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
Non-Hispanic White 1,651 1,321 76.4 73.5-79.1 142 8.8 7.2-10.8 123 9.7 7.9-11.9 65 5.0 3.7- 6.8
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 239 137 52.7 45.1-60.2 22 9.9 5.9-16.3 51 23.4 17.5-30.4 29 14.0 9.5-20.3
35-44 211 144 67.2 59.4-74.1 32 15.7 10.8-22.3 20 10.9 6.8-16.8 15 6.3 3.5-10.9
45-54 257 205 77.0 69.2-83.3 26 12.1 7.6-18.5 18 6.8 3.9-11.7 *** *** ***
55-64 305 261 86.0 79.7-90.6 24 5.7 3.5- 9.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 329 286 88.8 84.3-92.1 22 5.5 3.4- 8.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 290 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 311 232 70.2 63.3-76.2 19 5.2 3.0- 8.9 38 15.7 11.0-21.7 22 9.0 5.7-13.9
Some Post-H.S. 464 359 73.2 67.6-78.2 47 11.2 7.9-15.7 42 10.5 7.5-14.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 821 680 81.2 77.5-84.4 74 9.8 7.5-12.8 41 6.0 4.1- 8.6 26 3.0 2.0- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 169 137 73.8 62.8-82.5 *** *** *** 15 16.2 8.8-27.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 236 179 71.6 63.3-78.7 20 10.9 6.1-18.9 25 11.6 7.5-17.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 662 531 76.6 72.1-80.6 65 10.3 7.7-13.7 39 6.8 4.7- 9.6 27 6.3 4.0- 9.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 513 422 77.3 71.8-82.0 42 8.9 6.1-12.9 34 9.9 6.6-14.5 *** *** ***
No 1,099 864 75.8 72.2-79.1 98 8.9 6.9-11.4 89 9.9 7.8-12.5 48 5.4 3.8- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 171 80.8 72.7-86.9 *** *** *** 16 12.0 7.0-19.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,443 1,147 75.9 72.7-78.8 128 9.2 7.4-11.4 107 9.4 7.5-11.7 61 5.5 4.0- 7.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 455 373 81.2 76.3-85.3 36 7.7 5.1-11.6 26 6.7 4.3-10.2 20 4.4 2.6- 7.2
Regional City or Suburban County 445 333 72.1 66.1-77.3 48 11.1 7.8-15.5 42 10.7 7.4-15.1 22 6.2 3.7-10.0
Rural 751 615 76.6 71.9-80.6 58 7.9 5.7-11.0 55 10.9 8.0-14.6 23 4.6 2.8- 7.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 873 649 70.0 65.9-73.9 93 11.1 8.7-14.1 84 12.1 9.5-15.4 47 6.8 4.8- 9.5
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 569 517 92.9 89.9-95.0 32 4.8 3.0- 7.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.1 9.5-28.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,034 829 76.2 72.5-79.6 93 9.7 7.5-12.5 74 8.8 6.7-11.5 38 5.2 3.5- 7.7
HOUSING
Own 1,288 1,070 79.7 76.5-82.7 105 8.7 6.8-11.0 79 8.0 6.1-10.4 34 3.6 2.4- 5.4
Rent 259 174 59.6 51.7-67.1 30 13.6 9.3-19.5 32 16.0 11.1-22.4 23 10.8 6.4-17.5
Other arrangement 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 414 325 75.3 69.2-80.5 43 11.0 7.4-16.0 33 10.2 6.9-14.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 562 450 75.0 69.6-79.7 48 8.4 5.9-11.9 39 9.3 6.4-13.4 25 7.2 4.5-11.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 675 546 78.4 74.0-82.2 51 7.9 5.6-11.1 51 9.8 7.1-13.3 27 3.9 2.4- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 618 503 78.2 73.4-82.3 45 8.1 5.5-11.7 45 9.5 6.7-13.4 25 4.2 2.6- 6.8
2nd Quartile 435 340 74.2 68.1-79.4 40 9.6 6.5-14.0 36 10.7 7.4-15.3 19 5.5 3.2- 9.5
3rd Quartile 441 351 76.6 71.0-81.4 41 8.3 5.8-11.8 33 9.2 6.2-13.4 16 5.9 3.4-10.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 157 127 76.7 66.0-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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