2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you had a test for high blood sugar or diabetes within the past three years?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,481 2,250 61.6 59.5-63.7 1,231 38.4 36.3-40.5
-FEMALES 1,888 1,252 63.4 60.4-66.3 636 36.6 33.7-39.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,199 794 63.1 59.3-66.7 405 36.9 33.3-40.7
Non-Hispanic Black 360 235 64.5 57.8-70.6 125 35.5 29.4-42.2
Other 303 212 66.4 58.6-73.3 91 33.6 26.7-41.4
AGE
18-34 352 187 51.5 45.1-57.8 165 48.5 42.2-54.9
35-44 327 198 59.9 52.9-66.5 129 40.1 33.5-47.1
45-54 296 190 64.8 58.1-71.0 106 35.2 29.0-41.9
55-64 322 231 73.2 66.0-79.4 91 26.8 20.6-34.0
65-74 334 267 77.1 68.1-84.2 67 22.9 15.8-31.9
75+ 206 154 72.6 62.7-80.8 52 27.4 19.2-37.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 384 250 61.1 54.3-67.4 134 38.9 32.6-45.7
Some Post-H.S. 503 342 64.9 59.3-70.1 161 35.1 29.9-40.7
College Graduate 837 563 66.4 62.5-70.0 274 33.6 30.0-37.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 122 69.6 60.6-77.2 57 30.4 22.8-39.4
$25,000- 34,999 198 126 60.7 50.8-69.7 72 39.3 30.3-49.2
$35,000- 49,999 174 117 64.4 54.1-73.5 57 35.6 26.5-45.9
$50,000- 74,999 231 165 68.0 59.6-75.4 66 32.0 24.6-40.4
$75,000+ 549 366 64.7 59.7-69.4 183 35.3 30.6-40.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 562 390 66.1 60.5-71.4 172 33.9 28.6-39.5
No 1,305 852 62.5 58.9-65.9 453 37.5 34.1-41.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,826 1,214 63.3 60.3-66.2 612 36.7 33.8-39.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 548 340 60.3 55.2-65.3 208 39.7 34.7-44.8
Regional City or Suburban County 504 332 64.3 59.0-69.3 172 35.7 30.7-41.0
Rural 836 580 65.4 60.3-70.2 256 34.6 29.8-39.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 988 619 61.5 57.6-65.3 369 38.5 34.7-42.4
Unemployed 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 384 74.4 68.2-79.7 119 25.6 20.3-31.8
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** 77 49.1 39.0-59.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 103 66.3 56.1-75.2 54 33.7 24.8-43.9
101% to 150% 178 104 58.6 49.6-67.1 74 41.4 32.9-50.4
151% to 200% 145 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 913 627 66.2 62.2-70.0 286 33.8 30.0-37.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 565 382 65.6 59.3-71.5 183 34.4 28.5-40.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 749 512 64.1 59.2-68.7 237 35.9 31.3-40.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 574 358 61.2 56.4-65.8 216 38.8 34.2-43.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 553 363 61.7 56.3-66.7 190 38.3 33.3-43.7
2nd Quartile 460 314 64.3 58.5-69.6 146 35.7 30.4-41.5
3rd Quartile 553 364 63.2 57.6-68.5 189 36.8 31.5-42.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 322 211 66.4 58.2-73.7 111 33.6 26.3-41.8

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*The pre-diabetes screening question is asked only of respondents who reported NOT having diabetes, or NOT having pre-diabetes
as reported in the Chronic Health Conditions Module.

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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