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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,465 166 10.6 8.8-12.7 21 2.0 0.9- 4.1 1,248 85.0 82.3-87.4 30 2.4 1.5- 3.8
Non-Hispanic Black 486 104 18.5 14.6-23.2 *** *** *** 363 76.6 71.6-81.0 15 3.5 1.9- 6.5
Other 377 38 9.7 5.6-16.2 *** *** *** 323 87.0 80.5-91.6 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 479 12 1.9 1.1- 3.5 *** *** *** 454 93.3 88.6-96.1 *** *** ***
35-44 362 22 8.3 4.4-15.3 16 3.8 2.1- 7.0 315 85.2 78.4-90.2 *** *** ***
45-54 378 47 11.7 8.3-16.2 *** *** *** 321 85.7 80.6-89.5 *** *** ***
55-64 439 93 21.4 16.9-26.8 *** *** *** 331 74.8 69.2-79.7 13 3.3 1.7- 6.3
65-74 398 91 23.8 18.4-30.1 *** *** *** 293 72.4 65.9-78.1 11 3.3 1.6- 6.8
75+ 266 47 15.7 10.6-22.6 *** *** *** 209 80.5 73.2-86.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 152 30 17.0 9.8-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 82 17.2 13.4-21.9 *** *** *** 376 78.4 73.4-82.7 17 3.2 1.9- 5.5
Some Post-H.S. 714 104 10.8 8.5-13.6 12 1.9 0.9- 3.8 584 85.1 81.6-88.0 14 2.3 1.1- 4.6
College Graduate 1,025 98 8.1 6.4-10.2 13 1.3 0.7- 2.3 900 89.4 87.1-91.4 14 1.1 0.6- 2.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 31 12.9 8.2-19.8 *** *** *** 116 84.4 77.1-89.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 227 48 20.4 13.3-30.0 *** *** *** 168 74.7 65.2-82.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 263 45 18.5 12.6-26.2 *** *** *** 207 78.2 70.5-84.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 249 41 18.0 12.4-25.4 *** *** *** 204 79.9 72.2-85.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 280 30 8.9 5.9-13.2 *** *** *** 241 84.3 75.7-90.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 645 40 4.4 3.0- 6.4 *** *** *** 589 93.2 90.6-95.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 769 169 19.1 15.7-23.0 12 2.5 0.9- 6.6 554 74.1 69.4-78.2 34 4.3 2.8- 6.6
No 1,538 139 8.3 6.7-10.4 17 1.1 0.6- 2.0 1,361 88.9 86.7-90.9 21 1.6 0.9- 2.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,279 306 12.3 10.6-14.2 31 1.8 1.0- 3.2 1,889 83.5 81.3-85.5 53 2.4 1.7- 3.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 775 92 11.5 8.9-14.6 12 1.9 1.0- 3.7 657 84.6 81.1-87.6 14 2.0 1.1- 3.7
Regional City or Suburban County 625 69 10.4 7.5-14.1 *** *** *** 535 84.8 80.0-88.6 13 1.9 0.9- 3.8
Rural 975 155 14.3 11.6-17.5 12 0.6 0.3- 1.2 780 81.6 78.0-84.7 28 3.4 2.1- 5.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,187 88 6.3 4.9- 8.1 18 1.7 1.0- 3.0 1,063 90.2 87.9-92.2 18 1.8 0.9- 3.3
Unemployed 95 14 12.5 6.7-22.0 *** *** *** 74 82.1 72.0-89.2 *** *** ***
Retired 641 129 21.0 17.0-25.6 *** *** *** 490 75.8 71.0-80.0 19 3.0 1.8- 5.0
Unable to Work 192 67 31.7 22.4-42.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 223 15 5.1 2.8- 9.0 *** *** *** 196 86.3 77.2-92.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 68 15 13.3 6.9-24.1 *** *** *** 49 84.2 72.6-91.5 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 226 39 15.1 9.6-23.0 *** *** *** 176 81.8 73.9-87.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 172 26 17.3 10.0-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 200 46 23.3 16.4-32.2 *** *** *** 150 75.4 66.6-82.5 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,123 106 7.7 6.1- 9.7 14 1.4 0.7- 2.8 989 89.5 87.1-91.4 14 1.4 0.7- 2.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 106 15.0 11.3-19.5 *** *** *** 482 80.1 75.0-84.4 18 4.4 2.4- 8.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 739 108 13.1 10.3-16.6 11 2.7 1.1- 6.8 603 82.2 78.0-85.9 17 1.9 1.1- 3.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,023 102 10.1 7.9-12.8 14 1.6 0.9- 3.0 887 86.3 83.3-88.8 20 2.0 1.2- 3.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 719 69 9.0 6.8-11.8 *** *** *** 626 86.9 83.5-89.8 14 2.6 1.3- 5.1
2nd Quartile 669 84 12.0 9.1-15.6 15 3.6 1.7- 7.6 553 82.7 78.3-86.4 17 1.7 1.0- 2.9
3rd Quartile 586 88 13.0 9.9-17.0 *** *** *** 486 84.3 80.1-87.8 11 2.5 1.2- 5.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 401 75 19.2 13.7-26.1 *** *** *** 307 75.5 68.2-81.5 13 4.4 2.2- 8.9

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

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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