2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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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
-MALES 274 89 31.4 24.8-38.8 185 68.6 61.2-75.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 167 54 32.5 24.3-41.9 113 67.5 58.1-75.7
Non-Hispanic Black 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 77 16 18.2 10.4-30.1 61 81.8 69.9-89.6
65-74 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 58 15 14.7 8.0-25.5 43 85.3 74.5-92.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 133 32 21.0 14.0-30.4 101 79.0 69.6-86.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 163 49 28.7 20.5-38.7 114 71.3 61.3-79.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 175 58 31.0 23.0-40.4 117 69.0 59.6-77.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 133 40 26.4 17.8-37.2 93 73.6 62.8-82.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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