2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Pre-Diabetes

Have you had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes within the past three years?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,413 2,278 63.0 60.8-65.2 1,135 37.0 34.8-39.2
-Eastern NC 1,384 886 58.3 54.6-61.9 498 41.7 38.1-45.4
GENDER
Male 591 354 55.5 50.1-60.8 237 44.5 39.2-49.9
Female 793 532 61.0 55.8-65.9 261 39.0 34.1-44.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 785 507 59.5 54.8-64.1 278 40.5 35.9-45.2
Non-Hispanic Black 370 235 56.9 49.3-64.2 135 43.1 35.8-50.7
Other 229 144 55.7 46.3-64.8 85 44.3 35.2-53.7
AGE
18-34 262 118 44.4 37.0-52.1 144 55.6 47.9-63.0
35-44 188 104 50.8 41.1-60.5 84 49.2 39.5-58.9
45-54 249 156 59.8 51.2-67.8 93 40.2 32.2-48.8
55-64 273 195 69.6 61.8-76.4 78 30.4 23.6-38.2
65-74 239 185 78.7 70.8-84.8 54 21.3 15.2-29.2
75+ 157 115 69.8 59.5-78.4 42 30.2 21.6-40.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 188 110 52.3 42.3-62.1 78 47.7 37.9-57.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 372 225 56.5 49.7-63.0 147 43.5 37.0-50.3
Some Post-H.S. 405 266 60.3 53.5-66.8 139 39.7 33.2-46.5
College Graduate 414 281 63.3 57.2-69.0 133 36.7 31.0-42.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 93 52.1 42.0-62.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 231 142 60.1 50.8-68.7 89 39.9 31.3-49.2
$25,000- 34,999 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 159 109 70.0 60.4-78.0 50 30.0 22.0-39.6
$75,000+ 268 187 63.4 55.3-70.8 81 36.6 29.2-44.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 438 301 64.8 57.8-71.3 137 35.2 28.7-42.2
No 901 552 55.2 50.7-59.6 349 44.8 40.4-49.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 194 135 71.6 63.1-78.8 59 28.4 21.2-36.9
Non-Veteran 1,188 750 56.4 52.4-60.3 438 43.6 39.7-47.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 221 133 53.3 45.0-61.4 88 46.7 38.6-55.0
Rural 1,059 682 59.0 54.5-63.3 377 41.0 36.7-45.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 730 432 55.0 49.9-60.0 298 45.0 40.0-50.1
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 374 289 76.2 70.2-81.4 85 23.8 18.6-29.8
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 235 145 60.7 51.6-69.0 90 39.3 31.0-48.4
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 613 425 62.9 57.1-68.4 188 37.1 31.6-42.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 487 322 59.9 53.0-66.4 165 40.1 33.6-47.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 637 385 54.5 49.4-59.5 252 45.5 40.5-50.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 260 179 65.1 56.6-72.7 81 34.9 27.3-43.4

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*The pre-diabetes screening question is asked only of respondents who reported NOT having diabetes, or NOT having pre-diabetes
as reported in the Chronic Health Conditions Module.

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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