2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

When was the last time you had a blood test for high blood sugar or diabetes by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Within the past year Between 1 and 2 years ago More than 2 years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,735 2,152 74.7 72.3-77.0 236 9.8 8.3-11.5 212 9.2 7.8-10.8 135 6.3 5.0- 7.8
Eastern NC 1,036 825 74.2 69.8-78.2 76 8.3 6.2-11.0 84 10.0 7.5-13.3 51 7.5 5.0-11.2
GENDER
Male 424 324 71.9 64.7-78.2 30 7.3 4.6-11.6 33 8.2 5.0-13.2 37 12.6 7.8-19.7
Female 612 501 76.1 70.5-81.0 46 9.0 6.2-13.0 51 11.6 8.0-16.4 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 493 402 76.9 71.3-81.6 37 7.1 4.7-10.6 34 10.4 7.0-15.1 20 5.6 3.3- 9.4
Non-Hispanic Black 199 158 70.9 60.3-79.7 17 9.7 5.6-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 332 257 70.6 59.7-79.6 *** *** *** 34 12.0 6.9-20.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 162 96 55.3 45.1-65.0 24 13.5 8.2-21.5 26 18.6 11.7-28.4 16 12.6 7.1-21.4
35-44 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 15.7 9.8-24.3 *** *** ***
45-54 175 147 83.3 73.6-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 209 177 86.2 77.1-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 181 164 89.4 81.5-94.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 184 66.6 55.9-75.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 18.2 10.8-29.1
Some Post-H.S. 325 255 73.4 66.0-79.6 26 10.0 6.1-15.8 33 12.1 8.1-17.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 385 326 85.0 79.6-89.2 31 8.6 5.5-13.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 337 283 79.8 71.9-86.0 21 5.5 3.2- 9.4 25 10.3 5.8-17.5 *** *** ***
No 669 515 70.9 65.3-76.0 55 9.9 7.0-13.8 58 10.2 7.2-14.2 41 9.0 5.6-14.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 121 83.1 74.0-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 889 701 72.6 67.6-77.1 71 9.4 6.9-12.6 73 10.0 7.2-13.6 44 8.1 5.2-12.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 569 421 69.1 63.0-74.6 52 10.5 7.4-14.7 60 11.6 8.2-16.1 36 8.8 5.2-14.3
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 279 252 90.3 84.2-94.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 142 113 84.9 75.6-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 308 261 80.6 73.4-86.2 21 9.6 5.5-16.2 18 6.6 3.8-11.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 221 180 70.4 59.0-79.7 15 7.2 4.0-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 537 446 80.3 75.0-84.6 39 9.1 6.0-13.5 34 7.2 4.7-10.9 18 3.4 1.9- 6.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 221 180 70.4 59.0-79.7 15 7.2 4.0-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 741 631 80.7 75.6-84.9 46 7.6 5.2-11.0 46 7.5 5.1-10.9 *** *** ***
Rent 207 137 59.0 49.1-68.2 18 10.4 6.1-17.3 28 17.4 10.4-27.6 24 13.2 7.6-22.0
Other arrangement 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 244 179 70.9 63.2-77.6 23 9.9 6.1-15.8 27 11.8 7.7-17.8 *** *** ***
Rural 724 591 75.1 69.0-80.4 50 8.0 5.5-11.6 51 8.9 5.8-13.4 32 7.9 4.6-13.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 719 565 73.0 67.5-78.0 56 9.1 6.5-12.8 64 11.2 7.8-15.8 34 6.6 4.1-10.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 125 102 79.5 68.8-87.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 192 158 74.0 63.4-82.4 *** *** *** 14 11.0 6.1-19.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 151 127 83.6 75.2-89.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 305 232 73.1 65.9-79.3 28 9.5 6.1-14.4 27 9.0 5.4-14.7 18 8.3 4.7-14.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 474 387 77.3 69.6-83.5 32 8.3 4.8-14.0 37 9.9 5.7-16.6 *** *** ***

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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 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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