2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 562 196 35.5 31.0-40.3 366 64.5 59.7-69.0
-MALES 235 71 31.7 25.3-38.9 164 68.3 61.1-74.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 152 42 30.4 22.6-39.4 110 69.6 60.6-77.4
Non-Hispanic Black 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 77 21 25.5 16.7-36.9 56 74.5 63.1-83.3
College Graduate 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 55 *** *** *** 46 85.1 72.4-92.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 123 51 40.7 31.3-50.9 72 59.3 49.1-68.7
No 103 18 22.0 14.0-33.0 85 78.0 67.0-86.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 150 44 33.3 25.1-42.6 106 66.7 57.4-74.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 119 35 30.9 22.3-40.9 84 69.1 59.1-77.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 103 27 24.2 16.4-34.2 76 75.8 65.8-83.6
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 105 24 23.1 15.5-33.1 81 76.9 66.9-84.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 76 *** *** *** 55 75.5 64.0-84.2

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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 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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