2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Pre-Diabetes

Have you had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes within the past three years?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,413 2,278 63.0 60.8-65.2 1,135 37.0 34.8-39.2
-Piedmont NC 1,297 877 64.7 61.4-67.8 420 35.3 32.2-38.6
GENDER
Male 569 361 61.0 56.1-65.7 208 39.0 34.3-43.9
Female 728 516 67.8 63.3-72.0 212 32.2 28.0-36.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 829 585 67.9 64.0-71.6 244 32.1 28.4-36.0
Non-Hispanic Black 276 177 59.6 52.3-66.5 99 40.4 33.5-47.7
Other 192 115 57.8 48.3-66.8 77 42.2 33.2-51.7
AGE
18-34 265 115 43.6 36.6-50.8 150 56.4 49.2-63.4
35-44 203 137 64.3 56.2-71.7 66 35.7 28.3-43.8
45-54 247 176 70.5 63.3-76.8 71 29.5 23.2-36.7
55-64 252 196 77.8 71.2-83.3 56 22.2 16.7-28.8
65-74 185 146 78.5 69.8-85.2 39 21.5 14.8-30.2
75+ 127 97 74.0 63.0-82.6 30 26.0 17.4-37.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 303 194 63.0 56.4-69.2 109 37.0 30.8-43.6
Some Post-H.S. 341 224 63.6 57.5-69.3 117 36.4 30.7-42.5
College Graduate 540 393 72.0 67.5-76.1 147 28.0 23.9-32.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 160 97 51.7 42.0-61.1 63 48.3 38.9-58.0
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 131 102 76.6 65.8-84.7 29 23.4 15.3-34.2
$50,000- 74,999 179 127 69.4 60.8-76.9 52 30.6 23.1-39.2
$75,000+ 357 263 73.2 67.4-78.2 94 26.8 21.8-32.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 312 221 68.3 61.5-74.4 91 31.7 25.6-38.5
No 936 624 63.6 59.7-67.3 312 36.4 32.7-40.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 131 96 70.9 61.0-79.2 35 29.1 20.8-39.0
Non-Veteran 1,166 781 64.1 60.6-67.4 385 35.9 32.6-39.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 713 476 62.8 58.4-67.0 237 37.2 33.0-41.6
Regional City or Suburban County 294 206 69.1 62.4-75.0 88 30.9 25.0-37.6
Rural 290 195 63.8 56.3-70.6 95 36.2 29.4-43.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 760 509 64.5 60.3-68.4 251 35.5 31.6-39.7
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 292 230 79.6 73.3-84.8 62 20.4 15.2-26.7
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 152 95 60.0 50.2-69.1 57 40.0 30.9-49.8
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 678 498 71.6 67.3-75.6 180 28.4 24.4-32.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 439 301 66.2 60.5-71.4 138 33.8 28.6-39.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 783 522 63.4 59.1-67.5 261 36.6 32.5-40.9

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*The pre-diabetes screening question is asked only of respondents who reported NOT having diabetes, or NOT having pre-diabetes
as reported in the Chronic Health Conditions Module.

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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