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

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
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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	33	5	13.7	5.4-30.5	7	21.6	9.8-40.9	18	53.5	34.0-72.1	1	1.9	0.3-12.5	2	9.3	2.3-31.3
Buncombe	37	8	18.4	8.3-36.1	13	48.8	30.1-67.8	14	30.2	16.7-48.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.6	0.6-10.0
Cabarrus	43	6	12.7	5.4-27.0	9	23.0	11.5-40.5	24	57.2	40.8-72.2	1	3.2	0.5-19.6	3	3.9	1.1-12.3
Catawba	37	3	6.7	1.8-21.9	10	24.5	12.4-42.6	19	53.6	33.9-72.2	2	3.7	0.8-15.6	3	11.5	3.4-32.4
Cumberland	54	10	18.8	9.6-33.7	16	28.6	17.3-43.3	19	31.1	19.5-45.7	4	8.5	3.0-21.7	5	13.0	4.8-30.7
Davidson	45	4	6.6	2.4-17.2	10	30.1	14.9-51.5	23	49.2	31.4-67.1	4	7.2	2.6-18.7	4	6.9	2.2-19.2
Durham	38	8	15.4	6.6-31.7	10	26.2	12.4-47.1	12	27.6	14.7-45.8	2	4.2	0.9-16.8	6	26.6	10.5-52.9
Forsyth	25	5	33.8	14.6-60.4	4	13.8	4.8-34.0	12	39.1	20.8-61.0	2	8.4	2.0-28.9	2	4.9	1.1-19.3
Gaston	55	6	8.5	3.3-20.2	15	35.2	21.6-51.8	21	28.3	17.2-42.8	7	12.9	5.4-27.7	6	15.0	6.2-32.2
Guilford	43	6	15.0	6.4-31.2	11	31.6	17.3-50.5	23	49.9	33.2-66.6	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.5	1.0-11.7
Iredell	39	4	9.2	3.1-23.9	9	18.7	8.8-35.6	21	58.7	40.7-74.7	3	8.0	2.3-24.4	2	5.4	1.3-20.2
Johnston	36	4	6.0	2.0-16.5	11	40.9	19.3-66.8	14	32.0	16.6-52.8	6	19.8	7.0-44.8	1	1.2	0.2- 8.6
Mecklenburg	56	8	15.9	7.8-29.6	20	32.7	20.5-48.0	18	22.3	13.1-35.3	5	16.1	6.7-33.7	5	13.0	5.3-28.6
New Hanover	40	6	12.0	5.0-26.0	8	17.2	8.1-32.7	24	66.7	49.4-80.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.2	1.0-15.6
Onslow	43	12	30.6	17.2-48.4	10	21.5	10.5-39.1	15	29.8	17.4-46.1	3	8.3	1.9-29.8	3	9.7	2.8-28.7
Orange	25	5	22.1	7.6-49.4	9	33.5	16.1-56.9	7	31.5	14.6-55.3	2	4.9	1.1-19.1	2	8.0	1.8-29.4
Pitt	50	6	11.7	4.6-26.4	9	15.6	7.6-29.5	27	55.7	39.3-70.9	5	10.2	4.0-23.9	3	6.8	2.1-20.0
Randolph	38	3	8.0	2.4-23.8	6	13.4	5.5-29.0	23	50.2	31.0-69.3	1	5.0	0.7-28.0	5	23.5	8.2-51.5
Robeson	43	5	13.2	5.1-30.2	10	18.7	9.4-33.8	21	45.9	29.8-63.0	4	15.9	5.6-37.5	3	6.3	1.8-19.5
Rowan	59	13	20.5	10.8-35.4	15	30.3	16.3-49.2	27	43.1	28.7-58.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6	3	5.5	1.7-16.4
Union	32	9	25.7	12.0-46.8	11	41.0	21.6-63.7	9	25.0	11.9-45.2	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	2	6.9	1.7-24.7
Wake	45	8	26.1	12.3-47.2	8	16.6	7.5-32.9	25	47.7	31.3-64.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	9.6	3.4-24.2
Wayne	34	6	20.3	8.8-40.2	10	23.0	11.6-40.5	13	42.3	25.5-61.0	1	1.6	0.2-10.8	4	12.8	4.5-31.5
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	700	109	17.6	13.5-22.6	181	27.0	22.8-31.6	315	40.0	35.3-44.8	34	5.1	3.2- 7.9	61	10.4	7.7-14.0
Western NC	281	42	13.8	9.9-18.9	75	33.3	26.4-41.0	123	38.8	32.3-45.7	10	3.4	1.7- 6.5	31	10.7	6.8-16.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	194	30	15.4	10.3-22.3	53	34.6	26.2-44.2	86	38.6	30.9-46.9	7	3.5	1.6- 7.5	18	8.0	4.5-13.8
Northwest	304	44	14.6	9.9-20.8	72	25.3	19.4-32.1	145	45.9	38.8-53.2	15	4.4	2.5- 7.7	28	9.9	6.1-15.5
Charlotte	212	32	13.2	8.6-19.7	62	32.8	25.1-41.5	85	31.8	24.8-39.7	14	9.8	5.1-18.1	19	12.4	7.3-20.3
Greensboro	155	25	17.7	11.0-27.2	35	25.6	16.9-36.7	78	47.0	36.9-57.4	4	1.5	0.5- 4.8	13	8.2	4.2-15.4
Southern Regional	152	24	17.8	11.4-26.8	42	29.1	20.9-38.9	62	35.0	26.3-44.8	14	10.7	6.1-18.1	10	7.5	3.4-15.5
Coastal	86	10	11.6	5.7-21.9	24	29.7	19.8-42.0	46	52.2	40.2-64.1	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	5	4.8	1.9-11.6
Wake	143	24	23.5	13.6-37.6	38	23.0	15.4-32.8	57	37.3	27.5-48.2	9	4.2	1.7- 9.9	15	12.0	6.6-20.9
Area L	58	6	12.4	4.8-28.3	12	23.7	13.0-39.3	32	51.5	36.2-66.5	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	7	11.1	4.7-23.9
Eastern	208	34	16.8	11.3-24.2	48	20.8	14.6-28.6	92	43.4	35.1-52.0	15	7.1	3.8-12.7	19	12.0	7.2-19.3

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

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

5.4

4.1- 7.2

134

10.1

8.1-12.4

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

13.7

5.4-30.5

21.6

9.8-40.9

53.5

34.0-72.1

1.9

0.3-12.5

9.3

2.3-31.3

Buncombe

18.4

8.3-36.1

48.8

30.1-67.8

30.2

16.7-48.5

0.0

. - .

2.6

0.6-10.0

Cabarrus

12.7

5.4-27.0

23.0

11.5-40.5

57.2

40.8-72.2

3.2

0.5-19.6

3.9

1.1-12.3

Catawba

6.7

1.8-21.9

24.5

12.4-42.6

53.6

33.9-72.2

3.7

0.8-15.6

11.5

3.4-32.4

Cumberland

18.8

9.6-33.7

28.6

17.3-43.3

31.1

19.5-45.7

8.5

3.0-21.7

13.0

4.8-30.7

Davidson

6.6

2.4-17.2

30.1

14.9-51.5

49.2

31.4-67.1

7.2

2.6-18.7

6.9

2.2-19.2

Durham

15.4

6.6-31.7

26.2

12.4-47.1

27.6

14.7-45.8

4.2

0.9-16.8

26.6

10.5-52.9

Forsyth

33.8

14.6-60.4

13.8

4.8-34.0

39.1

20.8-61.0

8.4

2.0-28.9

4.9

1.1-19.3

Gaston

8.5

3.3-20.2

35.2

21.6-51.8

28.3

17.2-42.8

12.9

5.4-27.7

15.0

6.2-32.2

Guilford

15.0

6.4-31.2

31.6

17.3-50.5

49.9

33.2-66.6

0.0

. - .

3.5

1.0-11.7

Iredell

9.2

3.1-23.9

18.7

8.8-35.6

58.7

40.7-74.7

8.0

2.3-24.4

5.4

1.3-20.2

Johnston

6.0

2.0-16.5

40.9

19.3-66.8

32.0

16.6-52.8

19.8

7.0-44.8

1.2

0.2- 8.6

Mecklenburg

15.9

7.8-29.6

32.7

20.5-48.0

22.3

13.1-35.3

16.1

6.7-33.7

13.0

5.3-28.6

New Hanover

12.0

5.0-26.0

17.2

8.1-32.7

66.7

49.4-80.4

0.0

. - .

4.2

1.0-15.6

Onslow

30.6

17.2-48.4

21.5

10.5-39.1

29.8

17.4-46.1

8.3

1.9-29.8

9.7

2.8-28.7

Orange

22.1

7.6-49.4

33.5

16.1-56.9

31.5

14.6-55.3

4.9

1.1-19.1

8.0

1.8-29.4

Pitt

11.7

4.6-26.4

15.6

7.6-29.5

55.7

39.3-70.9

10.2

4.0-23.9

6.8

2.1-20.0

Randolph

8.0

2.4-23.8

13.4

5.5-29.0

50.2

31.0-69.3

5.0

0.7-28.0

23.5

8.2-51.5

Robeson

13.2

5.1-30.2

18.7

9.4-33.8

45.9

29.8-63.0

15.9

5.6-37.5

6.3

1.8-19.5

Rowan

20.5

10.8-35.4

30.3

16.3-49.2

43.1

28.7-58.7

0.7

0.1- 4.6

5.5

1.7-16.4

Union

25.7

12.0-46.8

41.0

21.6-63.7

25.0

11.9-45.2

1.4

0.2- 9.5

6.9

1.7-24.7

Wake

26.1

12.3-47.2

16.6

7.5-32.9

47.7

31.3-64.7

0.0

. - .

9.6

3.4-24.2

Wayne

20.3

8.8-40.2

23.0

11.6-40.5

42.3

25.5-61.0

1.6

0.2-10.8

12.8

4.5-31.5

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

531

15.5

12.0-19.8

130

24.7

20.3-29.7

245

43.7

38.5-49.0

7.0

4.8-10.1

9.1

6.4-12.8

Piedmont

700

109

17.6

13.5-22.6

181

27.0

22.8-31.6

315

40.0

35.3-44.8

5.1

3.2- 7.9

10.4

7.7-14.0

Western NC

281

13.8

9.9-18.9

33.3

26.4-41.0

123

38.8

32.3-45.7

3.4

1.7- 6.5

10.7

6.8-16.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

194

15.4

10.3-22.3

34.6

26.2-44.2

38.6

30.9-46.9

3.5

1.6- 7.5

8.0

4.5-13.8

Northwest

304

14.6

9.9-20.8

25.3

19.4-32.1

145

45.9

38.8-53.2

4.4

2.5- 7.7

9.9

6.1-15.5

Charlotte

212

13.2

8.6-19.7

32.8

25.1-41.5

31.8

24.8-39.7

9.8

5.1-18.1

12.4

7.3-20.3

Greensboro

155

17.7

11.0-27.2

25.6

16.9-36.7

47.0

36.9-57.4

1.5

0.5- 4.8

8.2

4.2-15.4

Southern Regional

152

17.8

11.4-26.8

29.1

20.9-38.9

35.0

26.3-44.8

10.7

6.1-18.1

7.5

3.4-15.5

Coastal

11.6

5.7-21.9

29.7

19.8-42.0

52.2

40.2-64.1

1.7

0.2-11.1

4.8

1.9-11.6

Wake

143

23.5

13.6-37.6

23.0

15.4-32.8

37.3

27.5-48.2

4.2

1.7- 9.9

12.0

6.6-20.9

Area L

12.4

4.8-28.3

23.7

13.0-39.3

51.5

36.2-66.5

1.3

0.2- 8.8

11.1

4.7-23.9

Eastern

208

16.8

11.3-24.2

20.8

14.6-28.6

43.4

35.1-52.0

7.1

3.8-12.7

12.0

7.2-19.3

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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

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'?