2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 One or more times/year Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 594 504 83.4 79.2-86.8 90 16.6 13.2-20.8
-MALES 257 227 87.7 81.7-91.8 30 12.3 8.2-18.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 147 128 86.2 77.6-91.9 19 13.8 8.1-22.4
Non-Hispanic Black 75 68 90.2 79.0-95.7 *** *** ***
Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 71 64 92.9 84.6-96.8 *** *** ***
65-74 77 68 89.8 79.7-95.1 *** *** ***
75+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 83 77 92.0 82.0-96.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 76 66 89.4 80.2-94.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 137 122 87.2 78.2-92.9 15 12.8 7.1-21.8
No 116 101 87.2 78.0-92.9 15 12.8 7.1-22.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 169 147 88.2 81.4-92.8 22 11.8 7.2-18.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 71 62 85.9 73.6-93.0 *** *** ***
Rural 135 122 88.6 79.2-94.0 13 11.4 6.0-20.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 80 73 89.6 77.7-95.5 *** *** ***
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 118 101 82.7 71.8-90.0 17 17.3 10.0-28.2
Unable to Work 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 123 106 84.0 74.2-90.6 17 16.0 9.4-25.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 89 90.3 78.8-95.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 104 90 83.6 72.6-90.8 14 16.4 9.2-27.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 55 48 89.6 78.3-95.4 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 62 51 86.7 74.8-93.5 11 13.3 6.5-25.2
2nd Quartile 67 60 87.2 74.3-94.1 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 56 53 95.5 85.8-98.7 *** *** ***

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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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