BRFSS Survey Results 2010 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 | 1,518 | 1,042 | 66.6 | 62.1-70.7 | 279 | 18.9 | 15.7-22.5 | 63 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.6 | 13 | 1.6 | 0.5- 4.9 | 121 | 7.3 | 5.4- 9.8 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 577 | 360 | 58.8 | 51.5-65.8 | 130 | 22.7 | 17.4-29.1 | 29 | 7.5 | 4.1-13.4 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.6-10.1 | 52 | 8.5 | 5.3-13.3 |
| Female | 941 | 682 | 74.0 | 69.6-78.0 | 149 | 15.2 | 12.2-18.8 | 34 | 3.8 | 2.4- 6.1 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.6 | 69 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 765 | 493 | 65.2 | 59.7-70.3 | 151 | 20.0 | 15.8-25.0 | 39 | 5.9 | 3.9- 9.0 | 8 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 | 74 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.8 |
| African American | 608 | 448 | 67.2 | 59.4-74.2 | 100 | 18.1 | 13.3-24.2 | 22 | 3.9 | 2.0- 7.1 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.6-14.9 | 33 | 7.8 | 4.1-14.2 |
| Other | 63 | 43 | 70.4 | 43.7-87.9 | 13 | 13.5 | 4.7-33.0 | 2 | 13.6 | 2.6-48.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 5 | 2.5 | 0.8- 7.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 19 | 13 | 80.2 | 42.2-95.7 | 5 | 18.9 | 3.9-57.4 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 7.3 |
| No | 1,427 | 978 | 65.9 | 61.3-70.1 | 261 | 18.8 | 15.6-22.4 | 63 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.2 | 13 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.2 | 112 | 7.6 | 5.6-10.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 5 | 3 | 87.6 | 46.4-98.3 | 1 | 7.3 | 0.7-47.7 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 5.1 | 0.5-38.3 |
| 25-34 | 20 | 12 | 61.4 | 29.4-85.8 | 3 | 5.1 | 1.2-18.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 17.2 | 2.5-62.5 | 4 | 16.4 | 4.9-42.4 |
| 35-44 | 70 | 51 | 60.5 | 42.0-76.3 | 13 | 24.4 | 12.2-42.8 | 3 | 10.0 | 2.4-33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 3 | 5.2 | 1.3-17.9 |
| 45-54 | 172 | 125 | 70.7 | 58.5-80.5 | 25 | 15.0 | 8.8-24.3 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.5-12.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.8 | 15 | 9.1 | 3.5-22.0 |
| 55-64 | 453 | 291 | 63.8 | 56.8-70.2 | 92 | 22.0 | 16.7-28.4 | 28 | 7.7 | 4.7-12.4 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.0 | 40 | 6.1 | 4.1- 8.9 |
| 65+ | 798 | 560 | 68.9 | 63.9-73.5 | 145 | 18.7 | 15.0-23.0 | 27 | 4.0 | 2.4- 6.7 | 8 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.8 | 58 | 7.1 | 5.0-10.1 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 345 | 252 | 72.1 | 62.2-80.3 | 61 | 15.3 | 10.2-22.4 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 26 | 11.7 | 5.9-21.8 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 563 | 378 | 65.1 | 57.3-72.1 | 110 | 20.9 | 15.5-27.6 | 26 | 7.5 | 3.7-14.6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.4 | 43 | 5.5 | 3.3- 9.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 339 | 235 | 66.7 | 57.8-74.5 | 63 | 20.2 | 13.7-28.8 | 15 | 5.9 | 2.8-12.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 | 24 | 6.9 | 3.8-12.3 |
| College Graduate | 269 | 175 | 63.4 | 53.2-72.5 | 45 | 16.7 | 11.5-23.6 | 16 | 6.3 | 3.5-11.1 | 5 | 6.3 | 1.4-24.4 | 28 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 327 | 245 | 71.7 | 58.9-81.7 | 52 | 11.8 | 7.9-17.3 | 6 | 9.6 | 2.6-29.8 | 3 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 | 21 | 6.0 | 3.3-10.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 362 | 249 | 70.2 | 61.6-77.5 | 69 | 18.1 | 12.9-24.7 | 16 | 3.7 | 1.7- 8.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 | 25 | 7.7 | 3.5-16.0 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 161 | 108 | 62.4 | 50.4-73.0 | 39 | 28.7 | 19.1-40.6 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.7-10.7 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.4-16.5 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.8- 4.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 159 | 96 | 56.3 | 42.7-69.0 | 36 | 23.3 | 14.7-34.8 | 15 | 8.9 | 4.6-16.5 | 1 | 5.9 | 0.9-31.1 | 11 | 5.7 | 2.2-13.9 |
| $50,000+ | 245 | 149 | 62.5 | 53.1-71.0 | 40 | 15.8 | 9.9-24.4 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.4-12.6 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.7 | 36 | 13.7 | 8.6-21.1 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 177 | 130 | 71.0 | 59.5-80.4 | 23 | 15.4 | 9.3-24.6 | 6 | 3.9 | 1.5- 9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 18 | 9.6 | 4.0-21.5 |
| Region II | 170 | 116 | 69.4 | 56.5-79.8 | 35 | 14.4 | 8.8-22.7 | 6 | 7.3 | 1.8-25.0 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 7.6 | 10 | 6.8 | 2.3-18.6 |
| Region III | 183 | 126 | 70.8 | 59.8-79.9 | 34 | 17.2 | 10.0-28.0 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.3- 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 15 | 8.6 | 4.5-15.7 |
| Region IV | 236 | 158 | 63.7 | 55.3-71.4 | 48 | 22.0 | 15.8-29.7 | 10 | 5.9 | 2.9-11.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.2 | 18 | 7.9 | 4.4-13.8 |
| Region V | 224 | 153 | 66.3 | 57.3-74.3 | 40 | 18.7 | 13.2-25.7 | 9 | 6.6 | 2.1-18.9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.1 | 20 | 7.8 | 4.8-12.5 |
| Region VI | 183 | 124 | 67.5 | 55.0-77.9 | 35 | 22.1 | 12.9-35.4 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.8-10.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.2- 7.3 | 15 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.2 |
| Region VII | 185 | 125 | 59.4 | 43.9-73.2 | 34 | 22.4 | 12.9-36.0 | 13 | 8.9 | 4.0-18.5 | 1 | 5.6 | 0.8-30.2 | 12 | 3.7 | 1.6- 8.3 |
| Region VIII | 160 | 110 | 59.6 | 46.0-71.9 | 30 | 24.0 | 13.3-39.2 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.5- 5.9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.7- 6.0 | 13 | 12.7 | 5.6-26.2 |
*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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