2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than age 30 Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 554 69 13.7 10.6-17.5 198 35.6 31.1-40.4 158 27.9 23.8-32.6 129 22.7 18.7-27.3
GENDER
Male 231 23 11.9 7.8-17.8 78 35.6 28.8-43.0 78 30.2 24.1-37.0 52 22.4 16.9-28.9
Female 323 46 15.1 11.0-20.4 120 35.7 29.8-42.0 80 26.2 20.7-32.7 77 23.0 17.5-29.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 308 28 9.9 6.6-14.6 94 31.0 25.4-37.2 98 31.2 25.5-37.6 88 27.9 22.2-34.4
Non-Hispanic Black 145 22 16.4 10.6-24.5 60 42.5 33.5-52.0 36 25.5 18.1-34.6 27 15.6 10.1-23.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 18 14.7 8.9-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 143 *** *** *** 62 42.2 33.4-51.6 67 47.9 38.7-57.2 *** *** ***
65-74 151 *** *** *** 32 22.7 15.8-31.5 53 35.8 27.3-45.2 61 38.9 30.4-48.2
75+ 99 *** *** *** 16 13.2 7.4-22.3 21 17.1 10.5-26.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 150 26 18.3 12.3-26.4 53 34.0 26.2-42.8 38 24.9 17.9-33.6 33 22.7 16.0-31.2
Some Post-H.S. 185 20 12.3 7.7-19.2 62 35.7 28.3-43.8 61 31.7 24.5-39.7 42 20.3 14.6-27.6
College Graduate 141 14 11.4 6.5-19.4 52 39.6 30.7-49.4 40 26.9 19.7-35.5 35 22.0 15.7-30.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 310 41 14.1 10.1-19.4 107 34.3 28.4-40.7 92 28.2 22.7-34.4 70 23.4 17.8-30.1
No 229 27 13.6 9.0-19.8 85 37.4 30.4-44.8 65 28.8 22.3-36.2 52 20.3 15.1-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 23.9 16.2-33.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 464 65 15.2 11.7-19.5 171 36.4 31.5-41.7 130 28.7 24.0-33.9 98 19.6 15.5-24.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 184 36 21.6 15.4-29.4 92 46.9 38.7-55.2 46 26.1 19.2-34.6 *** *** ***
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 222 *** *** *** 44 18.9 13.7-25.6 71 31.1 24.3-38.7 102 47.7 39.7-55.8
Unable to Work 113 22 20.2 12.9-30.3 *** *** *** 35 28.8 20.3-39.1 12 9.0 4.9-15.9
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 102 14 14.4 8.0-24.6 *** *** *** 22 19.2 11.9-29.6 25 24.9 16.3-36.2
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 106 11 11.3 5.7-21.4 *** *** *** 35 33.0 24.0-43.6 19 14.4 9.0-22.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 12 11.0 5.9-19.4 37 27.8 19.5-38.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.0 6.3-24.9
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 20.9 12.5-32.7 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 218 19 9.4 5.7-15.2 79 37.7 30.7-45.3 73 33.9 27.3-41.3 47 18.9 14.0-25.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 12 11.0 5.9-19.4 37 27.8 19.5-38.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 363 26 7.6 4.9-11.6 122 34.0 28.6-39.8 111 31.2 25.9-37.0 104 27.2 22.1-33.1
Rent 151 38 31.8 23.6-41.3 62 41.4 32.7-50.6 35 18.5 12.8-25.9 16 8.4 4.8-14.2
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 124 19 17.8 11.2-27.0 42 34.0 25.1-44.1 34 26.1 18.4-35.7 29 22.1 14.6-32.1
Regional City or Suburban County 155 21 14.9 9.3-22.9 55 35.3 27.0-44.6 41 24.6 17.5-33.4 38 25.3 17.3-35.4
Rural 275 29 10.8 7.2-15.9 101 36.8 30.5-43.5 83 31.1 24.9-38.0 62 21.3 16.3-27.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 168 23 15.4 9.9-23.1 55 32.9 25.4-41.5 49 29.9 22.5-38.5 41 21.8 15.6-29.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 207 22 11.6 7.3-17.8 84 38.8 31.3-46.8 57 27.4 20.7-35.4 44 22.2 15.6-30.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 179 24 15.2 10.0-22.4 59 33.7 26.4-41.8 52 27.3 20.7-35.1 44 23.9 17.7-31.4

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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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