2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 616 207 32.0 27.3-37.1 409 68.0 62.9-72.7
GENDER
Male 274 89 31.4 24.8-38.8 185 68.6 61.2-75.2
Female 342 118 32.6 26.2-39.8 224 67.4 60.2-73.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 353 115 31.3 25.5-37.7 238 68.7 62.3-74.5
Non-Hispanic Black 180 65 34.6 25.5-45.0 115 65.4 55.0-74.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 178 51 23.4 16.6-32.0 127 76.6 68.0-83.4
65-74 174 64 36.4 27.3-46.4 110 63.6 53.6-72.7
75+ 125 37 29.3 20.1-40.7 88 70.7 59.3-79.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 198 78 36.9 28.5-46.2 120 63.1 53.8-71.5
Some Post-H.S. 177 57 35.1 26.7-44.7 120 64.9 55.3-73.3
College Graduate 136 42 26.3 18.2-36.3 94 73.7 63.7-81.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 22 16.9 9.9-27.3 63 83.1 72.7-90.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 138 42.3 35.1-49.9 196 57.7 50.1-64.9
No 268 64 21.5 16.1-28.1 204 78.5 71.9-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 499 165 31.3 26.1-37.1 334 68.7 62.9-73.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 413 140 32.4 26.6-38.8 273 67.6 61.2-73.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 176 40 23.4 15.9-33.0 136 76.6 67.0-84.1
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 255 94 36.9 29.5-45.0 161 63.1 55.0-70.5
Unable to Work 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 228 68 26.6 19.9-34.6 160 73.4 65.4-80.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 200 71 35.3 26.0-46.0 129 64.7 54.0-74.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 237 76 31.3 24.2-39.3 161 68.7 60.7-75.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 60 31.0 23.4-39.9 119 69.0 60.1-76.6

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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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