2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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 Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 566 71 12.7 9.5-16.9 467 82.2 77.7-86.0 28 5.0 3.2- 7.9
-Eastern NC 279 34 14.2 8.9-21.9 231 80.5 72.5-86.6 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 131 *** *** *** 115 85.5 76.0-91.7 *** *** ***
Female 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 141 *** *** *** 119 85.3 75.8-91.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 16 14.8 8.2-25.3 76 82.0 71.3-89.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 122 17 13.6 7.5-23.3 100 80.2 68.9-88.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 217 28 15.1 8.8-24.7 176 78.1 68.4-85.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 249 31 14.5 8.8-22.9 205 79.8 71.1-86.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 112 *** *** *** 95 84.8 74.5-91.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Diabetes.

*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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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