BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months. <br>About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-MALES

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
TOTAL	603	92	18.1	13.7-23.6	174	29.4	25.0-34.3	261	38.9	34.0-43.9	31	4.4	2.9- 6.6	45	9.3	6.5-13.1
RACE
White	480	67	13.3	10.1-17.4	146	34.8	29.6-40.4	214	41.5	36.3-46.9	23	4.0	2.6- 6.3	30	6.3	4.2- 9.6
African American	100	21	29.9	17.6-45.9	24	16.5	9.7-26.4	40	34.1	23.3-46.7	5	5.1	1.8-13.5	10	14.6	7.4-26.7
Asian	4	1	51.3	9.2-91.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	23.5	3.4-72.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	25.2	2.9-79.3
Native American	8	1	15.3	2.0-61.2	2	47.9	14.4-83.4	1	2.6	0.3-18.6	3	26.4	7.0-63.3	1	7.7	1.0-41.9
Other Minorities	9	1	8.9	1.2-44.6	2	27.8	6.1-69.5	4	52.0	19.8-82.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.4	2.5-39.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	1	10.8	1.4-51.6	3	53.2	17.4-86.0	1	18.2	2.5-66.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	17.7	3.7-54.6
-English Speaking	4	1	23.3	2.9-75.3	1	21.1	2.6-72.7	1	39.2	6.3-86.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	16.4	1.9-65.8
-Spanish Speaking	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	81.1	25.8-98.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.9	1.9-74.2
Non-Hispanic	595	90	18.1	13.6-23.6	171	29.2	24.7-34.1	260	39.2	34.3-44.3	31	4.4	2.9- 6.7	43	9.2	6.4-13.0
AGE
18-24	2	1	25.5	2.1-84.6	1	74.5	15.4-97.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	12	2	37.4	8.6-79.2	4	21.8	6.4-53.2	5	32.2	10.2-66.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.6	1.1-44.1
35-44	37	9	26.3	12.3-47.5	12	36.1	20.1-55.9	13	31.8	17.9-49.8	1	2.1	0.3-13.6	2	3.8	0.8-16.0
45-54	102	17	14.3	8.3-23.6	29	29.5	20.0-41.2	40	36.1	26.1-47.6	5	3.6	1.3- 9.2	11	16.5	8.6-29.3
55-64	197	26	16.4	9.7-26.5	61	29.8	22.3-38.5	89	44.1	35.4-53.2	6	2.8	1.1- 6.7	15	6.8	3.9-11.7
65-74	171	27	17.7	10.2-29.1	46	28.2	20.7-37.2	76	38.7	30.3-47.9	10	5.2	2.7- 9.9	12	10.1	5.1-19.1
75+	79	10	16.1	8.3-29.2	20	27.2	16.8-41.0	37	41.2	28.9-54.7	9	13.5	5.9-28.0	3	2.0	0.6- 6.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	87	10	8.9	4.6-16.4	19	27.5	16.5-42.2	45	46.3	34.0-59.1	6	4.9	2.1-11.2	7	12.4	5.5-25.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	188	30	20.9	13.4-31.1	56	26.5	19.5-34.9	79	38.5	29.9-47.8	7	2.5	1.1- 5.6	16	11.6	6.5-20.1
Some Post-H.S.	163	33	25.0	15.4-37.9	54	32.1	23.6-42.0	55	28.9	21.2-38.0	9	5.5	2.4-11.9	12	8.5	4.0-17.2
College Graduate	165	19	12.0	6.2-22.0	45	30.9	22.5-40.6	82	46.0	36.7-55.6	9	5.1	2.4-10.3	10	6.0	2.8-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	65	7	21.7	8.7-44.8	17	28.4	15.6-46.1	34	38.0	24.5-53.8	3	7.1	1.7-25.2	4	4.7	1.6-13.4
$15,000- 24,999	104	10	6.3	3.3-12.0	40	42.8	31.9-54.5	44	42.4	31.3-54.3	4	2.6	0.9- 7.0	6	5.9	2.2-14.7
$25,000- 34,999	84	18	22.8	12.6-37.5	23	22.1	13.9-33.2	30	37.6	25.1-52.0	5	5.4	2.2-12.9	8	12.1	5.6-24.2
$35,000- 49,999	97	19	26.2	15.0-41.7	32	30.9	20.6-43.7	34	30.9	21.0-43.0	5	3.9	1.5- 9.5	7	8.1	3.3-18.3
$50,000-74,999	97	15	22.6	10.4-42.3	29	30.8	20.1-44.0	41	30.8	21.0-42.8	6	4.9	1.9-12.0	6	10.9	4.5-24.0
$75,000+	114	15	12.5	7.1-21.1	26	27.6	18.2-39.5	63	53.3	42.1-64.1	4	3.2	1.1- 9.0	6	3.4	1.3- 8.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	332	44	14.2	9.6-20.5	86	28.8	22.8-35.7	154	41.5	35.1-48.2	24	6.6	4.1-10.5	24	8.8	5.3-14.3
No	249	43	20.1	13.1-29.5	79	29.8	23.3-37.3	99	37.2	29.9-45.3	7	2.2	0.9- 5.0	21	10.7	6.5-17.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	288	45	17.6	12.0-25.0	86	28.5	22.6-35.3	122	38.5	32.0-45.6	20	6.8	4.0-11.3	15	8.6	4.6-15.4
Non-Veteran	315	47	18.5	12.4-26.6	88	30.1	23.9-37.0	139	39.1	32.4-46.2	11	2.6	1.4- 5.0	30	9.8	6.3-14.8

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

603

18.1

13.7-23.6

174

29.4

25.0-34.3

261

38.9

34.0-43.9

4.4

2.9- 6.6

9.3

6.5-13.1

RACE

White

480

13.3

10.1-17.4

146

34.8

29.6-40.4

214

41.5

36.3-46.9

4.0

2.6- 6.3

6.3

4.2- 9.6

African American

100

29.9

17.6-45.9

16.5

9.7-26.4

34.1

23.3-46.7

5.1

1.8-13.5

14.6

7.4-26.7

Asian

51.3

9.2-91.6

0.0

. - .

23.5

3.4-72.8

0.0

. - .

25.2

2.9-79.3

Native American

15.3

2.0-61.2

47.9

14.4-83.4

2.6

0.3-18.6

26.4

7.0-63.3

7.7

1.0-41.9

Other Minorities

8.9

1.2-44.6

27.8

6.1-69.5

52.0

19.8-82.6

0.0

. - .

11.4

2.5-39.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.8

1.4-51.6

53.2

17.4-86.0

18.2

2.5-66.3

0.0

. - .

17.7

3.7-54.6

-English Speaking

23.3

2.9-75.3

21.1

2.6-72.7

39.2

6.3-86.2

0.0

. - .

16.4

1.9-65.8

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

81.1

25.8-98.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

18.9

1.9-74.2

Non-Hispanic

595

18.1

13.6-23.6

171

29.2

24.7-34.1

260

39.2

34.3-44.3

4.4

2.9- 6.7

9.2

6.4-13.0

AGE

18-24

25.5

2.1-84.6

74.5

15.4-97.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

37.4

8.6-79.2

21.8

6.4-53.2

32.2

10.2-66.5

0.0

. - .

8.6

1.1-44.1

35-44

26.3

12.3-47.5

36.1

20.1-55.9

31.8

17.9-49.8

2.1

0.3-13.6

3.8

0.8-16.0

45-54

102

14.3

8.3-23.6

29.5

20.0-41.2

36.1

26.1-47.6

3.6

1.3- 9.2

16.5

8.6-29.3

55-64

197

16.4

9.7-26.5

29.8

22.3-38.5

44.1

35.4-53.2

2.8

1.1- 6.7

6.8

3.9-11.7

65-74

171

17.7

10.2-29.1

28.2

20.7-37.2

38.7

30.3-47.9

5.2

2.7- 9.9

10.1

5.1-19.1

75+

16.1

8.3-29.2

27.2

16.8-41.0

41.2

28.9-54.7

13.5

5.9-28.0

2.0

0.6- 6.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

8.9

4.6-16.4

27.5

16.5-42.2

46.3

34.0-59.1

4.9

2.1-11.2

12.4

5.5-25.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

188

20.9

13.4-31.1

26.5

19.5-34.9

38.5

29.9-47.8

2.5

1.1- 5.6

11.6

6.5-20.1

Some Post-H.S.

163

25.0

15.4-37.9

32.1

23.6-42.0

28.9

21.2-38.0

5.5

2.4-11.9

8.5

4.0-17.2

College Graduate

165

12.0

6.2-22.0

30.9

22.5-40.6

46.0

36.7-55.6

5.1

2.4-10.3

6.0

2.8-12.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

21.7

8.7-44.8

28.4

15.6-46.1

38.0

24.5-53.8

7.1

1.7-25.2

4.7

1.6-13.4

$15,000- 24,999

104

6.3

3.3-12.0

42.8

31.9-54.5

42.4

31.3-54.3

2.6

0.9- 7.0

5.9

2.2-14.7

$25,000- 34,999

22.8

12.6-37.5

22.1

13.9-33.2

37.6

25.1-52.0

5.4

2.2-12.9

12.1

5.6-24.2

$35,000- 49,999

26.2

15.0-41.7

30.9

20.6-43.7

30.9

21.0-43.0

3.9

1.5- 9.5

8.1

3.3-18.3

$50,000-74,999

22.6

10.4-42.3

30.8

20.1-44.0

30.8

21.0-42.8

4.9

1.9-12.0

10.9

4.5-24.0

$75,000+

114

12.5

7.1-21.1

27.6

18.2-39.5

53.3

42.1-64.1

3.2

1.1- 9.0

3.4

1.3- 8.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

332

14.2

9.6-20.5

28.8

22.8-35.7

154

41.5

35.1-48.2

6.6

4.1-10.5

8.8

5.3-14.3

249

20.1

13.1-29.5

29.8

23.3-37.3

37.2

29.9-45.3

2.2

0.9- 5.0

10.7

6.5-17.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

288

17.6

12.0-25.0

28.5

22.6-35.3

122

38.5

32.0-45.6

6.8

4.0-11.3

8.6

4.6-15.4

Non-Veteran

315

18.5

12.4-26.6

30.1

23.9-37.0

139

39.1

32.4-46.2

2.6

1.4- 5.0

9.8

6.3-14.8

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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).
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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-MALES

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'?

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'?