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
-FEMALES 1,783 1,184 62.5 59.5-65.4 599 37.5 34.6-40.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,155 769 63.5 59.7-67.1 386 36.5 32.9-40.3
Non-Hispanic Black 362 243 60.7 54.0-67.0 119 39.3 33.0-46.0
Other 240 154 61.3 53.3-68.8 86 38.7 31.2-46.7
AGE
18-34 351 154 43.6 37.7-49.7 197 56.4 50.3-62.3
35-44 262 159 61.4 54.0-68.3 103 38.6 31.7-46.0
45-54 298 212 69.5 62.6-75.6 86 30.5 24.4-37.4
55-64 314 233 74.6 68.1-80.2 81 25.4 19.8-31.9
65-74 319 247 77.7 69.7-84.0 72 22.3 16.0-30.3
75+ 199 147 66.7 55.9-75.9 52 33.3 24.1-44.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 181 121 63.3 53.3-72.3 60 36.7 27.7-46.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 387 257 60.9 54.5-66.9 130 39.1 33.1-45.5
Some Post-H.S. 563 354 58.6 53.3-63.7 209 41.4 36.3-46.7
College Graduate 650 451 68.5 64.0-72.6 199 31.5 27.4-36.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 114 55.6 46.2-64.7 74 44.4 35.3-53.8
$15,000- 24,999 291 189 58.4 50.5-66.0 102 41.6 34.0-49.5
$25,000- 34,999 159 106 60.5 50.1-70.1 53 39.5 29.9-49.9
$35,000- 49,999 205 153 68.2 59.4-75.9 52 31.8 24.1-40.6
$50,000- 74,999 216 146 63.9 55.6-71.4 70 36.1 28.6-44.4
$75,000+ 363 250 68.7 62.5-74.2 113 31.3 25.8-37.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 534 369 65.1 59.4-70.4 165 34.9 29.6-40.6
No 1,205 792 62.3 58.7-65.8 413 37.7 34.2-41.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,718 1,137 62.3 59.3-65.3 581 37.7 34.7-40.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 447 280 58.3 52.8-63.6 167 41.7 36.4-47.2
Regional City or Suburban County 420 268 60.3 54.2-66.1 152 39.7 33.9-45.8
Rural 916 636 67.2 62.9-71.3 280 32.8 28.7-37.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 847 534 61.5 57.3-65.5 313 38.5 34.5-42.7
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 508 392 75.5 69.3-80.9 116 24.5 19.1-30.7
Unable to Work 152 113 70.9 60.7-79.4 39 29.1 20.6-39.3
Other not in Labor Force 193 93 44.8 36.5-53.3 100 55.2 46.7-63.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 260 177 63.3 55.5-70.3 83 36.7 29.7-44.5
151% to 200% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 789 549 67.7 63.5-71.6 240 32.3 28.4-36.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 358 247 65.7 58.4-72.3 111 34.3 27.7-41.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 740 501 65.0 60.4-69.4 239 35.0 30.6-39.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 685 436 59.0 54.4-63.5 249 41.0 36.5-45.6

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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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