2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months.
About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 time 2+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 566 71 12.7 9.5-16.9 467 82.2 77.7-86.0 28 5.0 3.2- 7.9
GENDER
Male 260 32 12.9 8.7-18.9 219 83.4 77.1-88.3 *** *** ***
Female 306 39 12.5 8.1-18.9 248 81.1 74.2-86.5 19 6.4 3.6-11.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 336 45 13.1 9.2-18.4 282 85.0 79.6-89.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 155 23 15.0 8.6-24.8 122 78.7 68.5-86.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 21 13.6 8.1-22.0 142 84.1 75.7-89.9 *** *** ***
65-74 158 21 10.4 6.0-17.5 135 88.7 81.6-93.3 *** *** ***
75+ 111 13 12.6 6.4-23.3 93 85.5 75.0-92.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** 66 85.5 73.2-92.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 182 31 16.6 10.9-24.4 139 77.0 68.6-83.7 12 6.4 3.3-12.0
Some Post-H.S. 173 20 14.3 8.3-23.3 148 83.4 74.3-89.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 130 16 11.7 5.9-21.7 112 87.0 77.1-93.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 68 *** *** *** 61 92.1 83.4-96.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 84 *** *** *** 74 87.7 76.0-94.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 106 12 10.6 5.3-20.3 87 83.3 72.7-90.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 30 10.9 6.7-17.3 249 83.9 77.3-88.9 17 5.1 2.9- 8.9
No 257 40 14.8 10.2-21.1 206 80.0 73.0-85.5 11 5.2 2.6-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 16 14.9 8.3-25.3 96 84.1 73.8-90.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 452 55 12.2 8.7-16.9 371 81.8 76.6-86.1 26 6.0 3.8- 9.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 *** *** *** 83 84.0 74.0-90.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 90 12 13.3 7.1-23.4 73 82.5 72.0-89.7 *** *** ***
Rural 377 49 13.4 9.1-19.3 311 81.3 74.9-86.4 17 5.2 2.8- 9.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 169 27 17.2 10.8-26.3 133 76.3 66.8-83.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 234 25 10.9 6.6-17.5 204 87.9 81.4-92.4 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 133 12 7.9 4.1-14.9 112 87.9 80.5-92.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 18 18.4 10.7-29.7 91 78.7 67.4-86.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 224 25 10.3 6.3-16.2 197 88.5 82.2-92.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 106 12 10.6 5.3-20.3 87 83.3 72.7-90.3 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 183 25 16.9 9.4-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 216 28 12.6 8.2-19.0 179 83.8 76.7-89.0 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 167 18 10.4 6.0-17.4 139 83.7 76.0-89.2 *** *** ***

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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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