BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Diabetes
About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? *
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| Total # Respondents |
1 or more times/day | 1 or more times/week | 1 or more times/month | 1 or more times/year | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,448 | 980 | 65.5 | 61.3-69.6 | 299 | 21.4 | 18.2-24.9 | 59 | 5.0 | 3.0- 8.1 | 9 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 | 101 | 7.5 | 5.6- 9.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 578 | 355 | 61.2 | 54.4-67.5 | 142 | 23.6 | 18.8-29.2 | 30 | 7.0 | 3.6-13.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.7 | 46 | 7.7 | 5.2-11.3 |
| Female | 870 | 625 | 69.7 | 64.4-74.6 | 157 | 19.2 | 15.2-24.0 | 29 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.4 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.8 | 55 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.7 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 741 | 473 | 62.2 | 56.7-67.5 | 169 | 24.4 | 20.0-29.3 | 28 | 3.1 | 1.9- 5.1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.2 | 65 | 9.2 | 6.5-13.0 |
| African American | 561 | 404 | 70.8 | 63.7-77.1 | 99 | 18.3 | 13.1-24.9 | 27 | 6.1 | 3.4-10.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.7 | 29 | 4.6 | 2.8- 7.6 |
| Other | 65 | 49 | 66.9 | 41.1-85.4 | 8 | 10.1 | 4.2-22.4 | 3 | 16.6 | 3.0-55.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 6.4 | 2.2-17.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 17 | 12 | 35.2 | 8.1-77.1 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.2-15.3 | 2 | 58.2 | 16.4-90.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 4.8 | 0.7-27.8 |
| No | 1,355 | 917 | 66.2 | 62.0-70.1 | 277 | 21.7 | 18.4-25.4 | 56 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.8 | 8 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.0 | 97 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 2 | 1 | 13.6 | 1.0-71.5 | 1 | 86.4 | 28.5-99.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 10 | 9 | 92.3 | 58.3-99.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 1.0-41.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 35-44 | 71 | 42 | 55.6 | 38.3-71.7 | 10 | 15.4 | 7.6-28.6 | 6 | 12.7 | 3.4-37.6 | 1 | 2.6 | 0.4-16.2 | 12 | 13.8 | 6.4-27.3 |
| 45-54 | 203 | 136 | 66.7 | 56.9-75.3 | 40 | 20.1 | 13.3-29.2 | 8 | 4.8 | 1.8-12.2 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.7 | 18 | 8.3 | 4.5-14.9 |
| 55-64 | 450 | 299 | 63.7 | 56.2-70.6 | 96 | 23.5 | 17.8-30.4 | 21 | 3.6 | 2.0- 6.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.5 | 32 | 8.8 | 5.6-13.6 |
| 65+ | 712 | 493 | 68.9 | 63.7-73.6 | 151 | 21.9 | 18.0-26.5 | 24 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.5 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 | 39 | 4.4 | 2.8- 6.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 363 | 271 | 77.3 | 69.9-83.4 | 59 | 12.8 | 8.8-18.1 | 10 | 4.7 | 2.0-10.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 | 21 | 5.0 | 2.8- 8.9 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 490 | 323 | 66.0 | 59.3-72.1 | 113 | 23.1 | 17.9-29.1 | 23 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.9 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.0 | 27 | 6.5 | 3.5-11.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 327 | 216 | 61.6 | 53.4-69.2 | 70 | 22.9 | 17.0-30.3 | 14 | 5.6 | 2.9-10.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2- 8.2 | 26 | 8.7 | 5.1-14.4 |
| College Graduate | 266 | 169 | 56.9 | 46.2-67.0 | 57 | 27.1 | 18.9-37.3 | 12 | 6.5 | 1.7-22.4 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 | 26 | 9.3 | 5.5-15.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 304 | 235 | 77.5 | 69.5-83.8 | 42 | 13.1 | 8.7-19.3 | 12 | 5.1 | 2.0-12.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.3 | 13 | 4.1 | 2.1- 7.9 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 320 | 230 | 75.1 | 63.7-83.9 | 56 | 13.4 | 8.8-19.8 | 10 | 7.2 | 1.8-24.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.4 | 23 | 4.0 | 2.1- 7.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 183 | 119 | 62.5 | 50.3-73.3 | 46 | 26.8 | 17.4-39.0 | 5 | 2.1 | 0.7- 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 8.6 | 4.3-16.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 134 | 88 | 61.1 | 47.9-72.9 | 31 | 27.1 | 16.8-40.6 | 6 | 5.6 | 1.6-18.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 6.2 | 2.3-15.7 |
| $50,000+ | 250 | 144 | 54.4 | 45.5-63.0 | 65 | 27.3 | 20.2-35.8 | 15 | 5.6 | 2.7-11.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.3- 8.4 | 24 | 11.2 | 6.7-18.0 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 189 | 136 | 69.0 | 57.2-78.8 | 41 | 22.6 | 14.4-33.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.5 | 9 | 7.5 | 2.7-19.0 |
| Region II | 162 | 107 | 58.9 | 45.6-71.0 | 35 | 21.9 | 13.9-32.8 | 8 | 12.1 | 4.2-30.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 12 | 7.1 | 3.4-14.0 |
| Region III | 187 | 123 | 67.3 | 56.4-76.7 | 45 | 24.2 | 16.1-34.7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.6 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.7 | 11 | 6.7 | 3.2-13.7 |
| Region IV | 189 | 126 | 65.8 | 56.3-74.2 | 42 | 22.4 | 15.6-31.0 | 8 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 13 | 8.6 | 4.7-15.2 |
| Region V | 183 | 134 | 72.8 | 64.1-80.1 | 23 | 11.4 | 7.0-18.2 | 8 | 4.9 | 2.3-10.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 10.8 | 6.1-18.5 |
| Region VI | 194 | 127 | 65.3 | 56.1-73.5 | 43 | 21.6 | 15.0-29.9 | 14 | 7.5 | 4.0-13.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.8 | 9 | 5.3 | 2.6-10.5 |
| Region VII | 182 | 123 | 63.4 | 52.0-73.5 | 40 | 21.4 | 14.1-31.0 | 8 | 6.4 | 2.5-15.4 | 2 | 2.3 | 0.3-13.7 | 9 | 6.5 | 2.5-15.6 |
| Region VIII | 162 | 104 | 66.0 | 55.6-75.0 | 30 | 16.8 | 10.5-25.6 | 6 | 6.7 | 2.9-14.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.7 | 20 | 9.9 | 5.9-16.1 |
*This question was asked of respondents who reported having been told by a doctor that they had diabetes.
*Includes times when checked by a family member or friend, but not when checked by a health professional.
** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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