2019 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 2,963 1,937 62.6 60.5-64.6 1,026 37.4 35.4-39.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 601 398 63.8 59.2-68.2 203 36.2 31.8-40.8
GENDER
Male 263 160 58.2 51.2-64.9 103 41.8 35.1-48.8
Female 338 238 68.6 62.4-74.2 100 31.4 25.8-37.6
AGE
18-34 141 64 41.4 32.8-50.5 77 58.6 49.5-67.2
35-44 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 85 79.3 69.9-86.2 25 20.7 13.8-30.1
55-64 116 89 79.6 70.7-86.2 27 20.4 13.8-29.3
65-74 84 62 78.0 67.5-85.8 22 22.0 14.2-32.5
75+ 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 172 110 62.2 53.5-70.2 62 37.8 29.8-46.5
Some Post-H.S. 205 133 62.8 54.8-70.1 72 37.2 29.9-45.2
College Graduate 172 125 69.3 60.8-76.7 47 30.7 23.3-39.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 106 84 79.5 69.2-87.0 22 20.5 13.0-30.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 177 120 69.1 60.8-76.4 57 30.9 23.6-39.2
No 400 260 61.0 55.2-66.4 140 39.0 33.6-44.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 518 333 61.4 56.3-66.2 185 38.6 33.8-43.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 249 170 63.9 56.7-70.5 79 36.1 29.5-43.3
Regional City or Suburban County 142 92 64.9 55.0-73.7 50 35.1 26.3-45.0
Rural 210 136 62.8 54.9-70.1 74 37.2 29.9-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 325 212 61.2 54.9-67.2 113 38.8 32.8-45.1
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 135 109 86.2 79.4-90.9 26 13.8 9.1-20.6
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 219 167 74.6 67.1-81.0 52 25.4 19.0-32.9
HOUSING
Own 299 219 73.6 67.3-79.0 80 26.4 21.0-32.7
Rent 224 143 59.8 52.2-67.0 81 40.2 33.0-47.8
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 193 127 63.3 54.9-71.0 66 36.7 29.0-45.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 179 112 59.9 51.3-67.9 67 40.1 32.1-48.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 229 159 67.2 59.7-73.8 70 32.8 26.2-40.3

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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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