BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Diabetes

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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
North Carolina	1,790	1,207	66.4	63.3-69.3	361	22.0	19.4-24.9	77	3.8	2.9- 5.1	23	1.1	0.7- 1.7	122	6.7	5.3- 8.3
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	38	25	57.2	34.0-77.6	9	34.2	14.9-60.7	3	5.5	1.6-17.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.1	0.4-19.4
Buncombe	42	18	38.2	23.0-56.1	15	37.4	22.2-55.7	2	8.3	1.5-34.4	2	2.3	0.5- 8.8	5	13.8	4.6-35.1
Cabarrus	50	41	82.6	67.9-91.4	7	12.8	5.8-26.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.6	0.9-19.6
Catawba	42	27	55.1	35.7-73.0	10	28.2	13.0-50.9	3	11.7	3.5-32.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.0	1.2-18.6
Cumberland	62	46	72.5	58.8-83.0	8	14.2	6.9-27.0	1	1.6	0.2-10.4	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	6	10.0	4.3-21.6
Davidson	56	39	74.2	59.6-84.9	9	12.8	5.9-25.6	5	8.4	3.4-19.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	4.6	1.2-15.4
Durham	39	24	54.6	34.7-73.1	10	35.8	18.1-58.5	2	1.8	0.4- 7.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.8	2.3-23.5
Forsyth	30	26	91.5	77.0-97.2	4	8.5	2.8-23.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Gaston	59	45	80.5	68.0-88.9	9	12.5	6.2-23.5	1	1.8	0.3-11.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.2	1.7-14.7
Guilford	47	31	59.6	42.5-74.6	12	34.1	19.9-51.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.0	1.8-17.8
Iredell	42	32	80.4	65.4-90.0	7	15.0	6.8-29.8	2	2.7	0.6-11.2	1	1.8	0.3-12.0	0	0.0	. - .
Johnston	45	28	67.4	48.7-81.8	12	22.1	11.0-39.2	1	2.0	0.3-13.0	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	3	7.2	1.9-23.3
Mecklenburg	63	38	59.5	45.1-72.4	12	22.8	13.0-36.8	3	6.5	1.8-20.5	2	1.7	0.4- 7.0	8	9.5	4.3-19.8
New Hanover	45	28	68.1	52.2-80.7	9	16.5	8.2-30.4	1	2.2	0.3-14.4	2	4.0	1.0-15.0	5	9.2	3.7-21.1
Onslow	46	37	82.2	66.8-91.4	5	10.7	4.2-24.4	1	1.1	0.1- 7.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.0	1.5-21.4
Orange	28	12	37.4	19.9-58.9	6	22.5	9.1-45.8	2	8.1	1.8-29.1	2	13.4	2.9-44.1	6	18.6	7.7-38.6
Pitt	57	37	66.5	50.8-79.2	13	22.4	12.1-37.8	2	3.4	0.7-15.3	1	1.7	0.2-11.2	4	5.9	2.1-15.9
Randolph	46	33	73.5	56.9-85.3	7	15.9	7.1-31.9	4	8.0	2.8-20.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.6	0.6-10.1
Robeson	61	42	68.3	53.5-80.1	10	16.3	8.2-30.0	5	11.0	4.3-25.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	3	3.6	1.1-11.3
Rowan	69	43	59.5	44.6-72.8	21	34.7	22.2-49.8	3	3.2	1.0-10.4	1	1.4	0.2- 9.6	1	1.1	0.2- 7.4
Union	36	29	78.4	58.3-90.5	4	10.6	3.5-27.7	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	1	5.9	0.8-31.7	1	3.8	0.5-22.7
Wake	52	35	63.1	45.6-77.7	11	27.2	14.0-46.1	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	8.2	3.0-20.6
Wayne	39	28	72.4	54.3-85.3	6	14.3	5.5-32.3	3	5.8	1.8-17.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.5	1.8-25.9
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	643	433	67.9	63.3-72.3	122	19.4	15.8-23.7	31	4.9	3.1- 7.6	9	1.2	0.6- 2.4	48	6.6	4.8- 9.0
Piedmont	810	560	67.6	63.0-71.9	160	22.5	18.6-26.9	34	3.1	2.0- 4.7	9	1.0	0.5- 2.1	47	5.9	4.1- 8.3
Western NC	337	214	57.9	51.1-64.4	79	26.3	20.8-32.6	12	4.6	2.2- 9.3	5	1.2	0.5- 2.8	27	10.1	6.1-16.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	232	143	57.0	48.9-64.8	55	25.3	19.0-32.9	8	5.3	2.2-12.2	5	1.7	0.7- 4.0	21	10.7	6.1-18.0
Northwest	362	251	71.5	65.4-76.9	79	20.5	15.9-26.1	18	4.2	2.5- 7.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.4	12	3.4	1.6- 7.3
Charlotte	240	175	69.5	61.3-76.6	37	17.0	11.7-24.2	6	3.5	1.2- 9.5	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7	17	7.7	4.2-13.7
Greensboro	181	119	62.6	52.5-71.7	36	26.6	18.3-37.1	11	3.4	1.8- 6.4	2	1.2	0.2- 5.3	13	6.3	3.2-12.0
Southern Regional	189	133	66.7	57.6-74.7	33	22.3	15.3-31.4	8	3.0	1.4- 6.4	2	0.8	0.2- 3.9	13	7.2	3.8-13.1
Coastal	99	67	71.7	61.2-80.2	18	17.2	10.4-27.0	3	2.2	0.7- 6.7	4	4.0	1.4-10.4	7	5.0	2.3-10.4
Wake	168	108	64.1	53.5-73.4	41	26.9	18.4-37.7	4	1.2	0.3- 3.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	14	7.6	4.1-13.7
Area L	73	46	65.9	51.4-77.9	13	18.8	9.5-34.0	5	8.3	2.9-21.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	8	6.4	3.1-12.7
Eastern	246	165	66.8	59.0-73.7	49	20.5	14.8-27.6	14	6.2	3.1-11.9	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	17	6.3	3.7-10.6

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%)

North Carolina

1,790

1,207

66.4

63.3-69.3

361

22.0

19.4-24.9

3.8

2.9- 5.1

1.1

0.7- 1.7

122

6.7

5.3- 8.3

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

57.2

34.0-77.6

34.2

14.9-60.7

5.5

1.6-17.0

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.4-19.4

Buncombe

38.2

23.0-56.1

37.4

22.2-55.7

8.3

1.5-34.4

2.3

0.5- 8.8

13.8

4.6-35.1

Cabarrus

82.6

67.9-91.4

12.8

5.8-26.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.6

0.9-19.6

Catawba

55.1

35.7-73.0

28.2

13.0-50.9

11.7

3.5-32.4

0.0

. - .

5.0

1.2-18.6

Cumberland

72.5

58.8-83.0

14.2

6.9-27.0

1.6

0.2-10.4

1.7

0.2-11.1

10.0

4.3-21.6

Davidson

74.2

59.6-84.9

12.8

5.9-25.6

8.4

3.4-19.2

0.0

. - .

4.6

1.2-15.4

Durham

54.6

34.7-73.1

35.8

18.1-58.5

1.8

0.4- 7.6

0.0

. - .

7.8

2.3-23.5

Forsyth

91.5

77.0-97.2

8.5

2.8-23.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Gaston

80.5

68.0-88.9

12.5

6.2-23.5

1.8

0.3-11.8

0.0

. - .

5.2

1.7-14.7

Guilford

59.6

42.5-74.6

34.1

19.9-51.8

0.3

0.0- 2.3

0.0

. - .

6.0

1.8-17.8

Iredell

80.4

65.4-90.0

15.0

6.8-29.8

2.7

0.6-11.2

1.8

0.3-12.0

0.0

. - .

Johnston

67.4

48.7-81.8

22.1

11.0-39.2

2.0

0.3-13.0

1.4

0.2- 9.6

7.2

1.9-23.3

Mecklenburg

59.5

45.1-72.4

22.8

13.0-36.8

6.5

1.8-20.5

1.7

0.4- 7.0

9.5

4.3-19.8

New Hanover

68.1

52.2-80.7

16.5

8.2-30.4

2.2

0.3-14.4

4.0

1.0-15.0

9.2

3.7-21.1

Onslow

82.2

66.8-91.4

10.7

4.2-24.4

1.1

0.1- 7.4

0.0

. - .

6.0

1.5-21.4

Orange

37.4

19.9-58.9

22.5

9.1-45.8

8.1

1.8-29.1

13.4

2.9-44.1

18.6

7.7-38.6

Pitt

66.5

50.8-79.2

22.4

12.1-37.8

3.4

0.7-15.3

1.7

0.2-11.2

5.9

2.1-15.9

Randolph

73.5

56.9-85.3

15.9

7.1-31.9

8.0

2.8-20.8

0.0

. - .

2.6

0.6-10.1

Robeson

68.3

53.5-80.1

16.3

8.2-30.0

11.0

4.3-25.1

0.8

0.1- 5.8

3.6

1.1-11.3

Rowan

59.5

44.6-72.8

34.7

22.2-49.8

3.2

1.0-10.4

1.4

0.2- 9.6

1.1

0.2- 7.4

Union

78.4

58.3-90.5

10.6

3.5-27.7

1.3

0.2- 8.7

5.9

0.8-31.7

3.8

0.5-22.7

Wake

63.1

45.6-77.7

27.2

14.0-46.1

1.5

0.2- 9.8

0.0

. - .

8.2

3.0-20.6

Wayne

72.4

54.3-85.3

14.3

5.5-32.3

5.8

1.8-17.2

0.0

. - .

7.5

1.8-25.9

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

643

433

67.9

63.3-72.3

122

19.4

15.8-23.7

4.9

3.1- 7.6

1.2

0.6- 2.4

6.6

4.8- 9.0

Piedmont

810

560

67.6

63.0-71.9

160

22.5

18.6-26.9

3.1

2.0- 4.7

1.0

0.5- 2.1

5.9

4.1- 8.3

Western NC

337

214

57.9

51.1-64.4

26.3

20.8-32.6

4.6

2.2- 9.3

1.2

0.5- 2.8

10.1

6.1-16.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

232

143

57.0

48.9-64.8

25.3

19.0-32.9

5.3

2.2-12.2

1.7

0.7- 4.0

10.7

6.1-18.0

Northwest

362

251

71.5

65.4-76.9

20.5

15.9-26.1

4.2

2.5- 7.0

0.4

0.1- 1.4

3.4

1.6- 7.3

Charlotte

240

175

69.5

61.3-76.6

17.0

11.7-24.2

3.5

1.2- 9.5

2.3

0.9- 5.7

7.7

4.2-13.7

Greensboro

181

119

62.6

52.5-71.7

26.6

18.3-37.1

3.4

1.8- 6.4

1.2

0.2- 5.3

6.3

3.2-12.0

Southern Regional

189

133

66.7

57.6-74.7

22.3

15.3-31.4

3.0

1.4- 6.4

0.8

0.2- 3.9

7.2

3.8-13.1

Coastal

71.7

61.2-80.2

17.2

10.4-27.0

2.2

0.7- 6.7

4.0

1.4-10.4

5.0

2.3-10.4

Wake

168

108

64.1

53.5-73.4

26.9

18.4-37.7

1.2

0.3- 3.9

0.2

0.0- 1.1

7.6

4.1-13.7

Area L

65.9

51.4-77.9

18.8

9.5-34.0

8.3

2.9-21.7

0.7

0.1- 4.6

6.4

3.1-12.7

Eastern

246

165

66.8

59.0-73.7

20.5

14.8-27.6

6.2

3.1-11.9

0.3

0.0- 1.9

6.3

3.7-10.6

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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.

This page was generated on 07MAY08.

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Diabetes

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.