BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Diabetes

Has a doctor ever told you that diabetes has affected your eyes or that you had retinopathy?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	944	244	23.3	19.7-27.3	700	76.7	72.7-80.3
-Eastern NC	421	115	28.6	22.7-35.3	306	71.4	64.7-77.3
GENDER
Male	155	43	26.0	17.8-36.3	112	74.0	63.7-82.2
Female	266	72	30.6	22.8-39.7	194	69.4	60.3-77.2
RACE
White	225	55	26.5	18.9-35.7	170	73.5	64.3-81.1
African American	167	53	33.1	23.5-44.4	114	66.9	55.6-76.5
Other Minorities	27	7	26.1	9.8-53.3	20	73.9	46.7-90.2
AGE
18-24	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
25-34	12	2	8.3	1.9-30.1	10	91.7	69.9-98.1
35-44	34	9	41.1	21.0-64.6	25	58.9	35.4-79.0
45-54	69	26	30.1	17.2-47.2	43	69.9	52.8-82.8
55-64	114	35	27.3	17.7-39.5	79	72.7	60.5-82.3
65-74	111	28	34.6	22.1-49.7	83	65.4	50.3-77.9
75+	76	14	15.6	8.0-28.3	62	84.4	71.7-92.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	144	43	32.7	22.3-45.1	101	67.3	54.9-77.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	132	31	23.4	14.7-35.2	101	76.6	64.8-85.3
Some Post-H.S.	88	23	26.3	15.6-40.9	65	73.7	59.1-84.4
College Graduate	56	18	34.7	19.1-54.6	38	65.3	45.4-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	119	36	27.4	17.8-39.7	83	72.6	60.3-82.2
$15,000- 24,999	72	18	29.1	15.9-47.1	54	70.9	52.9-84.1
$25,000- 34,999	43	8	22.6	9.4-44.9	35	77.4	55.1-90.6
$35,000- 49,999	33	7	15.2	5.6-35.0	26	84.8	65.0-94.4
$50,000-74,999	29	6	18.8	7.4-40.0	23	81.2	60.0-92.6
$75,000+	15	4	28.2	9.8-58.5	11	71.8	41.5-90.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	40	8	20.7	10.0-38.1	32	79.3	61.9-90.0
Guilford	35	10	31.0	16.6-50.4	25	69.0	49.6-83.4
Mecklenburg	39	8	25.2	12.5-44.4	31	74.8	55.6-87.5
Orange	25	3	9.5	2.9-27.3	22	90.5	72.7-97.1
Wake	31	6	19.7	8.5-39.4	25	80.3	60.6-91.5
Chatham/Lee	33	10	26.3	13.1-45.6	23	73.7	54.4-86.9
Nash/Wilson	44	9	26.4	13.8-44.5	35	73.6	55.5-86.2
Craven/Pamlico	54	14	27.4	16.1-42.6	40	72.6	57.4-83.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	44	13	28.8	15.8-46.5	31	71.2	53.5-84.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	31	8	27.1	12.9-48.2	23	72.9	51.8-87.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	31	11	36.2	20.0-56.3	20	63.8	43.7-80.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	47	12	26.4	15.0-42.0	35	73.6	58.0-85.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	80	26	35.2	24.2-48.0	54	64.8	52.0-75.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	54	16	31.5	18.7-47.9	38	68.5	52.1-81.3
Northeast NC I	71	16	19.9	11.7-31.8	55	80.1	68.2-88.3
Northeast NC II	64	21	31.4	19.9-45.7	43	68.6	54.3-80.1
Northeastern Partnership	135	37	26.9	18.9-36.7	98	73.1	63.3-81.1
Mountain AHEC	129	36	31.6	21.7-43.5	93	68.4	56.5-78.3
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	329	72	16.0	11.6-21.6	257	84.0	78.4-88.4
Western NC	194	57	37.4	28.0-47.9	137	62.6	52.1-72.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

944

244

23.3

19.7-27.3

700

76.7

72.7-80.3

-Eastern NC

421

115

28.6

22.7-35.3

306

71.4

64.7-77.3

GENDER

Male

155

26.0

17.8-36.3

112

74.0

63.7-82.2

Female

266

30.6

22.8-39.7

194

69.4

60.3-77.2

RACE

White

225

26.5

18.9-35.7

170

73.5

64.3-81.1

African American

167

33.1

23.5-44.4

114

66.9

55.6-76.5

Other Minorities

26.1

9.8-53.3

73.9

46.7-90.2

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

8.3

1.9-30.1

91.7

69.9-98.1

35-44

41.1

21.0-64.6

58.9

35.4-79.0

45-54

30.1

17.2-47.2

69.9

52.8-82.8

55-64

114

27.3

17.7-39.5

72.7

60.5-82.3

65-74

111

34.6

22.1-49.7

65.4

50.3-77.9

75+

15.6

8.0-28.3

84.4

71.7-92.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

144

32.7

22.3-45.1

101

67.3

54.9-77.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

132

23.4

14.7-35.2

101

76.6

64.8-85.3

Some Post-H.S.

26.3

15.6-40.9

73.7

59.1-84.4

College Graduate

34.7

19.1-54.6

65.3

45.4-80.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

119

27.4

17.8-39.7

72.6

60.3-82.2

$15,000- 24,999

29.1

15.9-47.1

70.9

52.9-84.1

$25,000- 34,999

22.6

9.4-44.9

77.4

55.1-90.6

$35,000- 49,999

15.2

5.6-35.0

84.8

65.0-94.4

$50,000-74,999

18.8

7.4-40.0

81.2

60.0-92.6

$75,000+

28.2

9.8-58.5

71.8

41.5-90.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

20.7

10.0-38.1

79.3

61.9-90.0

Guilford

31.0

16.6-50.4

69.0

49.6-83.4

Mecklenburg

25.2

12.5-44.4

74.8

55.6-87.5

Orange

9.5

2.9-27.3

90.5

72.7-97.1

Wake

19.7

8.5-39.4

80.3

60.6-91.5

Chatham/Lee

26.3

13.1-45.6

73.7

54.4-86.9

Nash/Wilson

26.4

13.8-44.5

73.6

55.5-86.2

Craven/Pamlico

27.4

16.1-42.6

72.6

57.4-83.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

28.8

15.8-46.5

71.2

53.5-84.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

27.1

12.9-48.2

72.9

51.8-87.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

36.2

20.0-56.3

63.8

43.7-80.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

26.4

15.0-42.0

73.6

58.0-85.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

35.2

24.2-48.0

64.8

52.0-75.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

31.5

18.7-47.9

68.5

52.1-81.3

Northeast NC I

19.9

11.7-31.8

80.1

68.2-88.3

Northeast NC II

31.4

19.9-45.7

68.6

54.3-80.1

Northeastern Partnership

135

26.9

18.9-36.7

73.1

63.3-81.1

Mountain AHEC

129

31.6

21.7-43.5

68.4

56.5-78.3

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

329

16.0

11.6-21.6

257

84.0

78.4-88.4

Western NC

194

37.4

28.0-47.9

137

62.6

52.1-72.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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