SC BRFSS 2003: (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 2003 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	534	96	18.0	14.6-22.0	128	26.0	21.7-30.8	186	30.6	26.4-35.2	58	9.8	7.4-12.8	66	15.6	11.7-20.4
GENDER
Male	222	39	16.9	12.2-22.9	61	27.7	21.2-35.3	69	27.8	21.8-34.7	23	9.1	5.9-13.9	30	18.5	12.3-26.9
Female	312	57	19.1	14.6-24.7	67	24.4	19.1-30.6	117	33.3	27.7-39.4	35	10.4	7.2-14.7	36	12.8	8.7-18.3
RACE
White	359	67	21.0	16.6-26.2	82	24.1	19.5-29.3	138	35.9	30.7-41.4	33	8.3	5.8-11.8	39	10.7	7.7-14.7
African American	155	27	14.4	9.5-21.2	41	28.1	20.5-37.3	42	24.2	17.5-32.3	20	10.7	6.6-16.9	25	22.6	14.9-32.9
Other	10	2	19.5	4.6-54.6	2	29.6	7.0-70.1	2	18.6	4.3-53.7	3	17.4	4.9-46.5	1	14.9	2.1-58.8
HISPANIC
Yes	15	3	24.8	8.2-55.0	2	10.1	2.4-34.3	5	31.8	12.1-61.1	2	12.3	2.6-42.4	3	21.0	6.0-52.6
No	511	93	18.0	14.6-22.0	125	27.0	22.5-31.9	177	30.2	26.0-34.8	55	9.6	7.2-12.7	61	15.2	11.3-20.2
AGE
18-24	2	1	52.4	6.4-94.6	1	47.6	5.4-93.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	27	7	26.0	12.4-46.6	8	35.9	18.6-57.8	8	19.8	9.2-37.6	1	3.5	0.5-21.3	3	14.8	3.9-42.2
35-44	45	8	15.9	7.3-31.2	11	25.5	13.2-43.6	11	14.9	7.5-27.4	6	12.2	4.9-27.3	9	31.6	15.6-53.6
45-54	113	25	20.5	13.4-30.1	27	28.2	18.9-39.9	36	30.5	21.6-41.2	16	12.3	7.2-20.2	9	8.4	4.2-16.0
55-64	162	34	21.9	15.4-30.1	33	21.5	14.8-30.2	63	38.8	30.6-47.7	23	11.5	7.3-17.5	9	6.3	2.7-14.1
65+	177	21	11.9	7.6-18.2	45	26.1	19.3-34.3	64	30.5	23.7-38.4	12	7.1	3.8-12.8	35	24.3	17.0-33.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	123	17	12.7	7.5-20.6	22	15.5	9.8-23.5	39	29.7	21.4-39.7	15	9.6	5.5-16.3	30	32.5	22.6-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	174	33	18.3	12.7-25.7	39	27.4	19.8-36.4	63	30.2	23.1-38.4	22	11.4	7.2-17.8	17	12.7	6.9-22.0
Some Post-H.S.	122	17	15.0	9.0-23.8	34	31.1	22.1-41.9	44	31.5	23.3-41.0	16	13.2	7.8-21.5	11	9.2	4.9-16.6
College Graduate	114	29	27.8	19.4-38.1	33	32.0	22.7-43.0	40	31.7	23.2-41.5	5	3.4	1.3- 8.4	7	5.1	2.3-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	107	17	15.7	9.3-25.4	21	22.1	13.9-33.4	34	25.6	17.5-35.9	19	14.3	8.5-23.0	16	22.3	12.3-36.8
$15,000- $24,999	136	28	18.6	12.6-26.5	32	24.9	17.5-34.3	45	31.3	23.2-40.8	11	9.5	4.9-17.4	20	15.7	9.9-23.8
$25,000- $34,999	61	13	24.1	13.4-39.4	13	24.4	12.9-41.3	20	30.8	19.1-45.7	8	10.3	5.0-20.2	7	10.4	4.6-21.5
$35,000- $49,999	72	16	22.9	13.8-35.6	16	23.6	14.3-36.4	28	34.1	23.3-46.8	6	7.8	3.3-17.2	6	11.6	4.1-28.7
$50,000+	96	19	22.7	14.6-33.5	30	32.6	22.9-44.0	35	32.4	23.4-42.9	7	6.3	2.9-12.8	5	6.1	2.5-14.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	39	9	26.1	13.8-43.7	10	25.6	14.0-42.0	11	27.3	14.9-44.6	3	6.5	1.9-20.1	6	14.5	6.2-30.3
Appalachia II	54	7	14.3	6.2-29.6	13	26.6	15.1-42.5	18	29.7	17.8-45.1	7	9.7	4.3-20.2	9	19.7	9.9-35.4
Appalachia III	46	7	16.3	7.6-31.5	9	17.3	8.6-31.8	14	25.5	14.0-41.7	7	20.0	9.4-37.6	9	21.0	9.6-39.9
Catawba	24	2	4.5	0.9-19.7	6	37.1	17.9-61.5	10	37.5	20.0-59.2	2	8.3	2.1-28.2	4	12.5	4.1-32.4
Edisto Savannah	42	8	16.9	7.8-32.9	8	21.8	9.0-44.2	18	31.7	18.0-49.5	3	5.5	1.7-16.3	5	24.1	8.8-51.0
Low Country	35	11	29.1	15.7-47.4	8	18.6	8.9-34.8	10	28.0	14.4-47.2	2	5.7	1.2-22.7	4	18.7	5.6-47.3
Palmetto	81	17	19.7	11.4-31.9	21	29.1	18.2-43.0	29	31.3	21.0-43.9	6	4.7	2.1-10.5	8	15.1	6.2-32.5
Pee Dee	35	4	10.2	3.7-25.4	8	19.7	9.2-37.2	13	35.1	19.7-54.4	4	14.5	5.0-35.1	6	20.5	8.5-41.7
Trident	63	13	22.9	13.1-37.0	18	29.6	18.5-43.7	17	25.7	15.6-39.3	10	13.9	6.9-26.0	5	7.9	3.1-18.5
Upper Savannah	29	5	15.7	6.2-34.7	4	27.4	10.3-55.4	12	27.9	14.6-46.8	5	16.0	6.1-35.7	3	13.0	3.9-35.2
Waccamaw	44	8	16.6	8.0-31.2	12	31.5	17.6-49.6	17	37.2	23.1-53.8	4	5.5	1.9-14.9	3	9.3	3.0-25.5
Wateree	39	5	17.9	7.2-38.2	11	29.4	16.2-47.4	17	37.1	22.1-55.0	4	10.1	3.7-25.1	2	5.4	1.3-20.0

Total
Respond.#

1 time

2 times

3-4 times

5+ times

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

534

18.0

14.6-22.0

128

26.0

21.7-30.8

186

30.6

26.4-35.2

9.8

7.4-12.8

15.6

11.7-20.4

GENDER

Male

222

16.9

12.2-22.9

27.7

21.2-35.3

27.8

21.8-34.7

9.1

5.9-13.9

18.5

12.3-26.9

Female

312

19.1

14.6-24.7

24.4

19.1-30.6

117

33.3

27.7-39.4

10.4

7.2-14.7

12.8

8.7-18.3

RACE

White

359

21.0

16.6-26.2

24.1

19.5-29.3

138

35.9

30.7-41.4

8.3

5.8-11.8

10.7

7.7-14.7

African American

155

14.4

9.5-21.2

28.1

20.5-37.3

24.2

17.5-32.3

10.7

6.6-16.9

22.6

14.9-32.9

Other

19.5

4.6-54.6

29.6

7.0-70.1

18.6

4.3-53.7

17.4

4.9-46.5

14.9

2.1-58.8

HISPANIC

Yes

24.8

8.2-55.0

10.1

2.4-34.3

31.8

12.1-61.1

12.3

2.6-42.4

21.0

6.0-52.6

511

18.0

14.6-22.0

125

27.0

22.5-31.9

177

30.2

26.0-34.8

9.6

7.2-12.7

15.2

11.3-20.2

AGE

18-24

52.4

6.4-94.6

47.6

5.4-93.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

25-34

26.0

12.4-46.6

35.9

18.6-57.8

19.8

9.2-37.6

3.5

0.5-21.3

14.8

3.9-42.2

35-44

15.9

7.3-31.2

25.5

13.2-43.6

14.9

7.5-27.4

12.2

4.9-27.3

31.6

15.6-53.6

45-54

113

20.5

13.4-30.1

28.2

18.9-39.9

30.5

21.6-41.2

12.3

7.2-20.2

8.4

4.2-16.0

55-64

162

21.9

15.4-30.1

21.5

14.8-30.2

38.8

30.6-47.7

11.5

7.3-17.5

6.3

2.7-14.1

65+

177

11.9

7.6-18.2

26.1

19.3-34.3

30.5

23.7-38.4

7.1

3.8-12.8

24.3

17.0-33.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

123

12.7

7.5-20.6

15.5

9.8-23.5

29.7

21.4-39.7

9.6

5.5-16.3

32.5

22.6-44.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

174

18.3

12.7-25.7

27.4

19.8-36.4

30.2

23.1-38.4

11.4

7.2-17.8

12.7

6.9-22.0

Some Post-H.S.

122

15.0

9.0-23.8

31.1

22.1-41.9

31.5

23.3-41.0

13.2

7.8-21.5

9.2

4.9-16.6

College Graduate

114

27.8

19.4-38.1

32.0

22.7-43.0

31.7

23.2-41.5

3.4

1.3- 8.4

5.1

2.3-10.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

107

15.7

9.3-25.4

22.1

13.9-33.4

25.6

17.5-35.9

14.3

8.5-23.0

22.3

12.3-36.8

$15,000- $24,999

136

18.6

12.6-26.5

24.9

17.5-34.3

31.3

23.2-40.8

9.5

4.9-17.4

15.7

9.9-23.8

$25,000- $34,999

24.1

13.4-39.4

24.4

12.9-41.3

30.8

19.1-45.7

10.3

5.0-20.2

10.4

4.6-21.5

$35,000- $49,999

22.9

13.8-35.6

23.6

14.3-36.4

34.1

23.3-46.8

7.8

3.3-17.2

11.6

4.1-28.7

$50,000+

22.7

14.6-33.5

32.6

22.9-44.0

32.4

23.4-42.9

6.3

2.9-12.8

6.1

2.5-14.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

26.1

13.8-43.7

25.6

14.0-42.0

27.3

14.9-44.6

6.5

1.9-20.1

14.5

6.2-30.3

Appalachia II

14.3

6.2-29.6

26.6

15.1-42.5

29.7

17.8-45.1

9.7

4.3-20.2

19.7

9.9-35.4

Appalachia III

16.3

7.6-31.5

17.3

8.6-31.8

25.5

14.0-41.7

20.0

9.4-37.6

21.0

9.6-39.9

Catawba

4.5

0.9-19.7

37.1

17.9-61.5

37.5

20.0-59.2

8.3

2.1-28.2

12.5

4.1-32.4

Edisto Savannah

16.9

7.8-32.9

21.8

9.0-44.2

31.7

18.0-49.5

5.5

1.7-16.3

24.1

8.8-51.0

Low Country

29.1

15.7-47.4

18.6

8.9-34.8

28.0

14.4-47.2

5.7

1.2-22.7

18.7

5.6-47.3

Palmetto

19.7

11.4-31.9

29.1

18.2-43.0

31.3

21.0-43.9

4.7

2.1-10.5

15.1

6.2-32.5

Pee Dee

10.2

3.7-25.4

19.7

9.2-37.2

35.1

19.7-54.4

14.5

5.0-35.1

20.5

8.5-41.7

Trident

22.9

13.1-37.0

29.6

18.5-43.7

25.7

15.6-39.3

13.9

6.9-26.0

7.9

3.1-18.5

Upper Savannah

15.7

6.2-34.7

27.4

10.3-55.4

27.9

14.6-46.8

16.0

6.1-35.7

13.0

3.9-35.2

Waccamaw

16.6

8.0-31.2

31.5

17.6-49.6

37.2

23.1-53.8

5.5

1.9-14.9

9.3

3.0-25.5

Wateree

17.9

7.2-38.2

29.4

16.2-47.4

37.1

22.1-55.0

10.1

3.7-25.1

5.4

1.3-20.0

* This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that they had diabetes. Never in the reponses represent those who had never had the test and those who had never heard of the test.

#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 I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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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