2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than age 30 Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 598 50 10.4 7.2-14.8 216 38.5 33.4-43.8 169 26.3 22.0-31.1 163 24.8 20.6-29.6
GENDER
Male 274 14 6.2 3.0-12.2 107 41.2 34.0-48.9 75 25.8 19.9-32.7 78 26.8 20.6-34.1
Female 324 36 14.5 9.5-21.5 109 35.8 28.9-43.3 94 26.8 20.9-33.7 85 22.8 17.4-29.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 348 25 7.8 4.5-13.1 99 29.8 24.0-36.4 107 31.1 25.1-37.8 117 31.3 25.4-37.9
Non-Hispanic Black 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 22.1 15.3-30.7 32 18.5 11.9-27.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 94 12 7.2 3.7-13.7 72 80.3 69.4-88.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 *** *** *** 70 41.2 32.0-51.0 87 51.5 41.9-60.9 *** *** ***
65-74 168 *** *** *** 38 22.6 15.6-31.7 53 32.0 23.1-42.4 75 44.5 34.7-54.7
75+ 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.5 8.0-24.7 82 79.7 69.0-87.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 19 11.5 6.1-20.5 60 35.8 27.2-45.3 52 26.7 19.5-35.3 53 26.1 18.7-35.1
Some Post-H.S. 181 13 11.5 5.9-21.3 60 34.1 26.0-43.3 57 29.4 21.9-38.1 51 25.0 17.9-33.7
College Graduate 143 12 9.8 4.7-19.3 *** *** *** 43 29.7 21.2-39.9 32 17.1 11.3-24.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 31.7 22.3-42.9 27 18.6 10.9-29.8
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.0 6.4-24.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.8 10.0-29.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 311 26 11.3 6.7-18.4 115 41.9 34.4-49.7 87 23.5 18.1-29.8 83 23.4 17.8-30.0
No 272 23 10.1 6.1-16.4 94 33.9 27.2-41.3 78 29.3 22.8-36.7 77 26.7 20.5-34.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 *** *** *** 38 28.6 20.3-38.8 34 29.3 20.5-39.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 476 48 12.6 8.7-17.9 178 40.9 35.0-47.0 135 25.6 20.8-31.0 115 20.9 16.6-26.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 121 15 16.5 9.2-27.7 48 38.1 28.6-48.7 26 18.9 12.4-27.8 32 26.5 18.3-36.7
Regional City or Suburban County 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 27.0 18.0-38.4
Rural 378 30 9.5 5.8-15.2 134 39.5 32.7-46.6 111 28.0 22.4-34.5 103 23.0 17.7-29.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 182 24 19.0 11.8-29.2 84 45.3 36.3-54.6 55 27.2 20.0-35.8 19 8.5 4.8-14.7
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 239 *** *** *** 52 21.1 15.4-28.1 69 26.0 19.7-33.5 115 52.5 44.2-60.6
Unable to Work 141 17 9.8 5.2-17.7 *** *** *** 39 29.4 20.0-40.9 21 11.4 6.5-19.3
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.1 7.8-27.1
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 25.1 16.2-36.9
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 238 14 7.3 3.2-15.7 85 38.7 31.0-46.9 70 27.7 21.3-35.3 69 26.3 19.8-34.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 14 11.7 5.2-24.4 *** *** *** 49 24.0 16.6-33.3 57 23.9 16.8-32.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 217 14 7.5 3.6-15.1 81 38.3 30.3-46.9 68 29.6 22.7-37.6 54 24.5 17.9-32.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 22 12.8 7.8-20.2 74 37.7 30.0-46.2 52 24.0 17.5-32.0 52 25.5 18.8-33.5

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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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