2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

A test for hemoglobin 'A one C' measures the average level of blood sugar over the past three months.
About how many times in the past 12 months has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional
checked you for hemoglobin 'A one C'?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 time 2+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 566 71 12.7 9.5-16.9 467 82.2 77.7-86.0 28 5.0 3.2- 7.9
-MALES 260 32 12.9 8.7-18.9 219 83.4 77.1-88.3 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 162 25 16.2 10.4-24.5 134 82.3 73.9-88.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 *** *** *** 65 87.1 74.3-94.0 *** *** ***
65-74 81 *** *** *** 70 87.5 76.7-93.6 *** *** ***
75+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 85 15 17.2 9.8-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 75 *** *** *** 66 86.4 73.3-93.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 57 *** *** *** 51 90.1 76.0-96.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 124 11 9.1 4.5-17.4 108 86.0 76.5-92.1 *** *** ***
No 129 21 17.0 10.4-26.5 104 80.3 70.7-87.3 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 14 14.7 8.0-25.4 93 84.6 73.9-91.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 152 18 11.9 6.9-19.6 126 82.7 74.2-88.8 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 168 21 14.9 9.1-23.6 143 82.8 74.0-89.1 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 98 14 13.0 7.0-23.1 77 79.1 67.7-87.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 116 13 13.8 7.5-24.2 102 85.5 75.2-92.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 131 13 9.1 4.7-17.0 117 90.3 82.4-94.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 104 17 15.3 8.7-25.5 85 83.7 73.5-90.4 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 83 *** *** *** 68 81.8 70.3-89.5 *** *** ***

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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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