2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-5 times 6-11 times 12+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 600 497 83.5 79.1-87.0 29 7.0 4.5-10.9 22 2.5 1.5- 4.3 52 7.0 5.0- 9.7
-Eastern NC 297 246 86.7 81.3-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 5.7 3.4- 9.6
GENDER
Male 132 108 85.2 76.9-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 165 138 88.1 80.0-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 145 120 86.4 78.4-91.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 79 86.1 76.9-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 166 134 85.6 77.5-91.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 126 107 87.7 79.2-93.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 235 196 87.6 81.3-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 267 220 86.5 80.6-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 5.9 3.4-10.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 114 95 87.8 79.4-93.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 97 82.9 73.5-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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