2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 562 196 35.5 31.0-40.3 366 64.5 59.7-69.0
GENDER
Male 235 71 31.7 25.3-38.9 164 68.3 61.1-74.7
Female 327 125 38.5 32.3-45.0 202 61.5 55.0-67.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 310 101 33.9 28.0-40.3 209 66.1 59.7-72.0
Non-Hispanic Black 156 56 35.3 27.2-44.3 100 64.7 55.7-72.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 145 52 37.8 29.1-47.2 93 62.2 52.8-70.9
65-74 158 53 36.1 27.8-45.4 105 63.9 54.6-72.2
75+ 110 36 25.6 17.6-35.7 74 74.4 64.3-82.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 159 52 32.8 25.3-41.3 107 67.2 58.7-74.7
Some Post-H.S. 182 60 32.8 25.6-41.0 122 67.2 59.0-74.4
College Graduate 136 45 34.7 25.9-44.6 91 65.3 55.4-74.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 323 135 40.5 34.4-47.0 188 59.5 53.0-65.6
No 223 56 28.9 22.3-36.6 167 71.1 63.4-77.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 92 27 26.7 18.2-37.4 65 73.3 62.6-81.8
Non-Veteran 470 169 37.3 32.2-42.6 301 62.7 57.4-67.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 177 51 31.3 23.9-39.7 126 68.7 60.3-76.1
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 232 74 30.5 23.9-38.0 158 69.5 62.0-76.1
Unable to Work 121 56 46.5 36.5-56.7 65 53.5 43.3-63.5
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 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 102 25 23.3 15.5-33.3 77 76.7 66.7-84.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 60 40.1 30.6-50.3 80 59.9 49.7-69.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 206 59 27.4 21.2-34.6 147 72.6 65.4-78.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 60 40.1 30.6-50.3 80 59.9 49.7-69.4
HOUSING
Own 375 119 31.5 26.3-37.2 256 68.5 62.8-73.7
Rent 147 59 45.5 36.4-54.9 88 54.5 45.1-63.6
Other arrangement 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 121 48 36.8 27.6-47.0 73 63.2 53.0-72.4
Regional City or Suburban County 156 53 32.1 24.1-41.2 103 67.9 58.8-75.9
Rural 285 95 36.9 30.6-43.8 190 63.1 56.2-69.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 186 57 30.2 23.2-38.3 129 69.8 61.7-76.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 78 41.0 33.1-49.3 126 59.0 50.7-66.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 172 61 32.8 25.7-40.8 111 67.2 59.2-74.3

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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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