2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes within the past three years?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,413 2,278 63.0 60.8-65.2 1,135 37.0 34.8-39.2
-FEMALES 1,916 1,338 66.3 63.2-69.3 578 33.7 30.7-36.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,237 873 68.6 64.9-72.0 364 31.4 28.0-35.1
Non-Hispanic Black 414 280 63.6 56.7-70.0 134 36.4 30.0-43.3
Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 331 171 52.0 45.0-58.9 160 48.0 41.1-55.0
35-44 256 172 64.1 56.0-71.4 84 35.9 28.6-44.0
45-54 325 228 70.8 63.6-77.1 97 29.2 22.9-36.4
55-64 374 281 73.4 66.5-79.2 93 26.6 20.8-33.5
65-74 339 267 78.5 71.4-84.2 72 21.5 15.8-28.6
75+ 263 199 71.8 62.9-79.3 64 28.2 20.7-37.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 189 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 448 293 65.3 59.3-70.9 155 34.7 29.1-40.7
Some Post-H.S. 584 405 65.8 60.4-70.8 179 34.2 29.2-39.6
College Graduate 687 515 74.3 69.8-78.3 172 25.7 21.7-30.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 126 61.2 51.3-70.3 74 38.8 29.7-48.7
$15,000- 24,999 307 208 60.2 51.3-68.4 99 39.8 31.6-48.7
$25,000- 34,999 203 134 63.6 53.9-72.3 69 36.4 27.7-46.1
$35,000- 49,999 200 153 75.3 65.1-83.3 47 24.7 16.7-34.9
$50,000- 74,999 223 174 77.7 69.6-84.1 49 22.3 15.9-30.4
$75,000+ 381 281 71.8 65.4-77.4 100 28.2 22.6-34.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 580 418 69.6 63.6-75.0 162 30.4 25.0-36.4
No 1,269 872 64.7 61.0-68.4 397 35.3 31.6-39.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,864 1,300 66.2 63.0-69.2 564 33.8 30.8-37.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 444 310 65.0 59.1-70.4 134 35.0 29.6-40.9
Regional City or Suburban County 385 263 68.6 62.4-74.1 122 31.4 25.9-37.6
Rural 1,087 765 66.1 61.4-70.4 322 33.9 29.6-38.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 894 609 66.4 62.0-70.6 285 33.6 29.4-38.0
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 584 461 77.4 72.1-81.9 123 22.6 18.1-27.9
Unable to Work 170 122 75.1 65.9-82.5 48 24.9 17.5-34.1
Other not in Labor Force 180 95 49.4 39.4-59.5 85 50.6 40.5-60.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 286 193 67.4 59.7-74.2 93 32.6 25.8-40.3
151% to 200% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 837 632 73.2 68.8-77.2 205 26.8 22.8-31.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 480 348 70.6 63.7-76.7 132 29.4 23.3-36.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 745 503 63.5 58.8-67.9 242 36.5 32.1-41.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 691 487 67.7 62.6-72.4 204 32.3 27.6-37.4

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*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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