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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	944	244	23.3	19.7-27.3	700	76.7	72.7-80.3
GENDER
Male	363	100	21.7	16.8-27.5	263	78.3	72.5-83.2
Female	581	144	24.8	19.9-30.5	437	75.2	69.5-80.1
RACE
White	593	142	22.9	18.5-27.9	451	77.1	72.1-81.5
African American	294	87	25.5	19.2-32.9	207	74.5	67.1-80.8
Asian	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Native American	33	12	34.7	14.4-62.6	21	65.3	37.4-85.6
Other Minorities	18	3	5.7	1.5-19.5	15	94.3	80.5-98.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	4	25.8	8.3-57.0	7	74.2	43.0-91.7
-English Speaking	5	3	69.2	23.9-94.1	2	30.8	5.9-76.1
-Spanish Speaking	6	1	3.8	0.4-25.9	5	96.2	74.1-99.6
Non-Hispanic	933	240	23.3	19.7-27.3	693	76.7	72.7-80.3
AGE
18-24	7	0	0.0	. - .	7	100	. - .
25-34	27	5	22.2	6.8-52.9	22	77.8	47.1-93.2
35-44	90	21	21.9	12.7-35.1	69	78.1	64.9-87.3
45-54	159	47	23.1	15.4-33.1	112	76.9	66.9-84.6
55-64	238	71	24.6	18.2-32.5	167	75.4	67.5-81.8
65-74	236	62	30.8	22.6-40.5	174	69.2	59.5-77.4
75+	183	36	15.2	9.1-24.2	147	84.8	75.8-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	296	84	29.1	22.0-37.4	212	70.9	62.6-78.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	289	71	21.9	15.8-29.4	218	78.1	70.6-84.2
Some Post-H.S.	202	51	20.1	13.9-28.1	151	79.9	71.9-86.1
College Graduate	154	37	21.5	14.2-31.1	117	78.5	68.9-85.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	227	68	24.3	17.4-32.8	159	75.7	67.2-82.6
$15,000- 24,999	176	42	26.9	18.2-37.9	134	73.1	62.1-81.8
$25,000- 34,999	96	21	20.1	11.7-32.4	75	79.9	67.6-88.3
$35,000- 49,999	83	22	19.5	10.9-32.5	61	80.5	67.5-89.1
$50,000-74,999	63	16	17.9	9.8-30.4	47	82.1	69.6-90.2
$75,000+	48	9	15.3	6.6-31.9	39	84.7	68.1-93.4
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***
Eastern NC	421	115	28.6	22.7-35.3	306	71.4	64.7-77.3
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%)

TOTAL

944

244

23.3

19.7-27.3

700

76.7

72.7-80.3

GENDER

Male

363

100

21.7

16.8-27.5

263

78.3

72.5-83.2

Female

581

144

24.8

19.9-30.5

437

75.2

69.5-80.1

RACE

White

593

142

22.9

18.5-27.9

451

77.1

72.1-81.5

African American

294

25.5

19.2-32.9

207

74.5

67.1-80.8

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

34.7

14.4-62.6

65.3

37.4-85.6

Other Minorities

5.7

1.5-19.5

94.3

80.5-98.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

25.8

8.3-57.0

74.2

43.0-91.7

-English Speaking

69.2

23.9-94.1

30.8

5.9-76.1

-Spanish Speaking

3.8

0.4-25.9

96.2

74.1-99.6

Non-Hispanic

933

240

23.3

19.7-27.3

693

76.7

72.7-80.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

25-34

22.2

6.8-52.9

77.8

47.1-93.2

35-44

21.9

12.7-35.1

78.1

64.9-87.3

45-54

159

23.1

15.4-33.1

112

76.9

66.9-84.6

55-64

238

24.6

18.2-32.5

167

75.4

67.5-81.8

65-74

236

30.8

22.6-40.5

174

69.2

59.5-77.4

75+

183

15.2

9.1-24.2

147

84.8

75.8-90.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

296

29.1

22.0-37.4

212

70.9

62.6-78.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

289

21.9

15.8-29.4

218

78.1

70.6-84.2

Some Post-H.S.

202

20.1

13.9-28.1

151

79.9

71.9-86.1

College Graduate

154

21.5

14.2-31.1

117

78.5

68.9-85.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

227

24.3

17.4-32.8

159

75.7

67.2-82.6

$15,000- 24,999

176

26.9

18.2-37.9

134

73.1

62.1-81.8

$25,000- 34,999

20.1

11.7-32.4

79.9

67.6-88.3

$35,000- 49,999

19.5

10.9-32.5

80.5

67.5-89.1

$50,000-74,999

17.9

9.8-30.4

82.1

69.6-90.2

$75,000+

15.3

6.6-31.9

84.7

68.1-93.4

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***

Eastern NC

421

115

28.6

22.7-35.3

306

71.4

64.7-77.3

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

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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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