2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,861 480 15.1 13.4-17.1 2,381 84.9 82.9-86.6
Eastern NC 1,069 194 14.0 11.2-17.2 875 86.0 82.8-88.8
GENDER
Male 440 70 14.5 10.2-20.2 370 85.5 79.8-89.8
Female 629 124 13.5 10.3-17.6 505 86.5 82.4-89.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 509 83 12.4 9.3-16.2 426 87.6 83.8-90.7
Non-Hispanic Black 206 48 18.9 13.1-26.4 158 81.1 73.6-86.9
Other 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 182 28 11.7 7.0-18.8 154 88.3 81.2-93.0
45-54 177 32 12.3 7.4-19.7 145 87.7 80.3-92.6
55-64 219 53 19.9 13.5-28.5 166 80.1 71.5-86.5
65-74 182 43 21.0 13.3-31.7 139 79.0 68.3-86.7
75+ 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 52 17.4 11.0-26.4 202 82.6 73.6-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 337 48 10.1 6.9-14.6 289 89.9 85.4-93.1
College Graduate 389 76 16.1 11.9-21.3 313 83.9 78.7-88.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 356 86 16.0 11.2-22.3 270 84.0 77.7-88.8
No 686 104 13.0 9.8-17.2 582 87.0 82.8-90.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 31 18.1 10.6-29.2 116 81.9 70.8-89.4
Non-Veteran 918 163 13.3 10.4-16.7 755 86.7 83.3-89.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 586 84 10.2 7.2-14.3 502 89.8 85.7-92.8
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 284 63 17.8 12.4-24.8 221 82.2 75.2-87.6
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 152 24 11.4 6.7-18.6 128 88.6 81.4-93.3
$75,000+ 314 54 13.4 9.4-18.9 260 86.6 81.1-90.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 232 52 13.8 8.8-21.1 180 86.2 78.9-91.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 550 92 13.9 10.4-18.4 458 86.1 81.6-89.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 232 52 13.8 8.8-21.1 180 86.2 78.9-91.2
HOUSING
Own 756 140 14.5 11.3-18.4 616 85.5 81.6-88.7
Rent 220 38 11.7 7.9-17.1 182 88.3 82.9-92.1
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 254 37 11.8 7.7-17.6 217 88.2 82.4-92.3
Rural 747 149 15.7 12.0-20.3 598 84.3 79.7-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 744 141 13.6 10.4-17.4 603 86.4 82.6-89.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 127 22 17.8 10.2-29.3 105 82.2 70.7-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 31 12.7 7.4-20.9 167 87.3 79.1-92.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 112 21 11.5 6.9-18.7 91 88.5 81.3-93.1
3rd Quartile 312 49 14.2 9.8-20.1 263 85.8 79.9-90.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 491 101 15.0 10.6-20.8 390 85.0 79.2-89.4

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 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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