2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 508 42 9.4 6.0-14.5 466 90.6 85.5-94.0
GENDER
Male 201 15 8.8 3.9-18.9 186 91.2 81.1-96.1
Female 307 27 10.0 6.2-15.8 280 90.0 84.2-93.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 248 23 8.8 4.8-15.5 225 91.2 84.5-95.2
Non-Hispanic Black 129 *** *** *** 120 90.6 78.5-96.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 84 *** *** *** 79 98.7 95.6-99.6
Non-Hispanic Other 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 63 *** *** *** 59 93.6 80.0-98.2
55-64 146 13 8.2 4.1-16.0 133 91.8 84.0-95.9
65-74 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 102 *** *** *** 94 94.0 84.8-97.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 11 7.9 3.8-15.9 104 92.1 84.1-96.2
Some Post-H.S. 188 12 8.1 3.4-17.8 176 91.9 82.2-96.6
College Graduate 139 11 6.4 2.7-14.4 128 93.6 85.6-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 252 32 13.4 8.2-21.2 220 86.6 78.8-91.8
No 240 *** *** *** 230 94.4 85.3-98.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** 51 96.3 90.9-98.6
Non-Veteran 447 35 10.3 6.4-16.1 412 89.7 83.9-93.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 155 *** *** *** 151 94.5 80.8-98.6
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 215 18 6.3 3.4-11.4 197 93.7 88.6-96.6
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** 72 95.6 83.4-98.9
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 130 13 9.8 4.9-18.9 117 90.2 81.1-95.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 228 18 12.0 6.1-22.4 210 88.0 77.6-93.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 130 13 9.8 4.9-18.9 117 90.2 81.1-95.1
HOUSING
Own 372 25 7.2 4.1-12.5 347 92.8 87.5-95.9
Rent 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 109 *** *** *** 101 95.1 89.6-97.8
Regional City or Suburban County 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 296 27 12.8 7.4-21.5 269 87.2 78.5-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 212 18 13.0 6.2-25.2 194 87.0 74.8-93.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 154 16 12.1 5.9-23.3 138 87.9 76.7-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 142 *** *** *** 134 95.7 90.3-98.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 114 *** *** *** 105 92.8 84.5-96.8
2nd Quartile 127 11 8.5 4.2-16.5 116 91.5 83.5-95.8
3rd Quartile 133 *** *** *** 123 90.6 76.5-96.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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