2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

According to your doctor or other health professional, what type of diabetes do you have?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Type 1 Type 2
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 478 40 7.4 4.7-11.3 438 92.6 88.7-95.3
GENDER
Male 189 20 8.7 4.7-15.8 169 91.3 84.2-95.3
Female 289 20 6.1 3.3-11.0 269 93.9 89.0-96.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 233 21 8.2 4.9-13.4 212 91.8 86.6-95.1
Non-Hispanic Black 123 *** *** *** 113 91.7 81.7-96.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 138 11 4.4 2.1- 9.0 127 95.6 91.0-97.9
65-74 136 *** *** *** 126 94.0 87.9-97.1
75+ 93 *** *** *** 87 97.2 91.7-99.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** 52 96.8 80.9-99.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 *** *** *** 100 91.3 77.4-97.0
Some Post-H.S. 177 18 9.5 5.5-16.1 159 90.5 83.9-94.5
College Graduate 131 *** *** *** 124 94.3 87.6-97.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 237 19 7.9 4.1-14.8 218 92.1 85.2-95.9
No 225 19 7.2 4.0-12.5 206 92.8 87.5-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** 51 95.7 84.9-98.9
Non-Veteran 421 35 7.8 4.9-12.2 386 92.2 87.8-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 148 13 7.9 4.0-15.0 135 92.1 85.0-96.0
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 205 13 4.3 2.2- 8.2 192 95.7 91.8-97.8
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** 69 100 99.9- 100
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** 58 98.1 92.2-99.5
$50,000-74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 13 9.2 3.8-20.6 108 90.8 79.4-96.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 220 15 6.7 3.7-12.0 205 93.3 88.0-96.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 121 13 9.2 3.8-20.6 108 90.8 79.4-96.2
HOUSING
Own 348 25 5.6 3.4- 9.1 323 94.4 90.9-96.6
Rent 101 12 10.9 5.2-21.5 89 89.1 78.5-94.8
Other arrangement 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 105 *** *** *** 96 89.2 77.4-95.3
Regional City or Suburban County 98 *** *** *** 92 95.8 90.3-98.3
Rural 275 25 7.2 4.0-12.6 250 92.8 87.4-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 196 17 6.4 3.1-12.8 179 93.6 87.2-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 146 12 9.6 4.4-19.7 134 90.4 80.3-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 136 11 6.1 3.1-11.9 125 93.9 88.1-96.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 109 *** *** *** 100 93.7 86.6-97.2
2nd Quartile 119 *** *** *** 110 90.9 80.3-96.0
3rd Quartile 128 *** *** *** 119 93.2 86.3-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 122 13 6.1 2.4-14.7 109 93.9 85.3-97.6

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*This question was asked of respondents with doctor-diagnosed diabetes.

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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