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
-MALES 1,407 867 58.3 55.3-61.4 540 41.7 38.6-44.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 879 571 61.2 57.3-64.9 308 38.8 35.1-42.7
Non-Hispanic Black 263 160 58.2 51.2-64.9 103 41.8 35.1-48.8
Other 235 120 49.7 42.1-57.4 115 50.3 42.6-57.9
AGE
18-34 321 110 32.9 27.4-38.9 211 67.1 61.1-72.6
35-44 200 105 52.6 44.8-60.2 95 47.4 39.8-55.2
45-54 246 174 72.2 65.1-78.3 72 27.8 21.7-34.9
55-64 250 186 72.0 64.8-78.1 64 28.0 21.9-35.2
65-74 221 164 75.8 68.8-81.6 57 24.2 18.4-31.2
75+ 145 110 81.0 73.3-86.9 35 19.0 13.1-26.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 89 52.5 43.7-61.1 79 47.5 38.9-56.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 369 208 55.9 50.0-61.7 161 44.1 38.3-50.0
Some Post-H.S. 386 226 56.5 50.8-62.0 160 43.5 38.0-49.2
College Graduate 480 342 68.0 62.9-72.6 138 32.0 27.4-37.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 86 50.5 41.4-59.5 81 49.5 40.5-58.6
$25,000- 34,999 115 *** *** *** 50 47.3 37.0-57.8
$35,000- 49,999 152 90 54.3 45.1-63.2 62 45.7 36.8-54.9
$50,000- 74,999 160 102 60.7 51.4-69.4 58 39.3 30.6-48.6
$75,000+ 417 308 71.6 66.3-76.3 109 28.4 23.7-33.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 406 255 59.6 53.6-65.3 151 40.4 34.7-46.4
No 937 571 57.5 53.8-61.2 366 42.5 38.8-46.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 335 239 68.4 62.0-74.2 96 31.6 25.8-38.0
Non-Veteran 1,055 616 55.7 52.2-59.2 439 44.3 40.8-47.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 485 315 60.8 55.6-65.8 170 39.2 34.2-44.4
Regional City or Suburban County 372 228 57.9 51.9-63.7 144 42.1 36.3-48.1
Rural 550 324 56.4 51.4-61.3 226 43.6 38.7-48.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 859 514 56.5 52.6-60.3 345 43.5 39.7-47.4
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 339 253 77.9 72.4-82.6 86 22.1 17.4-27.6
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 64 53.7 43.5-63.6 57 46.3 36.4-56.5
101% to 150% 137 71 51.3 41.3-61.2 66 48.7 38.8-58.7
151% to 200% 115 67 49.6 39.4-59.9 48 50.4 40.1-60.6
More than 200% 676 468 66.8 62.5-70.8 208 33.2 29.2-37.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 322 178 52.3 45.8-58.7 144 47.7 41.3-54.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 478 292 58.8 53.4-63.9 186 41.2 36.1-46.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 607 397 61.0 56.3-65.5 210 39.0 34.5-43.7

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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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