2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 508 185 33.1 27.5-39.3 323 66.9 60.7-72.5
GENDER
Male 203 65 27.4 19.7-36.8 138 72.6 63.2-80.3
Female 305 120 38.5 30.9-46.7 185 61.5 53.3-69.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 248 94 33.9 26.5-42.2 154 66.1 57.8-73.5
Non-Hispanic Black 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 187 71 34.4 25.9-44.0 116 65.6 56.0-74.1
College Graduate 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 253 111 42.2 33.2-51.8 142 57.8 48.2-66.8
No 239 68 22.6 16.6-29.9 171 77.4 70.1-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 447 167 34.9 28.7-41.5 280 65.1 58.5-71.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 154 49 24.0 16.5-33.7 105 76.0 66.3-83.5
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 215 72 32.8 24.5-42.2 143 67.2 57.8-75.5
Unable to Work 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 228 77 31.6 23.9-40.4 151 68.4 59.6-76.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 371 122 28.7 22.7-35.6 249 71.3 64.4-77.3
Rent 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 295 107 29.2 22.3-37.1 188 70.8 62.9-77.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 210 67 23.3 16.0-32.6 143 76.7 67.4-84.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 143 56 34.6 25.2-45.5 87 65.4 54.5-74.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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