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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,512 229 16.5 13.8-19.6 386 27.1 24.2-30.2 683 40.9 37.7-44.2 80 5.4 4.1- 7.2 134 10.1 8.1-12.4
-Eastern NC 531 78 15.5 12.0-19.8 130 24.7 20.3-29.7 245 43.7 38.5-49.0 36 7.0 4.8-10.1 42 9.1 6.4-12.8
GENDER
Male 202 28 15.0 9.9-22.0 54 26.5 19.7-34.5 89 43.3 35.2-51.7 16 6.6 3.8-11.4 15 8.7 4.9-14.9
Female 329 50 16.0 11.6-21.8 76 22.9 17.8-29.0 156 44.1 37.7-50.6 20 7.4 4.4-12.1 27 9.6 6.2-14.6
RACE
White 312 46 13.8 9.9-19.0 79 27.3 21.3-34.2 147 46.1 39.4-52.9 17 5.5 3.1- 9.5 23 7.3 4.5-11.8
African American 175 24 18.3 11.7-27.5 40 19.8 13.7-27.7 83 42.1 33.0-51.7 12 7.2 3.8-13.4 16 12.6 7.3-20.9
Other Minorities 40 7 13.2 5.6-28.3 10 27.1 13.4-47.2 14 34.8 19.3-54.3 6 17.8 7.5-36.7 3 7.1 2.2-20.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 1 4.6 0.6-28.2 3 24.0 6.4-59.1 4 48.4 18.0-80.1 0 0.0 . - . 2 23.0 5.5-60.4
Non-Hispanic 518 76 15.5 12.0-19.9 125 24.5 20.1-29.6 241 43.8 38.6-49.2 36 7.2 4.9-10.3 40 9.0 6.2-12.7
AGE
25-34 11 2 11.2 2.5-38.8 2 16.7 3.6-52.1 4 42.9 14.9-76.4 1 4.5 0.6-27.7 2 24.6 5.2-66.1
35-44 36 11 32.3 16.8-52.9 11 35.9 17.9-59.1 10 23.4 10.7-43.9 2 6.1 1.5-22.0 2 2.2 0.5- 9.9
45-54 86 17 19.5 11.0-32.2 20 24.4 15.1-37.0 28 32.3 21.6-45.4 11 11.8 5.8-22.5 10 12.0 5.8-23.2
55-64 174 20 12.5 7.5-20.0 42 22.4 15.9-30.7 96 54.2 44.9-63.3 4 3.7 1.3-10.2 12 7.2 3.8-13.1
65-74 137 19 13.5 7.9-22.2 36 25.4 18.0-34.6 62 45.3 36.0-54.9 13 10.2 5.7-17.8 7 5.6 2.4-12.3
75+ 86 9 9.8 4.4-20.4 19 23.6 14.3-36.5 44 47.5 35.2-60.1 5 4.3 1.4-12.5 9 14.8 7.2-27.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 13 9.9 5.4-17.6 25 24.7 16.0-36.3 52 41.9 31.3-53.2 10 8.7 4.3-16.9 11 14.7 7.6-26.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 26 17.6 11.3-26.5 43 18.5 13.0-25.7 93 50.4 41.4-59.4 11 7.6 4.0-13.9 11 5.9 2.9-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 141 25 17.6 11.3-26.4 41 30.4 21.7-40.8 54 36.9 27.9-47.0 9 4.7 2.2-10.0 12 10.4 5.3-19.2
College Graduate 95 14 15.0 7.9-26.6 21 27.9 17.2-41.8 46 42.8 30.7-55.8 6 7.3 2.8-17.9 8 7.1 3.4-14.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 10 10.6 5.2-20.3 18 18.7 11.2-29.7 46 46.6 34.4-59.3 8 8.7 4.1-17.3 8 15.4 6.9-30.7
$15,000- 24,999 111 19 12.8 7.7-20.3 31 28.8 19.3-40.8 46 44.4 33.0-56.4 8 7.5 3.5-15.5 7 6.5 2.9-14.2
$25,000- 34,999 75 13 20.9 11.7-34.4 17 15.6 8.9-26.1 30 36.9 24.9-50.8 6 10.8 4.4-24.0 9 15.8 7.9-29.3
$35,000- 49,999 68 12 19.2 10.2-33.2 17 21.0 12.4-33.4 32 50.5 36.8-64.2 4 5.3 1.7-15.2 3 4.0 1.1-13.1
$50,000-74,999 57 10 22.7 11.2-40.7 14 27.3 14.7-45.0 25 37.2 23.9-52.8 4 6.7 2.1-19.9 4 6.0 1.8-18.1
$75,000+ 50 9 16.0 6.9-32.8 10 25.7 13.0-44.6 26 48.6 31.8-65.7 2 5.8 1.4-21.2 3 3.9 1.0-13.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 318 37 12.9 8.9-18.5 81 25.1 19.4-31.8 149 43.4 36.8-50.3 25 7.6 4.8-11.7 26 11.0 7.1-16.7
No 203 40 19.8 13.8-27.6 48 23.5 17.2-31.2 89 44.3 35.9-53.0 11 6.5 3.3-12.4 15 5.9 3.4-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 16 19.0 11.4-30.0 33 26.9 18.7-37.0 49 38.5 29.0-49.1 11 9.1 4.7-16.8 7 6.5 2.9-14.1
Non-Veteran 415 62 14.3 10.7-19.0 97 24.0 19.0-29.8 196 45.4 39.3-51.6 25 6.3 4.0- 9.9 35 10.0 6.8-14.6

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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.

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