BRFSS Survey Results 2009 for South Carolina
Diabetes
About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional checked you for A1c?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Once | Twice | 3-4 times | 5 or more times | Never or Never heard of it | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,280 | 179 | 15.5 | 12.5-19.2 | 304 | 26.7 | 22.9-30.9 | 512 | 37.8 | 33.4-42.6 | 73 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.9 | 212 | 15.8 | 12.5-19.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 530 | 76 | 13.1 | 9.5-17.8 | 142 | 30.7 | 24.8-37.4 | 201 | 35.9 | 29.2-43.3 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.8- 5.2 | 85 | 17.2 | 12.0-24.1 |
| Female | 750 | 103 | 18.1 | 13.4-23.9 | 162 | 22.6 | 18.2-27.7 | 311 | 39.8 | 34.1-45.8 | 47 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.3 | 127 | 14.2 | 10.9-18.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 675 | 99 | 17.0 | 13.0-22.0 | 178 | 31.9 | 26.7-37.7 | 288 | 38.8 | 33.2-44.7 | 28 | 3.5 | 2.1- 5.9 | 82 | 8.7 | 6.3-11.9 |
| African American | 505 | 71 | 14.7 | 9.7-21.8 | 102 | 18.3 | 13.6-24.2 | 190 | 38.8 | 30.6-47.7 | 42 | 6.4 | 4.0-10.3 | 100 | 21.7 | 16.1-28.6 |
| Other | 55 | 6 | 6.2 | 2.0-17.6 | 14 | 23.9 | 10.6-45.3 | 23 | 31.2 | 15.6-52.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.2 | 11 | 38.3 | 16.3-66.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 16 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.7-28.5 | 3 | 11.4 | 2.1-43.6 | 7 | 24.9 | 5.4-65.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 8.5 | 3 | 57.7 | 15.6-91.0 |
| No | 1,223 | 175 | 16.1 | 12.9-19.9 | 292 | 27.2 | 23.3-31.4 | 494 | 38.4 | 33.8-43.2 | 70 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.1 | 192 | 14.1 | 11.2-17.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 2 | 1 | 86.4 | 28.5-99.0 | 1 | 13.6 | 1.0-71.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 7 | 1 | 14.1 | 1.6-62.1 | 2 | 9.7 | 1.3-45.7 | 2 | 63.7 | 21.1-92.0 | 2 | 12.6 | 2.1-48.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 35-44 | 71 | 12 | 11.4 | 5.3-22.9 | 22 | 35.0 | 21.2-51.9 | 20 | 24.9 | 12.9-42.6 | 2 | 2.7 | 0.4-15.9 | 15 | 25.9 | 12.1-47.0 |
| 45-54 | 188 | 39 | 24.5 | 16.3-35.0 | 42 | 29.5 | 20.7-40.1 | 66 | 28.9 | 20.9-38.6 | 10 | 4.4 | 1.8-10.4 | 31 | 12.8 | 8.0-19.8 |
| 55-64 | 415 | 64 | 17.5 | 12.4-24.1 | 96 | 25.1 | 19.0-32.2 | 170 | 43.4 | 35.1-52.1 | 22 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.2 | 63 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.7 |
| 65+ | 597 | 62 | 8.1 | 5.8-11.2 | 141 | 24.6 | 19.8-30.0 | 254 | 42.8 | 36.9-49.0 | 37 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.5 | 103 | 19.1 | 14.3-24.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 278 | 28 | 10.8 | 5.9-18.8 | 44 | 12.6 | 8.3-18.8 | 99 | 44.5 | 32.8-56.9 | 28 | 7.4 | 4.0-13.3 | 79 | 24.6 | 17.5-33.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 432 | 67 | 15.1 | 10.8-20.9 | 100 | 31.0 | 24.2-38.8 | 170 | 34.4 | 28.2-41.3 | 24 | 3.6 | 2.2- 6.1 | 71 | 15.7 | 11.2-21.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 314 | 44 | 15.9 | 10.6-23.1 | 86 | 30.9 | 23.4-39.5 | 137 | 38.5 | 31.0-46.5 | 12 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.6 | 35 | 11.5 | 6.6-19.1 |
| College Graduate | 254 | 40 | 19.9 | 12.4-30.3 | 74 | 29.6 | 21.7-39.0 | 106 | 35.4 | 26.3-45.7 | 8 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.9 | 26 | 12.9 | 5.8-26.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 260 | 27 | 7.3 | 4.3-12.2 | 56 | 20.8 | 14.2-29.3 | 91 | 35.8 | 26.7-46.1 | 27 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.7 | 59 | 28.8 | 20.9-38.3 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 275 | 41 | 16.4 | 9.9-25.9 | 52 | 18.3 | 11.8-27.3 | 126 | 47.4 | 34.5-60.6 | 12 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 | 44 | 16.2 | 7.9-30.2 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 167 | 22 | 16.6 | 8.2-30.7 | 40 | 24.1 | 15.4-35.6 | 66 | 37.2 | 25.8-50.2 | 9 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.1 | 30 | 17.5 | 9.2-30.9 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 131 | 23 | 14.9 | 8.2-25.4 | 37 | 31.0 | 20.2-44.4 | 53 | 37.4 | 26.4-49.9 | 5 | 6.8 | 2.2-19.4 | 13 | 9.9 | 4.9-18.8 |
| $50,000+ | 244 | 38 | 21.7 | 15.0-30.2 | 71 | 33.9 | 25.8-43.2 | 106 | 34.0 | 26.6-42.4 | 11 | 3.7 | 1.5- 9.1 | 18 | 6.6 | 3.0-14.2 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 174 | 24 | 17.2 | 9.6-28.8 | 40 | 21.8 | 13.6-33.0 | 77 | 39.3 | 29.0-50.6 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0- 8.5 | 26 | 18.7 | 10.0-32.4 |
| Region II | 141 | 23 | 18.6 | 10.7-30.4 | 32 | 22.6 | 14.3-33.7 | 51 | 35.9 | 23.7-50.3 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.2-11.2 | 26 | 19.0 | 9.2-35.2 |
| Region III | 171 | 21 | 12.7 | 6.4-23.7 | 47 | 34.8 | 24.6-46.6 | 70 | 41.5 | 29.7-54.3 | 11 | 3.1 | 1.3- 7.1 | 22 | 7.9 | 4.4-14.0 |
| Region IV | 159 | 18 | 14.3 | 8.6-22.8 | 45 | 26.0 | 18.7-35.0 | 54 | 34.4 | 25.9-44.1 | 11 | 5.7 | 2.8-11.1 | 31 | 19.6 | 13.1-28.4 |
| Region V | 153 | 14 | 8.0 | 4.2-14.9 | 34 | 22.3 | 15.1-31.7 | 69 | 43.7 | 34.2-53.7 | 9 | 4.8 | 2.2-10.2 | 27 | 21.2 | 13.8-31.1 |
| Region VI | 175 | 29 | 19.6 | 11.1-32.3 | 40 | 24.8 | 17.3-34.2 | 69 | 36.7 | 28.0-46.4 | 9 | 4.1 | 1.8- 8.8 | 28 | 14.8 | 9.3-22.8 |
| Region VII | 167 | 26 | 16.6 | 9.7-26.7 | 38 | 28.8 | 19.0-41.0 | 68 | 34.3 | 24.3-45.8 | 8 | 4.6 | 1.5-13.4 | 27 | 15.8 | 8.0-28.9 |
| Region VIII | 140 | 24 | 18.7 | 11.9-28.0 | 28 | 21.8 | 13.9-32.5 | 54 | 35.1 | 26.0-45.5 | 9 | 7.7 | 3.1-17.6 | 25 | 16.7 | 10.2-26.1 |
*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.
** 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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