2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 407 262 63.4 57.7-68.8 145 36.6 31.2-42.3
GENDER
Male 204 117 57.7 49.6-65.3 87 42.3 34.7-50.4
Female 203 145 68.7 60.2-76.2 58 31.3 23.8-39.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 330 221 65.0 58.7-70.8 109 35.0 29.2-41.3
Non-Hispanic Black 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 69 51 80.2 68.8-88.2 18 19.8 11.8-31.2
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 125 78 63.5 53.0-72.8 47 36.5 27.2-47.0
College Graduate 145 111 73.2 63.7-81.0 34 26.8 19.0-36.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 134 *** *** *** 47 38.6 29.0-49.1
No 263 169 64.6 57.6-71.1 94 35.4 28.9-42.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 356 228 62.5 56.4-68.3 128 37.5 31.7-43.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 211 129 63.8 56.1-70.9 82 36.2 29.1-43.9
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 122 94 78.0 68.5-85.2 28 22.0 14.8-31.5
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 90 72 79.6 68.7-87.4 18 20.4 12.6-31.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 171 128 74.2 65.4-81.4 43 25.8 18.6-34.6
HOUSING
Own 297 215 70.5 63.9-76.4 82 29.5 23.6-36.1
Rent 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 113 71 58.9 48.5-68.5 42 41.1 31.5-51.5
Rural 294 191 64.8 58.0-71.1 103 35.2 28.9-42.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 170 117 69.4 60.5-77.0 53 30.6 23.0-39.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 152 91 54.8 45.5-63.8 61 45.2 36.2-54.5

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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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