2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,252 2,076 60.5 58.4-62.7 1,176 39.5 37.3-41.6
-Eastern NC 1,176 743 58.4 54.6-62.1 433 41.6 37.9-45.4
GENDER
Male 526 299 53.2 47.7-58.5 227 46.8 41.5-52.3
Female 650 444 62.9 57.6-67.8 206 37.1 32.2-42.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 714 456 60.0 55.2-64.6 258 40.0 35.4-44.8
Non-Hispanic Black 280 181 56.9 49.1-64.3 99 43.1 35.7-50.9
Other 182 106 54.0 44.6-63.1 76 46.0 36.9-55.4
AGE
18-34 227 95 43.7 36.2-51.6 132 56.3 48.4-63.8
35-44 177 98 51.7 43.2-60.2 79 48.3 39.8-56.8
45-54 202 135 64.4 55.3-72.5 67 35.6 27.5-44.7
55-64 220 152 67.8 59.6-75.0 68 32.2 25.0-40.4
65-74 199 147 77.2 69.0-83.7 52 22.8 16.3-31.0
75+ 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 73 46.2 36.5-56.1 69 53.8 43.9-63.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 313 195 57.5 50.4-64.3 118 42.5 35.7-49.6
Some Post-H.S. 357 232 59.6 52.7-66.2 125 40.4 33.8-47.3
College Graduate 362 243 65.9 59.6-71.8 119 34.1 28.2-40.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 197 122 54.5 45.6-63.1 75 45.5 36.9-54.4
$25,000- 34,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 *** *** *** 49 38.6 29.0-49.1
$50,000- 74,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 216 159 73.6 65.6-80.2 57 26.4 19.8-34.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 371 251 63.2 56.4-69.5 120 36.8 30.5-43.6
No 772 474 57.1 52.5-61.5 298 42.9 38.5-47.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 198 129 63.6 53.8-72.3 69 36.4 27.7-46.2
Non-Veteran 976 613 57.5 53.4-61.5 363 42.5 38.5-46.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 253 145 53.5 45.9-61.0 108 46.5 39.0-54.1
Rural 842 550 60.5 55.9-64.9 292 39.5 35.1-44.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 615 361 55.2 50.1-60.2 254 44.8 39.8-49.9
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 312 237 75.2 68.2-81.0 75 24.8 19.0-31.8
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 180 115 56.9 47.8-65.6 65 43.1 34.4-52.2
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 513 354 66.5 60.8-71.7 159 33.5 28.3-39.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 385 253 60.0 53.0-66.6 132 40.0 33.4-47.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 560 342 57.9 52.6-63.1 218 42.1 36.9-47.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 231 148 57.6 49.3-65.5 83 42.4 34.5-50.7

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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 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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