2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 416 48 12.2 8.6-17.1 368 87.8 82.9-91.4
GENDER
Male 211 17 6.3 3.7-10.5 194 93.7 89.5-96.3
Female 205 31 17.9 11.7-26.4 174 82.1 73.6-88.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 338 39 11.9 8.0-17.3 299 88.1 82.7-92.0
Non-Hispanic Black 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 129 15 14.8 8.2-25.1 114 85.2 74.9-91.8
College Graduate 149 20 12.8 7.5-20.9 129 87.2 79.1-92.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 135 19 16.8 9.5-28.1 116 83.2 71.9-90.5
No 271 28 9.7 6.2-15.0 243 90.3 85.0-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 363 42 12.8 8.8-18.2 321 87.2 81.8-91.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 216 27 10.2 6.7-15.1 189 89.8 84.9-93.3
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 175 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 303 33 11.4 7.4-17.2 270 88.6 82.8-92.6
Rent 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 119 14 9.3 5.2-16.0 105 90.7 84.0-94.8
Rural 297 34 13.2 8.7-19.4 263 86.8 80.6-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 173 19 13.0 7.5-21.7 154 87.0 78.3-92.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 159 18 12.1 6.6-20.9 141 87.9 79.1-93.4

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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