2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,667 492 12.7 11.4-14.1 3,175 87.3 85.9-88.6
-FEMALES 1,990 322 15.7 13.7-17.9 1,668 84.3 82.1-86.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,275 175 13.6 11.2-16.3 1,100 86.4 83.7-88.8
Non-Hispanic Black 373 92 23.5 18.7-29.3 281 76.5 70.7-81.3
Other 310 54 15.2 10.6-21.2 256 84.8 78.8-89.4
AGE
18-34 365 26 8.1 5.2-12.5 339 91.9 87.5-94.8
35-44 340 46 14.1 10.0-19.3 294 85.9 80.7-90.0
45-54 310 64 20.7 15.9-26.6 246 79.3 73.4-84.1
55-64 336 63 21.8 15.7-29.3 273 78.2 70.7-84.3
65-74 355 77 21.4 16.3-27.6 278 78.6 72.4-83.7
75+ 229 39 16.0 10.9-22.9 190 84.0 77.1-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 39 25.5 16.8-36.7 121 74.5 63.3-83.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 402 66 15.9 12.0-20.9 336 84.1 79.1-88.0
Some Post-H.S. 534 98 17.1 13.6-21.3 436 82.9 78.7-86.4
College Graduate 885 118 11.1 8.9-13.6 767 88.9 86.4-91.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 28 22.6 14.3-33.9 100 77.4 66.1-85.7
$15,000- 24,999 186 41 23.2 16.3-32.0 145 76.8 68.0-83.7
$25,000- 34,999 205 47 19.1 13.6-26.2 158 80.9 73.8-86.4
$35,000- 49,999 181 25 14.0 8.5-22.3 156 86.0 77.7-91.5
$50,000- 74,999 239 37 12.7 8.4-18.9 202 87.3 81.1-91.6
$75,000+ 579 63 10.3 7.7-13.6 516 89.7 86.4-92.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 579 136 23.5 19.3-28.3 443 76.5 71.7-80.7
No 1,386 183 12.7 10.5-15.2 1,203 87.3 84.8-89.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,920 313 15.8 13.8-18.1 1,607 84.2 81.9-86.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 582 88 15.8 12.4-19.8 494 84.2 80.2-87.6
Regional City or Suburban County 523 80 14.3 11.1-18.2 443 85.7 81.8-88.9
Rural 885 154 16.6 13.3-20.6 731 83.4 79.4-86.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,037 138 12.4 10.1-15.0 899 87.6 85.0-89.9
Unemployed 98 17 16.5 9.4-27.4 81 83.5 72.6-90.6
Retired 538 100 18.2 14.4-22.8 438 81.8 77.2-85.6
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 185 27 16.6 9.8-26.6 158 83.4 73.4-90.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 42 28.5 20.1-38.7 121 71.5 61.3-79.9
101% to 150% 184 36 17.7 12.2-24.9 148 82.3 75.1-87.8
151% to 200% 149 29 19.7 12.7-29.4 120 80.3 70.6-87.3
More than 200% 959 120 10.8 8.7-13.4 839 89.2 86.6-91.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 592 110 18.4 14.1-23.7 482 81.6 76.3-85.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 789 127 15.8 12.7-19.4 662 84.2 80.6-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 609 85 13.7 10.9-17.2 524 86.3 82.8-89.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 590 72 10.8 8.2-14.1 518 89.2 85.9-91.8
2nd Quartile 482 89 17.6 13.9-21.9 393 82.4 78.1-86.1
3rd Quartile 582 96 18.4 14.1-23.5 486 81.6 76.5-85.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 336 65 17.0 12.3-22.9 271 83.0 77.1-87.7

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
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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