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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 2,198 293 11.4 9.9-13.1 *** *** *** 1,859 86.6 84.8-88.3 46 1.9 1.3- 2.9
Female 2,704 365 11.2 9.8-12.8 24 1.2 0.7- 2.0 2,256 85.7 83.9-87.3 59 1.9 1.3- 2.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,199 378 10.0 8.8-11.3 15 0.8 0.4- 1.4 2,737 87.2 85.7-88.5 69 2.1 1.5- 2.8
Non-Hispanic Black 950 188 17.2 14.4-20.6 *** *** *** 738 80.6 77.2-83.7 21 1.9 1.0- 3.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 152 27 11.5 6.4-19.9 *** *** *** 118 86.0 77.5-91.7 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 184 17 6.2 3.4-11.1 *** *** *** 161 91.9 86.7-95.1 *** *** ***
Hispanic 354 37 9.2 6.3-13.2 *** *** *** 310 88.8 84.5-92.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 998 17 1.8 1.0- 3.1 *** *** *** 969 96.9 95.3-98.0 *** *** ***
35-44 653 38 7.1 4.8-10.4 *** *** *** 600 90.4 86.8-93.1 *** *** ***
45-54 821 98 11.0 8.6-13.9 *** *** *** 700 85.8 82.6-88.5 18 2.2 1.2- 3.8
55-64 935 187 18.9 16.0-22.4 *** *** *** 720 78.0 74.4-81.2 26 2.9 1.8- 4.7
65-74 856 187 21.7 18.3-25.7 *** *** *** 634 74.2 70.0-78.0 33 3.7 2.3- 6.1
75+ 587 130 24.5 19.9-29.7 *** *** *** 442 73.6 68.4-78.3 15 1.9 1.1- 3.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 509 104 15.8 12.3-20.0 *** *** *** 393 81.5 76.9-85.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,257 210 13.5 11.4-15.9 *** *** *** 1,007 84.0 81.4-86.2 34 2.2 1.5- 3.4
Some Post-H.S. 1,346 186 11.0 9.2-13.1 11 1.1 0.6- 2.2 1,115 85.6 83.2-87.7 34 2.2 1.4- 3.5
College Graduate 1,776 156 7.1 5.8- 8.7 *** *** *** 1,589 91.5 89.9-92.9 26 1.1 0.7- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 490 105 19.5 15.2-24.7 *** *** *** 373 78.1 72.6-82.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 742 126 12.9 10.3-16.1 *** *** *** 595 84.7 81.3-87.5 18 2.2 1.3- 3.7
$25,000- 34,999 477 64 12.3 9.0-16.5 *** *** *** 397 83.9 79.2-87.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 558 65 10.8 8.0-14.5 *** *** *** 477 86.1 81.9-89.4 13 2.4 1.1- 5.2
$50,000-74,999 630 74 8.9 6.7-11.8 *** *** *** 533 88.3 85.1-90.9 22 2.8 1.7- 4.4
$75,000+ 1,143 97 8.7 6.9-11.1 *** *** *** 1,029 89.6 87.1-91.7 13 0.9 0.4- 2.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 864 127 10.6 8.5-13.2 *** *** *** 713 86.7 83.7-89.1 19 2.2 1.2- 4.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,513 353 20.7 18.1-23.5 *** *** *** 1,096 75.2 72.2-78.0 57 3.5 2.5- 5.0
No 3,222 287 7.6 6.6- 8.8 17 0.7 0.4- 1.2 2,871 90.3 89.0-91.5 47 1.4 0.9- 2.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 719 127 16.7 13.6-20.2 *** *** *** 576 80.5 76.7-83.9 16 2.8 1.5- 5.2
Non-Veteran 4,181 531 10.6 9.5-11.8 24 0.7 0.4- 1.2 3,537 86.9 85.6-88.2 89 1.8 1.3- 2.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,304 128 9.0 7.4-10.9 *** *** *** 1,149 88.8 86.7-90.6 20 1.6 0.9- 2.6
Regional City or Suburban County 986 107 9.2 7.3-11.5 *** *** *** 859 88.5 85.8-90.7 15 1.5 0.8- 2.9
Rural 2,614 423 14.7 13.0-16.6 12 0.5 0.2- 1.1 2,109 82.4 80.3-84.3 70 2.5 1.8- 3.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,545 191 6.8 5.7- 8.1 *** *** *** 2,301 91.0 89.5-92.3 43 1.8 1.2- 2.6
Unemployed 191 15 7.8 4.1-14.2 *** *** *** 170 88.2 80.6-93.1 *** *** ***
Retired 1,325 271 20.7 17.9-23.7 *** *** *** 1,012 76.6 73.5-79.5 40 2.5 1.7- 3.7
Unable to Work 467 159 31.5 26.1-37.5 *** *** *** 289 64.5 58.4-70.2 16 3.5 1.8- 6.7
Other not in Labor Force 343 20 3.7 2.1- 6.4 *** *** *** 314 93.6 90.0-96.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 146 25 14.3 8.6-23.0 *** *** *** 117 82.0 72.2-88.9 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 371 74 17.5 13.1-23.1 *** *** *** 289 80.9 75.3-85.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 699 127 14.2 11.3-17.7 *** *** *** 550 82.3 78.4-85.6 19 2.9 1.6- 5.2
151% to 200% 330 47 11.7 8.0-16.9 *** *** *** 273 85.1 79.5-89.4 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,282 246 10.1 8.6-11.7 *** *** *** 1,981 87.8 86.0-89.4 50 1.8 1.2- 2.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 864 127 10.6 8.5-13.2 *** *** *** 713 86.7 83.7-89.1 19 2.2 1.2- 4.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,074 202 17.9 14.7-21.5 *** *** *** 841 79.3 75.5-82.7 26 2.4 1.3- 4.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,801 245 12.7 10.9-14.8 11 0.7 0.4- 1.5 1,500 84.3 82.1-86.3 45 2.3 1.5- 3.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,029 211 8.7 7.4-10.2 *** *** *** 1,776 89.2 87.5-90.6 34 1.5 1.0- 2.3

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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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