2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,584 477 12.5 11.1-14.0 3,107 87.5 86.0-88.9
-Western 763 92 11.2 8.3-15.0 671 88.8 85.0-91.7
GENDER
Male 345 34 7.5 4.5-12.2 311 92.5 87.8-95.5
Female 418 58 14.7 10.2-20.7 360 85.3 79.3-89.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 669 81 11.3 8.2-15.3 588 88.7 84.7-91.8
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 156 34 23.1 15.1-33.7 122 76.9 66.3-84.9
75+ 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 191 24 11.0 6.0-19.3 167 89.0 80.7-94.0
Some Post-H.S. 217 36 14.7 9.9-21.3 181 85.3 78.7-90.1
College Graduate 274 23 5.8 3.6- 9.3 251 94.2 90.7-96.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 262 49 17.7 11.9-25.4 213 82.3 74.6-88.1
No 474 41 8.1 5.0-12.7 433 91.9 87.3-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 659 78 11.4 8.2-15.6 581 88.6 84.4-91.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 595 80 12.9 9.5-17.3 515 87.1 82.7-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 359 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 258 44 16.5 11.4-23.2 214 83.5 76.8-88.6
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 18 12.8 7.1-22.1 98 87.2 77.9-92.9
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 361 40 8.2 5.4-12.5 321 91.8 87.5-94.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 261 28 10.4 6.3-16.8 233 89.6 83.2-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 209 33 13.9 9.0-20.8 176 86.1 79.2-91.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 293 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
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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