2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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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%)
TOTAL 4,081 577 12.4 11.0-13.8 31 1.2 0.7- 2.0 3,336 83.6 82.0-85.2 137 2.8 2.2- 3.6
GENDER
Male 1,801 238 12.6 10.6-14.9 *** *** *** 1,504 84.2 81.6-86.5 55 2.4 1.7- 3.4
Female 2,280 339 12.2 10.5-14.1 27 1.5 0.8- 2.7 1,832 83.1 80.9-85.2 82 3.2 2.3- 4.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,435 290 11.4 9.8-13.2 18 0.9 0.5- 1.7 2,049 85.0 82.9-86.8 78 2.7 2.0- 3.8
Non-Hispanic Black 697 142 19.0 15.4-23.2 *** *** *** 514 74.9 70.3-79.0 38 4.8 3.2- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 347 84 19.6 11.6-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.9 1.5-20.2
Non-Hispanic Other 164 13 4.5 2.3- 8.7 *** *** *** 149 92.3 83.9-96.5 *** *** ***
Hispanic 377 42 9.0 6.3-12.6 *** *** *** 322 88.9 85.1-91.8 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 814 12 1.3 0.7- 2.3 *** *** *** 787 96.1 93.6-97.7 *** *** ***
35-44 584 42 6.7 4.3-10.3 12 1.6 0.8- 3.1 520 90.1 86.4-92.9 *** *** ***
45-54 625 73 12.1 8.6-16.9 *** *** *** 528 82.0 76.3-86.5 18 3.1 1.7- 5.6
55-64 749 168 22.4 18.3-27.1 *** *** *** 534 72.3 67.4-76.7 43 4.7 3.1- 7.0
65-74 724 161 22.1 18.2-26.6 *** *** *** 526 72.8 68.0-77.1 36 5.0 3.2- 7.8
75+ 526 112 23.7 18.6-29.8 *** *** *** 391 73.0 66.9-78.4 23 3.3 1.8- 6.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 69 20.2 14.6-27.3 *** *** *** 239 76.4 69.3-82.3 16 3.0 1.7- 5.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 886 133 11.1 8.7-13.9 *** *** *** 718 84.1 80.3-87.2 29 2.9 1.7- 5.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,126 205 14.7 12.2-17.6 11 1.3 0.6- 2.9 873 80.9 77.7-83.8 37 3.1 2.0- 4.8
College Graduate 1,721 166 8.2 6.7- 9.9 12 0.7 0.4- 1.2 1,489 88.8 86.8-90.5 54 2.4 1.7- 3.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,314 286 20.7 17.7-24.1 *** *** *** 947 74.5 70.9-77.7 75 4.4 3.1- 6.2
No 2,633 270 8.4 7.1- 9.9 24 1.5 0.8- 2.9 2,281 88.0 86.1-89.6 58 2.1 1.5- 3.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 518 71 12.9 9.3-17.7 *** *** *** 429 84.7 79.8-88.6 16 2.0 1.0- 3.8
Non-Veteran 3,545 502 12.3 10.9-13.9 29 1.3 0.7- 2.3 2,893 83.4 81.6-85.1 121 3.0 2.3- 3.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,171 177 7.0 5.8- 8.5 16 0.7 0.4- 1.6 1,928 90.2 88.4-91.7 50 2.1 1.4- 3.1
Unemployed 186 19 6.5 3.8-10.8 *** *** *** 157 80.8 69.1-88.7 *** *** ***
Retired 1,143 247 22.9 19.5-26.8 *** *** *** 842 73.3 69.3-76.9 52 3.5 2.5- 5.0
Unable to Work 290 103 33.5 25.5-42.5 *** *** *** 162 59.4 50.4-67.8 23 6.6 3.4-12.5
Other not in Labor Force 234 20 5.3 3.0- 9.3 *** *** *** 202 89.7 84.6-93.3 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 46 17.3 11.7-24.9 *** *** *** 150 79.0 71.1-85.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 280 52 15.0 10.2-21.4 *** *** *** 215 79.4 71.6-85.5 12 5.3 2.2-12.6
$25,000- 34,999 376 83 18.8 13.4-25.8 *** *** *** 269 76.0 68.4-82.3 19 2.6 1.5- 4.4
$35,000- 49,999 490 71 11.8 8.5-16.0 *** *** *** 395 84.6 80.1-88.2 20 3.2 1.8- 5.4
$50,000-74,999 546 58 10.1 7.2-14.0 *** *** *** 469 85.3 80.6-89.0 14 3.6 1.7- 7.4
$75,000-100,000 426 53 10.1 7.1-14.1 *** *** *** 358 86.2 81.2-90.1 12 1.8 0.9- 3.4
$100,000-150,000 463 48 8.5 6.0-11.9 *** *** *** 396 86.7 81.7-90.6 14 2.5 1.4- 4.4
$150,000+ 418 31 9.6 6.1-14.8 *** *** *** 373 87.3 81.9-91.2 11 2.2 1.0- 4.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 135 13.8 10.8-17.5 *** *** *** 711 83.1 79.3-86.4 26 2.4 1.4- 4.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 87.7 77.2-93.8 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 309 58 15.5 10.1-23.1 *** *** *** 236 79.0 70.8-85.4 13 5.1 2.2-11.6
101% to 150% 260 43 9.3 5.8-14.4 *** *** *** 206 85.3 77.1-90.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 300 54 16.6 11.7-23.0 *** *** *** 221 77.7 71.0-83.2 22 4.7 2.8- 8.0
More than 200% 2,198 266 10.8 9.2-12.6 17 1.3 0.6- 2.7 1,849 85.4 83.2-87.3 66 2.6 1.8- 3.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 876 135 13.8 10.8-17.5 *** *** *** 711 83.1 79.3-86.4 26 2.4 1.4- 4.1
HOUSING
Own 2,675 414 13.5 11.8-15.4 21 1.4 0.7- 2.7 2,150 82.1 79.9-84.1 90 3.0 2.3- 4.0
Rent 1,085 131 10.8 8.6-13.6 *** *** *** 913 86.4 83.4-88.9 34 2.3 1.4- 4.0
Other arrangement 275 26 6.9 3.9-12.0 *** *** *** 236 89.2 83.3-93.2 11 3.0 1.1- 7.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,256 133 10.8 8.7-13.2 *** *** *** 1,083 86.9 84.4-89.1 34 2.0 1.3- 3.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,013 124 12.0 9.4-15.0 *** *** *** 848 83.8 80.3-86.8 34 3.0 1.8- 4.8
Rural 1,812 320 14.2 12.1-16.7 18 1.8 0.9- 3.9 1,405 80.4 77.4-83.1 69 3.5 2.4- 5.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,310 228 14.4 11.7-17.5 15 1.4 0.8- 2.5 1,009 79.6 76.0-82.7 58 4.7 3.1- 6.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,148 171 12.6 10.3-15.4 *** *** *** 922 82.4 79.0-85.3 46 2.8 1.9- 4.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,623 178 11.1 9.2-13.4 *** *** *** 1,405 86.7 84.3-88.7 33 1.9 1.2- 3.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,254 140 10.6 8.6-13.0 *** *** *** 1,087 87.6 85.1-89.7 22 1.4 0.8- 2.3
2nd Quartile 1,084 150 12.4 10.0-15.3 *** *** *** 884 82.9 79.5-85.8 41 3.2 2.1- 5.0
3rd Quartile 1,027 146 12.4 10.0-15.2 *** *** *** 837 83.6 80.3-86.4 39 2.9 2.0- 4.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 716 141 18.1 13.3-24.3 12 2.4 1.1- 4.8 528 73.6 67.1-79.2 35 5.9 3.5- 9.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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