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
-MALES 1,593 998 59.6 56.6-62.6 595 40.4 37.4-43.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,027 665 63.0 59.3-66.4 362 37.0 33.6-40.7
Non-Hispanic Black 244 157 60.2 52.0-67.9 87 39.8 32.1-48.0
Other 283 154 48.4 40.8-56.0 129 51.6 44.0-59.2
AGE
18-34 362 124 32.7 27.2-38.6 238 67.3 61.4-72.8
35-44 268 150 56.8 49.7-63.5 118 43.2 36.5-50.3
45-54 307 213 70.9 64.8-76.4 94 29.1 23.6-35.2
55-64 244 184 74.7 67.3-81.0 60 25.3 19.0-32.7
65-74 250 210 85.9 80.0-90.2 40 14.1 9.8-20.0
75+ 127 96 75.9 65.9-83.7 31 24.1 16.3-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 82 50.9 41.1-60.7 80 49.1 39.3-58.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 409 255 59.4 53.6-65.0 154 40.6 35.0-46.4
Some Post-H.S. 394 243 57.6 51.5-63.4 151 42.4 36.6-48.5
College Graduate 618 414 66.4 62.0-70.5 204 33.6 29.5-38.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 148 78 49.4 39.4-59.5 70 50.6 40.5-60.6
$35,000- 49,999 178 113 59.5 50.5-67.8 65 40.5 32.2-49.5
$50,000- 74,999 215 139 61.6 53.6-69.1 76 38.4 30.9-46.4
$75,000+ 550 381 69.4 64.7-73.7 169 30.6 26.3-35.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 409 283 67.4 61.6-72.8 126 32.6 27.2-38.4
No 1,156 700 57.7 54.1-61.2 456 42.3 38.8-45.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 246 70.8 64.4-76.4 100 29.2 23.6-35.6
Non-Veteran 1,237 746 56.8 53.3-60.2 491 43.2 39.8-46.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 500 308 58.9 53.6-64.1 192 41.1 35.9-46.4
Regional City or Suburban County 420 270 60.2 54.1-66.0 150 39.8 34.0-45.9
Rural 673 420 59.8 55.0-64.3 253 40.2 35.7-45.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,026 602 58.1 54.5-61.7 424 41.9 38.3-45.5
Unemployed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 342 273 79.8 73.8-84.8 69 20.2 15.2-26.2
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 112 71 65.1 54.4-74.5 41 34.9 25.5-45.6
More than 200% 890 601 66.5 62.8-70.1 289 33.5 29.9-37.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 390 246 58.7 52.4-64.7 144 41.3 35.3-47.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 685 436 59.9 55.0-64.5 249 40.1 35.5-45.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 518 316 59.9 54.8-64.8 202 40.1 35.2-45.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 507 314 58.4 53.1-63.5 193 41.6 36.5-46.9
2nd Quartile 409 261 61.9 56.0-67.5 148 38.1 32.5-44.0
3rd Quartile 476 295 58.0 52.2-63.6 181 42.0 36.4-47.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 201 128 60.9 52.0-69.2 73 39.1 30.8-48.0

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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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