2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 618 330 53.1 48.0-58.1 288 46.9 41.9-52.0
GENDER
Male 266 134 52.4 44.5-60.1 132 47.6 39.9-55.5
Female 352 196 53.7 46.9-60.3 156 46.3 39.7-53.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 326 155 48.8 42.0-55.6 171 51.2 44.4-58.0
Non-Hispanic Black 201 126 60.6 51.6-68.9 75 39.4 31.1-48.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 157 81 51.6 41.4-61.6 76 48.4 38.4-58.6
65-74 191 107 55.5 45.8-64.7 84 44.5 35.3-54.2
75+ 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 78 43.2 33.9-53.1 89 56.8 46.9-66.1
Some Post-H.S. 200 112 58.5 50.0-66.6 88 41.5 33.4-50.0
College Graduate 166 102 63.1 54.2-71.1 64 36.9 28.9-45.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 177 51.0 44.0-57.9 167 49.0 42.1-56.0
No 260 147 56.2 48.7-63.4 113 43.8 36.6-51.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 517 271 52.0 46.4-57.5 246 48.0 42.5-53.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 165 92 55.9 46.7-64.7 73 44.1 35.3-53.3
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 289 152 51.5 43.9-58.9 137 48.5 41.1-56.1
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 170 86 50.3 40.4-60.1 84 49.7 39.9-59.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 136 58.4 50.9-65.4 103 41.6 34.6-49.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 170 86 50.3 40.4-60.1 84 49.7 39.9-59.6
HOUSING
Own 436 238 54.7 48.6-60.7 198 45.3 39.3-51.4
Rent 126 64 46.6 36.5-56.9 62 53.4 43.1-63.5
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 133 79 59.7 49.5-69.1 54 40.3 30.9-50.5
Regional City or Suburban County 169 91 51.1 42.0-60.2 78 48.9 39.8-58.0
Rural 316 160 50.9 43.2-58.5 156 49.1 41.5-56.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 233 124 54.8 45.2-64.0 109 45.2 36.0-54.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 123 50.5 42.8-58.1 110 49.5 41.9-57.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 152 83 54.5 45.0-63.6 69 45.5 36.4-55.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 154 84 57.6 48.0-66.6 70 42.4 33.4-52.0
3rd Quartile 171 104 58.0 48.6-66.9 67 42.0 33.1-51.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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