2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

Are you now taking insulin?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 616 207 32.0 27.3-37.1 409 68.0 62.9-72.7
-Eastern NC 308 104 33.0 26.2-40.7 204 67.0 59.3-73.8
GENDER
Male 136 46 35.7 26.3-46.3 90 64.3 53.7-73.7
Female 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 150 56 36.6 27.3-47.0 94 63.4 53.0-72.7
Non-Hispanic Black 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 27 19.7 12.4-30.0 71 80.3 70.0-87.6
65-74 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 127 29 20.4 13.2-30.1 98 79.6 69.9-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 245 80 31.6 23.7-40.7 165 68.4 59.3-76.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 277 94 33.1 25.7-41.3 183 66.9 58.7-74.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 100 29 24.5 16.2-35.3 71 75.5 64.7-83.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 127 43 32.0 22.7-42.9 84 68.0 57.1-77.3
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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