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%)
TOTAL 3,413 2,278 63.0 60.8-65.2 1,135 37.0 34.8-39.2
GENDER
Male 1,497 940 59.3 56.0-62.6 557 40.7 37.4-44.0
Female 1,916 1,338 66.3 63.2-69.3 578 33.7 30.7-36.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,217 1,525 65.7 63.0-68.3 692 34.3 31.7-37.0
Non-Hispanic Black 669 427 59.1 53.8-64.1 242 40.9 35.9-46.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 259 146 53.0 44.2-61.6 113 47.0 38.4-55.8
AGE
18-34 636 283 43.9 39.1-48.9 353 56.1 51.1-60.9
35-44 472 300 61.9 56.2-67.4 172 38.1 32.6-43.8
45-54 623 413 66.9 61.8-71.6 210 33.1 28.4-38.2
55-64 662 493 74.4 69.7-78.6 169 25.6 21.4-30.3
65-74 574 456 79.0 73.8-83.4 118 21.0 16.6-26.2
75+ 406 304 72.4 65.9-78.1 102 27.6 21.9-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 373 215 53.6 46.6-60.4 158 46.4 39.6-53.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 856 532 60.7 56.4-64.9 324 39.3 35.1-43.6
Some Post-H.S. 958 647 63.8 59.7-67.8 311 36.2 32.2-40.3
College Graduate 1,217 877 70.5 67.1-73.6 340 29.5 26.4-32.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 339 197 57.1 49.7-64.1 142 42.9 35.9-50.3
$15,000- 24,999 514 315 55.2 49.0-61.3 199 44.8 38.7-51.0
$25,000- 34,999 347 225 61.1 53.9-67.8 122 38.9 32.2-46.1
$35,000- 49,999 380 270 69.2 61.9-75.6 110 30.8 24.4-38.1
$50,000-74,999 437 315 71.4 65.5-76.7 122 28.6 23.3-34.5
$75,000+ 779 570 70.2 65.8-74.3 209 29.8 25.7-34.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 619 387 55.4 50.2-60.6 232 44.6 39.4-49.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,005 693 65.9 61.6-70.0 312 34.1 30.0-38.4
No 2,289 1,506 62.0 59.2-64.6 783 38.0 35.4-40.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 427 310 72.5 66.7-77.6 117 27.5 22.4-33.3
Non-Veteran 2,986 1,968 62.0 59.5-64.3 1,018 38.0 35.7-40.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 817 547 62.7 58.5-66.6 270 37.3 33.4-41.5
Regional City or Suburban County 677 452 64.4 59.6-68.9 225 35.6 31.1-40.4
Rural 1,921 1,280 62.6 59.3-65.7 641 37.4 34.3-40.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,840 1,173 61.6 58.7-64.5 667 38.4 35.5-41.3
Unemployed 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 911 719 79.2 75.3-82.5 192 20.8 17.5-24.7
Unable to Work 268 188 71.4 63.7-78.1 80 28.6 21.9-36.3
Other not in Labor Force 227 106 41.6 33.3-50.4 121 58.4 49.6-66.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 268 153 52.1 43.5-60.6 115 47.9 39.4-56.5
101% to 150% 501 309 60.3 54.3-66.0 192 39.7 34.0-45.7
151% to 200% 232 155 67.9 59.4-75.4 77 32.1 24.6-40.6
More than 200% 1,638 1,190 69.7 66.6-72.7 448 30.3 27.3-33.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 619 387 55.4 50.2-60.6 232 44.6 39.4-49.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 816 555 63.1 57.8-68.1 261 36.9 31.9-42.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,275 838 62.7 59.2-66.2 437 37.3 33.8-40.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,324 886 63.3 59.8-66.7 438 36.7 33.3-40.2

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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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