2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,963 1,937 62.6 60.5-64.6 1,026 37.4 35.4-39.5
-Eastern NC 958 603 60.2 56.3-63.9 355 39.8 36.1-43.7
GENDER
Male 430 254 55.6 49.9-61.1 176 44.4 38.9-50.1
Female 528 349 64.3 59.1-69.2 179 35.7 30.8-40.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 575 367 60.2 55.3-64.9 208 39.8 35.1-44.7
Non-Hispanic Black 227 143 61.6 53.7-68.9 84 38.4 31.1-46.3
Other 156 93 56.6 46.2-66.4 63 43.4 33.6-53.8
AGE
18-34 203 76 40.5 32.6-48.8 127 59.5 51.2-67.4
35-44 146 86 57.5 48.1-66.4 60 42.5 33.6-51.9
45-54 151 111 74.4 66.0-81.4 40 25.6 18.6-34.0
55-64 169 126 73.4 64.7-80.5 43 26.6 19.5-35.3
65-74 163 115 70.0 61.4-77.4 48 30.0 22.6-38.6
75+ 110 78 74.2 63.6-82.6 32 25.8 17.4-36.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 276 162 57.4 50.3-64.2 114 42.6 35.8-49.7
Some Post-H.S. 310 193 59.8 53.2-65.9 117 40.2 34.1-46.8
College Graduate 273 194 67.1 60.3-73.3 79 32.9 26.7-39.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 218 64.7 57.9-70.9 103 35.3 29.1-42.1
No 600 364 58.3 53.5-63.0 236 41.7 37.0-46.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 140 99 66.2 55.6-75.5 41 33.8 24.5-44.4
Non-Veteran 810 498 59.1 54.9-63.1 312 40.9 36.9-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 493 292 55.5 50.2-60.6 201 44.5 39.4-49.8
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 252 179 74.0 67.4-79.6 73 26.0 20.4-32.6
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 *** *** *** 49 40.0 30.0-50.9
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** 53 51.2 41.0-61.4
$50,000- 74,999 111 78 68.7 58.0-77.7 33 31.3 22.3-42.0
$75,000+ 205 154 72.9 65.1-79.5 51 27.1 20.5-34.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 405 287 68.8 63.2-73.9 118 31.2 26.1-36.8
HOUSING
Own 615 419 65.9 61.3-70.2 196 34.1 29.8-38.7
Rent 261 142 49.1 41.8-56.5 119 50.9 43.5-58.2
Other arrangement 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 288 175 58.2 51.0-65.0 113 41.8 35.0-49.0
Rural 594 377 61.1 56.3-65.8 217 38.9 34.2-43.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 540 330 58.1 52.9-63.0 210 41.9 37.0-47.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 220 136 59.2 51.3-66.7 84 40.8 33.3-48.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 137 65.9 57.2-73.7 61 34.1 26.3-42.8

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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 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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