2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times
when checked by a family member or friend, but do NOT include times
when checked by a health professional.*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more times/day 1-6 times/week Less than once a week Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 601 398 65.4 60.1-70.3 96 14.9 11.7-19.0 29 5.4 3.3- 8.8 78 14.2 10.9-18.4
-Eastern NC 301 213 69.7 61.9-76.6 42 13.9 9.4-20.0 *** *** *** 30 10.8 6.4-17.8
GENDER
Male 131 86 68.6 57.9-77.6 22 12.8 7.8-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 170 *** *** *** 20 14.8 8.4-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 145 97 70.5 59.9-79.3 22 16.1 9.4-26.2 *** *** *** 17 7.6 4.2-13.4
Non-Hispanic Black 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** 13 13.6 7.4-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 171 128 75.2 64.5-83.5 21 10.0 5.9-16.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 125 *** *** *** 18 16.0 9.0-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 240 173 70.4 61.1-78.3 31 13.5 8.5-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 270 191 70.0 61.5-77.3 36 13.2 8.6-19.7 *** *** *** 29 11.4 6.6-19.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 144 *** *** *** 19 10.2 5.8-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 125 87 70.4 59.3-79.5 19 15.7 9.2-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

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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