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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,226 1,459 63.0 60.4-65.6 767 37.0 34.4-39.6
GENDER
Male 1,027 665 63.0 59.3-66.4 362 37.0 33.6-40.7
Female 1,199 794 63.1 59.3-66.7 405 36.9 33.3-40.7
AGE
18-34 386 155 41.1 35.4-47.2 231 58.9 52.8-64.6
35-44 325 189 58.1 51.5-64.4 136 41.9 35.6-48.5
45-54 366 232 63.7 57.9-69.2 134 36.3 30.8-42.1
55-64 397 293 74.7 68.6-79.9 104 25.3 20.1-31.4
65-74 443 364 80.7 74.2-85.9 79 19.3 14.1-25.8
75+ 269 203 72.4 64.4-79.2 66 27.6 20.8-35.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 306 64.4 58.9-69.6 154 35.6 30.4-41.1
Some Post-H.S. 592 377 60.8 55.9-65.5 215 39.2 34.5-44.1
College Graduate 1,072 719 66.3 63.0-69.4 353 33.7 30.6-37.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 78 64.0 53.3-73.4 49 36.0 26.6-46.7
$25,000- 34,999 183 106 53.8 44.1-63.2 77 46.2 36.8-55.9
$35,000- 49,999 214 143 66.8 58.8-73.9 71 33.2 26.1-41.2
$50,000- 74,999 321 218 64.0 57.1-70.3 103 36.0 29.7-42.9
$75,000+ 868 589 66.6 62.8-70.2 279 33.4 29.8-37.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 623 434 67.3 62.2-72.0 189 32.7 28.0-37.8
No 1,575 1,012 61.8 58.7-64.8 563 38.2 35.2-41.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 276 194 71.8 65.2-77.5 82 28.2 22.5-34.8
Non-Veteran 1,942 1,260 61.8 59.0-64.6 682 38.2 35.4-41.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 641 395 59.6 55.0-64.0 246 40.4 36.0-45.0
Regional City or Suburban County 611 402 65.4 60.7-69.8 209 34.6 30.2-39.3
Rural 974 662 63.8 59.5-67.9 312 36.2 32.1-40.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,252 762 60.7 57.4-63.9 490 39.3 36.1-42.6
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 653 513 76.2 71.2-80.6 140 23.8 19.4-28.8
Unable to Work 109 81 73.9 63.5-82.2 28 26.1 17.8-36.5
Other not in Labor Force 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,368 934 66.8 63.7-69.7 434 33.2 30.3-36.3
HOUSING
Own 1,700 1,207 68.9 66.1-71.6 493 31.1 28.4-33.9
Rent 375 186 46.6 40.5-52.7 189 53.4 47.3-59.5
Other arrangement 134 54 32.5 23.6-42.9 80 67.5 57.1-76.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 321 62.9 56.6-68.8 170 37.1 31.2-43.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,025 695 64.8 60.8-68.5 330 35.2 31.5-39.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 710 443 60.9 56.6-65.0 267 39.1 35.0-43.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 778 516 62.2 57.8-66.5 262 37.8 33.5-42.2
2nd Quartile 584 390 65.0 60.1-69.6 194 35.0 30.4-39.9
3rd Quartile 632 402 61.7 56.7-66.4 230 38.3 33.6-43.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 232 151 63.3 54.2-71.5 81 36.7 28.5-45.8

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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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