2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,667 492 12.7 11.4-14.1 3,175 87.3 85.9-88.6
-Eastern NC 1,379 206 13.4 11.3-15.7 1,173 86.6 84.3-88.7
GENDER
Male 603 69 11.0 8.3-14.4 534 89.0 85.6-91.7
Female 776 137 15.6 12.8-19.0 639 84.4 81.0-87.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 784 107 11.8 9.5-14.5 677 88.2 85.5-90.5
Non-Hispanic Black 311 63 18.3 13.5-24.4 248 81.7 75.6-86.5
Other 260 34 11.5 7.0-18.2 226 88.5 81.8-93.0
AGE
18-34 263 15 4.6 2.6- 7.9 248 95.4 92.1-97.4
35-44 208 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 213 38 18.5 13.2-25.3 175 81.5 74.7-86.8
55-64 241 41 19.8 13.7-27.7 200 80.2 72.3-86.3
65-74 272 62 24.6 18.5-31.8 210 75.4 68.2-81.5
75+ 147 27 18.7 12.2-27.7 120 81.3 72.3-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 27 23.0 14.7-34.2 101 77.0 65.8-85.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 50 12.5 9.1-17.1 314 87.5 82.9-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 369 54 11.3 8.3-15.2 315 88.7 84.8-91.7
College Graduate 508 75 13.3 10.2-17.3 433 86.7 82.7-89.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 432 83 18.1 14.0-23.0 349 81.9 77.0-86.0
No 924 121 11.6 9.3-14.4 803 88.4 85.6-90.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 25 11.6 7.4-17.7 181 88.4 82.3-92.6
Non-Veteran 1,168 181 13.8 11.5-16.4 987 86.2 83.6-88.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 742 90 11.5 8.9-14.6 652 88.5 85.4-91.1
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 378 76 20.5 15.9-26.1 302 79.5 73.9-84.1
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 129 22 14.8 8.6-24.2 107 85.2 75.8-91.4
$25,000- 34,999 141 32 21.9 14.7-31.4 109 78.1 68.6-85.3
$35,000- 49,999 155 22 14.1 8.7-22.1 133 85.9 77.9-91.3
$50,000- 74,999 178 30 13.1 8.2-20.2 148 86.9 79.8-91.8
$75,000+ 375 47 12.5 8.9-17.3 328 87.5 82.7-91.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 327 39 9.4 6.3-13.8 288 90.6 86.2-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 17 16.4 9.3-27.5 78 83.6 72.5-90.7
101% to 150% 119 24 16.5 10.0-25.9 95 83.5 74.1-90.0
151% to 200% 115 21 19.9 12.3-30.5 94 80.1 69.5-87.7
More than 200% 678 96 13.1 10.2-16.5 582 86.9 83.5-89.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 327 39 9.4 6.3-13.8 288 90.6 86.2-93.7
HOUSING
Own 940 147 14.9 12.3-18.0 793 85.1 82.0-87.7
Rent 329 44 8.9 6.2-12.8 285 91.1 87.2-93.8
Other arrangement 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 117 18 14.7 8.6-23.9 99 85.3 76.1-91.4
Regional City or Suburban County 364 54 12.9 9.6-17.2 310 87.1 82.8-90.4
Rural 898 134 13.4 10.8-16.5 764 86.6 83.5-89.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 701 114 15.9 12.6-19.9 587 84.1 80.1-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 542 71 10.2 7.8-13.2 471 89.8 86.8-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 136 21 14.3 8.9-22.1 115 85.7 77.9-91.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 274 36 10.6 7.3-15.1 238 89.4 84.9-92.7
2nd Quartile 155 27 15.7 10.4-23.0 128 84.3 77.0-89.6
3rd Quartile 451 60 12.3 9.1-16.5 391 87.7 83.5-90.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 499 83 15.2 11.5-19.9 416 84.8 80.1-88.5

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 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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