2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 460 308 60.3 54.1-66.2 152 39.7 33.8-45.9
GENDER
Male 216 135 58.3 50.0-66.2 81 41.7 33.8-50.0
Female 244 173 62.1 52.2-71.1 71 37.9 28.9-47.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 372 253 61.6 54.6-68.2 119 38.4 31.8-45.4
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 172 115 62.6 54.0-70.5 57 37.4 29.5-46.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 304 197 61.1 54.0-67.9 107 38.9 32.1-46.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 407 266 58.9 52.4-65.2 141 41.1 34.8-47.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 247 144 56.3 48.5-63.8 103 43.7 36.2-51.5
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 117 90 76.8 66.4-84.7 27 23.2 15.3-33.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 223 167 71.4 63.1-78.4 56 28.6 21.6-36.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 311 237 70.3 62.5-77.1 74 29.7 22.9-37.5
Rent 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 325 217 59.4 51.8-66.7 108 40.6 33.3-48.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 156 59.8 50.1-68.8 77 40.2 31.2-49.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 232 148 56.4 47.7-64.7 84 43.6 35.3-52.3
2nd Quartile 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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