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About the National Data
Data
Baseline: 51.7 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with diagnosed diabetes ever had received formal diabetes self-management education and support (DSME) in 2017
Target: 55.2 percent
Methodology
Questions used to obtain the national baseline data
From the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Diabetes Module:
Numerator:
Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?- Yes
- No
- Don't know / Not sure
- Refused
From the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Diabetes Module:
Numerator:
When was the last time you took a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?- Within the past year (anytime less than 12 months ago)
- Within the last 2 years (1 year but less than 2 years ago)
- Within the last 3 years (2 years but less than 3 years ago)
- Within the last 5 years (3 to 4 years but less than 5 years ago)
- Within the last 10 years (5 to 9 years but less than 10 years ago)
- 10 years ago or more
- Never
- Don’t know / Not sure
- Refused
From the 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System:
Numerator and Denominator:
Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?[If "Yes" and respondent is female, ask:] Was this only when you were pregnant?
[If respondent says pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes, use response code 4.]
- Yes
- Yes, but female told only during pregnancy
- No
- No, pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes
- Don't know/Not stated
- Refused
Methodology notes
Persons are considered to have diabetes if they respond "yes" to the question "have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes". Women who report that the only time they have been diagnosed with diabetes was during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) are excluded. Persons who report that they have pre-diabetes or borderline diabetes are also excluded.
The BRFSS is conducted independently by each state and therefore methodologies may vary. Pooled national estimates may not take into account these differences and so may differ from estimates obtained using data sources that use methodologies designed to produce national estimates.
Age-adjustment notes
This Indicator uses Age-Adjustment Groups:
- Total: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
- Sex: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
- Race/Ethnicity: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
- Educational Attainment: 25-44, 45-64, 65+
- Household Income (percent poverty threshold): 18-44, 45-64, 65+
- Disability Status: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
- Geographic Location: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
- Health Insurance Status: 18-44, 45-64
- Marital Status: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
- Obesity Status: 18-44, 45-64, 65+
- Veteran Status: 20-44, 45-64, 65+
History
Data for this objective are collected using the core component and an optional module of the BRFSS, which is made available to States for administration annually. The number of States that select the diabetes module varies every year. The measure is the mean of data for the reporting States. In 2017, 39 States including DC used the optional module excluding: AR, CT, HI, ID, IL, ME, MA, MS, OR, SD, TN, and WV. In 2018, 19 States (including DC) used the optional module including, AL, AZ, DE, DC, GA, IA, ME, MA, MS, NJ, ND, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, and WI. In 2019, 31 States (including DC) used the optional module excluding AZ, AR, CO, FL, GA, HI, ID, MA, MS, NV, NJ, NY, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, VT, WA, and WV. In 2020, 14 states (including DC) used the optional module including DE, DC, FL, GA, IN, ME, MS, MO, ND, SD, VA, WI, MA, and OH. In 2021 28 states (including DC) used the optional module excluding: AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, HI, ID, LA, MD, MA, MO, NV, NJ, NY, OR, RI, SC, SD, UT, VT, WA, and WV. In 2022 17 states used the optional module including: CA, DE, GA, IN, MA, ME, MD, MS, MO, NV, ND, NY, OH, SC, SD, VT, and WI. In 2022, the question, "Have you ever taken a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?" was revised to, "When was the last time you took a course or class in how to manage your diabetes yourself?"