SC BRFSS 2002: (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'?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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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
TOTAL	363	62	20.8	15.4-27.5	107	29.8	23.9-36.3	131	35.7	29.5-42.4	33	6.6	4.3-10.1	30	7.2	4.5-11.1
GENDER
Male	138	27	23.9	15.2-35.4	35	27.6	18.6-38.9	52	36.3	26.6-47.4	9	4.8	2.1-10.8	15	7.4	4.0-13.1
Female	225	35	18.0	12.1-26.0	72	31.7	24.7-39.6	79	35.1	27.7-43.3	24	8.2	5.0-13.2	15	7.0	3.5-13.4
RACE
White	251	39	19.0	13.0-27.0	81	33.1	26.2-40.8	93	36.5	29.1-44.6	16	3.5	1.9- 6.6	22	7.9	4.5-13.3
African American	102	22	25.7	15.3-39.9	26	25.9	15.3-40.3	35	33.3	22.6-46.1	12	9.0	4.3-17.9	7	6.1	2.5-13.8

Total
Respond.#

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

363

20.8

15.4-27.5

107

29.8

23.9-36.3

131

35.7

29.5-42.4

6.6

4.3-10.1

7.2

4.5-11.1

GENDER

Male

138

23.9

15.2-35.4

27.6

18.6-38.9

36.3

26.6-47.4

4.8

2.1-10.8

7.4

4.0-13.1

Female

225

18.0

12.1-26.0

31.7

24.7-39.6

35.1

27.7-43.3

8.2

5.0-13.2

7.0

3.5-13.4

RACE

White

251

19.0

13.0-27.0

33.1

26.2-40.8

36.5

29.1-44.6

3.5

1.9- 6.6

7.9

4.5-13.3

African American

102

25.7

15.3-39.9

25.9

15.3-40.3

33.3

22.6-46.1

9.0

4.3-17.9

6.1

2.5-13.8

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter

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