2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Age 30 or younger Ages 30 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 Age 60 or older
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 532 44 8.7 5.9-12.6 209 41.8 35.7-48.1 161 29.4 24.0-35.4 118 20.2 15.8-25.3
GENDER
Male 223 18 8.4 4.8-14.3 86 46.8 37.4-56.5 64 28.2 20.3-37.6 55 16.6 11.6-23.2
Female 309 26 8.9 5.2-14.9 123 37.0 29.9-44.7 97 30.6 23.8-38.4 63 23.5 17.0-31.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 271 21 8.4 5.0-13.7 89 37.3 29.4-45.9 82 29.1 22.7-36.6 79 25.2 18.9-32.8
Non-Hispanic Black 132 11 5.8 2.9-11.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 16.8 10.1-26.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 7.9 4.1-14.8
65-74 148 *** *** *** 37 21.1 14.3-30.1 *** *** *** 45 28.7 20.2-39.1
75+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.4 10.0-28.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** 40 24.2 15.7-35.3 23 16.5 9.9-26.1
Some Post-H.S. 188 19 11.8 6.5-20.5 67 31.8 23.6-41.4 63 37.2 27.9-47.6 39 19.2 13.2-27.2
College Graduate 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 28.2 20.1-38.1 37 19.3 12.9-27.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 266 25 8.9 5.4-14.4 96 38.3 29.7-47.7 84 31.1 23.5-39.9 61 21.6 15.1-30.0
No 250 18 7.0 4.0-11.9 108 46.1 37.6-54.9 69 27.3 19.9-36.2 55 19.6 14.1-26.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 465 44 9.9 6.8-14.4 186 42.8 36.3-49.6 134 27.1 21.8-33.2 101 20.1 15.5-25.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 165 21 12.8 7.6-20.9 *** *** *** 40 22.7 15.3-32.3 17 9.3 5.2-16.2
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 *** *** *** 56 25.2 18.0-34.0 74 34.4 26.4-43.5 90 38.8 30.1-48.2
Unable to Work 98 11 10.1 4.6-20.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.7 5.5-19.9
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 11 5.9 3.0-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 258 13 6.4 3.3-12.0 101 39.7 31.8-48.1 74 29.4 22.3-37.7 70 24.6 18.4-32.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 112 11 5.9 3.0-11.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 381 19 4.7 2.7- 7.8 136 39.0 32.0-46.6 125 31.9 25.5-39.0 101 24.4 18.9-31.0
Rent 123 22 18.9 11.1-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 9.7 5.1-17.6
Other arrangement 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 125 18 13.9 7.8-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.4 7.4-23.0
Regional City or Suburban County 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 18.5 10.9-29.6
Rural 289 18 7.1 3.8-12.8 107 39.5 30.9-48.8 88 27.2 19.7-36.2 76 26.3 19.3-34.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 42 18.5 12.1-27.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 157 12 8.1 3.9-16.2 *** *** *** 46 30.5 21.4-41.4 37 22.9 15.0-33.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 172 22 11.0 6.4-18.5 *** *** *** 49 29.2 21.2-38.9 39 19.2 12.7-28.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 136 16 14.0 7.4-24.8 45 30.4 21.7-40.8 *** *** *** 34 19.5 13.0-28.1
2nd Quartile 141 15 7.9 4.1-14.8 *** *** *** 42 24.5 16.7-34.5 31 22.9 14.3-34.4
3rd Quartile 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 20.6 13.3-30.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.0 7.0-26.0

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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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