2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 734 516 65.8 60.5-70.8 218 34.2 29.2-39.5
GENDER
Male 337 225 59.9 51.9-67.4 112 40.1 32.6-48.1
Female 397 291 71.5 64.6-77.5 106 28.5 22.5-35.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 645 462 65.8 60.1-71.1 183 34.2 28.9-39.9
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 150 125 81.1 70.7-88.4 25 18.9 11.6-29.3
75+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 181 113 60.5 50.1-70.0 68 39.5 30.0-49.9
Some Post-H.S. 212 157 71.0 61.7-78.8 55 29.0 21.2-38.3
College Graduate 263 203 73.7 65.5-80.5 60 26.3 19.5-34.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 99 79 83.2 71.7-90.7 20 16.8 9.3-28.3
$75,000+ 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 255 171 60.6 51.3-69.2 84 39.4 30.8-48.7
No 452 330 69.1 62.3-75.3 122 30.9 24.7-37.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 632 437 64.3 58.5-69.7 195 35.7 30.3-41.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 162 113 61.0 50.5-70.5 49 39.0 29.5-49.5
Rural 572 403 67.7 61.6-73.3 169 32.3 26.7-38.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 350 232 63.9 56.0-71.0 118 36.1 29.0-44.0
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 245 200 81.8 74.3-87.5 45 18.2 12.5-25.7
Unable to Work 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 347 267 73.7 65.4-80.6 80 26.3 19.4-34.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 254 179 63.3 53.0-72.6 75 36.7 27.4-47.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 199 152 73.2 63.8-80.9 47 26.8 19.1-36.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 185 61.1 52.5-69.1 96 38.9 30.9-47.5

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*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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