2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,346 1,054 74.7 71.4-77.7 126 11.1 9.0-13.6 96 8.3 6.6-10.5 70 5.9 4.4- 8.0
GENDER
Male 573 421 70.0 64.8-74.8 64 12.9 9.7-16.9 46 9.3 6.6-12.9 42 7.9 5.4-11.3
Female 773 633 78.5 74.3-82.3 62 9.6 7.0-13.0 50 7.6 5.5-10.4 28 4.3 2.6- 7.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 851 681 76.3 72.1-79.9 74 9.7 7.3-12.8 61 8.9 6.6-11.8 35 5.1 3.4- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 256 207 77.2 69.8-83.2 28 14.6 9.6-21.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 216 152 67.1 57.8-75.3 20 10.3 6.1-16.9 21 11.6 6.9-19.0 23 10.9 6.0-19.0
AGE
18-34 276 165 56.5 49.1-63.6 30 13.0 8.6-19.2 45 16.5 12.0-22.4 36 13.9 9.5-19.9
35-44 208 150 71.1 63.5-77.7 30 14.9 10.2-21.3 17 10.0 6.1-15.9 *** *** ***
45-54 236 185 78.6 70.8-84.8 25 11.1 7.0-17.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 238 207 88.4 81.8-92.8 16 5.3 2.9- 9.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 205 175 82.9 72.8-89.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 263 198 71.1 63.7-77.5 *** *** *** 31 14.7 10.0-21.2 20 8.0 5.0-12.6
Some Post-H.S. 321 244 70.8 63.8-77.0 38 14.3 9.9-20.2 23 7.0 4.6-10.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 654 540 81.6 77.6-85.1 60 10.3 7.7-13.6 30 4.9 3.1- 7.6 24 3.2 2.0- 5.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 366 297 77.0 70.3-82.5 31 11.0 7.1-16.8 20 7.4 4.2-12.5 18 4.6 2.6- 7.9
No 944 731 74.3 70.4-77.9 91 10.9 8.5-13.9 73 8.4 6.5-10.9 49 6.3 4.4- 9.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,213 948 74.6 71.1-77.7 112 10.7 8.6-13.3 87 8.3 6.5-10.6 66 6.4 4.7- 8.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 815 610 72.2 68.0-75.9 89 12.2 9.5-15.4 67 9.4 7.1-12.2 49 6.3 4.4- 8.9
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 334 307 91.3 84.8-95.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 146 115 76.1 65.8-84.0 *** *** *** 16 14.9 8.3-25.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 176 135 71.4 61.6-79.6 *** *** *** 20 12.6 7.8-19.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 517 414 76.9 71.7-81.4 57 11.8 8.7-15.8 21 4.8 2.9- 8.1 25 6.4 4.0-10.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 295 238 77.7 70.9-83.2 26 11.4 7.2-17.6 14 5.2 2.9- 9.0 17 5.8 3.4- 9.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 781 626 76.0 71.7-79.8 75 11.5 8.8-15.0 49 7.3 5.3-10.2 31 5.1 3.3- 7.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 295 238 77.7 70.9-83.2 26 11.4 7.2-17.6 14 5.2 2.9- 9.0 17 5.8 3.4- 9.7
HOUSING
Own 900 740 79.1 75.2-82.5 83 10.8 8.3-13.9 50 6.6 4.7- 9.2 27 3.5 2.2- 5.6
Rent 345 239 64.0 56.7-70.6 34 11.7 7.8-17.3 38 12.3 8.7-17.1 34 12.0 7.6-18.6
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 725 573 75.8 71.4-79.7 67 10.3 7.8-13.6 45 7.5 5.3-10.4 40 6.4 4.3- 9.6
Regional City or Suburban County 321 243 73.3 66.4-79.2 31 11.5 7.6-16.9 30 10.2 6.6-15.3 17 5.0 2.9- 8.8
Rural 300 238 74.1 66.5-80.5 28 12.1 7.5-19.0 21 7.9 4.8-12.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 513 398 74.3 68.9-79.0 44 8.9 6.2-12.7 43 9.5 6.8-13.2 28 7.3 4.6-11.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 727 572 75.5 71.0-79.4 68 11.0 8.3-14.3 47 8.0 5.7-11.2 40 5.6 3.7- 8.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 495 400 78.1 72.6-82.8 39 9.0 6.1-12.9 30 7.3 4.7-11.2 26 5.6 3.2- 9.8
2nd Quartile 497 380 72.9 67.4-77.8 49 11.7 8.4-16.1 40 9.4 6.6-13.2 28 6.0 3.8- 9.3
3rd Quartile 310 238 72.8 65.6-78.9 35 12.7 8.4-18.8 23 8.2 5.1-13.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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