2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Control

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,492 593 12.1 10.9-13.5 32 0.9 0.5- 1.6 3,767 84.8 83.3-86.2 100 2.2 1.7- 2.8
GENDER
Male 2,117 277 12.1 10.4-14.1 *** *** *** 1,795 86.0 84.0-87.9 45 1.8 1.3- 2.7
Female 2,375 316 12.1 10.5-14.0 32 1.8 1.0- 3.1 1,972 83.6 81.4-85.6 55 2.5 1.8- 3.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,793 335 11.6 10.2-13.2 21 1.0 0.5- 2.2 2,380 85.5 83.6-87.1 57 1.9 1.4- 2.7
Non-Hispanic Black 794 153 15.4 12.7-18.5 *** *** *** 610 79.8 76.2-83.0 27 4.1 2.6- 6.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 167 25 14.9 8.7-24.5 *** *** *** 135 80.5 69.2-88.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 93 92.3 85.7-96.0 *** *** ***
Hispanic 458 46 10.7 6.5-17.1 *** *** *** 400 87.4 81.1-91.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 1,022 19 1.2 0.7- 2.0 *** *** *** 987 96.2 93.8-97.7 *** *** ***
35-44 675 39 6.2 3.9- 9.9 16 2.0 1.1- 3.6 609 90.1 86.2-92.9 11 1.7 0.8- 3.7
45-54 718 96 12.4 9.8-15.6 *** *** *** 607 85.5 82.1-88.3 11 1.8 0.9- 3.6
55-64 794 158 21.0 17.4-25.1 *** *** *** 607 75.0 70.7-78.9 27 3.7 2.3- 5.9
65-74 741 179 26.0 22.0-30.5 *** *** *** 538 70.5 65.9-74.8 21 3.2 1.7- 5.7
75+ 445 95 21.1 15.7-27.7 *** *** *** 329 75.1 68.5-80.8 21 3.8 2.2- 6.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 364 64 15.9 11.0-22.5 *** *** *** 281 77.8 70.6-83.6 15 4.2 2.4- 7.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,004 162 14.5 11.9-17.4 *** *** *** 810 82.6 79.4-85.3 29 2.5 1.5- 3.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,283 176 11.2 9.4-13.4 12 1.0 0.5- 2.1 1,069 85.8 83.4-88.0 26 1.9 1.1- 3.2
College Graduate 1,824 187 9.4 8.0-11.1 13 0.7 0.4- 1.3 1,594 88.4 86.6-90.0 30 1.5 0.9- 2.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,387 307 20.6 17.8-23.7 12 1.4 0.5- 3.8 1,015 74.6 71.2-77.7 53 3.4 2.4- 4.8
No 2,953 268 7.9 6.8- 9.2 17 0.6 0.3- 1.0 2,622 89.8 88.4-91.1 46 1.7 1.2- 2.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 582 97 14.9 11.8-18.7 *** *** *** 469 82.3 78.1-85.8 15 2.6 1.2- 5.6
Non-Veteran 3,878 491 11.7 10.4-13.1 31 1.0 0.6- 1.8 3,271 85.1 83.5-86.6 85 2.1 1.6- 2.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,547 193 6.1 5.1- 7.2 18 0.8 0.4- 1.4 2,297 91.4 90.1-92.7 39 1.7 1.1- 2.5
Unemployed 172 21 9.3 5.5-15.4 *** *** *** 143 87.3 80.6-91.9 *** *** ***
Retired 1,103 250 24.0 20.8-27.5 *** *** *** 812 72.7 69.1-76.1 38 3.1 2.0- 4.7
Unable to Work 322 106 33.9 26.1-42.7 *** *** *** 202 62.2 53.4-70.2 13 3.9 2.0- 7.5
Other not in Labor Force 276 15 4.0 2.2- 7.1 *** *** *** 249 89.3 81.8-93.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 276 58 15.4 11.2-20.7 *** *** *** 208 82.5 76.9-87.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 377 73 19.7 14.0-26.9 *** *** *** 288 76.2 69.0-82.1 13 3.7 1.9- 7.1
$25,000- 34,999 442 70 16.0 11.8-21.4 *** *** *** 358 81.6 76.2-86.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 465 77 15.3 11.6-19.9 *** *** *** 383 83.5 78.7-87.3 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 548 68 10.8 8.2-14.1 *** *** *** 465 84.3 79.3-88.3 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 472 44 6.8 4.8- 9.6 *** *** *** 416 91.7 88.7-93.9 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7
$100,000-150,000 451 40 8.3 5.7-11.9 *** *** *** 399 89.3 85.3-92.3 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 467 29 5.9 4.0- 8.8 *** *** *** 427 91.5 88.1-94.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 134 12.4 9.8-15.6 *** *** *** 823 83.1 79.6-86.2 30 3.4 2.2- 5.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 108 18 9.5 5.2-16.7 *** *** *** 86 88.8 81.1-93.6 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 373 70 17.8 12.8-24.2 *** *** *** 288 79.1 72.6-84.4 11 2.3 1.0- 5.3
101% to 150% 288 48 15.7 10.4-23.1 *** *** *** 227 77.7 69.0-84.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 349 64 19.1 14.1-25.3 *** *** *** 279 79.8 73.6-84.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,300 249 9.4 8.1-10.8 14 0.7 0.3- 1.3 1,997 88.3 86.6-89.7 40 1.7 1.1- 2.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 994 134 12.4 9.8-15.6 *** *** *** 823 83.1 79.6-86.2 30 3.4 2.2- 5.3
HOUSING
Own 2,896 418 13.8 12.2-15.5 19 0.7 0.3- 1.7 2,397 83.2 81.3-84.9 62 2.3 1.7- 3.2
Rent 1,229 137 9.1 7.0-11.7 11 1.3 0.6- 2.7 1,053 87.5 84.7-89.9 28 2.1 1.3- 3.2
Other arrangement 311 30 7.1 4.6-10.7 *** *** *** 269 89.9 85.2-93.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,521 163 10.1 8.4-12.1 12 1.0 0.5- 1.9 1,316 86.9 84.6-88.8 30 2.1 1.4- 3.2
Regional City or Suburban County 1,180 138 11.5 9.1-14.3 *** *** *** 1,011 85.3 82.1-88.1 23 1.7 1.0- 2.7
Rural 1,791 292 14.7 12.6-17.1 12 0.3 0.2- 0.6 1,440 82.2 79.7-84.5 47 2.7 1.8- 4.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,122 195 15.4 12.5-18.7 *** *** *** 890 81.2 77.6-84.3 30 3.2 1.9- 5.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,402 189 11.9 10.0-14.2 11 1.4 0.6- 3.6 1,171 84.8 82.1-87.1 31 1.9 1.2- 2.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,968 209 10.8 9.0-12.8 14 0.8 0.4- 1.6 1,706 86.5 84.4-88.4 39 1.9 1.3- 2.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,410 147 10.0 8.1-12.3 *** *** *** 1,225 87.1 84.6-89.3 28 2.2 1.3- 3.5
2nd Quartile 1,248 159 11.9 9.8-14.3 15 1.8 0.8- 3.9 1,046 84.7 81.9-87.1 28 1.6 1.0- 2.4
3rd Quartile 1,121 148 11.8 9.5-14.4 *** *** *** 950 85.8 82.9-88.3 22 2.4 1.4- 3.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 713 139 19.9 15.8-24.9 *** *** *** 546 75.9 70.7-80.5 22 3.7 1.9- 6.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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