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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Diabetes Screening*

How long has it been since you had your last blood test for high sugar or diabetes?

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  Total
Respond.^
Past 3 years 3 - 5 years More than 5 years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 8,258 7,274 87.6 86.6-88.5 408 5.2 4.6- 6.0 576 7.2 6.5- 7.9
-Northeastern Partnership 555 499 89.4 85.4-92.4 22 5.0 2.8- 8.7 34 5.6 3.8- 8.2
GENDER
Male 187 175 93.5 87.7-96.7 8 4.3 1.9- 9.1 4 2.2 0.6- 7.5
Female 368 324 86.4 80.7-90.7 14 5.5 2.5-11.6 30 8.1 5.5-11.8
RACE
White 357 313 86.6 81.0-90.8 17 6.6 3.4-12.4 27 6.8 4.5-10.2
African American 174 164 94.5 89.1-97.3 5 3.2 1.2- 8.6 5 2.3 0.9- 5.7
Other Minorities 22 20 90.8 67.4-97.9 0 0.0 . - . 2 9.2 2.1-32.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 13 12 91.2 56.1-98.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 8.8 1.2-43.9
Non-Hispanic 541 486 89.2 85.2-92.3 22 5.3 3.0- 9.3 33 5.4 3.7- 7.9
AGE
18-24 18 17 90.2 54.2-98.6 1 9.8 1.4-45.8 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 45 38 82.4 67.0-91.6 4 10.8 4.0-25.8 3 6.8 2.1-19.5
35-44 80 69 87.4 77.2-93.4 7 8.5 3.7-18.6 4 4.1 1.5-10.7
45-54 120 104 86.3 77.3-92.1 5 2.5 1.0- 6.0 11 11.3 5.9-20.4
55-64 127 119 95.3 90.3-97.7 3 1.9 0.6- 6.2 5 2.9 1.1- 7.0
65-74 91 86 95.2 88.2-98.1 0 0.0 . - . 5 4.8 1.9-11.8
75+ 72 64 91.1 82.3-95.7 2 2.0 0.5- 8.2 6 6.9 3.0-15.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 93 97.0 92.5-98.9 2 1.1 0.3- 4.5 3 1.9 0.5- 6.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 195 174 89.6 83.1-93.8 9 4.2 1.9- 9.1 12 6.2 3.1-12.1
Some Post-H.S. 124 103 80.4 68.0-88.8 8 10.0 3.6-24.6 13 9.6 5.3-16.8
College Graduate 138 129 91.4 83.4-95.8 3 4.5 1.5-13.3 6 4.0 1.8- 9.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 68 91.3 81.8-96.1 3 2.0 0.6- 6.2 6 6.8 2.6-16.5
$15,000- 24,999 101 93 93.7 87.1-97.1 3 2.6 0.8- 8.4 5 3.7 1.4- 9.3
$25,000- 34,999 72 60 76.3 56.8-88.7 8 17.5 6.7-38.4 4 6.2 1.7-20.5
$35,000- 49,999 73 68 91.6 79.4-96.8 3 6.3 1.9-19.4 2 2.1 0.5- 8.0
$50,000-74,999 76 64 82.9 71.5-90.4 3 4.9 1.4-15.7 9 12.2 6.3-22.3
$75,000+ 85 81 94.6 86.3-98.0 1 1.6 0.2-10.3 3 3.8 1.2-11.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 203 184 92.2 87.2-95.4 9 4.5 2.1- 9.4 10 3.2 1.6- 6.4
No 348 311 87.8 82.0-91.8 13 5.3 2.5-11.0 24 7.0 4.4-10.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 74 88.2 66.8-96.5 3 10.3 2.5-33.5 2 1.5 0.3- 6.7
Non-Veteran 476 425 89.6 85.9-92.4 19 4.0 2.4- 6.8 32 6.4 4.3- 9.4

Back to Diabetes Screening*.

*These question are asked only of respondents who report NOT having 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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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