2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,932 682 12.7 11.6-13.9 31 0.7 0.4- 1.0 4,110 84.4 83.0-85.6 109 2.3 1.7- 3.0
GENDER
Male 2,297 298 12.2 10.6-13.9 *** *** *** 1,962 86.1 84.2-87.8 37 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Female 2,635 384 13.2 11.7-14.9 31 1.3 0.8- 2.0 2,148 82.8 80.9-84.6 72 2.7 1.9- 3.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 3,117 367 11.8 10.5-13.3 14 0.5 0.3- 0.9 2,683 86.1 84.5-87.6 53 1.6 1.0- 2.5
Non-Hispanic Black 909 214 19.4 16.6-22.7 *** *** *** 658 76.1 72.5-79.3 33 4.2 2.7- 6.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 145 30 14.4 7.9-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 80 11 9.5 4.9-17.5 *** *** *** 65 84.8 74.5-91.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 90.5 81.1-95.5 *** *** ***
Hispanic 478 44 6.5 4.6- 9.0 *** *** *** 413 88.9 85.6-91.6 12 2.7 1.4- 4.9
AGE
18-34 1,025 14 1.1 0.6- 2.1 *** *** *** 993 96.7 95.0-97.9 *** *** ***
35-44 741 40 5.7 4.0- 8.2 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2 677 91.2 88.4-93.4 *** *** ***
45-54 775 90 12.4 9.8-15.6 *** *** *** 664 84.4 80.9-87.4 20 3.1 1.8- 5.2
55-64 827 170 21.3 17.9-25.2 *** *** *** 633 74.7 70.5-78.5 19 3.4 1.7- 6.7
65-74 889 206 25.2 21.4-29.4 *** *** *** 654 71.8 67.5-75.7 26 2.8 1.7- 4.5
75+ 555 149 28.7 24.0-33.9 *** *** *** 384 68.2 62.9-73.0 22 3.1 1.9- 5.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 454 86 17.8 13.9-22.5 *** *** *** 355 78.2 72.7-82.8 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,148 183 13.7 11.5-16.3 *** *** *** 929 83.2 80.3-85.7 27 2.5 1.5- 4.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,314 226 14.7 12.6-17.0 *** *** *** 1,042 82.0 79.5-84.3 40 2.8 2.0- 4.0
College Graduate 1,992 184 7.5 6.4- 8.9 11 0.7 0.3- 1.3 1,763 90.6 89.1-91.9 34 1.2 0.8- 1.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,516 372 22.8 20.2-25.7 *** *** *** 1,088 72.8 69.8-75.6 50 3.8 2.6- 5.4
No 3,310 292 8.2 7.1- 9.4 24 0.7 0.4- 1.2 2,937 89.5 88.1-90.7 57 1.7 1.1- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 644 103 13.9 11.1-17.1 *** *** *** 523 82.7 79.0-85.8 16 3.2 1.8- 5.6
Non-Veteran 4,262 574 12.4 11.3-13.7 29 0.7 0.5- 1.1 3,566 84.7 83.3-86.0 93 2.2 1.6- 2.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,656 190 6.8 5.8- 8.0 17 0.7 0.4- 1.2 2,407 90.8 89.4-92.1 42 1.7 1.1- 2.5
Unemployed 252 33 9.8 6.4-14.7 *** *** *** 210 86.6 81.0-90.7 *** *** ***
Retired 1,309 313 25.0 22.0-28.2 *** *** *** 951 71.9 68.6-75.0 43 3.0 2.1- 4.3
Unable to Work 344 117 35.6 29.1-42.6 *** *** *** 214 59.1 52.0-65.8 12 4.7 2.3- 9.3
Other not in Labor Force 311 17 4.3 2.4- 7.4 *** *** *** 281 91.5 85.8-95.1 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 290 57 17.9 12.3-25.5 *** *** *** 218 77.4 69.7-83.5 11 3.1 1.5- 6.1
$15,000- 24,999 454 89 17.1 13.1-22.1 *** *** *** 346 78.9 73.6-83.4 14 3.2 1.6- 6.2
$25,000- 34,999 506 87 15.0 11.8-18.9 *** *** *** 400 81.4 77.1-85.0 14 2.8 1.5- 5.2
$35,000- 49,999 524 77 14.1 10.9-18.0 *** *** *** 433 83.6 79.4-87.0 12 2.1 1.0- 4.1
$50,000-74,999 614 78 10.7 8.3-13.8 *** *** *** 519 86.9 83.5-89.7 15 2.0 1.0- 4.0
$75,000-100,000 496 40 7.0 4.9-10.0 *** *** *** 446 90.4 86.5-93.2 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 532 49 9.8 7.2-13.3 *** *** *** 474 88.7 85.2-91.5 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 430 26 4.7 3.0- 7.4 *** *** *** 396 93.0 89.9-95.3 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,086 179 16.0 13.4-19.0 *** *** *** 878 80.6 77.1-83.6 25 3.1 1.6- 5.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 18 12.5 7.3-20.7 *** *** *** 86 82.9 73.9-89.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 393 74 17.0 12.2-23.1 *** *** *** 304 79.2 72.9-84.3 11 2.8 1.3- 6.0
101% to 150% 407 65 13.9 10.2-18.6 *** *** *** 330 83.6 78.7-87.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 408 72 16.0 12.3-20.6 *** *** *** 322 80.7 75.8-84.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,479 268 9.7 8.4-11.1 12 0.7 0.3- 1.3 2,150 87.9 86.3-89.3 49 1.8 1.3- 2.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,086 179 16.0 13.4-19.0 *** *** *** 878 80.6 77.1-83.6 25 3.1 1.6- 5.7
HOUSING
Own 3,195 473 14.5 13.0-16.1 20 0.6 0.4- 1.1 2,628 82.4 80.7-84.1 74 2.4 1.8- 3.3
Rent 1,336 151 8.9 7.4-10.7 11 1.0 0.5- 2.1 1,150 88.3 86.2-90.2 24 1.7 1.0- 3.1
Other arrangement 338 46 8.9 6.1-12.8 *** *** *** 281 88.2 83.6-91.6 11 2.9 1.2- 6.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,521 160 10.0 8.3-11.9 *** *** *** 1,324 87.3 85.1-89.2 29 2.2 1.4- 3.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,319 187 13.0 11.0-15.3 11 0.9 0.4- 2.0 1,097 84.4 81.9-86.6 24 1.7 1.0- 2.8
Rural 2,092 335 15.0 13.1-17.2 12 0.6 0.3- 1.1 1,689 81.6 79.2-83.8 56 2.8 1.8- 4.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,344 250 17.6 14.9-20.6 *** *** *** 1,046 78.3 75.0-81.4 38 3.4 2.0- 5.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,959 252 11.6 10.0-13.4 *** *** *** 1,655 85.8 83.9-87.6 43 2.1 1.4- 3.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,629 180 10.9 9.3-12.8 12 0.8 0.4- 1.7 1,409 86.5 84.3-88.4 28 1.8 1.1- 2.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,505 159 10.9 9.0-13.2 11 0.8 0.4- 1.8 1,307 86.5 84.1-88.7 28 1.7 1.0- 2.7
2nd Quartile 1,300 177 12.7 10.7-14.9 *** *** *** 1,086 84.5 82.0-86.7 30 2.4 1.5- 3.7
3rd Quartile 1,396 191 12.3 10.4-14.4 *** *** *** 1,171 84.7 82.1-87.0 28 2.4 1.3- 4.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 731 155 19.3 15.7-23.4 *** *** *** 546 76.6 72.1-80.5 23 3.1 1.8- 5.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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