BRFSS 2009 - 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.)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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
TOTAL	1,688	1,125	62.8	58.4-67.1	338	21.5	18.4-24.9	60	4.1	2.9- 5.8	17	1.6	0.7- 3.8	148	9.9	6.6-14.7
GENDER
Male	676	397	59.7	53.9-65.3	165	23.9	19.4-29.0	39	6.2	4.1- 9.5	7	2.3	0.7- 7.6	68	7.8	5.8-10.5
Female	1,012	728	65.4	58.6-71.7	173	19.4	15.4-24.2	21	2.4	1.4- 4.1	10	1.1	0.4- 2.5	80	11.7	6.4-20.6
RACE
White	1,197	791	63.9	59.6-67.9	232	21.1	17.7-24.9	42	4.2	2.8- 6.2	12	1.1	0.5- 2.5	120	9.7	7.5-12.5
African American	372	260	63.2	52.0-73.2	78	19.3	13.8-26.5	11	3.6	1.6- 7.6	4	2.9	0.7-11.5	19	11.0	3.6-29.1
Asian	4	1	7.0	0.8-42.6	3	93.0	57.4-99.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	69	49	59.3	38.4-77.4	10	25.2	9.4-52.3	4	4.6	1.2-15.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	5	9.6	3.1-26.1
Other Minorities	32	13	43.9	18.7-72.8	12	38.0	15.7-66.9	3	9.9	2.5-32.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.2	2.5-23.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	14	26.6	12.1-48.8	12	40.8	18.2-68.1	3	9.8	2.5-31.7	1	17.5	2.7-61.7	2	5.3	1.2-20.4
-English Speaking	16	8	28.4	9.6-59.7	5	25.8	6.7-62.9	2	12.4	2.0-49.6	1	33.4	6.0-79.9	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	16	6	24.6	7.1-58.3	7	57.4	24.4-84.9	1	6.9	0.9-38.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	11.0	2.3-39.2
Non-Hispanic	1,649	1,105	64.1	59.6-68.3	325	20.8	17.8-24.1	57	3.9	2.8- 5.6	16	1.0	0.5- 1.9	146	10.1	6.7-15.1
AGE
18-24	4	3	37.6	5.2-86.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	62.4	13.1-94.8
25-34	29	17	56.4	32.2-77.9	6	30.7	11.8-59.4	2	2.7	0.6-10.8	0	0.0	. - .	4	10.2	3.4-26.9
35-44	89	52	53.9	40.0-67.2	18	27.9	16.2-43.7	8	8.6	3.8-18.1	2	1.0	0.2- 5.3	9	8.6	3.9-17.8
45-54	237	159	63.9	54.6-72.3	38	19.6	13.1-28.3	9	6.7	3.0-14.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7	29	9.3	5.8-14.7
55-64	487	317	61.6	54.7-68.1	106	24.1	18.9-30.2	18	3.4	1.9- 5.9	5	3.7	1.1-11.5	41	7.2	4.5-11.5
65-74	503	348	67.8	61.2-73.7	94	18.6	13.8-24.5	16	3.7	1.7- 7.5	7	1.6	0.6- 4.1	38	8.4	5.4-12.8
75+	331	223	68.1	59.1-75.9	74	21.4	15.1-29.5	7	2.4	0.9- 6.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	26	8.0	4.3-14.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	387	277	70.3	61.1-78.0	71	15.1	10.0-22.3	10	2.9	1.4- 6.1	4	3.6	0.7-16.1	25	8.1	4.7-13.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	575	381	58.4	49.5-66.8	113	22.2	16.8-28.7	23	3.8	2.1- 6.7	4	1.3	0.5- 3.7	54	14.3	6.8-27.5
Some Post-H.S.	410	277	65.5	58.5-72.0	84	22.4	16.9-29.0	15	4.4	2.3- 8.4	2	0.5	0.1- 2.7	32	7.2	4.5-11.2
College Graduate	308	184	58.3	50.1-66.0	70	27.0	20.1-35.4	12	6.1	2.9-12.4	7	1.4	0.5- 3.7	35	7.2	4.7-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	320	231	72.9	63.8-80.4	55	16.0	9.9-24.8	7	2.5	1.0- 6.0	0	0.0	. - .	27	8.7	5.3-13.9
$15,000- 24,999	343	253	68.0	59.3-75.6	53	20.9	14.0-29.9	9	4.0	1.7- 8.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	27	6.7	4.1-10.7
$25,000- 34,999	175	110	59.9	47.7-71.0	38	21.7	14.6-31.0	6	1.9	0.7- 4.6	4	8.0	1.6-31.4	17	8.5	4.6-15.1
$35,000- 49,999	206	132	63.7	54.0-72.5	40	22.1	14.8-31.6	14	7.7	3.9-14.8	4	0.5	0.2- 1.6	16	5.9	3.1-11.1
$50,000-74,999	177	116	63.5	52.4-73.3	39	25.7	16.9-37.1	7	3.7	1.4- 9.4	2	2.2	0.5- 8.9	13	4.9	2.2-10.4
$75,000+	180	92	50.0	39.8-60.2	51	30.2	21.7-40.4	9	6.8	3.0-14.9	3	1.5	0.4- 5.4	25	11.4	6.7-18.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,024	726	70.2	65.7-74.3	170	17.0	13.6-20.9	35	3.9	2.5- 6.0	8	1.0	0.4- 2.4	85	7.9	6.0-10.4
No	592	353	53.2	45.3-61.0	152	27.5	21.8-34.2	23	4.0	2.2- 7.1	7	2.4	0.6- 8.6	57	12.8	6.3-24.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	288	177	62.7	53.8-70.8	73	24.2	17.6-32.2	13	4.5	2.1- 9.2	3	1.2	0.3- 4.4	22	7.4	4.2-12.6
Non-Veteran	1,242	843	62.7	57.3-67.9	235	20.5	16.9-24.6	43	4.3	2.9- 6.4	12	1.8	0.6- 4.9	109	10.7	6.5-17.1

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

1,688

1,125

62.8

58.4-67.1

338

21.5

18.4-24.9

4.1

2.9- 5.8

1.6

0.7- 3.8

148

9.9

6.6-14.7

GENDER

Male

676

397

59.7

53.9-65.3

165

23.9

19.4-29.0

6.2

4.1- 9.5

2.3

0.7- 7.6

7.8

5.8-10.5

Female

1,012

728

65.4

58.6-71.7

173

19.4

15.4-24.2

2.4

1.4- 4.1

1.1

0.4- 2.5

11.7

6.4-20.6

RACE

White

1,197

791

63.9

59.6-67.9

232

21.1

17.7-24.9

4.2

2.8- 6.2

1.1

0.5- 2.5

120

9.7

7.5-12.5

African American

372

260

63.2

52.0-73.2

19.3

13.8-26.5

3.6

1.6- 7.6

2.9

0.7-11.5

11.0

3.6-29.1

Asian

7.0

0.8-42.6

93.0

57.4-99.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

59.3

38.4-77.4

25.2

9.4-52.3

4.6

1.2-15.5

1.2

0.2- 8.4

9.6

3.1-26.1

Other Minorities

43.9

18.7-72.8

38.0

15.7-66.9

9.9

2.5-32.3

0.0

. - .

8.2

2.5-23.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.6

12.1-48.8

40.8

18.2-68.1

9.8

2.5-31.7

17.5

2.7-61.7

5.3

1.2-20.4

-English Speaking

28.4

9.6-59.7

25.8

6.7-62.9

12.4

2.0-49.6

33.4

6.0-79.9

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

24.6

7.1-58.3

57.4

24.4-84.9

6.9

0.9-38.2

0.0

. - .

11.0

2.3-39.2

Non-Hispanic

1,649

1,105

64.1

59.6-68.3

325

20.8

17.8-24.1

3.9

2.8- 5.6

1.0

0.5- 1.9

146

10.1

6.7-15.1

AGE

18-24

37.6

5.2-86.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

62.4

13.1-94.8

25-34

56.4

32.2-77.9

30.7

11.8-59.4

2.7

0.6-10.8

0.0

. - .

10.2

3.4-26.9

35-44

53.9

40.0-67.2

27.9

16.2-43.7

8.6

3.8-18.1

1.0

0.2- 5.3

8.6

3.9-17.8

45-54

237

159

63.9

54.6-72.3

19.6

13.1-28.3

6.7

3.0-14.2

0.4

0.1- 1.7

9.3

5.8-14.7

55-64

487

317

61.6

54.7-68.1

106

24.1

18.9-30.2

3.4

1.9- 5.9

3.7

1.1-11.5

7.2

4.5-11.5

65-74

503

348

67.8

61.2-73.7

18.6

13.8-24.5

3.7

1.7- 7.5

1.6

0.6- 4.1

8.4

5.4-12.8

75+

331

223

68.1

59.1-75.9

21.4

15.1-29.5

2.4

0.9- 6.5

0.1

0.0- 0.8

8.0

4.3-14.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

387

277

70.3

61.1-78.0

15.1

10.0-22.3

2.9

1.4- 6.1

3.6

0.7-16.1

8.1

4.7-13.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

575

381

58.4

49.5-66.8

113

22.2

16.8-28.7

3.8

2.1- 6.7

1.3

0.5- 3.7

14.3

6.8-27.5

Some Post-H.S.

410

277

65.5

58.5-72.0

22.4

16.9-29.0

4.4

2.3- 8.4

0.5

0.1- 2.7

7.2

4.5-11.2

College Graduate

308

184

58.3

50.1-66.0

27.0

20.1-35.4

6.1

2.9-12.4

1.4

0.5- 3.7

7.2

4.7-10.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

320

231

72.9

63.8-80.4

16.0

9.9-24.8

2.5

1.0- 6.0

0.0

. - .

8.7

5.3-13.9

$15,000- 24,999

343

253

68.0

59.3-75.6

20.9

14.0-29.9

4.0

1.7- 8.9

0.4

0.1- 3.1

6.7

4.1-10.7

$25,000- 34,999

175

110

59.9

47.7-71.0

21.7

14.6-31.0

1.9

0.7- 4.6

8.0

1.6-31.4

8.5

4.6-15.1

$35,000- 49,999

206

132

63.7

54.0-72.5

22.1

14.8-31.6

7.7

3.9-14.8

0.5

0.2- 1.6

5.9

3.1-11.1

$50,000-74,999

177

116

63.5

52.4-73.3

25.7

16.9-37.1

3.7

1.4- 9.4

2.2

0.5- 8.9

4.9

2.2-10.4

$75,000+

180

50.0

39.8-60.2

30.2

21.7-40.4

6.8

3.0-14.9

1.5

0.4- 5.4

11.4

6.7-18.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,024

726

70.2

65.7-74.3

170

17.0

13.6-20.9

3.9

2.5- 6.0

1.0

0.4- 2.4

7.9

6.0-10.4

592

353

53.2

45.3-61.0

152

27.5

21.8-34.2

4.0

2.2- 7.1

2.4

0.6- 8.6

12.8

6.3-24.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

288

177

62.7

53.8-70.8

24.2

17.6-32.2

4.5

2.1- 9.2

1.2

0.3- 4.4

7.4

4.2-12.6

Non-Veteran

1,242

843

62.7

57.3-67.9

235

20.5

16.9-24.6

4.3

2.9- 6.4

1.8

0.6- 4.9

109

10.7

6.5-17.1

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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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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.