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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,216 1,525 65.7 63.0-68.3 691 34.3 31.7-37.0
GENDER
Male 979 652 62.6 58.5-66.5 327 37.4 33.5-41.5
Female 1,237 873 68.6 64.9-72.0 364 31.4 28.0-35.1
AGE
18-34 313 130 40.0 33.7-46.6 183 60.0 53.4-66.3
35-44 242 159 67.0 59.3-73.9 83 33.0 26.1-40.7
45-54 416 271 64.9 58.6-70.7 145 35.1 29.3-41.4
55-64 464 357 75.5 69.9-80.3 107 24.5 19.7-30.1
65-74 430 349 81.3 76.0-85.6 81 18.7 14.4-24.0
75+ 330 243 75.3 68.9-80.7 87 24.7 19.3-31.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 154 91 58.4 48.1-68.0 63 41.6 32.0-51.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 503 326 64.6 59.1-69.7 177 35.4 30.3-40.9
Some Post-H.S. 657 462 65.6 60.8-70.2 195 34.4 29.8-39.2
College Graduate 900 644 69.7 65.8-73.4 256 30.3 26.6-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 259 164 57.3 48.8-65.4 95 42.7 34.6-51.2
$25,000- 34,999 215 149 64.8 55.5-73.1 66 35.2 26.9-44.5
$35,000- 49,999 235 173 70.8 61.9-78.4 62 29.2 21.6-38.1
$50,000- 74,999 340 241 70.2 63.4-76.1 99 29.8 23.9-36.6
$75,000+ 645 465 68.2 63.3-72.7 180 31.8 27.3-36.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 681 481 68.5 63.5-73.0 200 31.5 27.0-36.5
No 1,471 1,001 64.6 61.3-67.8 470 35.4 32.2-38.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 307 225 74.0 67.2-79.9 82 26.0 20.1-32.8
Non-Veteran 1,909 1,300 64.6 61.7-67.4 609 35.4 32.6-38.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 441 313 67.5 62.0-72.5 128 32.5 27.5-38.0
Regional City or Suburban County 464 316 65.0 59.3-70.4 148 35.0 29.6-40.7
Rural 1,312 896 65.1 61.3-68.6 416 34.9 31.4-38.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,154 754 63.3 59.6-66.8 400 36.7 33.2-40.4
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 706 564 82.1 78.5-85.3 142 17.9 14.7-21.5
Unable to Work 155 111 74.7 64.8-82.6 44 25.3 17.4-35.2
Other not in Labor Force 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 267 162 57.7 49.4-65.7 105 42.3 34.3-50.6
151% to 200% 161 115 71.3 61.2-79.6 46 28.7 20.4-38.8
More than 200% 1,259 914 69.5 66.0-72.8 345 30.5 27.2-34.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 480 333 62.0 55.0-68.6 147 38.0 31.4-45.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 845 577 67.2 63.0-71.1 268 32.8 28.9-37.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 892 615 65.4 61.2-69.4 277 34.6 30.6-38.8

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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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