2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,584 477 12.5 11.1-14.0 3,107 87.5 86.0-88.9
GENDER
Male 1,565 190 11.9 9.9-14.1 1,375 88.1 85.9-90.1
Female 2,019 287 13.1 11.2-15.1 1,732 86.9 84.9-88.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,347 296 12.8 11.1-14.7 2,051 87.2 85.3-88.9
Non-Hispanic Black 694 110 13.3 10.4-16.8 584 86.7 83.2-89.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 115 20 11.9 6.0-22.1 95 88.1 77.9-94.0
Non-Hispanic Other 123 18 11.5 6.1-20.5 105 88.5 79.5-93.9
Hispanic 262 24 9.3 5.6-14.9 238 90.7 85.1-94.4
AGE
18-34 673 36 5.1 3.5- 7.4 637 94.9 92.6-96.5
35-44 504 41 7.5 5.0-11.1 463 92.5 88.9-95.0
45-54 653 89 15.9 12.3-20.2 564 84.1 79.8-87.7
55-64 679 124 18.9 15.3-23.2 555 81.1 76.8-84.7
65-74 600 111 17.4 13.7-21.8 489 82.6 78.2-86.3
75+ 432 68 17.6 13.1-23.2 364 82.4 76.8-86.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 387 57 13.0 9.3-17.9 330 87.0 82.1-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 898 132 13.3 10.8-16.3 766 86.7 83.7-89.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,003 152 13.8 11.3-16.8 851 86.2 83.2-88.7
College Graduate 1,286 134 9.5 7.7-11.7 1,152 90.5 88.3-92.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 350 54 13.7 9.7-19.1 296 86.3 80.9-90.3
$15,000- 24,999 528 84 14.3 10.8-18.7 444 85.7 81.3-89.2
$25,000- 34,999 359 52 14.0 9.9-19.5 307 86.0 80.5-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 397 63 17.3 12.8-22.9 334 82.7 77.1-87.2
$50,000-74,999 458 58 11.3 8.2-15.4 400 88.7 84.6-91.8
$75,000+ 832 86 9.2 7.0-12.0 746 90.8 88.0-93.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 662 80 11.5 8.6-15.4 582 88.5 84.6-91.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,045 226 19.9 16.9-23.2 819 80.1 76.8-83.1
No 2,414 235 9.5 8.1-11.2 2,179 90.5 88.8-91.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 444 63 15.7 11.5-21.0 381 84.3 79.0-88.5
Non-Veteran 3,140 414 12.1 10.7-13.7 2,726 87.9 86.3-89.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 873 107 12.1 9.8-15.0 766 87.9 85.0-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 713 82 11.4 8.8-14.8 631 88.6 85.2-91.2
Rural 2,000 288 13.4 11.4-15.5 1,712 86.6 84.5-88.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,925 209 11.2 9.4-13.2 1,716 88.8 86.8-90.6
Unemployed 151 18 8.9 5.1-15.1 133 91.1 84.9-94.9
Retired 958 159 15.6 12.8-18.8 799 84.4 81.2-87.2
Unable to Work 286 66 23.0 16.9-30.5 220 77.0 69.5-83.1
Other not in Labor Force 239 23 8.1 4.8-13.3 216 91.9 86.7-95.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 113 13 10.8 5.2-21.1 100 89.2 78.9-94.8
50% to 100% 275 42 13.6 9.1-19.8 233 86.4 80.2-90.9
101% to 150% 512 89 16.6 12.8-21.3 423 83.4 78.7-87.2
151% to 200% 242 35 14.8 9.9-21.5 207 85.2 78.5-90.1
More than 200% 1,730 211 11.2 9.5-13.3 1,519 88.8 86.7-90.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 662 80 11.5 8.6-15.4 582 88.5 84.6-91.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 842 130 14.1 11.0-17.8 712 85.9 82.2-89.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,337 177 13.2 11.1-15.7 1,160 86.8 84.3-88.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,407 170 11.4 9.5-13.7 1,237 88.6 86.3-90.5

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
The pre-diabetes screening question is asked only of respondents who reported NOT having diabetes, or NOT having pre-diabetes
as reported in the Chronic Health Conditions Module.

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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