2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,584 477 12.5 11.1-14.0 3,107 87.5 86.0-88.9
-Eastern NC 1,439 206 12.5 10.5-14.9 1,233 87.5 85.1-89.5
GENDER
Male 614 74 10.9 8.1-14.5 540 89.1 85.5-91.9
Female 825 132 14.0 11.2-17.3 693 86.0 82.7-88.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 824 103 11.3 9.0-14.2 721 88.7 85.8-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 380 73 17.2 12.6-23.0 307 82.8 77.0-87.4
Other 235 30 7.6 4.5-12.4 205 92.4 87.6-95.5
AGE
18-34 265 21 7.4 4.6-11.8 244 92.6 88.2-95.4
35-44 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 261 33 14.4 9.6-21.1 228 85.6 78.9-90.4
55-64 278 55 18.2 12.9-25.0 223 81.8 75.0-87.1
65-74 250 43 15.0 10.4-21.2 207 85.0 78.8-89.6
75+ 170 30 21.0 13.9-30.5 140 79.0 69.5-86.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 194 30 11.3 7.1-17.5 164 88.7 82.5-92.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 384 58 13.9 10.1-18.8 326 86.1 81.2-89.9
Some Post-H.S. 424 65 12.6 9.1-17.1 359 87.4 82.9-90.9
College Graduate 431 51 11.2 8.1-15.4 380 88.8 84.6-91.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 24 13.7 7.6-23.7 142 86.3 76.3-92.4
$15,000- 24,999 236 43 16.8 11.2-24.3 193 83.2 75.7-88.8
$25,000- 34,999 142 21 13.1 7.5-21.8 121 86.9 78.2-92.5
$35,000- 49,999 178 25 12.8 8.0-20.0 153 87.2 80.0-92.0
$50,000- 74,999 166 22 10.3 6.0-17.1 144 89.7 82.9-94.0
$75,000+ 281 33 10.5 7.0-15.5 248 89.5 84.5-93.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 457 109 22.9 18.3-28.3 348 77.1 71.7-81.7
No 935 91 7.9 6.0-10.5 844 92.1 89.5-94.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 28 14.2 8.6-22.6 177 85.8 77.4-91.4
Non-Veteran 1,232 178 12.3 10.1-14.8 1,054 87.7 85.2-89.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 229 32 15.7 10.3-23.2 197 84.3 76.8-89.7
Rural 1,102 161 11.6 9.5-14.2 941 88.4 85.8-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 755 92 10.7 8.2-13.8 663 89.3 86.2-91.8
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 393 63 15.0 11.1-20.0 330 85.0 80.0-88.9
Unable to Work 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 25 17.8 10.6-28.3 109 82.2 71.7-89.4
101% to 150% 237 37 13.9 8.8-21.2 200 86.1 78.8-91.2
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 637 84 11.3 8.7-14.6 553 88.7 85.4-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 503 89 14.0 10.4-18.5 414 86.0 81.5-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 667 82 12.7 9.7-16.3 585 87.3 83.7-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 269 35 10.7 7.4-15.3 234 89.3 84.7-92.6

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
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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