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

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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	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
GENDER
Male	688	408	59.9	55.3-64.3	169	23.8	20.1-27.9	52	8.0	5.9-10.7	15	1.9	1.0- 3.4	44	6.5	4.5- 9.2
Female	1,148	804	69.7	66.1-73.0	202	17.0	14.4-19.9	41	3.5	2.4- 5.1	13	1.4	0.7- 2.6	88	8.5	6.5-11.0
RACE
White	1,280	837	64.6	61.1-67.9	264	20.3	17.6-23.2	67	5.9	4.5- 7.8	20	1.7	1.0- 2.9	92	7.5	5.8- 9.8
African American	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
Asian	5	3	55.9	13.3-91.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	44.1	8.7-86.7
Native American	43	33	68.2	49.1-82.7	7	21.7	9.7-41.6	1	4.0	0.6-23.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	6.1	1.5-21.4
Other Minorities	53	31	57.1	40.0-72.6	11	19.8	9.8-36.1	4	9.6	3.4-24.6	0	0.0	. - .	7	13.5	6.0-27.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	55	27	49.0	32.9-65.3	12	19.8	10.1-35.2	7	13.1	5.8-26.7	0	0.0	. - .	9	18.1	8.9-33.2
-English Speaking	35	22	62.6	41.2-80.0	6	10.8	3.8-27.1	4	12.0	4.2-30.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	14.6	4.6-37.7
-Spanish Speaking	20	5	31.4	11.8-61.0	6	31.6	13.4-57.8	3	14.4	4.1-39.9	0	0.0	. - .	6	22.7	9.1-46.2
Non-Hispanic	1,772	1,179	65.9	63.1-68.7	358	20.2	17.9-22.7	85	5.2	4.1- 6.6	28	1.7	1.1- 2.6	122	6.9	5.5- 8.7
AGE
18-24	15	12	86.7	62.2-96.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.1	0.3-14.1	2	11.2	2.6-37.2
25-34	37	27	65.3	45.1-81.1	8	30.8	15.6-51.8	1	1.8	0.3-12.1	1	2.1	0.3-13.4	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	144	90	62.0	51.6-71.5	24	17.6	10.7-27.5	13	9.7	5.3-17.1	3	2.0	0.5- 7.8	14	8.7	4.5-15.9
45-54	299	184	58.0	50.9-64.7	61	20.2	15.2-26.4	17	6.6	3.9-11.0	7	3.2	1.4- 7.0	30	12.0	7.9-18.0
55-64	490	328	68.1	62.8-73.0	106	21.2	17.0-26.1	23	4.4	2.7- 7.1	6	1.2	0.5- 2.6	27	5.1	3.2- 8.0
65-74	518	353	66.9	61.8-71.6	104	20.6	16.7-25.1	23	5.3	3.3- 8.4	5	0.9	0.3- 2.3	33	6.3	4.2- 9.4
75+	326	214	64.4	57.9-70.4	65	20.6	15.8-26.3	16	6.0	3.4-10.3	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5	26	8.1	5.1-12.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	455	305	64.2	58.2-69.8	80	17.5	13.5-22.3	25	6.4	4.0-10.1	7	1.6	0.6- 3.9	38	10.3	6.8-15.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	623	397	63.2	58.3-67.8	147	23.4	19.4-28.0	29	5.2	3.4- 7.8	10	2.4	1.2- 4.8	40	5.8	4.1- 8.1
Some Post-H.S.	421	298	69.2	63.4-74.4	70	16.8	12.9-21.5	20	5.2	3.1- 8.5	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7	28	7.8	5.0-11.9
College Graduate	332	208	63.9	56.8-70.4	73	22.1	16.7-28.6	19	5.9	3.5-10.0	6	1.0	0.4- 2.2	26	7.1	4.1-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	405	285	70.0	63.8-75.5	59	13.4	9.7-18.2	17	3.9	2.3- 6.5	4	1.5	0.5- 4.6	40	11.3	7.6-16.4
$15,000- 24,999	392	259	65.5	59.3-71.3	76	17.1	13.2-22.0	19	6.0	3.4-10.1	8	2.0	1.0- 4.1	30	9.4	6.0-14.3
$25,000- 34,999	225	145	61.2	52.6-69.2	58	26.4	19.3-35.0	8	4.0	1.9- 8.4	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	13	7.2	3.9-12.7
$35,000- 49,999	207	137	65.6	57.4-73.0	52	24.8	18.5-32.4	7	4.0	1.8- 8.8	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	10	4.7	2.2- 9.7
$50,000-74,999	169	108	62.0	52.8-70.5	33	24.4	17.0-33.8	11	6.3	3.4-11.6	4	1.6	0.6- 4.7	13	5.6	2.9-10.6
$75,000+	135	80	57.6	47.0-67.6	32	20.9	13.9-30.0	14	10.5	5.8-18.3	2	2.1	0.5- 9.1	7	8.9	3.7-19.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,141	772	65.9	62.3-69.3	219	20.2	17.4-23.4	52	4.7	3.4- 6.5	14	1.5	0.8- 2.7	84	7.7	5.9-10.0
No	649	411	64.4	59.6-69.1	143	20.4	16.7-24.6	37	6.4	4.4- 9.1	13	1.8	0.9- 3.3	45	7.1	4.9-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	339	199	57.2	50.8-63.4	82	25.2	20.0-31.3	26	8.1	5.4-12.1	8	1.7	0.8- 3.6	24	7.8	4.8-12.5
Non-Veteran	1,494	1,011	67.1	63.9-70.1	288	18.9	16.4-21.5	67	5.0	3.7- 6.6	20	1.6	1.0- 2.7	108	7.5	5.9- 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

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

GENDER

Male

688

408

59.9

55.3-64.3

169

23.8

20.1-27.9

8.0

5.9-10.7

1.9

1.0- 3.4

6.5

4.5- 9.2

Female

1,148

804

69.7

66.1-73.0

202

17.0

14.4-19.9

3.5

2.4- 5.1

1.4

0.7- 2.6

8.5

6.5-11.0

RACE

White

1,280

837

64.6

61.1-67.9

264

20.3

17.6-23.2

5.9

4.5- 7.8

1.7

1.0- 2.9

7.5

5.8- 9.8

African American

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

Asian

55.9

13.3-91.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

44.1

8.7-86.7

Native American

68.2

49.1-82.7

21.7

9.7-41.6

4.0

0.6-23.2

0.0

. - .

6.1

1.5-21.4

Other Minorities

57.1

40.0-72.6

19.8

9.8-36.1

9.6

3.4-24.6

0.0

. - .

13.5

6.0-27.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

49.0

32.9-65.3

19.8

10.1-35.2

13.1

5.8-26.7

0.0

. - .

18.1

8.9-33.2

-English Speaking

62.6

41.2-80.0

10.8

3.8-27.1

12.0

4.2-30.0

0.0

. - .

14.6

4.6-37.7

-Spanish Speaking

31.4

11.8-61.0

31.6

13.4-57.8

14.4

4.1-39.9

0.0

. - .

22.7

9.1-46.2

Non-Hispanic

1,772

1,179

65.9

63.1-68.7

358

20.2

17.9-22.7

5.2

4.1- 6.6

1.7

1.1- 2.6

122

6.9

5.5- 8.7

AGE

18-24

86.7

62.2-96.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.3-14.1

11.2

2.6-37.2

25-34

65.3

45.1-81.1

30.8

15.6-51.8

1.8

0.3-12.1

2.1

0.3-13.4

0.0

. - .

35-44

144

62.0

51.6-71.5

17.6

10.7-27.5

9.7

5.3-17.1

2.0

0.5- 7.8

8.7

4.5-15.9

45-54

299

184

58.0

50.9-64.7

20.2

15.2-26.4

6.6

3.9-11.0

3.2

1.4- 7.0

12.0

7.9-18.0

55-64

490

328

68.1

62.8-73.0

106

21.2

17.0-26.1

4.4

2.7- 7.1

1.2

0.5- 2.6

5.1

3.2- 8.0

65-74

518

353

66.9

61.8-71.6

104

20.6

16.7-25.1

5.3

3.3- 8.4

0.9

0.3- 2.3

6.3

4.2- 9.4

75+

326

214

64.4

57.9-70.4

20.6

15.8-26.3

6.0

3.4-10.3

1.0

0.4- 2.5

8.1

5.1-12.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

455

305

64.2

58.2-69.8

17.5

13.5-22.3

6.4

4.0-10.1

1.6

0.6- 3.9

10.3

6.8-15.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

623

397

63.2

58.3-67.8

147

23.4

19.4-28.0

5.2

3.4- 7.8

2.4

1.2- 4.8

5.8

4.1- 8.1

Some Post-H.S.

421

298

69.2

63.4-74.4

16.8

12.9-21.5

5.2

3.1- 8.5

1.1

0.4- 2.7

7.8

5.0-11.9

College Graduate

332

208

63.9

56.8-70.4

22.1

16.7-28.6

5.9

3.5-10.0

1.0

0.4- 2.2

7.1

4.1-11.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

405

285

70.0

63.8-75.5

13.4

9.7-18.2

3.9

2.3- 6.5

1.5

0.5- 4.6

11.3

7.6-16.4

$15,000- 24,999

392

259

65.5

59.3-71.3

17.1

13.2-22.0

6.0

3.4-10.1

2.0

1.0- 4.1

9.4

6.0-14.3

$25,000- 34,999

225

145

61.2

52.6-69.2

26.4

19.3-35.0

4.0

1.9- 8.4

1.2

0.2- 8.0

7.2

3.9-12.7

$35,000- 49,999

207

137

65.6

57.4-73.0

24.8

18.5-32.4

4.0

1.8- 8.8

0.9

0.1- 5.9

4.7

2.2- 9.7

$50,000-74,999

169

108

62.0

52.8-70.5

24.4

17.0-33.8

6.3

3.4-11.6

1.6

0.6- 4.7

5.6

2.9-10.6

$75,000+

135

57.6

47.0-67.6

20.9

13.9-30.0

10.5

5.8-18.3

2.1

0.5- 9.1

8.9

3.7-19.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,141

772

65.9

62.3-69.3

219

20.2

17.4-23.4

4.7

3.4- 6.5

1.5

0.8- 2.7

7.7

5.9-10.0

649

411

64.4

59.6-69.1

143

20.4

16.7-24.6

6.4

4.4- 9.1

1.8

0.9- 3.3

7.1

4.9-10.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

339

199

57.2

50.8-63.4

25.2

20.0-31.3

8.1

5.4-12.1

1.7

0.8- 3.6

7.8

4.8-12.5

Non-Veteran

1,494

1,011

67.1

63.9-70.1

288

18.9

16.4-21.5

5.0

3.7- 6.6

1.6

1.0- 2.7

108

7.5

5.9- 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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