BRFSS 2021 - North Carolina: (Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes<br>or borderline diabetes?* <br><br>(See footnote for definition of Yes group.))

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
North Carolina	3,667	492	12.7	11.4-14.1	3,175	87.3	85.9-88.6
-Non-Hispanic White	2,366	272	11.0	9.5-12.7	2,094	89.0	87.3-90.5
GENDER
Male	1,091	97	8.1	6.4-10.2	994	91.9	89.8-93.6
Female	1,275	175	13.6	11.2-16.3	1,100	86.4	83.7-88.8
AGE
18-34	406	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	341	23	7.4	4.6-11.8	318	92.6	88.2-95.4
45-54	381	47	12.6	9.2-17.1	334	87.4	82.9-90.8
55-64	420	57	15.2	10.8-21.0	363	84.8	79.0-89.2
65-74	473	82	17.5	13.6-22.3	391	82.5	77.7-86.4
75+	303	49	14.7	10.7-20.1	254	85.3	79.9-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	491	67	13.2	10.1-17.2	424	86.8	82.8-89.9
Some Post-H.S.	628	81	10.8	8.4-14.0	547	89.2	86.0-91.6
College Graduate	1,140	105	8.2	6.6-10.1	1,035	91.8	89.9-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	88	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	135	24	20.2	13.0-30.1	111	79.8	69.9-87.0
$25,000- 34,999	192	32	13.5	9.0-19.8	160	86.5	80.2-91.0
$35,000- 49,999	230	31	13.6	9.1-19.8	199	86.4	80.2-90.9
$50,000- 74,999	337	31	8.4	5.4-12.9	306	91.6	87.1-94.6
$75,000+	918	86	9.1	7.1-11.6	832	90.9	88.4-92.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	653	117	17.1	13.9-21.0	536	82.9	79.0-86.1
No	1,682	150	8.6	7.0-10.6	1,532	91.4	89.4-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	298	33	11.3	7.5-16.6	265	88.7	83.4-92.5
Non-Veteran	2,060	238	11.0	9.3-12.8	1,822	89.0	87.2-90.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	679	63	9.9	7.3-13.2	616	90.1	86.8-92.7
Regional City or Suburban County	643	71	10.7	8.2-13.9	572	89.3	86.1-91.8
Rural	1,044	138	11.9	9.6-14.8	906	88.1	85.2-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,324	106	7.9	6.3- 9.8	1,218	92.1	90.2-93.7
Unemployed	83	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	704	115	15.4	12.4-19.0	589	84.6	81.0-87.6
Unable to Work	116	29	24.7	16.3-35.6	87	75.3	64.4-83.7
Other not in Labor Force	124	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	21	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	119	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	139	18	10.1	6.0-16.4	121	89.9	83.6-94.0
151% to 200%	159	27	16.6	10.9-24.6	132	83.4	75.4-89.1
More than 200%	1,451	146	9.6	7.9-11.6	1,305	90.4	88.4-92.1
HOUSING
Own	1,816	221	11.7	10.0-13.8	1,595	88.3	86.2-90.0
Rent	390	36	7.6	5.3-10.9	354	92.4	89.1-94.7
Other arrangement	141	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	528	71	13.1	9.4-17.9	457	86.9	82.1-90.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	1,082	126	11.0	8.8-13.5	956	89.0	86.5-91.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	756	75	9.8	7.5-12.6	681	90.2	87.4-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	825	87	9.3	7.2-11.9	738	90.7	88.1-92.8
2nd Quartile	619	78	11.7	9.1-14.9	541	88.3	85.1-90.9
3rd Quartile	675	75	12.3	9.0-16.5	600	87.7	83.5-91.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	247	32	10.8	7.1-16.0	215	89.2	84.0-92.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,667

492

12.7

11.4-14.1

3,175

87.3

85.9-88.6

-Non-Hispanic White

2,366

272

11.0

9.5-12.7

2,094

89.0

87.3-90.5

GENDER

Male

1,091

8.1

6.4-10.2

994

91.9

89.8-93.6

Female

1,275

175

13.6

11.2-16.3

1,100

86.4

83.7-88.8

AGE

18-34

406

***

35-44

341

7.4

4.6-11.8

318

92.6

88.2-95.4

45-54

381

12.6

9.2-17.1

334

87.4

82.9-90.8

55-64

420

15.2

10.8-21.0

363

84.8

79.0-89.2

65-74

473

17.5

13.6-22.3

391

82.5

77.7-86.4

75+

303

14.7

10.7-20.1

254

85.3

79.9-89.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

103

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

491

13.2

10.1-17.2

424

86.8

82.8-89.9

Some Post-H.S.

628

10.8

8.4-14.0

547

89.2

86.0-91.6

College Graduate

1,140

105

8.2

6.6-10.1

1,035

91.8

89.9-93.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

135

20.2

13.0-30.1

111

79.8

69.9-87.0

$25,000- 34,999

192

13.5

9.0-19.8

160

86.5

80.2-91.0

$35,000- 49,999

230

13.6

9.1-19.8

199

86.4

80.2-90.9

$50,000- 74,999

337

8.4

5.4-12.9

306

91.6

87.1-94.6

$75,000+

918

9.1

7.1-11.6

832

90.9

88.4-92.9

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

653

117

17.1

13.9-21.0

536

82.9

79.0-86.1

1,682

150

8.6

7.0-10.6

1,532

91.4

89.4-93.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

298

11.3

7.5-16.6

265

88.7

83.4-92.5

Non-Veteran

2,060

238

11.0

9.3-12.8

1,822

89.0

87.2-90.7

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

679

9.9

7.3-13.2

616

90.1

86.8-92.7

Regional City or Suburban County

643

10.7

8.2-13.9

572

89.3

86.1-91.8

Rural

1,044

138

11.9

9.6-14.8

906

88.1

85.2-90.4

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,324

106

7.9

6.3- 9.8

1,218

92.1

90.2-93.7

Unemployed

***

Retired

704

115

15.4

12.4-19.0

589

84.6

81.0-87.6

Unable to Work

116

24.7

16.3-35.6

75.3

64.4-83.7

Other not in Labor Force

124

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

119

***

101% to 150%

139

10.1

6.0-16.4

121

89.9

83.6-94.0

151% to 200%

159

16.6

10.9-24.6

132

83.4

75.4-89.1

More than 200%

1,451

146

9.6

7.9-11.6

1,305

90.4

88.4-92.1

HOUSING

Own

1,816

221

11.7

10.0-13.8

1,595

88.3

86.2-90.0

Rent

390

7.6

5.3-10.9

354

92.4

89.1-94.7

Other arrangement

141

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

528

13.1

9.4-17.9

457

86.9

82.1-90.6

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

1,082

126

11.0

8.8-13.5

956

89.0

86.5-91.2

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

756

9.8

7.5-12.6

681

90.2

87.4-92.5

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

825

9.3

7.2-11.9

738

90.7

88.1-92.8

2nd Quartile

619

11.7

9.1-14.9

541

88.3

85.1-90.9

3rd Quartile

675

12.3

9.0-16.5

600

87.7

83.5-91.0

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

247

10.8

7.1-16.0

215

89.2

84.0-92.9

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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2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetesor borderline diabetes?* (See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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.)