2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times
when checked by a family member or friend, but do NOT include times
when checked by a health professional.*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 or more times/day 1-6 times/week Less than once a week Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 550 350 63.6 58.7-68.2 97 17.9 14.5-21.9 50 9.6 7.0-13.0 53 8.9 6.5-12.1
GENDER
Male 230 149 65.0 57.8-71.5 43 19.4 14.3-25.9 21 9.5 6.0-14.6 17 6.1 3.6-10.2
Female 320 201 62.5 55.8-68.8 54 16.8 12.5-22.1 29 9.7 6.2-14.8 36 11.0 7.5-16.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 306 190 62.8 56.2-68.9 57 18.8 14.3-24.4 27 9.0 5.8-13.8 32 9.4 6.2-13.9
Non-Hispanic Black 151 98 65.3 56.3-73.4 29 17.7 12.1-25.2 13 10.0 5.4-17.8 11 6.9 3.7-12.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 88 *** *** *** 16 16.5 9.7-26.7 *** *** *** 13 11.4 6.2-20.0
55-64 144 94 65.0 55.7-73.2 26 19.5 13.2-27.8 *** *** *** 14 8.4 4.7-14.5
65-74 152 93 62.3 53.2-70.6 32 21.2 14.7-29.6 13 8.3 4.6-14.4 14 8.2 4.6-14.1
75+ 108 *** *** *** 16 14.9 8.2-25.4 11 10.0 5.3-17.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** 12 15.2 8.3-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 108 68.4 59.6-76.0 22 15.4 9.9-23.1 12 7.6 4.1-13.8 14 8.7 4.8-15.1
Some Post-H.S. 177 102 56.4 48.1-64.4 37 22.3 16.1-30.0 19 11.3 7.0-17.8 19 9.9 6.2-15.7
College Graduate 134 81 63.7 54.4-72.0 26 17.2 11.6-24.9 11 8.1 4.4-14.3 16 11.0 6.7-17.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 206 64.5 58.0-70.5 56 18.1 13.6-23.6 21 6.4 3.9-10.2 36 11.1 7.5-16.0
No 215 135 62.7 55.0-69.9 37 17.4 12.4-23.8 28 14.4 9.5-21.2 15 5.5 3.2- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** 15 20.5 12.4-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 460 288 63.2 57.8-68.2 82 17.4 13.8-21.8 43 10.0 7.1-13.9 47 9.4 6.7-13.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 174 106 61.1 52.4-69.1 28 16.2 10.9-23.3 24 14.3 9.0-22.1 16 8.4 4.9-14.2
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 146 65.7 57.9-72.9 41 17.9 12.7-24.5 16 7.4 4.3-12.4 21 9.0 5.2-15.2
Unable to Work 120 76 63.4 53.2-72.5 22 19.1 12.4-28.3 *** *** *** 14 9.9 5.6-17.0
Other not in Labor Force 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 99 *** *** *** 15 18.6 11.0-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 100 65 68.2 57.6-77.2 20 16.9 10.4-26.1 11 11.3 6.0-20.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 137 *** *** *** 20 15.6 9.5-24.4 *** *** *** 16 11.2 6.1-19.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** 11 14.0 7.5-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 202 121 61.4 53.7-68.6 39 18.4 13.2-25.1 26 13.9 9.3-20.3 16 6.2 3.6-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 137 *** *** *** 20 15.6 9.5-24.4 *** *** *** 16 11.2 6.1-19.7
HOUSING
Own 366 225 62.0 56.0-67.6 72 19.3 15.1-24.3 35 10.1 6.9-14.6 34 8.6 5.8-12.7
Rent 145 96 65.6 56.4-73.8 20 14.9 9.3-23.0 12 8.6 4.7-15.3 17 10.9 6.5-17.6
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 119 *** *** *** 16 16.4 9.7-26.3 *** *** *** 11 9.4 4.3-19.0
Regional City or Suburban County 153 103 67.0 57.5-75.4 25 16.0 10.3-24.0 13 10.4 5.4-19.0 12 6.6 3.5-12.1
Rural 278 165 60.9 54.2-67.3 56 19.8 15.1-25.6 27 9.2 6.0-13.8 30 10.0 6.7-14.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 109 58.3 49.8-66.4 35 18.7 13.2-25.8 22 15.0 9.5-22.7 15 8.0 4.5-13.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 201 125 62.6 54.3-70.2 41 20.5 14.9-27.7 12 5.7 2.7-11.7 23 11.2 6.9-17.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 168 116 69.2 60.9-76.4 21 13.9 8.8-21.3 16 10.3 6.1-16.8 15 6.7 3.9-11.2

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

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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