2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

When was the last time you had a blood test for high blood sugar or diabetes by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year Between 1 and 2 years ago More than 2 years ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,735 2,152 74.7 72.3-77.0 236 9.8 8.3-11.5 212 9.2 7.8-10.8 135 6.3 5.0- 7.8
GENDER
Male 1,150 855 70.5 66.6-74.0 106 10.3 8.1-12.9 100 10.1 7.9-12.8 89 9.1 7.0-11.8
Female 1,585 1,297 78.3 75.1-81.1 130 9.4 7.5-11.8 112 8.4 6.7-10.6 46 3.9 2.5- 5.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,651 1,321 76.4 73.5-79.1 142 8.8 7.2-10.8 123 9.7 7.9-11.9 65 5.0 3.7- 6.8
Non-Hispanic Black 466 375 75.9 70.1-80.9 45 12.5 8.8-17.4 27 5.1 3.2- 8.0 19 6.5 3.8-11.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 250 209 93.3 85.3-97.1 14 1.9 0.6- 5.6 15 0.4 0.2- 0.8 12 4.4 1.4-13.0
Non-Hispanic Other 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.7 5.2-24.4 *** *** ***
Hispanic 236 152 63.0 54.9-70.5 22 12.9 8.1-19.9 32 12.9 8.5-19.0 30 11.2 7.5-16.5
AGE
18-34 481 284 55.7 49.9-61.4 57 12.3 9.0-16.7 80 17.8 13.9-22.6 60 14.1 10.5-18.7
35-44 426 292 67.1 61.1-72.6 55 13.1 9.7-17.5 49 11.9 8.6-16.1 30 8.0 4.9-12.6
45-54 460 370 78.9 73.2-83.7 35 9.8 6.6-14.2 33 6.0 3.8- 9.4 22 5.3 2.8- 9.8
55-64 506 434 87.3 82.7-90.8 33 5.6 3.7- 8.4 27 5.9 3.3-10.2 12 1.3 0.6- 2.5
65-74 471 410 85.2 79.2-89.6 35 10.1 6.2-16.1 17 3.4 1.9- 6.1 *** *** ***
75+ 350 329 95.2 90.8-97.5 16 4.0 1.8- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 199 137 69.6 60.3-77.5 20 12.8 7.5-21.1 25 11.2 6.9-17.8 17 6.4 3.7-10.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 587 444 71.0 65.7-75.9 33 6.0 3.9- 9.1 63 12.6 9.3-17.0 47 10.4 7.4-14.4
Some Post-H.S. 758 588 72.3 67.5-76.6 76 11.9 9.0-15.5 65 9.9 7.4-13.0 29 6.0 3.6- 9.8
College Graduate 1,177 973 82.0 78.9-84.6 105 9.8 7.8-12.3 59 5.1 3.7- 7.0 40 3.1 2.1- 4.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 830 686 78.6 74.1-82.4 61 9.1 6.5-12.5 56 8.4 6.0-11.8 27 3.9 2.5- 6.2
No 1,827 1,402 73.2 70.2-76.0 170 10.1 8.4-12.2 152 9.5 7.8-11.5 103 7.2 5.6- 9.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 318 265 80.8 73.5-86.4 20 8.2 4.3-15.2 22 8.8 5.3-14.1 11 2.2 1.1- 4.5
Non-Veteran 2,407 1,880 74.0 71.4-76.5 214 9.9 8.4-11.7 189 9.2 7.7-11.0 124 6.8 5.4- 8.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,541 1,139 70.6 67.4-73.6 160 11.2 9.3-13.5 147 10.9 9.0-13.2 95 7.3 5.6- 9.4
Unemployed 121 *** *** *** 11 9.5 4.6-18.6 17 14.2 8.0-23.8 *** *** ***
Retired 753 680 90.7 86.9-93.5 44 7.1 4.5-10.9 20 1.5 0.8- 2.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 157 141 87.6 77.5-93.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** 13 12.7 6.6-23.1 21 17.6 10.3-28.3 13 13.3 6.0-26.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.5 4.7-18.1
$15,000- 24,999 188 139 73.8 63.0-82.4 16 9.0 4.2-18.1 21 10.2 5.6-17.9 12 7.0 3.3-14.1
$25,000- 34,999 214 156 64.8 54.5-73.9 23 11.2 6.9-17.7 23 14.9 9.2-23.2 12 9.1 3.4-22.1
$35,000- 49,999 333 260 75.5 68.2-81.5 25 7.5 4.4-12.3 33 13.3 8.5-20.2 15 3.8 2.1- 6.7
$50,000-74,999 376 290 72.4 65.7-78.3 31 10.9 7.0-16.7 39 11.4 7.9-16.3 16 5.2 2.8- 9.4
$75,000-100,000 282 234 76.2 67.9-82.9 22 8.8 5.3-14.3 13 5.9 3.0-11.4 13 9.0 4.6-16.9
$100,000-150,000 326 251 74.8 67.9-80.6 40 11.9 8.3-17.0 21 8.1 4.6-14.0 14 5.2 2.8- 9.5
$150,000+ 310 256 79.7 73.1-85.0 28 11.4 7.2-17.5 15 4.7 2.7- 8.3 11 4.2 2.2- 8.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 597 490 78.0 72.8-82.4 45 9.3 6.4-13.4 32 5.7 3.8- 8.6 30 7.0 4.4-10.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 190 *** *** *** 16 10.4 5.7-18.4 27 14.7 9.3-22.4 17 11.4 4.9-24.4
101% to 150% 169 121 73.9 63.9-81.9 15 5.4 2.6-11.0 23 14.7 8.9-23.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 192 145 69.2 58.8-77.9 20 11.6 6.6-19.7 16 11.7 6.0-21.8 11 7.5 3.8-14.2
More than 200% 1,500 1,207 76.5 73.3-79.4 134 10.3 8.4-12.7 102 8.2 6.4-10.5 57 4.9 3.5- 6.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 597 490 78.0 72.8-82.4 45 9.3 6.4-13.4 32 5.7 3.8- 8.6 30 7.0 4.4-10.9
HOUSING
Own 1,909 1,585 79.2 76.4-81.8 153 9.3 7.6-11.3 119 7.6 6.1- 9.6 52 3.9 2.7- 5.5
Rent 621 422 62.1 56.6-67.4 61 11.8 8.7-15.8 73 13.5 10.4-17.4 65 12.6 8.9-17.6
Other arrangement 174 121 63.4 53.3-72.4 18 10.3 5.4-18.8 18 12.8 7.4-21.3 17 13.5 8.2-21.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 793 628 76.0 71.8-79.9 70 9.8 7.4-12.8 51 7.7 5.5-10.7 44 6.4 4.2- 9.6
Regional City or Suburban County 669 495 72.2 67.5-76.5 68 11.2 8.3-14.8 67 10.1 7.6-13.4 39 6.5 4.5- 9.3
Rural 1,273 1,029 75.6 71.7-79.1 98 8.8 6.7-11.6 94 9.6 7.4-12.5 52 5.9 4.1- 8.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 912 719 74.9 70.2-79.0 75 10.7 7.7-14.6 80 9.9 7.4-13.1 38 4.5 3.0- 6.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 791 623 75.2 70.9-79.1 69 8.6 6.4-11.5 59 9.4 7.0-12.7 40 6.7 4.6- 9.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,032 810 74.3 70.4-77.9 92 10.2 8.0-13.0 73 8.6 6.5-11.2 57 6.9 4.8- 9.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 838 667 75.8 71.5-79.7 66 8.6 6.4-11.4 59 8.9 6.5-12.2 46 6.7 4.4- 9.9
2nd Quartile 669 515 72.7 67.8-77.0 66 11.1 8.2-14.7 53 9.8 7.2-13.2 35 6.5 4.2- 9.8
3rd Quartile 710 547 74.8 70.3-78.8 69 10.1 7.5-13.5 60 8.9 6.6-12.0 34 6.2 4.2- 9.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 518 423 77.7 70.7-83.4 35 9.0 5.3-15.0 40 8.8 5.4-14.0 20 4.4 2.4- 8.1

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*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 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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