2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Pre-Diabetes

Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have pre-diabetes
or borderline diabetes?*

(See footnote for definition of Yes group.)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,861 480 15.1 13.4-17.1 2,381 84.9 82.9-86.6
GENDER
Male 1,213 173 12.8 10.4-15.6 1,040 87.2 84.4-89.6
Female 1,648 307 17.1 14.6-19.9 1,341 82.9 80.1-85.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,731 265 13.9 11.9-16.2 1,466 86.1 83.8-88.1
Non-Hispanic Black 483 114 22.9 18.0-28.6 369 77.1 71.4-82.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 255 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 257 25 6.9 4.4-10.7 232 93.1 89.3-95.6
AGE
18-34 539 33 7.8 5.0-12.0 506 92.2 88.0-95.0
35-44 450 68 15.4 11.0-21.1 382 84.6 78.9-89.0
45-54 475 87 18.8 14.3-24.3 388 81.2 75.7-85.7
55-64 518 102 16.5 12.7-21.0 416 83.5 79.0-87.3
65-74 475 105 19.5 14.9-25.1 370 80.5 74.9-85.1
75+ 363 78 20.5 15.3-27.0 285 79.5 73.0-84.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 37 13.8 8.2-22.2 177 86.2 77.8-91.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 622 107 13.7 10.4-17.7 515 86.3 82.3-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 786 133 16.2 12.9-20.1 653 83.8 79.9-87.1
College Graduate 1,223 200 15.8 13.2-18.8 1,023 84.2 81.2-86.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 867 202 19.7 16.1-23.8 665 80.3 76.2-83.9
No 1,914 265 13.2 11.2-15.5 1,649 86.8 84.5-88.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 322 63 15.5 11.1-21.2 259 84.5 78.8-88.9
Non-Veteran 2,528 416 15.1 13.2-17.2 2,112 84.9 82.8-86.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,621 215 12.3 10.2-14.8 1,406 87.7 85.2-89.8
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 770 165 18.5 15.1-22.5 605 81.5 77.5-84.9
Unable to Work 166 52 28.1 19.2-39.0 114 71.9 61.0-80.8
Other not in Labor Force 145 18 12.9 7.5-21.4 127 87.1 78.6-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 24 17.6 10.9-27.2 96 82.4 72.8-89.1
$15,000- 24,999 189 39 17.0 10.1-27.0 150 83.0 73.0-89.9
$25,000- 34,999 224 49 16.9 11.9-23.3 175 83.1 76.7-88.1
$35,000- 49,999 344 56 15.7 10.9-22.1 288 84.3 77.9-89.1
$50,000-74,999 393 61 17.4 12.1-24.3 332 82.6 75.7-87.9
$75,000-100,000 296 48 13.9 8.8-21.1 248 86.1 78.9-91.2
$100,000-150,000 332 48 13.3 9.0-19.2 284 86.7 80.8-91.0
$150,000+ 323 52 18.2 12.9-25.2 271 81.8 74.8-87.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 640 103 12.2 9.3-15.8 537 87.8 84.2-90.7
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 201 39 18.1 11.4-27.4 162 81.9 72.6-88.6
101% to 150% 177 32 14.5 8.5-23.8 145 85.5 76.2-91.5
151% to 200% 201 43 18.0 11.0-27.9 158 82.0 72.1-89.0
More than 200% 1,551 249 15.7 13.3-18.5 1,302 84.3 81.5-86.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 640 103 12.2 9.3-15.8 537 87.8 84.2-90.7
HOUSING
Own 1,966 334 15.5 13.4-17.9 1,632 84.5 82.1-86.6
Rent 661 108 14.6 10.9-19.2 553 85.4 80.8-89.1
Other arrangement 201 32 12.4 7.2-20.6 169 87.6 79.4-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 841 126 13.3 10.9-16.1 715 86.7 83.9-89.1
Regional City or Suburban County 697 112 17.1 13.2-21.9 585 82.9 78.1-86.8
Rural 1,323 242 15.2 12.6-18.3 1,081 84.8 81.7-87.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 949 179 15.5 12.4-19.3 770 84.5 80.7-87.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 831 135 13.5 10.9-16.6 696 86.5 83.4-89.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,081 166 16.2 13.2-19.7 915 83.8 80.3-86.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 874 128 16.2 12.9-20.2 746 83.8 79.8-87.1
2nd Quartile 702 118 14.3 11.2-18.1 584 85.7 81.9-88.8
3rd Quartile 746 123 13.9 11.1-17.3 623 86.1 82.7-88.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 539 111 17.8 12.8-24.2 428 82.2 75.8-87.2

Back to Pre-Diabetes.

*Females who reported being diagnosed with gestational pre-diabetes were included in the YES group.
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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