2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

About how often do you check your blood for glucose or sugar? Include times
when checked by a family member or friend, but do NOT include times
when checked by a health professional.*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 or more times/day 1-6 times/week Less than once a week Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 596 346 60.5 55.5-65.2 122 20.0 16.5-24.2 47 6.8 4.9- 9.5 81 12.7 9.8-16.2
GENDER
Male 256 137 56.5 48.7-63.9 56 22.6 17.0-29.5 26 8.8 5.6-13.5 37 12.1 8.3-17.3
Female 340 209 63.8 57.2-69.8 66 17.9 13.6-23.2 21 5.2 3.2- 8.6 44 13.1 9.2-18.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 317 181 60.6 54.0-66.9 52 16.4 12.3-21.7 31 7.5 5.0-11.1 53 15.4 11.2-20.7
Non-Hispanic Black 192 120 63.3 54.4-71.4 48 24.4 17.6-32.7 *** *** *** 18 8.5 5.0-14.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 77 *** *** *** 12 14.3 7.4-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 152 85 59.8 50.0-68.8 36 22.8 16.0-31.4 15 9.5 5.6-15.7 16 8.0 4.7-13.4
65-74 184 107 60.8 51.2-69.7 37 18.3 12.4-26.2 16 7.4 4.0-13.4 24 13.5 8.0-21.9
75+ 133 *** *** *** 24 21.5 13.7-32.0 *** *** *** 20 11.6 7.0-18.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 92 63.9 54.5-72.4 35 19.8 13.7-27.9 12 5.6 2.8-10.6 22 10.7 6.5-16.9
Some Post-H.S. 191 109 58.6 50.0-66.7 42 19.6 13.9-26.9 15 8.1 4.7-13.5 25 13.7 8.7-20.9
College Graduate 160 92 56.2 47.0-65.0 26 18.7 12.4-27.1 16 8.5 4.9-14.2 26 16.7 10.8-24.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 196 62.7 56.0-69.0 76 21.8 16.9-27.6 24 5.9 3.6- 9.3 38 9.7 6.6-13.9
No 250 143 57.6 50.0-64.9 44 17.9 13.0-24.3 22 8.0 4.9-12.9 41 16.4 11.5-22.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 92 *** *** *** 19 19.9 12.2-30.9 *** *** *** 15 17.0 9.8-27.9
Non-Veteran 500 294 61.4 55.9-66.5 102 20.2 16.2-24.7 38 6.4 4.4- 9.3 66 12.1 9.0-16.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 158 82 56.5 47.2-65.3 33 17.7 12.0-25.3 17 9.8 5.9-16.0 26 16.0 10.5-23.7
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 278 167 60.5 52.9-67.6 55 21.8 16.2-28.6 19 5.6 3.0-10.2 37 12.1 8.1-17.9
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** 24 21.7 13.7-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 163 92 61.8 52.3-70.4 38 19.8 13.9-27.4 13 7.5 4.0-13.4 20 11.0 6.1-18.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 231 121 53.0 45.4-60.4 46 20.6 15.1-27.5 26 9.3 6.0-14.0 38 17.1 12.1-23.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 163 92 61.8 52.3-70.4 38 19.8 13.9-27.4 13 7.5 4.0-13.4 20 11.0 6.1-18.8
HOUSING
Own 417 237 60.6 54.6-66.2 85 19.4 15.3-24.3 34 6.8 4.6-10.1 61 13.2 9.8-17.6
Rent 123 *** *** *** 25 22.3 14.6-32.6 *** *** *** 14 12.1 6.6-21.0
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 125 68 55.3 45.0-65.1 22 18.4 11.9-27.3 *** *** *** 25 18.6 11.8-28.2
Regional City or Suburban County 163 91 57.3 48.1-66.0 35 22.4 15.5-31.2 17 8.2 4.9-13.4 20 12.2 7.6-19.0
Rural 308 187 65.0 57.8-71.6 65 19.4 14.7-25.2 20 5.5 3.1- 9.8 36 10.0 6.6-14.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 229 143 67.3 58.7-74.8 54 21.7 15.6-29.2 11 4.6 2.0-10.0 21 6.5 3.7-11.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 222 122 58.9 51.2-66.2 35 14.3 10.1-20.0 23 7.8 4.9-12.1 42 19.0 13.6-25.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 145 81 54.6 45.0-63.8 33 25.4 17.9-34.7 13 8.2 4.5-14.5 18 11.8 6.8-19.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 134 *** *** *** 26 20.4 13.5-29.6 16 9.4 5.3-16.2 20 12.1 6.9-20.5
2nd Quartile 149 91 61.4 52.0-70.1 27 18.8 12.5-27.3 *** *** *** 21 14.2 9.0-21.7
3rd Quartile 165 98 62.5 53.4-70.8 32 17.2 11.7-24.7 14 8.0 4.1-14.8 21 12.3 7.6-19.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 148 *** *** *** 37 26.1 18.1-36.2 *** *** *** 19 11.0 6.2-18.7

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

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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