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%)
TOTAL 3,481 2,250 61.6 59.5-63.7 1,231 38.4 36.3-40.5
GENDER
Male 1,593 998 59.6 56.6-62.6 595 40.4 37.4-43.4
Female 1,888 1,252 63.4 60.4-66.3 636 36.6 33.7-39.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,226 1,459 63.0 60.4-65.6 767 37.0 34.4-39.6
Non-Hispanic Black 604 392 62.6 57.5-67.5 212 37.4 32.5-42.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 361 214 56.6 49.9-63.0 147 43.4 37.0-50.1
AGE
18-34 714 311 42.4 38.1-46.8 403 57.6 53.2-61.9
35-44 595 348 58.4 53.5-63.2 247 41.6 36.8-46.5
45-54 603 403 67.9 63.4-72.0 200 32.1 28.0-36.6
55-64 566 415 73.9 68.9-78.4 151 26.1 21.6-31.1
65-74 584 477 81.1 75.5-85.7 107 18.9 14.3-24.5
75+ 333 250 73.9 66.8-80.0 83 26.1 20.0-33.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 319 177 53.2 45.7-60.5 142 46.8 39.5-54.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 793 505 60.2 55.8-64.4 288 39.8 35.6-44.2
Some Post-H.S. 897 585 61.6 57.5-65.6 312 38.4 34.4-42.5
College Graduate 1,455 977 66.4 63.5-69.1 478 33.6 30.9-36.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 971 673 66.7 62.7-70.5 298 33.3 29.5-37.3
No 2,461 1,552 60.2 57.6-62.6 909 39.8 37.4-42.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 401 282 70.4 64.5-75.6 119 29.6 24.4-35.5
Non-Veteran 3,063 1,960 60.5 58.3-62.8 1,103 39.5 37.2-41.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,014 1,221 59.8 57.1-62.4 793 40.2 37.6-42.9
Unemployed 178 99 48.0 39.0-57.1 79 52.0 42.9-61.0
Retired 845 657 76.6 72.3-80.5 188 23.4 19.5-27.7
Unable to Work 194 140 69.1 60.5-76.6 54 30.9 23.4-39.5
Other not in Labor Force 217 113 46.2 37.5-55.2 104 53.8 44.8-62.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 190 108 52.6 43.2-61.9 82 47.4 38.1-56.8
$15,000- 24,999 294 183 58.5 50.5-66.1 111 41.5 33.9-49.5
$25,000- 34,999 346 204 55.8 48.7-62.6 142 44.2 37.4-51.3
$35,000- 49,999 352 230 61.9 55.1-68.2 122 38.1 31.8-44.9
$50,000-74,999 446 304 64.7 58.9-70.1 142 35.3 29.9-41.1
$75,000-100,000 375 257 67.1 61.1-72.7 118 32.9 27.3-38.9
$100,000-150,000 393 267 67.0 61.3-72.3 126 33.0 27.7-38.7
$150,000+ 331 223 66.9 60.8-72.6 108 33.1 27.4-39.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 754 474 58.3 53.4-63.1 280 41.7 36.9-46.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 269 166 59.7 51.6-67.3 103 40.3 32.7-48.4
101% to 150% 295 160 49.2 41.9-56.5 135 50.8 43.5-58.1
151% to 200% 257 173 65.4 57.1-72.9 84 34.6 27.1-42.9
More than 200% 1,803 1,228 66.4 63.7-69.0 575 33.6 31.0-36.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 754 474 58.3 53.4-63.1 280 41.7 36.9-46.6
HOUSING
Own 2,326 1,641 68.2 65.7-70.6 685 31.8 29.4-34.3
Rent 881 480 50.8 46.6-55.0 401 49.2 45.0-53.4
Other arrangement 234 106 37.2 29.9-45.0 128 62.8 55.0-70.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,048 648 59.7 56.0-63.3 400 40.3 36.7-44.0
Regional City or Suburban County 924 602 62.4 58.4-66.3 322 37.6 33.7-41.6
Rural 1,509 1,000 62.7 59.3-66.1 509 37.3 33.9-40.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 955 628 62.6 58.1-66.8 327 37.4 33.2-41.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,434 948 62.1 58.6-65.4 486 37.9 34.6-41.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,092 674 60.6 57.1-64.0 418 39.4 36.0-42.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,060 677 60.1 56.3-63.7 383 39.9 36.3-43.7
2nd Quartile 869 575 63.2 59.1-67.1 294 36.8 32.9-40.9
3rd Quartile 1,029 659 60.7 56.7-64.6 370 39.3 35.4-43.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 523 339 64.0 58.0-69.5 184 36.0 30.5-42.0

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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 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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