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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC 830 134 17.5 14.3-21.3 201 23.1 19.7-26.9 382 42.6 38.3-46.9 46 6.4 4.5- 9.2 67 10.4 7.7-13.9
GENDER
Male 323 53 16.0 11.6-21.5 93 26.2 21.0-32.2 130 38.9 32.4-45.8 19 7.6 4.4-12.6 28 11.4 7.3-17.3
Female 507 81 18.9 14.4-24.3 108 20.3 16.0-25.5 252 45.9 40.3-51.5 27 5.4 3.4- 8.6 39 9.5 6.3-14.0
RACE
White 632 106 18.3 14.5-22.9 156 22.9 19.2-27.1 295 43.2 38.4-48.2 33 6.2 4.0- 9.6 42 9.3 6.3-13.5
African American 167 20 15.7 9.7-24.2 36 20.5 13.8-29.3 80 47.0 37.6-56.6 10 6.7 3.2-13.5 21 10.1 6.2-16.0
Other Minorities 27 5 8.9 3.3-21.8 8 27.5 13.0-49.1 7 21.8 9.8-41.6 3 10.1 3.0-29.1 4 31.7 13.3-58.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 25 6 14.5 5.4-33.6 5 29.2 11.2-57.3 8 19.0 8.3-37.8 1 2.8 0.4-17.8 5 34.5 15.4-60.4
Non-Hispanic 804 128 17.7 14.3-21.6 196 22.7 19.4-26.5 374 44.0 39.6-48.4 45 6.7 4.6- 9.5 61 8.9 6.5-12.2
AGE
18-24 7 2 33.7 8.2-74.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 16.8 2.3-63.0 1 10.9 1.4-50.7 3 38.7 11.8-74.9
25-34 19 5 42.2 19.6-68.7 5 16.7 6.1-38.1 7 28.6 12.5-52.8 0 0.0 . - . 2 12.5 2.7-42.2
35-44 72 12 14.7 7.8-26.0 11 14.2 7.4-25.7 37 50.1 36.0-64.1 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 11 20.6 10.6-36.2
45-54 141 24 16.9 10.7-25.7 42 26.0 18.5-35.2 52 32.6 24.3-42.1 10 13.8 7.2-25.0 13 10.7 5.5-19.8
55-64 228 29 13.5 8.6-20.5 56 24.8 18.6-32.2 117 49.1 41.0-57.3 13 5.9 3.1-11.0 13 6.7 3.5-12.6
65-74 227 39 18.0 12.6-25.0 57 27.9 20.2-37.2 104 43.6 35.8-51.8 14 5.3 3.0- 9.2 13 5.2 2.8- 9.5
75+ 134 22 16.0 9.7-25.3 29 24.3 16.2-34.7 64 45.7 35.9-55.9 7 6.5 2.5-16.1 12 7.5 4.0-13.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 20 11.3 6.6-18.7 33 18.7 11.8-28.2 83 42.6 33.3-52.5 12 10.9 5.5-20.3 23 16.5 9.7-26.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 297 54 18.1 13.4-24.1 72 23.0 17.5-29.6 138 46.3 39.1-53.7 12 4.9 2.4- 9.7 21 7.7 4.7-12.2
Some Post-H.S. 199 30 19.8 13.0-29.0 52 23.8 17.5-31.4 95 41.7 33.5-50.4 9 4.0 1.8- 8.5 13 10.6 5.9-18.6
College Graduate 160 29 19.8 12.5-29.9 44 27.1 19.4-36.5 66 38.4 29.6-48.0 12 6.8 3.2-14.1 9 7.9 3.1-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 157 15 14.7 7.0-28.5 33 18.2 12.3-26.3 76 38.1 29.0-48.2 16 16.2 8.9-27.9 17 12.7 6.9-22.0
$15,000- 24,999 182 31 14.3 9.4-21.2 35 15.2 10.2-22.0 86 47.1 37.8-56.6 12 8.0 4.0-15.3 18 15.4 9.1-24.9
$25,000- 34,999 98 17 23.1 13.4-36.8 24 21.4 13.6-32.1 42 39.0 27.5-51.9 6 5.0 2.1-11.5 9 11.4 5.4-22.5
$35,000- 49,999 96 19 19.4 11.8-30.4 25 24.1 15.5-35.4 45 49.4 37.5-61.5 2 2.5 0.6- 9.5 5 4.6 1.6-12.1
$50,000-74,999 90 17 16.5 9.6-26.8 25 30.8 20.4-43.5 40 35.9 25.6-47.8 2 3.7 0.8-16.2 6 13.1 5.2-29.2
$75,000+ 81 15 22.0 12.5-35.9 25 25.3 16.2-37.2 36 43.3 30.8-56.8 2 3.8 0.7-19.3 3 5.6 1.4-19.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 489 61 13.4 9.9-18.0 108 20.5 16.5-25.1 246 47.0 41.5-52.5 36 8.1 5.4-11.9 38 11.0 7.5-16.0
No 321 67 21.2 15.8-27.8 91 27.6 21.6-34.4 128 38.0 31.2-45.3 10 4.9 2.3-10.0 25 8.3 5.0-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 163 30 19.1 12.4-28.2 51 33.6 25.4-43.0 65 36.4 28.3-45.3 8 4.0 1.8- 8.7 9 6.9 3.3-13.6
Non-Veteran 666 104 17.1 13.6-21.4 149 20.5 16.9-24.7 317 44.1 39.2-49.1 38 7.0 4.7-10.4 58 11.3 8.1-15.4

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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.

** 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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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