2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

About how many times in the past 12 months have you seen a doctor, nurse, or other health professional for your diabetes?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1-5 times 6-11 times 12+ times Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 600 497 83.5 79.1-87.0 29 7.0 4.5-10.9 22 2.5 1.5- 4.3 52 7.0 5.0- 9.7
-Non-Hispanic White 346 294 86.7 81.5-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 7.1 4.5-10.9
GENDER
Male 165 141 89.1 82.8-93.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 181 153 84.4 75.9-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 111 90 79.4 67.9-87.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 151 86.4 78.7-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 161 137 86.2 78.3-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 9.9 5.6-16.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 268 228 86.3 80.1-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 7.9 4.9-12.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 243 203 86.6 80.6-90.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 7.9 4.6-13.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 168 143 90.0 83.8-94.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 147 123 82.7 73.1-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 148 120 85.0 76.9-90.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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