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
-MALES 1,497 940 59.3 56.0-62.6 557 40.7 37.4-44.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 979 652 62.6 58.5-66.5 327 37.4 33.5-41.5
Non-Hispanic Black 255 147 53.0 44.9-61.0 108 47.0 39.0-55.1
Other 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 305 112 35.3 28.9-42.4 193 64.7 57.6-71.1
35-44 215 127 59.4 51.0-67.2 88 40.6 32.8-49.0
45-54 297 185 63.0 55.6-69.7 112 37.0 30.3-44.4
55-64 288 212 75.5 68.8-81.1 76 24.5 18.9-31.2
65-74 235 189 79.7 71.3-86.1 46 20.3 13.9-28.7
75+ 143 105 73.5 63.6-81.4 38 26.5 18.6-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 97 52.1 42.9-61.2 87 47.9 38.8-57.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 407 238 56.0 49.7-62.1 169 44.0 37.9-50.3
Some Post-H.S. 373 242 61.2 54.7-67.2 131 38.8 32.8-45.3
College Graduate 530 362 66.2 61.1-71.0 168 33.8 29.0-38.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 205 106 48.1 39.2-57.1 99 51.9 42.9-60.8
$25,000- 34,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 180 117 63.5 53.0-72.8 63 36.5 27.2-47.0
$50,000- 74,999 214 141 64.8 56.1-72.7 73 35.2 27.3-43.9
$75,000+ 398 289 68.9 62.7-74.5 109 31.1 25.5-37.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 425 275 61.7 55.4-67.7 150 38.3 32.3-44.6
No 1,018 633 58.8 54.8-62.7 385 41.2 37.3-45.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 375 272 72.6 66.4-78.1 103 27.4 21.9-33.6
Non-Veteran 1,120 667 56.1 52.3-59.9 453 43.9 40.1-47.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 373 237 60.0 54.0-65.8 136 40.0 34.2-46.0
Regional City or Suburban County 292 189 59.7 52.3-66.7 103 40.3 33.3-47.7
Rural 832 514 58.6 53.9-63.2 318 41.4 36.8-46.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 945 564 57.7 53.6-61.6 381 42.3 38.4-46.4
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 327 258 82.1 76.6-86.5 69 17.9 13.5-23.4
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 215 116 53.4 44.5-62.1 99 46.6 37.9-55.5
151% to 200% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 801 558 66.5 62.0-70.7 243 33.5 29.3-38.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 336 207 54.5 46.7-62.1 129 45.5 37.9-53.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 529 334 61.7 56.2-66.9 195 38.3 33.1-43.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 632 399 58.8 53.9-63.5 233 41.2 36.5-46.1

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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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