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%)
North Carolina 2,861 480 15.1 13.4-17.1 2,381 84.9 82.9-86.6
FEMALES 1,648 307 17.1 14.6-19.9 1,341 82.9 80.1-85.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,010 164 16.4 13.5-19.9 846 83.6 80.1-86.5
Non-Hispanic Black 285 73 24.5 18.3-32.0 212 75.5 68.0-81.7
Other 338 66 10.6 5.8-18.5 272 89.4 81.5-94.2
AGE
18-34 281 19 6.4 3.6-11.1 262 93.6 88.9-96.4
35-44 258 51 22.0 14.9-31.3 207 78.0 68.7-85.1
45-54 284 58 22.4 15.9-30.5 226 77.6 69.5-84.1
55-64 291 67 18.9 13.7-25.6 224 81.1 74.4-86.3
65-74 275 63 20.8 14.6-28.6 212 79.2 71.4-85.4
75+ 236 44 18.2 12.3-26.2 192 81.8 73.8-87.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 21 12.8 7.0-22.3 86 87.2 77.7-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 71 14.7 10.4-20.3 275 85.3 79.7-89.6
Some Post-H.S. 479 96 20.7 15.8-26.5 383 79.3 73.5-84.2
College Graduate 709 118 16.6 12.9-21.1 591 83.4 78.9-87.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 147 33 19.1 12.5-28.1 114 80.9 71.9-87.5
$35,000- 49,999 190 30 12.8 7.9-20.1 160 87.2 79.9-92.1
$50,000- 74,999 237 41 18.8 12.5-27.2 196 81.2 72.8-87.5
$75,000+ 472 82 18.5 13.5-24.9 390 81.5 75.1-86.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 515 130 20.2 16.0-25.2 385 79.8 74.8-84.0
No 1,090 169 15.7 12.7-19.3 921 84.3 80.7-87.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,592 298 17.2 14.6-20.1 1,294 82.8 79.9-85.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 469 77 15.5 12.0-19.9 392 84.5 80.1-88.0
Regional City or Suburban County 388 67 21.2 15.4-28.4 321 78.8 71.6-84.6
Rural 791 163 15.5 12.3-19.3 628 84.5 80.7-87.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 834 132 15.1 11.6-19.3 702 84.9 80.7-88.4
Unemployed 78 14 15.8 8.1-28.7 64 84.2 71.3-91.9
Retired 476 98 19.2 14.9-24.5 378 80.8 75.5-85.1
Unable to Work 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 125 17 14.1 8.0-23.5 108 85.9 76.5-92.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 31 21.0 12.6-32.8 110 79.0 67.2-87.4
101% to 150% 103 26 19.8 12.1-30.6 77 80.2 69.4-87.9
151% to 200% 116 28 17.8 10.9-27.6 88 82.2 72.4-89.1
More than 200% 844 143 17.7 14.0-22.1 701 82.3 77.9-86.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 568 118 16.7 12.4-22.0 450 83.3 78.0-87.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 459 88 15.5 11.9-19.9 371 84.5 80.1-88.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 621 101 18.5 14.4-23.4 520 81.5 76.6-85.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 491 74 18.5 13.6-24.7 417 81.5 75.3-86.4
2nd Quartile 403 77 16.9 12.8-22.1 326 83.1 77.9-87.2
3rd Quartile 434 80 15.8 12.0-20.6 354 84.2 79.4-88.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 76 16.7 11.0-24.6 244 83.3 75.4-89.0

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 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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