2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-5 times 6-11 times 12+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 600 497 83.5 79.1-87.0 29 7.0 4.5-10.9 22 2.5 1.5- 4.3 52 7.0 5.0- 9.7
GENDER
Male 267 224 84.2 77.5-89.2 11 6.1 2.8-12.8 11 3.5 1.7- 6.9 21 6.2 3.7-10.3
Female 333 273 82.8 76.8-87.5 18 7.9 4.6-13.3 11 1.6 0.7- 3.6 31 7.7 4.9-11.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 346 294 86.7 81.5-90.5 13 4.8 2.4- 9.3 *** *** *** 31 7.1 4.5-10.9
Non-Hispanic Black 172 142 81.3 71.7-88.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 73 81.5 69.9-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.5 7.0-24.6
55-64 176 144 81.6 72.9-88.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 6.0 3.1-11.3
65-74 171 146 87.7 79.3-93.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 3.7 1.8- 7.6
75+ 117 97 84.3 73.8-91.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.0 4.2-18.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.4 3.6-14.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 190 160 85.3 78.2-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 9.0 5.1-15.4
Some Post-H.S. 176 141 79.7 71.1-86.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 6.2 3.3-11.4
College Graduate 134 117 92.2 87.0-95.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 9.4 4.7-17.7
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 69 54 84.7 73.1-91.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 76 90.1 79.3-95.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 113 95 86.0 76.7-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 259 81.6 74.9-86.7 15 7.4 3.8-13.9 19 4.1 2.3- 7.2 27 6.9 4.3-11.0
No 266 225 84.7 78.4-89.4 14 7.1 3.8-12.7 *** *** *** 25 7.5 4.6-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 98 86.9 78.0-92.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 485 399 82.7 77.6-86.7 26 8.0 5.0-12.6 14 1.5 0.7- 3.0 46 7.9 5.5-11.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 83 79.9 69.3-87.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 96 81 82.0 70.4-89.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 401 333 85.6 80.3-89.6 15 4.5 2.1- 9.5 17 3.2 1.7- 5.7 36 6.8 4.4-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 176 151 85.2 77.5-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 8.3 4.6-14.4
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 246 207 85.4 78.6-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 6.1 3.4-10.8
Unable to Work 147 118 81.2 70.0-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 121 101 83.3 72.1-90.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 4.9 2.4- 9.8
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 228 196 86.6 79.9-91.4 11 6.5 3.2-13.0 *** *** *** 13 4.3 2.2- 8.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 113 95 86.0 76.7-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 193 164 85.9 74.9-92.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 6.1 3.1-11.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 232 190 85.1 79.0-89.7 13 5.5 2.9-10.2 *** *** *** 19 6.2 3.5-10.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 175 143 79.9 71.5-86.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 8.4 5.0-14.0

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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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