2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,481 2,250 61.6 59.5-63.7 1,231 38.4 36.3-40.5
-Eastern NC 1,313 854 61.5 58.0-64.9 459 38.5 35.1-42.0
GENDER
Male 577 362 58.1 52.7-63.2 215 41.9 36.8-47.3
Female 736 492 64.9 60.2-69.3 244 35.1 30.7-39.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 737 487 62.0 57.4-66.4 250 38.0 33.6-42.6
Non-Hispanic Black 301 193 62.8 55.1-69.9 108 37.2 30.1-44.9
Other 252 164 60.5 51.8-68.5 88 39.5 31.5-48.2
AGE
18-34 251 106 41.5 34.3-49.2 145 58.5 50.8-65.7
35-44 198 117 60.6 52.5-68.1 81 39.4 31.9-47.5
45-54 205 142 69.1 61.0-76.1 63 30.9 23.9-39.0
55-64 232 164 71.9 64.3-78.5 68 28.1 21.5-35.7
65-74 259 207 81.5 74.9-86.6 52 18.5 13.4-25.1
75+ 135 100 74.5 63.9-82.8 35 25.5 17.2-36.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 348 227 60.3 53.6-66.8 121 39.7 33.2-46.4
Some Post-H.S. 351 224 57.9 51.0-64.4 127 42.1 35.6-49.0
College Graduate 478 332 70.8 65.9-75.3 146 29.2 24.7-34.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 420 292 67.5 61.4-73.0 128 32.5 27.0-38.6
No 873 553 59.6 55.2-63.9 320 40.4 36.1-44.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 125 64.6 56.0-72.4 63 35.4 27.6-44.0
Non-Veteran 1,120 728 61.0 57.1-64.8 392 39.0 35.2-42.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 706 420 58.0 53.5-62.4 286 42.0 37.6-46.5
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 357 276 77.7 71.7-82.8 81 22.3 17.2-28.3
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 138 80 56.7 46.1-66.7 58 43.3 33.3-53.9
$35,000- 49,999 143 92 58.8 48.6-68.4 51 41.2 31.6-51.4
$50,000- 74,999 171 122 67.6 57.3-76.4 49 32.4 23.6-42.7
$75,000+ 358 252 69.1 63.1-74.6 106 30.9 25.4-36.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 308 185 54.5 47.1-61.8 123 45.5 38.2-52.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 646 448 67.8 63.3-72.0 198 32.2 28.0-36.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 308 185 54.5 47.1-61.8 123 45.5 38.2-52.9
HOUSING
Own 893 625 68.2 64.2-71.9 268 31.8 28.1-35.8
Rent 316 181 51.8 44.2-59.3 135 48.2 40.7-55.8
Other arrangement 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 344 226 61.0 54.1-67.4 118 39.0 32.6-45.9
Rural 860 560 62.0 57.5-66.2 300 38.0 33.8-42.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 672 438 62.6 57.5-67.5 234 37.4 32.5-42.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 512 336 59.9 54.2-65.4 176 40.1 34.6-45.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 129 80 62.6 52.6-71.6 49 37.4 28.4-47.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 261 172 60.4 52.7-67.6 89 39.6 32.4-47.3
2nd Quartile 144 96 66.9 57.6-75.0 48 33.1 25.0-42.4
3rd Quartile 430 274 58.2 52.1-64.1 156 41.8 35.9-47.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 478 312 63.7 57.2-69.7 166 36.3 30.3-42.8

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*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 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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