2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 613 334 52.1 46.8-57.4 279 47.9 42.6-53.2
GENDER
Male 273 141 49.1 41.5-56.7 132 50.9 43.3-58.5
Female 340 193 54.9 47.6-62.1 147 45.1 37.9-52.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 351 196 56.3 49.5-62.8 155 43.7 37.2-50.5
Non-Hispanic Black 179 94 47.6 37.8-57.7 85 52.4 42.3-62.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 178 105 59.0 49.5-67.9 73 41.0 32.1-50.5
65-74 173 94 59.5 49.6-68.7 79 40.5 31.3-50.4
75+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 198 105 51.7 42.5-60.7 93 48.3 39.3-57.5
Some Post-H.S. 177 107 64.0 54.7-72.4 70 36.0 27.6-45.3
College Graduate 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 183 51.4 43.9-58.9 149 48.6 41.1-56.1
No 267 144 53.0 45.3-60.5 123 47.0 39.5-54.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 496 256 49.5 43.6-55.5 240 50.5 44.5-56.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 411 218 46.7 40.2-53.4 193 53.3 46.6-59.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 176 93 49.3 40.0-58.7 83 50.7 41.3-60.0
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 253 147 58.7 50.5-66.5 106 41.3 33.5-49.5
Unable to Work 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 228 139 59.9 51.4-67.8 89 40.1 32.2-48.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 200 99 43.4 33.7-53.8 101 56.6 46.2-66.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 132 52.3 44.0-60.5 102 47.7 39.5-56.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 103 57.0 47.9-65.6 76 43.0 34.4-52.1

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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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