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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Diabetes

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,556 239 17.6 15.1-20.4 360 23.1 20.6-25.9 746 43.6 40.5-46.8 92 6.7 5.2- 8.6 119 9.0 7.2-11.2
-Northeast Partnership I 75 9 12.0 6.0-22.6 15 21.0 12.4-33.3 34 40.5 28.8-53.4 7 8.8 3.9-18.7 10 17.7 8.2-33.9
GENDER
Male 32 6 16.8 7.1-34.9 7 18.6 8.5-36.1 13 38.0 21.9-57.3 3 6.9 2.1-20.3 3 19.6 6.0-48.4
Female 43 3 6.5 2.0-18.9 8 23.7 11.5-42.5 21 43.3 28.0-60.0 4 11.0 3.6-28.7 7 15.5 6.9-31.0
RACE
White 31 4 12.7 4.2-32.8 4 13.2 4.6-32.5 19 47.6 27.6-68.4 0 0.0 . - . 4 26.5 9.4-55.5
Other 44 5 11.4 4.6-25.3 11 27.2 15.1-44.1 15 34.9 21.5-51.1 7 15.8 7.2-31.4 6 10.7 4.4-23.9
AGE
18-44 6 1 7.9 0.9-44.5 0 0.0 . - . 3 42.1 9.7-83.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 50.0 11.9-88.1
45+ 69 8 12.7 6.1-24.5 15 24.5 14.8-37.8 31 40.2 28.7-53.0 7 10.3 4.6-21.4 8 12.3 5.7-24.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 51 4 7.3 2.7-18.3 10 19.0 10.0-33.0 21 37.7 24.0-53.6 7 12.9 5.7-26.5 9 23.3 10.5-44.0
Some College + 24 5 22.3 8.6-46.5 5 25.5 10.0-51.2 13 46.7 26.4-68.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 5.5 0.8-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 53 6 12.1 5.2-25.8 9 17.1 8.4-31.8 24 38.7 25.2-54.2 6 9.1 3.8-20.3 8 23.0 10.5-43.3
$50,000+ 10 3 24.6 7.0-58.3 1 13.5 1.9-55.6 6 61.9 29.7-86.2 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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