2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 624 115 19.2 15.8-23.2 509 80.8 76.8-84.2
GENDER
Male 274 36 13.8 9.6-19.4 238 86.2 80.6-90.4
Female 350 79 23.9 19.0-29.7 271 76.1 70.3-81.0
AGE
18-34 148 18 10.8 6.6-17.1 130 89.2 82.9-93.4
35-44 102 17 19.5 11.5-30.9 85 80.5 69.1-88.5
45-54 112 20 20.1 12.9-29.9 92 79.9 70.1-87.1
55-64 120 *** *** *** 94 73.4 62.0-82.4
65-74 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 180 33 20.8 14.5-28.9 147 79.2 71.1-85.5
Some Post-H.S. 211 41 16.9 11.9-23.4 170 83.1 76.6-88.1
College Graduate 177 28 18.1 12.4-25.7 149 81.9 74.3-87.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 13 15.7 8.6-26.9 68 84.3 73.1-91.4
$15,000- 24,999 97 17 15.7 9.3-25.2 80 84.3 74.8-90.7
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 111 22 21.0 13.3-31.5 89 79.0 68.5-86.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 185 42 23.6 17.0-31.8 143 76.4 68.2-83.0
No 413 70 18.0 13.9-22.8 343 82.0 77.2-86.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 538 103 20.1 16.3-24.5 435 79.9 75.5-83.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 45 18.9 13.9-25.1 208 81.1 74.9-86.1
Regional City or Suburban County 150 22 13.3 8.3-20.6 128 86.7 79.4-91.7
Rural 221 48 24.1 17.7-31.9 173 75.9 68.1-82.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 337 56 17.1 13.0-22.3 281 82.9 77.7-87.0
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 141 37 30.2 21.5-40.6 104 69.8 59.4-78.5
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 15 15.0 8.4-25.3 68 85.0 74.7-91.6
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 227 48 24.0 17.9-31.4 179 76.0 68.6-82.1
HOUSING
Own 306 72 25.4 20.0-31.7 234 74.6 68.3-80.0
Rent 241 33 13.3 9.1-18.9 208 86.7 81.1-90.9
Other arrangement 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 203 43 24.4 17.5-32.9 160 75.6 67.1-82.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 188 30 14.9 10.1-21.5 158 85.1 78.5-89.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 233 42 19.2 13.9-25.8 191 80.8 74.2-86.1

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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