BRFSS 2009 - 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'?)

2009 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	1,418	236	16.2	13.4-19.4	349	25.0	21.4-28.8	667	44.7	40.3-49.1	72	5.1	3.7- 7.0	94	9.1	5.4-14.8
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	43	2	7.5	1.7-27.3	7	16.2	7.1-32.8	26	55.2	36.8-72.3	3	9.8	2.6-30.3	5	11.3	4.2-26.9
Buncombe	28	5	18.0	7.1-38.6	8	37.9	19.7-60.2	12	36.1	19.8-56.3	1	1.5	0.2- 9.9	2	6.6	1.6-23.3
Cabarrus	40	8	17.4	7.7-34.6	11	17.3	8.6-32.0	17	56.8	36.2-75.4	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1	3	7.3	2.2-21.6
Catawba	32	5	12.0	4.8-26.9	11	31.5	16.8-51.3	14	53.3	34.0-71.7	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3
Cumberland	64	7	13.1	5.7-27.5	12	24.4	12.1-43.0	31	43.3	30.0-57.6	6	6.3	2.7-14.2	8	12.9	6.2-24.9
Davidson	44	10	24.4	11.8-43.7	8	27.0	13.8-46.1	22	41.9	26.6-58.9	3	5.6	1.7-16.8	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5
Durham	45	6	9.9	3.9-22.9	12	33.5	18.2-53.2	23	51.5	33.8-68.8	3	3.5	1.0-11.5	1	1.6	0.2-10.9
Forsyth	39	10	32.9	17.0-54.1	7	14.6	6.1-30.9	20	47.2	30.0-65.0	1	2.3	0.3-14.6	1	3.1	0.4-19.0
Gaston	38	8	14.8	6.9-29.0	11	28.8	15.0-48.1	17	52.1	32.8-70.7	1	2.3	0.3-15.0	1	2.0	0.3-13.2
Guilford	53	6	9.7	3.8-22.6	16	30.7	18.5-46.2	26	47.6	32.7-62.9	2	9.1	2.3-29.6	3	3.0	1.0- 9.2
Iredell	37	8	21.7	10.8-38.9	10	26.3	14.1-43.7	17	49.1	32.2-66.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.9	0.7-11.2
Johnston	36	7	17.6	7.5-36.0	8	16.9	7.7-33.0	16	40.3	23.0-60.3	2	5.0	1.2-18.5	3	20.3	5.3-53.4
Mecklenburg	48	11	24.5	13.4-40.5	13	16.8	9.2-28.9	17	39.0	24.3-55.9	3	6.9	1.9-21.9	4	12.8	4.4-31.7
New Hanover	62	11	15.0	7.2-28.4	19	31.2	19.7-45.7	25	41.4	27.8-56.4	2	2.7	0.6-10.5	5	9.7	3.9-22.2
Onslow	45	9	25.0	13.0-42.7	7	9.8	4.3-20.7	24	56.6	39.9-71.9	2	2.4	0.5-10.1	3	6.3	1.8-20.1
Orange	20	3	10.2	3.0-29.8	7	40.5	19.0-66.3	6	25.3	10.5-49.4	1	7.7	1.1-39.0	3	16.3	4.4-45.3
Pitt	36	8	21.6	9.7-41.5	6	19.2	8.4-38.0	18	48.7	31.4-66.3	1	3.1	0.4-19.3	3	7.3	2.3-20.8
Randolph	29	4	15.0	5.0-37.4	4	25.2	5.9-64.3	19	51.8	26.6-76.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.0	1.4-34.8
Robeson	45	6	16.2	6.2-36.4	9	21.1	10.4-38.0	26	53.7	36.0-70.5	3	4.2	1.2-13.9	1	4.8	0.7-27.0
Rowan	50	5	9.7	3.6-23.7	17	34.4	20.2-52.2	24	43.3	28.5-59.5	2	6.4	1.2-27.5	2	6.2	1.1-27.7
Union	29	8	27.4	12.6-49.9	7	20.8	9.1-40.6	11	39.9	21.0-62.4	1	2.9	0.4-18.0	2	9.0	1.9-33.0
Wake	41	10	23.5	12.2-40.5	11	28.7	15.9-46.3	17	37.8	23.4-54.8	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	2	7.8	1.5-31.7
Wayne	55	13	24.6	13.4-40.8	14	31.3	18.9-47.3	23	32.9	21.0-47.6	5	11.1	4.3-25.8	0	0.0	. - .
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	462	81	15.0	10.3-21.5	104	23.8	17.1-32.1	219	43.9	35.2-52.9	27	4.6	2.7- 7.6	31	12.8	4.9-29.2
Piedmont	653	112	17.6	13.8-22.2	167	24.1	19.9-28.9	310	46.5	41.1-52.1	28	5.4	3.3- 8.7	36	6.4	3.9-10.2
Western NC	303	43	13.8	9.8-19.0	78	32.0	25.0-39.8	138	39.2	32.7-46.1	17	5.3	2.9- 9.5	27	9.8	6.3-14.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	205	28	14.7	9.6-21.8	53	31.8	23.9-40.9	96	41.4	33.5-49.8	9	3.1	1.5- 6.7	19	8.9	5.3-14.7
Northwest	310	54	18.8	13.2-26.1	79	25.0	19.1-32.0	146	46.3	39.0-53.9	16	4.8	2.7- 8.6	15	5.1	2.8- 9.2
Charlotte	172	35	16.6	11.2-23.9	52	27.7	19.4-38.0	67	39.6	30.1-50.0	7	5.5	2.0-13.8	11	10.6	4.7-21.9
Greensboro	166	18	11.7	5.8-22.2	36	21.1	14.0-30.7	90	52.2	40.5-63.6	8	8.8	3.8-19.0	14	6.2	3.0-12.6
Southern Regional	152	22	14.7	8.0-25.6	29	20.1	11.8-32.0	78	51.8	39.8-63.6	12	6.9	3.3-13.8	11	6.4	3.3-12.2
Coastal	83	13	11.6	5.1-24.1	28	45.3	28.8-62.9	31	29.9	17.3-46.3	4	5.3	1.6-15.7	7	8.0	3.1-19.1
Wake	136	27	22.1	13.9-33.4	32	22.7	15.1-32.6	63	43.9	33.4-55.0	7	4.2	1.5-11.3	7	7.0	2.7-16.8
Area L	15	4	38.3	13.6-70.9	2	10.0	2.1-36.1	8	46.5	20.5-74.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.2	0.7-30.2
Eastern	179	35	10.6	5.8-18.5	38	22.8	11.8-39.4	88	43.9	27.8-61.4	9	3.2	1.1- 8.6	9	19.6	4.7-54.8

Total
Respond.^

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,418

236

16.2

13.4-19.4

349

25.0

21.4-28.8

667

44.7

40.3-49.1

5.1

3.7- 7.0

9.1

5.4-14.8

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

7.5

1.7-27.3

16.2

7.1-32.8

55.2

36.8-72.3

9.8

2.6-30.3

11.3

4.2-26.9

Buncombe

18.0

7.1-38.6

37.9

19.7-60.2

36.1

19.8-56.3

1.5

0.2- 9.9

6.6

1.6-23.3

Cabarrus

17.4

7.7-34.6

17.3

8.6-32.0

56.8

36.2-75.4

1.2

0.2- 8.1

7.3

2.2-21.6

Catawba

12.0

4.8-26.9

31.5

16.8-51.3

53.3

34.0-71.7

2.1

0.3-13.7

1.1

0.1- 7.3

Cumberland

13.1

5.7-27.5

24.4

12.1-43.0

43.3

30.0-57.6

6.3

2.7-14.2

12.9

6.2-24.9

Davidson

24.4

11.8-43.7

27.0

13.8-46.1

41.9

26.6-58.9

5.6

1.7-16.8

1.1

0.2- 7.5

Durham

9.9

3.9-22.9

33.5

18.2-53.2

51.5

33.8-68.8

3.5

1.0-11.5

1.6

0.2-10.9

Forsyth

32.9

17.0-54.1

14.6

6.1-30.9

47.2

30.0-65.0

2.3

0.3-14.6

3.1

0.4-19.0

Gaston

14.8

6.9-29.0

28.8

15.0-48.1

52.1

32.8-70.7

2.3

0.3-15.0

2.0

0.3-13.2

Guilford

9.7

3.8-22.6

30.7

18.5-46.2

47.6

32.7-62.9

9.1

2.3-29.6

3.0

1.0- 9.2

Iredell

21.7

10.8-38.9

26.3

14.1-43.7

49.1

32.2-66.2

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.7-11.2

Johnston

17.6

7.5-36.0

16.9

7.7-33.0

40.3

23.0-60.3

5.0

1.2-18.5

20.3

5.3-53.4

Mecklenburg

24.5

13.4-40.5

16.8

9.2-28.9

39.0

24.3-55.9

6.9

1.9-21.9

12.8

4.4-31.7

New Hanover

15.0

7.2-28.4

31.2

19.7-45.7

41.4

27.8-56.4

2.7

0.6-10.5

9.7

3.9-22.2

Onslow

25.0

13.0-42.7

9.8

4.3-20.7

56.6

39.9-71.9

2.4

0.5-10.1

6.3

1.8-20.1

Orange

10.2

3.0-29.8

40.5

19.0-66.3

25.3

10.5-49.4

7.7

1.1-39.0

16.3

4.4-45.3

Pitt

21.6

9.7-41.5

19.2

8.4-38.0

48.7

31.4-66.3

3.1

0.4-19.3

7.3

2.3-20.8

Randolph

15.0

5.0-37.4

25.2

5.9-64.3

51.8

26.6-76.1

0.0

. - .

8.0

1.4-34.8

Robeson

16.2

6.2-36.4

21.1

10.4-38.0

53.7

36.0-70.5

4.2

1.2-13.9

4.8

0.7-27.0

Rowan

9.7

3.6-23.7

34.4

20.2-52.2

43.3

28.5-59.5

6.4

1.2-27.5

6.2

1.1-27.7

Union

27.4

12.6-49.9

20.8

9.1-40.6

39.9

21.0-62.4

2.9

0.4-18.0

9.0

1.9-33.0

Wake

23.5

12.2-40.5

28.7

15.9-46.3

37.8

23.4-54.8

2.2

0.3-14.0

7.8

1.5-31.7

Wayne

24.6

13.4-40.8

31.3

18.9-47.3

32.9

21.0-47.6

11.1

4.3-25.8

0.0

. - .

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

462

15.0

10.3-21.5

104

23.8

17.1-32.1

219

43.9

35.2-52.9

4.6

2.7- 7.6

12.8

4.9-29.2

Piedmont

653

112

17.6

13.8-22.2

167

24.1

19.9-28.9

310

46.5

41.1-52.1

5.4

3.3- 8.7

6.4

3.9-10.2

Western NC

303

13.8

9.8-19.0

32.0

25.0-39.8

138

39.2

32.7-46.1

5.3

2.9- 9.5

9.8

6.3-14.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

205

14.7

9.6-21.8

31.8

23.9-40.9

41.4

33.5-49.8

3.1

1.5- 6.7

8.9

5.3-14.7

Northwest

310

18.8

13.2-26.1

25.0

19.1-32.0

146

46.3

39.0-53.9

4.8

2.7- 8.6

5.1

2.8- 9.2

Charlotte

172

16.6

11.2-23.9

27.7

19.4-38.0

39.6

30.1-50.0

5.5

2.0-13.8

10.6

4.7-21.9

Greensboro

166

11.7

5.8-22.2

21.1

14.0-30.7

52.2

40.5-63.6

8.8

3.8-19.0

6.2

3.0-12.6

Southern Regional

152

14.7

8.0-25.6

20.1

11.8-32.0

51.8

39.8-63.6

6.9

3.3-13.8

6.4

3.3-12.2

Coastal

11.6

5.1-24.1

45.3

28.8-62.9

29.9

17.3-46.3

5.3

1.6-15.7

8.0

3.1-19.1

Wake

136

22.1

13.9-33.4

22.7

15.1-32.6

43.9

33.4-55.0

4.2

1.5-11.3

7.0

2.7-16.8

Area L

38.3

13.6-70.9

10.0

2.1-36.1

46.5

20.5-74.5

0.0

. - .

5.2

0.7-30.2

Eastern

179

10.6

5.8-18.5

22.8

11.8-39.4

43.9

27.8-61.4

3.2

1.1- 8.6

19.6

4.7-54.8

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^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.

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 09JUN10.

2009 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'?