BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months. <br>About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-FEMALES

A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months.
About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?

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	Total Respond.^	1 time	2 times	3-4 times	5+ times	Never
TOTAL	958	144	18.0	14.6-22.0	198	20.1	17.0-23.7	490	46.6	42.5-50.7	57	6.6	4.8- 9.0	69	8.7	6.4-11.6
RACE
White	649	101	17.6	13.7-22.3	142	20.9	17.3-25.1	328	45.9	41.0-50.8	36	6.8	4.5-10.0	42	8.8	5.9-12.8
African American	253	32	15.2	10.2-22.1	47	17.4	12.0-24.4	135	53.5	45.8-61.0	16	6.4	3.5-11.2	23	7.5	4.7-11.8
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	56.0	10.3-93.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	44.0	6.7-89.7
Native American	23	3	25.9	8.0-58.2	2	10.2	2.4-34.0	14	51.2	27.6-74.2	4	12.7	4.1-33.2	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	26	6	36.1	13.1-67.9	6	19.3	7.6-41.1	10	25.4	11.4-47.4	1	6.0	0.8-33.0	3	13.2	3.8-37.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	27	8	34.9	13.5-65.0	5	26.5	8.8-57.5	9	16.7	6.8-35.4	1	5.0	0.7-28.8	4	16.9	5.7-40.7
-English Speaking	18	5	43.2	14.4-77.5	2	9.3	1.7-37.4	8	25.8	9.4-53.8	1	8.2	1.1-41.9	2	13.5	2.8-45.9
-Spanish Speaking	9	3	21.8	5.0-59.6	3	53.7	17.5-86.4	1	2.3	0.3-16.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	22.2	4.5-63.2
Non-Hispanic	929	136	17.1	13.9-20.8	193	19.8	16.8-23.2	480	48.3	44.2-52.4	56	6.7	4.8- 9.2	64	8.1	5.9-11.1
AGE
18-24	9	3	51.4	20.1-81.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.8	2.3-38.9	1	8.2	1.1-42.5	3	29.6	8.9-64.6
25-34	28	6	30.2	13.5-54.7	6	22.1	8.8-45.3	11	31.7	16.7-51.7	2	4.4	0.7-22.5	3	11.7	3.3-34.1
35-44	86	17	20.8	12.5-32.6	11	14.9	7.8-26.6	45	51.5	39.0-63.8	5	4.8	1.7-12.5	8	8.1	3.6-17.2
45-54	167	26	17.5	11.2-26.3	50	26.6	19.4-35.3	69	36.5	28.3-45.6	9	8.7	4.0-18.1	13	10.6	5.3-20.1
55-64	257	32	13.2	9.0-18.9	54	20.4	15.2-26.7	136	51.9	44.7-59.1	19	8.9	5.2-14.8	16	5.6	3.1- 9.8
65-74	255	38	14.3	9.9-20.3	53	24.2	16.7-33.7	138	50.8	42.7-58.9	13	5.3	2.9- 9.6	13	5.3	2.9- 9.7
75+	151	20	14.1	8.5-22.6	23	15.2	9.6-23.1	87	57.1	47.6-66.2	8	4.3	2.0- 9.1	13	9.2	4.9-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	211	24	12.2	7.7-18.9	37	18.3	11.6-27.7	107	46.6	37.9-55.6	15	7.5	3.9-14.0	28	15.3	9.6-23.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	332	60	19.3	14.5-25.3	69	20.9	15.7-27.2	165	46.5	40.0-53.1	16	6.5	3.7-11.2	22	6.8	4.3-10.7
Some Post-H.S.	236	33	19.2	12.5-28.4	48	18.6	13.4-25.2	128	48.5	40.3-56.7	17	7.0	4.0-12.0	10	6.7	3.0-14.4
College Graduate	177	26	20.3	11.7-32.9	44	22.9	15.9-31.8	90	44.7	35.1-54.7	8	4.8	1.7-12.5	9	7.4	3.1-16.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	230	28	16.8	10.0-26.9	39	15.5	10.8-21.7	122	49.2	40.9-57.5	20	8.5	5.0-14.1	21	10.1	6.1-16.3
$15,000- 24,999	232	34	14.8	10.0-21.3	45	16.0	11.5-21.9	122	50.2	42.1-58.3	16	9.5	5.1-16.8	15	9.5	4.9-17.6
$25,000- 34,999	114	14	15.3	7.6-28.4	24	21.2	13.3-32.1	61	47.8	36.4-59.4	5	5.0	1.9-12.5	10	10.7	4.9-21.7
$35,000- 49,999	107	20	22.6	13.6-35.2	22	19.4	11.5-30.7	56	45.1	33.9-56.9	3	5.0	1.3-17.5	6	7.9	3.0-19.2
$50,000-74,999	73	14	21.8	12.5-35.1	18	24.2	14.5-37.4	36	43.2	30.9-56.4	3	6.1	1.9-17.8	2	4.8	1.2-17.8
$75,000+	46	8	18.2	7.8-36.9	13	24.6	13.4-40.7	22	45.2	29.0-62.5	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	2	9.8	1.8-39.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	592	75	14.9	11.3-19.2	116	17.8	14.5-21.7	315	50.7	45.7-55.7	43	7.8	5.5-11.0	43	8.9	6.0-13.0
No	346	65	21.5	15.5-29.1	77	23.5	17.7-30.4	169	42.5	35.9-49.4	12	5.2	2.7-10.0	23	7.3	4.5-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	14	2	22.5	5.5-59.3	4	22.3	8.0-48.8	7	48.9	23.5-74.9	1	6.3	0.9-34.2	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	941	141	17.9	14.5-22.0	193	20.1	16.9-23.7	482	46.6	42.5-50.7	56	6.6	4.8- 9.1	69	8.8	6.5-11.7

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

958

144

18.0

14.6-22.0

198

20.1

17.0-23.7

490

46.6

42.5-50.7

6.6

4.8- 9.0

8.7

6.4-11.6

RACE

White

649

101

17.6

13.7-22.3

142

20.9

17.3-25.1

328

45.9

41.0-50.8

6.8

4.5-10.0

8.8

5.9-12.8

African American

253

15.2

10.2-22.1

17.4

12.0-24.4

135

53.5

45.8-61.0

6.4

3.5-11.2

7.5

4.7-11.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

56.0

10.3-93.3

0.0

. - .

44.0

6.7-89.7

Native American

25.9

8.0-58.2

10.2

2.4-34.0

51.2

27.6-74.2

12.7

4.1-33.2

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

36.1

13.1-67.9

19.3

7.6-41.1

25.4

11.4-47.4

6.0

0.8-33.0

13.2

3.8-37.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

34.9

13.5-65.0

26.5

8.8-57.5

16.7

6.8-35.4

5.0

0.7-28.8

16.9

5.7-40.7

-English Speaking

43.2

14.4-77.5

9.3

1.7-37.4

25.8

9.4-53.8

8.2

1.1-41.9

13.5

2.8-45.9

-Spanish Speaking

21.8

5.0-59.6

53.7

17.5-86.4

2.3

0.3-16.7

0.0

. - .

22.2

4.5-63.2

Non-Hispanic

929

136

17.1

13.9-20.8

193

19.8

16.8-23.2

480

48.3

44.2-52.4

6.7

4.8- 9.2

8.1

5.9-11.1

AGE

18-24

51.4

20.1-81.6

0.0

. - .

10.8

2.3-38.9

8.2

1.1-42.5

29.6

8.9-64.6

25-34

30.2

13.5-54.7

22.1

8.8-45.3

31.7

16.7-51.7

4.4

0.7-22.5

11.7

3.3-34.1

35-44

20.8

12.5-32.6

14.9

7.8-26.6

51.5

39.0-63.8

4.8

1.7-12.5

8.1

3.6-17.2

45-54

167

17.5

11.2-26.3

26.6

19.4-35.3

36.5

28.3-45.6

8.7

4.0-18.1

10.6

5.3-20.1

55-64

257

13.2

9.0-18.9

20.4

15.2-26.7

136

51.9

44.7-59.1

8.9

5.2-14.8

5.6

3.1- 9.8

65-74

255

14.3

9.9-20.3

24.2

16.7-33.7

138

50.8

42.7-58.9

5.3

2.9- 9.6

5.3

2.9- 9.7

75+

151

14.1

8.5-22.6

15.2

9.6-23.1

57.1

47.6-66.2

4.3

2.0- 9.1

9.2

4.9-16.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

211

12.2

7.7-18.9

18.3

11.6-27.7

107

46.6

37.9-55.6

7.5

3.9-14.0

15.3

9.6-23.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

332

19.3

14.5-25.3

20.9

15.7-27.2

165

46.5

40.0-53.1

6.5

3.7-11.2

6.8

4.3-10.7

Some Post-H.S.

236

19.2

12.5-28.4

18.6

13.4-25.2

128

48.5

40.3-56.7

7.0

4.0-12.0

6.7

3.0-14.4

College Graduate

177

20.3

11.7-32.9

22.9

15.9-31.8

44.7

35.1-54.7

4.8

1.7-12.5

7.4

3.1-16.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

230

16.8

10.0-26.9

15.5

10.8-21.7

122

49.2

40.9-57.5

8.5

5.0-14.1

10.1

6.1-16.3

$15,000- 24,999

232

14.8

10.0-21.3

16.0

11.5-21.9

122

50.2

42.1-58.3

9.5

5.1-16.8

9.5

4.9-17.6

$25,000- 34,999

114

15.3

7.6-28.4

21.2

13.3-32.1

47.8

36.4-59.4

5.0

1.9-12.5

10.7

4.9-21.7

$35,000- 49,999

107

22.6

13.6-35.2

19.4

11.5-30.7

45.1

33.9-56.9

5.0

1.3-17.5

7.9

3.0-19.2

$50,000-74,999

21.8

12.5-35.1

24.2

14.5-37.4

43.2

30.9-56.4

6.1

1.9-17.8

4.8

1.2-17.8

$75,000+

18.2

7.8-36.9

24.6

13.4-40.7

45.2

29.0-62.5

2.2

0.3-14.0

9.8

1.8-39.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

592

14.9

11.3-19.2

116

17.8

14.5-21.7

315

50.7

45.7-55.7

7.8

5.5-11.0

8.9

6.0-13.0

346

21.5

15.5-29.1

23.5

17.7-30.4

169

42.5

35.9-49.4

5.2

2.7-10.0

7.3

4.5-11.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

22.5

5.5-59.3

22.3

8.0-48.8

48.9

23.5-74.9

6.3

0.9-34.2

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

941

141

17.9

14.5-22.0

193

20.1

16.9-23.7

482

46.6

42.5-50.7

6.6

4.8- 9.1

8.8

6.5-11.7

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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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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-FEMALES

A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months. About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?

A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months.
About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?