2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,932 682 12.7 11.6-13.9 31 0.7 0.4- 1.0 4,110 84.4 83.0-85.6 109 2.3 1.7- 3.0
-FEMALES 2,635 384 13.2 11.7-14.9 31 1.3 0.8- 2.0 2,148 82.8 80.9-84.6 72 2.7 1.9- 3.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,644 193 12.2 10.3-14.3 14 1.0 0.5- 1.7 1,404 85.0 82.6-87.1 33 1.9 1.0- 3.4
Non-Hispanic Black 533 128 18.9 15.3-23.0 *** *** *** 379 75.9 71.3-80.0 22 4.8 2.8- 7.9
Other 421 61 9.5 6.9-12.9 13 4.2 2.0- 8.6 330 82.5 77.5-86.6 17 3.8 2.1- 6.8
AGE
18-34 487 *** *** *** *** *** *** 466 96.0 93.3-97.6 *** *** ***
35-44 398 21 5.5 3.4- 8.7 14 3.4 1.8- 6.2 358 90.1 86.2-93.0 *** *** ***
45-54 383 53 13.9 10.3-18.6 *** *** *** 316 82.2 77.0-86.4 13 3.7 1.9- 7.3
55-64 466 94 21.9 17.6-26.9 *** *** *** 354 72.9 67.0-78.1 13 4.1 1.6-10.6
65-74 497 115 25.4 20.1-31.5 *** *** *** 361 70.8 64.5-76.3 18 3.4 1.9- 6.0
75+ 334 87 28.2 22.2-35.0 *** *** *** 233 68.3 61.3-74.5 14 3.6 1.9- 6.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 230 54 22.7 16.6-30.2 *** *** *** 165 69.4 60.6-77.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 557 103 15.3 12.1-19.1 *** *** *** 430 81.2 77.1-84.7 15 2.1 1.2- 3.8
Some Post-H.S. 726 132 14.9 12.1-18.1 *** *** *** 561 80.7 77.1-83.9 27 3.4 2.2- 5.3
College Graduate 1,110 93 6.6 5.2- 8.3 11 1.2 0.6- 2.3 982 90.9 88.8-92.6 24 1.3 0.8- 2.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 191 41 16.4 11.4-23.0 *** *** *** 137 77.0 69.3-83.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 270 60 17.0 12.1-23.4 *** *** *** 194 76.9 69.9-82.6 11 4.7 2.2- 9.9
$25,000- 34,999 282 51 16.0 11.6-21.6 *** *** *** 216 78.9 72.7-84.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 248 29 11.4 7.4-17.2 *** *** *** 211 85.9 79.8-90.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 300 34 10.2 6.9-14.7 *** *** *** 255 87.3 82.5-91.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 709 54 6.7 4.9- 9.0 *** *** *** 640 91.0 88.2-93.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 866 218 23.7 20.2-27.5 *** *** *** 606 70.6 66.5-74.5 36 4.6 3.0- 6.9
No 1,713 152 8.1 6.7- 9.8 24 1.4 0.8- 2.3 1,501 88.6 86.5-90.4 36 1.9 1.1- 3.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 82.3 70.3-90.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,538 373 13.3 11.7-15.0 29 1.2 0.8- 2.0 2,067 82.8 80.8-84.6 69 2.7 1.9- 3.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 778 90 10.8 8.5-13.5 *** *** *** 665 86.0 82.9-88.5 15 2.2 1.3- 3.8
Regional City or Suburban County 700 104 13.6 10.9-16.9 11 1.8 0.8- 3.8 568 82.5 78.9-85.7 17 2.1 1.1- 3.8
Rural 1,157 190 15.1 12.6-18.1 12 1.1 0.5- 2.1 915 80.2 76.7-83.2 40 3.7 2.1- 6.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,267 94 7.1 5.5- 8.9 17 1.4 0.8- 2.6 1,132 89.8 87.6-91.7 24 1.7 1.0- 2.8
Unemployed 141 21 8.9 5.1-15.1 *** *** *** 111 84.4 76.5-90.0 *** *** ***
Retired 755 174 24.8 20.8-29.3 *** *** *** 552 71.9 67.3-76.1 27 3.1 1.9- 4.9
Unable to Work 195 70 36.5 28.4-45.4 *** *** *** 115 55.6 46.6-64.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 246 17 5.7 3.2- 9.9 *** *** *** 216 88.7 81.3-93.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 78 12 13.4 7.1-24.1 *** *** *** 59 80.2 68.5-88.3 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 233 52 15.7 11.1-21.8 *** *** *** 168 77.9 70.8-83.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 244 43 14.6 9.9-20.8 *** *** *** 191 81.7 75.1-86.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 221 37 14.1 9.5-20.4 *** *** *** 174 82.1 75.3-87.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,208 121 8.9 7.3-10.9 12 1.4 0.7- 2.8 1,051 88.3 86.0-90.3 24 1.4 0.8- 2.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 779 144 16.6 13.3-20.5 *** *** *** 598 77.8 73.2-81.8 27 4.4 2.2- 8.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,018 135 12.3 10.0-14.9 *** *** *** 846 84.1 81.2-86.7 28 2.7 1.6- 4.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 838 105 12.0 9.7-14.7 12 1.7 0.8- 3.3 704 84.7 81.6-87.3 17 1.7 1.0- 3.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 775 88 12.0 9.5-15.1 11 1.6 0.7- 3.6 660 84.8 81.4-87.7 16 1.5 0.8- 2.8
2nd Quartile 667 94 12.7 10.0-16.0 *** *** *** 545 83.4 79.8-86.4 21 3.0 1.8- 5.1
3rd Quartile 746 106 12.6 10.1-15.7 *** *** *** 616 82.8 78.7-86.2 18 3.5 1.6- 7.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 447 96 19.4 14.8-25.0 *** *** *** 327 75.6 69.5-80.7 17 3.2 1.7- 6.0

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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