2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-5 times 6-11 times 12+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 600 497 83.5 79.1-87.0 29 7.0 4.5-10.9 22 2.5 1.5- 4.3 52 7.0 5.0- 9.7
-MALES 267 224 84.2 77.5-89.2 11 6.1 2.8-12.8 11 3.5 1.7- 6.9 21 6.2 3.7-10.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 165 141 89.1 82.8-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 6.0 3.1-11.0
Non-Hispanic Black 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 75 63 88.3 78.5-93.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 86 73 87.4 77.5-93.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 76 62 81.7 69.4-89.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 67 59 93.5 86.2-97.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 58 53 94.2 84.8-97.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 129 105 80.4 69.0-88.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 131 112 86.9 77.9-92.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.5 2.7-10.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 94 87.0 77.8-92.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 158 130 82.5 72.8-89.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 8.4 4.6-14.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 172 142 83.7 74.5-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 6.5 3.4-12.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 100 86 86.5 76.4-92.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 118 98 84.7 74.4-91.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 133 114 89.4 82.2-93.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 106 89 88.9 81.0-93.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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