2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes Control

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than age 30 Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 545 59 11.1 7.8-15.5 200 39.9 34.3-45.8 170 30.6 25.8-35.9 116 18.4 14.4-23.2
GENDER
Male 257 22 6.1 3.7- 9.7 99 43.2 34.8-51.9 80 31.6 24.8-39.4 56 19.1 13.3-26.7
Female 288 37 15.8 10.2-23.6 101 36.8 29.5-44.8 90 29.6 23.1-37.1 60 17.8 12.7-24.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 311 31 8.5 5.7-12.6 100 37.5 30.7-44.7 105 32.5 26.3-39.3 75 21.5 16.0-28.4
Non-Hispanic Black 132 14 13.3 7.4-22.5 *** *** *** 36 28.7 19.8-39.6 28 18.0 11.1-27.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 92 21 22.4 14.2-33.6 *** *** *** 13 15.3 8.6-25.6 *** *** ***
55-64 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** 70 43.3 33.4-53.9 *** *** ***
65-74 167 *** *** *** 38 23.9 16.5-33.4 63 42.6 33.1-52.7 61 30.3 22.8-39.1
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 14 9.1 5.0-15.9 59 39.0 29.4-49.5 51 35.1 25.8-45.7 22 16.9 9.2-28.9
Some Post-H.S. 162 11 6.0 2.7-12.7 61 44.2 34.9-53.9 49 28.2 20.6-37.3 41 21.6 15.1-29.9
College Graduate 180 26 16.3 10.8-23.9 52 29.2 22.0-37.5 57 34.7 26.6-43.9 45 19.8 14.3-26.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 280 31 10.7 7.1-15.8 94 37.6 29.5-46.6 89 30.8 24.1-38.4 66 20.9 14.9-28.6
No 251 27 12.1 6.6-21.1 102 43.8 36.0-51.9 73 28.3 21.7-36.0 49 15.8 11.3-21.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 25.7 17.0-36.9
Non-Veteran 453 58 12.8 9.0-18.0 172 41.0 34.8-47.6 136 28.9 23.7-34.7 87 17.3 12.9-22.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 189 27 13.7 9.0-20.3 95 53.8 45.0-62.3 55 28.3 21.0-36.9 12 4.3 2.2- 8.1
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 223 *** *** *** 52 24.3 17.8-32.3 78 39.6 31.6-48.2 89 34.0 26.8-42.0
Unable to Work 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.4 10.4-30.5
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.7 7.5-23.5
$50,000-74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.3 9.1-27.5
$75,000-100,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 111 13 7.6 3.8-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 242 26 12.2 7.9-18.4 89 41.8 34.4-49.5 72 29.3 22.9-36.7 55 16.8 12.5-22.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 111 13 7.6 3.8-14.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 388 32 9.0 5.4-14.6 126 36.0 29.9-42.6 134 33.7 27.9-40.0 96 21.4 16.5-27.2
Rent 127 22 20.1 12.4-30.9 *** *** *** 27 16.5 10.4-25.2 15 6.8 3.4-13.1
Other arrangement 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 149 20 13.3 8.0-21.3 60 40.5 31.1-50.6 42 32.2 23.4-42.4 27 14.0 8.4-22.4
Regional City or Suburban County 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 28.1 19.5-38.7 25 14.5 9.0-22.5
Rural 269 23 7.4 4.5-12.1 95 37.5 29.8-45.9 87 31.2 24.2-39.2 64 23.9 17.1-32.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 177 15 6.5 3.4-12.1 *** *** *** 63 33.7 24.6-44.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 175 19 15.8 8.6-27.1 58 33.5 25.5-42.5 49 29.6 21.7-38.9 49 21.1 15.3-28.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 193 25 10.2 6.4-15.9 76 46.3 36.8-56.0 58 29.4 22.0-38.1 34 14.1 9.2-21.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 134 15 9.6 5.3-16.7 *** *** *** 40 28.0 19.6-38.2 24 13.7 8.4-21.5
2nd Quartile 144 20 16.5 9.0-28.4 50 40.0 30.2-50.6 40 27.8 19.8-37.7 34 15.7 10.7-22.4
3rd Quartile 144 11 6.5 3.4-12.2 49 28.6 20.5-38.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 123 13 9.9 4.8-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

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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