2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times
when checked by a family member or friend, but do NOT include times
when checked by a health professional.*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more times/day 1-6 times/week Less than once a week Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 601 398 65.4 60.1-70.3 96 14.9 11.7-19.0 29 5.4 3.3- 8.8 78 14.2 10.9-18.4
GENDER
Male 264 165 65.4 57.7-72.3 48 14.1 9.7-20.0 15 7.4 3.9-13.4 36 13.2 9.0-18.9
Female 337 233 65.4 58.0-72.1 48 15.7 11.2-21.6 14 3.7 1.7- 8.2 42 15.1 10.3-21.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 343 215 65.2 58.6-71.4 63 17.6 13.1-23.2 16 4.6 2.2- 9.3 49 12.5 9.0-17.3
Non-Hispanic Black 177 131 67.2 56.7-76.2 16 8.4 4.2-16.3 *** *** *** 21 16.7 10.1-26.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** 15 16.9 9.7-27.8 *** *** *** 11 13.5 6.9-25.0
55-64 176 120 65.7 56.1-74.2 24 13.9 8.7-21.4 *** *** *** 24 16.4 10.1-25.4
65-74 169 111 65.6 55.7-74.3 27 16.5 10.3-25.4 *** *** *** 22 12.6 7.8-19.6
75+ 122 *** *** *** 24 14.4 8.4-23.5 *** *** *** 15 11.1 6.0-19.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** 13 11.8 5.4-23.6 *** *** *** 14 14.1 7.5-24.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 193 142 72.5 63.6-79.9 23 11.9 7.4-18.5 *** *** *** 22 12.1 7.4-19.1
Some Post-H.S. 173 109 60.7 51.0-69.6 34 18.6 12.5-26.8 12 6.6 3.3-13.0 18 14.1 8.0-23.4
College Graduate 133 *** *** *** 26 18.9 12.0-28.4 *** *** *** 24 20.1 12.5-30.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.6 7.7-25.9
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** 18 13.6 8.0-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 17.2 9.5-29.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 120 *** *** *** 18 15.1 8.4-25.7 *** *** *** 16 14.4 8.0-24.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 325 228 70.8 63.5-77.2 50 14.3 10.0-20.1 13 3.8 1.6- 8.6 34 11.1 7.1-17.0
No 263 162 60.0 52.2-67.3 41 14.1 9.8-20.0 16 7.5 4.1-13.5 44 18.4 13.1-25.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 72 66.1 55.2-75.5 25 19.3 12.3-28.9 *** *** *** 13 10.2 5.5-18.1
Non-Veteran 486 326 65.2 59.2-70.8 71 14.0 10.4-18.5 24 5.7 3.2- 9.7 65 15.2 11.3-20.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** 14 11.4 6.4-19.4 *** *** *** 21 20.9 13.1-31.5
Regional City or Suburban County 94 *** *** *** 21 19.2 11.6-30.1 *** *** *** 13 14.2 7.9-24.4
Rural 404 280 68.4 61.6-74.5 61 15.1 10.8-20.7 19 5.3 2.7-10.0 44 11.2 7.4-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 171 96 53.5 43.8-63.0 38 18.9 12.9-26.9 *** *** *** 30 22.1 14.8-31.7
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 247 168 69.4 61.3-76.4 39 13.6 9.2-19.6 13 7.8 3.7-15.6 27 9.2 5.9-14.2
Unable to Work 152 115 75.7 65.0-84.0 12 10.6 4.9-21.3 *** *** *** 16 10.4 5.7-18.4
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 84 71.0 60.2-79.9 20 13.6 8.1-21.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 222 135 61.3 52.8-69.2 47 18.7 13.2-25.8 11 6.0 2.7-12.8 29 13.9 9.1-20.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 120 *** *** *** 18 15.1 8.4-25.7 *** *** *** 16 14.4 8.0-24.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 195 *** *** *** 29 17.7 10.4-28.3 *** *** *** 19 14.2 7.3-25.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 231 155 70.4 62.6-77.2 40 14.1 9.6-20.2 12 5.5 2.6-11.4 24 10.0 6.2-15.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 175 104 59.5 50.4-68.0 27 14.4 9.4-21.4 *** *** *** 35 19.7 13.5-27.8

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

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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