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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 166 23 19.6 12.7-29.0 44 28.9 21.3-38.1 77 39.7 31.4-48.6 8 3.0 1.3- 6.9 14 8.7 4.6-16.1
GENDER
Male 64 9 20.6 10.7-35.8 18 31.7 20.1-46.0 28 36.1 24.3-49.7 2 2.5 0.6- 9.5 7 9.2 3.8-20.6
Female 102 14 18.6 10.3-31.3 26 26.4 17.2-38.2 49 43.2 32.2-55.0 6 3.5 1.2- 9.7 7 8.3 3.1-20.1
RACE
White 148 21 20.2 12.9-30.3 43 30.0 21.9-39.4 64 37.3 28.9-46.7 7 3.2 1.4- 7.5 13 9.2 4.7-17.3
African American 7 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 6 89.8 50.9-98.7 0 0.0 . - . 1 10.2 1.3-49.1
Other Minorities 11 2 21.3 3.9-64.0 1 30.7 5.1-78.7 7 46.5 14.7-81.4 1 1.4 0.2-10.9 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 3 1 10.4 0.8-62.6 1 82.3 29.4-98.1 1 7.3 0.6-52.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 163 22 19.8 12.8-29.3 43 27.8 20.3-36.7 76 40.4 32.0-49.4 8 3.1 1.3- 7.0 14 8.9 4.7-16.4
AGE
18-24 3 1 41.4 6.0-88.8 0 0.0 . - . 1 24.1 2.8-77.9 0 0.0 . - . 1 34.4 4.4-85.6
25-34 4 1 18.6 2.0-71.9 1 52.4 9.3-92.2 0 0.0 . - . 2 29.1 3.7-81.3 0 0.0 . - .
35-44 13 3 34.4 12.0-66.7 2 24.2 6.4-59.8 5 33.6 13.3-62.5 2 4.5 0.9-19.0 1 3.3 0.4-21.0
45-54 29 4 17.4 5.7-42.2 8 30.4 14.0-54.0 13 34.3 17.8-55.7 0 0.0 . - . 4 17.9 6.1-42.3
55-64 42 7 25.0 11.8-45.3 14 29.9 16.7-47.6 18 40.8 25.1-58.5 1 2.4 0.3-15.5 2 1.9 0.3-10.4
65-74 45 6 13.4 5.1-30.8 9 23.1 11.7-40.3 27 59.3 42.1-74.5 1 1.2 0.2- 7.9 2 3.0 0.6-13.4
75+ 30 1 4.0 0.6-23.8 10 42.2 23.3-63.6 13 33.9 18.5-53.8 2 4.9 0.9-22.4 4 15.0 4.8-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 2 10.3 2.4-35.2 11 29.5 14.3-51.3 18 34.8 19.6-54.0 1 1.3 0.2- 9.2 6 24.0 9.9-47.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 48 12 32.4 18.4-50.5 13 28.3 15.8-45.2 20 35.0 21.5-51.3 1 2.0 0.3-12.7 2 2.4 0.6- 9.3
Some Post-H.S. 49 8 23.2 10.8-43.1 9 19.6 9.5-36.1 23 44.9 29.5-61.3 5 7.1 2.5-18.9 4 5.1 1.7-14.8
College Graduate 31 1 3.1 0.4-19.0 11 42.5 24.1-63.3 16 44.5 26.3-64.3 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 2 9.5 1.8-37.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 7 25.9 11.5-48.5 8 19.1 8.7-36.8 17 36.4 21.4-54.7 5 7.3 2.5-19.3 4 11.4 3.7-30.1
$15,000- 24,999 38 5 24.5 10.5-47.3 8 18.6 7.6-39.0 19 38.5 22.4-57.6 2 3.5 0.7-16.7 4 14.9 4.9-37.4
$25,000- 34,999 24 0 0.0 . - . 8 46.5 24.6-69.9 13 45.5 24.5-68.3 1 5.7 0.8-31.4 2 2.3 0.4-11.8
$35,000- 49,999 26 4 17.9 6.0-42.6 7 29.2 13.6-51.8 12 40.1 22.3-61.0 0 0.0 . - . 3 12.8 3.6-36.6
$50,000-74,999 12 3 32.8 11.3-65.1 4 26.6 9.5-55.7 5 40.6 17.0-69.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 7 1 7.4 0.9-40.9 3 64.5 27.6-89.7 3 28.0 7.2-66.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 112 16 19.5 11.7-30.9 30 27.5 18.8-38.4 50 39.7 29.7-50.5 6 3.3 1.3- 8.1 10 10.0 4.6-20.3
No 54 7 19.7 8.8-38.3 14 31.4 18.3-48.3 27 39.8 26.0-55.5 2 2.5 0.4-13.7 4 6.6 2.0-19.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 24 2 15.7 4.0-45.7 8 33.4 16.6-55.8 11 43.2 23.8-65.0 1 3.2 0.4-19.7 2 4.5 1.0-17.2
Non-Veteran 142 21 20.5 13.0-30.8 36 27.9 19.6-38.1 66 38.9 30.0-48.6 7 3.0 1.2- 7.4 12 9.7 4.8-18.6

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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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