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
-MALES 1,677 170 9.3 7.8-11.1 1,507 90.7 88.9-92.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,091 97 8.1 6.4-10.2 994 91.9 89.8-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 252 42 16.1 11.2-22.5 210 83.9 77.5-88.8
Other 295 27 6.5 4.0-10.4 268 93.5 89.6-96.0
AGE
18-34 383 12 3.4 1.7- 6.7 371 96.6 93.3-98.3
35-44 282 11 3.8 1.8- 7.7 271 96.2 92.3-98.2
45-54 317 38 11.2 7.8-15.8 279 88.8 84.2-92.2
55-64 258 33 14.9 10.3-21.2 225 85.1 78.8-89.7
65-74 260 49 19.8 14.2-26.8 211 80.2 73.2-85.8
75+ 141 25 15.4 9.8-23.4 116 84.6 76.6-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 17 8.6 4.7-15.1 148 91.4 84.9-95.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 432 49 11.5 8.3-15.9 383 88.5 84.1-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 415 48 8.7 6.3-11.9 367 91.3 88.1-93.7
College Graduate 655 56 7.9 6.0-10.5 599 92.1 89.5-94.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** 62 91.4 80.6-96.4
$15,000- 24,999 120 14 9.4 4.8-17.6 106 90.6 82.4-95.2
$25,000- 34,999 152 18 11.0 6.4-18.3 134 89.0 81.7-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 192 27 12.7 8.3-18.9 165 87.3 81.1-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 230 25 9.8 6.2-15.3 205 90.2 84.7-93.8
$75,000+ 577 54 9.7 7.0-13.1 523 90.3 86.9-93.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 432 63 14.4 10.7-19.0 369 85.6 81.0-89.3
No 1,214 105 7.8 6.2- 9.8 1,109 92.2 90.2-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 368 47 13.8 9.9-18.9 321 86.2 81.1-90.1
Non-Veteran 1,299 122 8.2 6.6-10.2 1,177 91.8 89.8-93.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 523 58 11.0 8.1-14.8 465 89.0 85.2-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 446 38 7.4 5.1-10.7 408 92.6 89.3-94.9
Rural 708 74 9.3 7.0-12.1 634 90.7 87.9-93.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,079 84 7.9 6.1-10.2 995 92.1 89.8-93.9
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** 78 95.8 90.0-98.3
Retired 361 63 17.1 12.8-22.4 298 82.9 77.6-87.2
Unable to Work 92 13 12.5 6.4-23.1 79 87.5 76.9-93.6
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 116 13 8.8 4.4-16.7 103 91.2 83.3-95.6
101% to 150% 123 15 8.2 4.4-14.8 108 91.8 85.2-95.6
151% to 200% 120 17 14.0 8.1-23.1 103 86.0 76.9-91.9
More than 200% 940 99 10.6 8.4-13.2 841 89.4 86.8-91.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 415 48 11.7 8.3-16.2 367 88.3 83.8-91.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 715 66 8.1 6.1-10.6 649 91.9 89.4-93.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 547 56 9.2 6.7-12.6 491 90.8 87.4-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 528 55 8.8 6.4-12.0 473 91.2 88.0-93.6
2nd Quartile 436 43 9.1 6.4-12.9 393 90.9 87.1-93.6
3rd Quartile 502 46 8.8 6.3-12.1 456 91.2 87.9-93.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 211 26 13.2 8.2-20.4 185 86.8 79.6-91.8

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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