2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you had any of the following?

(Ever told) you have diabetes?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,902 658 11.3 10.3-12.5 24 0.6 0.4- 1.0 4,115 86.1 84.9-87.3 105 1.9 1.5- 2.5
-MALES 2,198 293 11.4 9.9-13.1 *** *** *** 1,859 86.6 84.8-88.3 46 1.9 1.3- 2.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,450 177 9.9 8.3-11.9 *** *** *** 1,243 88.0 85.9-89.9 30 2.0 1.3- 3.2
Non-Hispanic Black 366 72 18.4 13.9-23.9 *** *** *** 284 79.1 73.3-83.9 *** *** ***
Other 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 503 *** *** *** *** *** *** 498 98.9 97.0-99.6 *** *** ***
35-44 298 14 6.0 3.1-11.2 *** *** *** 282 93.6 88.4-96.5 *** *** ***
45-54 390 47 11.7 8.3-16.3 *** *** *** 333 85.5 80.5-89.3 *** *** ***
55-64 408 82 19.2 14.9-24.3 *** *** *** 315 77.8 72.4-82.4 11 3.0 1.4- 6.2
65-74 369 92 25.4 20.2-31.5 *** *** *** 260 69.3 62.7-75.1 17 5.3 2.6-10.4
75+ 212 54 30.0 22.1-39.3 *** *** *** 154 68.5 59.2-76.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 237 41 14.1 9.6-20.3 *** *** *** 191 83.7 77.1-88.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 615 94 13.6 10.7-17.2 *** *** *** 504 84.5 80.8-87.6 17 1.9 1.1- 3.2
Some Post-H.S. 544 81 10.9 8.4-14.0 *** *** *** 448 86.3 82.8-89.2 15 2.8 1.4- 5.3
College Graduate 797 76 8.1 6.1-10.7 *** *** *** 712 90.9 88.3-93.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 195 31 16.1 10.3-24.1 *** *** *** 161 82.1 73.7-88.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 312 57 15.4 11.4-20.6 *** *** *** 251 83.6 78.4-87.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 197 22 7.2 4.2-12.0 *** *** *** 172 90.3 84.2-94.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 267 26 10.5 6.6-16.4 *** *** *** 231 85.4 78.7-90.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 312 46 10.6 7.3-15.1 *** *** *** 254 86.3 81.5-90.0 12 3.1 1.6- 5.7
$75,000+ 602 64 10.3 7.7-13.8 *** *** *** 529 88.2 84.6-91.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 638 143 20.6 16.9-24.9 *** *** *** 471 76.1 71.6-80.1 24 3.3 1.9- 5.7
No 1,476 140 7.9 6.5- 9.7 *** *** *** 1,314 90.5 88.6-92.2 22 1.5 0.9- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 639 119 18.0 14.7-21.9 *** *** *** 504 78.8 74.6-82.5 16 3.1 1.6- 5.9
Non-Veteran 1,555 174 9.5 7.8-11.4 *** *** *** 1,351 89.0 86.9-90.7 30 1.6 1.0- 2.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 611 60 8.9 6.7-11.8 *** *** *** 544 90.1 87.1-92.4 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 446 53 10.4 7.6-14.0 *** *** *** 386 87.6 83.5-90.8 *** *** ***
Rural 1,141 180 14.4 11.9-17.3 *** *** *** 929 82.8 79.7-85.5 32 2.8 1.7- 4.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,350 107 6.7 5.2- 8.4 *** *** *** 1,217 91.4 89.4-93.1 26 2.0 1.2- 3.2
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 95.2 85.4-98.5 *** *** ***
Retired 514 131 26.8 22.1-32.0 *** *** *** 367 70.6 65.3-75.4 16 2.6 1.5- 4.7
Unable to Work 167 50 30.6 22.1-40.6 *** *** *** 113 66.6 56.5-75.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 99.0 93.4-99.9 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 94.7 85.7-98.2 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 30 22.0 14.5-32.0 *** *** *** 109 77.1 67.0-84.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 295 43 11.5 8.0-16.2 *** *** *** 243 85.3 79.9-89.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 143 21 10.0 5.6-17.2 *** *** *** 120 87.6 79.6-92.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,144 141 11.3 9.2-13.8 *** *** *** 975 86.4 83.7-88.8 28 2.3 1.4- 3.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 441 77 17.3 12.7-23.1 *** *** *** 356 80.5 74.5-85.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 779 112 13.8 11.0-17.1 *** *** *** 648 83.5 79.9-86.6 19 2.7 1.5- 4.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 978 104 8.6 6.9-10.6 *** *** *** 855 90.1 87.9-91.9 19 1.4 0.8- 2.3

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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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