2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

Are you now taking insulin?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 617 225 39.1 34.1-44.3 392 60.9 55.7-65.9
-FEMALES 351 125 37.4 31.1-44.2 226 62.6 55.8-68.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 172 60 39.2 30.4-48.9 112 60.8 51.1-69.6
Non-Hispanic Black 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 199 76 41.8 32.9-51.3 123 58.2 48.7-67.1
No 142 47 32.8 24.1-42.8 95 67.2 57.2-75.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 341 123 37.9 31.4-44.9 218 62.1 55.1-68.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 178 65 39.2 29.5-49.8 113 60.8 50.2-70.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 163 60 33.8 24.4-44.6 103 66.2 55.4-75.6
Unable to Work 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 125 41 33.4 24.0-44.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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