2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes within the past three years?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,413 2,278 63.0 60.8-65.2 1,135 37.0 34.8-39.2
-Non-Hispanic Black 669 427 59.1 53.8-64.1 242 40.9 35.9-46.2
GENDER
Male 255 147 53.0 44.9-61.0 108 47.0 39.0-55.1
Female 414 280 63.6 56.7-70.0 134 36.4 30.0-43.3
AGE
18-34 158 76 48.7 38.5-58.9 82 51.3 41.1-61.5
35-44 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 125 86 71.4 60.2-80.5 39 28.6 19.5-39.8
65-74 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 210 121 51.7 42.8-60.5 89 48.3 39.5-57.2
Some Post-H.S. 180 116 61.5 51.2-70.9 64 38.5 29.1-48.8
College Graduate 195 145 74.3 65.8-81.4 50 25.7 18.6-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 186 118 60.5 50.0-70.1 *** *** ***
No 458 293 58.9 52.6-64.9 165 41.1 35.1-47.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 599 377 57.8 52.2-63.2 222 42.2 36.8-47.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 216 140 59.3 51.1-67.0 76 40.7 33.0-48.9
Regional City or Suburban County 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 324 199 54.8 46.6-62.8 125 45.2 37.2-53.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 375 234 58.8 51.9-65.3 141 41.2 34.7-48.1
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 230 167 69.9 60.1-78.2 63 30.1 21.8-39.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 126 62.2 52.4-71.2 65 37.8 28.8-47.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 150 52.4 44.1-60.4 102 47.6 39.6-55.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 151 64.2 55.6-71.9 75 35.8 28.1-44.4

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*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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