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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,198 378 10.0 8.8-11.3 15 0.8 0.4- 1.4 2,736 87.2 85.7-88.5 69 2.1 1.5- 2.8
GENDER
Male 1,450 177 9.9 8.3-11.9 *** *** *** 1,243 88.0 85.9-89.9 30 2.0 1.3- 3.2
Female 1,748 201 10.1 8.4-12.0 *** *** *** 1,493 86.4 84.1-88.3 39 2.1 1.4- 3.1
AGE
18-34 560 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 356 *** *** *** *** *** *** 338 93.8 89.2-96.5 *** *** ***
45-54 529 44 6.8 4.8- 9.4 *** *** *** 470 89.7 86.1-92.4 *** *** ***
55-64 629 100 15.1 11.8-19.0 *** *** *** 513 81.8 77.6-85.3 *** *** ***
65-74 630 126 21.6 17.6-26.1 *** *** *** 478 75.1 70.4-79.3 24 3.0 1.8- 4.8
75+ 467 90 21.9 17.0-27.7 *** *** *** 365 76.0 70.1-81.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 38 14.1 9.5-20.3 *** *** *** 165 83.1 76.3-88.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 753 120 13.4 10.7-16.5 *** *** *** 611 84.4 81.1-87.2 19 2.0 1.2- 3.5
Some Post-H.S. 917 118 10.1 8.1-12.6 *** *** *** 763 85.5 82.6-88.1 26 2.8 1.7- 4.7
College Graduate 1,318 101 5.7 4.5- 7.2 *** *** *** 1,196 92.9 91.3-94.3 20 1.3 0.8- 2.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 60 21.5 15.6-29.0 *** *** *** 183 74.5 66.5-81.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 376 54 10.2 7.2-14.2 *** *** *** 314 88.0 83.8-91.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 303 41 14.3 10.0-20.1 *** *** *** 251 80.6 74.0-85.9 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 366 43 10.1 7.1-14.4 *** *** *** 313 87.3 82.7-90.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 478 47 7.0 4.9- 9.9 *** *** *** 415 90.2 86.9-92.7 16 2.9 1.6- 5.0
$75,000+ 922 62 6.7 4.9- 9.0 *** *** *** 844 91.3 88.7-93.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 981 199 18.1 15.3-21.4 *** *** *** 737 76.9 73.3-80.1 42 4.4 3.0- 6.6
No 2,127 171 6.8 5.6- 8.2 *** *** *** 1,917 91.1 89.5-92.5 27 1.2 0.7- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 503 83 15.7 12.1-20.0 *** *** *** 410 81.6 76.8-85.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,693 295 9.1 7.9-10.5 *** *** *** 2,324 88.0 86.4-89.5 59 1.9 1.4- 2.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 740 58 6.7 5.0- 8.9 *** *** *** 665 90.5 87.7-92.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 675 64 8.7 6.5-11.6 *** *** *** 597 89.1 86.0-91.6 *** *** ***
Rural 1,784 256 13.2 11.3-15.3 *** *** *** 1,475 83.6 81.2-85.8 45 2.6 1.7- 3.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,616 94 5.1 4.0- 6.6 *** *** *** 1,487 92.5 90.7-93.9 28 1.8 1.1- 3.0
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,004 184 19.0 16.0-22.4 *** *** *** 790 78.3 74.8-81.4 28 2.5 1.6- 3.8
Unable to Work 263 80 28.1 21.4-35.9 *** *** *** 172 66.9 58.8-74.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 36 20.3 13.7-29.1 *** *** *** 119 78.1 69.1-85.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 382 69 14.4 10.7-19.2 *** *** *** 304 82.2 76.8-86.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 231 29 10.9 6.9-16.8 *** *** *** 195 85.8 79.3-90.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,730 160 8.3 6.8-10.0 *** *** *** 1,527 89.4 87.5-91.1 39 1.8 1.2- 2.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 617 102 15.2 11.8-19.3 *** *** *** 501 81.8 77.2-85.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,209 153 12.0 9.9-14.5 *** *** *** 1,016 84.7 82.0-87.0 30 2.2 1.4- 3.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,373 123 7.3 5.8- 9.0 *** *** *** 1,220 90.3 88.3-92.0 26 1.7 1.1- 2.8

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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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