2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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