2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

When was the last time you took a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within the past year More than a year ago Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 467 57 11.2 7.5-16.4 153 36.2 29.7-43.2 257 52.6 45.8-59.3
GENDER
Male 183 25 14.4 8.0-24.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 284 32 8.4 5.2-13.3 82 30.1 22.9-38.5 170 61.5 53.0-69.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 229 22 7.6 4.5-12.4 85 38.7 29.9-48.3 122 53.7 44.5-62.7
Non-Hispanic Black 118 19 12.0 7.2-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 128 11 8.3 4.2-15.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 12 8.1 3.8-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 170 21 14.8 7.7-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 131 18 15.5 8.6-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 226 25 7.4 4.2-12.8 79 37.7 28.0-48.3 122 54.9 44.7-64.8
No 226 29 15.2 8.9-25.0 70 33.9 25.6-43.3 127 50.9 41.6-60.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 409 48 9.1 6.2-13.0 132 36.5 29.5-44.0 229 54.5 47.2-61.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 147 22 14.7 8.6-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 196 20 7.1 4.2-11.8 66 36.4 27.2-46.7 110 56.5 46.4-66.1
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 215 33 14.9 9.8-21.9 77 37.2 28.6-46.7 105 47.9 39.0-57.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 344 44 12.3 7.8-19.0 110 36.0 28.3-44.4 190 51.7 43.7-59.7
Rent 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 99 13 13.5 7.3-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 93 14 11.4 6.2-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 275 30 9.7 4.4-20.0 92 35.3 26.8-44.9 153 55.0 45.2-64.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 200 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 130 22 14.5 8.9-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 107 17 15.1 8.7-25.0 32 26.2 17.1-37.8 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 113 11 7.3 3.8-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 120 15 8.9 4.4-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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