2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than age 30 Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 598 50 10.4 7.2-14.8 216 38.5 33.4-43.8 169 26.3 22.0-31.1 163 24.8 20.6-29.6
-FEMALES 324 36 14.5 9.5-21.5 109 35.8 28.9-43.3 94 26.8 20.9-33.7 85 22.8 17.4-29.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 180 19 12.0 6.4-21.5 42 25.5 17.9-35.1 59 31.9 23.6-41.5 60 30.5 22.5-40.0
Non-Hispanic Black 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 14.4 7.6-25.5
Other 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 98 13 14.9 7.6-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 18.7 10.9-30.0
College Graduate 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 14.1 7.1-26.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.7 7.1-27.9
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 180 21 13.7 7.6-23.6 62 37.9 28.3-48.6 52 25.9 18.3-35.2 45 22.5 15.4-31.5
No 138 15 16.0 8.7-27.5 45 34.0 24.5-44.9 40 28.1 19.3-38.9 38 22.0 14.5-31.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 317 36 14.7 9.7-21.8 107 35.9 29.0-43.5 89 26.2 20.3-33.1 85 23.1 17.6-29.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 212 24 15.9 9.3-25.7 65 34.0 25.3-44.0 64 28.7 21.2-37.7 59 21.4 15.1-29.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 117 *** *** *** 22 18.2 10.8-29.0 35 26.3 17.3-37.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 97 15 11.8 5.9-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.8 5.4-20.6
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 22.8 14.2-34.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 112 11 8.8 4.0-18.3 *** *** *** 34 27.7 18.8-38.9 29 22.4 14.4-33.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 103 15 17.4 9.5-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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