2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

Are you now taking insulin?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 616 207 32.0 27.3-37.1 409 68.0 62.9-72.7
-FEMALES 342 118 32.6 26.2-39.8 224 67.4 60.2-73.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 186 61 30.2 22.5-39.3 125 69.8 60.7-77.5
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 200 82 41.1 31.7-51.2 118 58.9 48.8-68.3
No 135 32 22.0 14.4-32.1 103 78.0 67.9-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 336 116 32.9 26.4-40.1 220 67.1 59.9-73.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 238 82 33.6 25.6-42.6 156 66.4 57.4-74.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 129 42 30.6 21.6-41.4 87 69.4 58.6-78.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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