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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,819 1,224 64.5 61.9-67.1 595 35.5 32.9-38.1
GENDER
Male 879 571 61.2 57.3-64.9 308 38.8 35.1-42.7
Female 940 653 67.7 64.0-71.2 287 32.3 28.8-36.0
AGE
18-34 288 115 40.0 33.8-46.4 173 60.0 53.6-66.2
35-44 222 137 61.6 54.1-68.5 85 38.4 31.5-45.9
45-54 303 215 71.7 65.8-77.0 88 28.3 23.0-34.2
55-64 383 283 72.3 66.5-77.4 100 27.7 22.6-33.5
65-74 336 250 74.8 69.0-79.7 86 25.2 20.3-31.0
75+ 267 206 78.4 72.3-83.5 61 21.6 16.5-27.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 240 60.5 54.7-66.0 150 39.5 34.0-45.3
Some Post-H.S. 574 370 62.8 58.1-67.2 204 37.2 32.8-41.9
College Graduate 759 558 71.7 68.0-75.3 201 28.3 24.7-32.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 165 97 58.9 49.9-67.3 68 41.1 32.7-50.1
$25,000- 34,999 135 75 51.9 42.1-61.6 60 48.1 38.4-57.9
$35,000- 49,999 204 134 64.4 56.4-71.6 70 35.6 28.4-43.6
$50,000- 74,999 238 163 68.2 60.4-75.2 75 31.8 24.8-39.6
$75,000+ 593 445 72.7 68.5-76.6 148 27.3 23.4-31.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 558 393 67.6 62.6-72.2 165 32.4 27.8-37.4
No 1,212 798 63.2 60.0-66.3 414 36.8 33.7-40.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 259 187 68.0 60.3-74.8 72 32.0 25.2-39.7
Non-Veteran 1,550 1,031 64.1 61.3-66.9 519 35.9 33.1-38.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 502 359 69.3 64.4-73.8 143 30.7 26.2-35.6
Regional City or Suburban County 517 344 63.3 58.2-68.0 173 36.7 32.0-41.8
Rural 800 521 62.5 58.4-66.5 279 37.5 33.5-41.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 982 639 62.6 59.0-66.0 343 37.4 34.0-41.0
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 543 404 75.6 71.1-79.5 139 24.4 20.5-28.9
Unable to Work 121 81 63.8 53.1-73.4 40 36.2 26.6-46.9
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 84 59.9 50.1-68.9 56 40.1 31.1-49.9
151% to 200% 127 79 60.4 50.1-69.9 48 39.6 30.1-49.9
More than 200% 1,007 721 69.7 66.3-73.0 286 30.3 27.0-33.7
HOUSING
Own 1,391 1,011 70.3 67.4-73.1 380 29.7 26.9-32.6
Rent 317 161 44.5 38.2-51.0 156 55.5 49.0-61.8
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 368 228 59.6 53.5-65.3 140 40.4 34.7-46.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 687 467 65.4 60.9-69.6 220 34.6 30.4-39.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 764 529 65.9 61.9-69.8 235 34.1 30.2-38.1

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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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