BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,<br>but do not include times when checked by a health professional.)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	1 or more times/day	1 or more times/week	1 or more times/month	1 or more times/year	Never
TOTAL	1,074	746	70.1	66.3-73.5	192	17.8	15.0-21.0	43	3.8	2.6- 5.6	12	0.9	0.5- 1.7	81	7.4	5.6- 9.7
RACE
White	731	510	70.5	66.0-74.7	126	16.6	13.4-20.4	28	3.9	2.5- 6.2	10	1.3	0.7- 2.4	57	7.7	5.4-10.8
African American	280	200	73.4	66.5-79.3	50	17.7	12.8-24.1	10	1.9	0.9- 3.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.5	18	6.5	3.9-10.8
Asian	4	1	24.2	3.0-76.7	2	32.3	6.1-78.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	43.5	7.3-88.2
Native American	36	23	64.0	42.9-80.8	8	23.9	10.4-46.1	3	9.4	2.8-27.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.7	0.5-12.9
Other Minorities	16	8	38.3	15.3-68.0	4	37.7	13.0-71.0	1	16.1	2.4-60.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.9	2.1-25.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	25	15	52.4	27.8-75.9	6	32.0	12.9-60.0	1	10.4	1.5-46.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.2	1.5-17.1
-English Speaking	16	12	78.6	45.5-94.1	3	19.0	4.6-53.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.4	0.3-16.7
-Spanish Speaking	9	3	26.6	6.7-64.8	3	44.9	14.0-80.2	1	20.6	3.0-68.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.0	1.6-31.6
Non-Hispanic	1,043	728	70.9	67.2-74.3	184	17.1	14.4-20.3	41	3.5	2.4- 5.0	12	1.0	0.5- 1.8	78	7.5	5.6- 9.9
AGE
18-24	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	23	16	72.6	49.6-87.7	2	8.1	1.8-29.4	2	6.2	1.4-23.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.1	4.0-35.2
35-44	76	43	60.6	46.2-73.4	21	25.1	15.1-38.8	7	5.2	2.4-11.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	9.0	3.0-24.5
45-54	170	112	68.7	58.9-77.0	27	16.9	10.6-25.7	8	5.5	2.1-13.5	4	1.4	0.5- 4.1	19	7.6	4.2-13.2
55-64	289	197	71.7	65.1-77.6	51	15.3	11.0-21.0	16	5.0	2.9- 8.5	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3	23	7.4	4.5-11.8
65-74	273	220	76.3	68.9-82.4	41	19.1	13.5-26.4	3	0.6	0.2- 2.2	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5	7	3.1	1.3- 7.3
75+	235	153	68.0	60.6-74.6	48	18.3	13.3-24.8	6	2.3	1.0- 5.5	4	1.8	0.6- 4.9	24	9.6	6.0-14.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	284	212	72.2	64.7-78.7	46	18.2	12.9-25.2	5	2.6	0.7- 8.8	0	0.0	. - .	21	6.9	4.1-11.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	352	240	70.0	63.5-75.8	71	19.1	14.3-25.0	14	4.6	2.3- 8.8	3	0.9	0.3- 3.1	24	5.4	3.3- 8.5
Some Post-H.S.	276	191	71.8	64.4-78.2	43	14.5	9.9-20.6	15	3.5	2.0- 6.1	7	2.0	0.9- 4.3	20	8.2	4.6-14.2
College Graduate	160	102	63.6	53.5-72.5	32	20.7	13.8-29.9	9	4.6	2.3- 9.1	2	0.6	0.1- 2.6	15	10.5	5.5-19.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	238	174	76.1	68.6-82.3	45	17.8	12.4-25.0	4	1.2	0.4- 3.8	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	14	4.4	2.4- 7.8
$15,000- 24,999	228	167	73.8	65.3-80.8	42	17.5	11.9-25.1	6	3.4	1.0-10.9	2	0.6	0.2- 2.4	11	4.7	2.4- 9.3
$25,000- 34,999	115	81	71.2	60.6-79.8	20	18.9	11.8-28.8	7	4.4	1.9-10.1	2	1.8	0.4- 8.1	5	3.7	1.3- 9.8
$35,000- 49,999	120	77	64.0	52.6-73.9	21	17.6	10.4-28.2	11	8.0	4.2-14.6	2	1.6	0.4- 6.3	9	8.9	4.1-18.1
$50,000-74,999	87	60	76.0	63.9-85.0	16	15.4	8.2-26.9	3	3.0	0.9- 9.2	3	1.4	0.4- 4.8	5	4.2	1.5-11.2
$75,000+	74	47	60.8	45.3-74.4	10	14.3	6.7-27.8	5	7.4	2.2-22.5	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	11	16.8	7.3-34.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	668	478	70.7	65.8-75.2	118	17.8	14.2-22.1	21	3.2	1.9- 5.5	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0	46	7.5	5.1-10.7
No	374	249	70.2	64.2-75.6	69	17.9	13.6-23.3	20	4.8	2.7- 8.5	6	1.0	0.4- 2.3	30	6.0	3.9- 9.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	21	11	57.0	29.2-81.0	6	32.5	12.3-62.2	2	7.2	1.7-26.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.3	0.7-13.6
Non-Veteran	1,053	735	70.3	66.6-73.8	186	17.5	14.7-20.7	41	3.7	2.5- 5.5	12	1.0	0.5- 1.8	79	7.5	5.6- 9.8

Total
Respond.^

1 or more times/day

1 or more times/week

1 or more times/month

1 or more times/year

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,074

746

70.1

66.3-73.5

192

17.8

15.0-21.0

3.8

2.6- 5.6

0.9

0.5- 1.7

7.4

5.6- 9.7

RACE

White

731

510

70.5

66.0-74.7

126

16.6

13.4-20.4

3.9

2.5- 6.2

1.3

0.7- 2.4

7.7

5.4-10.8

African American

280

200

73.4

66.5-79.3

17.7

12.8-24.1

1.9

0.9- 3.8

0.5

0.1- 2.5

6.5

3.9-10.8

Asian

24.2

3.0-76.7

32.3

6.1-78.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

43.5

7.3-88.2

Native American

64.0

42.9-80.8

23.9

10.4-46.1

9.4

2.8-27.1

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.5-12.9

Other Minorities

38.3

15.3-68.0

37.7

13.0-71.0

16.1

2.4-60.4

0.0

. - .

7.9

2.1-25.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

52.4

27.8-75.9

32.0

12.9-60.0

10.4

1.5-46.9

0.0

. - .

5.2

1.5-17.1

-English Speaking

78.6

45.5-94.1

19.0

4.6-53.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.3-16.7

-Spanish Speaking

26.6

6.7-64.8

44.9

14.0-80.2

20.6

3.0-68.7

0.0

. - .

8.0

1.6-31.6

Non-Hispanic

1,043

728

70.9

67.2-74.3

184

17.1

14.4-20.3

3.5

2.4- 5.0

1.0

0.5- 1.8

7.5

5.6- 9.9

AGE

18-24

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

72.6

49.6-87.7

8.1

1.8-29.4

6.2

1.4-23.8

0.0

. - .

13.1

4.0-35.2

35-44

60.6

46.2-73.4

25.1

15.1-38.8

5.2

2.4-11.0

0.0

. - .

9.0

3.0-24.5

45-54

170

112

68.7

58.9-77.0

16.9

10.6-25.7

5.5

2.1-13.5

1.4

0.5- 4.1

7.6

4.2-13.2

55-64

289

197

71.7

65.1-77.6

15.3

11.0-21.0

5.0

2.9- 8.5

0.6

0.1- 2.3

7.4

4.5-11.8

65-74

273

220

76.3

68.9-82.4

19.1

13.5-26.4

0.6

0.2- 2.2

0.8

0.2- 3.5

3.1

1.3- 7.3

75+

235

153

68.0

60.6-74.6

18.3

13.3-24.8

2.3

1.0- 5.5

1.8

0.6- 4.9

9.6

6.0-14.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

284

212

72.2

64.7-78.7

18.2

12.9-25.2

2.6

0.7- 8.8

0.0

. - .

6.9

4.1-11.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

352

240

70.0

63.5-75.8

19.1

14.3-25.0

4.6

2.3- 8.8

0.9

0.3- 3.1

5.4

3.3- 8.5

Some Post-H.S.

276

191

71.8

64.4-78.2

14.5

9.9-20.6

3.5

2.0- 6.1

2.0

0.9- 4.3

8.2

4.6-14.2

College Graduate

160

102

63.6

53.5-72.5

20.7

13.8-29.9

4.6

2.3- 9.1

0.6

0.1- 2.6

10.5

5.5-19.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

238

174

76.1

68.6-82.3

17.8

12.4-25.0

1.2

0.4- 3.8

0.5

0.1- 3.2

4.4

2.4- 7.8

$15,000- 24,999

228

167

73.8

65.3-80.8

17.5

11.9-25.1

3.4

1.0-10.9

0.6

0.2- 2.4

4.7

2.4- 9.3

$25,000- 34,999

115

71.2

60.6-79.8

18.9

11.8-28.8

4.4

1.9-10.1

1.8

0.4- 8.1

3.7

1.3- 9.8

$35,000- 49,999

120

64.0

52.6-73.9

17.6

10.4-28.2

8.0

4.2-14.6

1.6

0.4- 6.3

8.9

4.1-18.1

$50,000-74,999

76.0

63.9-85.0

15.4

8.2-26.9

3.0

0.9- 9.2

1.4

0.4- 4.8

4.2

1.5-11.2

$75,000+

60.8

45.3-74.4

14.3

6.7-27.8

7.4

2.2-22.5

0.7

0.1- 5.0

16.8

7.3-34.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

668

478

70.7

65.8-75.2

118

17.8

14.2-22.1

3.2

1.9- 5.5

0.8

0.3- 2.0

7.5

5.1-10.7

374

249

70.2

64.2-75.6

17.9

13.6-23.3

4.8

2.7- 8.5

1.0

0.4- 2.3

6.0

3.9- 9.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

57.0

29.2-81.0

32.5

12.3-62.2

7.2

1.7-26.3

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.7-13.6

Non-Veteran

1,053

735

70.3

66.6-73.8

186

17.5

14.7-20.7

3.7

2.5- 5.5

1.0

0.5- 1.8

7.5

5.6- 9.8

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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-FEMALES

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,but do not include times when checked by a health professional.

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times when checked by a family member or friend,
but do not include times when checked by a health professional.