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-WHITE 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	520	302	59.2	53.9-64.2	130	23.5	19.4-28.3	43	9.1	6.5-12.5	11	1.9	0.9- 3.8	34	6.3	4.2- 9.5
AGE
18-24	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	32	17	53.3	33.9-71.9	9	27.8	13.4-48.9	4	14.7	5.5-33.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.2	1.0-16.2
45-54	80	43	52.4	39.8-64.7	16	20.8	12.4-32.9	10	10.2	5.3-18.7	3	4.8	1.5-14.8	8	11.7	5.2-24.5
55-64	143	93	66.9	57.3-75.3	33	22.2	15.0-31.5	8	5.7	2.7-11.4	4	2.2	0.8- 5.8	5	3.0	1.0- 8.6
65-74	161	95	58.9	49.8-67.5	43	24.4	17.6-32.8	11	8.1	4.1-15.2	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9	10	7.6	3.8-14.7
75+	99	51	55.4	43.7-66.5	27	25.6	17.1-36.6	10	12.6	6.4-23.3	2	0.6	0.2- 2.5	9	5.8	2.8-11.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	108	59	53.0	41.1-64.6	26	21.7	14.2-31.7	11	14.0	7.4-25.1	2	2.4	0.4-13.0	10	8.8	3.9-18.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	167	94	57.1	47.9-65.9	48	27.8	20.1-36.9	12	7.6	4.1-13.7	4	2.9	1.0- 8.1	9	4.6	2.2- 9.4
Some Post-H.S.	129	81	63.6	53.4-72.7	29	20.6	13.8-29.6	10	9.0	4.5-17.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	8	6.3	2.9-13.0
College Graduate	116	68	61.9	50.2-72.3	27	22.3	13.9-33.8	10	7.4	3.7-14.1	4	1.7	0.6- 4.6	7	6.8	2.4-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	71	47	68.4	53.0-80.6	13	16.6	7.7-32.2	2	3.5	0.8-13.4	2	4.5	1.0-18.8	7	7.0	2.8-16.5
$15,000- 24,999	91	57	65.3	52.8-76.0	20	18.4	11.1-29.1	7	7.5	3.1-16.8	0	0.0	. - .	7	8.8	3.6-19.9
$25,000- 34,999	75	46	60.9	46.8-73.4	17	21.7	12.2-35.7	6	9.6	4.2-20.6	0	0.0	. - .	6	7.8	3.1-18.1
$35,000- 49,999	66	38	53.9	39.4-67.7	20	30.5	19.1-45.0	4	8.2	3.0-20.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.3	2.6-18.9
$50,000-74,999	79	41	53.6	40.4-66.3	24	34.9	23.2-48.9	6	6.3	2.6-14.4	4	3.1	1.0- 8.7	4	2.1	0.6- 6.4
$75,000+	76	40	54.1	40.3-67.4	20	21.0	12.4-33.2	10	13.6	6.8-25.3	2	3.4	0.8-14.0	4	7.9	2.4-23.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	307	187	61.0	54.3-67.4	77	24.3	18.9-30.5	22	7.8	4.9-12.2	4	1.4	0.4- 4.6	17	5.5	3.1- 9.6
No	204	110	56.9	48.3-65.1	51	23.0	16.6-30.9	19	9.9	6.1-15.8	7	2.5	1.0- 6.1	17	7.7	4.2-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	265	150	54.7	47.4-61.9	67	26.1	20.1-33.2	22	9.1	5.8-13.9	6	1.4	0.6- 3.5	20	8.6	5.0-14.4
Non-Veteran	255	152	62.9	55.4-69.8	63	21.4	16.0-28.0	21	9.1	5.6-14.3	5	2.3	0.8- 6.0	14	4.4	2.3- 8.4

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

520

302

59.2

53.9-64.2

130

23.5

19.4-28.3

9.1

6.5-12.5

1.9

0.9- 3.8

6.3

4.2- 9.5

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

35-44

53.3

33.9-71.9

27.8

13.4-48.9

14.7

5.5-33.6

0.0

. - .

4.2

1.0-16.2

45-54

52.4

39.8-64.7

20.8

12.4-32.9

10.2

5.3-18.7

4.8

1.5-14.8

11.7

5.2-24.5

55-64

143

66.9

57.3-75.3

22.2

15.0-31.5

5.7

2.7-11.4

2.2

0.8- 5.8

3.0

1.0- 8.6

65-74

161

58.9

49.8-67.5

24.4

17.6-32.8

8.1

4.1-15.2

1.0

0.2- 3.9

7.6

3.8-14.7

75+

55.4

43.7-66.5

25.6

17.1-36.6

12.6

6.4-23.3

0.6

0.2- 2.5

5.8

2.8-11.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

108

53.0

41.1-64.6

21.7

14.2-31.7

14.0

7.4-25.1

2.4

0.4-13.0

8.8

3.9-18.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

167

57.1

47.9-65.9

27.8

20.1-36.9

7.6

4.1-13.7

2.9

1.0- 8.1

4.6

2.2- 9.4

Some Post-H.S.

129

63.6

53.4-72.7

20.6

13.8-29.6

9.0

4.5-17.1

0.5

0.1- 3.5

6.3

2.9-13.0

College Graduate

116

61.9

50.2-72.3

22.3

13.9-33.8

7.4

3.7-14.1

1.7

0.6- 4.6

6.8

2.4-17.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

68.4

53.0-80.6

16.6

7.7-32.2

3.5

0.8-13.4

4.5

1.0-18.8

7.0

2.8-16.5

$15,000- 24,999

65.3

52.8-76.0

18.4

11.1-29.1

7.5

3.1-16.8

0.0

. - .

8.8

3.6-19.9

$25,000- 34,999

60.9

46.8-73.4

21.7

12.2-35.7

9.6

4.2-20.6

0.0

. - .

7.8

3.1-18.1

$35,000- 49,999

53.9

39.4-67.7

30.5

19.1-45.0

8.2

3.0-20.5

0.0

. - .

7.3

2.6-18.9

$50,000-74,999

53.6

40.4-66.3

34.9

23.2-48.9

6.3

2.6-14.4

3.1

1.0- 8.7

2.1

0.6- 6.4

$75,000+

54.1

40.3-67.4

21.0

12.4-33.2

13.6

6.8-25.3

3.4

0.8-14.0

7.9

2.4-23.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

307

187

61.0

54.3-67.4

24.3

18.9-30.5

7.8

4.9-12.2

1.4

0.4- 4.6

5.5

3.1- 9.6

204

110

56.9

48.3-65.1

23.0

16.6-30.9

9.9

6.1-15.8

2.5

1.0- 6.1

7.7

4.2-13.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

265

150

54.7

47.4-61.9

26.1

20.1-33.2

9.1

5.8-13.9

1.4

0.6- 3.5

8.6

5.0-14.4

Non-Veteran

255

152

62.9

55.4-69.8

21.4

16.0-28.0

9.1

5.6-14.3

2.3

0.8- 6.0

4.4

2.3- 8.4

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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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