2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 483 114 22.9 18.0-28.6 369 77.1 71.4-82.0
GENDER
Male 198 41 21.0 13.9-30.5 157 79.0 69.5-86.1
Female 285 73 24.5 18.3-32.0 212 75.5 68.0-81.7
AGE
18-34 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 106 25 20.4 12.9-30.6 81 79.6 69.4-87.1
65-74 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 118 24 16.0 9.4-25.8 94 84.0 74.2-90.6
Some Post-H.S. 151 37 24.5 16.0-35.6 114 75.5 64.4-84.0
College Graduate 179 41 25.9 18.6-35.0 138 74.1 65.0-81.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 324 65 20.0 14.8-26.5 259 80.0 73.5-85.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 426 101 22.3 17.2-28.5 325 77.7 71.5-82.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 175 37 20.7 14.5-28.6 138 79.3 71.4-85.5
Regional City or Suburban County 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 194 48 21.2 14.6-29.7 146 78.8 70.3-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 282 49 18.0 12.7-24.9 233 82.0 75.1-87.3
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 109 34 23.2 15.1-33.8 75 76.8 66.2-84.9
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 234 54 23.3 16.5-31.8 180 76.7 68.2-83.5
HOUSING
Own 264 64 23.4 17.3-30.8 200 76.6 69.2-82.7
Rent 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 41 18.7 12.6-26.9 150 81.3 73.1-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 120 29 19.0 12.0-28.9 91 81.0 71.1-88.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 172 44 29.0 20.0-40.0 128 71.0 60.0-80.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 130 34 22.6 14.2-33.9 96 77.4 66.1-85.8
3rd Quartile 158 30 15.4 9.7-23.6 128 84.6 76.4-90.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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