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-MALES

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	598	95	17.0	13.6-21.2	162	26.4	22.4-30.8	256	40.4	35.7-45.2	35	6.9	4.6-10.1	50	9.3	6.7-12.9
RACE
White	461	76	18.1	14.0-23.1	132	28.4	23.7-33.6	199	40.3	35.0-45.8	21	5.3	3.1- 8.8	33	8.0	5.2-12.0
African American	107	13	13.7	7.7-23.4	26	21.0	13.7-30.7	45	42.9	32.0-54.5	11	12.3	6.1-23.1	12	10.1	5.5-17.8
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	11	2	16.1	3.7-48.8	2	25.2	6.3-62.9	4	34.5	9.4-72.6	1	6.4	0.8-35.9	2	17.8	3.6-55.5
Other Minorities	16	2	6.8	1.5-25.1	2	20.7	5.3-54.8	7	33.8	14.0-61.6	2	10.2	2.4-34.8	3	28.6	9.2-61.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	19	3	14.4	4.4-38.3	3	21.2	6.7-50.2	6	23.9	9.2-49.3	1	3.3	0.5-20.9	6	37.2	16.4-64.1
-English Speaking	12	2	22.6	5.7-58.5	2	22.5	5.6-58.8	4	20.2	6.8-46.8	1	6.8	0.9-36.5	3	28.0	7.6-64.7
-Spanish Speaking	7	1	6.5	0.8-37.0	1	19.9	2.8-68.0	2	27.5	6.1-68.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	46.1	14.5-81.2
Non-Hispanic	579	92	17.2	13.6-21.4	159	26.7	22.6-31.2	250	41.3	36.5-46.2	34	7.1	4.7-10.5	44	7.8	5.4-11.0
AGE
18-24	4	1	17.1	2.1-66.6	1	33.1	4.8-82.8	1	27.9	3.8-79.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	21.9	2.8-73.3
25-34	4	2	56.2	14.7-90.5	1	22.1	2.8-73.7	1	21.7	2.7-73.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	46	8	18.1	8.7-33.9	9	16.7	8.1-31.5	20	42.5	27.0-59.7	1	1.3	0.2- 8.5	8	21.4	10.0-40.0
45-54	105	19	19.6	12.1-30.0	24	21.0	13.6-31.1	42	34.6	25.5-45.1	8	13.4	6.5-25.6	12	11.3	6.1-20.0
55-64	174	22	14.8	9.0-23.3	54	30.6	23.2-39.1	78	43.6	34.9-52.7	12	5.8	3.0-10.9	8	5.3	2.4-11.3
65-74	175	29	16.9	11.3-24.6	47	25.9	19.3-33.9	79	46.0	37.7-54.6	8	4.9	2.2-10.5	12	6.2	3.3-11.4
75+	89	13	11.1	5.5-20.9	26	36.7	25.3-49.8	35	35.7	25.4-47.4	6	9.4	3.7-21.8	9	7.1	3.4-14.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	123	13	11.2	5.8-20.5	25	17.0	10.6-26.3	58	42.4	32.3-53.2	9	9.5	4.3-19.8	18	19.9	11.8-31.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	192	38	21.6	15.2-29.9	48	22.9	16.7-30.5	80	42.7	34.2-51.6	12	6.6	3.5-12.3	14	6.1	3.3-10.9
Some Post-H.S.	147	23	17.4	11.1-26.3	47	31.5	23.2-41.1	58	36.7	28.0-46.4	5	5.1	1.9-13.5	14	9.3	5.3-15.7
College Graduate	135	21	15.4	9.2-24.7	42	34.0	25.1-44.2	60	39.7	30.5-49.8	9	6.9	3.0-14.9	3	4.0	0.8-18.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	11	19.6	10.1-34.4	19	16.9	9.9-27.3	29	25.5	16.6-36.9	12	22.5	11.6-39.0	13	15.6	8.0-28.3
$15,000- 24,999	110	19	19.2	11.8-29.7	22	17.4	10.7-27.1	45	37.9	27.5-49.5	8	7.4	3.5-14.9	16	18.2	10.8-29.0
$25,000- 34,999	78	10	12.3	5.8-24.2	18	29.0	17.3-44.3	40	48.4	35.0-62.1	3	3.3	1.0-10.6	7	7.0	3.1-15.0
$35,000- 49,999	79	14	15.3	8.4-26.3	23	31.6	20.8-44.7	36	46.8	34.1-60.0	2	2.0	0.4- 8.5	4	4.3	1.4-12.6
$50,000-74,999	93	16	17.5	9.7-29.5	26	28.5	19.1-40.2	41	39.1	28.6-50.7	3	4.1	1.2-13.8	7	10.8	4.3-24.7
$75,000+	85	14	19.2	10.6-32.5	29	33.6	23.0-46.3	38	41.3	29.3-54.3	3	4.5	1.0-18.1	1	1.4	0.2- 9.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	348	43	13.4	9.5-18.6	92	25.5	20.5-31.2	157	41.9	36.0-48.0	26	8.6	5.4-13.3	30	10.6	7.1-15.7
No	237	49	21.5	15.6-28.8	68	28.3	21.8-35.9	94	38.4	30.8-46.5	9	4.9	2.2-10.5	17	6.9	3.6-13.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	286	46	16.4	11.5-22.8	90	33.8	27.6-40.6	117	38.6	32.3-45.3	15	4.8	2.7- 8.4	18	6.4	3.8-10.4
Non-Veteran	312	49	17.5	12.9-23.2	72	21.2	16.3-27.1	139	41.6	35.1-48.4	20	8.3	5.0-13.5	32	11.4	7.5-17.0

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

598

17.0

13.6-21.2

162

26.4

22.4-30.8

256

40.4

35.7-45.2

6.9

4.6-10.1

9.3

6.7-12.9

RACE

White

461

18.1

14.0-23.1

132

28.4

23.7-33.6

199

40.3

35.0-45.8

5.3

3.1- 8.8

8.0

5.2-12.0

African American

107

13.7

7.7-23.4

21.0

13.7-30.7

42.9

32.0-54.5

12.3

6.1-23.1

10.1

5.5-17.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

16.1

3.7-48.8

25.2

6.3-62.9

34.5

9.4-72.6

6.4

0.8-35.9

17.8

3.6-55.5

Other Minorities

6.8

1.5-25.1

20.7

5.3-54.8

33.8

14.0-61.6

10.2

2.4-34.8

28.6

9.2-61.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.4

4.4-38.3

21.2

6.7-50.2

23.9

9.2-49.3

3.3

0.5-20.9

37.2

16.4-64.1

-English Speaking

22.6

5.7-58.5

22.5

5.6-58.8

20.2

6.8-46.8

6.8

0.9-36.5

28.0

7.6-64.7

-Spanish Speaking

6.5

0.8-37.0

19.9

2.8-68.0

27.5

6.1-68.7

0.0

. - .

46.1

14.5-81.2

Non-Hispanic

579

17.2

13.6-21.4

159

26.7

22.6-31.2

250

41.3

36.5-46.2

7.1

4.7-10.5

7.8

5.4-11.0

AGE

18-24

17.1

2.1-66.6

33.1

4.8-82.8

27.9

3.8-79.2

0.0

. - .

21.9

2.8-73.3

25-34

56.2

14.7-90.5

22.1

2.8-73.7

21.7

2.7-73.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

18.1

8.7-33.9

16.7

8.1-31.5

42.5

27.0-59.7

1.3

0.2- 8.5

21.4

10.0-40.0

45-54

105

19.6

12.1-30.0

21.0

13.6-31.1

34.6

25.5-45.1

13.4

6.5-25.6

11.3

6.1-20.0

55-64

174

14.8

9.0-23.3

30.6

23.2-39.1

43.6

34.9-52.7

5.8

3.0-10.9

5.3

2.4-11.3

65-74

175

16.9

11.3-24.6

25.9

19.3-33.9

46.0

37.7-54.6

4.9

2.2-10.5

6.2

3.3-11.4

75+

11.1

5.5-20.9

36.7

25.3-49.8

35.7

25.4-47.4

9.4

3.7-21.8

7.1

3.4-14.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

123

11.2

5.8-20.5

17.0

10.6-26.3

42.4

32.3-53.2

9.5

4.3-19.8

19.9

11.8-31.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

192

21.6

15.2-29.9

22.9

16.7-30.5

42.7

34.2-51.6

6.6

3.5-12.3

6.1

3.3-10.9

Some Post-H.S.

147

17.4

11.1-26.3

31.5

23.2-41.1

36.7

28.0-46.4

5.1

1.9-13.5

9.3

5.3-15.7

College Graduate

135

15.4

9.2-24.7

34.0

25.1-44.2

39.7

30.5-49.8

6.9

3.0-14.9

4.0

0.8-18.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

19.6

10.1-34.4

16.9

9.9-27.3

25.5

16.6-36.9

22.5

11.6-39.0

15.6

8.0-28.3

$15,000- 24,999

110

19.2

11.8-29.7

17.4

10.7-27.1

37.9

27.5-49.5

7.4

3.5-14.9

18.2

10.8-29.0

$25,000- 34,999

12.3

5.8-24.2

29.0

17.3-44.3

48.4

35.0-62.1

3.3

1.0-10.6

7.0

3.1-15.0

$35,000- 49,999

15.3

8.4-26.3

31.6

20.8-44.7

46.8

34.1-60.0

2.0

0.4- 8.5

4.3

1.4-12.6

$50,000-74,999

17.5

9.7-29.5

28.5

19.1-40.2

39.1

28.6-50.7

4.1

1.2-13.8

10.8

4.3-24.7

$75,000+

19.2

10.6-32.5

33.6

23.0-46.3

41.3

29.3-54.3

4.5

1.0-18.1

1.4

0.2- 9.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

348

13.4

9.5-18.6

25.5

20.5-31.2

157

41.9

36.0-48.0

8.6

5.4-13.3

10.6

7.1-15.7

237

21.5

15.6-28.8

28.3

21.8-35.9

38.4

30.8-46.5

4.9

2.2-10.5

6.9

3.6-13.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

286

16.4

11.5-22.8

33.8

27.6-40.6

117

38.6

32.3-45.3

4.8

2.7- 8.4

6.4

3.8-10.4

Non-Veteran

312

17.5

12.9-23.2

21.2

16.3-27.1

139

41.6

35.1-48.4

8.3

5.0-13.5

11.4

7.5-17.0

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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-MALES

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'?