2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have diabetes?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,902 658 11.3 10.3-12.5 24 0.6 0.4- 1.0 4,115 86.1 84.9-87.3 105 1.9 1.5- 2.5
-Eastern NC 1,950 314 13.8 12.0-15.9 *** *** *** 1,573 83.2 81.0-85.3 53 2.4 1.7- 3.5
GENDER
Male 857 138 13.1 10.7-15.9 *** *** *** 697 84.5 81.4-87.2 22 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Female 1,093 176 14.5 11.8-17.7 *** *** *** 876 82.0 78.6-85.0 31 2.5 1.6- 3.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,128 154 11.9 9.8-14.4 *** *** *** 939 84.7 81.9-87.2 30 2.8 1.7- 4.4
Non-Hispanic Black 516 120 20.8 16.4-26.1 *** *** *** 379 76.7 71.3-81.3 16 2.4 1.4- 4.1
Other 306 40 7.7 5.0-11.7 *** *** *** 255 90.4 86.2-93.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 375 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 250 22 11.4 6.8-18.5 *** *** *** 221 87.1 80.0-91.9 *** *** ***
45-54 314 41 12.6 8.7-17.9 *** *** *** 262 83.1 77.3-87.7 *** *** ***
55-64 395 100 24.4 19.5-30.0 *** *** *** 283 72.5 66.6-77.8 *** *** ***
65-74 363 89 26.8 20.5-34.1 *** *** *** 258 69.4 62.1-75.9 16 3.8 2.1- 6.7
75+ 236 58 24.1 17.5-32.1 *** *** *** 168 71.9 63.7-78.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 249 55 18.3 12.8-25.4 *** *** *** 187 79.2 71.8-85.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 109 15.6 12.3-19.5 *** *** *** 428 81.7 77.6-85.2 15 2.1 1.2- 3.7
Some Post-H.S. 574 88 12.9 9.8-16.7 *** *** *** 464 83.5 79.3-87.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 564 61 8.7 6.4-11.6 *** *** *** 489 89.3 86.2-91.8 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 221 48 18.1 12.5-25.4 *** *** *** 165 78.3 70.0-84.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 328 64 16.4 11.7-22.6 *** *** *** 252 80.3 74.0-85.4 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 203 31 16.4 10.2-25.4 *** *** *** 163 80.4 71.5-87.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 240 22 6.9 4.1-11.5 *** *** *** 211 90.7 85.4-94.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 231 37 12.0 8.0-17.8 *** *** *** 182 82.8 76.2-87.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 367 41 11.0 7.6-15.7 *** *** *** 320 87.2 82.3-90.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 677 179 24.8 20.6-29.5 *** *** *** 462 70.0 65.0-74.6 32 4.8 3.0- 7.5
No 1,214 130 8.8 7.0-10.9 *** *** *** 1,058 89.3 87.0-91.3 20 1.4 0.8- 2.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 67 16.9 12.9-21.8 *** *** *** 286 81.5 76.5-85.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,589 247 13.1 11.1-15.5 *** *** *** 1,285 83.6 81.0-85.9 47 2.7 1.8- 3.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 314 28 6.4 4.1- 9.7 *** *** *** 277 90.4 86.3-93.4 *** *** ***
Rural 1,505 282 16.7 14.3-19.4 *** *** *** 1,172 80.4 77.6-83.0 43 2.4 1.6- 3.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 967 92 7.8 5.9-10.2 *** *** *** 846 89.2 86.6-91.4 23 2.3 1.4- 3.8
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 550 123 24.2 19.5-29.5 *** *** *** 409 73.2 67.8-77.9 18 2.7 1.6- 4.5
Unable to Work 216 79 34.7 26.7-43.6 *** *** *** 125 59.2 50.1-67.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 175 35 20.7 13.1-31.2 *** *** *** 135 77.7 67.3-85.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 330 65 14.3 10.4-19.4 *** *** *** 252 82.0 76.2-86.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 821 103 10.6 8.4-13.4 *** *** *** 692 86.5 83.5-89.1 24 2.5 1.5- 4.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 664 149 21.5 17.1-26.7 *** *** *** 495 76.7 71.5-81.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 939 130 12.7 10.3-15.6 *** *** *** 775 83.7 80.5-86.4 28 2.8 1.8- 4.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 35 8.8 5.9-12.8 *** *** *** 303 88.6 84.2-92.0 *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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