2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Diabetes

Insulin can be taken by shot or pump. Are you now taking insulin?*

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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
Piedmont NC 210 84 35.1 27.0-44.1 126 64.9 55.9-73.0
GENDER
Male 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 106 29 23.5 15.5-34.0 77 76.5 66.0-84.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 183 74 36.7 28.0-46.4 109 63.3 53.6-72.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 151 52 29.4 21.0-39.4 99 70.6 60.6-79.0
Rent 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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