2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Diabetes

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 508 185 33.1 27.5-39.3 323 66.9 60.7-72.5
MALES 203 65 27.4 19.7-36.8 138 72.6 63.2-80.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 117 41 28.5 19.3-39.9 76 71.5 60.1-80.7
Non-Hispanic Black 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 104 21 15.6 9.2-25.3 83 84.4 74.7-90.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 148 49 29.4 20.1-40.8 99 70.6 59.2-79.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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