2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 673 431 59.2 54.0-64.3 242 40.8 35.7-46.0
GENDER
Male 322 207 59.0 51.3-66.3 115 41.0 33.7-48.7
Female 351 224 59.4 52.2-66.2 127 40.6 33.8-47.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 584 380 59.4 53.7-64.8 204 40.6 35.2-46.3
Non-Hispanic Black 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 135 103 79.5 70.2-86.5 32 20.5 13.5-29.8
65-74 139 *** *** *** 38 31.4 22.0-42.6
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 164 103 58.5 48.7-67.6 61 41.5 32.4-51.3
Some Post-H.S. 214 128 57.0 47.9-65.7 86 43.0 34.3-52.1
College Graduate 226 164 70.1 61.9-77.2 62 29.9 22.8-38.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 151 106 69.3 58.9-78.0 45 30.7 22.0-41.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 203 128 55.0 45.2-64.4 75 45.0 35.6-54.8
No 449 294 61.5 55.2-67.5 155 38.5 32.5-44.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 587 374 59.0 53.5-64.4 213 41.0 35.6-46.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 171 112 59.5 50.0-68.3 59 40.5 31.7-50.0
Rural 502 319 59.1 52.8-65.1 183 40.9 34.9-47.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 325 199 58.6 51.2-65.6 126 41.4 34.4-48.8
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 153 63.9 54.1-72.6 63 36.1 27.4-45.9
Unable to Work 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 320 223 65.3 58.1-71.9 97 34.7 28.1-41.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 200 129 60.1 50.3-69.2 71 39.9 30.8-49.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 206 130 59.8 50.6-68.3 76 40.2 31.7-49.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 267 172 58.2 50.2-65.8 95 41.8 34.2-49.8

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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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