2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes within the past three years?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,963 1,937 62.6 60.5-64.6 1,026 37.4 35.4-39.5
-FEMALES 1,556 1,070 66.6 63.7-69.3 486 33.4 30.7-36.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 940 653 67.7 64.0-71.2 287 32.3 28.8-36.0
Non-Hispanic Black 338 238 68.6 62.4-74.2 100 31.4 25.8-37.6
Other 253 160 57.1 49.5-64.4 93 42.9 35.6-50.5
AGE
18-34 315 154 49.9 43.7-56.2 161 50.1 43.8-56.3
35-44 239 162 67.8 60.2-74.5 77 32.2 25.5-39.8
45-54 261 195 73.4 66.9-79.1 66 26.6 20.9-33.1
55-64 297 222 74.4 67.8-80.1 75 25.6 19.9-32.2
65-74 232 174 74.7 67.7-80.6 58 25.3 19.4-32.3
75+ 186 143 77.3 69.7-83.5 43 22.7 16.5-30.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 76 59.7 49.7-68.9 54 40.3 31.1-50.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 342 228 65.0 58.7-70.8 114 35.0 29.2-41.3
Some Post-H.S. 504 341 66.6 61.6-71.2 163 33.4 28.8-38.4
College Graduate 579 425 71.3 66.9-75.4 154 28.7 24.6-33.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 142 84 53.9 44.4-63.1 58 46.1 36.9-55.6
$15,000- 24,999 198 132 65.0 56.7-72.5 66 35.0 27.5-43.3
$25,000- 34,999 125 85 67.3 57.1-76.1 40 32.7 23.9-42.9
$35,000- 49,999 175 120 70.0 61.7-77.3 55 30.0 22.7-38.3
$50,000- 74,999 176 126 70.3 60.9-78.2 50 29.7 21.8-39.1
$75,000+ 357 273 74.6 69.1-79.5 84 25.4 20.5-30.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 474 352 72.6 67.3-77.3 122 27.4 22.7-32.7
No 1,037 687 63.9 60.4-67.3 350 36.1 32.7-39.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,511 1,035 66.5 63.6-69.3 476 33.5 30.7-36.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 477 334 67.3 62.2-72.1 143 32.7 27.9-37.8
Regional City or Suburban County 413 274 65.1 59.5-70.4 139 34.9 29.6-40.5
Rural 666 462 66.9 62.4-71.2 204 33.1 28.8-37.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 789 520 64.5 60.5-68.3 269 35.5 31.7-39.5
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 386 296 77.6 72.5-81.9 90 22.4 18.1-27.5
Unable to Work 135 95 68.2 57.7-77.1 40 31.8 22.9-42.3
Other not in Labor Force 154 98 57.7 48.3-66.6 56 42.3 33.4-51.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 94 58.1 48.8-66.9 61 41.9 33.1-51.2
101% to 150% 148 103 71.1 62.0-78.7 45 28.9 21.3-38.0
151% to 200% 107 75 73.0 62.6-81.4 32 27.0 18.6-37.4
More than 200% 685 504 72.3 68.0-76.1 181 27.7 23.9-32.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 395 272 68.2 62.4-73.4 123 31.8 26.6-37.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 525 366 66.3 61.2-71.1 159 33.7 28.9-38.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 636 432 66.0 61.6-70.1 204 34.0 29.9-38.4

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*The pre-diabetes screening question is asked only of respondents who reported NOT having diabetes, or NOT having pre-diabetes
as reported in the Chronic Health Conditions Module.

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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