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 White 2,122 1,377 61.7 59.0-64.3 745 38.3 35.7-41.0
GENDER
Male 967 608 59.6 55.6-63.5 359 40.4 36.5-44.4
Female 1,155 769 63.5 59.7-67.1 386 36.5 32.9-40.3
AGE
18-34 352 135 38.5 32.7-44.6 217 61.5 55.4-67.3
35-44 265 140 53.0 45.7-60.2 125 47.0 39.8-54.3
45-54 356 246 68.5 62.2-74.2 110 31.5 25.8-37.8
55-64 412 312 77.4 72.1-82.0 100 22.6 18.0-27.9
65-74 426 321 76.2 69.9-81.6 105 23.8 18.4-30.1
75+ 281 204 66.8 58.3-74.4 77 33.2 25.6-41.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 466 277 55.8 50.0-61.4 189 44.2 38.6-50.0
Some Post-H.S. 655 423 61.7 56.9-66.3 232 38.3 33.7-43.1
College Graduate 851 593 69.3 65.5-72.9 258 30.7 27.1-34.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 92 50.3 40.5-60.0 74 49.7 40.0-59.5
$15,000- 24,999 241 142 50.7 42.2-59.2 99 49.3 40.8-57.8
$25,000- 34,999 174 102 55.8 46.1-65.0 72 44.2 35.0-53.9
$35,000- 49,999 242 162 60.4 52.1-68.2 80 39.6 31.8-47.9
$50,000- 74,999 311 214 69.1 62.4-75.1 97 30.9 24.9-37.6
$75,000+ 611 439 68.5 63.8-72.9 172 31.5 27.1-36.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 632 421 63.3 58.1-68.1 211 36.7 31.9-41.9
No 1,440 933 62.2 58.9-65.3 507 37.8 34.7-41.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 288 195 66.6 59.1-73.4 93 33.4 26.6-40.9
Non-Veteran 1,832 1,181 61.2 58.2-64.0 651 38.8 36.0-41.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 440 278 58.3 52.8-63.6 162 41.7 36.4-47.2
Regional City or Suburban County 522 335 63.0 57.6-68.1 187 37.0 31.9-42.4
Rural 1,160 764 62.7 58.8-66.4 396 37.3 33.6-41.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,102 688 61.3 57.7-64.8 414 38.7 35.2-42.3
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 667 498 73.4 68.2-77.9 169 26.6 22.1-31.8
Unable to Work 152 103 65.7 55.5-74.6 49 34.3 25.4-44.5
Other not in Labor Force 136 55 37.2 28.0-47.3 81 62.8 52.7-72.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 242 154 59.7 51.6-67.4 88 40.3 32.6-48.4
151% to 200% 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,187 826 67.5 64.0-70.7 361 32.5 29.3-36.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 390 261 63.2 56.3-69.6 129 36.8 30.4-43.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 901 581 62.6 58.5-66.6 320 37.4 33.4-41.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 831 535 60.2 56.0-64.3 296 39.8 35.7-44.0

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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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