2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,277 607 11.8 10.8-12.9 34 0.9 0.6- 1.3 3,527 84.6 83.4-85.8 109 2.6 2.1- 3.3
GENDER
Male 1,998 254 10.7 9.4-12.2 *** *** *** 1,697 87.0 85.3-88.5 47 2.3 1.6- 3.2
Female 2,279 353 12.9 11.4-14.5 34 1.7 1.2- 2.5 1,830 82.5 80.6-84.2 62 2.9 2.2- 3.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,675 337 11.4 10.1-12.8 15 0.6 0.4- 1.0 2,261 85.7 84.2-87.2 62 2.2 1.7- 3.0
Non-Hispanic Black 855 165 14.2 12.0-16.8 *** *** *** 647 79.8 76.6-82.6 33 4.5 3.0- 6.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 110 25 23.3 15.5-33.5 *** *** *** 81 73.0 62.5-81.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 156 28 12.5 8.2-18.6 *** *** *** 124 85.7 79.3-90.4 *** *** ***
Hispanic 402 43 7.8 5.5-10.8 *** *** *** 347 88.8 85.1-91.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 932 18 1.8 1.1- 2.9 16 1.6 1.0- 2.7 886 95.3 93.6-96.6 12 1.3 0.7- 2.4
35-44 602 44 6.8 4.9- 9.3 *** *** *** 540 89.8 86.8-92.1 11 2.2 1.2- 4.2
45-54 701 97 12.1 9.7-15.1 *** *** *** 584 85.2 82.0-87.9 16 2.2 1.3- 3.6
55-64 784 154 18.2 15.3-21.4 *** *** *** 594 76.3 72.6-79.6 31 5.0 3.2- 7.7
65-74 701 168 23.7 20.2-27.5 *** *** *** 509 72.7 68.7-76.4 23 3.3 2.1- 5.3
75+ 489 118 24.2 19.7-29.5 *** *** *** 356 72.5 67.1-77.3 15 3.3 1.9- 5.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 406 88 17.9 14.1-22.5 *** *** *** 301 78.1 73.2-82.3 14 3.5 1.9- 6.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,009 166 12.9 11.0-15.2 *** *** *** 802 82.8 80.1-85.1 34 3.4 2.3- 5.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,273 199 12.2 10.5-14.2 *** *** *** 1,035 84.7 82.5-86.7 30 2.3 1.5- 3.4
College Graduate 1,579 152 7.5 6.3- 8.9 15 1.2 0.7- 2.1 1,381 89.4 87.7-90.9 31 1.9 1.3- 2.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,370 350 22.0 19.6-24.6 *** *** *** 958 72.8 69.9-75.5 56 4.8 3.5- 6.6
No 2,764 240 7.2 6.2- 8.3 27 1.1 0.7- 1.7 2,447 90.1 88.8-91.2 50 1.6 1.2- 2.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 607 102 15.2 12.4-18.5 *** *** *** 488 81.8 78.2-84.9 15 2.5 1.4- 4.3
Non-Veteran 3,639 505 11.4 10.3-12.6 32 1.0 0.7- 1.4 3,011 85.0 83.7-86.3 91 2.6 2.0- 3.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,282 190 7.0 6.0- 8.2 18 0.8 0.5- 1.3 2,030 90.3 88.9-91.6 44 1.9 1.3- 2.6
Unemployed 161 14 6.1 3.5-10.7 *** *** *** 140 89.8 84.1-93.6 *** *** ***
Retired 1,106 252 22.8 19.9-26.0 *** *** *** 818 72.9 69.5-76.0 34 3.9 2.6- 5.8
Unable to Work 382 128 29.1 24.3-34.5 *** *** *** 236 65.9 60.1-71.2 17 4.8 2.6- 8.7
Other not in Labor Force 278 17 4.3 2.5- 7.2 *** *** *** 244 89.8 85.3-93.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 363 66 16.6 12.7-21.5 *** *** *** 278 78.1 72.9-82.5 16 4.4 2.6- 7.5
$15,000- 24,999 535 110 15.4 12.5-18.9 *** *** *** 401 79.0 74.8-82.6 19 4.4 2.6- 7.4
$25,000- 34,999 358 52 11.1 8.3-14.8 *** *** *** 291 84.1 79.6-87.7 14 4.5 2.5- 8.1
$35,000- 49,999 478 65 12.2 9.4-15.8 *** *** *** 401 85.6 81.8-88.7 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 493 55 9.4 7.0-12.6 *** *** *** 425 87.7 84.2-90.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 1,139 113 7.8 6.4- 9.5 11 1.1 0.6- 2.0 992 89.4 87.4-91.1 23 1.8 1.1- 2.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 911 146 14.2 11.7-17.1 *** *** *** 739 82.9 79.8-85.7 18 1.8 1.0- 3.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 123 20 17.0 10.6-26.0 *** *** *** 94 76.1 66.6-83.6 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 386 73 14.0 10.8-18.0 *** *** *** 296 80.4 75.6-84.4 15 4.9 2.8- 8.2
101% to 150% 428 82 13.9 10.9-17.5 *** *** *** 325 80.2 75.7-84.1 16 4.7 2.6- 8.3
151% to 200% 310 47 12.5 9.0-17.2 *** *** *** 257 86.2 81.4-89.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,031 231 9.5 8.3-10.9 16 0.9 0.5- 1.5 1,740 87.5 85.9-89.0 44 2.1 1.5- 2.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 911 146 14.2 11.7-17.1 *** *** *** 739 82.9 79.8-85.7 18 1.8 1.0- 3.4
HOUSING
Own 2,705 393 12.6 11.3-14.1 20 0.8 0.5- 1.3 2,214 83.4 81.7-84.9 78 3.1 2.4- 4.1
Rent 1,229 168 11.3 9.5-13.3 13 1.4 0.8- 2.5 1,027 86.0 83.7-87.9 21 1.4 0.9- 2.3
Other arrangement 304 42 7.8 5.4-11.0 *** *** *** 251 89.7 86.0-92.4 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,395 132 8.2 6.8- 9.9 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9 1,219 88.6 86.6-90.3 30 2.1 1.4- 3.1
Regional City or Suburban County 1,170 172 12.2 10.3-14.5 *** *** *** 962 84.5 82.0-86.7 28 2.5 1.6- 3.9
Rural 1,712 303 14.9 13.1-16.8 12 0.8 0.5- 1.5 1,346 81.1 78.9-83.1 51 3.2 2.3- 4.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,018 192 14.7 12.5-17.1 *** *** *** 784 80.9 78.1-83.5 34 3.6 2.3- 5.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,412 222 14.1 12.1-16.3 *** *** *** 1,142 82.2 79.7-84.4 38 2.8 2.0- 4.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,847 193 8.9 7.6-10.3 16 0.9 0.6- 1.6 1,601 88.2 86.5-89.7 37 2.0 1.4- 2.9

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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