2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,708 1,088 61.8 58.9-64.6 620 38.2 35.4-41.1
GENDER
Male 800 501 60.5 56.3-64.6 299 39.5 35.4-43.7
Female 908 587 62.9 58.9-66.7 321 37.1 33.3-41.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,117 719 63.6 60.1-66.9 398 36.4 33.1-39.9
Non-Hispanic Black 288 187 61.8 54.8-68.4 101 38.2 31.6-45.2
Other 269 164 56.8 49.1-64.1 105 43.2 35.9-50.9
AGE
18-34 381 174 43.9 38.1-49.9 207 56.1 50.1-61.9
35-44 336 192 56.5 50.1-62.8 144 43.5 37.2-49.9
45-54 312 206 68.2 62.0-73.7 106 31.8 26.3-38.0
55-64 250 188 75.2 67.6-81.6 62 24.8 18.4-32.4
65-74 243 203 83.7 77.0-88.7 40 16.3 11.3-23.0
75+ 143 101 71.4 61.7-79.4 42 28.6 20.6-38.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 139 77 52.7 42.3-62.8 62 47.3 37.2-57.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 340 207 59.2 52.8-65.3 133 40.8 34.7-47.2
Some Post-H.S. 419 272 63.4 57.8-68.6 147 36.6 31.4-42.2
College Graduate 805 530 65.3 61.5-68.9 275 34.7 31.1-38.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 401 273 67.4 61.8-72.7 128 32.6 27.3-38.2
No 1,284 802 60.1 56.7-63.3 482 39.9 36.7-43.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 116 74.7 66.1-81.6 46 25.3 18.4-33.9
Non-Veteran 1,536 966 60.5 57.5-63.5 570 39.5 36.5-42.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,061 657 61.2 57.6-64.6 404 38.8 35.4-42.4
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 352 270 77.8 72.3-82.5 82 22.2 17.5-27.7
Unable to Work 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 144 86 57.3 47.4-66.6 58 42.7 33.4-52.6
$35,000- 49,999 172 108 60.4 50.7-69.3 64 39.6 30.7-49.3
$50,000- 74,999 210 137 63.5 55.5-70.7 73 36.5 29.3-44.5
$75,000+ 624 405 65.0 60.5-69.2 219 35.0 30.8-39.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 347 231 63.3 56.3-69.8 116 36.7 30.2-43.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 66 44.4 34.9-54.4 62 55.6 45.6-65.1
151% to 200% 120 80 68.6 58.0-77.5 40 31.4 22.5-42.0
More than 200% 934 613 64.8 61.1-68.3 321 35.2 31.7-38.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 347 231 63.3 56.3-69.8 116 36.7 30.2-43.7
HOUSING
Own 1,122 779 67.6 64.2-70.9 343 32.4 29.1-35.8
Rent 453 244 51.2 45.5-56.9 209 48.8 43.1-54.5
Other arrangement 110 48 38.0 28.2-48.9 62 62.0 51.1-71.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 939 580 59.8 55.9-63.6 359 40.2 36.4-44.1
Regional City or Suburban County 445 285 62.9 57.3-68.1 160 37.1 31.9-42.7
Rural 324 223 66.0 58.8-72.5 101 34.0 27.5-41.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 689 456 63.6 58.9-68.0 233 36.4 32.0-41.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 879 541 60.6 56.6-64.3 338 39.4 35.7-43.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 567 357 61.3 56.4-65.9 210 38.7 34.1-43.6
2nd Quartile 639 420 62.7 58.0-67.1 219 37.3 32.9-42.0
3rd Quartile 457 284 60.6 54.6-66.2 173 39.4 33.8-45.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*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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