2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 694 110 13.3 10.4-16.8 584 86.7 83.2-89.6
GENDER
Male 266 41 13.0 8.7-19.0 225 87.0 81.0-91.3
Female 428 69 13.5 9.9-18.1 359 86.5 81.9-90.1
AGE
18-34 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 122 17 16.8 9.8-27.3 105 83.2 72.7-90.2
55-64 127 33 24.3 16.0-35.1 94 75.7 64.9-84.0
65-74 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 35 14.1 9.4-20.5 184 85.9 79.5-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 187 30 11.7 7.1-18.6 157 88.3 81.4-92.9
College Graduate 200 27 11.8 7.0-19.0 173 88.2 81.0-93.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 146 34 19.2 12.5-28.2 112 80.8 71.8-87.5
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 49 20.4 14.5-27.9 143 79.6 72.1-85.5
No 474 60 11.2 7.9-15.6 414 88.8 84.4-92.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 621 92 11.9 9.0-15.4 529 88.1 84.6-91.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 225 28 10.9 7.1-16.5 197 89.1 83.5-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 133 24 18.0 10.6-28.9 109 82.0 71.1-89.4
Rural 336 58 13.5 9.6-18.9 278 86.5 81.1-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 392 51 12.6 8.8-17.6 341 87.4 82.4-91.2
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 35 19.7 13.1-28.6 109 80.3 71.4-86.9
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 142 28 16.7 10.4-25.9 114 83.3 74.1-89.6
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 236 35 12.0 7.5-18.5 201 88.0 81.5-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 195 42 18.5 12.1-27.3 153 81.5 72.7-87.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 266 39 13.6 9.1-19.8 227 86.4 80.2-90.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 233 29 11.1 7.2-16.7 204 88.9 83.3-92.8

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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