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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 963 793 79.3 75.5-82.6 80 9.3 6.9-12.3 66 8.6 6.5-11.3 24 2.9 1.8- 4.7
Non-Hispanic Black 277 233 81.2 74.4-86.5 19 7.2 4.2-12.1 17 6.9 3.9-11.9 *** *** ***
Other 329 261 72.6 62.3-80.9 26 11.1 6.3-18.6 29 10.1 5.5-17.7 13 6.3 2.2-17.2
AGE
18-34 259 172 61.9 53.5-69.6 28 13.0 8.2-20.0 41 15.9 11.0-22.5 18 9.2 5.0-16.5
35-44 246 180 72.2 64.7-78.7 29 11.8 7.6-18.0 26 11.2 7.3-16.9 11 4.7 2.4- 9.0
45-54 274 222 78.9 71.6-84.8 22 10.9 6.7-17.3 22 7.1 4.0-12.2 *** *** ***
55-64 283 253 90.4 84.8-94.0 15 3.6 2.1- 6.2 12 5.6 2.7-11.4 *** *** ***
65-74 271 237 87.4 80.8-92.0 20 8.3 4.6-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 229 215 93.8 86.8-97.2 12 5.8 2.5-12.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.3 5.1-19.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 328 269 77.7 70.6-83.5 20 5.3 3.0- 9.0 26 11.5 7.2-17.9 13 5.5 2.9-10.3
Some Post-H.S. 459 365 73.5 67.1-79.1 41 12.1 8.2-17.5 42 10.1 7.2-14.1 11 4.2 1.7-10.1
College Graduate 690 579 84.3 80.5-87.4 59 9.2 6.7-12.5 33 3.7 2.4- 5.6 19 2.8 1.7- 4.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** 12 6.8 3.2-13.7 14 13.0 6.7-23.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 *** *** *** 15 10.3 5.5-18.6 13 13.9 7.1-25.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 185 155 79.8 70.3-86.9 17 10.9 5.7-19.8 11 8.3 4.2-15.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 223 180 77.2 68.1-84.3 17 10.8 5.7-19.8 22 9.8 5.7-16.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 460 384 81.0 75.1-85.7 42 9.7 6.5-14.3 20 5.3 2.7-10.0 14 4.0 2.1- 7.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 496 422 82.3 77.0-86.6 35 8.1 5.3-12.0 29 8.2 5.2-12.7 *** *** ***
No 1,046 836 76.3 72.3-79.9 94 10.2 7.8-13.3 80 8.4 6.4-11.1 36 5.1 3.2- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,531 1,252 78.2 74.9-81.1 129 9.8 7.8-12.2 104 8.0 6.3-10.2 46 4.1 2.7- 6.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 447 367 78.2 71.9-83.4 34 8.9 5.8-13.4 27 7.2 4.4-11.7 19 5.7 2.8-11.3
Regional City or Suburban County 373 294 78.0 71.9-83.1 38 11.2 7.5-16.5 27 6.5 4.1-10.0 14 4.3 2.3- 8.1
Rural 765 636 78.6 73.8-82.7 58 8.6 6.0-12.2 58 10.6 7.7-14.5 13 2.2 1.1- 4.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 799 629 76.8 72.5-80.6 79 10.8 8.0-14.3 65 8.7 6.4-11.6 26 3.8 2.3- 6.1
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 422 90.7 86.1-93.8 32 7.7 4.8-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 111 102 88.7 75.7-95.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 117 *** *** *** 12 14.1 7.4-25.4 19 16.8 9.4-28.3 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 *** *** *** 11 8.9 4.5-16.7 19 13.5 7.7-22.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 817 681 80.2 75.8-84.0 72 10.3 7.6-13.9 47 6.8 4.6-10.0 17 2.7 1.5- 4.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 547 444 77.4 71.5-82.4 45 10.2 6.7-15.2 47 10.2 7.1-14.6 11 2.2 0.9- 5.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 441 363 79.6 74.2-84.1 34 7.0 4.5-10.8 31 9.2 6.2-13.5 13 4.1 2.2- 7.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 597 490 77.9 72.6-82.5 51 10.5 7.5-14.6 34 6.8 4.4-10.4 22 4.7 2.5- 8.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 474 394 78.7 72.3-83.9 35 8.9 5.9-13.3 28 7.0 4.2-11.4 17 5.5 2.6-11.4
2nd Quartile 390 321 79.1 73.1-84.0 32 9.5 6.0-14.7 25 8.3 5.4-12.6 12 3.1 1.6- 5.7
3rd Quartile 411 323 76.5 70.7-81.5 43 10.4 7.2-14.9 34 9.5 6.3-14.0 11 3.6 1.8- 7.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 310 259 79.5 71.0-85.9 20 8.1 4.1-15.4 25 10.4 6.3-16.9 *** *** ***

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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