2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 One or more times/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 589 494 81.6 76.8-85.6 95 18.4 14.4-23.2
GENDER
Male 265 227 84.6 78.1-89.5 38 15.4 10.5-21.9
Female 324 267 78.8 71.4-84.7 57 21.2 15.3-28.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 340 285 82.8 76.5-87.6 55 17.2 12.4-23.5
Non-Hispanic Black 169 145 83.1 73.2-89.8 24 16.9 10.2-26.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 173 154 89.1 81.6-93.7 19 10.9 6.3-18.4
65-74 165 138 82.7 72.1-89.8 27 17.3 10.2-27.9
75+ 115 99 87.6 75.3-94.2 16 12.4 5.8-24.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 188 156 82.6 74.1-88.7 32 17.4 11.3-25.9
Some Post-H.S. 171 151 87.1 78.1-92.8 20 12.9 7.2-21.9
College Graduate 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 52 92.5 79.2-97.6 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 68 61 93.8 86.2-97.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 95 83.9 72.2-91.3 17 16.1 8.7-27.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 317 266 81.9 74.7-87.4 51 18.1 12.6-25.3
No 260 218 81.5 74.4-86.9 42 18.5 13.1-25.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 101 92.9 84.6-96.9 11 7.1 3.1-15.4
Non-Veteran 477 393 79.1 73.4-83.8 84 20.9 16.2-26.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 84 78.6 67.4-86.7 20 21.4 13.3-32.6
Regional City or Suburban County 91 79 85.9 73.3-93.1 12 14.1 6.9-26.7
Rural 394 331 81.6 75.3-86.6 63 18.4 13.4-24.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 170 143 76.0 66.1-83.7 27 24.0 16.3-33.9
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 241 206 88.0 81.3-92.6 35 12.0 7.4-18.7
Unable to Work 148 125 84.4 74.1-91.1 23 15.6 8.9-25.9
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 221 195 87.7 80.9-92.3 26 12.3 7.7-19.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 95 83.9 72.2-91.3 17 16.1 8.7-27.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 190 157 77.6 66.4-85.9 33 22.4 14.1-33.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 224 193 86.2 79.4-90.9 31 13.8 9.1-20.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 175 144 78.4 69.0-85.5 31 21.6 14.5-31.0

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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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