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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Control

Urine tests for protein (microalbuminuria test) check if your kidneys are working properly.
When was the last time that you received a urine test for protein?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Last 12 months 1 or more years ago Don't know Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,666 1,807 67.1 64.5-69.7 303 12.4 10.5-14.6 386 13.5 11.9-15.3 170 6.9 5.6- 8.5
GENDER
Male 1,010 688 69.2 64.9-73.2 113 12.1 9.0-16.2 150 12.8 10.5-15.6 59 5.8 4.3- 7.8
Female 1,656 1,119 65.3 62.0-68.5 190 12.6 10.6-15.0 236 14.1 12.0-16.5 111 7.9 6.0-10.4
RACE
White 1,908 1,281 66.2 63.0-69.3 224 13.3 10.8-16.2 301 15.3 13.2-17.6 102 5.2 4.1- 6.6
African American 596 439 75.0 70.3-79.2 54 9.3 6.7-12.7 65 9.2 6.9-12.2 38 6.5 4.4- 9.6
Asian 6 4 66.2 24.5-92.2 0 0.0 . - . 1 11.5 1.5-53.2 1 22.3 3.2-71.7
Native American 79 50 56.4 40.6-71.0 12 20.4 9.9-37.6 5 12.6 4.6-30.3 12 10.6 5.2-20.3
Other Minorities 70 30 39.6 25.7-55.3 12 15.0 7.4-28.0 11 12.0 5.7-23.2 17 33.4 19.0-51.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 69 32 37.5 23.6-53.8 9 13.6 6.4-26.6 14 16.6 8.6-29.6 14 32.3 17.3-52.2
-English Speaking 31 20 59.2 36.9-78.2 2 7.4 1.6-28.3 8 29.0 13.2-52.3 1 4.4 0.6-25.5
-Spanish Speaking 38 12 29.9 15.0-50.7 7 15.8 6.7-32.9 6 12.2 4.6-28.7 13 42.1 22.7-64.4
Non-Hispanic 2,589 1,768 68.3 65.7-70.9 293 12.3 10.4-14.6 372 13.4 11.8-15.3 156 5.9 4.9- 7.2
AGE
18-24 14 6 35.0 11.4-69.3 3 43.2 11.4-81.9 4 17.2 3.6-54.0 1 4.5 0.6-28.6
25-34 69 36 59.9 45.2-72.9 11 12.0 6.0-22.5 13 18.7 10.4-31.4 9 9.5 4.4-19.2
35-44 220 125 60.9 52.4-68.8 44 18.0 12.8-24.7 29 11.7 7.5-17.9 22 9.4 4.9-17.4
45-54 444 285 68.1 62.5-73.3 54 10.9 7.9-14.9 65 12.8 9.6-16.9 40 8.1 5.5-11.7
55-64 754 519 68.5 64.0-72.7 95 13.1 10.2-16.7 97 12.3 9.7-15.5 43 6.1 4.3- 8.7
65-74 684 507 74.3 69.9-78.2 55 7.9 5.6-10.9 88 13.0 10.1-16.6 34 4.9 3.3- 7.2
75+ 468 321 68.6 63.0-73.8 40 8.8 6.0-12.6 86 16.3 12.6-20.7 21 6.3 3.7-10.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 524 344 61.6 55.3-67.5 52 11.2 8.0-15.5 85 15.9 12.1-20.7 43 11.3 7.1-17.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 874 590 67.1 62.7-71.2 92 10.4 8.1-13.3 123 13.3 10.5-16.6 69 9.2 6.9-12.2
Some Post-H.S. 693 465 66.5 60.6-72.0 98 16.4 11.6-22.8 98 13.5 10.5-17.1 32 3.6 2.3- 5.4
College Graduate 569 405 72.1 67.1-76.7 60 11.3 8.2-15.3 79 12.2 9.2-16.0 25 4.4 2.8- 6.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 462 308 61.4 54.3-68.1 49 12.5 8.7-17.5 63 12.7 9.2-17.2 42 13.4 8.2-21.0
$15,000- 24,999 532 353 65.4 59.5-71.0 66 12.0 8.8-16.2 66 11.7 8.2-16.4 47 10.9 7.7-15.2
$25,000- 34,999 338 228 64.2 54.2-73.0 43 15.6 8.0-28.3 56 17.0 12.0-23.4 11 3.2 1.7- 6.0
$35,000- 49,999 338 231 67.7 60.9-73.9 41 14.0 9.6-20.0 43 11.6 7.9-16.6 23 6.7 4.2-10.6
$50,000-74,999 287 202 67.1 59.8-73.7 34 13.4 9.1-19.5 41 15.0 10.4-21.2 10 4.4 2.1- 9.0
$75,000+ 338 252 77.3 71.5-82.3 36 10.4 7.0-15.2 37 9.4 6.4-13.7 13 2.9 1.6- 5.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,504 1,020 68.7 65.4-71.8 166 11.1 9.2-13.3 234 14.8 12.5-17.4 84 5.4 4.1- 7.0
No 1,143 777 65.4 61.1-69.5 134 13.9 10.6-18.0 146 11.9 9.8-14.4 86 8.8 6.6-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 474 331 70.8 65.3-75.7 52 10.1 7.3-13.9 67 13.9 10.4-18.5 24 5.2 3.2- 8.2
Non-Veteran 2,191 1,475 66.3 63.3-69.2 251 12.9 10.7-15.5 319 13.5 11.7-15.4 146 7.3 5.9- 9.1

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*Asked of respondents with diabetes or borderline diabetes

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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