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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes-WHITES

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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 72 5.1 3.7- 7.0 94 9.1 5.4-14.8
-WHITES 1,032 169 15.3 12.4-18.7 269 26.9 23.1-31.1 492 47.9 43.3-52.5 43 4.3 2.8- 6.5 59 5.7 3.8- 8.4
GENDER
Male 438 69 14.0 10.0-19.3 136 29.8 24.2-36.1 186 45.9 39.1-52.7 17 4.0 2.1- 7.5 30 6.4 4.1- 9.7
Female 594 100 16.5 12.7-21.2 133 24.1 19.1-29.9 306 49.9 43.8-55.9 26 4.5 2.5- 8.0 29 5.0 2.4- 9.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 4 1 18.7 2.3-69.2 1 19.2 2.4-69.8 2 62.1 18.7-92.1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,025 166 14.9 12.1-18.3 268 27.1 23.2-31.3 489 48.0 43.4-52.6 43 4.3 2.8- 6.6 59 5.7 3.8- 8.4
AGE
18-44 69 21 20.3 11.8-32.6 14 23.1 13.1-37.5 28 41.5 27.5-57.1 1 4.4 0.6-24.9 5 10.7 2.9-32.1
45-54 144 25 12.3 7.5-19.6 35 26.7 17.7-38.3 70 52.3 40.6-63.8 2 2.0 0.4- 9.3 12 6.6 3.2-13.2
55-64 315 52 17.9 12.2-25.5 92 31.0 23.8-39.3 147 44.3 36.5-52.4 9 2.8 1.3- 5.8 15 4.0 2.1- 7.6
65+ 499 71 12.9 9.4-17.4 127 24.6 19.7-30.3 244 50.7 44.3-57.1 31 6.8 4.1-11.0 26 5.0 2.9- 8.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 25 11.0 6.7-17.5 40 24.0 16.0-34.3 79 47.4 36.1-59.1 11 7.7 3.1-17.5 9 10.0 3.1-27.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 343 50 15.5 10.3-22.7 90 27.4 20.7-35.3 160 46.1 38.2-54.2 12 2.7 1.4- 5.4 31 8.3 5.4-12.7
Some Post-H.S. 309 63 20.6 14.9-27.8 77 21.9 16.4-28.6 143 50.7 42.4-58.9 13 3.7 1.5- 8.9 13 3.1 1.4- 6.4
College Graduate 214 31 9.8 6.4-14.7 61 35.6 26.5-45.7 109 46.8 37.7-56.1 7 5.2 2.3-11.6 6 2.6 0.9- 7.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 27 14.9 8.8-24.0 32 24.9 15.0-38.5 71 48.9 36.5-61.4 9 4.5 2.1- 9.5 15 6.9 3.7-12.3
$15,000- 24,999 199 42 23.7 16.4-33.0 41 20.2 13.7-28.6 94 43.0 33.9-52.6 11 7.4 3.2-16.4 11 5.7 3.0-10.5
$25,000- 34,999 114 13 15.2 8.0-27.0 37 29.7 20.3-41.2 54 44.2 32.6-56.5 5 5.4 2.0-14.1 5 5.5 1.8-15.8
$35,000- 49,999 148 24 12.7 7.5-20.7 40 26.6 18.3-37.0 71 52.3 41.3-63.1 7 3.6 1.6- 7.9 6 4.8 1.8-11.9
$50,000- 74,999 127 21 11.5 6.3-19.9 35 30.3 19.5-43.8 67 53.1 39.9-65.9 2 4.0 0.7-19.8 2 1.1 0.3- 4.3
$75,000+ 148 22 11.3 6.3-19.6 48 31.4 22.0-42.5 69 50.9 39.6-62.0 3 1.9 0.5- 7.1 6 4.5 1.7-11.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 588 93 16.1 12.1-21.1 132 20.4 16.4-25.0 292 53.6 47.7-59.4 32 4.7 3.0- 7.3 39 5.3 3.4- 8.0
No 409 70 14.4 10.5-19.5 129 34.5 27.8-41.8 180 40.6 33.8-47.9 11 4.1 1.8- 8.9 19 6.4 3.2-12.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 186 30 18.5 11.0-29.5 58 29.0 20.9-38.7 75 41.6 31.9-52.1 11 4.3 2.0- 8.9 12 6.6 3.1-13.3
Non-Veteran 743 119 14.7 11.6-18.5 178 25.9 21.3-31.0 378 49.7 44.3-55.2 27 4.0 2.3- 6.9 41 5.7 3.5- 9.3

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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.

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