2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times
when checked by a family member or friend, but do NOT include times
when checked by a health professional.*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more times/day 1 or more times/week Less than once a week Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 601 398 65.4 60.1-70.3 96 14.9 11.7-19.0 29 5.4 3.3- 8.8 78 14.2 10.9-18.4
-Non-Hispanic White 343 215 65.2 58.6-71.4 63 17.6 13.1-23.2 *** *** *** 49 12.5 9.0-17.3
GENDER
Male 162 104 68.9 59.9-76.7 26 12.0 7.5-18.5 *** *** *** 24 13.4 8.5-20.4
Female 181 111 61.9 52.1-70.7 37 22.8 15.7-31.8 *** *** *** 25 11.8 7.2-18.8
AGE
18-34 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 19.0 11.0-30.9
65-74 111 *** *** *** 23 19.7 11.9-30.8 *** *** *** 17 13.3 7.7-21.9
75+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 109 *** *** *** 26 25.3 16.5-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 122 73.0 64.1-80.3 32 15.5 10.3-22.6 *** *** *** 19 7.8 4.5-13.3
No 158 90 58.2 48.3-67.5 28 17.9 11.5-26.8 *** *** *** 30 18.2 12.0-26.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 266 168 65.5 57.8-72.5 45 16.8 11.8-23.3 *** *** *** 42 13.7 9.5-19.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 243 162 71.0 63.1-77.8 40 16.0 10.8-22.9 *** *** *** 30 9.1 5.9-13.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 19.4 11.1-31.8
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 106 68.2 58.5-76.6 30 15.7 10.1-23.6 *** *** *** 20 9.4 5.6-15.3
Unable to Work 76 56 81.3 69.2-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 144 82 57.5 47.1-67.3 35 24.9 16.9-34.9 *** *** *** 20 13.2 7.9-21.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 97 *** *** *** 15 14.9 8.1-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 144 91 68.7 58.7-77.2 31 18.7 12.1-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 102 *** *** *** 17 17.7 10.4-28.6 *** *** *** 21 18.0 11.0-27.9

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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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