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
MALES 1,150 855 70.5 66.6-74.0 106 10.3 8.1-12.9 100 10.1 7.9-12.8 89 9.1 7.0-11.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 688 528 73.0 68.3-77.2 62 8.3 6.2-11.0 57 11.1 8.2-14.9 41 7.6 5.3-11.0
Non-Hispanic Black 189 142 69.7 59.7-78.1 26 18.8 12.1-28.0 *** *** *** 11 8.6 4.0-17.4
Other 251 171 62.8 53.1-71.6 16 7.5 3.9-13.9 29 13.9 8.4-22.0 35 15.8 10.4-23.4
AGE
18-34 222 112 48.8 40.7-57.0 29 11.6 7.5-17.3 39 20.0 14.2-27.4 42 19.6 14.2-26.5
35-44 180 112 61.1 51.6-69.9 26 14.5 9.5-21.5 23 12.7 7.9-19.7 19 11.7 6.2-20.8
45-54 186 148 78.9 69.4-86.0 13 8.4 4.4-15.4 11 4.9 2.3- 9.9 14 7.8 3.4-17.0
55-64 223 181 83.8 75.6-89.6 18 7.8 4.4-13.5 15 6.2 2.5-14.4 *** *** ***
65-74 200 173 82.4 71.4-89.8 15 12.5 5.9-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 121 114 97.7 93.9-99.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.1 6.0-22.8 14 10.7 5.7-19.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 259 175 63.8 55.7-71.3 13 6.7 3.5-12.5 37 13.8 9.2-20.3 34 15.6 10.5-22.6
Some Post-H.S. 299 223 70.5 63.1-76.9 35 11.5 7.8-16.7 23 9.5 5.8-15.2 18 8.5 4.8-14.7
College Graduate 487 394 79.1 74.0-83.4 46 10.7 7.7-14.6 26 6.8 4.3-10.6 21 3.4 2.0- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 148 105 71.4 60.0-80.6 *** *** *** 22 17.9 10.1-29.7 13 6.4 3.3-11.9
$50,000- 74,999 153 110 67.2 56.6-76.3 14 11.1 6.0-19.7 17 13.3 7.8-21.6 12 8.5 4.1-16.6
$75,000+ 458 357 72.7 66.9-77.8 48 11.9 8.7-16.1 29 7.4 4.9-11.0 24 8.0 4.9-12.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 264 73.8 66.2-80.2 26 10.4 6.1-17.1 27 8.8 5.2-14.5 17 7.1 4.1-12.0
No 781 566 69.5 64.8-73.7 76 10.0 7.7-13.0 72 10.7 8.1-14.0 67 9.8 7.2-13.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 224 80.7 72.5-86.9 19 9.7 5.0-18.0 15 6.9 3.7-12.3 11 2.7 1.3- 5.4
Non-Veteran 876 628 68.0 63.6-72.1 85 10.1 7.9-12.9 85 11.0 8.4-14.3 78 10.9 8.2-14.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 346 261 73.4 67.4-78.7 36 10.9 7.5-15.5 24 8.3 5.3-12.8 25 7.3 4.7-11.3
Regional City or Suburban County 296 201 65.9 58.2-72.7 30 11.1 7.3-16.6 40 14.2 9.7-20.2 25 8.9 5.5-13.9
Rural 508 393 71.7 65.1-77.5 40 9.1 5.9-13.8 36 8.3 5.2-13.0 39 10.8 7.0-16.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 742 510 64.8 60.1-69.2 81 11.7 9.1-14.9 82 13.0 10.0-16.7 69 10.6 7.8-14.2
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 287 258 90.8 83.1-95.1 12 6.1 2.4-14.6 12 2.2 1.1- 4.5 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 683 526 72.6 67.8-76.9 62 10.3 7.7-13.6 55 9.8 7.1-13.3 40 7.3 4.9-10.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 365 275 71.5 63.8-78.1 30 11.2 6.7-18.3 33 9.5 5.9-14.9 27 7.7 4.7-12.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 350 260 70.8 63.9-76.9 35 10.2 6.9-14.9 28 9.6 6.1-14.9 27 9.3 5.9-14.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 435 320 69.5 63.6-74.9 41 9.8 6.9-13.7 39 10.9 7.6-15.4 35 9.8 6.4-14.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 364 273 72.5 66.2-77.9 31 8.2 5.5-12.0 31 11.3 7.5-16.7 29 8.1 5.2-12.3
2nd Quartile 279 194 64.8 56.8-72.0 34 12.9 8.8-18.7 28 11.7 7.6-17.5 23 10.6 6.3-17.4
3rd Quartile 299 224 72.9 65.7-79.0 26 9.7 5.9-15.6 26 8.2 5.2-12.8 23 9.2 5.6-14.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 208 *** *** *** 15 10.3 4.5-22.1 15 6.6 2.2-18.0 14 7.7 3.7-15.1

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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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