.4	1.4- 8.1	4	2.5	0.9- 6.7	8	6.7	3.0-14.1
AGE
18-24	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	4	2	36.4	7.4-80.2	2	63.6	19.8-92.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	9	6	59.2	20.7-88.9	2	31.8	6.4-76.1	1	9.1	1.2-46.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	23	14	66.2	43.5-83.2	5	19.1	7.2-41.9	1	4.6	0.6-26.7	1	4.1	0.6-24.6	2	6.0	1.4-22.1
55-64	38	26	73.1	56.0-85.4	8	18.1	8.7-33.9	1	2.0	0.3-12.9	2	3.3	0.8-12.8	1	3.6	0.5-21.5
65-74	37	23	63.5	45.4-78.5	6	16.6	7.3-33.5	3	4.6	1.4-14.2	1	3.3	0.5-19.9	4	12.0	4.1-30.1
75+	17	14	77.4	43.6-93.8	2	7.9	1.7-29.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.7	2.2-56.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	45	31	70.9	53.8-83.5	8	15.0	7.3-28.4	1	0.9	0.1- 6.5	2	3.8	0.9-15.1	3	9.4	2.5-29.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	40	24	55.5	35.9-73.5	9	30.7	15.2-52.3	2	3.6	0.7-16.2	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	4	8.1	2.7-21.7
Some Post-H.S.	25	16	71.2	49.2-86.3	5	17.0	6.0-39.8	2	4.4	1.0-16.9	1	2.6	0.4-16.6	1	4.8	0.7-27.3
College Graduate	18	14	79.2	54.4-92.4	3	14.1	4.3-37.4	1	6.7	0.9-35.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	18	64.0	40.3-82.4	5	12.2	4.7-28.2	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	22.5	7.8-49.9
$15,000- 24,999	29	17	65.9	44.9-82.1	5	15.4	5.9-34.6	2	4.7	1.0-19.8	3	7.4	2.2-22.0	2	6.7	1.5-24.9
$25,000- 34,999	19	13	56.6	28.2-81.2	5	40.2	16.2-70.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.2	0.4-20.2
$35,000- 49,999	13	9	66.9	36.6-87.6	3	23.5	7.3-54.6	1	9.6	1.3-45.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	13	8	63.6	33.7-85.7	4	31.6	11.2-62.9	1	4.9	0.7-28.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	9	7	82.9	49.3-96.1	1	9.9	1.3-47.2	1	7.1	0.9-38.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	83	57	72.0	60.3-81.3	16	16.9	9.8-27.6	2	2.1	0.5- 8.8	3	2.8	0.9- 8.8	5	6.2	2.5-14.7
No	42	26	57.8	38.3-75.1	9	28.2	13.8-49.2	4	6.0	1.9-17.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	8.0	1.9-28.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	48	33	68.5	52.9-80.8	8	16.7	8.2-31.2	3	5.9	1.8-17.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.2	3	6.5	1.9-19.5
Non-Veteran	81	53	66.9	53.5-78.0	17	21.9	12.7-35.2	3	2.1	0.5- 7.7	3	2.5	0.8- 7.7	5	6.6	2.4-17.2

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

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

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

39.4

3.9-91.2

60.6

8.8-96.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

-English Speaking

39.4

3.9-91.2

60.6

8.8-96.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

127

67.9

57.6-76.7

19.5

12.4-29.4

3.4

1.4- 8.1

2.5

0.9- 6.7

6.7

3.0-14.1

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

36.4

7.4-80.2

63.6

19.8-92.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

59.2

20.7-88.9

31.8

6.4-76.1

9.1

1.2-46.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

45-54

66.2

43.5-83.2

19.1

7.2-41.9

4.6

0.6-26.7

4.1

0.6-24.6

6.0

1.4-22.1

55-64

73.1

56.0-85.4

18.1

8.7-33.9

2.0

0.3-12.9

3.3

0.8-12.8

3.6

0.5-21.5

65-74

63.5

45.4-78.5

16.6

7.3-33.5

4.6

1.4-14.2

3.3

0.5-19.9

12.0

4.1-30.1

75+

77.4

43.6-93.8

7.9

1.7-29.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

14.7

2.2-56.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

70.9

53.8-83.5

15.0

7.3-28.4

0.9

0.1- 6.5

3.8

0.9-15.1

9.4

2.5-29.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

55.5

35.9-73.5

30.7

15.2-52.3

3.6

0.7-16.2

2.1

0.3-13.9

8.1

2.7-21.7

Some Post-H.S.

71.2

49.2-86.3

17.0

6.0-39.8

4.4

1.0-16.9

2.6

0.4-16.6

4.8

0.7-27.3

College Graduate

79.2

54.4-92.4

14.1

4.3-37.4

6.7

0.9-35.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

64.0

40.3-82.4

12.2

4.7-28.2

1.3

0.2- 9.0

0.0

. - .

22.5

7.8-49.9

$15,000- 24,999

65.9

44.9-82.1

15.4

5.9-34.6

4.7

1.0-19.8

7.4

2.2-22.0

6.7

1.5-24.9

$25,000- 34,999

56.6

28.2-81.2

40.2

16.2-70.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

3.2

0.4-20.2

$35,000- 49,999

66.9

36.6-87.6

23.5

7.3-54.6

9.6

1.3-45.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

63.6

33.7-85.7

31.6

11.2-62.9

4.9

0.7-28.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

82.9

49.3-96.1

9.9

1.3-47.2

7.1

0.9-38.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

72.0

60.3-81.3

16.9

9.8-27.6

2.1

0.5- 8.8

2.8

0.9- 8.8

6.2

2.5-14.7

57.8

38.3-75.1

28.2

13.8-49.2

6.0

1.9-17.2

0.0

. - .

8.0

1.9-28.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

68.5

52.9-80.8

16.7

8.2-31.2

5.9

1.8-17.5

2.4

0.3-15.2

6.5

1.9-19.5

Non-Veteran

66.9

53.5-78.0

21.9

12.7-35.2

2.1

0.5- 7.7

2.5

0.8- 7.7

6.6

2.4-17.2

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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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