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   2,084 100.0 137 6.4 5.2- 7.8 1,947 93.6 92.2- 94.8
Race / Ethnicity                  
  White, Non-Hispanic 1,170 100.0 68 4.8 3.5- 6.4 1,102 95.2 93.6- 96.5
  African American, Non-Hispanic 493 100.0 39 8.3 5.8- 11.6 454 91.7 88.4- 94.2
  American Indian, Non-Hispanic 70 100.0 2 8.3 1.4- 35.8 68 91.7 64.2- 98.6
  Other Race, Non-Hispanic 85 100.0 5 8.5 2.3- 26.8 80 91.5 73.2- 97.7
  Latino/Hispanic 254 100.0 23 10.3 6.6- 15.9 231 89.7 84.1- 93.4
Education                  
  No Schooling through Grade 8 (Elementary) 62 100.0 9 17.4 8.7- 31.6 53 82.6 68.4- 91.3
  Grades 9 through 11 (Some High School) 142 100.0 14 10.1 5.4- 18.0 128 89.9 82.0- 94.6
  Grades 12 or GED (High School Graduate) 478 100.0 40 7.2 5.0- 10.2 438 92.8 89.8- 95.0
  College 1 year to 3 years (Some College or Technical school) 670 100.0 37 5.1 3.5- 7.5 633 94.9 92.5- 96.5
  College 4 years or more (College Graduate) 730 100.0 37 4.7 3.2- 6.9 693 95.3 93.1- 96.8
Age                  
  18-24 373 100.0 10 3.4 1.7- 6.8 363 96.6 93.2- 98.3
  25-30 431 100.0 22 5.0 3.0- 8.1 409 95.0 91.9- 97.0
  31-40 877 100.0 74 8.6 6.5- 11.2 803 91.4 88.8- 93.5
  41-44 403 100.0 31 8.1 5.5- 11.7 372 91.9 88.3- 94.5

Source: 2012 North Carolina BRFSS
PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.