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
-MALES 1,451 150 9.8 8.2-11.7 1,301 90.2 88.3-91.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 907 90 9.1 7.2-11.4 817 90.9 88.6-92.8
Non-Hispanic Black 274 36 13.8 9.6-19.4 238 86.2 80.6-90.4
Other 240 22 7.7 4.7-12.1 218 92.3 87.9-95.3
AGE
18-34 338 13 3.4 1.8- 6.3 325 96.6 93.7-98.2
35-44 205 12 7.8 4.2-14.1 193 92.2 85.9-95.8
45-54 256 32 11.9 8.3-16.8 224 88.1 83.2-91.7
55-64 253 40 16.0 11.4-21.9 213 84.0 78.1-88.6
65-74 224 34 14.6 10.2-20.6 190 85.4 79.4-89.8
75+ 149 18 15.7 8.9-26.2 131 84.3 73.8-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 21 12.8 8.1-19.7 153 87.2 80.3-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 384 42 10.1 7.3-14.0 342 89.9 86.0-92.7
Some Post-H.S. 397 39 9.0 6.3-12.6 358 91.0 87.4-93.7
College Graduate 492 48 8.3 6.2-11.1 444 91.7 88.9-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 14 12.3 6.9-21.1 106 87.7 78.9-93.1
$15,000- 24,999 169 18 10.3 6.1-16.7 151 89.7 83.3-93.9
$25,000- 34,999 120 12 9.1 4.9-16.3 108 90.9 83.7-95.1
$35,000- 49,999 158 15 9.2 5.2-15.6 143 90.8 84.4-94.8
$50,000- 74,999 166 21 13.1 8.3-20.2 145 86.9 79.8-91.7
$75,000+ 431 39 7.5 5.1-10.9 392 92.5 89.1-94.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 410 61 13.9 10.5-18.2 349 86.1 81.8-89.5
No 975 83 8.2 6.4-10.4 892 91.8 89.6-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 340 46 11.2 8.1-15.2 294 88.8 84.8-91.9
Non-Veteran 1,094 102 9.5 7.6-11.7 992 90.5 88.3-92.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 503 56 10.7 8.0-14.3 447 89.3 85.7-92.0
Regional City or Suburban County 389 32 7.6 5.2-11.0 357 92.4 89.0-94.8
Rural 559 62 10.5 7.9-13.9 497 89.5 86.1-92.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 886 74 8.1 6.3-10.4 812 91.9 89.6-93.7
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** 52 94.1 84.2-97.9
Retired 345 56 18.3 13.7-24.0 289 81.7 76.0-86.3
Unable to Work 94 11 10.5 5.1-20.4 83 89.5 79.6-94.9
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 13 12.8 7.1-22.0 109 87.2 78.0-92.9
101% to 150% 141 17 10.6 6.2-17.5 124 89.4 82.5-93.8
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** 110 94.2 88.5-97.2
More than 200% 700 72 9.7 7.4-12.5 628 90.3 87.5-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 328 35 11.5 7.9-16.6 293 88.5 83.4-92.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 491 50 9.4 7.0-12.6 441 90.6 87.4-93.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 632 65 9.2 6.9-12.1 567 90.8 87.9-93.1

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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