2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 616 207 32.0 27.3-37.1 409 68.0 62.9-72.7
-Non-Hispanic White 353 115 31.3 25.5-37.7 238 68.7 62.3-74.5
GENDER
Male 167 54 32.5 24.3-41.9 113 67.5 58.1-75.7
Female 186 61 30.2 22.5-39.3 125 69.8 60.7-77.5
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 116 35 27.7 18.9-38.7 81 72.3 61.3-81.1
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 88 24 23.9 15.3-35.4 64 76.1 64.6-84.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 186 80 45.0 35.9-54.5 106 55.0 45.5-64.1
No 161 33 16.9 11.2-24.7 128 83.1 75.3-88.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 275 88 31.0 24.5-38.3 187 69.0 61.7-75.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 249 85 33.8 26.5-41.9 164 66.2 58.1-73.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 60 34.4 26.1-43.9 112 65.6 56.1-73.9
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 147 42 25.2 17.7-34.6 105 74.8 65.4-82.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 149 49 31.8 23.4-41.6 100 68.2 58.4-76.6
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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