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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 63 7 7.1 3.2-14.8 15 20.5 11.9-32.8 36 62.2 48.4-74.3 3 5.1 1.5-15.5 2 5.2 1.3-18.7
GENDER
Male 17 0 0.0 . - . 5 22.4 8.9-45.9 10 71.0 47.4-87.0 2 6.6 1.5-24.7 0 0.0 . - .
Female 46 7 12.1 5.6-24.3 10 19.1 9.8-33.9 26 56.0 40.0-70.8 1 4.1 0.6-23.5 2 8.8 2.2-29.2
RACE
White 36 5 9.2 3.7-21.4 9 22.4 11.3-39.4 19 60.6 43.0-75.9 2 4.5 1.0-17.1 1 3.3 0.5-20.1
Other 27 2 3.6 0.9-13.9 6 17.4 6.9-37.6 17 64.7 42.1-82.2 1 6.1 0.9-32.8 1 8.1 1.2-39.7
AGE
18-44 7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 6 86.7 43.3-98.2 1 13.3 1.8-56.7 0 0.0 . - .
45+ 55 6 7.1 3.0-15.7 15 25.3 14.9-39.6 30 57.9 43.0-71.4 2 3.4 0.8-13.2 2 6.4 1.6-22.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 39 5 7.7 3.0-18.3 9 16.9 8.2-31.5 23 67.6 50.4-81.0 0 0.0 . - . 2 7.9 2.0-26.9
Some College + 24 2 5.9 1.3-22.4 6 27.2 11.9-50.9 13 52.2 30.7-72.9 3 14.7 4.5-38.5 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 43 2 2.5 0.6- 9.7 12 27.0 15.0-43.6 27 65.4 48.6-79.1 2 5.2 1.2-20.3 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000+ 10 1 4.0 0.5-24.8 1 4.0 0.5-25.1 7 81.9 51.0-95.2 1 10.1 1.4-47.5 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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