2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional EVER told you that you have diabetes?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes Yes, during pregnancy No No, borderline diabetes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,321 580 13.2 12.0-14.5 31 0.7 0.5- 1.1 3,565 82.8 81.4-84.2 145 3.3 2.7- 4.0
GENDER
Male 1,977 254 13.0 11.4-14.9 *** *** *** 1,661 83.5 81.4-85.4 62 3.4 2.5- 4.7
Female 2,344 326 13.3 11.7-15.1 31 1.4 0.9- 2.1 1,904 82.2 80.2-84.0 83 3.1 2.4- 4.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,728 370 13.2 11.7-14.8 20 0.8 0.5- 1.3 2,260 83.5 81.8-85.2 78 2.5 1.9- 3.2
Non-Hispanic Black 734 136 17.5 14.6-20.9 *** *** *** 564 77.3 73.5-80.7 31 4.7 3.1- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Other 236 20 9.0 5.3-14.9 *** *** *** 208 86.8 80.1-91.6 *** *** ***
Hispanic 578 48 8.0 5.9-10.8 *** *** *** 494 85.5 82.0-88.5 30 5.7 3.8- 8.5
AGE
18-34 968 23 2.9 1.9- 4.6 *** *** *** 934 96.1 94.3-97.3 *** *** ***
35-44 660 26 3.4 2.3- 5.2 *** *** *** 608 93.4 91.2-95.1 18 2.3 1.4- 3.8
45-54 680 91 14.0 11.1-17.5 *** *** *** 552 80.3 76.4-83.7 33 5.2 3.4- 7.8
55-64 711 138 21.5 17.9-25.5 *** *** *** 529 72.0 67.7-75.9 38 5.4 3.6- 7.9
65-74 659 163 25.6 21.8-29.9 *** *** *** 464 69.2 64.8-73.3 32 5.1 3.5- 7.6
75+ 567 133 26.9 21.9-32.4 *** *** *** 412 68.6 62.9-73.8 19 3.8 2.1- 6.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 404 66 17.2 13.1-22.3 *** *** *** 307 73.7 67.9-78.8 29 8.8 5.7-13.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 935 152 15.3 12.8-18.2 *** *** *** 744 81.0 77.9-83.8 32 3.1 2.1- 4.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,139 174 13.9 11.8-16.4 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8 920 82.6 79.9-85.0 34 2.6 1.7- 3.9
College Graduate 1,820 187 9.4 8.0-11.0 11 0.8 0.4- 1.6 1,573 87.6 85.8-89.2 49 2.2 1.5- 3.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,313 286 21.7 19.0-24.6 *** *** *** 959 73.3 70.2-76.2 62 4.7 3.5- 6.4
No 2,863 279 9.6 8.4-10.9 23 0.9 0.5- 1.4 2,483 87.0 85.5-88.4 78 2.5 1.9- 3.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 501 74 15.5 12.0-19.7 *** *** *** 413 82.6 78.3-86.1 14 2.0 1.1- 3.6
Non-Veteran 3,810 506 12.9 11.7-14.3 31 0.8 0.5- 1.2 3,142 82.8 81.3-84.2 131 3.5 2.8- 4.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,328 195 8.8 7.5-10.3 16 0.7 0.4- 1.2 2,056 88.1 86.4-89.6 61 2.4 1.8- 3.3
Unemployed 205 21 10.9 6.6-17.7 *** *** *** 174 85.3 78.4-90.2 *** *** ***
Retired 1,158 263 24.6 21.5-28.0 *** *** *** 849 70.2 66.6-73.5 41 4.6 3.1- 6.8
Unable to Work 261 75 26.4 20.8-33.0 *** *** *** 168 66.5 59.6-72.8 18 7.1 4.1-11.8
Other not in Labor Force 301 21 5.3 3.2- 8.8 *** *** *** 256 89.3 85.1-92.4 16 3.7 2.1- 6.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 35 17.5 11.9-24.8 *** *** *** 154 75.2 66.3-82.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 283 65 19.6 14.7-25.6 *** *** *** 207 75.0 68.4-80.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 354 57 15.5 11.3-20.9 *** *** *** 273 79.0 73.3-83.7 21 5.0 3.0- 8.3
$35,000- 49,999 518 76 15.1 11.7-19.4 *** *** *** 406 78.5 73.8-82.5 30 5.2 3.5- 7.8
$50,000-74,999 504 62 12.4 9.3-16.4 *** *** *** 422 84.0 79.8-87.5 17 2.9 1.7- 5.1
$75,000-100,000 469 61 11.9 9.0-15.6 *** *** *** 393 84.9 80.9-88.2 13 2.7 1.4- 5.0
$100,000-150,000 452 44 9.9 7.1-13.7 *** *** *** 403 88.3 84.1-91.5 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 510 36 8.0 5.6-11.2 *** *** *** 459 89.8 86.4-92.4 12 1.8 0.9- 3.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,031 144 14.0 11.5-16.9 *** *** *** 848 82.3 79.1-85.0 29 2.8 1.8- 4.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 113 22 19.8 12.2-30.4 *** *** *** 86 75.7 64.9-84.0 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 267 44 14.2 10.2-19.3 *** *** *** 210 81.5 75.8-86.1 12 4.2 2.1- 8.3
101% to 150% 434 81 17.7 13.6-22.9 *** *** *** 323 76.4 71.0-81.1 25 4.9 3.0- 7.9
151% to 200% 212 29 12.6 7.9-19.3 *** *** *** 169 81.3 73.9-86.9 13 5.7 2.9-10.7
More than 200% 2,189 253 11.6 10.1-13.3 13 0.6 0.4- 1.2 1,865 85.2 83.4-86.9 58 2.5 1.8- 3.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,031 144 14.0 11.5-16.9 *** *** *** 848 82.3 79.1-85.0 29 2.8 1.8- 4.3
HOUSING
Own 2,641 395 15.0 13.5-16.7 17 0.7 0.4- 1.2 2,133 80.4 78.5-82.2 96 3.8 3.0- 4.9
Rent 1,353 159 10.0 8.5-11.9 11 0.7 0.4- 1.4 1,140 86.8 84.7-88.6 43 2.5 1.8- 3.4
Other arrangement 292 25 6.6 4.0-10.9 *** *** *** 258 91.5 87.1-94.5 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,511 149 9.8 8.1-11.7 11 0.8 0.4- 1.6 1,308 86.3 84.0-88.3 43 3.1 2.1- 4.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,253 184 13.6 11.5-15.9 13 1.0 0.5- 2.0 1,019 83.0 80.4-85.2 37 2.4 1.6- 3.6
Rural 1,557 247 16.3 14.0-18.8 *** *** *** 1,238 79.2 76.5-81.6 65 4.2 3.1- 5.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 891 150 16.3 13.6-19.5 *** *** *** 701 78.9 75.5-81.9 35 4.3 2.9- 6.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,368 207 15.6 13.3-18.1 *** *** *** 1,100 80.0 77.1-82.5 51 3.9 2.7- 5.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,062 223 10.0 8.6-11.6 16 0.9 0.5- 1.7 1,764 86.7 84.9-88.3 59 2.4 1.8- 3.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,516 156 9.6 8.0-11.6 *** *** *** 1,299 86.6 84.4-88.5 52 3.0 2.2- 4.0
2nd Quartile 1,378 198 13.9 11.9-16.3 15 1.0 0.6- 1.8 1,130 82.4 79.8-84.7 35 2.7 1.7- 4.1
3rd Quartile 1,044 149 14.1 11.8-16.9 *** *** *** 851 81.7 78.6-84.4 38 3.7 2.5- 5.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 383 77 19.7 15.3-25.0 *** *** *** 285 74.9 69.4-79.8 20 5.3 3.2- 8.5

Back to Chronic Health Conditions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 18SEP25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts