2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have diabetes?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,902 658 11.3 10.3-12.5 24 0.6 0.4- 1.0 4,115 86.1 84.9-87.3 105 1.9 1.5- 2.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 950 188 17.2 14.4-20.6 *** *** *** 738 80.6 77.2-83.7 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 366 72 18.4 13.9-23.9 *** *** *** 284 79.1 73.3-83.9 *** *** ***
Female 584 116 16.3 12.8-20.6 *** *** *** 454 81.9 77.5-85.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 137 15 15.3 8.6-25.7 *** *** *** 119 83.2 72.8-90.1 *** *** ***
45-54 160 31 21.3 14.1-31.0 *** *** *** 126 77.3 67.7-84.7 *** *** ***
55-64 204 65 31.3 23.8-40.0 *** *** *** 133 65.9 57.2-73.6 *** *** ***
65-74 156 46 26.7 18.1-37.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 66 15.8 11.3-21.6 *** *** *** 228 81.4 75.4-86.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 255 48 16.4 11.7-22.6 *** *** *** 202 82.4 76.2-87.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 267 39 13.6 9.1-20.0 *** *** *** 223 85.3 78.9-90.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 138 30 17.1 10.0-27.8 *** *** *** 106 82.2 71.6-89.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 204 41 17.8 11.9-25.6 *** *** *** 154 78.5 70.5-84.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 17 15.5 8.6-26.3 *** *** *** 100 80.1 68.0-88.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 23 22.6 14.2-34.0 *** *** *** 92 77.3 65.9-85.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 111 31.7 25.0-39.2 *** *** *** 199 65.8 58.3-72.6 *** *** ***
No 593 71 11.0 8.3-14.5 *** *** *** 509 86.9 83.1-90.0 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 35 26.5 18.6-36.2 *** *** *** 81 68.7 58.7-77.3 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 828 153 16.1 13.1-19.7 *** *** *** 657 82.1 78.4-85.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 307 42 14.1 10.1-19.5 *** *** *** 259 84.5 79.1-88.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 181 32 12.9 8.2-19.8 *** *** *** 145 83.2 74.8-89.2 *** *** ***
Rural 462 114 23.7 18.6-29.7 *** *** *** 334 74.2 68.2-79.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 485 55 11.2 8.0-15.5 *** *** *** 420 86.6 82.0-90.1 *** *** ***
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 228 66 29.0 21.8-37.4 *** *** *** 152 67.5 59.0-75.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 186 37 16.2 10.3-24.4 *** *** *** 141 79.9 71.4-86.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 331 63 19.0 14.1-25.3 *** *** *** 263 79.2 72.7-84.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 266 68 27.6 20.0-36.7 *** *** *** 189 70.2 61.1-77.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 352 69 18.0 13.3-23.8 *** *** *** 275 79.5 73.3-84.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 51 13.3 9.7-18.0 *** *** *** 274 85.0 80.1-88.8 *** *** ***

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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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