2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

How old were you when you were told you have diabetes?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than age 30 Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 598 50 10.4 7.2-14.8 216 38.5 33.4-43.8 169 26.3 22.0-31.1 163 24.8 20.6-29.6
-Non-Hispanic White 348 25 7.8 4.5-13.1 99 29.8 24.0-36.4 107 31.1 25.1-37.8 117 31.3 25.4-37.9
GENDER
Male 168 *** *** *** 57 34.3 26.0-43.7 48 30.3 22.2-39.8 57 32.2 23.9-41.7
Female 180 *** *** *** 42 25.5 17.9-35.1 59 31.9 23.6-41.5 60 30.5 22.5-40.0
AGE
18-34 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 116 *** *** *** 24 19.9 12.4-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 30.8 21.5-41.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 27.0 18.0-38.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 178 *** *** *** 58 37.2 28.3-47.1 52 27.1 19.7-36.1 55 28.9 21.1-38.3
No 163 *** *** *** 38 22.1 15.3-30.8 53 35.3 26.4-45.5 60 33.4 24.9-43.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 268 23 9.4 5.3-16.2 81 32.5 25.6-40.3 87 32.8 25.8-40.6 77 25.3 19.3-32.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 233 21 9.5 5.5-16.0 69 32.1 24.6-40.7 69 30.0 22.8-38.5 74 28.4 21.2-36.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 162 *** *** *** 33 19.7 13.2-28.3 43 25.4 18.0-34.7 85 54.5 44.7-64.0
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 154 *** *** *** 43 30.2 21.8-40.2 49 32.3 23.8-42.1 55 32.3 23.8-42.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 136 *** *** *** 42 31.3 22.5-41.7 49 36.3 27.0-46.9 37 26.3 17.9-36.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 119 *** *** *** 32 26.7 18.2-37.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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