2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 560 309 55.1 50.2-59.9 251 44.9 40.1-49.8
GENDER
Male 234 127 51.9 44.7-59.0 107 48.1 41.0-55.3
Female 326 182 57.6 51.0-63.9 144 42.4 36.1-49.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 310 179 58.4 51.9-64.7 131 41.6 35.3-48.1
Non-Hispanic Black 156 86 51.5 42.5-60.4 70 48.5 39.6-57.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 144 83 57.7 48.4-66.5 61 42.3 33.5-51.6
65-74 158 91 58.9 49.9-67.2 67 41.1 32.8-50.1
75+ 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 76 48.4 39.9-57.1 83 51.6 42.9-60.1
Some Post-H.S. 181 120 67.1 59.0-74.2 61 32.9 25.8-41.0
College Graduate 135 86 64.3 54.8-72.7 49 35.7 27.3-45.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 321 178 56.7 50.2-63.0 143 43.3 37.0-49.8
No 223 123 52.9 45.3-60.4 100 47.1 39.6-54.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 468 249 53.6 48.2-58.9 219 46.4 41.1-51.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 177 100 55.4 46.8-63.6 77 44.6 36.4-53.2
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 231 128 58.1 50.3-65.5 103 41.9 34.5-49.7
Unable to Work 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 102 *** *** *** 38 37.7 28.0-48.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 205 123 58.8 51.1-66.2 82 41.2 33.8-48.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 374 216 56.9 50.9-62.6 158 43.1 37.4-49.1
Rent 147 70 45.8 36.8-55.0 77 54.2 45.0-63.2
Other arrangement 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 120 69 56.5 46.1-66.4 51 43.5 33.6-53.9
Regional City or Suburban County 156 87 56.4 46.8-65.5 69 43.6 34.5-53.2
Rural 284 153 53.6 46.9-60.2 131 46.4 39.8-53.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 185 93 49.6 41.4-57.9 92 50.4 42.1-58.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 119 59.6 51.4-67.3 85 40.4 32.7-48.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 171 97 53.7 45.3-61.8 74 46.3 38.2-54.7

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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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