2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 617 225 39.1 34.1-44.3 392 60.9 55.7-65.9
GENDER
Male 266 100 41.0 33.3-49.2 166 59.0 50.8-66.7
Female 351 125 37.4 31.1-44.2 226 62.6 55.8-68.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 324 114 39.0 32.3-46.1 210 61.0 53.9-67.7
Non-Hispanic Black 202 74 36.1 28.1-45.0 128 63.9 55.0-71.9
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 189 65 38.3 29.1-48.3 124 61.7 51.7-70.9
75+ 137 48 31.0 22.1-41.4 89 69.0 58.6-77.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 200 72 37.6 29.6-46.4 128 62.4 53.6-70.4
College Graduate 165 57 35.4 27.2-44.6 108 64.6 55.4-72.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 137 44.1 37.2-51.3 208 55.9 48.7-62.8
No 258 85 32.4 25.8-39.8 173 67.6 60.2-74.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 516 192 39.8 34.3-45.5 324 60.2 54.5-65.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 165 52 35.2 26.9-44.6 113 64.8 55.4-73.1
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 287 109 36.1 29.1-43.8 178 63.9 56.2-70.9
Unable to Work 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 170 59 38.8 29.4-49.1 111 61.2 50.9-70.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 237 76 33.3 26.6-40.7 161 66.7 59.3-73.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 170 59 38.8 29.4-49.1 111 61.2 50.9-70.6
HOUSING
Own 434 151 39.0 33.0-45.3 283 61.0 54.7-67.0
Rent 127 *** *** *** 75 59.5 49.0-69.2
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 133 52 42.0 32.1-52.5 81 58.0 47.5-67.9
Regional City or Suburban County 170 60 36.3 28.2-45.3 110 63.7 54.7-71.8
Rural 314 113 39.3 31.6-47.5 201 60.7 52.5-68.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 234 96 47.0 37.7-56.6 138 53.0 43.4-62.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 231 71 32.0 25.2-39.7 160 68.0 60.3-74.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 152 58 38.8 30.0-48.4 94 61.2 51.6-70.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 154 55 38.3 29.2-48.3 99 61.7 51.7-70.8
3rd Quartile 171 62 37.3 29.0-46.5 109 62.7 53.5-71.0
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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