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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

Diabetes Control

Urine tests for protein (microalbuminuria test) check if your kidneys are working properly.
When was the last time that you received a urine test for protein?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Last 12 months 1 or more years ago Don't know Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,019 1,517 73.6 70.9-76.1 166 9.0 7.5-10.8 226 11.4 9.6-13.4 110 6.0 4.7- 7.6
-Northeast Partnership II 84 62 69.6 56.9-79.8 10 14.7 7.8-26.1 6 7.0 2.7-16.9 6 8.7 3.6-19.5
GENDER
Male 24 17 68.7 46.2-84.8 5 21.8 9.0-43.9 1 6.5 0.9-34.0 1 3.1 0.4-19.3
Female 60 45 70.2 55.0-82.0 5 9.6 3.9-21.8 5 7.4 2.9-17.8 5 12.8 5.0-29.2
RACE
White 48 32 66.5 50.5-79.4 8 20.7 10.4-37.1 5 7.2 2.8-17.7 3 5.5 1.6-17.2
Other 36 30 74.0 51.7-88.4 2 5.9 1.3-23.8 1 6.7 1.0-34.5 3 13.4 4.0-36.1
AGE
18-44 8 6 79.6 43.2-95.3 1 10.0 1.3-48.0 0 0.0 . - . 1 10.4 1.4-49.1
45+ 75 55 67.4 53.7-78.7 9 15.7 8.0-28.5 6 8.3 3.2-19.7 5 8.5 3.2-20.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 57 39 63.2 47.8-76.4 8 17.3 8.6-31.8 5 9.0 3.3-22.5 5 10.5 4.0-24.8
Some College + 27 23 85.1 63.6-94.9 2 8.4 1.8-31.6 1 2.1 0.3-13.6 1 4.5 0.6-26.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 62 46 67.9 52.5-80.2 7 15.3 7.1-29.9 4 6.3 1.8-19.8 5 10.5 4.0-24.7
$50,000+ 11 7 63.0 32.0-86.0 1 10.5 1.5-48.0 2 17.6 4.2-50.9 1 9.0 1.2-44.1

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*Asked of all respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes

^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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