Core State Preconception Health Indicators
Women Aged 18 to 44
I1 Percentage who have ever been told by a health care provider that they had diabetes including gestational diabetes

  Total Yes No
  N % N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
Total   1,799 100.0 139 7.2 5.6- 9.3 1,660 92.8 90.7- 94.4
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 1,126 100.0 85 6.4 4.6- 8.8 1,041 93.6 91.2- 95.4
  African American, Non-Hispanic 364 100.0 29 8.4 4.8- 14.1 335 91.6 85.9- 95.2
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 49 100.0 4 12.0 3.7- 32.7 45 88.0 67.3- 96.3
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 57 100.0 7 12.8 4.1- 33.6 50 87.2 66.4- 95.9
  Latino/Hispanic 194 100.0 14 8.7 4.4- 16.6 180 91.3 83.4- 95.6
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 58 100.0 6 10.1 3.6- 25.0 52 89.9 75.0- 96.4
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 96 100.0 10 11.9 5.2- 24.9 86 88.1 75.1- 94.8
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 402 100.0 27 6.5 3.6- 11.5 375 93.5 88.5- 96.4
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 513 100.0 44 6.8 4.4- 10.2 469 93.2 89.8- 95.6
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 728 100.0 51 6.2 4.2- 9.0 677 93.8 91.0- 95.8
Age                  
  18-24 230 100.0 8 3.7 1.4- 9.1 222 96.3 90.9- 98.6
  25-30 307 100.0 25 6.3 3.7- 10.6 282 93.7 89.4- 96.3
  31-40 863 100.0 72 9.9 7.0- 13.7 791 90.1 86.3- 93.0
  41-44 399 100.0 34 7.8 4.7- 12.8 365 92.2 87.2- 95.3

Source: 2011 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.