2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 486 54 8.7 6.3-11.8 432 91.3 88.2-93.7
GENDER
Male 231 15 4.2 2.4- 7.2 216 95.8 92.8-97.6
Female 255 39 12.8 8.7-18.5 216 87.2 81.5-91.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 398 43 8.1 5.8-11.1 355 91.9 88.9-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 15 8.8 4.9-15.2 94 91.2 84.8-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 140 18 10.2 6.1-16.6 122 89.8 83.4-93.9
College Graduate 180 15 6.4 3.6-11.1 165 93.6 88.9-96.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 158 29 14.0 9.1-21.0 129 86.0 79.0-90.9
No 320 24 6.2 3.8-10.1 296 93.8 89.9-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 430 51 9.3 6.7-12.9 379 90.7 87.1-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 262 18 5.9 3.3-10.4 244 94.1 89.6-96.7
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 144 20 9.3 5.5-15.2 124 90.7 84.8-94.5
Unable to Work 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 234 20 6.3 3.9-10.0 214 93.7 90.0-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 334 38 9.2 6.3-13.3 296 90.8 86.7-93.7
Rent 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 345 42 8.8 6.1-12.5 303 91.2 87.5-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 19 10.9 6.3-18.2 134 89.1 81.8-93.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 246 24 7.0 4.3-11.2 222 93.0 88.8-95.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 241 24 8.0 5.0-12.5 217 92.0 87.5-95.0
2nd Quartile 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 152 17 9.8 5.5-17.1 135 90.2 82.9-94.5

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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