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
-MALES 1,469 892 58.2 55.0-61.4 577 41.8 38.6-45.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 967 608 59.6 55.6-63.5 359 40.4 36.5-44.4
Non-Hispanic Black 246 150 62.6 55.1-69.5 96 37.4 30.5-44.9
Other 232 119 46.1 38.4-54.0 113 53.9 46.0-61.6
AGE
18-34 325 123 38.5 32.6-44.8 202 61.5 55.2-67.4
35-44 206 110 51.5 43.4-59.6 96 48.5 40.4-56.6
45-54 260 171 69.5 62.3-75.9 89 30.5 24.1-37.7
55-64 276 206 76.6 70.2-82.0 70 23.4 18.0-29.8
65-74 235 167 71.0 63.1-77.9 68 29.0 22.1-36.9
75+ 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 186 78 40.4 32.3-49.2 108 59.6 50.8-67.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 223 55.2 49.1-61.1 168 44.8 38.9-50.9
Some Post-H.S. 403 251 61.5 55.5-67.1 152 38.5 32.9-44.5
College Graduate 484 337 68.6 63.3-73.5 147 31.4 26.5-36.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 195 103 48.9 40.3-57.5 92 51.1 42.5-59.7
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 167 100 57.9 48.1-67.1 67 42.1 32.9-51.9
$50,000- 74,999 214 148 68.0 59.3-75.6 66 32.0 24.4-40.7
$75,000+ 388 282 69.1 63.1-74.4 106 30.9 25.6-36.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 401 250 58.9 52.6-64.9 151 41.1 35.1-47.4
No 1,012 617 59.3 55.5-63.0 395 40.7 37.0-44.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 348 229 65.2 58.3-71.6 119 34.8 28.4-41.7
Non-Veteran 1,119 663 56.8 53.2-60.3 456 43.2 39.7-46.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 371 230 60.1 54.3-65.7 141 39.9 34.3-45.7
Regional City or Suburban County 343 209 58.5 51.9-64.8 134 41.5 35.2-48.1
Rural 755 453 56.7 52.0-61.3 302 43.3 38.7-48.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 902 537 58.3 54.4-62.2 365 41.7 37.8-45.6
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 351 249 69.6 62.8-75.6 102 30.4 24.4-37.2
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 189 99 45.4 36.8-54.3 90 54.6 45.7-63.2
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 771 530 66.5 62.1-70.6 241 33.5 29.4-37.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 303 189 58.0 50.3-65.3 114 42.0 34.7-49.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 615 361 58.0 53.1-62.7 254 42.0 37.3-46.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 551 342 58.6 53.5-63.5 209 41.4 36.5-46.5

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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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