2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,598 1,072 63.6 60.8-66.4 526 36.4 33.6-39.2
GENDER
Male 773 496 59.7 55.6-63.8 277 40.3 36.2-44.4
Female 825 576 67.3 63.4-70.9 249 32.7 29.1-36.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 969 671 65.9 62.2-69.4 298 34.1 30.6-37.8
Non-Hispanic Black 348 241 64.9 58.9-70.6 107 35.1 29.4-41.1
Other 281 160 51.8 45.0-58.6 121 48.2 41.4-55.0
AGE
18-34 353 154 41.3 35.7-47.1 199 58.7 52.9-64.3
35-44 243 155 65.1 58.1-71.6 88 34.9 28.4-41.9
45-54 286 211 73.7 67.2-79.3 75 26.3 20.7-32.8
55-64 309 231 71.5 65.0-77.3 78 28.5 22.7-35.0
65-74 212 164 77.3 70.1-83.2 48 22.7 16.8-29.9
75+ 167 134 81.9 74.4-87.5 33 18.1 12.5-25.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 94 54.5 45.4-63.3 65 45.5 36.7-54.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 340 218 61.9 55.7-67.8 122 38.1 32.2-44.3
Some Post-H.S. 455 296 62.4 57.3-67.4 159 37.6 32.6-42.7
College Graduate 641 462 70.1 65.9-73.9 179 29.9 26.1-34.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 425 302 69.2 63.4-74.3 123 30.8 25.7-36.6
No 1,111 725 61.1 57.7-64.4 386 38.9 35.6-42.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 181 136 69.6 60.7-77.2 45 30.4 22.8-39.3
Non-Veteran 1,400 925 63.0 59.9-65.9 475 37.0 34.1-40.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 944 613 61.5 57.8-65.0 331 38.5 35.0-42.2
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 351 276 79.8 74.6-84.2 75 20.2 15.8-25.4
Unable to Work 100 69 70.3 59.4-79.3 31 29.7 20.7-40.6
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 119 *** *** *** 51 46.1 36.0-56.5
$15,000- 24,999 181 110 57.1 48.3-65.4 71 42.9 34.6-51.7
$25,000- 34,999 136 91 60.5 50.5-69.7 45 39.5 30.3-49.5
$35,000- 49,999 166 116 68.3 59.4-76.1 50 31.7 23.9-40.6
$50,000- 74,999 175 117 65.4 56.4-73.5 58 34.6 26.5-43.6
$75,000+ 479 355 71.9 67.1-76.3 124 28.1 23.7-32.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 83 57.3 47.7-66.3 57 42.7 33.7-52.3
101% to 150% 150 99 61.4 51.5-70.5 51 38.6 29.5-48.5
151% to 200% 107 75 67.5 56.3-76.9 32 32.5 23.1-43.7
More than 200% 785 557 68.9 64.9-72.5 228 31.1 27.5-35.1
HOUSING
Own 1,027 765 71.8 68.3-75.0 262 28.2 25.0-31.7
Rent 445 255 51.7 46.3-57.1 190 48.3 42.9-53.7
Other arrangement 112 40 28.6 20.6-38.2 72 71.4 61.8-79.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 886 598 64.2 60.4-67.8 288 35.8 32.2-39.6
Regional City or Suburban County 384 256 64.5 58.6-69.9 128 35.5 30.1-41.4
Rural 328 218 60.9 54.4-67.0 110 39.1 33.0-45.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 613 405 61.6 56.9-66.2 208 38.4 33.8-43.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 893 601 64.6 60.8-68.2 292 35.4 31.8-39.2

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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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