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-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	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	760	535	69.9	65.5-74.0	134	17.0	13.9-20.7	24	2.8	1.8- 4.5	9	1.5	0.7- 3.4	58	8.7	6.2-12.1
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
Asian	4	2	48.1	8.4-90.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	51.9	9.6-91.6
Native American	30	26	80.3	57.9-92.3	2	9.8	2.5-31.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.0	2.5-32.3
Other Minorities	30	20	69.1	46.6-85.2	3	6.9	1.7-23.9	2	8.1	1.9-28.4	0	0.0	. - .	5	15.9	6.0-36.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	17	57.1	34.3-77.3	4	6.0	1.6-20.1	3	11.3	3.5-31.1	0	0.0	. - .	7	25.6	11.1-48.6
-English Speaking	21	13	60.1	31.3-83.3	3	3.5	1.0-11.9	2	12.8	3.1-40.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	23.6	7.2-55.0
-Spanish Speaking	10	4	51.4	18.3-83.4	1	10.7	1.4-50.3	1	8.5	1.1-44.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	29.4	8.7-64.3
Non-Hispanic	1,111	782	70.2	66.7-73.5	198	17.8	15.1-20.8	38	3.1	2.1- 4.5	13	1.5	0.8- 2.8	80	7.5	5.6- 9.8
AGE
18-24	11	8	82.0	51.7-95.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.8	0.4-18.8	2	15.2	3.5-47.0
25-34	31	24	72.6	49.2-87.8	5	22.7	8.6-47.6	1	2.3	0.3-14.6	1	2.5	0.3-16.2	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	95	62	67.1	54.8-77.4	12	9.6	5.2-17.0	7	6.5	2.9-14.0	3	4.0	1.0-14.7	11	12.8	6.1-25.2
45-54	187	124	63.6	54.6-71.8	36	17.6	12.0-25.0	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0	3	2.0	0.6- 7.2	20	14.7	8.8-23.4
55-64	297	202	69.7	63.0-75.6	61	20.0	15.0-26.2	14	4.4	2.2- 8.5	0	0.0	. - .	20	5.9	3.6- 9.5
65-74	314	232	73.7	67.3-79.2	52	17.6	13.0-23.5	9	3.6	1.7- 7.6	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1	19	4.6	2.7- 7.6
75+	208	148	68.0	59.8-75.3	35	18.8	13.0-26.3	6	3.2	1.2- 8.5	3	1.3	0.4- 4.1	16	8.7	5.0-14.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	212	71.9	64.5-78.3	42	13.5	9.5-18.8	11	3.7	1.7- 7.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.5	23	10.2	5.8-17.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	403	269	67.8	62.0-73.1	87	19.5	15.3-24.5	15	4.2	2.3- 7.4	5	2.3	0.9- 6.0	27	6.3	4.2- 9.4
Some Post-H.S.	262	199	73.7	66.3-80.0	33	12.7	8.6-18.4	8	2.8	1.2- 6.3	3	1.3	0.4- 4.0	19	9.5	5.4-16.0
College Graduate	188	121	64.6	54.7-73.3	39	22.6	15.3-32.1	7	3.2	1.4- 7.2	2	0.6	0.2- 2.5	19	9.0	5.0-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	301	216	71.4	64.4-77.5	41	12.7	8.8-17.9	13	3.9	2.1- 7.0	2	0.7	0.2- 2.6	29	11.3	7.1-17.5
$15,000- 24,999	263	182	69.3	61.8-75.9	49	16.4	11.8-22.3	8	3.6	1.5- 8.2	5	2.0	0.8- 5.0	19	8.7	4.8-15.3
$25,000- 34,999	127	85	65.4	53.8-75.5	33	23.2	14.9-34.3	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	1	2.4	0.3-15.2	6	8.0	3.4-17.8
$35,000- 49,999	121	86	73.8	63.6-82.0	26	19.8	12.9-29.2	2	0.8	0.2- 3.9	1	1.6	0.2-10.5	6	4.0	1.3-11.2
$50,000-74,999	74	57	73.8	60.3-84.0	4	5.2	1.9-13.6	4	7.4	2.6-19.0	0	0.0	. - .	9	13.6	6.4-26.5
$75,000+	46	31	58.7	39.9-75.2	9	21.9	10.2-40.7	3	5.5	1.5-18.0	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.9	3.8-39.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	729	516	68.3	63.8-72.5	118	17.7	14.3-21.7	27	3.4	2.2- 5.4	7	1.3	0.5- 3.2	61	9.2	6.7-12.5
No	387	268	73.3	67.5-78.3	77	15.6	12.0-20.2	12	3.0	1.6- 5.6	6	1.6	0.6- 3.9	24	6.6	4.0-10.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	13	8	66.6	37.9-86.7	2	14.3	3.3-45.0	1	7.0	1.0-37.1	1	7.4	1.0-38.5	1	4.6	0.6-27.2
Non-Veteran	1,132	794	69.7	66.2-73.1	199	16.9	14.4-19.9	40	3.5	2.4- 5.0	12	1.3	0.7- 2.6	87	8.5	6.5-11.1

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

1,148

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

760

535

69.9

65.5-74.0

134

17.0

13.9-20.7

2.8

1.8- 4.5

1.5

0.7- 3.4

8.7

6.2-12.1

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

Asian

48.1

8.4-90.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

51.9

9.6-91.6

Native American

80.3

57.9-92.3

9.8

2.5-31.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

10.0

2.5-32.3

Other Minorities

69.1

46.6-85.2

6.9

1.7-23.9

8.1

1.9-28.4

0.0

. - .

15.9

6.0-36.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

57.1

34.3-77.3

6.0

1.6-20.1

11.3

3.5-31.1

0.0

. - .

25.6

11.1-48.6

-English Speaking

60.1

31.3-83.3

3.5

1.0-11.9

12.8

3.1-40.7

0.0

. - .

23.6

7.2-55.0

-Spanish Speaking

51.4

18.3-83.4

10.7

1.4-50.3

8.5

1.1-44.0

0.0

. - .

29.4

8.7-64.3

Non-Hispanic

1,111

782

70.2

66.7-73.5

198

17.8

15.1-20.8

3.1

2.1- 4.5

1.5

0.8- 2.8

7.5

5.6- 9.8

AGE

18-24

82.0

51.7-95.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.4-18.8

15.2

3.5-47.0

25-34

72.6

49.2-87.8

22.7

8.6-47.6

2.3

0.3-14.6

2.5

0.3-16.2

0.0

. - .

35-44

67.1

54.8-77.4

9.6

5.2-17.0

6.5

2.9-14.0

4.0

1.0-14.7

12.8

6.1-25.2

45-54

187

124

63.6

54.6-71.8

17.6

12.0-25.0

2.1

0.7- 6.0

2.0

0.6- 7.2

14.7

8.8-23.4

55-64

297

202

69.7

63.0-75.6

20.0

15.0-26.2

4.4

2.2- 8.5

0.0

. - .

5.9

3.6- 9.5

65-74

314

232

73.7

67.3-79.2

17.6

13.0-23.5

3.6

1.7- 7.6

0.5

0.1- 2.1

4.6

2.7- 7.6

75+

208

148

68.0

59.8-75.3

18.8

13.0-26.3

3.2

1.2- 8.5

1.3

0.4- 4.1

8.7

5.0-14.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

212

71.9

64.5-78.3

13.5

9.5-18.8

3.7

1.7- 7.7

0.8

0.2- 2.5

10.2

5.8-17.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

403

269

67.8

62.0-73.1

19.5

15.3-24.5

4.2

2.3- 7.4

2.3

0.9- 6.0

6.3

4.2- 9.4

Some Post-H.S.

262

199

73.7

66.3-80.0

12.7

8.6-18.4

2.8

1.2- 6.3

1.3

0.4- 4.0

9.5

5.4-16.0

College Graduate

188

121

64.6

54.7-73.3

22.6

15.3-32.1

3.2

1.4- 7.2

0.6

0.2- 2.5

9.0

5.0-15.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

301

216

71.4

64.4-77.5

12.7

8.8-17.9

3.9

2.1- 7.0

0.7

0.2- 2.6

11.3

7.1-17.5

$15,000- 24,999

263

182

69.3

61.8-75.9

16.4

11.8-22.3

3.6

1.5- 8.2

2.0

0.8- 5.0

8.7

4.8-15.3

$25,000- 34,999

127

65.4

53.8-75.5

23.2

14.9-34.3

0.9

0.2- 3.8

2.4

0.3-15.2

8.0

3.4-17.8

$35,000- 49,999

121

73.8

63.6-82.0

19.8

12.9-29.2

0.8

0.2- 3.9

1.6

0.2-10.5

4.0

1.3-11.2

$50,000-74,999

73.8

60.3-84.0

5.2

1.9-13.6

7.4

2.6-19.0

0.0

. - .

13.6

6.4-26.5

$75,000+

58.7

39.9-75.2

21.9

10.2-40.7

5.5

1.5-18.0

0.0

. - .

13.9

3.8-39.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

729

516

68.3

63.8-72.5

118

17.7

14.3-21.7

3.4

2.2- 5.4

1.3

0.5- 3.2

9.2

6.7-12.5

387

268

73.3

67.5-78.3

15.6

12.0-20.2

3.0

1.6- 5.6

1.6

0.6- 3.9

6.6

4.0-10.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

66.6

37.9-86.7

14.3

3.3-45.0

7.0

1.0-37.1

7.4

1.0-38.5

4.6

0.6-27.2

Non-Veteran

1,132

794

69.7

66.2-73.1

199

16.9

14.4-19.9

3.5

2.4- 5.0

1.3

0.7- 2.6

8.5

6.5-11.1

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Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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