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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,401 172 11.5 9.6-13.6 15 1.2 0.7- 2.0 1,181 85.0 82.6-87.0 33 2.4 1.6- 3.5
Non-Hispanic Black 499 115 17.2 14.0-20.9 *** *** *** 355 75.1 70.5-79.2 19 5.0 2.9- 8.6
Other 344 61 12.4 9.2-16.5 *** *** *** 267 83.1 78.4-86.9 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 452 11 2.2 1.2- 4.0 16 3.3 1.9- 5.4 418 93.1 90.3-95.2 *** *** ***
35-44 329 30 8.9 6.0-13.0 *** *** *** 283 85.7 81.0-89.5 *** *** ***
45-54 375 59 12.8 9.6-17.0 *** *** *** 304 84.1 79.7-87.8 *** *** ***
55-64 442 91 19.5 15.6-24.0 *** *** *** 330 74.2 68.9-78.9 16 5.3 2.8- 9.9
65-74 373 97 24.7 19.9-30.2 *** *** *** 262 71.1 65.4-76.2 13 3.7 2.0- 6.7
75+ 274 61 21.8 15.8-29.2 *** *** *** 204 74.4 66.9-80.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 195 58 25.9 19.3-33.7 *** *** *** 126 69.0 60.9-76.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 495 96 14.8 11.8-18.3 *** *** *** 375 79.7 75.5-83.4 17 3.7 2.0- 6.7
Some Post-H.S. 719 115 12.4 10.1-15.2 *** *** *** 578 83.6 80.4-86.3 17 2.5 1.4- 4.4
College Graduate 867 83 6.8 5.4- 8.7 15 2.2 1.3- 3.8 749 88.6 86.2-90.7 20 2.3 1.4- 3.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 46 18.7 13.6-25.1 *** *** *** 150 74.5 67.4-80.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 302 69 17.6 13.5-22.6 *** *** *** 215 74.6 68.5-79.8 13 5.5 2.9-10.3
$25,000- 34,999 185 29 10.9 7.2-16.0 *** *** *** 147 83.2 76.4-88.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 239 31 12.6 8.4-18.3 *** *** *** 201 85.0 79.1-89.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 267 30 9.7 6.4-14.4 *** *** *** 229 86.9 81.6-90.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 539 54 7.3 5.4- 9.7 11 2.3 1.2- 4.3 461 88.5 85.5-91.0 13 1.9 1.1- 3.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 219 24.9 21.5-28.7 *** *** *** 510 68.6 64.5-72.5 34 5.7 3.8- 8.5
No 1,451 127 7.2 5.8- 8.8 27 2.2 1.4- 3.2 1,270 89.1 87.1-90.7 27 1.6 1.1- 2.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,193 343 13.0 11.5-14.7 32 1.7 1.2- 2.4 1,761 82.6 80.6-84.3 57 2.8 2.0- 3.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 87 11.0 8.7-13.8 14 2.2 1.2- 3.7 602 84.8 81.6-87.5 15 2.0 1.2- 3.5
Regional City or Suburban County 609 92 12.2 9.5-15.6 *** *** *** 488 82.7 78.9-86.0 21 3.6 2.1- 5.9
Rural 952 174 15.0 12.7-17.7 12 1.6 0.9- 2.8 740 80.2 77.0-83.0 26 3.3 2.0- 5.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,092 94 7.5 5.9- 9.4 18 1.7 1.1- 2.8 954 88.8 86.5-90.7 26 2.1 1.4- 3.2
Unemployed 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 87.2 78.0-92.9 *** *** ***
Retired 607 142 23.0 19.1-27.6 *** *** *** 448 72.6 67.7-76.9 15 3.7 2.0- 6.8
Unable to Work 238 88 31.3 25.0-38.4 *** *** *** 135 61.6 54.0-68.7 14 6.7 3.4-12.8
Other not in Labor Force 224 16 4.9 2.8- 8.4 *** *** *** 194 88.6 83.2-92.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 72 14 19.0 11.0-31.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 223 49 15.3 11.1-20.8 *** *** *** 162 78.0 71.5-83.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 231 52 17.3 12.9-22.9 *** *** *** 163 73.8 66.7-79.8 11 6.3 3.0-12.7
151% to 200% 150 22 12.0 7.0-19.8 *** *** *** 125 86.7 78.9-91.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,027 116 9.2 7.5-11.2 16 1.8 1.1- 3.0 871 86.9 84.5-88.9 24 2.1 1.4- 3.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 575 124 16.9 13.8-20.6 *** *** *** 424 78.0 73.8-81.7 19 3.4 1.8- 6.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 737 118 14.7 11.8-18.0 *** *** *** 589 80.5 76.7-83.7 20 3.2 1.9- 5.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 967 111 9.8 8.0-11.9 16 1.8 1.1- 3.0 817 85.9 83.4-88.1 23 2.5 1.6- 3.9

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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