2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,080 427 13.6 12.2-15.1 2,653 86.4 84.9-87.8
-Eastern NC 997 148 14.9 12.3-17.8 849 85.1 82.2-87.7
GENDER
Male 443 39 8.7 5.9-12.5 404 91.3 87.5-94.1
Female 554 109 20.4 16.4-24.9 445 79.6 75.1-83.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 597 80 13.0 10.2-16.4 517 87.0 83.6-89.8
Non-Hispanic Black 240 41 18.7 13.0-26.1 199 81.3 73.9-87.0
Other 160 27 15.3 9.6-23.7 133 84.7 76.3-90.4
AGE
18-34 213 18 8.1 4.8-13.3 195 91.9 86.7-95.2
35-44 152 17 12.0 6.9-20.1 135 88.0 79.9-93.1
45-54 154 27 18.3 12.4-26.4 127 81.7 73.6-87.6
55-64 175 34 24.0 16.4-33.9 141 76.0 66.1-83.6
65-74 172 31 17.5 11.9-25.0 141 82.5 75.0-88.1
75+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 14 15.6 8.6-26.7 88 84.4 73.3-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 288 44 16.4 11.6-22.7 244 83.6 77.3-88.4
Some Post-H.S. 328 46 13.1 9.5-18.0 282 86.9 82.0-90.5
College Graduate 277 44 15.3 11.2-20.7 233 84.7 79.3-88.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 75 24.4 18.9-31.0 258 75.6 69.0-81.1
No 627 71 10.6 8.0-13.9 556 89.4 86.1-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 139 19 12.2 7.3-19.5 120 87.8 80.5-92.7
Non-Veteran 850 129 15.3 12.6-18.6 721 84.7 81.4-87.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 514 58 9.8 7.4-13.0 456 90.2 87.0-92.6
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 260 46 18.4 12.9-25.7 214 81.6 74.3-87.1
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 17 18.5 10.9-29.6 90 81.5 70.4-89.1
$15,000- 24,999 126 22 17.3 10.4-27.4 104 82.7 72.6-89.6
$25,000- 34,999 79 13 18.3 10.2-30.7 66 81.7 69.3-89.8
$35,000- 49,999 121 14 11.7 6.5-20.2 107 88.3 79.8-93.5
$50,000- 74,999 114 19 18.6 11.5-28.5 95 81.4 71.5-88.5
$75,000+ 216 29 11.9 7.9-17.5 187 88.1 82.5-92.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 18 14.5 8.4-24.1 79 85.5 75.9-91.6
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 423 60 13.9 10.6-18.1 363 86.1 81.9-89.4
HOUSING
Own 634 103 17.3 13.9-21.2 531 82.7 78.8-86.1
Rent 280 36 10.3 6.9-15.1 244 89.7 84.9-93.1
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 302 44 14.7 10.6-20.0 258 85.3 80.0-89.4
Rural 611 92 15.3 12.0-19.4 519 84.7 80.6-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 557 79 14.7 11.2-19.1 478 85.3 80.9-88.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 231 36 16.0 11.3-22.3 195 84.0 77.7-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 209 33 14.0 9.6-20.1 176 86.0 79.9-90.4

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
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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