2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 608 393 61.5 56.6-66.3 215 38.5 33.7-43.4
GENDER
Male 246 150 62.6 55.1-69.5 96 37.4 30.5-44.9
Female 362 243 60.7 54.0-67.0 119 39.3 33.0-46.0
AGE
18-34 141 59 43.6 34.7-53.0 82 56.4 47.0-65.3
35-44 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 84 74.2 64.1-82.2 33 25.8 17.8-35.9
55-64 115 80 70.3 59.5-79.1 35 29.7 20.9-40.5
65-74 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 125 65.3 56.6-73.1 59 34.7 26.9-43.4
Some Post-H.S. 190 111 56.5 47.7-64.9 79 43.5 35.1-52.3
College Graduate 164 122 74.4 65.8-81.4 42 25.6 18.6-34.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 77 60 82.9 71.9-90.2 17 17.1 9.8-28.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 173 118 62.7 52.6-71.8 55 37.3 28.2-47.4
No 411 259 61.2 55.3-66.8 152 38.8 33.2-44.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 522 335 61.1 55.8-66.2 187 38.9 33.8-44.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 204 130 64.6 56.6-71.8 74 35.4 28.2-43.4
Regional City or Suburban County 135 78 50.5 40.3-60.6 57 49.5 39.4-59.7
Rural 269 185 65.7 58.0-72.7 84 34.3 27.3-42.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 324 205 62.2 55.6-68.3 119 37.8 31.7-44.4
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 233 169 70.5 62.6-77.3 64 29.5 22.7-37.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 254 163 60.6 53.0-67.7 91 39.4 32.3-47.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 197 123 61.7 53.5-69.3 74 38.3 30.7-46.5

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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 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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