2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 613 334 52.1 46.8-57.4 279 47.9 42.6-53.2
-Non-Hispanic White 351 196 56.3 49.5-62.8 155 43.7 37.2-50.5
GENDER
Male 166 89 52.4 42.8-61.8 77 47.6 38.2-57.2
Female 185 107 59.8 50.3-68.6 78 40.2 31.4-49.7
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 185 105 57.8 48.3-66.8 80 42.2 33.2-51.7
No 160 87 53.2 43.4-62.8 73 46.8 37.2-56.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 273 145 54.8 47.1-62.3 128 45.2 37.7-52.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 248 136 52.4 44.0-60.6 112 47.6 39.4-56.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 171 100 56.7 46.8-66.0 71 43.3 34.0-53.2
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 147 93 62.6 52.5-71.7 54 37.4 28.3-47.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 147 87 54.8 44.5-64.7 60 45.2 35.3-55.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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