2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 613 334 52.1 46.8-57.4 279 47.9 42.6-53.2
-Eastern NC 306 158 47.1 39.5-54.9 148 52.9 45.1-60.5
GENDER
Male 135 69 48.5 38.1-58.9 66 51.5 41.1-61.9
Female 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 243 113 39.4 31.2-48.3 130 60.6 51.7-68.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 275 140 45.5 37.5-53.8 135 54.5 46.2-62.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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