2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,080 427 13.6 12.2-15.1 2,653 86.4 84.9-87.8
-FEMALES 1,629 277 17.2 15.1-19.5 1,352 82.8 80.5-84.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 999 150 15.1 12.6-18.0 849 84.9 82.0-87.4
Non-Hispanic Black 350 79 23.9 19.0-29.7 271 76.1 70.3-81.0
Other 254 44 16.3 11.6-22.4 210 83.7 77.6-88.4
AGE
18-34 322 38 11.2 8.0-15.6 284 88.8 84.4-92.0
35-44 248 43 20.5 14.8-27.8 205 79.5 72.2-85.2
45-54 273 47 16.3 12.2-21.6 226 83.7 78.4-87.8
55-64 315 61 21.1 15.8-27.5 254 78.9 72.5-84.2
65-74 245 52 20.7 15.5-27.1 193 79.3 72.9-84.5
75+ 199 35 20.9 14.0-29.9 164 79.1 70.1-86.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 26 18.2 11.9-26.8 105 81.8 73.2-88.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 68 20.0 15.5-25.5 290 80.0 74.5-84.5
Some Post-H.S. 528 91 16.5 13.1-20.5 437 83.5 79.5-86.9
College Graduate 610 92 15.3 12.3-18.9 518 84.7 81.1-87.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 149 27 19.1 12.8-27.4 122 80.9 72.6-87.2
$15,000- 24,999 206 48 25.4 18.5-33.8 158 74.6 66.2-81.5
$25,000- 34,999 127 18 15.9 9.8-24.6 109 84.1 75.4-90.2
$35,000- 49,999 181 32 17.4 11.9-24.7 149 82.6 75.3-88.1
$50,000- 74,999 186 31 18.8 12.4-27.5 155 81.2 72.5-87.6
$75,000+ 379 63 16.7 13.0-21.3 316 83.3 78.7-87.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 496 118 25.5 20.9-30.8 378 74.5 69.2-79.1
No 1,086 155 13.9 11.7-16.5 931 86.1 83.5-88.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,581 264 17.0 14.8-19.3 1,317 83.0 80.7-85.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 503 84 17.0 13.5-21.1 419 83.0 78.9-86.5
Regional City or Suburban County 436 74 16.0 12.4-20.3 362 84.0 79.7-87.6
Rural 690 119 18.2 14.8-22.2 571 81.8 77.8-85.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 822 126 14.6 12.1-17.5 696 85.4 82.5-87.9
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 411 74 20.3 15.5-26.0 337 79.7 74.0-84.5
Unable to Work 141 35 27.7 19.2-38.2 106 72.3 61.8-80.8
Other not in Labor Force 162 26 15.4 9.9-23.2 136 84.6 76.8-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 30 18.4 12.3-26.5 131 81.6 73.5-87.7
101% to 150% 151 35 24.0 16.1-34.2 116 76.0 65.8-83.9
151% to 200% 112 17 15.6 9.4-24.7 95 84.4 75.3-90.6
More than 200% 725 123 18.2 15.0-21.8 602 81.8 78.2-85.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 409 77 17.7 13.6-22.7 332 82.3 77.3-86.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 546 96 18.7 15.0-23.0 450 81.3 77.0-85.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 674 104 15.7 12.8-19.3 570 84.3 80.7-87.2

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
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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