2021 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 604 392 62.6 57.5-67.5 212 37.4 32.5-42.5
GENDER
Male 244 157 60.2 52.0-67.9 87 39.8 32.1-48.0
Female 360 235 64.5 57.8-70.6 125 35.5 29.4-42.2
AGE
18-34 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 117 84 75.1 65.8-82.6 33 24.9 17.4-34.2
55-64 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 162 95 54.8 44.8-64.4 67 45.2 35.6-55.2
Some Post-H.S. 171 116 65.7 55.9-74.3 55 34.3 25.7-44.1
College Graduate 221 151 67.9 60.2-74.8 70 32.1 25.2-39.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 94 78.5 69.6-85.4 30 21.5 14.6-30.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 186 133 72.0 63.4-79.2 53 28.0 20.8-36.6
No 409 254 59.1 52.8-65.1 155 40.9 34.9-47.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 523 332 60.8 55.2-66.1 191 39.2 33.9-44.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 216 138 63.0 54.9-70.5 78 37.0 29.5-45.1
Regional City or Suburban County 160 104 58.5 48.0-68.4 *** *** ***
Rural 228 150 65.7 57.3-73.2 78 34.3 26.8-42.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 342 214 62.0 55.6-68.1 128 38.0 31.9-44.4
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 125 96 82.7 73.0-89.5 29 17.3 10.5-27.0
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 261 181 69.4 62.0-75.9 80 30.6 24.1-38.0
HOUSING
Own 326 236 72.7 66.0-78.5 90 27.3 21.5-34.0
Rent 228 131 53.2 44.7-61.6 97 46.8 38.4-55.3
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 225 150 65.2 56.5-73.0 75 34.8 27.0-43.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 208 133 57.7 48.7-66.2 75 42.3 33.8-51.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 171 109 65.5 56.6-73.5 62 34.5 26.5-43.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 140 95 63.4 53.6-72.2 45 36.6 27.8-46.4
3rd Quartile 227 148 60.2 51.3-68.5 79 39.8 31.5-48.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 135 88 67.3 56.5-76.5 47 32.7 23.5-43.5

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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 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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