2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than age 30 Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 611 70 14.2 10.6-18.9 224 36.7 32.0-41.6 163 27.0 22.7-31.7 154 22.1 18.4-26.3
GENDER
Male 273 29 15.2 9.2-24.2 99 35.2 28.3-42.7 69 27.2 21.3-34.2 76 22.4 17.2-28.5
Female 338 41 13.3 9.5-18.4 125 38.0 31.8-44.6 94 26.8 21.0-33.5 78 21.9 16.9-27.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 335 39 12.1 7.9-18.3 106 34.4 28.4-41.0 84 25.4 20.0-31.6 106 28.1 22.7-34.1
Non-Hispanic Black 186 21 16.2 10.1-25.0 72 39.5 31.1-48.5 59 30.0 22.6-38.7 34 14.4 9.7-20.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 155 *** *** *** 68 41.8 32.4-51.9 57 37.1 28.2-47.0 16 8.2 4.8-13.7
65-74 185 12 5.7 2.9-10.9 44 23.2 16.3-31.9 61 34.5 25.7-44.5 68 36.6 28.1-46.1
75+ 126 *** *** *** 18 15.9 9.4-25.8 36 30.2 21.0-41.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.5 10.4-30.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 24 19.5 11.2-31.8 55 37.4 28.2-47.6 47 23.1 16.5-31.3 30 20.0 13.6-28.5
Some Post-H.S. 207 16 10.0 5.6-17.4 74 36.5 28.9-44.8 61 29.8 22.8-37.9 56 23.7 17.5-31.2
College Graduate 173 23 19.4 12.8-28.3 61 33.2 25.6-41.7 38 23.4 16.7-31.8 51 24.1 17.9-31.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 325 30 10.6 6.1-17.6 118 38.1 31.6-45.1 86 26.4 20.5-33.2 91 25.0 19.8-30.9
No 272 38 16.6 11.8-22.9 98 34.3 27.7-41.5 75 29.2 23.0-36.3 61 19.9 14.7-26.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 515 66 14.9 11.0-19.9 193 38.4 33.3-43.9 138 26.8 22.2-32.0 118 19.8 16.0-24.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 180 30 19.2 13.0-27.3 86 45.1 36.6-53.9 45 26.0 19.0-34.5 19 9.8 5.9-15.8
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 275 16 4.7 2.6- 8.3 55 20.0 14.6-26.7 85 33.0 26.1-40.7 119 42.3 35.1-49.9
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.9 12.1-31.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.4 10.3-30.7
$25,000- 34,999 82 14 16.7 9.2-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.6 7.7-25.9
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 16 15.5 8.5-26.8 51 35.3 26.1-45.7 27 18.7 10.9-30.2 46 30.5 21.8-40.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.6 9.5-27.5
More than 200% 254 31 13.8 9.5-19.8 83 31.6 25.2-38.8 72 30.0 23.8-37.1 68 24.5 19.0-31.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 140 16 15.5 8.5-26.8 51 35.3 26.1-45.7 27 18.7 10.9-30.2 46 30.5 21.8-40.9
HOUSING
Own 430 43 13.6 9.3-19.4 134 32.5 27.2-38.3 124 28.6 23.5-34.2 129 25.4 20.8-30.5
Rent 134 24 21.6 13.9-32.0 69 52.8 42.8-62.6 24 17.6 11.2-26.5 17 8.0 4.6-13.6
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 150 22 18.7 11.6-28.8 58 35.5 27.2-44.8 40 28.1 20.2-37.5 30 17.7 11.7-25.9
Regional City or Suburban County 168 19 11.8 7.2-18.8 62 39.0 30.4-48.3 44 23.9 17.5-31.8 43 25.3 18.1-34.0
Rural 293 29 12.8 7.3-21.5 104 35.9 28.9-43.6 79 28.4 21.6-36.2 81 22.9 17.7-29.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 22 13.6 6.9-25.1 78 37.4 28.8-46.8 64 28.6 20.8-38.0 55 20.4 14.6-27.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 225 22 10.2 6.4-15.8 87 38.3 31.2-46.0 61 31.0 24.0-39.0 55 20.4 15.0-27.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 167 26 18.7 12.2-27.6 59 34.4 26.5-43.3 38 21.5 15.3-29.3 44 25.4 18.5-33.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 147 *** *** *** 52 35.7 26.6-46.0 33 20.2 13.9-28.4 40 23.2 15.9-32.6
2nd Quartile 161 20 13.9 8.2-22.4 60 34.4 26.5-43.3 43 30.6 22.5-40.2 38 21.1 14.9-29.0
3rd Quartile 174 14 7.6 4.3-13.2 67 39.8 31.3-48.9 46 28.1 20.3-37.4 47 24.6 17.9-32.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 129 14 13.7 7.1-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 18.0 11.4-27.3

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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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